` 1 1” 4i1 . 'rf THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, October 1, 1982 Program on Aging Marks Home's Anniversary "Accent on Aging," a community-wide education day, will be presented from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 24 at the main Jewish Community Center as part of the Jewish Home for Aged's 75th an- niversary year. The program is for chil- dren of aging parents, for older persons themselves, and for persons interested in confronting the multi- faceted issues on aging. Speakers will discuss the personal and public reponses to aging. Ex- hibitions and informa- tion will be available from the many Jewish communal agencies that provide services to the elderly. Volume Offers New Ideas on Evolution Tel Aviu, California Researchers Studying Life-Long Marriages In "The Monkey Puzzle" (Pantheon), John Gribbin and Jeremy Cherfas offer some new arguments on the theory of evolution. The authors claim that men and apes evolved from a common ancestor not 20 million years ago, as theorized by Charles Dar- win, but only five million years ago. Gribbin and Cherfas set for the proposi- tion that man and his closest relatives, the gorilla and chimpanzee, differ genetically by only one per- cent. Gribbin is a contributing editor for New Scientist. Cherfas teaches in the zool- ogy department at Oxford University. The Torah is compared to the Code of Hammurabi. By ELISSA ALLERHAND Tel Aviv University The secret ingredients of mutual happiness in long- term marriage appear to be the joint sharing of power and intimacy in meeting the challenges that one-half century of married life pre- sents — input in decision- making; ability to influence one's spouse; shared inter- ests and activities; open communication; and ex- pressing and receiving af- fection and appreciation. This was the conclusion of a study by Tel Aviv Univer- sity psychologist Dr. Ariella Friedman and Dr. Judy Todd of California State University which surveyed 30 couples married over 45 years. Men were found to be NEW HOUR - V NEW HOURS r(I. Ahin etveter SELECTED JEWELRY (A)N11)1,FIT JEWELIIN SERN ICE 13720 W. 9 Mile Rd., Oak Park, Mich. Near Post Office LI 7-5068 OPEN WED. CLOSED SAT. . 1983 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS you can choose the photographer of your choice . . . count on us for a beautiful, creative senior portrait. —Free yearbook photo for your school. —Just Call for an appointment. EVERGREEN PLAZA • 19919 W. 12 Mile Rd. Southfield, MI 48076 • 557-4848 During the year, the Jewish Home for Aged also celebrated its anniversary with the groundbreaking for its newest facility, the Edward I. and Freda Fleis- chman Residence and the Louis C. and Edith B. Blumberg Plaza, which will house an additional 106 el- derly. The facility is under happier in marriage than women. The explanation of the psychologists for this finding is that in that gen- eration which held a tradi- tional view of marriage, the husbands exerted most of the power, and power was found to be a factor paramount to the happiness of both. Power and intimacy were important for both sexes. The two factors in- teracted so that power was less important to those couples with a greater level of intimacy, and for those with a high level of power, intimacy was less crucial for thier happiness. Since in these couples, married 45 to 66 years (50 years on the average), both from the U.S. and from Israel, Jews and non-Jews, men exerted more power than women, husbands were happier, according to the study. Concludes the study, "making marriage a positive institution for both sexes would appear to de- pend on equalizing power between them and making them capable of intimacy. In a further study exam- ining the effect of retirment on happiness, power and in- timacy in marriage, Dr. Ariella Friedman and Dr. Jacob Lomranza of Tel Aviv University and Dr. Judy Todd of California State University found that while only 28 percent of husbands were rated happier after re- tirement than before, 75 percent of the wives were happier during the period. Marital happiness was found to be related to a shift in individual power which favored the wives. Men be- came more dependant on their wives, their lifestyles changed, and they had to learn household matters which they had never dealt with, while the wives' Libya Threatens UN Pull-Out UNITED NATIONS — Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi threatened to withdraw Libya from the United Nations and set up a new international body for the "small and op- pressed nations'.' of the world. Qaddafi charged the United States could not stop "massacres of Palesti- nians by Zionist gangs," referring to the slaughter of hundreds of Palesti- nians in west Beirut by Christian forces. construction at the Maple- Drake site in West Bloom- field. The anniversary events, including a special birthday party for residents and a picnic for staff, will culmi- nate at the Dec. 5' board meeting. Life members of the board will be honored and a slide presentation framework did not change abruptly and they regarded the period as a time of re- newed energy, of heightened creative and so- cial activity; and overall gratification. Asked which period of their life they enjoyed most, over 60 percent of the women replied that the latest period was the happiest in their lives, while only 18 percent of the men preferred the latest period. Most men preferred the early period of marriage be- fore they had assumed heavy responsibilities. Sums up Tel Aviv Uni- versity's Dr. Ariella Fried- man, "Despite the lack of satisfaction and the frustra- tion the participants ex- pressed regarding many as- pects of marriage, when asked to offer an overview, most said that if they had it to do over, they would marry the same mate again, and there was an overall pride in their marriage and a feeling of being fortunate that they were still to- gether." 51 Demographics covering the Home's history and evolution will be pre- sented. The Jewish Home for Aged was founded by the hevra kadisha — burial society — at the Beth Jacob Synagogue. In 1907, a home located at Brush and Win- der was purchased for $10,000 and was the first organized effort in Detroit to care for the aged. Over the years, the Home has expanded its role and mission and is now servic- ing the elderly at Borman Hall and Meyer L. Prentis Manor and through its out- reach programs. JERUSALEM (ZINS) — In 1980, rabbis performed 25,260 weddings in Israel and 4,080 divorces. 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