12 Friday, October 22, 1982
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Many Events to Boost Allied Jewish Campaign
Stressing the importance
of agency support to meet
the needs of the community
through the Allied Jewish
Campaign, Mandell L. Be-
rman, chairman of the
Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion's executive committee,
has announced a special
gathering on behalf of the
1983 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign and Israel EmergenCY
Fund to be held at his home
8 p.m. Wednesday.
Board members of the
local agencies will be dis-
cussing the special urgency
involved in this year's
Campaign and the impor-
tance of meeting communal
responsibilities in a show of
unity.
The Federation's new
executive director, Wayne
L. Feinstein, will talk about
agency needs. The evening
is being chaired by Dr. Con-
rad L. Giles, Federation vice
president and chairman of
the agency board campaign,
and 1983 Campaign
Chairman Joel D. Tauber.
Spring Mission
Meeting Wednesday
An informational eve-
ning is planned for De-
troiters, aged 25-40, who
may be interested in par-
ticipating in a 10-day mis-
sion to Israel next spring.
The meeting is 8 p.m. Wed-
nesday at the Laurel Woods
Apartments club house.
The "Yachad" mission,
coordinated locally by the
Jewish Welfare Federation,
is a joint offering of the
United Jewish Appeal's
Young Leadership Cabinet
and Young Women's Lead-
ership Cabinet.
Michael Feldman, local
recruitment chairman, said
the mission participants
will travel throughout Is-
rael. A highlight will be
their presence in Israel
when the state celebrates
Independence Day.
tured speaker at the Satur-
day evening banquet of the
United Jewish Appeal East
Central Leadership Confer-
ence.
Jewish leaders from
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana
and Kentucky will attend
the annual gathering Oct.
29-31 in Columbus, Ohio.
The group representing De-
troit will be led by Lawrence
S. Jackier, UJA regional
chairman and national vice
chairman.
* * *
For information about
these events, call the
Jewish Welfare Federation,
965-3939.
* * *
Regional UJA
to Hear Levin
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin of
Michigan will be the fea-
Fred Butzel as an Inspiration at Annual Fed eration Fete
Additional volunteers in
the current Allied Jewish
Campaign-Israel Emergen-
cy Fund were enrolled at the
56th annual meeting of the
Jewish Welfare Federation
held Oct. 13 at Adat Shalom
Synagogue. Increased in-
volvements were inspired
by the call to Jewish unity
in the address of Judge
Avern Cohn, Federation
president.
The prestigious club of
Detroiters receiving the
Fred M. Butzel Memorial
Award was increased by the
addition of Philip Slomovitz
as the 34th enrollee in this
honor. list.
The presentation address
was written by Leonard N.
Simons, who was prevented
from attending due to ill-
ness. His prepared state-
ment was read to the
gathering by Federation
Administrative Vice
President George Zeltzer,
who preceded Judge Cohn
as Federation president.
Zeltzer presented the ci-
tation and the Federation
Medal to Slomovitz.
Simons included in his
address, which was pre-
nalistic role and the
equally lengthy involve-
ment in local and na-
tional Jewish as well as
civic activities.
FRED M. BUTZEL
pared for presentation
several days before his
illness, a review of the
awardee's 60-year jour-
Rabbi Irwin Groner of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek joined
in commendations for the
current Butzel Award reci-
pient, honoring him as his
congregant and as the
community's selectee for
the 1982 coveted honor.
Slomovitz's response was
a reminiscence about the
leadership genius of Butzel,
as well as an appeal, joined
with Judge Cohn's, for
Jewish unity in support of
Israel and for the promulga-
tion of Jewry's defensive
and cultural needs.
In the top photograph, Women's Division
Phonogift day chairman Beverly Leuchter and Cherie
Chosid attend to details for the annual telethon which
was held this week. In the bottom photograph, at the
recent Professional Health Division gathering are,
from left, Drs. Stephan Morse and Marvin Siegel,
journalist Israel Amitai and Jack Robinson.
.
* * *
Local Israelis Will Have Campaign Meeting Oct. 30
RABBI IRWIN GRONER -
LEONARD SIMONS
Members of the Detroit nomic situation in Israel. authority on Middle East af-
Dojozni, Elana
Israeli community have The Emergency Fund has fairs. Speaking in Hebrew, Sam Karp, Ruthie Gill,
been invited to a special been initiated to ensure the he will share his insight on Avram Gontovik, Uri
meeting on behalf of the Is- continuation of Israel's so- events in Israel.
Katz, Nili Katz, Ruth
rael Emergency Fund Oct. cial service programs that
Members of the plan- Levy, Rudi Levy, Daphne
30 at Hamilton Place. The were cut back in the wake of ning committee for this Oliver, Uri Segal, Zivit
meeting and reception will the recent military action in meeting include: Dr. Shamir, Amos Traub, Uri
begin at 7:45 p.m.
Lebanon.
Eliezer Basse, Pnina Zachor and Aliza Zachor.
Detroit's Israeli commu- The speaker will be jour- Basse, Eli Ben-Mayor, Dr.
For information, 'contact
nity is joining together in nalist Israel Amitai, a na- Leo Eisenberg, Mira _ Ben-Mayer, 661-4887, or
response to the critical eco- tive Israeli and a respected Eisenberg, Miriam Mrs. Eisenberg, 352-0082.
Meadow Home Dedication Inspires Interest in the Retarded
Growing support for the
movement to assure protec-
tion and housing for the
community's retarded was
in evidence in the interest
displayed Sunday afternoon
at the dedication of the Shir-
ley Medow Home ' on
Roycourt in Huntington
Woods.
The several hundred par-
ticipants in the afternoon's
festivities included the ex-
panding membership in the
Jewish Association for Re-
tarded Ctizens, the resi-
dents and managers of the
six functioning homes,
representatives of numer-
ous community movements
and the official JARC fam-
ily.
Rabbi David Nelson of
Cong. Beth Shalom, who re-
cited the prayers affixing
the mezuza to the dedicated
_building located at 25020
Roycourt, drew upon the gious fervor, Zionist
traditional lessons which enthusiasm, active role in
have'encouraged creation of many movements left inde-
the movement that began lible marks in the memory
with the first Haverim of family and friends. His
Home, now named in honor children Dan and Lynn par-
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel ticipated in the ceremony.
Frankel, the movement mony.
since emerging into a cause
Norman Wachler, JARC
that has growing support president, greeting the
from many quarters.
gathering, expressed confi-
Participation of the dente there will be an in-
gathered, inside the creasing interest and sup-
home and the large out- port for the movement from
door assembly on the the Jewish community, the
chilly Sunday afternoon state and federal govern-
added spirituality to the ments.
occasion with audience
Joyce Keller, executive
participation in prayers director of the JARC and its
and the Shema.
six functioning homes, ex-
There was a deeply- pressed pride in the ad-
moving element in the pro- vancement of the cause and
gram when Abraham spoke in glowing terms of
Medow, as a tribute to his the devoted services ren-
departed wife Shirley, dered in the operation of the
spoke of her as a dedicated functioning homes by its
communityite whose reli- managing staffs.
Torah Education
for the Retarded
educational considerations,
Dr. Bleich said in his arti-
The father of a retarded cle.
Apart from religious im-
son is obligated by Jewish
law to teach his child as peratives, he noted that
much Torah as that child "maximalization of educa-
can understand, according tional opportunities with-
to Dr. J. David Bleich of in a Torah-oriented
framework serves to pro-
Yeshiva University.
mote the social integration
Dr. Bleich, Herbert and of such children with their
Florence Tenzer Profes- peers within the observant
sor of Jewish Law and Jewish community. This, in
Ethics at the University's turn, can only lead to
Benjamin N. Cardozo greater happiness and emo-
School of Law and rosh tional stability."
yeshiva at the
university-affiliated
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan
Theological Seminary,
said in a recently pub-
lished article on "Torah
Education of the Men-
tally Retarded" that
every person, "whether
bright or dull, is obliged
to study Torah. Similarly,
a father must teach his
son, regardless of the lat-
ter's intellectual
capabilities."
The article was published
in the fall issue of "The
Journal of Halakha and
Contemporary Society."
The obligation to teach
Torah to a retarded child is
related to more than just
Analyzing Halakha
(Jewish law) on the sub-
ject, Dr. Bleich added
that, while primary re-
sponsibility for educa-
tion of children is the
personal obligation of the
father, there is a com-
munal obligation as well.
Taxes can be levied
within certain defined
limits to defray educational
costs, Dr. Bleich said. The
community also has the
right and duty to compel its
members to contribute
funds to charitable pur-
poses.
Shown at the dedication of the Medow Home are,
from left: Joyce Keller of the Jewish Association for
Retarded Citizens; Dan Medow, his wife Miriam and
their son; David Vercammen and his wife Lynn
Medow; Abe Medow and his wife Rhoda Baruch
Medow; and JARC president Norman Wachter.
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