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. "5: