THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Some people resemble ballads which are only sung for a certain time. —La Rochefoucauld .1••••••• The Olga Kogan of Leningrad cannot celebrate her Bat Mitzva in the Soviet Union, so Cindy Friedman of Cong. Bnai Moshe will share her Bat Mitzva ceremony Saturday morning with Olga "in absentia," the first such "twinned" ceremony at Bnai Moshe. In preparation for the event, Cindy and her par- ents, Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn Friedman, have written six letters to Olga and her fam- ily, and attempted on Thursday to make phone contact with them. Dr. Friedman is president of Hillel Day School. SHEL ROTT ORCHESTRA Contemporary—Big Band Sounds Featuring T.V. & Recording Artist VICKIE CARROLL •Prolessionel Entertainment - 354-0170 Bnai Moshe Joins Soviet Jewry Bar/Bat Mitzva 'Twin' Program 354-0711 abrin photo studio video et cetera PHOTOGRAPHIC & VIDEO RECORDING NEEDS for all your "Quality at Reasonable Prices" 358-4300 3000 Town Center, Suite B-58, Sfld. 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Al- though he was told to re- apply in six months, he was again refused, this time over the phone without any reason given. He was again refused in 1978. Since his army service, Yakov has only been able to work at odd jobs. 01- ga's mother, Tatiana, lost her job when it was learned that she had applied to emigrate. The family continues to apply for emigration visas in order to be reunited with Tatiana's parents and sister who live in Israel. When the Friedmans learned of the possibility of sharing their simha with the Kogans, they responded enthusiastically. "It repre- sents another step that our synagogue is taking to in- crease the awareness of the plight of Soviet Jewry, thereby stressing the im- portance of the acceptance of the responsibility of one Jew for another, while also providing support and a feeling of solidarity to young refusniks and their families," they said. Rabbi Stanley M. Rosen- baum, spiritual leader of Bnai Moshe, called the Bar/Bat Mitzva "twinning" program an important addi- tion to the congregation's activities on behalf of Soviet Jewry. Through its Social Action Committee, Bnai Moshe has "adopted" the Isak Tsitverblit family of Kiev and is working to pro- vide moral and material support for them in their ef- fort to gain freedom. The committee also serves to educate and inform the con- gregation about new de- velopments in the Soviet Jewry situation and to coor- dinate card, package, peti- tion, telegram and letter- writing campaigns. Active liaison is main- tained by the rabbi and other committee members with the Detroit Soviet Jewry Committee of the Jewish Community Coun- cil. The twinning program was developed at the na- tional level in 1979 as a way of activating the bond that exists between World Jewry and Soviet Jewry and enhancing communal awareness of the plight of Soviet Jews. When the Detroit Soviet Jewry Committee of the Jewish Community Council was being fOrmed in late 1981, those involved in or- ganizing the group felt very strongly that the DSJC must work in a systematic way to promote the twin- ning program in the Detroit. Jewish community. Twinning became one of the five target activities of the Outreach Subcommit- tee, chaired by Bnai Moshe member Jerry Rogers. Diane J. Klein and Ellie Slovis were asked to take charge of the program, Friday, November 19, 1982 29 Craft Fair Set Sunday at O-W Silk-screened T-shirts by ninth-grade artist Debby Schlussel will be among the items to be sold at "The Gift Box," Young Israel of Oak-Woods' art and craft fair 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at the synagogue. Forty exhibitors will be on hand to display a variety of handmade items for gift giving. The DSJC is aware of 15 twinnings which have taken place in metropolitan Detroit. There are 17 twin- nings scheduled between now and October 1983. Area congregations which are participating include Temple Beth El, Temple Israel, Temple Emanu-El, Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Cong. Beth Shalom, Adat Shalom Synagogue, Cong. Beth Achim and Bnai Moshe. CALL: SAM SCOTELLA The DSJC is in the proc- ess of meeting with Bar and Bat Mitzva classes to ex- plain the twinning pro- gram, and has met with members of the Rabbinical Commission and communal organizations to encourage participation. In addition, the DSJC has supplied cer- tificates of twinning to the congregations for presenta- tion to the Bnai and Bnot Mitzva. Persons interested in having a speaker on twin- ning or a copy of the DSJC twinning manual can call Beverly Yost at the Jewish Community Council, 962- 1880. "A Hanukah Happening" Crafts - Gifts Food - Entertainment Fun For The Entire Family November 21st, 1982 N EARLY DEADLINES . 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