!!! THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Local Committee Gears Up for Annual Israel Independence Day Celebration FIRESTONE JEWELRY Wholesale Diamonds & Jewelry Remounting Jewelry & Watch Repair A coordinating commit- tee has been formed for the annual community-wide Is- rael Independence Day Cel- SUITE 318 ADVANCE BLDG 23077 Greenfield at 9 Mile (313) 557-1860 VICKIE CARROLL SHEL ROTT Music at its best 354-0770 255-1599 GRAND OPENING J, Custom Tailoring & Designing Mens and Ladies Alterations Made to Measure Hours: Monday & Friday 9 to 8:30 Tues., Wed., Thurs. 9 to 6 Saturday 9 to 5 20077 West 12 Mile Road At Evergreen Country Village Center Southfield, MI.48076 (313) 358.1844 COUPON e G' March 15th thru April 15th (only) Pants — Lengthen or Shorten Regular $4.50 First Pair Second Pair FREE Narrow Lapels — Regular $35.00 to $40.00 SPECIAL $25.00 Window Fashion Sa e Discounts to 0 / 0 Free Measuring "" 4 " , .„_- iC • ) P o /AL • • • • • • • Free Installation With Ad Horizontal 1" Blinds Horizontal 1 & 2" Wood Blinds Vertical Blinds Verosol Blinds Window Shades Woven Woods Carpet Anso IV By • • • • • Levolor Delmar Sun Pro Graber Galaxy Mills The Great Cover-Up Showroom in Congress Bldg. (by appointment) 30555 Southfield Rd. Southfield, Mich 540-2244 644-1001 .ebration to take place May 1 in West Bloomfield at the main Jewish Community Center. Assisting Michael S. Feldman, general chair- man, and Rosalie Dean, associate chairman, are: Alan Yost and Sally Krugel, parade committee; David Gubow and Bob Shapiro, booths and exhibits com- mittee; Elaine Heavenrich, publicity; and Esther Tuchklaper, decorations. Liaisons are Shelley tac- kier and Susie Harold. Adele Silver and Ami Cohen are overall coor- dinators. The festivities of the day will begin with a parade from the Henry Ford Hospi- tal and will proceed down Maple Road. The parade will culminate at the Cen- ter, where there will be live musical entertainment and a variety of booths and ex- hibits. Many congregations, service groups, youth groups and Hebrew schools are preparing floats and banners for the parade using this year's theme: "Nava Nagila-Let Us Be Joyful." Among the many activi- ties at the Center will be special programs for chil- dren age 3-8. They will in- clude games and entertainment by a magi- cian. Many booths represent- ing Israel will have a wide variety of products avail- able for purchase. Some of these booths will include Is- raeli dolls and stuffed ani- mals by Glenoit Mills, Diva Fashions, bathing suits by Gideon Oberson and swim- wear by Azara. There also will be a repre- sentative from Israel's diamond industry and blood pressure machines made in Israel will be on view. Pel Tours will have an in- formation booth which will answer all questions per- - taining to trips to Israel and copies of the Jerusalem Post will be available for free. Borman Foods, operators of Farmer Jack, will have a large display of products from Israel. Canned goods of all kinds, cookies, wafers, candies, jarred olives and onions, teas and fruit con- centrates are just a few of the many items available Navon Predicts Jewish Decline JERUSALEM (ZINS) — President Yitzhak Navon of , 'Israel, referring of his re- cent U.S. visit, said that 400,000 out of 750,000 Jewish children in the U.S. receive no Jewish educa- tion. He said this problem, to- gether with intermarriage and the ban on Jewish edu- cation in the Soviet Union, will lead to a Jewish popula- tion decline in the Diaspora from the present 10.5 mil- lion to eight million by the year 2000 and five million by the year 2025. ' Friday, March 25, 1983. 69 Export Increase for purchase at this booth. Other participating organizations are selling such items as jewelry, pot holders and cookbooks. The Israel Independence Day committee will sell t-shirts. Refreshments will be sold. All booths will be open throughout the day at the Jewish Center. For infor- mation, call the Center, at 661-1000, ext. 250. IT IS TIME FOR HERSCH'S LONDON (ZINS) — Dur- ing the first nine months of 1982, Israeli exports to Great Britain increased 12 percent. LAWN SPRAY _557-8888 * * INVITATIONS? * * * * **If * * * * *4*** * * * f ENTERTAINMENT? Seymour Schwartz Hattie Schwartz 4c ic Of Course , FQR THE BEAUTIFUL INVITATIONS. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT 352-7387 HEBREW COPY AVAILABLE — Of Course' * Ic • • • • • 356-8525 THE FINEST IN MUSIC comics • SPEAKERS DANCERS • CLOWNS ESP • VENTRILOOLK,T CARICATURE ARTISTS EXTRA SENSORY FUN .. .caIl 356-4525 CHARLES ROWLAND ... AL CRAIGIE ... TABLE MAGIC 4c ONE MAN BANDS ... MARK KANDEL ... MIME _* •***** JOSE... DISC JOCKEYS * * * * * * * Wishing You And Your Family A Happy and Healthy Passover 7:3 )10EG 8ETTEI ■ FASHIONS Lathrup Village 11 Mile at Evergreen 424-8750 West Bloomfield Maple at Orchard Lk. Rd. 851-9660 The Closeness of being together in thankful celebration. The peace, the warmth of sharing. The grace of the Seder table. This is the happiness Chatham wishes you and your family! A HAPPY PASSOVER