THE DETROIT-I IS Butzel Health and Fitness Spas NCLC Shalom Fellowship Project Elicits Christian Support of Israel, Jewish Causes By BEN GALLOB NEW YORK (JTA) — A full-page advertisement appeared in the Aug. 24, 1982 Keene, N.H. daily "Sentinel," with an eye- catching large-type head- line: "The Untold Story of the War in Lebanon: An Eyewitness Account." The ad, which contained a strong endorsement of Is- rael's invasion of Lebanon, was sponsored by 12 Chris- tian clergymen; four from Keene, six from nearby towns and two from Ver- mont churches. One of the Keene signers — an or- ganizer of the advertise- ment — was Rev. Frank Eiklor, president of the Shalom Fellowship. The Shalom Fellowship is one of about 100 Christian- organized projects affiliated with the National Christian Leadership Conference for Israel. They carry on pro- grams of varying degrees of intensity and scope, sup- porting what they see as Is- rael's biblical rights to sov- ereignty, opposing Israel's and Jewry's secular and religious foes and staging gatherings to persuade other Christians to agree to their views and to contrib- ute funds to help Israel. Rev. Eiklor, in re- sponse to a letter from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, spelled out in de- tail the development of his decision to dedicate a large part of his life to fighting for Israel and against anti-Semitism. The JTA wrote to Rev. Eiklor after getting a let- ter last February from Gerald Ferman, execu- tive director of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore, which has offices at Marblehead, Mass. Ferman described Rev. Eiklor as the sponsor of "a unique radio ministry dedi- cated to building bridges of love with the Jewish people and fighting anti- Semitism." Ferman enclosed clippings from local newspapers about the Shalom Fellowship. The minister sent JTA a Shalom Fellowship brochure, carrying a mes- sage about the Fellowship's goals of "building bridges of love to the Jew first and also to the whole world." Accord- ing to the brochure, Eiklor was "a Gentile raised in an anti-Semitic home," who later spent 20 years direct- ing a world-wide mission- ary effort. cizq, After his 1982 visit to Lebanon, Eiklor made a public statement that "as a Christian, I am going to rally Christians across America and hopefully across the world to stand by Israel and I am going to challenge them to do that unconditionally." He reported that his taped talks were being heard on stations in 10 cities, including Keene; Nashua, N.J.; Boston; New York; Lancaster, Pa.; Indianapolis; Los Angeles, Portland, Seat- tle and Atlanta. He said the 15-minute broadcasts are aired daily, Monday-Friday. the JDC-Brookdale Insti- tute of Gerontology in the U.S. and the Hebrew Uni- versity's Institute of Con- temporary Jewry. Dr. Jack Habib, head of the Brookdale Institute, said obtaining funds from the government for the elderly is not the problem. It is rather, where to allocate the funds that seems to be causing difficulties, he said. "The direction that the government is going in now is not clear." He added that "There hasn't been a resolu- tion of the relative em- phasis to be placed on in- stitutional solutions vs. community solutions, nor has there been any resolu- tion with regard to the organization of care. We do Experienced Leadership Decades of Israeli diplomatic and university ex- perience were represented at the dedication of Elath Hall at Hebrew University's Givat Ram campus. Shown are, from left, Yaacov Tsur, Israel's former man, former ambassador to France; Avraham Har ambassador to the U.S.; Eliahu Elath, former ambas- sador to Britain and the U.S.; and former Hebrew University Rector Prof. Nathan Rotenstreich. Har- man and Elath are also former Hebrew University presidents, and Harman has just been named chan- cellor of the school. • Personal Fitness Profile • Body Awareness • Dynamic Stretching • Yoga • Kalosomatics • Aerobic Dance • Swimnastics • Back Care • Seminars • Tennis • Jogging • Walking • Volleyball • Softball • Horseback Riding (Full-Week Spa) • Swimming • Sailing • Canoeing • Skit Night • Square Dance • Israeli Dance • Calorie Controlled Meals • Stress Reduction • A Great Group Experience • Directed By Ada Bandalene ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ISRAEL Film Night Israel: Twentieth Century Miracle The transformation of Israel from an unproductive desert country into a world ranking exporter of agricultural produce . . . Research programs resulted in reclamation of large tracts of land and production of a great variety of farm products — some not seen in the area since biblical times . . . Latest farming techniques (1982) . . . Closeup of kibbutz and moshav life . . . 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He said "among those affected are elderly people." 642-5575 FOR WOMEN Asked by the JTA whether the Shalom Fel- lowship collected funds for Israel and Jewish causes, he replied that "right now, we do not collect funds • for Is- rael because we're trying to collect funds to keep us on radio so we can engender support for Israel." He added that the Fellowship "gives a monthly amount to our North Shore Jewish Federation which helps in Israel." Difficulties Predicted for Aging World Jewish Population JERUSALEM (JTA) — The aging of the Jewish population in Israel and throughout the world will pose new problems of care for the elderly in the not too distant future, a Hebrew University professor and an American gerontologist said at a press conference here last week. According to U. 0. Schmelz, professor of con- temporary Jewry, -"the proportion of Diaspora Jews over the age 65 will increase by five percent, to 20 per- cent of the total population by the year 2000. In Israel, the number of Jews aged 65 or over will increase from 258,000 in 1975 to 456,000 by the end of the century," he said. Schmelz's statistics came from a recent joint study by Friday, July 1, 1983 * t • t a