22 Friday, September 23, 1983 700 Applaud Jackiers, Friedmans at Bar-Ilan Dinner BINGO Tuesday, Sept. Only B'nai David 7:00 P.M. Southfield Rd. at 9 1/2 Mile • THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS By ALAN HITSKY Joseph Jackier was hon- ored Tuesday evening for nearly 30 years of dedi- cated service to Bar-Ilan VCR FILM MAKERS. OWNERS. COMPLETE VCR ■ LET US TRANSFER YOUR MOVIES, SLIDES SERVICING & REPLACEMENT PARTS & PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE TO VIDEO TAPE. • Home/Industrial • Same Day Service On Request • Transfers Done in Our . Local Southfield Lab TUNE-UP SPECIAL Includes belts 65995 (most models) Exp. 12/31 /R3 We Also Service Phones 8 Most Electronic Equipment USED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT HANDLED ON CONSIGNMENT STEVEN'S QUALITY VIDEO TRANSFER Open Daily 10.6 P.m. Thurs. 8. Sat 12-3 424.8436 Southfield 10% Off With This Ad University in Ramat Gan, Israel and the nearly 700 persons who attended the gala function at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in turn hon- ored the university with their record attendance. Jackier and his wife Edythe have announced the formation of the Jackier Law Library Endowment Fund at Bar-Ilan to further enhance what was de- scribed as the largest law library in the Middle East. A second highlight of the evening, which brought a warm response from the large audience, was the an- nouncement in Yiddish of a $100,000 endowment by Moshe and Sarah Friedman to establish a department at Bar-Ilan to train Yiddish teachers in Israel. Dinner general chair- man Dr. Martin Hart made the announcement JEWISH naonAt. FUI1D (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC. ANNOUNCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SENATOR HENRY M. JACKSON FOREST IN ISRAEL Responsible people are asked to perpetuate the memory of Sen- ator Henry M. Jackson, staunch supporter of Israel and Soviet Jewry, by planting trees in his memory. Show you care by filling out the coupon below and mailing in your order today. Yes, I want to contribute,to the Senator Henry M. Jackson Forest by planting trees at $5.00 per tree to perpetuate the memory of Senator Jackson. Name Address State Zip Phone No • Mail with your check to: JEWISH NATIONAL FUND 18877 W. Ten Mile Road Southfield, Mich. 48076 Mrs. Friedman told the audience, "You are not hon- oring us — you are honoring the Yiddish language." Bar-Ilan President Dr. Emanuel Rackman com- mented later that the new Yiddish department also serves as a tribute to the memory of the Six Million who died in the Holocaust, "the vast majority of whom spoke Yiddish at home, at work, at their yeshivas. Just as Bar-Ilan created an extensive center for Holocaust studies, so too is this unit a tribute to the Six Million." The Friedmans were presented with a framed map of ancient Jerusalem in acknow- ledgement of their generosity. JEWISH NATIONAL FUND City in Yiddish and English and the Friedmans re- sponded in kind. The Friedmans said that the nearly-1,000-year-old language reached its height in the last 100 years, comparable to the classics of Europe and America. They said that following the Holocaust, Yiddish is in danger of disappearing. They hoped that others would follow their example in contributing to the new Yiddish department "and who knows, maybe our grandchildren or great- grandchildren will study the language, will look for their roots." (313) 557-6644 Dr. Hart and fellow gen- eral chairman Norman Pappas took time during the evening to mention the scores of Detroiters who have worked tirelessly for Bar-Ilan. They themselves were cited by Phillip Stollman, Bar-Ilan's global board of overseers chair- man, for their two-year ef- fort in charge of the annual dinner. On a serious note, Dr. Hart told of recent budget cuts at all the Israeli uni- versities of 25-30 percent. He said the cutbacks could cost Bar-Ilan $7-10 million this year. Dr. Rackman, the major speaker of the evening, cautioned the audience against pessimism. "The JevSsh people, Israel and its universities will endure in spite of one crisis or another," he said. He de- scribed Detroit as Bar-Ilan's "Daddy," describing the early efforts in the 1950s by the Stollman family and FOR SALE....1/2 MILLION SQUARE FOOT ONE FLOOR BUILDING 4\ .80,000 SQUARE FEET ADDITIONAL STORAGE AREA •4 RAILROAD SIDINGS •10 ACRE PAVED YARD .10,000 HEAD SPRINKLER SYSTEM .10 LOADING DOCKS FORMER DESOTO ASSEMBLY PLANT Sarahatil FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW I NO REASONABLE OFFER TURNED DOWN No Appointment Necessary • 8223 West Warren • Dearborn CALL HAROLD FINEGOOD 933-1490, Shown at Tuesday's Bar-Ilan University dinner are, from left, standing, Bar-Ilan executive vice presi- dent Rabbi Melvin Libman, Joel Finkel of the Ameri- can Board of Overseers, Norman Pappas, Drs. Leon Fill and Martin Hart. Seated from left are Phillip Stollman, honoree Joseph Jackier and Bar-Ilan Pres- ident Dr. Emanuel Rackman. Jackier on behalf of the uni- versity. Dr. Rackman said the university's problems are serious, "but let's not lose our faith. Ten years ago this week we were in the midst of the terrible Yom Kippur War. We were all depressed. Ten years later we have peace to the south (with Egypt). There are no Katyushas (roc- kets) from the south. "A year ago we had the Lebanon war. Now the Un- ited States has the problem. If the U.S. had backed Israel- (in Lebanon) right to the end it would not find itself today-in the position it is in in Lebanon. "I can tell you much about the problems we have," Dr. Rackman said, "but let's remember: Israel isn't the only country in the world today with economic prob- lems . . . Yet it is one of the few that continues to pay its debts." He said he is not as wor- ried about the economic or ethnic problems in Israel as he is by the religious gap. In addition to the many Classes to Begin Lansing's Cong. Kehillat Israel's Religious School will begin classes Wednes- day and on Oct. 2, an- nounces Educational Direc- tor Stuart J. Rogoff. Regis- tration for the coming year is still being accepted. The school offers educa- tional programs for nursery through eighth grade. Grades three through eight meet twice a week and study Hebrew language as well as holidays, Prophets and Torah, life cycle and prayer. For information on school programs and activi- ties, contact the school office (517) 882-0049. Court Praised NEW YORK (JTA) — An Orthodox leader has hailed recent Supreme Court deci- sions which he said "under- score the principle that gov- ernment is not antagonistic to religion in this country." The comment was made by Julius Berman, an attor- ney who is president of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (UOJCA). programs Bar-Ilan has created to address Is- rael's other problems, Dr. Rackman said Bar-Ilan established the annual Conference of Jewish Unity two years ago with no fanfare. Rabbis from all movements meet with social scientists of all kinds at the conference meetings to "find practi- cal solutions, ease ten- sion and misunderstand- ings." Dr. Rackman said, "The Jewish people can't afford the luxury of dis- cord." At the conclusion of his speech, Dr. Rackman pre- sented the Pinhas Churgin Award to Jackier for his many efforts on behalf of Bar-Ilan. In his response, Jackier talked of the growth of the university, and paid tribute to his wife, "who led me into community work." The Jac- kier family was further rep- resented in the evening's events when the Jackier grandchildren recited the Hamotzi. Cantor Louis Klein of Cong. Bnai Moshe led in the singing of the national an- thems and Birkat Hama- zon. Rabbi Robert Abram- son of Hillel Day School gave the invocation and. Rabbi Irwin Groner of Shaarey Zedek gave a warm salute to the Jackiers and gave the benediction. di 46. AL KLINE "See me for a heimishe deal" Talyteislt cADILL AC PEUGEOT 6161 Woodward Detroit, MI 48202 Just south of the GM and Fisher Bldg. 875-0300