64 Friday, October 28, 1983 Circumcision of a Jewish male is considered one of the most important command- ments, representing the covenant with God. It takes THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS place on the eighth day after a male child's birth, be it Shabat or Yom Kippur, and is only postponed in the case of ill health of the baby. Bnai Brith Activities ACCOUNTANTS UNIT BEST NEW AUTO LOAN RATE IN TOWN 11.00% APR-36 Mo./12.00%APR-48 Mo./15% Down Serving B'nai B'rith Members and Their Families COVENANT CREDIT UNION 25835 Southfield Road Phone 552-8111 will have a hands-on intro- duction to microcomputers 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Com- puter HoriZons Training Center, 37279 Six Mile, Livonia, in the Newburgh MEMORIES IN MOTION By VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHERS • Computer Editing • Dolby Stereo & Audio Dubbing • Professional Video Equipment • Dubbing & Special Effects Call For An Appointment . . . We Will Bring Our Demonstration Tape To You .. . At No Obligation 552-1443 Plaza. The program will qualify for three hours of continuing professional education credit. The pre- sentation is limited to paid members only. Reserva- 26647 Southfield Road Between 10V2 & 11 Mile Roads Under the Red & White Canopy 569-6640 CONTINUING OUR FALL SALE ... TO MAKE ROOM FOR HOLIDAY GOODS THE WAITING GAME • MATERNITY • INFANT • TODDLER 352-9799 NEW GENERATION • GIRLS 4-14 • & PRETEEN 357-1123 OFF FALL MERCHANDISE FALL UP TO / (all sales final no charges) APPLEGATE SQUARE NORTHWESTERN & INKSTER, SOUTHFIELD tions are required. Admis- sion is free. Light refresh- ments will be served. Reservations are limited to 30. For reservations, call Jim Grey, 557-8883. * * * Reservations Still Available for BBW Special Gifts Lunch Reservations are still . being taken for the Bnai Brith Women's Special Gifts Luncheon to be held noon Thursday at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Linda Moss, luncheon chairman, and Eadie Alb- ion, special gifts chairman, GET READY FOR WINTER SALE Nov. 1, 2 & 3 20-75% OFF Entire Stock At Marguerite's Boutique you will find the most up- to-date fashions for all occasions, including special dresses for bar mitzvahs, mother of the bride/ groom, cocktail and evening wear at the most reasonable prices, with personalized attention. - Couple Tells Wedding Plans CAROL DRAGUL announced that tribute will be paid to Miriam Ham- burger "for her outstanding accomplishments in our local community and for her efforts on behalf of the state of Israel." On the program that af- ternoon will be Carol * Dragul of Cincinnati:Ohio, who serves as the Israel Chairman for Bnai Brith Women International. Mrs. Dragul is the former Israel Bond director for Cincin- nati, is a member of the so- cial action commission of the Union of American He- brew Congregations, chairman of the urban af- fairs committee of Project "Chaver" of the Jewish Fed- eration of Cincinnati and a representative to the Large Cities Budgeting Conference-Council of Jewish Federations. There is a charge and proceeds from the lunch- eon will help to fill the many social service needs supported by Bnai Brith Women, both here and in Israel. Among them are the Hillel Foun- dations on college cam- puses, the Bnai Brith Youth Organization, the Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith and the Bnai Brith Women's Children's Home in Is- rael. For reservations, call Ms. Moss, 352-1072; or the Bnai Brith Women's Council office, 552-8150. * * MISS BIRNBAUM Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Birnbaum of Newton, Mass., announce the engagement of their daugh- ter, Ruth Freda, to Rabbi Daniel Lee Pernick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Pernick of Southfield. Miss Birnbaum was graduated from Brandeis University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and completed the educa- tion program there. She also did graduate work in educa- tional psychology at Boston College. Her fiance was graduated cum laude from Oakland University and with de- partmental honors in sociology. He was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. A December wedding is planned. Winter Wedding for Lori Roberts Four Chairmen Are Named for Annual Bnai Brith Event W. Michael Blumenthal of Burroughs Corp., Donald R. Mandich of Comerica, Alan E. Schwartz of Hon- igman, Miller, Schwartz and Cohn, and A. Alfred Taubman of the Taubman Company will serve as the general dinner chairmen for the 1983 Bnai. Brith Inter- national Great American Traditions Award Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Westin Hotel. Bnai Brith has selected General Motors' Roger B. Smith as the honoree. GM is commemorating its `75th anniversary and Bnai Brith is celebrating 140 years of service. A committee planning meeting was held recently, chaired by Dr. William Haber, professor emeritus of the University of Michi- gan. The Great American Traditions Award is pre- sented to individuals "whose life, vision, philanthropy, commu- nity leadership and out- standing contribution to the social and cultural life of our nation best exemplify the American tradition of selfless ser- vice. The dinner aids Bnai Brith's youth serving agen- cies: AZA, BBG and the Hillel Foundations on the college campuses. For dinner reservations, call the Bnai Brith Founda- tion, 552-8070. * * * BB Conducts Member Drive The Bnai Brith Met- ropolitan Detroit Council is conducting a campaign to alert the community to its programs and activities. The membership cam- paign is being conducted in conjunction with the organ- ization's 140th anniversary observance. The council also is seek- ing enrolled members to help make calls in the com- munity for which they will be compensated. Members interested in making calls or persons needing informa- tion about Bnai Brith should call Executive Direc- tor Charles Gordon, 552- 8177. Fame is not popularity . . . It is the spirit of a man surviving himself in the minds and thoughts of other men. —William Hazlitt MISS ROBERTS Lori A. Roberts, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Bernard Roberts of Southfield, and David B. Liner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Myron L. Liner of Farmington Hills, an- nounce their engagement; Miss Roberts graduated from Michigan State Uni- versity and the University of Illinois, and is a doctoral candidate in instructional technology at Wayne State University. Her fiance graduated from University of Michigan and the Wayne State . University Law School. A winter wedding is planned. CHAIM to Show `Hester Street' Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Michigan (CHAIM) will show the film "Hester Street" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the main Jewish Corn- munity Center, Aaron DeRoy Studio Theater.