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Friday, February 24, 1984
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
SUMMER 1984 IN ISRAEL AWARDS
Torah Registry to Deter Thieves
The Meyer and Nathan Fishman Family Foundation
announces five $1,300 awards to outstanding high
school students from the 10th-12th grades in the Tri-
County area of Greater Detroit who will spend the sum-
mer of 1984 in Israel. Applicants must be enrolled in a
Jewish high school. They will be judged by academic
achievement, leadership and community service. Fi-
nancial need will also be considered.
These Israel awards are administered by the Jewish
Educators Council of Metropolitan Detroit. Application
forms are available from Jewish educators or the Coun-
cil's past president, Dr. Gerald A. Teller, United Hebrew
Schools, 21550 W. Twelve Mile Road, Southfield,
Michigan 48076. Applications must be received by Dr.
Teller no later than Sunday, February 26, 1984.
NEW YORK (JTA) — A
new system to mark and
identify Torah scrolls has
been developed by the Uni-
versal Torah Registry
(UTR).
The registry system,
using micro-perforations,
marking paste and a certifi-
cate of registry, is the cul-
mination of nearly three
years of research by
chemists, cryptologists,
computer scientists and se-
curity experts. Their search
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Trojan
was guided by principles according to Weiser, when
laid down by leading rab- the theft of a total of 138
binic authorities, according scrolls was reported on the
to Rabbi Israel Miller, East Coast alone. In 1982, in
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to ensure that each Torah in in 1984.
the United States, Canada,
Israel and around the world
has a unique code and a
corresponding certificate of
registry."
The UTR was created
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According to JCRC offi-
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scroll range from $10,000 to
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The extent of Torah thefts
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Backing Free
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Letters are being gener-
ated both locally and out-
state to Rep. Guy Vander
Jagt, whose subcommittee
of the House Ways and
Means Committee is con-
sidering the establishment
of a Free Trade Area be-
tween Israel and the United
States.
Detroit Jewish Commu-
nity Council President
David Lebenbom wrote
Vander Jagt that such an
agreement would be "good
trade policy and solid
foreign policy." He also
noted that a free trade area
would strengthen Israel's
economy by providing ac-
cess to U.S. markets, and
also allow U.S. products to
compete more fairly in Is-
rael.
Members of the Michigan
Jewish Network in Muske-
gon and other western
Michigan communities are
also being encouraged to
write Vander Jagt.
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