Frida y ; Match 16, 1984
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEW
Congressmen See JVS Project
The Jewish Vocational
Service's Project BRIDGE
was inspected by Con-
gressmen George Miller
and Sander Levin this
month.
Project BRIDGE provides
career counseling and job
placement services to
newly-unemployed persons.
Since its inception two
years ago, Project BRIDGE
has served 375 clients. Sixty
percent have been placed in
jobs. The Congressmen re-
• sponded positively to the re-
sults of this program and
indicated that considera-
tion would be given to the
establishment of similar
programs in other cities.
The clients interviewed
indicated that their period
of unemployment ranged
from one to several years.
Some were living on say-
Singles
Events
YOUNG JEWISH
ADULTS ASSOCIATION
will go to Greektown Satur-
day, meeting at 7 p.m. at the
Jimmy Prentis Morris
Branch of the Jewish Com-
munity Center for carpools
downtown. Committee
Week will be observed
Monday through March 24.
The group will have a
dinner meeting March 26 at
Jamie's on Seven. The
group will meet for carpools
at 7:30 p.m. at the Morris
Branch. Reservation dead-
line is Thursday. For reser-
vations, call Vicki Utch-
enik, 968-6260.
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METRO SINGLES will
highlight its next party
with snacks and music for
dancing. The party will take
place 8 p.m. Sunday at
Scandals in the Southfield
Ramada Inn. A cash bar will
be available. Singles age 21
and up are invited. There is
an admission charge.
* * *
BNAI BRITH SING-
LES will have a party 8:30
p.m. March 25 at Scandals
at the Southfield Ramada
Inn. There will be dancing.
Singles age 21-30 are in-
vited. There is an admission
charge.
Ex-Detroiter
Celebrates 100th
Former Detroiter Mrs.
Anna Shewach of Los
Angeles, Calif., celebrated
her 100th birthday on
March 1 in the home of her
children, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold (Dorothy) Shrier in
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Attending the celebration
were children, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Shewach, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Shewach,
Henry Shewach and Mr.
and Mrs. Abram (Helen)
Goldberg. Mrs. Shewach
has 13 grandchildren and
18 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Shewach and her
late husband Isaac were
long-time residents of De-
troit, where she was active
in many Jewish organiza-
tions. ,
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JEWISH NEWS!
Congressman Sander Levin, left, is greeted by Al-
bert Ascher, executive director of Jewish Vocational
Service.
ings, others had run out of
savings and unemployment
benefits and were forced to
go on general assistance.
The group indicated its
availability and willingness
to work and noted that Proj-
ect BRIDGE had given
The , Jewish Communiy
Center will hold its annual
Purim celebration on Sun-
day at the main Jewish
Community Center.
This year's celebration
will include the following
free events: a puppet show,
a clown show, balloon ani-
mals, Purim carnival games
for 2 1/2-6 year olds, gym
games and races for
second-sixth graders, a spe-
cial - Purim party for
toddlers and parents, and
Purim crafts for children
age 5-9. Additional activi-
ties include a Purim party
for active adults, and a spe-
cial showing of "Annie" at
the center's Purim Popcorn
Playhouse.
A special Maccabi Purim
Fun Run will also be held at
2 p.m. There is an entry fee.
The Center will present
Yoel Sharabi and C ompany
on March 24 at 8:30 p.m. at
the main Center complex.
For tickets, call the Cen-
ter, 661-1000, ext. 275.
The senior adult depart-
ment will present Dr. Irving
Panush at 1 p.m. Tuesday at
the Jimmy Prentis Morris
Branch. Dr. Panush will
speak on "The World of
Sholem Aleichem."
Admission is free, and all
senior adults are invited.'
The "Ask Your Agency"
series for senior adults will
present a program about the
Jewish Federation Apts.
with Executive Director
Helen Naimark at 1 p.m.
March 23. All senior adults
are invited.
The programs for seniors
are supported by a grant
from the Area Agency on
Aging, 1-B.
Application Deadline Nears
for Laker Israel Scholarship
Jewish students who wish
to study in Israel have only
until March 30 to send an
applications for the Harry
and Sarah Laker Israel
Youth Scholarship.
Awarded by the Harry
and Sarah Laker Israel
Youth Scholarship Fund,
the scholarship is an annual
award of at least $1,500 to
enable a local Jewish male
or female to attend a lead-
ing university in Israel for a
full academic year.
The winning student may
choose one of five leading Is-
raeli institutions at which
to study. Accredited for the
scholarship are the Hebrew
University, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev, Tel
Aviv University, Bar-Ilan
University and Haifa Uni-
versity.
Only residents of the met-
ropolitan Detroit area qual-
ify who are currently
attending a college or uni-
versity in the continental
United States and have
applied to a school of higher
learning in Israel.
Application forms may be
requested from the Harry
and Sarah 'Laker Israel
Youth Scholarship Fund,
Cong. Beth Achim, 21100
W. 12 Mile, Southfield
48076. Details are available
by calling Cong. Beth
.Achim, 352-8670.
Israel Exhibits
Available Here
The Jewish Community
Council has coordinated an
exhibit, "Children of the
World Paint Jerusalem,"
which will be on display
from Monday through
March 30 at Silver's, 151 W.
Fort St., in downtown De-
troit. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-
5:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
The council also is co-
sponsoring a multi-screen
audio-visual presentation,
"Another Israel," at Or-
chard Mall Sunday through
March 27. The presentation
can be seen during mall
hours. It is presented in
cooperation with the Israeli
Consulate-Midwest Region
and the Detroit Round
Table of the National Con-
ference of Christians and
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them the first real hope of
ever working again. Some
clients expressed dismay
that they were forced to ac-
cept government bens,fits
and indicated that fE e ir
highest priority was job
placement.
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A 4-week camp for children in special education classes who
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Jewish programs
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