THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS SYNAGOGUE ANK11.77: B'not mitzvah twin ceremonies at B'nai David and Adat Shalom Naomi Berkove will twin her bat mitzvah with Sofie Vigdarov of Moscow, U.S.S.R., at Shabbat serv- ices at 8 p.m. today at Cong. B'nai David. Since March 1973, Sofie's parents, Grigory and Marina, have repeatedly ?..en refused permission to --emigrate from Russia. The Vigdarov family continues to live for the day when they will be reunited with Grig- ory's parents and Sofie's grandparents now living in Petach Tikva, Israel. Naomi is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence (Gail) Berkove. A special , Amy Mickel to be bat mitzvah Friday, May 4, 1984 77 empty chair will be placed on the B'nai David bimah to recognize Sofie's bat mitzvah in absentia. At Adat Shalom Synagogue services_ at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sherri Lavine and Slisan Zorn will twin their b'not mitzvah celebration with Eleonor Kapmar, the daughter of Ilya and Azza Kapmar of Odessa, U.S.S.R. Kapmar is trained engineer and economist in Odessa. His wife, Azza, is an English teacher. In 1978, they and their parents applied for permission to leave. The parents were granted visas, but the young couple was refused. The parents postponed their leaving, remaining with TRI-COLOR GOLD SALE their children until the additional visas came through. BRACELETS • NECKLACES • CHAINS Meanwhile, both Ilya and Azza quit their jobs to expe- dite the emigration process. He found work as a laborer, she as a secretary. Authorities still refused them permission to leave on the grounds of "regime con- siderations." Ilya has a sister-in-law living in San Francisco, Calif. Sherri and Susan have written several times to Eleonor, but have received no replies. They will at- tempt to contact the family by telephone and will send congratulatory wishes to the Kapmars' relatives in California. only $i A99 PER GRAM All Italian Manufactured The Best Thing Since Wholesale All New Fresh Stock Take Advantage of these Fantastic Bargains! Established 1919 BNAI BRITH LAWRENCE M. ALLAN President Fine Jewelers Amy Mickel Iris and Harold Mickel of Southfield proudly an- nounce the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Amy Beth, at 9 a.m. May 19 at Cong. Beth Shalom. In addition to Maftir and Haftorah portions, Amy also will lead the congrega- tion in the Musaf service. The bat mitzvah's sister, Jodi, will chant the Torah portion, Bechukotai, and sister Shari will lead the congregation in the respon- sive reading of the Prayer for Israel. Sharing in the simcha are grandmothers Anna Mickel and Ann Halberstam. Amy also is the granddaughter of the late Mr. Jack Mickel and the late Mr. Samuel Halberstam. Twinning set Emanu-El David Feber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Feber, will twin his bar mitzvah with that of a Russian Jewish teen in absentia at Shabbat services at 7:30 p.m. today at Temple Emanu-El. David will twin his bar mitzvah with that of Alek- sander Pletionnaya of Kotovsk, U.S.S.R. Aleksan- der's parents are Valentina Pletionnaya of Kotovsk and Efim Kopet of Rehovot, Is- rael. IVAN S. BLOCH CHAPTER will have a Mother's Day celebration on Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Country Corners Apts. club house. For information, call Charlotte Waxer, program vice president, 355-4153. • GALILEE CHAPTER will have a paid-up mem- bership dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Laurel Woods Apts. club house. Jeannie Weiner will speak and show slides on Soviet Jewry. Dues can be paid at the meeting. For informa- tion, call Janet Gubkin, 355-0715. • AWARDED CERTIFICATE BY GIA IN GRADING & EVALUATION GEMOLOGIST/DIAMONTOLOGIST "Retail courtesies at Wholesale Prices" 30400 Telegraph Rd. Birmingham, MI 48010 Suite 104/134 Phone: 642-5575 HRS. DAILY 'til 5:30 THURSDAY . 'tiI8:30 SATURDAY . Blood drive due B'nai B'rith Men's and Women's Councils of Met- ropolitan Detroit will have a blood bank rally on Mon- day and Tuesday, from 5 to 9:30 p.m., at Temple Emanu-El. • Detroiter chairs BB parley Detroiter Barbara Zonder will chair the third regional conference of the B'nai B'rith Women East Central Region May 20 and 21 in Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Zon- der is a newly elected member of the national board of B'nai B'rith Women. Linda Garfield of South- Nursery school hosts lecture Workmen's Circle Nur- sery School announces the second in its series of talks on early education will take place on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Workmen's Cir- cle Nursery School, 26341 Coolidge, Oak Park. The topic will be "How to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten." Dr. Joan Firestone, guest speaker, is assistant professor and di- rector of the child develop- ment program, department of education, Mercy College of Detroit. She is the author of many articles on early childhood development. The public is welcome. Admission is free. field, membership vice president of the East Cen- tral board, also will partici- pate. Women from Ohio, In- diana, Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania will attend. All B'nai B'rith Women members as well as mem- bers of B'rith Units are eligible to attend. Regis- tration deadline is Thurs- day. For details, call Mrs. Zonder, 661-4326; or Cookie Greenberg, 552-8150. Local philatelist group to gather The Detroit/Oak Park Stamp Club, Society of Is- rael Philatelists, will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Oak Park Community Cen- ter. Nominations will be taken for club officers. Iry Girer will present a lecture on Graf Zeppelin postmarks. A trading bourse will precede the meeting, and refreshments will be served_. 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