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ISII NEWS
SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY
MAY 25, 1984
Walk for Israel
is a big splash
BY ALAN HITSKY
News Editor
Michael Feldman, chairman of
Detroit's first Walk for Israel, gave
the signal Sunday morning as the
rains continued to pour down. The
200 hardy remnants of the Children
of Israel might have hoped that the
Red Sea would part again, but only
the puddles splashed apart as they
began their 18-kilometer (for Chai,
or 11-mile) trek on behalf of the
United Jewish Appeal.
The steady morning rain had re-
duced the number of walkers from
the advance registration of 600. The
walk and the Israel Independence
Day festivities, however, were
termed a rousing success by Feldman
and his Independence Day counter-
part, Rosalie Dean. The 200 walkers,
rain gear and all, turned in more
than $6,000 in cash for the United
Jewish Appeal, and the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation has been receiving
checks all week from those less-
intrepid- souls who decided to stay dry
in Egypt rather than face "Moses"
Feldman's sea.
(Persons who collected contribu-
tions but were unable to walk be-
cause of the weather are asked to
send the contributions to Judith
Schwartz, Walk coordinator, Jewish -
Welfare Federation, 163 Madison,
Detroit 48226.)
Although drenched during the
early going, the hikers who com-
pleted the round trip from the
Hechtman Federation Apartments to
Pine Lake Mall and back found bet':
ter weather in the later stages.
Michael Berke, his father Al and son
Mark all completed the Walk, with
the two younger Berkes being the
first to cross the finish line at the
Jewish Community Center. Al Berke
received a prize for being the first
senior citizen to complete the Walk.
Allen Braver and Joe Silbers-
hein tied for the lead in gaining the
most sponsors — 28 — and they were
joined in receiving prizes by Mark
Simmer, Eleanor Fradis, Laura
Mathews, Marc Cohen, Steven
Gursten, Sophie Ulinoff, Dan Green-
berg, Abra J. Kline, Benji Greenberg,
Ruth Flam, Shirley Warner, Liz
Greenberg and Al Berke.
When the walkers straggled
back to the Jewish Center, they
found a highly-organized Israel In-
dependence Day celebration in pro-
gress. More than 30 organizations
had information tables, displays and
audio-visual presentations set up in
the lobby area. The adjacent
Shiffman Hall was transformed into
a downtown Jerusalem market place
under street signs bearing the dis-
tinctive names of Dizengoff Street,
Jaffa Road, Hayarkon, King David
and Ben-Yehuda Street.
Celebration participants were
able to sit at tables in the center of
the hail while enjoying bagels, felafel
and other refreshments. Merchants
at booths, stalls and tables around
the outside walls hawked their
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CLOSE-UP
IVAN THE NOTABLE
Ivan Bloch, is up for 14 Tonys but the
41Pr local Broadway producer prefers to
avoid the spotlight.
H
BY ALAN ABRAMS
Special to The Jewish News
e lunches with superstars produced on Broadway this season
like Robert De Niro and Jack received seven Tony nominations
Lemmon.
apiece, making him eligible for a
He gets regular phone calls from sweep of 14 Tony awards on June 3.
Senator Ted Kennedy and President-
Neil Simon sends him his new
ial candidate Walter Mondale.
scripts just to get his opinion.
Both of the two plays he has co- Continued on. Page 14
Kim. Goldstein and Sara Newman share
an umbrella during Sunday's Walk for
Israel.