._ 22 • Friday, July 12, 1985 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS NEWS We wish to express to all our caring, wonderful friends and relatives our deepest gratitude for all your concern, support and generosity during Michelle's recent illness. THE ROSEN FAMILY HERB, JOAN, ELLEN, LAUREN AND MICHELLE S — Beautiful hand written envelopes for your • Weddings • Parties • Bar Mitzvahs • Etc. * Sensibly Priced * Call Susan at 258-9574 MIDWEST MACCABI GAMES BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 11-15 AUGUST 18-21, 1985 v ir JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, COLUMBUS, OHIO SPORTS: Basketball, soccer, swimming, tennis, racquetball, track, plus opening and closing ceremonies, home hospitality, cultural and social events. Openings still exist on delegation to represent this com- munity in the Games. Contact Physical Education De- partment of the Jewish Community Center 661-1000, Ext. 181 for details. 1,360 Fewer Jews Call Michigan Home The state of Michigan showed a net loss of 1,360 Jewish residents last year, according to the 1985 American Jewish Yearbook. The annual guide, published last month by the American Jewish Committee, ranks Michigan 12th in terms of Jewish population density among the 50 states. The 85,275 Jews living in Michigan constitute about 0.9 percent of the state's 9,069,000 residents, the guide reports. In contrast, New York's 1,879,955 Jews make up 10.6 percent of the state's total population. The Yearbook lists the Detroit-area Jewish population at 70,000, based on figures supplied by the Jewish Welfare Federation. In 1983, the Michigan popula- tion included 86,635 Jews, accord- ing to the guide. The net loss of 1,360 persons represents a 1.5 percent dip in the state's Jewish population. The Jewish population in the United States in 1984 was esti- mated by the Yearbook to be 5.817 million, an increase of 89,000 over the 1983 figure. Meanwhile, Florida registered the largest gain in Jewish popula- tion during 1984, substantially leading other sunbelt states which showed increases. Florida's gain of nearly 80,000 Jews pushed its total to 558,820, giving it the third largest concentration of Jews in the nation, following New York and New Jersey. Other states listing significant gains were primarily in the . Southwest: Arizona, 53,285, up 4,000; Colorado, 44,365, up al- most 3,000; and Texas, 78,470, up more than 1,000. The ten most populous Jewish states are New York, California, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsyl- vania, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Ohio and'Connecticut. Other statistical data in the 1985 Yearbook is presented in an article by Gary Tobin and Alvin Chenkin, "Recent Jewish Com- munity Population Studies: A Roundup." All cities studied, with the exception of Cleveland, re- ported a smaller mean household size than the 2.8 figure recorded by the National Jewish Popula- tion Study in 1970. Denver, Los Angeles and Miami showed the least number of Jews per family, with 2.2 members. According to the article, St. Louis households reported the largest annual incomes, with 43 percent earning more than $40,000 annually. The study showed a substantial variation among cities in the de- nominational affiliations of their Jewish residents. St. Louis and Milwaukee reported a larger per- centage of Reform Jews — 52 per- cent —than other denominations. Conservatives comprised the majority of Jews in Minneapolis- St. Paul and Seattle reported the largest concentration of Orthodox Jews at 15 percent. Detroit and Michigan statistics were not among those analyzed. Terrorist Acts Persist Thursday, July 11 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. See you at the Square' - Friday, July 12 & Saturday, July 13 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. IDE- WAL ALE Banjo player._ Northwestern Hwy. Bet.12 & 13 MI., Southfield " Israeli security officers search area where a bomb exploded in Neve Ya'akov. Tel Aviv (JTA) — Police de- tained 190 Arabs and 17 Jews Sunday in connection with three coinciding but apparently unre- lated terrorist acts in the Tel Aviv area. Arab terrorists are believed re- sponsible for a roadside explosion that injured five people slightly at a bus stop near Holon on the southern outskirts of Tel Aviv. A few minutes later, another road- side explosive detonated near Geha, a short distance away, without causing casualties. Two Israel Defense Force-type fragmentation grenades mean- while partially destroyed the un- used Hassan Bek mosque on the seashore between Tel Aviv and Jaffa. The grenades were thrown by an unidentifed youth according to two eyewitnesses who gave chase after shouting at him in Hebrew and English to stop. Police said the man, apparently a Jew, approached the watchman at the Hassan -Bek mosque to warn him there would be "trou- ble" if repairs on the mosque were not halted. He reportedly asked the watchman if he knew that Jews were being "murdered" in the West Bank. According to police, one of the 17 persons de- tained in connection with the gre- nade incident answered the de- scription given them by the eye- witnesses. Meanwhile, a bomb exploded in Jerusalem's. Neve Ya'akov neighborhood, injuring a seven- year-old boy.