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A Tay-Sachs screening pro- gram will be one of the services offered at the Oct. 13th Com- munity Fair sponsored by the Jewish Welfare Federation and The Jewish News. There will be a charge for the screening, which will be held at the Sinai Hospital booth from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at the Maple-Drake Jewish Community Center. The Detroit Metropolitan Area Tay-Sachs Screening Pro- gram is conducted under the joint auspices of Sinai Hospital of Detroit and the Genetic Counseling Clinic of Henry Ford Hospital. The program screens child-bearing-age adults to de- tect the presence of a particular genetic trait. Whenever both parents carry the Tay-Sachs gene there is a 25 percent chance that each pregnancy will produce a child with Tay-Sachs. This will happen only when the offspring inherits the Tay- Sachs gene from each of its par- ents. If either parent is not a carrier, the couple cannot pro- duce a Tay-Sachs child. An apparently healthy baby with the defective gene will begin to show signs of the dis- ease at approximately six months, with progressiVeloss of physical skills, blindness, men- tal retardation and coma. The progress of the illness is irrever- sible, ending in death by the fourth or fifth year. If a couple learns that they are both carriers, they are re- ferred to the Genetic Counseling Clinic of Henry Ford Hospital, where they will be told what the alternatives are and can decide which option to choose. They may decide to have no natural children, but to adopt. Or, they may choose to have each preg- nancy monitored by amniocen- tesis, a relatiVely safe and sim- ple test which can identify the fetus that will develop Tay- Sachs. A pregnancy in which the fetus with Tay-Sachs is identified can be therapeutically terminated. The only way to prevent Tay-Sachs is to detect the couples who are both Tay-Sachs carriers and can transmit the disease to their offspring. The tests will be performed by a laboratory technician from Sinai Hospital. Assisting will be volunteers from B'nai B'rith Women. Oct. 13 Fair To Have Variety Of Entertainment 50%-70% OFF ALL NAME BRANDS • Vertical Blinds • Levolor Blinds • Pleated Shades • Wood Blinds Free Professional Measure at No Obligation Free in Home Design Consulting THE BLIND SPOT The Congress Building 30555 Southfield Rd. Suite 255 Southfield, Michigan 48076 Showrbom by Appointment 644-1001 The 1983 community walk for Soviet Jewry. Question: Where can you lis- ten to Israeli folk music, learn about Soviet Jewry, challenge a computer and have your portrait drawn? Answer: At the Community Fair, set for Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Fair hours are 2:30 to 6 p.m. The Fair is being sponsored jointly by the Jewish Welfare Federation and The Jewish News in conjunction with We Walk As One, which is scheduled to begin with 1 p.m. registration at Hechtman Fed- eration Apartments. People of all ages will be walking in a show of solidarity to raise funds for Detroit's Allied Jewish Cam- paign. The entire day will be a celebration of our partnership with Israel and the Jewish People. The Fair will have more than 30 display booths, representing Federation's member agencies, area synagogues and organiza- tions affiliated with the Jewish Community Council. The pro- gram is designed to create a greater awareness of the com- munity services these organiza- tions perform. At each booth, visitors will be able to speak with staff members and volun- teers, collect' informational