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Members of his family are interested in sports, but not to the extent Cohen is. His father, a clothing store owner, is "real good" in racquetball. Brother Jeff excels at soccer, while sister Laura swims. DeRoven said he played tennis and golf and at one time snowskied and waterskied, but no longer does. He didn't care for high school or college sports. "I'm not good at team sports and I didn't like them. I like doing any sports I did on an individual basis." Wife Risa is actively involved in aerobics, doing it for her own benefit and teaching as well. DeRoven said it was she who got him interested in exercise. "I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for her." The slim, athletic-looking De- Roven admitted that he was once a heavy smoker and a slob. He had just graduated from dental school, ate poorly, smoked heavily and got no exercise in addition to being overweight. "I just didn't feel good," he said. Risa, then his fiancee, bought him a membership to the Vic Tanny health club, but he just wasn't motivated. One day, he read an article about the annual Detroit Free Press marathon, and decided "I'd better do something for myself." He quit smoking cold turkey, and began running for exercise. He read a lot about running, kept up his regular jaunts and watched as the weight kept com- ing off. In 1980, he entered his first Free Press marathon. He trained with a neighbor and gave himself a goal: he had to finish the race in less than four hours. He made it in 3:51. Soon he was finishing long dis- tance races in the top half of his age group. "I get a lot of satisfac- tion completing the race and knowing I'm doing the best I can do." His in-laws and his wife are his biggest supporters. Wife Risa is delighted that he is participating in the Triathlon. "I'm real excited about it. It's a real big accomplishment for him. But, I'm a little nervous because it involves So much physical effort," she said. Does she care how high he finishes3"I just want him to finish in good health and walk away from it." Cohen said his family, too, is supportive of his decision to enter the competition. "They really like it. It keeps me out of trouble." Secretly, both are probably hop- ing to reach the top spot. But Cohen looks at it a little more realistically. "I think I can be in the top 75." Hopefully, they'll do better. ❑ Immersion Protest Ends at PREMIER CENTER MALL 26400 W. 12 Mile at Northwestern Highway Southfield, Michigan 48034 ALL THE FANTASTIC GEMINI SUPPLIES AND SERVICES Executive Gifts • Candy • Printing Cards • Office Furniture • Rubber Stamps Decorating and Design . Services "Free Delivery"? (313) 353-3355 Jerusalem (JTA) — A four- week sit-down strike by Ethio- pian Jews outside chief rabbi- nate headquarters ended last Wednesday after the strike lead- ers were convinced that the chief rabbis would formally endorse an accord reached in a bitter dis- pute over the Ethiopian immig- rants' status as Jews. The two chief rabbis, Mor- dechai ,Eliahu (Sephardic) and Avraham Shapiro (Ashkenazic) had demanded that the emigres submit to ritual immersion, a religious conversion rite, before they would be allowed to marry. The Ethiopians considered this a gross insult that questioned their authenticity as Jews. After weeks of negotiations in which Premier Shimon Peres personally intervened, an agreement was reached whereby a panel of 'Ethiopian kessim (el- ders) would investigate the fam- ily history of each couple apply- ing for a marriage certificate to ascertain they were Jewish by halachic standards. The marriage registrars will be required to accept the find- ings of the kessim, except where the evidence was insufficient, and ritual conversion would waived. The immigrants said they would have several couples from around the country apply for marriage licenses under the agreement to test its sincerity and workability. Ethiopians Starve Chicago — At least 87 Ethio- pian Jews have died in the past few months as famine continues to spread across Ethiopia, ac- cording to reports released by the American Association of Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ). Reports indicated that the deaths might have numbered as many as 300, but confirmation was not com- pleted. Suffering from starvation and governmental restrictions, 6,000-7,000 Jews await rescue from Ethiopia to Israel. "The recent death list in Ethiopia should unsettle those who think that either the famine is not so severe in Ethiopia or that all the Jews have been rescued," stated Nathan Shapiro, president of AAEJ.