THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
8 Friday, February 28, 1986
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DANIEL S. LAZAR D.P.M. 548-6633
AMERICAN
SOCIETY FOR
Detroit
TECHNION- Chapter
ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
guest speaker .. .
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
❑ In 1960, with his wife Iris, founded Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) for
research and development in synthetic amorphous materials
❑ In 1984 set up Ovonic Synthetic Materials Company as a division of ECD for
application of engineered materials of hard coatings for cutting tools that are
resistant to abrasion and corrosion; high performance hard magnets and
x-ray mirrors for scientific, medical and industrial uses.
❑ Has more than 100 U.S. patents for such 'devices as:
• nonvolatile, programmable high density memories
• photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight directly into electricity
• an instant dry process, ultra-high resolution photographic film that does not
use silver
• high resolution, erasable, high density optical memory for microfiche
systems and video discs.
• thin film transistor for driving flat panel displays
topic . . .
Science and Technology
and the World Economy
chairman . . .
Julius J. Harwood
• former president, Detroit Chapter, American. Society for Technion
• vice president, Energy Conversion Devices Inc. and president and chief
executive of Ovonic Synthetic Materials Company of ECD
• former director (retired) of the Material Sciences, Engineering and Research
Staff, Ford Motor Company
7:45 p.m. Tuesday
MAR. 18
UNITED HEBREW SCHOOLS
21550 West 12 Mile Rood/Southfield
Continued from preceding page
Under the auspices of the
that the tiny and "dying" Jewish Jewish Welfare Federation, and
community in Czechoslovakia is funded in part by Federation's
suppressed in all its activities. United Jewish Charities and the
Yes, the elderly, who don't pre- Jewish Agency for Israel, Project
sent any potential threat to the Otzma will provide participants
government, are allowed to with an opportunity to learn
gather on Saturdays or attend about Israel's history, language,
services, but the young Jewish culture and lifestyle.
people are frequently interro-
The students will spend their
gated by secret police after visit- first three months on a kibbutz,
ing the Jewish Community Cen- dividing their time between lan-
ter, and thus threatened.
guage study, work and integra-
No events for young people are tion into the social and cultural
taking place any more (the situa- life of the kibbutz.
tion got even worse in the past
The fourth through seventh
few years, which just shows the months will be devoted to public
superficiality of the U.S. "annual service work, according to the
report"). The arrangement of the student's interests and abilities,
exhibition "Precious Legacy," in Project Renewal neighbhor-
which was attended by many hood with Jews from North Af-
Americans, was just a comedy rica and the Middle East.
well played by the Czechoslovak
In their remaining months,
government.
participants will work on an ag-
The
Jewish
I enjoy reading
ricultural moshav (farm), work
News very much: I just don't with children in Youth Aliyah
agree with overemphasizing the centers and get hands-on experi-
fact that the Jewish nation is a ence at reforestation camps and
nation of humanity, progress,
sites.
democracy. These facts are true, archeological
The participants, drawn from
but I don't think they brought communities
throughout the
any good to us. On the other United States, will
travel exten-
hand, other nations are not so sively, learning the land
of Israel,
humanistic; and concerning the
well as her people.
relationship to the Jews they've as For
information on Project
never been humanistic at all.
contact Tom Wexelberg-
I think people like Meir Otzma,
Kahane, so many times con- Clouser at. Federation, 965-3939.
demned by everybody (including
your newspaper), is of greater
(positive) importance for the U-IIII Sponsors
Jews than any representative of Israel Day
the Jewish humanism.
The second annual Israel Con-
Ivan Zador
ference Day will be held March
23, beginning at 10 a.m. at the
Rebuttal To Soviets
University of Michigan.
Lectures, workshops, movies
Right On Target
and presentations exploring a
Your article on the Novosti large variety of social, cultural
news release was right on target and technological (as well as
(Purely Commentary, Feb. 14). political) aspects of Israel will be
The testimony of Anatoly featured.
Shcharansky should lay to rest
Experts on Israel's art, litera-
any questions about which nation ture, film, agriculture, architec-
practices anti-Semitism as a mat- ture, archeology, economy, inter-
national trade and politics will
ter of state policy.
You were very kind to give my facilitate the various programs.
brief remarks such prominence. I They have been assembed from
the faculty of the University of
appreciate it.
William S. Broomfield Michigan and other institutions
throughout the United States
Member of Congress
and Israel.
The 1986 ICD will open with a
Mentally Ill
keynote address at the Rackham
Amphitheater followed by three
Effort Lauded
sessions (morning, noon, and af-
The organization called ternoon). Each session will in-
Kadima which will open a home clude several parallel workshops
for the mentally ill has long been on various topics given by a
a necessity in our area. I would variety of speaker-participants.
like to see the entire Jewish The Conference will end with a
community get behind this second general session.
enormous effort.
During the entire day other Is-
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rael related activities will take
place in the building: feature and •
specialty films, a display of read-
ing materials about Israel and
interest group booths.
Seek Young Adults various
The conference will take place
A few
openings
remain for at Rackham School of Graduate
For
Israel
Trip
young adults to live the adven- Studies. Registration takes place
a.m. willbis
at
Fre9e:3e0
e provided.
u .
r t m
ro ofg sa
u o e, t the Pram
ture of spending a year working, H iSponsors
in Judaic Studies, B'nai B'rith
touring and learning in Israel.
Project "Otzma" (Hebrew for
8 :ruin di nactli Union, Stu-
1 l p ;11 F Foundation,
strength) is open to persons age dents for Israel, Progressive
18--24 on a one-year fellowship Zionist Caucus, Jewish Law Stu-
beginning in August 1986. All dents' Union, Israeli Student
costs, less a small registration Association, Institute of Students
fee, are taken care of. and Faculty
on
Israel.
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