LOCAL NEWS Who Lived In Your Ancestral House' In the 4th book of the Torah, Bemidbar, Moses is instructed by 0-d to "Take a census of the whole Israelite community by the clans of its ancestral houses, listing the names, every male, head by head."Jewish descent has remained constant through the centuries — traced through a person's IC HIGAN father. Here in the Detroit area, members of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan are in- vestigating these links to the past, to their ancestral houses — their mishpachah. The Society, founded in 1983, functions to educate its members in how to collect family historical/genealogical data and to create a wider interest in genealogy in the Jewish community. Our members are researching their ancestral shtetls in Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Germany, as well as in the United States and Israel. Although most of our research is done by mail, some members have been to Poland and Russia for a first-hand look at what their ancestors considered their "home town." Our members collect a wealth of material here in the U.S., such as first papers and census records. We also collect data in Israel and Poland (where records were thought not to exist). We meet bi-monthly and share our successes and failures. We have experts and authors speak on genealogy. We take field trips to investigate what records are available or can be ordered. For example, two years ago we mef at the Burton Wing of the Detroit Public Library. In 1987, we toured the LDS Genealogical Library in Bloomfield Hills. The library has indexes to over six million rolls of microfilm, much of it Jewish and European in origin. Primarily we share with each other and provide advice on how to proceed when one's own research appears to be at a dead end. We publish a newsletter three times yearly. The newsletter is filled with ideas on how to research, who to write, and what to look for. It contains articles and material published by other U.S., Israeli, and European Jewish genealogical groups. We would be happy to share our knowledge with you. Call either our Membership Vice President, Barbara Koltonow at 851-7575, or our President, Stanley Finkelstein, at 557-2624 for information. Our first meeting of the year is September 10th, so don't delay! Program: "Jewish Detroit From 1850 To Today" by Aid & Miriam Kushner at Temple Beth- El's Library & Archives, Thursday, September 10, 8:00 p.m. Coffee/Refreshments. No Charge. Come join us all weekend and help contribute to the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. HUNTERS SQUARE/TALLY HALL Violinist Perlman Due For Tribute to Allan Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will play a special selection of Jewish and classical music at the Lubavitch concert and dinner in honor of Norman Allan. The event will take place at Detroit's Masonic Ibmple on Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. Paul Bor- man and David Hermelin are honorary chairmen and Fred Ferber is chairman. Attorney General Frank Kelly and Judge Avern Cohn head the Judges and Lawyer's Committee. Perlman was honored by President Reagan with the "Medal of Liberty" in 1986. Perlman has appeared with every major orchestra and in recitals worldwide. Perlman's recordfligs, on the EMI/Angel, Deutsche Grammophon, CBS Master- works, London/Decca and RCA labels, regularly appear on the best-seller charts and have won numerous Grammy Awards. Harvard, Yale, Brandeis and Hebrew Univer- sity in Jerusalem are among the many institutions which have awarded him honorary doctorate degrees. On television, Perlman has entertained on shows such as Itzhak Perlman Sesame Street, several Live from Lincoln Center broad- casts and the PBS special A Musical Toast, which he hosted. Tickets to the black-tie- optional concert are tax- deductible. Dinner and con- cert will begin at 6 p.m. Free valet parking is available. For information, call Chabad Lubavitch, 737-7000. ORCHARD LAKE ROAD AT FOURTEEN MILE • FARMINGTON HILLS • 855-3444 ADL Trains Speakers our specialty IMAMONDS ■ Over three generations of service, value confidence & professionalism fir. A igt 0- tiit‘ ' 4 1/1711 f t, af.t sw The Finest Expressions of Love comes from GEM DIAMOND SPECIALIST Established 1919 AWARDED CERTIFICATE BY WA IN GRADING & EVALUATION 30400 TELEGRAPH RD., BIRMINGHAM, MI 48010, SUITE 134 64 FRIDAY, SEPT. 4, 1987 HOURS: Doily 10:00-5:30 Thurs. 10:00-8:30 Sor. 10:00-5:00 FINE. JEWELERS 642.5575 The Michigan Regional Ad- visory Board of the Anti- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith announced plans for a six-part program to train Jewish community leaders in speaking about the Midlde East. Planned in conjunction with the ADL's Middle East Committee, led by Dr. Richard Krugel, and board members Dr. Marvin Sonne and Barbara Robinson, the program features six three- hour sessions beginning in October and running through December. There is a registration fee. It entitles participants to the materials, if they attend the session and if they are a bona fide representative of a Jewish community organiza- tion. Admission is allowed on- ly by pre-registration. The sessions are planned for Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings: at 9 a.m. Oct. 11, Nov. 22 and Dec. 13; and at 7 p.m. Oct. 21, Nov. 4 and Dec. 2. Topics include: "The History of Israel and Zionism"; "Geo-Politics of the Region"; "The Arab-Israel Conflict"; "The Relationship. of Israel and the U.S."; `Ques- tions from Audiences, -How to Deal with Them"; "How to Make a PresentatiOn." Leading the sessions, are Prof. Todd Endleman (University of Michigan); Prof. Zvi Gitelman (University of Michigan); Kenneth Jacobson (ADL's Director of Middle Eastern Affairs); Prof. Raymond Tanter (University of Michigan); Gerald Flanz- baum (speaker-trainer for ADL and UJA); Roberta "Jeff" Daily (Oakland University). For information, contact the ADL, 353-3730. Early Deadline The Jewish News will have an early editorial deadline for the issue of Oct. 2. All local news, in- cluding organizational, clubs, weddings, engage- ments, anniversaries, must be in The Jewish News of- fices no later than noon Sept. 23. Late copy will be used the following week if it is still timely.