I SYNAGOGUES I Ntaciton The ewish. °rah Network of 'Michigan 131111g Continued from Page 36 Lea Invites ou 'Participate In al fve Education An 'Exciting `Uhe9hiption9 ot, Jewish /au' Fascinating insights into the structure and development of Jewish law Date: Time: Wed., Oct. 26, 1988 7:45 pm Registration 8:00 - 9:00 pm Lecture 9:00 - 9:45 pm Open Discussion Location: Machon L'Torah/Jewish Learning Network of Michigan 15221 W. Ten Mile Rd. Oak Park, Michigan' Lecturer, Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo of 0 h r Someyach Tannenbaum College Jerusalem, Israel A well known Jewish philosopher highly regarded for his ability to connect age-old wisdom with contemporary Jewish living. Please RSVP by calling: 967-0888 or 967-0887 * No Charge x:x x:x * Refreshments THANK YOU FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER KADIMA Association for Jewish Residential Care P.O. Box 104 Lathrup Village, MI 48076 350-9540 Janet Aronofff, Pres. 38 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1988 Sadeghan with El Al Israel Airlines and married a young nurse. It was a comfortable life until 1978, when the Shah was overthrown. The Ayatollah's forces stormed the El AL office and Sadeghan escaped to Israel. Yet, he returned to Iran for his wife. The two had a daughter, Emilia, and Sadeghan found a job teaching in the school where he had once studied. He was fired from the position when revolutionaries discovered him. To support his family, Sadeghan sold his paintings. He also began composing what he called "some sad pieces" for guitar and pain- ting works that were "cold in feeling." As hostility toward Jews and other minorities increas- ed, Sadeghan realized he had to leave Iran. His wife refus- ed to come with him. "This was a matter of life and death," Sadeghan said of his decision to escape Iran. Leaving almost all his posessions for his wife, Sadeghan began his journey in June 1987. Sadeghan passed through all checkpoints on the way to Afghanistan except the last. Then he was told to stop but ignored the order. A guard fired at the car and shot at Sadeghan. A bullet passed just two inches from his head. Sadeghan's trials did not end once he passed into Afghanistan. The constant blasting of sirens signaled Soviet air raids, and Sadeghan had almost no food and water for a week. Tired and hungry, Sadeghan arrived in Pakistan. He survived by sell- ing paintings until he obtain- ed a visa to Austria and later to the United States. Today, Sadeghan lives in Los Angeles and continues painting and performing. "I never forget my bitter past," Sadeghan said, "and every moment in my life I en- joy to paint and play my guitar?' Adat Shalom Hosts Monson Dr. Rela Geffen Monson will serve as scholar-in-residence at Adat Shalom Synagogue Oct. 29 and 30. A sociologist, Dr. Monson is a. graduate of Columbia University and the Teachers Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Dr. Monson's major re- Dr. Rela Monson . search has been in the field of sociology of religion. She has studied changing family pat- terns, intermarriage, the evolving role of women in the synagogue, Jewish teen issues and other topics. On Oct. 29, Dr. Monson will deliver the Shabbat sermon on "Making It as a Jew in the Decade of the 90s." She will also speak on "The Future of the Jewish Community is What You Make It" before the congregation's bar/bat mitz- vah candidates and their parents at a brunch at 11 a.m. Oct. 30. For information, call the synagogue, 851-5100. Temple Honors Voice Of Reason The Birmingham Temple will honor the Voice of Reason, now known as Americans for Religious Liberty this weekend. At 8:30 p.m. today, featured speakers will be Howard Simon, Michigan director of the American Civil Liberties Union; John M. Swomley, president, Americans for Religious Liberty; Lynne 'Master, founding president, Voice of Reason; and Rabbi Sherwin Wine, co-fourider and director, Voice of Reason. An Oneg Shabbat will follow. On Saturday, the program will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with a buffet lunch, workshops and featured speakers Carol King, former president of National Organization of Women- Michigan; Harold Norris, pro- fessor of constitutional law, Detroit College of Law; and Edd Doerr, executive director, Americans for Religious Liberty. There is a charge: Reserva- tions for Saturday are re- quired today. Call the temple office, 477-1410, for information.