PRESENTING A SPECIAL SPRING PREVIEW OF Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of glasnost. Michel Green, chairman of the European Maccabi, told the meeting that Soviet Jews have been holding their own little Maccabiahs in a Moscow suburb. Green said his branch of the organization has invited 50 Soviet Jewish • athletes to make the trip to Israel. Other first-time par- ticipants at this year's Mac- cabiah in July are expected from Cuba, Hungary, Singapore, Hong Kong, Por- tugal and South Korea. The "Bar Mitzvah Mac- cabiah" will be the largest ever, with more than 3,500 sportsmen and women from 40 countries joining 1,000 Israeli athletes to compete in 29 sports. 1989 SUMMER SHOES FEATURING Sesto Meucci & Barefoot Originals 6' VA21 Please Join Us for Coffee and Pastries and Meet Our Special Guest Robert Krass, Consultant SATURDAY, MARCH 4th Take Advantage of Our Special 15% OFF SHOE GALLERY New AIDS Drug Found By Jews London, (JTA) — Three Jewish scientists are leading the development of a new drug that may provide hope for people with AIDS. Professor Raymond Dwek, 47, of Oxford University's Ex eter College heads the Oxford Glycobiology Unit, which developed the drug, dubbed Oxaid. Dr. Gary Jacob, 41, of New York, is director of the Searle support group, which works with the unit. The research is supported by Searle Phar- maceuticals, a subsidiary of the Monsanto Co. The third scientist is Dr. Abraham Karpas, 51, who holds dual Israeli-British na- tionality and is assistant director of research at Cam- bridge University's clinical school. Oxaid has been patented by Oxford University. It has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for testing on people in the United States. The tests are scheduled to start in a few weeks. "In a test tube, it's a cure," Dwek told the Jewish Chronicle. But Jacobs cautioned that "until there is some human testing and response, we are trying to temper our excite- ment." Dwek explained that Oxaid works by altering the coating of the virus that causes AIDS, or acquired immune deficien- cy syndrome, an invariably fatal disease. "It breaks the cycle of viral replication, and therefore the virus does not go on to infect other cells," he said. Possible side effects will not be known until after testing. ENTIRE STOCK (Saturday Only) (Previous Sales and Layaways Excluded) 15 Mile and Orchard Lake Road — West Bloomfield Plaza 851-5470 SAVE FROM 20% TO 50%* MARV SAYS CUSTOM WALL MIRROR SPECIALISTS TUB & SHOWER ENCLOSURES MIRRORED BIFOLD OR SLIDING DOORS INSULATED GLASS REPLACED MOBIL AUTO GLASS SERVICE TABLE TOPS STORM DOORS & WINDOWS PATIO DOOR WALLS REPLACED STORMS & SCREENS • REPAIRED Specializing In • Custom Bedrooms • Wall Units • Dining Rooms 48x18x27 $195" SOFA TABLE 24x22x22 $145" - END TABLE 36x36x16 $17500 COCKTAIL TABLE DESIGN IT INC. GLASS & AUTO TRIM CUSTOM WALL MIRRORS TIRES & ACCESSORIES VISIT OUR SHOWROOM 'Suggested List Price SOUTHFIELD: 24777 Telegraph 353-2500 Other locations: Wayne and Lincoln Park VOTED DETROIT MONTHLY'S #1 CHOICE FOR EYEWEAR WITH OVER 4,000 FRAMES Keith Schare Designer 471-3223 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 23