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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1989
Subject to Prior Sale
U-M Medical Reunion
Slated Rosh Hashanah
RICHARD PEARL
Staff Writer
T
he University of Mich-
igan's Medical Center
Alumni Society
(MCAS) has promised 1990
won't repeat this year's
scheduling conflict — which
put its reunion Sept. 29-30,
the same weekend as Rosh
Hashanah.
But that isn't doing much
for Detroit-area radiologist
Morton B. Cash.
"I'm very irritated about
the whole thing," said Cash,
a 1959 U-M Medical School
graduate. "Basically, what
they're saying is, `Sorry, it's
too late; we won't do it again?
Considering many of the
Jewish physicians are in their
50's or older, this could be the
last reunion they would have,
he said. The next reunion for
those whose class years end in
"4" or "9" won't be until
1994, Cash said.
Ten letters and 12
telephone calls protesting the
scheduling were received by
MCAS "and a number of the
calls were duplicates of the
letters," said Catherine
Cureton, public relations
director for the U-M Medical
Center.
Cash said he wrote
Alphonse R. Burdi of Ann Ar-
bor, Alumni Society chair-
man; Olaf Haroldson, Jr., of
Princeton, N.J., the '59 class
president; and Dr. James
Duderstadt, .0-M president,
in an attempt to get the reu-
nion date changed.
Burdi, in a Jan. 27 letter,
responded, "I am sorry to
report that in spite of our ef-
forts to coordinate another
weekend, it was impossible.
"The MCAS leadership is
sensitive to the difficulty that
this causes for our consti
tuents," wrote Burdi, and
while MCAS was able to get
"some necessary elements
(for a reunion) like football
tickets and some meeting
rooms," it couldn't get the re-
quired number of guaranteed
hotel rooms and meeting
rooms.
In an earlier letter to Cash,
Burdi said, "It is hoped by the
MCAS leadership that it will
be possible to set a fall calen-
dar that does not conflict with
religious holy days. Letters
such as yours assist us in con-
veying our concerns to the
other campus leaders."
Cash said class president
Haroldson responded with
regret, but suggested "we
(Jewish graduates) perhaps
could have our own reunion
on Thursday, Sept. 28." Cash
questioned whether
graduates outside the state
would want to travel for such
a meeting.
Cash said an April 4 letter
from Duderstadt's secretary,
Robin M. Jacoby, said the
scheduling conflict was "quite.
insensitive" and "we feel bad-
ly" that rescheduling isn't
possible.
"What I can't understand is
why they picked that date in
the first place," said Cash.
A classmate of his, or-
thopedic surgeon Herb.
Kaufer of Ann Arbor, said, "I
don't sense any malice (in the
scheduling). I think it was ig-
norance." He estimated there
are 60 to 70 Jewish students
in each 200-member U-M
medical school class.
Kaufer said he once made a
similar mistake, scheduling a
fall medical meeting with the
surgery department faculty
on Yom Kippur. "I never did
that again," he said, noting
the protests. ❑
Temple Holds
Childbirth Class
Temple Israel, Temple Kol
Ami, Sinai Hospital and
Jewish Experiences for
Families (J.E.F.F.) are spon-
soring "La Mazel: An Ap-
proach to Childbirth Educa-
tion and Jewish Family Life,"
beginning 7 p.m. Thursday at
Temple Israel.
This seven-week childbirth
preparation course, taught by
a nurse from Sinai, also will
focus on teaching Reform
couples the rites and tiruals
of becoming a Jewish fmaily.
There is a charge. For infor-
mation, call Temple Israel,
661-5700.
Home For Aged
Cites Volunteers
The Jewish Home for Aged
will honor its volunteer corps
on May 7 at 1 p.m. at the
home's Fleischman Resi-
dence/Blumberg Plaza. A buf-
fet lunch will be served and
an awards program will
follow. Theme for the day is
"Thanks a Bunch."
Dan Clark, president of the
home's board of directors, will
welcome the honorees and
present the Volunteer of the
Year Award. Prentis Manor
Administrator Marcia Mit-
telman will recognize and
distribute awards to
volunteers who have served
2,000 hours or more.
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