LOCAL NEWS
JUNE FORECAST:
Tapper's sizzles
with our
"T.G.I.T." Summer
Celebration
June marks the beginning of summer and at Tapper's the
entire month is sizzling with excitement. We're celebrating
summer with very special "Thank Goodness it's
Thursday" events.
Start the month with a splash and dive into the cool
splendor of our T.G.IT. Pearl Show on June 1. Then don your
shades for Tapper's glittering T.G.IT. Gem Show on June 8.
June 15 find out what hot is all about this summer at our
T.G.I:T. Designer Show. June 22, the forecast is shiny and
cooler for our TG.IT Best of Summer Silver Show. And on
June 29, the climate is right for a change at our TG.IT
Diamond Remount Show. Thursdays aren't the only days
we're celebrating so check the list of events below.
June 1 - T.G.I.T. Pearl Show. Take advantage of this rare oppor-
tunity to view our tremendous selection of pearls. We feature
Mikimoto. Save 30% ,off retail today only.
June 2 - Diamond Anniversary Ring Spectacular. -You'll be
dazzled by our incredible selection. All anniversary rings discount
priced. 30% off retail today only.
June 5 - Watch Strap and Battery Clinic. Replace your worn
watch band with the latest style from our wide selection at 30% off
retail today only.
June 6 - Spring Cleaning. Make your jewelry sparkle with a
complementary cleaning (3 piece limit). Gemsonic cleaners 30% off
retail today only.
June 7 - A graduation Gift Special. See our selection of specially
priced graduation gifts. Writing instruments from Mont Blanc, Cross
and Yaffa are 30% off retail today only.
June 8 - T.G.I.T. Gem Show. This is a once in a lifetime oppor-
tunity to view the most extensive collection of rare and unusual
gems. Emeralds, rubies, one-of-a-kind gems and the latest fantasy cut
Munsteiner gems, all at 30% off retail, today only.
June 13 - Father's Day Gift Show. See our wide selection of gifts
for Dad, and save 30% off retail on all men's jewelry and accessories
purchased today.
June 15 - T.G.I:T. Designer Show. See the jewelry that's on the
cutting edge of design and meet the four nationally renowned
designers behind it. All designer pieces are specially priced at 30%
off retail during the show.
June 19 - Jewelry Appraisals. This week only, the first item is
free. That's a savings of $20. By appointment only.
June 21 - Summer Sensational Ankle Bracelets. No one has a
larger selection than Tapper's. Many are custom designs. All are 30%
off retail today only.
June 22 - T.G.IT. Silver Show Meet the nationally known design
team of Nancy and David and see their new summer line as well as
Tapper's own distinctive collection. Save a tempting 30% off retail on
all silver purchases today only.
June 27 The Great Earring Trade-In. Bring in your 14 kt and
18 kt earrings without a mate today, and save 30% off retail on a
new pair.
June 29 - T.G.IT. Diamond Remount Show. Redesign and
remount your diamond or other gems at Tapper's today and 'save
30% off retail on our vast selection of contemporary and classic
mountings.
Join the celebration at our "Thank Goodness it's Thursday"
events and discover the pleasure of shopping at Tapper's.
Where every detail matters and every customer is important ...
and "T.G.IT" always means "Thank Goodness it's Tapper's".
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Passage To Freedom Gains
Local And Congressional Help
ALAN HITSKY
Associate Editor
T
he American Jewish
community is contin-
uing efforts in
Washington to increase the
number of visas for Soviet
Jews. At the same time, Con-
gress is - working on a sup-
plemental appropriation of
$75 million for the American
Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee and the Hebrew
Immigrant Aid Society to
resettle Soviet Jews.
Mark Talisman brought
that word to Detroit on Tues-
day at the second major gifts
meeting for the national
Passage to Freedom cam-
paign. The meeting at the
home of David and Doreen
Hermelin brought to $1.8
million the amount raised by.
Detroiters since mid-April to
help resettle Soviet Jews. The
Jewish Welfare Federation
has set a goal of $2.5 million
for Passage to Freedom.
The $75 million targeted in
Congress is the same as the
national goal for the
campaign.
Talisman, director of the
Washington office- of the
Council of Jewish Federa-
tions, called the supplemental
appropriation in Congress
this week "part of the loving
relationship that has existed
between Washington and the
Jewish community since
1978."
Talisman traced the history
of the Soviet Jewry emigra-
tion movement over the last
two decades. As an aide to
Congressman Charles Vanik
of Ohio, Talisman drafted the
Jackson Vanik Amendment
in 1971 that tied U.S.-Soviet
trade to increased Soviet
Jewish emigration.
Jackson Vanik worked for a
decade, Talisman said, until
51,000 Soviet Jews were
granted permission to leave
the Soviet Union in 1979. But
the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan and President
Jimmy Carter's cancellation
of U.S. participation in the
Olympic Games in response
curtailed the flow. In 1986,
only 912 Soviet Jews were
allowed to leave.
"Lenin did a wonderful job,"
Talisman told his Detroit au-
dience. "The Soviet Jews are
not Jewish. But as every
Soviet Jew will tell you, they
are not allowed to forget they
are Jews."
The ascent of Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev and his
visit to the United States in
Mark Talisman sees gains.
December, 1987, presented
the U.S. Jewish community
with ari opportunity to turn
things around. Talisman went
out on a limb by predicting
100,000 American Jews
would demonstrate on the
Mall. He even mortgaged his
house to pay for shuttle buses.
The 265,000 persons who
jammed the Mall on behalf of
Soviet Jewry marked the
third largest march in the
history of Washington,
Talisman said.
And the numbers of Soviet
emigres have been increasing.
This year, 40,000 are expected
to leave, Talisman said. He
predicted another 100,000
Soviet Jews will emigrate
next year.
"We have won. Form the
word on your lips: 'victory? "
He said the Jewish com-
munity has no choice as to
when the Soviets allow the
Jews to leave, "but this is a
wonderful opportunity .. .
The JDC is taking Leninized
Jews and teaching them
songs and rudimentary
Hebrew in just three weeks."
Congress is cooperating, in
spite of the federal deficit, by
appropriating funds.
Talisman implored the
Jewish community to do its
part.
Talisman noted a dilemma
created by the new exodus:
Israel vs. the United States as
the destination of Soviet
Jews. He said Israel does not
control its own visas in
Moscow, but this will change
as diplomatic relations bet-
ween Israel and the Soviet
Union are restored. He
predicted direct flights bet-
ween Moscow and Tel Aviv
and a halt in the Soviets'
anti-Israel propaganda.
The Soviets stopped jamm-
ing Kol Yisrael radio Pk
months ago and will allow
10,000 Israelis to visit the
Soviet Union this year, he
said. The Soviets are expected
to codify their emigration
- rules in the next six months.
Responding to criticism
that Soviet Jews are choosing
the United States over Israel,
Talisman pointed out that 62
percent of the refugees have
immediate family in' the
United States. "So we have
lots of work to do."
Talisman called the Passage
to Freedom campaign an op-
portunity to send a signal to
other Jewish communities.
Three phonathons have
been scheduled before the
local campaign concludes in
mid-June. ❑
Three Telethons
Are Scheduled
Fifteen congregations have
signed up to participate in a
May 30 telethon on behalf of
Passage to Freedom
A 16th congregation which
had scheduled an event that
evening will join in a final
community telethon on June
14 at the United Hebrew
Schools.
Volunteers represent Adat
Shalom, Beth Abraham
Hillel Moses, Beth Shalom,
Beth Thfilo Emanuel Tikvah,
Birmingham Temple, B'nai
David, Magen Abraham,
Shaarey Zedek, Temple Beth
El, Temple Emanu-El, Tem-
ple Israel, Temple Kol Ami,
Temple Shir Shalom, Young
Israel of Greenfield and
Young Israel of Southfield.
Congregation B'nai Moshe
will take part on June 14,
when the campaign's final
telethon is held.
The second in the Passage
to Freedom telethon series
will take place June 6, when
members of the Soviet-
American community will
take the phones.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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