TORAH PORTION GREAT BUYS for Watching & Reading Sale $69. Reg. $109. Teak Magazine Table. 27" x 181/2" x 191/2". Take with— Unassembled. Fate And Choice Continued from preceding page the Jewish people finally declared that they no longer wished to be a people joined too often by a common fate of suffering and death. Instead, they would choose a common destiny expressed in na- tionhood responsible for every aspect of its existence. And this turning of fate into destiny created the state of Israel — the underlying meaning of Yom Ha'atzmaut. May we prove worthy of the challenge we have chosen for ourselves, our greatest chal- lenge in 2,000 years; perhaps our greatest challenge ever. SYNAGOGUES Inimmummimml.mmim Beth Achim Honors Baras Sale $115. Reg. $169. Television Video Stand with Swivel Action. 233/4" x 151/2" x 241/2". Take with—Unassembled. Joseph Baras of Congrega- tion Beth Achim will be honored for thirty years of dedicated service at services and dinner April '27. Baras serves as the ritual director, responsible for leading part of the Shabbat services and Torah reading. In addition, Baras has played an active role in coordinating the daily Minyan and Shabbat after- noon services. He conducts part of the High Holy Day services and serves on the youth commission and the ritual committee. Since coming to Detroit, Baras has held a variety of positions. He began as Torah reader at Congregation B'nai Moshe. He has also served as a Hebrew teacher for over 30 years with United Hebrew Schools. Baras served two years as president of the Association of Hebrew Teachers of Metropolitan Detroit. house of denmark CLF R NCE Sale $99. Reg. $175. Teak Bookcase. 70" x 30" x 111/2". 3 for $287. Take with—Unassembled Only at Keego Harbor 3325 Orchard Lake Rd. (1 Mile North of Long Lake Rd.) 682-7600. The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit is proud to present The Winners of the Michigan Young Musician Competition Gabriel Bolkosky, Violin Cameron Smith, Piano Yuko Okuda, Piano Caroline Burgunder, Piano WE'RE FIGHTING FOR Wednesday, May 2 8:00 p.m. In the Aaron DeRoy Theatre 6600 W. Maple Road West Bloomfield Free and Open to the Public Tr, FUNDED IN PART BY MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS SAVE _ Bump & Paint Inc. DEDUCTIBLE* I YOUR . *Ask for details FREE Pickup and Delivery — Same Location Since 1972 — SHOP 493.0212 HOME 489-1525 WE SELL TIRES TOO! l I 52 FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1990 YOUR LIFE In observance of Law Day, Adat Shalom Synagogue will sponsor a lecture by Allan Ryan, Jr., former director of the Justice Department's Of- SPRING CLEANING? In Concert HERB'S American Heart Association Adat Shalom Hosts Speaker call LIBRARY BOOKSTORE 545.4300 We Buy (and Sell) Secondhand Books Books Bought In Your Home Temple Israel Elects Officers At the annual congrega- tional meeting of Temple Israel held on March 29, the new slate of officers was installed. Installed were: Charles Tobias, president; Linda Brod- sky, Joel Piell, David Tisdale, Jimm White, vice presidents; Norton Stern, treasurer; Jer- rold Weinberg, secretary. Elected to the board of trustees for three-year terms were: Bernice Berlin, Robert Dickman, Kenneth Eisen- berg, Gary Faber, David Haron, Harvey Kleiman, Bill LaKritz, Steven. Marks, Nathan Shapiro, Marc Whitefield. Elected to the board of trustees for a two-year term was Steven Malach. Elected to a newly created three-year term was Richard Traitel. Elected to a newly created two-year term was Raymond Kahrnoff. Elected to a newly created one-year term was Susan Yorke. M. Sempliner NEWS bruce m. weiss Custom Jewelry 1 26325 Twelve Mile Rd. In the Mayfair Shops A Northwestern Hwy. Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri. 10-5:30 Thurs. 10-7, Sat. 10-5 Hile7rri r s'sh He served as director of the Justice Department's OSI from 1980 to 1983. He led the investigation of John Demjan- juk, later convicted in Israel as Ivan the Terrible of Treblinka. In 1988, Ryan presented the case against Kurt Waldheim. Ryan will base his talk on his book Quiet Neighbors: Prosecuting Nazi War Criminals in America. The program is sponsored by Adat Shalom's adult study commission. It is open to the community at no charge. For information, call the synagogue, 851-5100. 353-1424 Allan Ryan rice of Special Investigations 7:30 p.m. May 1. At the program, "Bringing Nazi War Criminals to Justice: Legal and Moral Issues in Our Free Society," Judge Avern Cohn will give additional comments. Ryan is an author, lecturer and investigator and pro- secutor of Nazi war criminals. Turner Asked To Stop Songs New York (JTA) . The Miss America Organization has requested that Miss America 1990, Debbye Turner, refrain from using rap songs containing Chris- tian messages in her presen- tation to public school chil- dren. Songs that Turner has