THE JEWISH NEWS MAY 4, 1990 / 9 IYAR 5750 SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY THIS ISSUE 75ct ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor M arta Rosenthal and Robert Orley are an- ticipating a record 5,000 walkers Sunday at the annual Solidarity Walk for Israel and Soviet Jewry in West Bloomfield. Based on pre-registration figures of 3,000-3,200, the two walk chairmen expect a record crowd for the 3.2 mile stroll from the Maple-Drake Jewish Community Center, north on Drake Road to Walnut Lake Road, east to area subdivisions and Tem- ple Israel, and then back to the JCC for Solidarity Day events. The day's activities will mark Israel's 42nd anniver- sary and the increasing numbers of Soviet Jews who are being allowed to emigrate. The events will begin at 10 a.m. with B'nai B'rith Youth Organization's AZA basketball semi-final games at the JCC. Walk registration will start at 10:45 a.m. in the west auxil- iary parking lot between the JCC and the Fleischman- Hechtman senior housing complex. The first 3,000 per- sons to register will receive Walk for Solidarity hats. The walk itself begins at 11:30. Beginning at noon, the JCC will host an afternoon of activities including face painting; crafts, such as making Israeli flags, wind socks, puppets and hats, for children; a petting farm; and writing letters to Israeli and Soviet Jewish pen pals. The movie Exodus will be screened at 1 p.m. and a children's movie will be shown and sing-along con- ducted. The AZA champion- ship basketball game also will be held at 1. At 1:45 p.m., David Hermelin will perform a magic show in the JCC's Shiffman Hall, followed by the 2 p.m. per- formance by Israel's Kol Haver Habibi music group. The annual Israel Quiz Bowl will be held at 3:30 in the DeRoy Theatre. Students from 13 area Jew- ish schools will participate. Rosenthal and Orley said the involvement of the Jew- ish New Americans Com- mittee and other recent Soviet Jewish emigres in the day's activities has been a highlight for the planning committees. "They see this as a way to give back to the commun- ity," Rosenthal said. "They are going to march under their own banners, just like the schools and the other organizations." CLOSE-UP Pho to by Glen n T 5,000 Expected At Solidarity Day Youngsters led the way last year as the Walk for Solidarity got underway • Orley said the walk registration area and speakers' stand in the auxil- iary parking lot off Maple Road will give the crowd more time to find friends and spread out during the walk. "We are looking for a lot of ruach - spirit this year," he said. "We are expecting groups from Flint and Toledo, as well as suburbs like Troy and Livonia." Brooke Grace, chairman with Robert Shapiro of the non-walk activities, said there would be no sales of any kind during the day, ex- During the week following Solidarity Day, Federation will begin telephone solicita- tions for Operation Exodus, the $420 million campaign to fund the emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel. Detroit has pledged to raise $16.5 million for Operation Ex- odus over the next three years. On May 14, Shoshana Cardin, chairman of the Na- tional Conference on Soviet Jewry, will speak at a fund- raising meeting at the home of Paul. Borman, 1990 Allied Jewish Campaign chair- man. cept for Israeli foods available at the JCC. "If I can't live in Israel," said Grace, "then the best thing I can do is help people celebrate Israel." Sponsoring organizations for Solidarity Day include the Jewish Welfare Federa- tion, Jewish Community Center, Jewish Community Council, Young Judaea - Hadassah, Fresh Air Soci- ety, Yavneh Academy, B'nai B'rith, Bar-Ilan University, Weizmann Institute, Jewish Parents Institute, Jewish Experiences For Families and The Jewish News. ❑ • . , . C14 2 • • . -•• ■ 4. p 7 • „ t") • -V* • k.":-.k . 41 Ali .17 4 • •..4 % O Late•night with these e•lettermen means a little "R & R" and maybe even some business on the basketball floor. PAGE 28 • AI a• • 4 3 ,tom ; • • •".. .