Help Get Them On Their Feet

Manal, 14, is a paraplegic due to spina
bifida. Intensive physical therapy has
brought her to the point where she can
walk with two crutches. She is an
accomplished photographer with an
impressive collection.

ALYN is Israel's
only long-term
orthopedic hospital &
rehabilitation center for
handicapped children.
Now, you
can help Manal, Nati,
Mikki and thousands
of others.

ALYN (Agudah Le'ezat Apart from the children at
Yeladim Nachim) has the Jerusalem-based
been caring for handi- center, another 6,000
capped children for children are seen each
nearly 60 years. Founded year in ALYN'S out-
by American physician patient clinic from
Henry Keller, it has throughout Israel.
become Israel's premier
children's hospital, Success stories abound.
treating and caring for Chochava, who has
Jewish and Arab children cerebral palsy, was
who suffer from either abandoned by her
crippling birth defects or parents and lived in
diseases or have had various institutions until
dibilitating accidents.
she came to ALYN. With

the help of ALYN's
therapists and social
workers, Cochava was
prepared for an
independent future.
Today, she has a degree in
criminology, is married
and the mother of two.
She cannot leave her
wheelchair unaided.

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Zev, a victim of polio,
grew up at ALYN. Despite
his severe handicaps,
today he works for a
government institution,
takes evening courses in
electronics, is married,
and recently became the
father of twins. And Tali,

Nati, 8, has spina bifida and is paralyzed
from the waist down. However, with a
combination of a body corset and long leg
braces, Nati has progressed from his
wheelchair to a walker . . . and finally
walks unaided.

who has a rare spinal dis-
order which confines her
to a wheelchair and limits
the use of her hands,
insisted upon accepting
her responsibility as an
Israeli and served as a
private in the IDF. Today,
she lives with another
ALYN graduate and works
with a firm assisting the
elderly.

ALYN, a non-profit entity,
receives no automatic
Israeli government fund-
ing. Approximately 75%
of its costs are paid by
referral agencies with the
balance coming from

private donations, mostly
in the United States and
Europe.

And now, you can help,
too. Won't you consider
assisting in the creation of
a • Detroit chapter to
support the important
work of ALYN?

Please take a moment to
fill out the coupon below.
Then clip it and send it to
Mrs. Ann Baruch, 22304
Chatsford Circuit,
Southfield, MI 48034. Yes,
you can help the children
of ALYN get on their feet
. . . from Detroit.

Yes! I am interested in supporting the important work of
ALYN and would like to learn more about your efforts to
create a Detroit chapter.

please clip
and mail to:

My name is:

Address is

Mikki, 7, was born with severe congenital deformities,
possessing no legs, shortened arms and improperly formed
hands. With the aid of special equipment from ALYN,
Mikki is able to walk and ride a bicycle. He is shown
with First Lady Barbara Bush.

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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1990

ALYN Friends
Mrs. Ann Baruch
22304 Chatsford
Southfield, MI
48034

My Phone #