PURELY COMMENTARY C OMMENTARY I■ S 80 Years ISO ISO INS from Page 2 ISO ISO who have something to im- part to us. And to learn is to continue an unending ambi- tion in life. To inspire others to learn is to assist in creating a well-informed community. Such are the experiences of half a century. These are the aspirations of a life that has been blessed by the great privilege inherent in an Americanism that does not exclude equal loyalty to Judaism. These are just a few of the thoughts that crop up in the rejoicing over my Americanism. Your commen- tator was blessed during half a century as an American. His gratitude is unbounded. This is a great day in his life — to be 50 years an American. That's the reason for devoting a column to a personal expression of thankfulness for such a bless- ing — to be an American! ❑ Looking Back A retrospective of Philip Slomovitz' distinguished 70-year career in jour- nalism and a glimpse at historic events through excerpts from his Purely Commentary column will appear in next week's Jewish News. 0 LOCAL NEWS 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 I'm" 1111 ISS ISO ISO ISO ISS ISS I ■ S ISO HO ISO ISO IIS ISS ISO iii ISS SOS ISO ISO ISO III iii 111 iii 1111 HO ISO SOS iii ISO HS SOS U.S ISO ISO iii ii iii i ISO 1115 L Never before held in the state of Michigan, the nationally popular preretirement/ retirement living conference will be presented by the author of RETIREMENT LIVING ALTERNATIVES USA: THE INSIDE STORY, H. Wilson Worley. Mr. Worley's book (a $9.95 value) will be presented without charge to each household along with other copyrighted material. Thousands have highly acclaimed this conference for its dissemination of informa- tion not available from any other source. During the two-hour session, participants will review full-service preretirement and retirement living concepts through a color slide series of communities from the east to the west coast. In addition, a new and different concept in active retirement/preretirement living being considered for Farmington Hills will be discussed to determine its potential for active adults desiring a full menu of services from home and yard maintenance to security and health/fitness programs. The concept offers options not found in lifecare, entrance fee, expensive rental packages, or resort communities. Each participant will be asked to complete a simple written survey to provide direction for the development and the public's acceptance of this community. The conference is free of charge. However, seating is limited and will be by reservation only. Please call Nancy Fees (313) 442-9860, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or write for reservations for you and your friends to RETIREMENT CONFERENCE, 30405 Folsom Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48336 for one of the times and locations below: • Hilton Inn — Novi 21111 Haggerty Road 8 Mile Rd. Exit off 1-275 Novi, MI Tuesday, Dec. 11 10:00 A.M. or 2:00 P.M. ISO IIS 1111 iii Anti-Missionary Computer Line Jews For Judaism, the counter-missionary organiza- tion, has established a com- puter network to make the resources of the organization available to computer users around the world. Ronnie Schreiber, Midwest director of Jews For Judaism, said, "We can now make our services accessible to anyone with a computer and a modem, 24 hours a day." The network combines electronic mail, literature files and corn- munications software to pro- vide information and assistance. The system has conference areas where peo- ple can seek advice from the national staff of Jews For Judaism, a conference for counter-missionary activists, a conference for dialogue with individuals involved with missionary groups, as well as a wide selection of educa- tional literature and software utilities. Hebrew and Russian literature files are planned. New users can register by dialing the Network, 967-5397. For information, call the Detroit office of Jews For Judaism, 968-JEWS. RETIREMENT COMMUNITY OPTIONS CONFERENCE IIS • Botsford General Hospital • Botsford General Hospital Administration & Education Building 28050 Grand River Ave. Farmington Hills, MI Administration & Education Building 28050 Grand River Ave. Farmington Hills, MI Wednesday, Dec. 12 10:00 A.M. Thursday, Dec. 13 2:00 P.M. Each session will end promptly two hours from the above starting times. Sponsored by Botsford General Hospital and National Retirement Corporation. 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