I DETROIT] WHATEVER THE OTHER DEALERS CHARGE ... MEL PARR WILL SELL FOR LESS! Yad Ezra Continued from preceding page . "WE WANT TO EARN YOUR BUSINESS! PLUS . . . DRIVE ANY OF THESE CARS AND GET FEBRUARY DISCOUNTS! Mel Farr Ford 967,3700 FORD 24750 Greenfield Rd. Oak Park, MI 48237 MIKE SCHNEIDER MARK NESSEL NEW '91 ESCORT ; 4414 BUY $6,557 • ///, Stk #1006 48 mos. S175 sec. dep. LEASE $ 166.96/mo. NEW '91 TAURUS wqm T Irkv BUY $11,733 Stk. #888 36 mos. S250 sec. dep. TOYOTA LEASE $ 249.93/mo. 333.3300 Mel Farr Toyota 1961 S. Telegraph Rd. North of Square Lake 1951 S. Telegraph Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48013 JAY PUZIO NEW '91 CELICA 15 to BUY $11,980 LEASE $198.70/mo. Stk. #1281 60 mos. $200 sec. dep. NEOMMAIRENR2 V:° `, • Stk. #1450 60 mos. S200 sec. dep. MERCURY LI NCOLN 4178 Highland Rd. (M.59) at Pontiac Lake Rd. MEL FARR MERCURYILINCOLN 4178 Highland Road (M-59 near Pontiac Lake Road) WATERFORD NEW '91 CAMRY BUY 111890 25 to from LEASE $ 249.93/mo. Mel Farr Lincoln Mercury 683,9500 LOU GORDON OR MICKEY GOLDBERG "Fully loaded' NEW '91 GRAND MARQUIS BUY $ 16,1745° LEASE $ 339.37/mo. 36 mos. 5375 sec. dep. Stk. #L0163 NEW '91 CONTINENTAL BUY $ 25,163 LEASE $465.39/mo. 60 mos. S200 sec. dep. Stk. #L0520 All vehicles plus tax, Title. Lic. Lease pymt. on CONTINENTAL & GRAND MARQUIS BASED ON 24 tv10. CLOSED END LEASE. 30,000 MI. LIMIT 11' PER MILE EXCESS. CONT. REQUIRES 1ST MO. PLUS $415.00 SEC. DEPT. GRAND MARQUIS REQUIRES 1ST MO. PLUS $375 SEC. DEP. TO GET TOTAL AMT. OF PYMTS. MULTIPLY PYMT. BY # MONTHS. WITH APPROVED CREDIT. PRIOR SALES EXCLUDED SALE ENDS 6 PM FRIDAY FEB. 22, 1991. PHOTOS MAY '91 vehicles in stock only. NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL VEHICLES ON SALE AT ADVERTISED PRICES. 16 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1991 Ezra struggled to raise enough money. By July, Yad Ezra funds were so depleted that cereal, vegetable oil, canned fruit — all pantry staples — were out of stock. But thanks to grassroots fund-raising efforts, food drives, and some foundation donations, Yad Ezra is back on track. With the help of Jewish Family Service, area rabbis and social workers, Yad Ezra has reached out to the general Jewish community, said Mrs. Abramowitz, the pantry's assistant director. A year ago whenever she mentioned Yad Ezra, "the most likely response was `What is a Yad Ezra?' " Mrs. Eizelman said. "We don't hear that remark any more. The word's out. "But we still have those people who don't believe there is a Jewish hunger problem," Mrs. Eizelman. said. She estimates there are as many as 4,000 Jews in the area who need some type of food assistance. Today, 30 percent of the pantry's clientele are American and all but three or four families are Jewish. For those unable to get to Yad Ezra, volunteers pack bundles of food and make deliveries to Madison Heights, Centerline and Detroit, said Mrs. Eizelman, adding 40 percent of their clientele are elderly. Not only do clients get food, but advice on where to find other social services they could use. As the economy gets worse, Mrs. Eizelman ex- pects to see more people struggling with big bills and unemployment reaching out to Yad Ezra for help. "Recession has hit sales people hard," said Mrs. Abramowitz. Layoffs have struck both white and blue collar jobs, making it difficult for many, including those not traditionally af- fected by a poor economy, to make ends meet. Although the majority of their clients have Detroit, Oak Park and Southfield addresses, a few also read Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield, she said. Sometimes clients only need Yad Ezra's services for a few months while they get themselves back on track, Mrs. Eizelman said. "Many times when volunteers say to clients, 'See you next month,' they reply, 'We hope we won't have to,' " she said. Mrs. Abramowitz holds up two large bundles of index cards showing how many clients Yad Ezra has served in the past year that no longer need the service. But for every one of those cards, there is another client to take that place, she said. "Many people are petrified to come in to see us," Mrs. Eizelman said. "They are afraid when they do come in they will be recognized." "We had one client who knew me," Mrs. Eizelman said. "I was upset because she got upset. She's not been back since even though I know she needs the help. She's embarrassed to come," she said, even though Mrs. Eizelman could arrange to be out of the office during the visit. If clients are afraid of rec- ognition, they can come in an hour earlier or after hours to take food, Mrs. Eizelman said. "We want to respect the confidentiality. We're here to help, not to judge." 0 Seminar Helps Educators Discuss The Gulf War SUSAN GRANT Staff Writer ally Fitlow's eighth grade students at Temple Shir Shalom can't seem to stop talking about the Persian Gulf war. Ever since hostilities broke out in the Persian Gulf, Mrs. Fitlow has aban- doned some of her lesson plans on comparative re- ligion to give teens time to ask questions about the war. "They're scared. Many of them have friends and fami- ly in Israel," Mrs. Fitlow said. While she tries to an- swer all their questions, when one of her students asked, "Why do they all hate us?" Mrs. Fitlow knew she needed more information. To help Mrs. Fitlow and other Jewish educators an- swer questions such as these in the classroom, a seminar was held Feb. 12 on the Mid- dle East. "We've been getting a lot of calls from teachers who want to have more informa- tion on Israel to give to the kids," said Sivan Maas, community shlicha. Sponsored by the Israel Desk of the Jewish Welfare Federation, Agency for Jew- ish Education and Jewish Educators Council of