1 NEWS I YOUR OFFICE OR OURS? CALL FOR A COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION 624-7300 DESIGNS UNLIMITED "THE FINEST IN CUSTOM CABINETS FOR HOME OR OFFICE" FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY, OUR CUSTOM DESIGNS, EXPERT CRAFTSMANSHIP AND QUALITY INSTALLATION SUIT YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS. OUR CUSTOM CABINETS AND FURNITURE WILL ENHANCE YOUR SURROUNDINGS. — r 3149 Haggerty Rd. • Walled Lake • 48390 Real People MARCIA FISHMAN OCCUPATION: Executive Director, Hillel Day School Ethiopian Jewish Aliyah Is Up, Soviets' Is Off Jerusalem (JTA) — More than a thousand Ethiopian Jews made aliyah last mon- th — the highest number since the end of Operation Moses six years ago. But immigration from the Soviet Union dropped by more than 60 percent, ap- parently because of the mis- sile attacks on Israel by Iraq. The Jewish Agency for Israel reported that a total of 14,456 immigrants arrived in Israel in January, in- cluding 13,360 JeWs from the Soviet Union, down from an all-time high of 35,000 in December. In New York, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry put the Soviet aliyah total at 12,730. And the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society re- ported that an additional 1,300 Soviet Jews emigrated to the United States. While Jewish Agency offi- cials were pleased with the high Ethiopian aliyah total, up from 530 in December, they said the situation of some 20,000 Jews waiting in Addis Ababa is still des- perate. One official said it would be technically possible for more Ethiopian Jews to leave, but the Ethiopian government has set an unof- ficial quota and issues exit visas on that basis. In New York, Rabbi Daniel Allen, assistant ex- ecutive vice chairman of the United Israel Appeal, said the Jewish Agency is now drawing up a budget that anticipates the arrival of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews bet- ween April 1 and Dec. 31, and 225,000 Soviet Jews during the same period. The Israeli Consulate in Moscow last month issued about 650 visas each day, down from about 1,000 a day in the last three months of 1990. The Jewish Agency expects an average of 500 to 600 Soviet immigrants to ar- rive each day for the near future, until the emergency footing in Israel has ended. Between 80,000 and 100,000 Soviet Jews now hold Israeli visas and are expected to depart over the next few months. LIFE'S COMPANION: Husband Philip Schaeffer AJCongress Facilitates Volunteers For Israel EDUCATION: B.A. in liberal arts, University of Michigan; M.A. in linguistics, Oakland University GETAWAY SPOT: A cabin in northern Michigan VITAL PASTIMES: Chairman of Temple Israel's outreach committee; executive com- mittee member of Forgotten Harvest, which delivers prepared food to soup kitchens CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES: Worker, Human Services/Communal Services Section WHY SHE'S A CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER: "As a Jew, it's both a privilege and an obligation to volunteer in the Jewish community." 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"There has been an out- pouring of concern and soli- darity for the people of Israel among many Americans," according to Henry Siegman, executive director of the AJCongress. "They have offered to fly to Israel and help out in those areas in which they are most needed." A requirement for par- ticipation is a working knowledge of Hebrew or Russian. Volunteers must be prepared to spend a minimum of two weeks in Israel, the AJC announced. Mr. Siegman stressed the need in Israel for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and social workers. There is a special need for volunteers who can serve as attendants in health care in- stitutions, nursing homes and institutions caring for the disabled and for young children, he said. American volunteers can also assist in relieving Israeli health care profes- sionals who have been work- ing under great stress around the clock. Further information about the AJCongress program can be obtained by calling Benita Gayle-Almeleh at (212) 879-4500. Cemetery Desecrated London (JTA) — A Jewish cemetery in Manchester was defaced with swastikas re- cently, but the leadership of the 40,000-member Jewish community in that midlands industrial city decided not to publicize the desecration. The Nazi symbol was scrawled on 34 headstones at Crumpsall cemetery, an old Jewish burial ground still in use. Local Jewish leaders said it was the work of "yobs" — British slang for young hooligans — not organized neo-Nazis. A spokeswoman for the Manchester Jewish Repre- sentative Council said that to have made it public would cause great pain to the community, especially among the elderly. ( 2