COMMUNITY

New Israel Bonds Launches
Emergency Campaign

Town Hall Meeting
On Disabilities

A town hall meeting to ex-
plore services for Jewish peo-
ple with disabilities will take
place 7:30 p.m. Mar. 14 at the
United Hebrew Schools
building.
Titled "Apart From, or A
Part of, the Jewish Communi-
ty," the forum will include a
discussion by persons with
disabilities and family
members about services they
require from the Jewish
community.
Nora Lee Barron and Nor- -
man Wachter, chairmen of the
Jewish Welfare Federation's
Task Force on Services for
Persons with Disabilities, will
report on its recommenda-
tions. A discussion will be
held on ways in which the
Jewish community can assist
persons with disabilities.
The evening is co-sponsored
by JARC and Kadima. Admis-
sion is free.

ambassador called the cam-
paign "an historic moment in
the Israel Bond program."
Ambassador Rosenne noted
that more than 400,000 im-
migrants are expected to
come to Israel this year alone,
with an anticipated total of
1.2 million arriving over the
next three years.

Jerome Soble

dress the extensive damage
done to Aviv and Haifa as
a result of Iraqi missile
strikes.
He said the date of Passover
was chosen for the culmina-
tion of the campaign to
underscore the role that
Israel Bonds will be playing
in what he termed "the new
exodus." In noting that
Israel's government has an-
nounced that all 1991 Israel
Bond proceeds will be used for
immigrant absorption, the

The ambassador said that a
series of special activities are
being planned in conjunction
with the intensive Israel
Bond campaign. In addition,
he said, several prominent
Israelis will be traveling
across North America to
assist in the $500 million
effort.

Since its inception in 1951,
State of Israel Bonds has
mobilized approximately $11
billion in investment capital
(and redeemed approximate-
ly $7 billion) for the develop-
ment of every aspect of
Israel's economy, including
agriculture, commerce, in-
dustry and foreign trade.
Now, with tens of thousands
of Jews arriving . from the
Soviet Union, Bond proceeds
are being exclusively utilized
to help Israel provide jobs and
homes for immigrants.

Brandeis University
Lecture Program

"University on Wheels," a
day-long cultural event spon-
sored by the Brandeis Univer-
sity National Women's Com-
mittee, Greater Detroit
chapter, will be Mar. 6. This
year the program will feature
talks on architecture and
world politics by two Brandeis
University professors.
The program will begin at
9:45 a.m. at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek. The donation
will include lunch.
Professor Gerald Bernstein,
a professor of fine arts, will
speak on "Castles in the
Clouds — The High Rise
Apartment Building from
Gaudi to Safdie." In this il-
lustrated lecture, Professor
Bernstein will trace the
evolution of the form from
Gaudi's remarkable art
nouveau Casa Mila in
Barcelona to Moise Safdie's
inventive Habitat in
Montreal.
Robert Szulkin, a professor
in the joint program of
literary studies, will speak on
"Russia, the Middle East and
the U.S." His talk will take in-
to consideration the effect of

Szulkin

Bernstein

glasnost and perestroika
upon the arts, domestic
issues, foreign policy and the
Jewish question.
For information, call Ruth
Burnstein, 788-1767.

Saginaw Temple
Sets Centennial

Temple B'nai Israel,
Saginaw, will hold a centen-
nial celebration June 8-9.
They are looking for people
who have lived in Saginaw, or
whose relatives have lived
there, to provide information
needed in planning the event.
Contact Fran Weinstein,
805 S. Michigan, Saginaw,
Mi. 48602; (577) 790-2242.

Ell

Bonamici

Starr

Chi

Young Musicians
Win Competition

The Jewish Community
Center of Metropolitan
Detroit held the 4th annual
Michigan Young Musicians
Competition for students in
grades 7 through 12. It was
open to students of violin,
cello and piano. The prizes in-
cluded $2,000 in cash prizes
and an appearance in a Win-
ners' Concert 8 p.m. May 15.
The public is invited; there is
no admission charge. This
competition is sponsored by
the Charles H. Gershenson
Music Fund at the Center
and is held to encourage

young musicians of varied
backgrounds.
The judges were Nina
Lelchuk, professor of piano at
the University of Michigan;
Flavio Varani, piano professor
at Oakland University and
cellist Nina deVertich.
The winners this year are:
Anthony Bonamici, 15-year-
old pianist, and Tanya Ell,
12-year-old cellist, who
shared first prize. Second
prize winner was Alana Starr,
13-year-old pianist; and third
prize winner Raymond Chi,
16-year-old cellist.

Lubavitch Centers
Plan Purim Activities

Purim will be celebrated at
Lubavitch/Chabad Centers.
All activities are open to the
general public.
Rabbi Aaron Goldstein,
Chabad House of Ann Arbor,
will have a megila reading
and Purim celebration 6:45
p.m. Feb. 27. Rabbi Goldstein
will read the megila again
7:30 a.m. Feb. 28. A Purim
bash is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Feb. 28. All events are free.
For information, call
99-LEARN.
Friends of Refugees of
Eastern Europe (F.R.E.E.)
will have a megila reading 7
p.m. Feb. 27 at Congregation
Dovid Ben Nochum. They will
sponsor a children's rally 4
p.m. at the Jimmy Prentis
Morris Jewish Community
Center. There is no charge.
For information, call,
569-9514.
Congregation Bais Chabad
of Farmington Hills will have
a megila reading and mas-
querade party 7 p.m. Feb. 27.
Prizes will be awarded to
children in costume. Rabbi
Chaim Moshe Bergstein will
read the megila 7:45 a.m. Feb.
28 and again at 5:30 p.m.
followed by a grand Purim
feast. There is a charge for
the feast and reservations are
required. For information,
call 855-2910.
Rabbi David Shepherd will
be having a megila reading

and a masquerade party with
a magician 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27
at the recreation center on
Scotia in Huntington Woods.
For information, call
399-5554.
Bais Chabad of North Oak
Park, led by Rabbi Yehoshua
Morozow, will have a megila:
reading 7 p.m. Feb. 27 in Con-
gregation Dovid Ben
Nochum. Rabbi Morozow will
be reading the megila 10 a.m.
Feb. 28 in the Chabad House
of North Oak Park, 25539
Briar, Oak Park and will have
an "After-The-Seuda" Far-
brengun in the Chabad
House at 7 p.m. For informa-
tion, call 967-4113.
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg
of Congregation Bais Chabad
of West Bloomfield will have
a megila reading and mas-
querade ball 7 p.m. Feb. 27 in
the Bais Chabad, 5595 West
Maple Road. Everyone in
costume will receive a prize.
Thursday's events will in-
clude megila readings at 7:10
a.m. in the Chabad House
and 5:15 p.m. in the Maple-
Drake Jewish Community
Center. A Purim seuda will
follow. There is a charge. For
information, call 626-1807.
Rabbi Herschel Finman
will have a megila reading
followed by the grand festive
meal 5 p.m. Feb. 27 in the
Lubavitch Foundation.

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

LVI1MMigiifin

The worldwide State of
Israel Bond organization has
launched a $500 million
"emergency" campaign to
provide Israel's economy with
a massive infusion of Israel
Bond capital by the Passover
holiday.
Metro Detroit Israel Bond
Chairman Jerome Soble an-
nounced that the Detroit com-
munity invested a total of
over $3,212,000 in bond
securities during the world-
wide $100 million Israel Bond
Emergency Campaign, an in-
crease of 415 percent over the
same Jan./Feb. period last
year.
During the concluded cam-
paign, many synagogues held
Israel Bond emergency
meetings; numerous organi-
zations and synagogues mail-
ed Israel Bond appeals and
commitment forms to their
members, and the local Israel
Bond office in Southfield ex-
tended its business hours to
provide information and to
process securities trans-
actions.
Ambassador Rosenne said
the $500 million campaign
was launched to help counter
"the severe dislocation" that
Israel's economy has suffered
as a result of the Persian Gulf
war. To date, he said, the con-
flict has cost Israel more than
$3.2 billion, attributable to
accelerated defense expen-
ditures, the loss of tourism
revenues, and increased oil
prices. Ambassador Rosenne
added that the $3 billion plus
figure does not begin to ad-

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