COMMUNITY
Danny Siegel To Be
At The Tzedakah Fair
Danny Siegel will speak at
the annual Tzedekah Fair,
9:15-11:45 a.m. Mar. 10, at
Temple Beth EL All Jewish
fifth-graders, their parents
and teachers are invited. The
program is co-sponsored by
the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion Women's Division,
Jewish Experiences for
Families (J.E.F.F.) and Temple
Beth El.
The mitzvah forum, which
will open with the modern-
day maggid (storyteller), is an
opportunity for participants
to visit "the World of Our
Jewish Community," where
they will learn about services
provided by local agencies
and organizations.
Mr. Siegel has sought out
and helped fund small, grass-
roots projects and individuals
in Israel and the U.S. whose
work personifies the meaning
of tzedakah. For this purpose,
he has organized the Ziv
Tzedakah Fund, a non-profit
corporation, which has given
Danny Siegel
out more than $500,000.
Participants are asked to
bring a tzedakah gift for any
of the participating organiza-
tions and a donation of kosher
food for Yad Ezra, the com-
munity food bank. For infor-
mation, call Ellen Krivchenia
at Federation, 965-3939, Ext.
156.
JPI Sets
Purim Plans
JPI members and students
will celebrate Purim with
Purimspiels and other enter-
tainment, hamantaschen,
and a carnival 10:15 a.m.
Mar. 3 at the Maple-Drake
Jewish Community Center.
The celebration will begin
with holiday related perfor-
mances by students and
parents in Room 333. It will
continue in Shiffman Hall
with a carnival run by JPI
students and members.
Following JPI's celebration,
JPI b'nai mitzvah students
and teen assistants will aid in
running the JCC's Purim
Carnival.
Kadima Program
Holds Elections
Kadima: Jewish Support
Services for Adults with Men-
tal Illness, recently installed
its new officers and board.
Officers: Dean J. Gould,
president; Beth Gursky and
Kenneth Nathan, vice
presidents; Gary Miller,
treasurer; Sherry Singer and
Bessie Chase, secretaries.
Family-To-Family
Needs Volunteers
Family-to-Family is seeking
local residents to participate
in its program of helping new
Americans adjust to life in
this country.
Headed by Rosie Schlussel
and Ellie Slovis, Family-to-
Family is a project of the
Women's Division of Jewish
Welfare Federation and Na-
tional Council of Jewish
Women. It aims to bring
together local families and
Families are
needed to befriend
the emigres. There
is no financial
commitment.
newcomers from the Soviet
Union for friendship and
enriching Jewish and
cultural experiences.
A special appeal is being
made to the community to
join in time to include new
Americans at family sedarim.
For many of the newcomers
who were unable to practice
Judaism in the Soviet Union,
it may be their first Passover
experience.
Families who wish to par-
ticipate are asked to make a
one-year commitment. Prior
to being matched, one family
member must attend an
orientation session.
Sessions are scheduled for
7:30 p.m. Mar. 11 in the
library of the Sigmund and
Sophie Rohlik Wing of the
United Hebrew Schools and
7:30 p.m. Mar. 19 in the
library of the Maple-Drake
Jewish Community Center.
Whenever possible, matches
are made by profession, in-
terests and children's ages. To
date, 250 local families have
been matched with new
American families.
Family-to-Family also is
looking for singles and senior
adults who may be interested
in meeting their counterparts
from the Soviet Union.
To participate, call Family-
to-Family, 268-6000.
Art Of Ohm
To Be Exhibited
"Olim 90," an art exhibit of
the works of Soviet Jewish
olim who settled in Israel in
1990, will be on display at the
Maple-Drake Jewish Com-
munity Center Mar. 4-18. A
champagne-reception is set
for 7:30 p.m. Mar. 9.
The exhibit is sponsored by
the Zionist Organization of
America. A committee of
patrons chaired by Judge
Avern Cohn will greet the
guests at the reception. ZOA's
national president, Sidney
Silverman, will be the guest
of honor.
Admission is free and the
community is invited.
Dean Gould
The board of directors is
made up of Janet Aronoff,
Rhoda Raderman, Anne
Stone Beaver, N. Brewster
Broder, Sheldon Cohn, Bever-
ly Colman, Edwina Davis,
Robert Dresner, Ellen
Firestone, Saundra Goosen.
Also, Sara Hochman, Barry
Howard, Hilary Isakow, Joel
Jacob, Janet Jaffe, Alise
Lagattuta, Marcy Lefkowitz,
Gerald Levin, Kim Lifton,
Elliott Luby, Ghinda Marrich.
Additionally, Myrna Par-
trich, Elly Passer, Gloria
Perlmutter, Arlene Redfield,
Geta Richman, Judy Rich-
mond, Marjorie Rose, Lynn
Sachse, Jane Schulak.
Rabbi and Mrs. Solomon
Gruskin are honorary board
members and Miriam Iwrey
is executive director.
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Joseph Orley, chairman of the Allied Jewish Campaign, receives
contributions from Federation Apartments residents Irving Adelman,
Betty Spinner and JFA Executive Director Helen Naimark.
Jewish Federation
Names Budget Chairs
The Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion appointed chairmen of
five budget and planning
divisions.
The divisions are reviewing
requests for funding from
member and beneficiary
agencies and will make
recommendations to Federa-
tion's executive committee
and board of governors.
Jerome Schostak is the new
chairman of the Capital
Needs Division, which
handles proposals for
maintenance and construc-
tion of Jewish community
facilities.
Dr. Darryl Goldberg will
continue as chairman of the
National Agencies Division,
which works with national
beneficiaries of Federation.
Benjamin Rosenthal, past
associate chairman of the
Community Services Divi-
sion, is the new chairman.
Ellen Labes and Harvey.
Kleiman are the newly ap-
pointed associate chairmen of
this division, which works
with local human services
agencies.
The new chairman of the
Culture and Group Services
Division is Norman Katz.
Ronald Riback and Terran
Leemis are associate
chairmen.
Irwin Alterman is the
chairman of the newly form-
ed Jewish Education Divi-
sion. He served as associate
chairman of the Culture and
Education Division. Richard
Krugel and Claude Schochet
are associate chairmen.
The Culture/Group Services
and Jewish Education divi-
sions were created from the
former Culture and Educa-
tion Division.
Meeting For Parents
Of Kids With Disabilities
The Detroit chapter of
Keshet, an organization of
Jewish parents with han-
dicapped children, will hold
its opening meeting 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 6, in the Agency for
Jewish Education (United
Hebrew Schools).
The meeting will introduce
the Keshet program to the
Detroit area. Plans for future
meetings and programs will
be discussed. The speaker
will be Sara Bland, executive
director of the Chicago-based
Keshet organization.
Keshet is based on the be-
lief that every Jewish child
should be able to participate
as fully as possible in the
mainstream of Jewish life,
regardless of disability. Par-
ticipation is open to Jewish
families of all denominations
whose children have any type
of handicap.
The program will offer
parent and sibling support
groups, educational pro-
grams and special holiday
celebrations.
For information, call
Ronelle Grier, 661-6905.
Israeli Consul
To Speak On War
Israel's consul general for
Toronto and Western
Canada will speak at the
Windsor Jewish Community
Centre 7:30 p.m. March 5.
Consul General Benjamin
Abileah will discuss "The
Iraq War: Implications for
the State of Israel."
Mr. Abileah is a sabra and
a career diplomat.