COMMUNITY Detroit Maccabi Club Will Send 70 Teens To Ohio, New Jersey ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor D etroit's young athletes will be heading in two direc- tions this summer. Some 125-130 of Detroit's Maccabi Club delegation will be com- peting in the regional games in Cleveland, while 40-45 teen-agers will be par- ticipating in the regional games in Wayne, N.J. "Cleveland has a limited number of spaces," said Detroit delegation head Alan Horowitz. "It was either leave some kids at home or see if New Jersey could accommodate us." Dr. Horowitz said Detroit's track, golf and karate teams and part of the tennis team will compete in New Jersey at the Aug. 18-22 games. During the same week, Detroit will send teams in tennis, basketball, softball, swimming, soccer, gym- nastics, racquetball, table tennis and coed volleyball to Cleveland. Dr. Zackheim To Speak At Akiva Banquet Dr. Dov S. Zakheim will be the speaker at the Akiva He- brew Day School annual ban- quet April 21 at Congrega- tion Shaarey Zedek. Dr. Zak- heim serves as consultant-ad- viser to the secretary of de- fense and the undersecretary of defense for policy. He is an adjunct scholar of the Heri- tage Foundation and senior associate of the Center for In- ternational and Strategic Studies. Dr. Zakheim has just returned from Kuwait and Bahrain and will speak on "Israel and the Persian Gulf War: What Comes Next?" Dr. Zahkeim is corporate vice president of System Plan- ning Corporation, a high technology research analysis and manufacturing firm in Arlington, Va. He writes, lec- tures and provides radio and television commentary do- mestically and international- ly on defense policy. He serv- ed the Reagan administration as special assistant to the as- sistant secretary of defense for international security pol- icy, adviser to the under sec- retary of defense for policy Because of its size, the Detroit squad will be split between the two sites. Dov Zakheim and assistant secretary of de- fense for policy and resources. The honorees for Akiva's 27th anniversary banquet are Joan and Leon Moskovitz and Phyllis and Morris Novetsky. Cocktails will be served at 5:30 p.m., dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m. For reservations, call the Akiva office, 552-9690. Yom Hazikaron Observance April 16 The Israeli Community of Detroit, Israel Desk of the Jewish Welfare Federation and, the Israel Independence Day Committee will host Yom Hazikaron-Israel Memorial Day ceremonies 7:30 p.m. April 16 at Congregation Beth Achim. Yom Hazikaron memori- alizes Israel's soldiers who have given their lives in bat- tle for Israel's survival. Observed the day before Yom Ha'Atzmaut β€” Israel In- dependence Day, Yom Hazi- For the first time in the 10- year history of the Jewish Community Centers Mac- cabi Youth Games, Detroit had a third choice. Omaha, Neb., is also hosting a re- gional in August. But Detroit opted to stay with two sites, Dr. Horowitz said, to ease logistics for the local club. While most participating cities were invited only to the closest regional site, Detroit was invited to all three because it hosted last year's North American games and because of the size of its team. Cleveland will host teams from Detroit, Chicago, Pitt- sburgh, St. Louis, Baltimore (the 1992 North American games host), part of the Philadelphia team, and Cin- cinnati, Columbus and Akron. "Cleveland is expecting 700 athletes, which is a lot karon is marked by memorial activities throughout Israel. A siren marks the beginning and end of the day-long observance. Moshe Fox, Israel consul for media and cultural affairs, will speak at the April 16 ceremonies. The evening also will include a presentation of the colors, a memorial torch lighting, flag lowering ceremony, a Yizkor service and a reading of the poem "The Silver Platter." for a regional," Dr. Horowitz said. Wayne, N.J., is hosting 20 delegations, primarily from the East Coast. Detroit has completed most of its tryouts for the summer games. The team can accommodate a few more athletes in individual sports, but the team sports are fill- ed. Dr. Horowitz will lead the Detroit delegation to Cleveland; Dr. Michael Kobernick, who was in charge of medical support for the 1990 games, will lead Detroit's New Jersey teams. Dr. Horowitz credits the size of Detroit's team β€” nearly 170 athletes β€”to Detroit hosting last year's North American games and that "we've been around for a while." The Detroit Mac- cabi Club also had winter entries in local leagues in soccer and volleyball. The Jewish Community Center of Washtenaw Coun- ty is also organizing a dele- gation for Cleveland. Sharon Lapides, youth coordinator for the JCC, said Ann Arbor will probably send a girls volleyball team and a boys basketball team. Recruit- ment for the Ann Arbor delegation will be completed by the end of the month. ❑ Israel Bond Dinner Honors Two Judges Two judges, Charles Kauf- man and his son, Richard C. Kaufman, will be the reci- pients of Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Awards from the State of Israel at the annual Israel Bond Attorneys Divi- sion Tribute Dinner, 6 p.m. May 15 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. The senior Judge Kaufman was elected to his present position in 1964. Prior to his circuit court judgeship he was in private law practice for 11 years, then served for five years as judge of the Detroit Common Pleas Court. Judge Kaufman serves as president of Tau Epsilon Ro Law Fraternity, chairman of the Fund for Equal Justice, past president of B'nai B'rith and a member of Wayne University Law Alumni Association, American Bar Association, Detroit Bar Association, Michigan and Wayne County Judges Associations. Judge Richard Kaufman has held the post of chief judge of Wayne County Cir- cuit Court since 1986. He was elected to the circuit court in 1981 and from March '87 through '89 was executive chief judge of Wayne Circuit and Recorder's Court. He was also presiding judge of the Wayne County Citizens Grand Jury, June '83-May '84, and the Criminal Divi- sion of Wayne County Circuit Court, July '84-December '84. The Kaufmans Judge Richard Kaufman graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan with a B.A. Degree in philosophy. His J.D. degree was earned at Wayne State University Law School, where he graduated cum laude in 1973. His other legal and profes- sional experiences include that of chairman of the Criminal Consolidation Com- mittee of Wayne Cir- cuit/Recorder's Court, and membership on the Executive Committee of Michigan Judges Association, the Supreme Court Committee on Audio Video Courtrooms and the Medical Malpractice Mediation Committee of the Supreme Court. For reserva- tions and information, call Israel Bonds, 352-6555. Alice Peerce To Speak At Israel Bond Event Alice Peerce, widow of tenor Jan Peerce, will be the guest speaker at the Israel Bond Diamond Trustees and Prime Minister's Club Dinner 6:00 p.m. April 18 in the Franklin home of Jane and Larry Sher- man. Bernice Gershenson of Bloomfield Hills, recipient- elect of a special award from the State of Israel will be honored. Mrs. Peerce is the honorary chairman of the National Israel Bond Women's Division and is a national vice chair- man of the Bond Organiza- tion. A leader in Israel Bonds from its beginning, she is a past chairman of the Na- tional Women's Division and was chairman of the Greater New York Women's Division. Mrs. Peerce has been a leading spokesman for Israel Bonds and its National Women's Division in the United States, Europe and Alice Peerce Israel. Also active in a varie- ty of other Jewish causes, she is national honorary chair- man of the Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe and a member of the Board of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. She was named Woman of the Year for Jewish Education in 1978 and in 1979. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 49