Neva River by Peter the
Great almost 300 years ago.
Besides Leningrad and St.
Petersburg, there was a
third name on the ballot:
Petrograd, which lasted only
a decade, from 1914 to 1924.
Petrograd took Lenin's
name five days after the
Soviet founding father's
death.
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"I can understand their
motivation," Mrs. Press
said, "but I'm not so sure it's
worth all the money it will
take. Many people in Len-
ingrad are suffering real
poverty and that money
could be better spent
elsewhere." In addition, she
said, Leningraders re-
member enduring the Ger-
mans' 900-day siege.
"Every Russian child
knows about the siege of
Leningrad," Mrs. Press said.
"There are constant movies
about the war, lots of books
about it. You live with it
always."
Mrs. Press said her mother
was 16 years old when Len-
ingrad was under siege. Her
grandfather and father, who
was a few years older, joined
the Russian army to fight
against the Nazis.
"Some 600,000 people died
of starvation, disease and
bullets during the siege."
she said. "There was no heat
in any of the houses. My
mother had to go to the river
and chop ice every day to get
water.
"I guess I have mixed feel-
ings about the name," she
said. "Even though Len-
ingrad has severe problems,
I still see the beauty and
elegance of the city. The
theaters, operas and ballets.
The palaces and the gardens,
all the places where I dated.
"I don't see the man
behind the name when I
think of Leningrad." ❑
Israel Hospital Unveils
U.S Fund-Raising Plans
KIMBERLY LIFTON
Staff Writer
B
ikur Cholim Hospital
—Jerusalem's Or-
thodox-sponsored
health-care institution —
unveiled plans this week for
a major American fund-
raising effort.
Detroit, which is laun-
ching the Detroit Friends of
Bikur Cholim, is one of a
handful of communities
selected for fund-raising
efforts. For the past five
years, the hospital has
operated a small fund-
raising office in New York
which brought in about
$250,000 a year, said David
Posner, the hospital's direc-
tor of development and
planning.
Mr. Posner was in town
this week to promote the
200-bed facility, a 151-year-
old independent hospital in
downtown Jerusalem. The
Friends group is being
organized by Judy Fried-
man.
"It is a religious hospital
and my family is religious,"
said Mrs. Friedman. "We
are interested in getting
other people interested in
supporting its expansion."
Mr. Posner also is
targeting Chicago and
Washington, D.C., where he
will visit to set up fund-
raising groups.
"We need to grow," Mr.
Posner said. "We need to set
the seeds and establish aid
committees because people
don't know about us."
Mr. Posner often refers to
the hospital as a soul in the
heart of Jerusalem. It is the
only hospital in the
downtown area. Nearby
facilities are the Hadassah
and Shaarey Zedek health
care facilities.
The hospital, Mr. Posner
said, is a natural outgrowth
of its origins. It dates back to
a Visiting the Sick Society
formed by Jewish immi-
grants who settled in
Jerusalem in the early 19th
century.
Today the hospital serves
the entire Jerusalem area —
including Ethiopians,
Soviets and Arabs. Doctors
there treat indigents who
are not covered by insurance
and victims of terrorist at-
tacks.
The hospital operates on a
$19 million annual budget
and hopes to raise 30 percent
of that money through pri-
vate fund-raising.
"We need to raise money
throughout the world for the
oldest hospital in the city,"
Mr. Posner said. "We need to
refurbish and renew a
number of departments.
Mr. Posner said the
hospital is growing with the
massive influx of Soviet im-
migrants. For that, as well,
more money is needed, he
said.
For more information on
the Friends of Bikur Cholim
Hospital, contact Judy
Friedman at 569-2030. ❑
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