COMMUNITY
ADL And HMC Will Host
Conference On The Holocaust
The
Anti-Defamation
League, in cooperation with
the Holocaust Memorial Cen-
ter, will present a conference
Oct. 23 at the Jewish Com-
munity Center Campus in
West Bloomfield.
The conference, entitled
"Moral Courage During the
Holocaust and in a Post-
Holocaust World," will ex-
amine historical and
psychological perspectives.
Speaking at the conference
will be Dr. Yehudah Nir,
associate professor of
psychiatry at Cornell Medical
College; Sister Carol Rittner,
co-producer of the film The
Courage to Care; Melvin
Small, professor of history,
Wayne State University; Guy
Stern, professor of German
and comparative literature,
Wayne State University;
Emanuel Tanay, professor of
psychiatry, Wayne State
University; and David
Wyman, professor of history
and Judaic studies, Universi-
ty of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Allied Jewish Campaign Schedules
1Vvo Professors At Meetings
A postwar view of life in
Israel will be the focus of a
Jewish Federation Business
and Professional Women's
gathering on behalf of the
1992 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign at the home of Harriet
Rotter, 6 p.m. Oct. 14.
Professor Mervin Verbit,
national chairman of
American Professors for
Peace in the Middle East, will
address the B & P Ruach Sec-
tion dinner for contributors of
Keshet Holds
General Meeting
Keshet, an organization for
Jewish parents of children
with special needs, will hold
a general meeting 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 9 at the Jimmy Prentis
Morris Jewish Community
Center. The topic will be
"Stress Management for
Families of Children with
Disabilities."
The speaker will be Joan
Slyker, a social worker in the
Ferndale School District. Mrs.
Slyker has experience work-
ing with students of all ages
with special needs and their
families.
The meeting will cover
some of the emotional and
financial stresses experienced
by families who have children
with special needs. Ms.
Slyker also will discuss and
distribute the "Bill of Rights"
for parents of children with
disabilities. A question and
answer period will follow.
Keshet is based on the
belief that every Jewish child
should be able to participate
as fully as possible in the
mainstream of Jewish life.
Participation is open to all
Jewish families whose
children have any type of
special need; including learn-
ing problems, physical handi-
caps and developmental
disabilities.
For information, call
Ronelle Grier, 661-6905; or
Carol Kaczander, 967-HELP.
$2,000 or more to the
Campaign.
He is working on a study of
religion and ethnicity among
American Jewish university
students and has written ar-
ticles on a variety of Jewish
themes, including Jewish
identity, Israel-Diaspora rela-
tions, the Arab-Israeli conflict
and the role of religion in con-
temporary culture.
The dinner meeting is be-
ing organized by Ellen Bean,
chairman of the B & P Ruach
Section, and Gayle Burstein,
associate chairman.
For a reservation by Oct. 7,
or for information, contact
Ellen Krivchenia at the B &
P Women's Division office,
965-3939, Ext. 157.
Volunteer
Training
Allied Jewish Campaign
volunteers will train with Dr.
Aryeh Nesher, a nationally
known motivational speaker,
8:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 20 at the
Maple-Drake Jewish Com-
munity Center's Shiffman
Hall.
Beginning with a light
breakfast, the gathering will
focus on the needs of the 1992
Campaign and will include
short seminars on topics of
concern locally and overseas.
Prior to Dr. Nesher's talk on
"Soliciting With Heart,"
volunteers will attend either
an aerobics workout session
Mervin Verbit
with Myrna Partrich, owner
of The Workout Co., or relax
to a talk on "The Joys of Be-
ing a Couch Potato" by Mike
Duffy, columnist for the
Detroit Free Press.
Leadership of the 1991
Campaign will be honored at
the breakfast.
Dr. Nesher is a graduate
lecturer in applied social
science at the New School for
Social Research in New York
and is a consultant on sales
management, human rela-
tions and negotiation
strategies.
For information about the
meeting or to become a
volunteer, call Michelle
Passon at the Jewish Federa-
tion, 965-3939, Ext. 135.
Workmen's Circle
Honors Mahaffey
Workmen's Circle of
Michigan will present its
Kleinman Memorial Award
to Detroit Council President
Maryann Mahaffey as 1991,
Citizen of the Year 8 p.m. Oct.
5 at the Workmen's Circle
Center, 26341 Coolidge Hwy.,
Oak Park.
Council President Mahaffey
has served on the Council for
18 years and as professor of
social work at Wayne State
University from 1965 to 1990.
Ms. Mahaffey was the first
woman elected president of
the National Association of
Social Workers in 1975.
The program will include a
musicale performed by
Gabriel Bolkosky, violinist,
accompanied by Karen Koch.
Nadel
Meriwether
Ross
Rowe
News Organizations
To Discuss Policies
A "town meeting" where
delegates of the Jewish Com-
munity Council can ask
decision-makers at three of
the area's primary news
organizations how they
decide what we see, hear and
read will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 8 at Congregation Beth
Abraham Hillel Moses. A
dessert reception will precede
the program.
Doug Ross, former director
of the Michigan Department
of Commerce, Michigan state
senator and political consul-
tant to WXYZ-TV, will
moderate the program.
Panelists will be Heath
Meriwether, executive editor
of the Detroit. Free Press; Bob
Rowe, news director at
WXYZ-TV7; and Roger
Nadel, director of news and
programming at WWJ Radio.
In addition to the Israel and
Middle East-related ques-
tions, likely topics will be
placement and emphasis of
news stories, news sources,
community involvement
Delegates can ask
decision-makers
how they decide
what we hear, see
and read.
policies and the impact of
ratings, circulation or adver-
tisers on news selection.
There is no charge for ad-
mission, but reservations are
required. Call the Council,
962-1880.
Israel Bond Dinner
Honors Bill Berman
Mandell Berman of
Franklin will be honored Nov.
12 at the Congregation
Shaarey Zedek State of Israel
Bond Dinner.
International Bond Cam-
paign Chairman David
Hermelin and William David-
son are serving as general
chairmen of the dinner, to be
held at the synagogue, where
Mr. Berman will be presented
with the Israel Peace Award
for his "dedicated support of
Israel's continuing effort to
build a strong economy and to
achieve a secure and lasting
peace."
Mr. Berman served as
chairman of the building com-
mittee of the present Shaarey
Zedek building. In addition,
he has also served as chair-
man of the Clover Hill
Cemetery Board for nine
years and was an officer of the
congregation for 14 years.
Mr. Berman is the im-
mediate past president of the
Council of Jewish Federa-
tions. He serves on the boards
of Sinai Hospital, JESNA,
HIAS, JDC, UIA, UJA, and
the board of the Jewish Agen-
cy. A past president of the
Mandell Berman
Jewish Federation and the
United Hebrew Schools, and
immediate past chairman of
the Skillman Foundation, he
is honorary chairman of
JESNA.
He is the recipient of the
Butzel Award, the Lown
Award (Boston Hebrew Col-
lege), the Cyrus Adler Award
(AJC), and the Hall of Fame
Award of the Michigan
Builders Association.
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