COMMUNITY
Needs At Home And Overseas
Topics Of Campaign Breakfast
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The meeting will
be held Feb. 9 at
Federation.
translator for new Ethiopian
immigrants at the Shalom
Hotel in Jerusalem, was a
teacher in his village in
New Class Offerings
For Midrasha Semester
Registrations are now being
taken for the winter/spring
semester of the Midrasha-
College of Jewish Studies, a
division of the Agency for
Jewish Education.
Beginning Feb. 3, Hebrew
reading, conversation and
literature courses will be of-
fered on all levels, Sunday
through Thursday, mornings,
afternoons and evenings.
Students may call the
Midrasha office, 352-7117; or
Nira Lev, 357-4780, for infor-
mation regarding placement
level.
Jewish Studies courses will
include two courses on Jewish
mysticism, a beginner's
course and a course for
students with some
knowledge of Jewish
mysticism. The beginner's
course will meet Wednesdays,
10:30 to 11:30 a.m., for eight
weeks beginning Feb. 5.
"Primer on Jewish Mysticism
II," will meet Mondays, 10:30
to 11:30 a.m. for eight weeks
beginning Feb. 3.
"Selected Readings from
Talmudic Literature" will be
taught by Rabbi Rod
Glogower of the Hillel Or-
thodox Minyan, Ann Arbor. It
will meet for 12 weeks
Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,
beginning Feb. 4. This course
also is offered to students pur-
suing a Midrasha master's
degree in Hebrew Literature.
"An Introduction to Yid-
dish" will be taught by Rab-
bi Dovid Polter, Tuesdays,
7:30 to 8:30 p.m., for eight
weeks beginning Fb. 4.
Israeli dancing will be of-
fered for families at the begin-
ning and intermediate level.
It is open to parents, grand-
parents and children and will
meet Wednesdays, 7 to 8 p.m.,
for four weeks. An Israeli dan-
cing class for women only at
the beginning and interme-
diate level is offered Wednes-
days 8 to 9 p.m., for four
weeks. Both courses will
begin Feb. 12.
"D.E.A.R.
—
(Drop
Everything and Read) Jewish
Books-Book Club," will be
held monthly Mondays, 7:30
to 9 p.m., for three months
beginning March 9.
All courses meet at the
United Hebrew Schools Sig-
mund and Sophie Rohlik
Building. They are open to
the community. There is a
charge.
The Midrasha will offer
courses designed for Hebrew
school teachers and for
students interested in receiv-
ing Midrasha credit toward
Hebrew teacher certification.
— Teachings, Tasks,
Tales and Tactics," will be
taught by Ms. Flo Ziffer. It
will meet for four weeks on
Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., beginn-
ing Feb. 4.
"Meeting the Challenge:
Teaching Modern Hebrew to
the American Student —
Level II" will be taught by
Nira Lev. It will meet on
Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., for four
weeks beginning March 3.
The above courses will meet
at the United Hebrew Schools
Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik
Building.
Small classes and tutorials
are available for new teachers
in day schools, pre-school, and
supplementary schools in a
course entitled, "Education
101: Using Current Educa-
tional Theory in the
Classroom." Principals and
directors are encouraged to
call the Midrasha office to set
up a schedule appropriate for
their schools' specific needs.
For registration or informa-
tion, call the Midrasha office,
352-7117.
Ethiopia before immigrating
to Israel. Michael Lidsky, a
freelance photographer, came
to Israel from Kiev, Ukraine,
in September 1990.
They are participating in
the "Thank You, America"
tour of a group of 40 Ethio-
pian and Soviet immigrants.
In addition to visiting com-
munities that helped make
possible their immigration to
Israel, they also met with
federal government officials
and many of the Con-
gressmen and Senators who
were in the forefront of the
Soviet Jewry advocacy
movement.
Campaign reports will be
presented by: Mercantile
Division, chaired by Jo Frank
Goodman and Steven Trons-
tein; Professional Services
Division, chaired by Alan
Gilman, John Jacobs and
Jerome Wolfe; Industrial and
Automotive Division, chaired
by David Aronow and Paul
Hooberman; Real Estate
Division, chaired by Alan
Singer and Levi Smith; Pro-
fessional Health Division,
chaired by Dr. David Harold
and Dr. Maurice Opperer; the
Young Adult Division Cam-
paign, chaired by Richard
Broder and Hannan Lis;
Metropolitan Division,
chaired by Robert Dunsky;
and the Women's Division
Campaign chaired by Penny
Blumenstein.
The gathering is open to the
community. For reservations
by Feb. 6, call Shelley Milin at
the Allied Jewish Campaign
office, 642-4260, ext. 243.
Law, Ethics Lecture
Set For Feb. 11
The next installment of the
Irwin I. Cohn Memorial Lec-
tures in Talmudic Law and
Ethics will meet 8 p.m. Feb.
11 in West Classroom 4 of the
New Administration Building
of Beaumont Hospital, Royal
Oak. The lecturer will be Dr.
Daniel Sinclair of Hebrew
University Law School,
Jerusalem, who will speak on
"Artificial Insemination and
Surrogate Motherhood in
Jewish Law."
Dr. Sinclair received his law
degrees from London Univer-
sity, Monash University in
Melbourne, Australia and
Hebrew University.
The lecture is open to
Jewish jurists and doctors
and their spouses. Reserva-
tions are required. For infor-
mation, call Rabbi Herschel
Finman, 737-7000.
Joel Gershenson
Sharon Hart
Seminary Names
General Chairmen
Joel Gershenson and
Sharon Hart have been ap-
pointed Detroit Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary general
chairmen.
Mr. Gershenson is president
of Ramco-Gershenson, a na-
tional commercial real estate
development company located
in Southfield. Prior to his ap-
pointment as chairman, he
served as Jewish Theological
Seminary dinner chairman
and is a past president of Adat
Shalom Synagogue. He serves
as a member of the board of
governors of the Jewish
Federation of Metroplitan
Detroit and is a vice chair-
man of the Letter of Intent
Committee, Federated En-
dowment campaign.
Mrs. Hart serves on the na-
tional board of the Masorti —
Conservative Movement in
Israel — Foundation. She is a
past dinner chairman as well
as a recipient of the
Seminary's Award for Out-
standing Leadership. Mrs.
Hart is a past president of the
Women's Division, Jewish
Federation as well as a past
president of the Michigan
Region of Women's American
ORT and a former vice presi-
dent of Hillel Day School.
Israel Conference Feb. 2
A program of lecture/discus-
sions on topics related to
modern day Israel will be
presented free of charge at
the 7th annual Israel Con-
ference Day Feb. 2 at the
University of Michigan's
Rackham School in Ann
Arbor.
A bus for Detroit area
residents wishing to attend
will leave from the United
Hebrew Schools parking lot,
21550 West Twelve Mile Road
in Southfield, 8:30 a.m. There
is a charge. The bus will
return to Southfield at 7:30
p.m. following the day-long
program, which includes a
complimentary lunch.
Lecturers and topics in-
clude: Uri Savir, Israel's Con-
sul General in New York,
speaking on the current peace
process; Professor Eitan
Gilboa, Hebrew University's
Department of International
and Middle East Studies,
speaking on Israel and the
New World Order; Amnon
Neubach, economic affairs
minister at Israel's
Washington embassy, speak-
ing on the economic
challenge of absorbing new
immigrants; and Joseph
Nevo, chair of the Middle
Eastern history department
of Haifa University, speaking
on the secular-religious rift in
Israeli society.
There will also be an "in-
teractive workshop" on Israeli
Jews' and American Jews'
perceptions of Israel.
Support Group
At Temple Israel
Temple Israel will offer its
third Cancer Support group,
facilitated by Linda Ross. The
eight-week program, which
will begin in March, will
focus on the experiences and
feelings of the cancer patient.
It is not a medically-oriented
program.
The sessions will provide a
supportive, understanding en-
vironment.
To participate in the group,
call Linda Ross, 932-0096; or
Nancy Gad-Harf, at the tem-
ple office, 661-5700.
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from the former Soviet Union
— who will tell about their
resettlement in Israel, made
possible with the assistance of
the Allied Jewish Campaign
and Operation Exodus.
Shay Samuel Simami, a
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Detroit's response to
human needs at home and
overseas will be the subject of
a breakfast meeting of Allied
Jewish Campaign volunteers,
9:45 a.m. Feb. 9, at the Jewish
Federation building, 6735
Iblegraph Rd.
John Jacobs, president of
Jewish Family Service, will
report on the growing case-
load at the agency in light of
the economic plight of jobless
people in the community.
A highlight of the program
will be two immigrants — one
from Ethiopia and the other