VOICE OF THE VAAD
TO THE JEWISH LAWYERS
Campaign Close-Up:
A New American
Editor's note: The Lives of
thousands of Jews here and
overseas are touched by the
Jewish Federation of Metro-
politan Detroit. This is one of
a series about real people
helped by Federation agen-
cies, supported by contribu-
tions to the Allied Jewish
Campaign.
Ludmila Frolovskaya got
her first taste of American
hospitality on the plane
coming to the United States.
The journalist arrived
from Moscow last July with
her husband, Aleksandr
Livshits, and children
Nicky, 2, and Michael, 7.
As an exhausted Ludmila
watched her youngest son
make a game of running
down the plane's aisles, a
sympathetic fellow passen-
ger offered to look after the
boy so that she could get
some sleep.
Ludmila, a translator, in-
terpreter and writer for the
leading Soviet youth news-
paper, said she is most im-
pressed by the friendliness
of the American people.
Even though the immigra-
tion process was difficult,
the Frolovskaya-Livshits
family left Moscow to come
to the U.S. because "I was
afraid of the future for my
children," Ludmila says.
And, because she was
already fluent in English
she "thought it would be
quite easy for me to com-
municate here. It seemed to
me to be easy to live here."
But, she misses her home
very much.
"I lost all my friends, all
my circumstances," she said.
Her mother remains in
Moscow, but doesn't plan to
emigrate.
Since arriving in Detroit,
the family has experienced
the kindness of relatives
and strangers. One helped
them find an apartment,
and recent immigrants
taught them about Ameri-
can ways. "We met a lot of
kind people here," especial-
ly resettlement counselor
Elena Zilberberg, who has
called every day to attend to
the young family's needs.
Ms. Zilberberg helps peo-
ple like Ludmila and her
family adjust to their new
lives through Resettlement
Service. The agency gave
the family enough money
for four months' living ex-
penses and a place to live in
an Oak Park apartment,
complete with furniture and
a stocked refrigerator.
We take this opportunity to turn to you, as legal authorities and
personal advisors to your clients, with the following request:
We are very disturbed over the increasing number of tragedies
resulting from the fact that a Jewish woman, after having received
her legal divorce, remarries without obtaining a proper halachic
Jewish "Get" (divorce).
The children born from the second marriage are illegitimate, since
according to Jewish law, she is still considered to be the wife of
her first husband.
We, therefore, appeal to you that when you handle a divorce
for a couple of the Jewish faith, please advise them not to remarry
until a Jewish divorce is obtained. The "Beth Din" (Rabbinical Court)
of the Vaad Harabonim in Metropolitan Detroit has been established
for handling all matters pertaining to Jewish law in our communi-
ty. For further information, please call The Vaad Harabonim Office
559-5005 or Rabbi Chaskel Grubner 398-1017.
Council of Orthodox Rabbis • 17071 W. 10 Mile Rd. • Southfield 48075 • 559-5005
Ludmila Frolovskaya and son
Nicky.
Resettlement Service coor-
dinated other Federation
agency services to help the
family adjust to life in the
U.S. Upon their arrival,
Ludmila, Aleksandr and
their children received free
medical and dental care
through Sinai Hospital's im-
migrant screening program.
Aleksandr learned how to
write a resume and inter-
view for a job at Jewish
Vocational Service. A loan
from the Hebrew Free Loan
Association helped the fami-
ly buy a car so that
Aleksandr can get to his job
at Ford Motor Co., where he
is a mechanical engineer.
On Sundays, the whole
family swims at the Maple-
Drake Jewish Community
Center. Michael will attend
Fresh Air Society camp this
summer. Fees are waived for
new Americans during their
first year here.
Family-to-
Through
Family, the newcomers were
matched with an American
family to learn about Jewish
traditions and American
ways. The Jewish Communi-
ty Council, in cooperation
with local synagogues, is
coordinating the Helping
Hand Drive to collect basic
living needs for new
Americans.
Although she speaks
English well, Ludmila scans
publications like Time and
Vanity Fair to improve her
grammar and vocabulary.
"The best way for me to im-
prove my language is to read
magazines," she says. "She
hopes some day to write for
Vanity Fair.
Ludmila says she has
something that she didn't
have in Moscow. "I have
hope for the future."
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