JANUARY 29,
1993
Israel's Absorption
Is Rabbi's Topic
Dr. Harvey Meirovich,
director of the rabbinics
program at the Conserva-
tive Movement's Seminary .
of Judaic Studies in Jeru-
salem, will speak 12:30-
1:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at the
Federation building. His
topic will be "Now That
They Are Free, Will They
Be Jewish? Israel's Ab-
sorption of Russian Jews."
The program is co-spon-
sored by the Detroit
Friends of the Jewish
Theological Seminary and
the Leadership Develop-
ment Department of the
Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit. The
presentation is open to the
community at no charge.
A deli lunch will be
available starting at noon.
Reservations are request-
ed. There is a cost for
lunch.
Prior to the collapse of
the communist govern-
ment in the former Soviet
Union, Rabbi Meirovich
taught refuseniks in Mos-
cow, Leningrad, Riga and
Yerevan, Armenia. This
Accident Victim
Memorial Set
Harvey Meirovich
past summer he taught as
a senior faculty member
at Camp Ramah outside of
Moscow. Rabbi Meirovich
also has served as an edu-
cational consultant to the
Jewish day schools recent-
ly opened in Moscow and
St. Petersburg.
For information or
reservations, call the
Detroit JTS office, 258-
0055; or Federation Lead-
ership Development De-
partment, 642-4260.
Home Improvement
Show Is Planned
Exhibitor space is avail-
able for contractors at the
annual "Home Sweet
Home" home improvement
show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
March 14 at the Southfield
Civic Center Pavilion.
Steve Thomas, host of
PBS' "This Old House,"
will share "The How-To's
of Home Improvement" at
the fair, sponsored by the
Neighborhood Project of
the Jewish Federation and
the City of Southfield.
The show will feature
other speakers, including
Cynthia Fellman, a land-
scape architect at Frank's
Nursery and Crafts, and
David Mark Weiss, an in-
Bank, NBD, the Original
Hagopian Cleaning Serv-
ices and World Wide
Financial Services.
To exhibit at the "Home
Sweet Home" home im-
provement show or for
information about the fair,
call the Neighborhood
Project, 967-1112.
Steve Thomas
terior designer. I t is co-
sponsored by The Jewish
News, Michigan National
Friends of Refugees of
Eastern Europe will hold
a program in memory of
the Kushelman and Shpol-
yansky families, who lost
their lives in a car acci-
dent Jan. 5.
The program will take
place 8 p.m. Jan. 30 at the
JPM Jewish Community
Center.
Rabbi Michoel Mishu-
lovin, of Kiryat Malachi,
Israel, will address the
Russian-speaking commu-
nity. Rabbi Yitschak Ka-
gan will deliver the key-
note address in English.
The topic will be "A Time
to Grieve and a Time to
Heal."
Machon Plans
Annual Retreat
Machon L'Torah's annual
retreat will be held Feb.
19-21 at the Hilton
Garden Inn in Southfield.
This year's retreat will
feature scholars in resi-
dence. Tzvi Inbal, Israeli
scientist and talmudic
scholar, is the co-founder
of the Arachim organiza-
tion of Israel; Rabbi David
Ordman, a native of Lon-
don, England, is a gradu-
ate of the Gateshead
Rabbinical College and
director of the Naase
V'Nishma Learning Cen-
ter of Tel Aviv; Rabbi
Shmuel Irons is co-
founder of the Kollel Insti-
tute of Greater Detroit.
The weekend will fea-
ture lectures, meals and a
focus on the rediscovery of
contemporary Judaism.
For information and reser-
vations, call the Machon
office, 967-0888.
Las Vegas Night
Will Benefit JHA
The Jewish Home for
Aged Auxiliary and Bene-
factors will host the
Home's fourth annual
Millionaire's Night 7 p.m.
Feb. 27 at the Knollwood
Country Club. Proceeds
from the evening will
benefit rehabilitation ser-
vices and equipment for
our Jewish elderly.
Hannah Moss, executive
vice president of the
Auxiliary, is co-chair of
the event with Joel Smith,
first vice president of the
Benefactors.
The evening will begin
with a reception followed
by gaming and dining.
Prizes will be distributed
at 10:30 p.m. Tickets enti-
tle each holder to valet
parking, gaming, hors
d'oeuvres, dinner, a com-
plimentary drink, a bag of
gambling chips and spe-
cial gift. Additional chips
will be available. At the
end of the evening, the
chips can be redeemed for
prizes. There will be a
grand prize.
Auxiliary and Benefac-
tors committee chairper-
sons for the event include
Pola Fletcher, Pearlena
Bodzin, Brad Schram,
Folk Dance
Event Set
The American Arabic and
Jewish Friends of the
Greater Detroit Interfaith
Round Table will sponsor
a family folk dance after-
noon 1:30 Feb. 7 at the Co-
nant Elementary School,
on Quarton Road just west
of Telegraph in West
Bloomfield.
Shelly Komer Jackier
and Amalia Kado Younan
will perform and lead-a
group of participatory
dancers.
Everyone is welcome
and there is no charge.
For information, call the
Round Table, 869-6306.
Moss
Smith
Lawrence Tower, Carolyn
Marks, Michael Pivoz,
George Glassman, Bea
Breiner, Jerrold Bigel-
man, Sharon Fleischman,
Gary Shiffman, Kathy
Wilson-Fink, Dr. Marc
Chicorel, Geraldine Mar-
golis and Sharon Berry.
For tickets, call the
Jewish Home for Aged,
532-7112.
Hidden Children
Plan Meeting
Hidden Children will meet
10 a.m. Jan. 31 at the
home of Erna Gorman,
1960 Cragin Dr., Bloom-
field Hills.
Call Ms. Gorman 626-
0385, for directions.
Ecumenical
Lecture Series
The Ecumenical Institute
for Jewish-Christian Stud-
ies and North Congrega-
tional Church are offering
a three-week program,
"Your Neighbor's Faith."
The series will be held
Sunday nights, beginning
6:45 p.m. Feb. 7 at North
Congregational Church in
Southfield.
The first session will
feature Rabbi Amy Big-
man of Temple Emanu-El,
who will speak on "The
Jewish Scriptures," espe-
cially responding to how
they differ from the Chris-
tian Scriptures.
On Feb. 14, Arnold
Michlin will speak on the
importance of "Building
Bridges" in our communi-
ties.