A fresh look at some recent stories in the headlines.
Cancer
Unit
Honors
Its Leaders
KIMBERLY LIFTON
STAFF WRITER
F
or 50 years, Michigan
Cancer Foundation
has worked diligently
at conducting research in
the fight against cancer.
But its board knows
that MCF would not be
anywhere without help
from the community.
Next month, in celebra-
tion of its golden anniver-
sary, MCF will honor four
longtime leaders with spe-
cial Golden Anniversary
Commemorative Awards
for "the dedication, wis-
Michigan
Athletes
Are Added
ALAN NITSKY
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
M
ichigan athletes par-
ticipating in the
World Maccabiah
Games in Israel this sum-
When
Worst
Fears
Come True
ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
ASSISTANT EDITOR
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W
hen the former
Czechoslovakia split
into two republics
last January — the result
Safe
Place
Needs
Volunteers
RUTH LITTMANN
STAFF WRITER
of the breakup of the
Soviet Union — local resi-
dents feared the worst.
"The Slovaks are horri-
ble anti-Semites," said
Emery Klein of West
Bloomfield, who was born
in Czechoslovakia. He said
he feared for the lives of
the small Jewish commu-
nity still in
Czechoslovakia once the
Slovaks parted company
with the Czechs, where
considerably less anti-
Semitism exists.
Today, Mr. Klein's fears
are being confirmed.
A report released last
week by the American
S
afe Place, the one-fam-
ily apartment for bat-
tered women, will
open in May, and coordi-
nators are seeking adult
volunteers.
Men and women volun-
teers may choose to partic-
ipate in a speakers
bureau, which will
address local Jewish orga-
nizations on the issue of
domestic violence. Other
options include court
.
dom and generosity that
have been particularly
instrumental in securing
achievements in the fight
against cancer."
Jewish
community
members Leonard Simons,
Helen Zuckerman and
Harry Korman will join
Lloyd Smith in receiving
awards. They will be rec-
ognized at a May 22 ban-
quet, where chairman of
MCF's special advisory
council, David Hermelin,
will present the awards.
Mr. Simons was MCF's
first chairman of the
board and has helped the
group to raise funds since
its beginnings. Mrs.
Zuckerman and her late
husband, Paul Zucker-
man, in 1985 founded the
Angels of the MCF, a
major fund-raising group.
Mr. Korman, whose
daughter, Suzanne Kor-
man Morton, died of can-
cer, established an MCF
fund in her memory. The
Korman family has been
mer will be competing
against fellow Jews from
Croatia, Bulgaria, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia and other
have already been selected
include: Michael and Yael
Rose of Ann Arbor in field
hockey; William Jacobs
countries throughout the
world.
More than 5,000 Jewish
athletes will participate in
29 sports. The U.S.
Committee Sports For
Israel in the next few
weeks is expecting to
name U.S. athletes in
track, soccer, judo,
wrestling, swimming and
basketball.
Michigan athletes who
Jewish Committee shows
that "substantial portions
of the Slovak population
manifest strong negative
attitudes toward Jews."
Among the survey find-
ings:
• More than one-quar-
ter of the 1,132 inter-
viewed agree with the
statement: "Many impor-
tant events take place as a
result of the worldwide
and Max Sheldon, both of
Farmington Hills, grand
masters tennis (age 70+);
David Stegman, West
Bloomfield, junior swim-
ming; Jonathan. Serman,
West Bloomfield, junior
table tennis; Bill Berris,
White Lake Township,
and Steven Rosen, West
Bloomfield, masters bas-
ketball.
Others are: Eugene
sive influence of Jews in
economic and political
life" as one of the "dangers
ahead for Slovakia."
The Slovak population
also shows increasing
interest in forgetting the
past.
In a 1991 survey, 26
percent of those inter-
viewed said it is time to
Jewish conspiracy."
• 63 percent believe
"Jews are mainly con-
cerned about themselves,
their money and their
profit."
• 29 percent see "exces-
"put the memory of the
Holocaust behind us"; 66
percent wanted to "keep
the remembrance of the
Holocaust strong even
after the passage of time"
and 9 percent said they
had no answer. In the
most recent survey, 38
advocacy and court watch-
ing, which involves dri-
ving battered women to
and from the courthouse.
Most volunteer posi-
tions, however, will not
involve direct contact with
victims or perpetrators of
abuse.
To kick off the volunteer
program, Jewish Family
Service will run a general
training session 9:15 a.m.
May 20 at the offices of
the National Council of
Jewish Women (NCJW),
30233 Southfield Rd.,
Suite 100, Southfield.
Temple Beth El is spon-
soring a toy drive for chil-
dren who stay at the shel-
ter.
Ann Zousmer, NCJW
president, said the project
even has garnered support
from the electrician who
installed the security sys-
tem in the apartment.
m
instrumental in helping to
launch the breast cancer
prognostic study.
For more information on
the dinner and awards
presentation, contact MCF
at 833-0710.
Perle, West Bloomfield,
masters squash; Steven
Matz of West Bloomfield
and Jerald Rosen, Shelby
Township, masters swim-
ming; Esther Frank, West
Bloomfield, masters ten-
nis; Michael Kobernick,
Huntington Woods, and
Jay Robinson, West
Bloomfield, masters
triathlon.
Beth Robinson and
Susan Rosenthal, both of
Southfield, will be work-
ing as accommodations
managers at the games.
percent agreed with the
first statement, while 42
percent believed in the
importance of remember-
ing the Holocaust and 20
percent didn't know.
AJC
Director
of
Research and Publications
Dr. David Singer labeled
the survey's findings "dis-
turbing in the level of
anti-Semitism that they
reveal. Adding to this
sense of concern is the fact,
that Slovakia is experienc-
ing sharp economic and
political difficulties at
present. In such a situa-
tion, Jews are especially
vulnerable."
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"He did not leave a bill,"
she said. "His response
was, 'This is my contribu-
tion to your effort.' "
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