Seminary Dinner
Honors Mrs. Cardin
Shoshana Cardin
Shoshana Cardin will be
the speaker at the Jewish
Theological • Seminary
annual dinner 6 p.m.
June 1 at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek. Mrs.
Cardin will join Detroit
Conservative rabbis in
presenting the Second
Century Award to this
year's honorees. Mrs.
Cardin has titled her
remarks "The Relevance
of Tradition and
Spirituality."
Mrs. Cardin is past
president of the Council
of Jewish Federations;
she has been an advocate
for strengthening Jewish
religious identity. She is a
newly-elected member of
the board of trustees of
the Jewish Theological
Seminary. Mrs. Cardin is
chairwoman for CLAL,
the National Jewish
Learning and Leadership
Center and a vice presi-
dent of the United
Jewish Appeal, as well as
serving on the boards of
the Jewish Agency for
Israel, the American Joint
Distribution Committee
and United Israel Appeal.
For information or
reservations, call the
Seminary office, 258-
0055.
Chernobyl Group
Sets Fund-Raiser
7:30 p.m. May 18 at the
home of Dr. David
Newman, 3186 West Long
Lake Road.
Joanne Zuroff
The Michigan Friends of
Chabad's Children of
Chernobyl will mark their
second year with a fund-
raising dessert reception
The group's goal is to bring
Jewish children from the
contaminated Chernobyl
area in Russia, to Kfar
Chabad in Israel, where
they are given medical
care, nourishment and
education.
At the event, the group
will recognize the efforts of
Joanne Zuroff, a communi-
ty activist dedicated to the
Children of Chernobyl.
The speaker will be TV 2
news anchor Sherry
Margolis.
For information and
reservations, call Shelley
Nadiv, 548-6595; or Rae
Sharfman, 851-6032.
AJCommittee
Holds Elections
The Detroit Chapter of the
American Jewish Com-
mittee will hold its elections
at its 48th annual meeting
7:30 p.m. June 8 at Temple
Israel. The following slate of
new officers will be present-
ed: Laurence R. Imerman,
president; Keith Braun,
Brian J. Kott, Erica
Peresman, Hon. Helene
White, vice presidents;
Martin Mayer, treasurer.
New board members include
Linda Binkow, Carol
Dunitz, Laura Gould and
Paul Magy.
The annual Lewis S.
Grossman Lecture will
immediately follow the elec-
tions with a program titled
"The Proper Business of
Government — Infringing
On Religious Freedom?"
Speaker Samuel Rabinove,
AJC legal director, will
examine religious liberty
issues as they relate to our
diverse population. Judge
Avern Cohn will introduce
Mr. Rabinove who is respon-
sible for the filings of briefs
and other actions in cases
that have significant impli-
cations for minority groups
in general and Jews in par-
ticular.
A dessert reception to
thank all of AJC's officers
and past board members
and to welcome new AJC
members will follow the
evening's program. Reser-
vations must be received by
the American Jewish
Committee office no later
than June 4. For cost infor-
mation, call AJC, 646-7686.
Bias In Press
To Be Discussed
The Young Adult Division of
the Jewish Federation will
examine the possibility of
bias in the local press at
"Spotlight on the Media:
Exploring the Coverage of
Israel" 7 p.m. May 19 at the
Max M. Fisher Building.
The program, which is
being held in cooperation
with the Jewish Community
Council, will feature Heath
J. Meriwether, executive edi-
tor of the Detroit Free Press,
and Berl Falbaum, a public
relations consultant.
For information, call the
Young Adult Division office,
642-4260.
Two Will Chair
Days of Decision
Irwin Alterman
Ellen Labes
Irwin Alterman and Ellen
Labes will chair Days of
Decision, the 1993 Allied
Jewish Campaign's final
push to raise needed dol-
lars for thousands of peo-
ple locally and in Israel.
The June 13-17 Days of
Decision, which will run
from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily,
aims to reach everyone
who has not yet made a
pledge.
Mr. Alterman and Mrs.
Labes bring many years of
communal experience to
the Campaign. Chairman
of the Jewish Federation's
Jewish Education Division,
Mr. Alterman is a member
of its board of governors
and the '93 Campaign
Management Team.
Past president of
Federation's Women's
Division, Mrs. Labes
serves on the Business and
Professional Women's
Division Advisory Commit-
tee.
Funds raised by the
Campaign are vital to the
needs of many recently
unemployed people,
seniors and others at risk
who look to Federation's
helping agencies for assis-
tance. The Campaign also
helps Israel in its struggle
to resettle hundreds of
thousands of Jews from
countries of distress,
including the former Soviet
every increase by contribu-
tors and adds $2 for every
dollar of a new gift.
To volunteer for a con-
gregational phonathon,
individuals should contact
their synagogue or temple,
or Marianne Milgrom at
the Allied Jewish
Campaign office, 642-4260.
For information, call
Michael Gilbert at the
Union.
The
Campaign's
Challenge Fund this year
matches dollar-for-dollar
The List
A sampling of Jewish
communal events:
May 16
Walk for Israel,
Maple-Drake,
11:30 a.m.
Family mini-mission,
12:30-2:30,
Maple-Drake.
Teen mystery movie,
5:30 p.m.,
Americana West.
May 18
Greater Detroit
Hadassah
installation, BAHM,
10:30 a.m.
May 19
YAD parcel on media
coverage of Israel,
7 p.m., Max M.
Fisher Building.
May 20
Jewish Genealogy
Society, AJE,
7:30 p.m.