r Local News "My Papa Marty and Grandma Fanny Refinanced Their Mortgage At World Wide Financial!" Rabbi Speaks At Reception "Our Mommies and Daddies Got Their Mortgages At World Wide Financial!" Rabbi Yeruchim Olshin of Beth Medrash Govoha will be hon- ored at a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nus- baum, 15041 Burton, Oak Park, 8:30 p.m. Jan. 18. The speaker will be Rabbi Menachem Zupnik of Kehal Bais Torah. He is the founder of Meor HaTorah, a Kiruv pro- ject on the campus of Princeton University. He has just com- pleted a series of abridged tapes of his lectures. Classes For New Americans Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe will hold bi-monthly classes for new Americans every second and fourth Thursday of the month. Classes will be at the Jimmy Prentis Morris Jew- ish Community Center from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Instructor Sorah Rosen will teach Jewish history and phi- losophy, using ESL methods and simple English texts. For information call FREE, 569- 8514. AARON AND BEN WASSERMAN Machon Plans Two Programs Machon LTorah will hold a pro- gram for new immigrants 6:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at the learning cen- ter. The program will include a deli dinner which will be fol- lowed by a discussion on the topic of "Body and Soul: Gate- way to Self-Knowledge" led by Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz. The talk will be translated by Mr. Roman Lundin. For information and reser- vations, call Lena Grinman, 967-5888. Machon L'Torah will hold a lunchtime mini conference 12:15 p.m. Jan. 18 at the offices of Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn. Rabbi Jacobovitz will lead a discussion on Jewish ethics. Lunch will be served; reservations are required. For information and reser- vations, call Machon, 967-0888. Simcha Plans Annual Meeting Simcha, an organization for Jewish lesbians and gays, will hold their annual meeting Jan. 19. For information about this ever, and the up,-oming Sun- day brunch, cal i T'ae 24-hour hotline, 353-8025. ❑ JORDAN GOROSH 3% Years Old NICOLL FULLER MICHIGAN'S LEADER IN MORTGAGELENDING The Best Mortgage Rates... • Loan sizes to 1.5 million. • No-documentation loans available. • Convenient applications via lap top computer in your home office. • Special programs available for "bruised credit" applicants! • We close loans FAST! WORLD WIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES - CALL 647-1199 555 S. Woodward • Fifth Floor • Birmingham, MI 48009