SINAI HOSPITAL
"More than 25 years of experience
makes a difference."
Sinai's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
is pleased to announce the opening of
Sinai Physical and Occupational Therapy
at Crown Pointe
25900 Greenfield Rd., Suite 110, Oak Park
(north of 1-696)
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Specializing in services for people recovering from:
sports injuries
• work related injuries
auto accidents
• hand injuries
arthritis
• orthopedic injuries
musculoskeletal surgery
• other diseases of the
muscles, bones and joints
Appointments are by referral.
For more information, call 968-3900.
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RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER
T
he sounds of sniper fire ir-
ritated Michael Schnei-
der as he walked down a
street in Sarajevo.
The American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee official
was on his way to a meeting at
the Jewish Community Center.
As he turned a corner in the
war-torn city, he felt a tug on
his coat sleeve. Mr. Schneider
jerked defensively away and
kept walking, quickening his
gate.
Then he heard a voice from
behind: "Please, sir, I want to
thank you."
Mr. Schneider turned
around. An elderly man re-
peated his thanks.
Michael Schneider
"He was wearing a thread-
bare suit," Mr. Schneider re-
sons from the war zone. Half
called. "He said, 'I only wanted
the evacuees are Jewish. Oper-
to thank you, sir. In 1942, the
ations, including 14 land and
Joint Distribution Committee
air convoys, are precarious.
saved my life in the Holocaust.
Checkpoints run by all sides —
And in 1992, you saved my life
Croats, Serbs and Muslims —
again when I was starving to
threaten evacuation attempts.
death.'"
Even so, the JDC is planning
To Mr. Scheider, this recent
for a 15th evacuation soon. Un-
memory highlights the ongoing
fortunately, snow hampers its
significance of the organization
efforts, and JDC officials are
for which he serves as executive
asking European countries for
vice president. During World
money to buy durable tires for
War II, the Joint Distribution
buses that must transport
Committee helped victims of
refugees over mountains.
Nazism. As part of its many
Other projects in Sarajevo in-
current relief efforts, the JDC
clude a soup kitchen serving
helps distribute food to victims
nearly 400 people a day and a
of the war in the Balkans. It
pharmacy that dispenses free,
also facilitates evacuations to
doctor-prescribed medications
safer terrain in nearby cities.
to more than 60,000 people. The
The Jewish Federation of
JDC also sponsored an ecu-
Metropolitan Detroit invited
menical Passover seder, oper-
Mr. Schneider to speak about
ates a radio link to U.S. cities
the JDC last Thursday to an
and sponsors a "Bosnia Mail-
audience ofAllied Jewish Cam-
box" to collect money.
paign volunteers. The JDC,
Mr. Schneider said the JDC's
founded in 1914, has been a
role in the former Yugoslavia
beneficiary of Campaign
should be of special significance
monies through the United
to American Jews.
Jewish Appeal since 1939. Res-
"We, who have suffered so
cue efforts in Sarajevo, howev-
much, cannot possibly be blind
er, are funded through private
to the similarity between Sara-
donations.
jevo and the Warsaw Ghetto,"
In the last 15 months, the
he said.
JDC has evacuated 2,000 per-
Programming Scope
Broadens At AJE
LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER
414 STARTS DEC. 26
WHILE QUANTITIES LAST
IN-STOCK ITEMS
JDC Evacuates Jews
Living In Sarajevo
DAVID BIBER
Crestview Cadillac
541-4133
A
lthough the Agency for
Jewish Education's focus
for the year is on con-
gregational, supplemen-
tal education, it has been
careful to try to meet the needs
of all educators.
On a limited budget, it isn't
always easy.
Among the most visible pro-