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Seders
For New
Americans
Continuing a tradition going back
more than 15 years, Friends of
Refugees of Eastern Europe will host
the first and second seders March 26,
27 at Congregation Dovid Ben
Nuchim on West Lincoln Road in
Oak Park.
The seder will be led by Rabbi
Yosef Mishulovin, spiritual leader to
the Russian congregation, who will be assisted by rabbinical students
coming to Oak Park for the holidays. The holiday meal will be catered
by Jewel Kosher Caters.
Chairmen of the Passover Campaign, and the Lubavitch Corn-
mittee for Soviet Jewry have asked the community to share the re-
sponsibility of providing seders for new Americans, by contributing
to this cause. Checks should be made payable to FREE and sent to
FREE do The Jewish Community Center in Oak Park.
Calendar
Now- April 14 —
"Feast of Freedom," an exhib-
it of Passover ritual items from
around the world, at the
Maple/Drake Jewish Commu-
nity Center.
T
his silver-plated Haggadah is one
of several items in a collection of
Passover objects on display at the
Janice Charach Epstein Museum
Gallery in an exhibit titled "Feast of
Freedom." The museum gallery is lo-
cated at the Maple/Drake Jewish Com-
munity Center.
Second Mission Is Planed
pplication forms for the
Michigan Miracle Mis-
sion II are now avail-
able. As of april 4, they will be
accepted on a first-come, first-
served basis in the mission of-
fice, Suite 206 in the Max M.
Fisher Building.
Families, singles, frater-
nal and service groups, and
congregations from communities all
around the state will hoin the May 7-17, 1995,
community-wide trip to Israel in an expression of solidar-
ity with the people of Israel.
Chaired by Lawrence Jackier, the mission will leave
from Detroit Metropolitan Airport and arrive at an air base
near Israel's southern resort town of Eilat on the Red Sea.
After two days, participants will travel north, stopping at
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JNF Honors Rosenfeld
Mark K Rosenfled, chairman and s chief
ex-
tore Inc., will
ecutive officer of JacobsonS dinn April
be honored by JNF at a tribute er
5 at the Radisson on the Lake in Ypsilanti.
At the dinner, Mr. Rosenfeld will receive
tINFs highest honor, the Tree of Life Award,
given in recognition of professional
hu-
The award and
is pre-
manitarian leadership. of outstanding
sented in recognition
the
community involvement, dedicating
an de-
cause of American Israel. friendship
of human
votion to peace and the security
e The Mark K. Rosenfeld afforestation pro-
lif.
ject will be established in the American In-
dependence perk in Israel. The park,
nial of the Unit-
onial to the
established on the bicenten
ed States of America, is a testim d Israel.
friendship between the U.S. an
For dinner information and tickets, con-
tact Laurie Nosanchuk Blum, 557-6644.
sites along the way. Mission-goers will stay in 5-star ho-
tels, and sightseeing throughout Israel will be in air-con-
ditioned buses.
Separate tracks will be available for veteran travelers,
as well as first-time visitors to Israel. Young adults age
25-40, who will have their own buses, are invited to a gath-
ering April 13, to learn more about the trip.
In addtion to seeing the country from north to south,
mission-goers will meet with Israeli government officials
and visit economic incubator sites and absorption centers
for many of the 500,000 new immigrants from the former
Soviet Union.
The trip, which is co-chaired by Michael Feldman, Sy
Finkelstein, Linda Klein, Ronald Klein and Ben Rosen-
thal, is beign organized by the Jewish Federation of Met-
ropolitan Detroit, and is co-sponsored by The Jewish News.
For information about the Michigan Miracle Mission II,
or for an application, contact Jane Sherman, 642-4260.
Baseball Clinic For Youngsters
oys and girls, grades K-6, are invited to the fourth annual Indoor All-Amer-
ican Baseball Clinic April 14 at the Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Community
Center.
The 5:30-8 p.m. program will emphasize the fun and skills of playing the great
American pastime correctly. It will focus on batting, fielding, throwing and running.
Sponsored by the Neighborhood Project of the Jewish Federation, the Center and
The Jewish News, the event also will include a baseball card trading show with ex-
perts to answer questions about collecting, trading and selling. In addition, winners
of a baseball trivia contest will receive prizes, including Tigers' game tickets.
There is a charge for the program, which includes a piz-
za dinner at 6:15 p.m. Pre-registration is required for the
baseball clinics, which begin at 5:30 p.m. for children in
grades K-1, and 7 for older children at 7.
There is no charge for the baseball
card show only.
For informa-
tion about the
Baseball Clinic,
call the JCC,
2.
967-4030.
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March 21-25 —
Project Chametz, a Jewish
Community Council program
to collect and distribute foods
to area food banks. Collection
sites at the JCC (both campus-
es) and the Agency for Jewish
Education building.
Thursday, March 31
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A third Passover seder at the
JCC Jimmy Prentis Morris
Building. Call 967-4030.
Wednesday, April 6 —
A one-day trip to the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum
in Washington, D.C., sponsored
by Temple Beth El. Call 851-
1100.
Monday, April 11 —
Michelle Kaufman, a sports
writer with the Detroit Free
Press, will speak on "So This Is
Spring Training." Sponsored
by Ahavat Shalom, 7:30 p.m.
at Temple Shir Shalom. Call
737-8700.
Tuesday, April 12 —
A memorial for the Israeli sol-
diers who lost their lives de-
fending Israel. Shlomo Avineri
will address the community.
7:30 p.m. at the Maple/Drake
Jewish Community Center.
Thursday, April 14 —
Hillel Day School's first annu-
al Israel Independence Festi-
val. 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 14 —
Children are invited to the In-
door All-American Baseball
Clinic at the Jimmy Prentis
Morris Jewish Community
Center. 5:30-8 p.m. Call 967-
4030.
Sunday, April 17-
A picnic celebrating Israel In-
dependence Day. 2:30 p.m. on
the grounds of the Washtenaw
Jewish Community Center.
Call 971-0990.