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Eight Seniors To Be Honored
During First Annual Event
Schindler's List
Boosts HMC Numbers
JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER
A
ince early 1994, when the Academy
Award-winning movie Schindler's
List took box offices by storm, in-
creasing numbers of people have
visited the Holocaust Memorial Center
in West Bloomfield.
The Center attracts about 1,200 school
groups a year, some from as far away as
Pennsylvania. Other visitors include
members of civic and church groups, as
well as individuals — Jews and gentiles
— who come alone to learn more about
the World War II tragedy.
"I think that, especially in terms of in-
dividuals, we have seen a significant in-
crease since Schindler's List came on the
scene," said Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig,
founder and executive vice president of
the Center.
"I was told by the docents and speak-
ers that those who have seen the movie
ask many more intense questions," he
said. "It says to me very simply that Hol-
lywood can do a good job in terms of bring-
ing consciousness of the Holocaust to the
public."
Rabbi Rosenzveig said the Holocaust
Memorial Center's library also has gained
former concert vio-
member; and Hortense
linist, a professor
Falk, Rose L. Greenberg,
emeritus of psychia-
Neil Kalef, Arthur Lipsitt
try and the first
and Dorothy Storchan were se-
woman to be chosen for the
lected because of their ongoing
all-male Hebrew Free Loan
contributions to the community,
board are among a group of
achievements in the ar-
senior citizens being honored
eas of Jewish identity,
by the Jewish Federation
and dedication to a
Apartments in co-spon-
cause. Close to fifty
sorship with The Jewish
nominations were
News and Morrison
made last December.
restaurants Inc.
"We are excited about
On May 22, eight se-
the number of nominations
niors will be installed
we received," said Penny
in the newly created
Feldman, administra-
Senior Adult Jewish
tor at Teitel Federation
Hall of Fame of Metro-
Apartments. "All of the
politan Detroit, during a 1 .
winners were thrilled
pm. community recep-
not only about win-
tion.
ning, but about their
Harry August, the
(9 nominations. It is impor-
professor emeritus;
. tant for the community to
Clara Collens, the
recognize what the
former concert vi-
senior generation
olinist; Ruth Red-
SENIOR ADULT JEWISH
continues to con-
stone, the Hebrew
tribute
to our com-
HALL OF FAME
Free Loan board
munity."
OVER
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Rabbi Charles Rosenzvelg
popularity since the movie's release. The
library contains about 15,000 volumes.
"We have more young people coming
to do research because they have seen
Schindler's List," Rabbi Rosenzveig said.
`They want to know more about the Holo-
caust generally, and the trials (of Nazis
after the war). Many young people are,
as a consequence of the movie, interest-
ed in Raoul Wallenberg, (a righteous gen-
tile).
Tuition Tension Eased
Employee Rights
Through Endowment Creation Seminar A Success
LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER
STEVE STEIN STAFF WRITER
hen Hillel Day
Twenty-four other par-
"The original intent of
School President ents followed the lead and the minimum tuition was
Marty Gene an- an endowment was creat- for families to look to the
nounced a re- ed.
community and its agen-
vised tuition schedule
cies for assistance
in March for the
rather than further
1994-95 year, more
burdening our tu-
than a few eyebrows
ition allowance pro-
and concerns were
gram," Mr. Gene
raised.
said. "I didn't really
Of greatest issue to
have faith that that
many parents was a
would happen. And
$1,000 minimum tu-
that would haunt
ition payment.
me."
Although a neces-
The endowment
sary budget tactic to
will be administered
keep Hillel in the
through Hillel's tu-
black, the minimum
ition committee.
didn't sit well with
Standards have not
Mr. Gene.
yet been set. The
At the annual pa-
hope is families will
tron dinner last
contribute as much
month, while reflect-
as possible toward
ing on his time at the
tuition and the en-
school's helm, Mr.
dowment will be
Gene made a contri-
used to cover the dif-
bution toward Hillel's
ference.
22 families currently
paying less than $500
Martin Gene
in tuition.
yen though at-
tendance fell be-
low expectations,
the first "Em-
ployee Rights Seminar
for Non-Lawyers" was
proclaimed a success by
the head of the spon-
soring organization.
"It went very well.
We received wonderful
feedback and many tes-
timonials," said Royal
Oak attorney Sheldon
Stark, president of the
Detroit Chapter of the
National Lawyers
Guild.
The guild organized
the day-long conference
April 23 at the Kings-
ley Inn in Bloomfield
Hills and provided
many of the faculty
members.
Sheldon Stark
"About 45 or 50 peo-
ple attended the semi-
nar," Mr. Stark said.
enough crowd to let every-
"We were anticipating one know he wasn't alone
more, but it was a big when it came to employ-
w
E
ment problems."
One of the major
reasons the semi-
nar was put togeth-
er, Mr. Stark said,
was to give lawyers
who handle em-
ployment discrimi-
nation cases a
chance to answer
common questions
they hear in one-on-
one conversations
in front of a large
group.
"We got a lot of
the same questions,
but we were asked
some new ones,
too," Mr. Stark said.
"That's what hap-
pens when people
are given informa-
tion. It generates
new questions."
The guest speak-
er at a noon lun-
cheon was former
United Auto Workers pres-
ident Doug Fraser.