..;iiiill1111111111111•11111111111111111111•11111111111111

Comfortable, Casual, & Durable
Quail Footwear That Lasts!
When You Want The Best
You Want Timberland.

'ilmberland

Yiddish In Moscow
Through Local Efforts

JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER

he New Timberlands Are

Now in at Mr. Alan's Shoes!

MR. ALAN'S SHOES — THE NEW TIMBERLAND DEALER IN TOWN!

MIL MAWS

West Bloomfield

On The Boardwalk
Orchard Lake Road
South of Maple

626-3362

Southfield
Waterford
Dearborn
Eastland Mall
Roseville
Royal Oak
SUPER STORE
SUPER STORE
SUPER STORE
Entrance 7A
29523 Gratiot CLEARANCE
15219 Mich. Ave. Next to Hudson's In Cloth. Whse.
On Ten Mile Road
On the Corner of
OUTLET
West of Greenfield Telegraph & Huron East of Greenfield
Mall Hours
Call for Hours 520 W. 11 Mile
559-7818
334-3917
584-3820
371-2233
774-8530
547-7684

Discontinued Styles Available at Mr. Alan's Royal Oak Clearance Outlet!

STORE HOURS: Mon Wed & Sal 10-7 • Thurs & Fr, 10-9 • Sun 12-5

Sponsored by Women's Division
of the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit

Shalom
Detroit
is here to 111
welcome
newcomers

Call 642-4260, ext. 183 to arrange a visit.

Next time you feed your face, think about your heart.

Go easy on your heart and start cutting back on foods that are high in saturated
fat and cholesterol. The change'll do you good.
,

V American Heart Association

WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE

abbi Milton Arm realized including $40 for food and $50 for
the importance of the Yid- rent. The teachers' salaries are
dish language one cool $400 a month.
evening in Russia.
The foundation gains its fund-
He was chatting with another ing solely through private dona-
English-speaker in Yiddish while tions and it is underfunded,
attending a commemoration of Rabbi Arm said. Due to a short-
the unification of Jerusalem (Yom age of teachers and donations, the
Yerushalayim) with 2,500 Russ- program has had to turn away
ian Jews in Moscow. As they more than 100 applicants this
spoke, another man approached year.
and joined in the conversation.
But it is the ongoing efforts of
Neither of the English-speak- the people involved with the foun-
ing men knew the Russian's na- dation that keeps it going. Other
tive tongue nor did the Russian Detroit area residents on the
know theirs. Although they didn't board include State Senator Jack
have much in common, they Faxon, Leonard Herman and
found a bond.
Sarah Friedman.
"When you have a common
Sidney Noveck, a Southfield-
language bond with a person in based accountant and the trea-
a foreign land there is a feel-
ing of camaraderie. It is a won-
derful emotional connection as
well as a warm personal con-
nection. You feel as though you
are no longer a stranger," Rab-
bi Arm said.
Which is why he and sever-
al other Detroit residents have
committed their time, energy
and money toward the Ben
Himel Foundation for the Ad-
vancement of Yiddish Studies,
an international Yiddish
scholarship program. The
foundation is seeking local
support for its programs.
The four-year-old founda-
tion contributes funding to
support programs such as Yid-
dish classes in Israel's public
schools and Yiddish teacher Gershon Winer.
training in Tel Aviv and Yiddish in Moscow.
Moscow. Their main area of in-
terest is a popular program at the surer of the organization, became
Linguistic University in Moscow. involved because of a love for the
There, interest has piqued after Yiddish language instilled in him
a long standing ban for such pro- by his parents.
grams was lifted.
"I remember my parents would
"Why is it so popular? Because speak it. I guess I understand it
for 70 years it has been sup- more than I speak it," he said.
pressed. Anything that has been
He was able to use Yiddish on
suppressed for that long will come a vacation to Mexico. He was
back with a vengeance," said Ger- staying with friends of friends
shon Winer, a professor of Yid- who had grown up in Mexico. "I
dish at Tel Aviv University and couldn't understand Spanish and
the Israeli board chairman of the they didn't know English but we
foundation.
were able to communicate in Yid-
The Moscow program, in its dish," he said. "It is a universal
third year of operation, is a joint language." U
effort of the foundation, New
York-based Touro College and
To make a tax-deductible
the Linguistic University of contribifilin to the.Yiddish pro-
Moscow. The two colleges provide
#am in the ner
fi Soviet
the joint four-year degree and ad- Vnion, write a check ti.'"
ministration expenses but little to P.E.F. Israel Endo*ir"' t
else. The foundation makes up
, Inc., 41 East
the difference by providing the Street, Suite 607, New Yp,
students with scholarships and NY 1.0017. Be sure to indicate
travel expenses, the teachers with that the donation is to be used
salaries and the volunteer staff for Ben HinirMfoundation for
with travel costs.
the Advancementof Yiddis
The monthly expenses for the Studies...
students are approximately $90,

