Cathy Lichtman came for
more traditional reasons. "I just
came to learn," she said.
Nancy Kaplan said people's re-
actions to the retreat have con-
vinced her to schedule more
women's learning programs in
the coming year. Possibilities in-
clude a women's study seder in
the middle of Passover, another
retreat and a monthly Rosh
Chodesh study group. ❑
War Celebration
Brought To U.S.
JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
I n Russia there is a song about
happiness with tears in one's
eyes.
The music personifies the
emotions many Russians feel each
\ year as they commemorate Victo-
) ry Day, the May holiday which
marks the official end of World
War II. It's one of only a few ma-
jor holidays celebrated in the for-
mer Soviet Union.
Up until two years ago, when
Rivka Latinskaya came to the
United States, she used to visit the
graves of people who were killed
during the war. She also went to
the
town where her relatives are
\-,
-)buried.
"In every family, there are those
who were related to someone who
died in the war," she said. "I can-
not think of a single person who
was not related to someone who
died.
"In Russia, it is the most sig-
nificant holiday because it marks
the day of victory over fascism."
Since coming to America, Ms.
(' Latinskaya, a program developer
and translator with the Jewish
Community Center of Metropol-
itan Detroit, has done something
to mark Victory Day. In years
past, she gathered with family to
look at pictures of relatives and
joined Russian war veterans to
honor the day.
This year, her celebration will
) be different.
On May 7, the Russian Accul-
turation Program at the Jewish
Community Center and area vet-
erans organizations will celebrate
the 50th anniversary of Victory
Day.
A proclamation will be read at
noon by Oak Park Mayor Gerald
Naftaly at the Charlotte Rothstein
Park, adjacent to the Jimmy Pren-
) tis Morris Building of the JCC; a
one-mile parade will follow.
Afternoon events include a can-
dlelighting ceremony and cele-
bration at Temple Emanu-El.
One of the scheduled perfor-
mances is by an intergenerational
choir; whose members include stu-
dents and seniors from the former
Soviet Union.
The Victory Day program will
) continue at the JPM building as
World War II exhibits are fea-
tured. ❑
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