Center Fold

JPM 810-967-4030
15110 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park 48237

Maple/Drake 810-661-1000
6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield 48322

Leon & Hilda Lucas Create
JCC Endowment at JPM

Special memberships!

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eon and Hilda Lucas of
Oak Park have recently
created the Lucas En-
dowment Fund at the JCC with
a generous donation. The pur-
pose of this fund is to provide an
annual program at the JPM
Building focusing on the State of
Israel in areas related to eco-
nomics, social issues, politics, cul-
tural arts and spiritual matters.
The yearly program will take
place around Israel Indepen-
dence Day and will be organized
by (IRP) the Institute for Retired
Professionals.
Hilda and Leon Lucas have long
been associated with the Center
at the Jimmy Prentis Morris
Building. Mrs. Lucas was a social
worker at an outpost office of
Jewish Family Services located at
JPM in 1957 and while she was
working, her son Jerry attended
nursery school in the building. Dr.
Lucas, a retired professor at
Wayne State University, served
on the Center's Board for five
years and both Lucases sat on the
original committee which orga-
nized IRP as well as the JPM com-
mittee established in the '80's to
expand and build a swimming
pool on the site. Today, with the
goal of expansion realized, the
Lucases, who are both retired,
take full advantage of JPM's new
and modern facilities.
Dr. Lucas is a Health Club mem-
ber who swims and exercises dai-
ly. Mrs. Lucas attends the Center's
special senior exercise classes four
days per week and they are in-
volyed in IRP's Russian American
Discussion Group and the Is-
rael/American Group as well as
many other Adult Services pro-
grams.
The Lucases recently celebrated
their 49th wedding anniversary
on June 30. They have two chil-
dren. Dr. Miriam Medow, a psy-

While we all enjoy the warmer months, there are times when exercising
outdoors just isn't good for you. Excessive heat and humidity can make
even relaxed exercise a chore or a strain on you. It's great to have the op-
tion of an indoor workout, and then relax by our fantastic outdoor pool.

JOIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
SUMMER HEALTH CLUB

AT LAST YEAR'S PRICES!
August 1—September 4
$125 for ages 30 and over
$50 for ages 18-29

Hilda and Leon Lucas

chiatrist, and her husband Dan
Medow, a businessman, and have
three children, Michael 13,
Jonathan 10 , Zachery 2 and live
in Huntington Woods. Their son
Jerry Lucas lives in Toronto with
his wife Pepi and daughter Ilana
10. He works for the Ontario
March of Dimes and Mrs. Lucas
teaches in a Toronto community
college.
Both Dr. and Mrs. Lucas have
been active in many local orga-
nizations induding Congregation
Beth Shalom, Oak Park Depart-
ment of Community Services,
Hadassah and the National Coun-
cil of Jewish Women.
"We feel that the Center is a
very important part of the com-
munity" said Dr. and Mrs. Lucas.
"It is a port of entry for new-
corners and helps keep the corn-
munity together while meeting
social and recreational needs. IRP
has given us an intellectual and
social outlet. The fact that the in-
dividual groups plan and learn
on their own is especially attrac-
tive."
The Center is most grateful to
the Lucases for their support and
looks forward to many interest-
ing programs relating to Israel.

D ETRO IT JEWIS H

Health Club Member
`t,' Appreciation Day

I

n gratitude to the members
of the Jewish Community
Center Health Club, the first
Sunday of each month is desig-
nated as Member Appreciation
Day. Starting at 9:00 a.m., a vari-
ety of bagels and orange juice are
available in the fitness center.
Health Club members enjoy this
healthy snack and each other's
company. The next Member Ap-
preciation Day will be August 6,

If you can't stand the heat,
come inside.

at the Maple/Drake Center. This
will be your opportunity to meet
and talk with our New Health
Club Management Team, There-
sa Fulgenzi, David Stone and
Alan Pearlstein. They will be
available to answer the Health
Club members' questions and
give information about the pos-
itive direction the Club is head-
ed. Don't miss this opportunity
to meet the Team.

Master Cara

9:30 a.m. — Detroit Rock-

ers Soccer Camp thru
July 21.

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Men's Club

12:30 p.m. — Elie VVeisel's
video series continues
with "Greatness and

Passion, The Story of
David" .

7:00 pm. — Drop-in
Contract Party Bri

Sundowners

he Jewish Community Cen-
ter's My Jewish Discovery
Place in cooperation with
Jewish Experiences for Families,
presents Sundowners, a chance for
parents and their children to have
a night on the town! Come enjoy
a Jewish fairy tale through an in-
teractive storytelling format en-
abling children to become part of
the action by creating story props
and characters.
Sundowners on Monday, July 17
at 6:30 p.m. in My Jewish Discovery
Place Museum at Maple/ Drake
features: Palace of the Bird Beaks, a
King Solomon story that has been
enjoyed for generations.
The fun continues at Jimmy Pren-
tis Morris building, on Monday,

July17-

10:00 a.m.
meeting.

• Exclusive Fitness Center with State-of-the-Art Exercise Equipment
• Steam, Sauna & Whirlpools • Indoor and Outdoor Pools, and Tracks
• Aerobics and Personal Trainers • Racquetball, Squash, Volleyball, Tennis, Soft-
ball, Walleyball, Basketball • Hair Salon, Manicurist, Massage,
Laundry Service & Private Solariums

• some restrictions apply
• equipment & facilities may vary between locations

This Week
At. . .
Maple/Drake

july

July 31 at 6:30
p.m. when
Sundowners
presents
Katanya, the
beloved Jew-
ish Thumbeli-
na.
Don't miss
out on either
story! Both
programs are
free. Add an
optional din-
ner, ($5 for adults and $3 for chil-
dren), for a complete evening treat!
Dinner is served from 5:45 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. Program reservations are
required, call Cheryl Kane at (810)
661-7631.

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10:00 a.m. --- ['Dor V

Noon -- Lunch and
ft Learn "Jews in Radio"
bring or buy your lunch
4:30 p.n-t. IRP Pica

7:00 p.m. --- Ant

Bash Pool

7:30 p.m. —
Beanstalk"

July 20 -

1:00 p.m. — Drop-In Con- z--
tract Party Bridge

The Jews of Ethiopia

Art & Artifacts

he North American Confer- of Jewish and African themes, ex-
ence on Ethiopian Jewry ecuted with only the most primi-
(NACOEJ) in cooperation tive technology.
Accompanying the exhibit are the
with Yeshiva University Museum
and The Consulate General of Is- powerful black and white pho-
rael in New York – Department of tographs taken in Ethiopia by Joan
Roth, a native Detroiter
Cultural Affairs presents
who has earned a na-
The Jews of Ethiopia, Arti-
tional reputation as a doc-
facts from the NACOEJ
JANICE
umentary photographer.
collection and those of
CHARACH
In the upper level
private collectors.
EPSTEIN
gallery, Leo Dworkin
The exhibition opened
displays works ranging
on June 15 and continues
from 1946-1995, includ-
through August 24, 1995.
ing paintings, collages,
The origins of the
MUSEUM
cloth construction, pho-
Ethiopian Jewish culture
GALLERY
tography and computer
extended back some
graphics.
2,000 years. They pre-
Prior to retirement, Dr.
served their religious in-
tegrity in remote mountain villages Dworkin taught at Oakland Com-
where, forbidden to own land, munity College over 20 years, as
they survived by developing well as achieved notable success
handicrafts reflecting a composite in consulting and public service.

1:00-3:00 p.m. --- Seminar
on Retirement Financial
Planning; Mai-Lan Wright
of Charles Schwab.

July18 -

11:00 a.m. Easy Action

Fitness Class

MY 20

1:00 p,m. Yiddish Cul-
ture Club Concert; Galina
Feldman and Adele
Kozadayev