ALYN Honors Dr. Gretchko Dr. Seymour Gretchko, superin- tendent of the West Bloomfield School District, will be honored by the Detroit Friends of ALYN Hospital on May 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maple-Drake Jewish Com- munity Center. You are invited to join us in celebration as we honor the Agency for Jewish Education's graduates of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School. This program will also include a presentation by a special guest lecturer. Sunday, May 5, 1996 •6 p.m. Agency for Jewish Education 21550 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield Congratulations to the following graduates who will each receive a signed certificate from the Melton Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora of Hebrew University's Department of Education. Louise Applebaum, Barbara Aronow, Judy Bobrow, Gloria Bookstein, Peggy Bookstein, Sandy Brenner, David Broner, Elissa Brown, Karen Brown, Marty Cerier, Stewart Cerier, Jamie Cohen, Marcia Davis, Mira Eiges, Phyllis Falbaum, Nancy Finkel, Elnora Finkelstein, Tobi Fox, Vivian Friedman, Mary Gamer, Robert Glass, Joan Golden, Barbara Goldman, Howard Hirsch, Jane Kamm, Lisa Kaplan, Anne Katz, Rayna Kogan, Carrie Kushner, Judy Leder, Gerry Levy, Sonny Lipenholtz, Linda Lublin, Sandra Nessel, Suzi Noveck, Judy Poger, Leonard Poger, Mivi Rachmiel, Martin Reisig, Joan Rose, Cindy Schwartz, Donna Sklar, Jeff Snow, Didi Wainess, Jodi Weinfeld and Stacy liegenfelder. Seymour Gretchko AJE Melton Instructors: Ruth Bergman, Aviva Silverman and Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz. For more information, contact Rob Nosanchuk at the Agency for Jewish Education, (810) 354-1050. • This program is open to the community at no charge. COLORWORKS STUDIO OF INTERIOR DESIGN • B'nai Moshe Offers Plants Congregation B'nai Moshe Sis- terhood has arranged for the volume purchase of spring flow- ers in flats, hanging baskets and vegetables at discount prices. Pre-ordering is encouraged for best selection. The order forms are available at the B'nai Moshe Synagogue office, 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield. Orders may be picked up on Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the synagogue park- ing lot. Purchases also may be made on site. There will be help to load plants into cars. For information, call the syn- agogue office, 788-0600. As you've heard by now, we're making news in design! Whether it's planning your new home, remodeling your existing one, or furnishing a room—we invite you to explore the difference in interior design and encourage you to interview one of our designers for your next project. ■ 122 The Courtyard 32500 Northwestern Highway • Farmington Hills • 851-7540 Dr. Gretchko, in his 13th year as superintendent, is being cit- ed at the dessert reception for his 44 years of service to youth in the Detroit metropolitan area. Proceeds from the event will help fund the computer and rehabilitation technology unit at the hospital, located in Jerusalem and Israel's only for physically handicapped chil- dren. Reservations for the event be- gin at $36 per person. For in- formation, call Paula Glazier, (810) 855-0568. ■ Yom Kippur In April? Yom Kippur will be the subject of the weekly parsha class in the home of Rabbi Herschel Finman on Sunday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m. Emor, the portion of the week, will be a major part of the discussion. There is a $5 fee for each class. For information, contact Rabbi Finman, (810) 542-5087. Machon Hosts Conferences Machon L'Torah the Jewish Learning Network of Michigan will hold an educational lunchtime conference at the of- fices of Zwick and Solomon on Monday, April 29, at 12:30 p.m. Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz will lead the discussion on Jewish ethics following a deli lunch. The charge is $7. For information and reservations, call Machon, (810) 967-0888. In addition, Machon will hold a lunchtime conference at Miller, c/ Canfield, Paddock, & Stone, 150 W. Jefferson, Detroit, on Tues- day April 30, at 12:15 p.m. The program will include lunch fol- lowed by a discussion led by Rabbi Jacobovitz on Jewish ethics. The hosts for this lun- cheon are Michael Traison and Richard Loebl. There is no charge. For information and reservations, call Machon L'Torah, (810) 967-0888. Senior Events At The JPM Bingo will be played Monday, April 29, at 12:30 p.m. There is a charge. Holocaust Survivor's Support Group will meet alternate Mon- days at 12:45 p.m. at Jimmy Prentis Morris. Dr. Charles Silow of Sinai Hospital facilitates this group. For information, call , him, (810) 356-6668. Beth El Senior Events "Jerome Kern: His Life, His Magic, His Music" will be the subject of a musical review Sun- day, May 19, when mezzo so- prano Barbara Alexander performs for the Middle Years Group of Temple Beth El. The 1 p.m. program is open to the com- munity without charge and will be preceded by cake and coffee at 12:30 p.m. On Tuesday, May 21, thec- Beth Elders and friends will get a noon view of "The New Zoo" from Ron Kagan, director of the Detroit Zoological Institute. For- merly the curator of the Dallas Zoo and Aquarium from 1986- 1992, Ron Kagan also served as zoological director of the Jerusalem Zoo. There is a charge----/ for the noon luncheon and reser- vations are necessary by May 17; call Jeannette Cohen, 737-0194.