Children of Chernobyl A A is proud to honor DR. MARGO YELLIN WOLL At a Sukkos Concert Featuring AVRAHAM FRIED Monday September 30, 1996 7:30 p.m. West Bloomfield High School 4925 Orchard Lake West Bloomfield, Michigan OTZMA In Israel Six recent Detroit college grad- uates will spend a year in Israel as participants in Project OTZ- MA, a leadership identification program sponsored by the Jew- ish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the Council of Jew- ish Federations. Detroit participants are: Lau- ra Applebaum, Nathan Rau, Joshua Shanker, Darren Spilman, Melissa Slaim and Ariella Kantor. Following their return, the students must make a commit- ment to serve their local Jewish community. BBYO Holds Kickoff Dance Dr. Margo Yellin Woll TICKET PRICES BBYO will hold the opening event of the 1996-97 program year for Michigan Region B'nai B'rith Youth Organization on Saturday evening, Oct. 12. The theme of this year's kickoff dance is "Rolling through the Decades." The dance will be held at the Maple-Drake Jewish Community Center, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Each AZA and BBG chapter will have an information booth. All BBYO members who are registered by Oct. 7 will be ad- mitted free; all others will have an admission charge of $5. For information, call the BBYO Chapter Service Center, 788- 0700. Singles Plan Social Evening The Jewish Singles Connection will have an evening of cocktails and schmoozing at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at Big Dad- dy's Parthenon, West Bloom- field. Light vegetarian food will be served, and there will be an open bar. There is a charge. For information, call Fern Hober- man Kepes, (810) 642-4260. Adults $18 in advance $25 at door Children (under 12) $12 in advance $15 at door For special group & family rates call (810) 851-6032 or (810) 737-2733 Tickets also avaliable at: Peggy LETVIN (810) 547-8792 & Rachel TONKIN (810) 968-5582 Aish HaTorah presents — Back by Popular Demand: The Zamir Chorale of Metropolitan Detroit will be featured at the Balfour 63 concert, Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Detroit Opera House, celebrating Jerusalem 3000. with RABBI MENDEL KESSIN Publicity Deadlines Part 1 Thursday, Oct. 17, '96 - 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Part 2 (No need to have attended Part 1) Saturday, Oct. 19, '96 - 8:30 - 11:00 p.m. Where: TH E DETRO Sarah and Ralph Davidson Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield (between Walnut Lake Road and Green Road on the west side of the street). Donation: $6.00 per session 50 A Kabbalistic exploration of the last 150 years and the next 50. With noted lecturer, kabbalist and psychotherapist Rabbi Mendel Kessin. What are- the deeper reasons for the Creation of the United Nations? The Holocaust? The events in the State of Israel? The Fall of the Berlin Wall? The Gulf War? Events in America? The meaning behind current events? What the future holds in store? An exhilarating 2 session, 5 hour program — come for one or both sessions. Not to be missed. For the many people who have seen Rabbi Kessin during his 1995 lecture, the 1st session will be a review of that lecture, covering world events through the Gulf War, the second lecture will cover all new, post Gulf War material he has not presented in Detroit. Call Aish at (810) 737-0400 for more information The normal deadline for local news and publicity items is noon Thursday, eight days prior to issue date. The deadline for birth announcements is 10 a.m. Monday, four days prior to issue date; out-of-town obituaries, 10 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior to issue date. All material must be typewritten, double-spaced, on 81 /2 x 11 paper and include the name and daytime tele- phone number of sender.