Seniors Hear
Choral Group
ChaZaKah, Adat Shalom Syna-
gogue's seniors group, will fea-
ture a performance by the choral
group of the Music Study Group
of Metropolitan Detroit 12:30
p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the
synagogue.
The event is open to all corn-
') munity seniors. There is a $5
charge for members and a $6 per
non-member fee. Send checks to
Arthur Schultz, 25680 Catalina,
Southfield, MI 48075. Advance
reservations are required by May
15. For information, call Adat
Shalom, (810) 851-5100.
Hillel Plans
Celebration
Hillel Day School will host its
third annual community-wide Is-
rael Independence Day Celebra-
tion 5-8 p.m. Monday, May 12, at
the school, 32200 Middlebelt
Road, Farmington Hills.
The celebration will be the site
for two raffle drawings. All win-
ners will be announced at the cel-
ebration. Ticket holders need not
be present to win.
Tickets for games and rides
are 25 cents each, or a book of 20
tickets for $5. Food can be pur-
chased in cash. All proceeds from
the celebration and raffles will
assist in funding student schol-
arships.
For information, contact Mar-
ianne Bloomberg, (810) 851-6950.
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AJCommittee
Sets Meeting
"The Story Behind the Story:
Switzerland, Swiss Banks and
the Second World War" will be
the program for this year's an-
nual meeting of the Detroit Chap-
ter of the American Jewish
Committee, 12-1:30 p.m. Thurs-
day, June 5, at the Radisson Ho-
tel in Southfield.
Marilyn Henry, staff corre-
spondent in New York for the
Jerusalem Post since 1994, will
be the guest speaker. To receive
an invitation for this meeting, call
the AJC office, (810) 646-7686.
The annual election also will be
held during the luncheon.
JWV Plans
Poppy Day
The state of Michigan Jewish
War Veterans and Ladies-Auxil-
iary will join other veteran groups
for Poppy sales Thursday and
Friday, May 15-16.
Funds raised during the street
sales are used to service hospi-
talized veterans and related ser-
vices.
ME Plans
Annual Meeting
The Agency for Jewish Education
will hold its meeting 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 29, at Young Is-
rael of Oak Park, 15140 W. 10
Mile Road. The meeting will in-
clude a presentation by Joseph
Kohane, executive director of the
Wexner Jewish Student Center
for the Ohio State University Hil-
lel. A dessert reception will follow.
The following persons have
been nominated as officers and ex-
ecutive committee members for
AJE: Dr. Lynda S. Giles, presi-
dent; James L. Jonas and James
Safran, vice presidents; Bernard
Mindell, treasurer; Mindy
Nathan, secretary; Arthur Hor-
witz, Michael Kasky, Barbara
Klarman and Gary Torgow, exec-
utive committee.
Nominations to serve a three-
year term as at-large directors are
Ellen Bates Brackett, Dr. Joan
Lessen Firestone, Bernard Min-
den, Jessie Stern, Gary Torgow
and Trudy Weiss. Also nominated
to serve as an at-large director for
a one—year term is Ruth Beitner.
Nominated as representative
directors for a two-year term are
Susie Citrin, Linda Goodman,
Arthur Horwitz, Robert Schostak
and Deborah Shayne Syme.
In accordance with the bylaws,
other qualified persons may be
nominated for election by a peti-
tion signed by not less than 25
members of the Jewish Federa-
tion of Metropolitan Detroit not
less than seven days prior to the
date of the meeting. Only one per-
son may be nominated in each pe-
tition and no nomination shall be
valid unless the nominee consents.
The annual meeting is open to the
community and free of charge. For
information or to make reserva-
tions, call Ellen Krivchenia, (810)
354-1050.
fin SuauE YOUR
Jim White and his family under-
stand the value of time. They wait-
ed a Ion., time for a liver donor.
However, Jim was fortunate - Every
year, an estimated 3,000 people die
while waiting for or g an transplants.
Kecognized nationally, Henry
Become an organ donor simply
Ford Hospital helps patients by
by signing a donor card, and by
telling your family. Then, contact
the Transplant Society of Michigan.
To register your gift
offering transplants for bone
marrow, heart, kidney, liver,
lung, and pancreas. For trans-
call: 1-80o-482-4881.
plant services, Henry Ford Health
System accepts most insurances,
"When the call came about the
organ donation I was shocked and
surprised," said lim. "I looked at
including: Alliance Health and
HEALTH SYSTEM
Life Insurance Company, Blue
Cross Blue Shield, HAP,
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
Sandy's face (his wife) and she was
Transplantation Center
flushed. I knew the wait was over."
for more information, call
Omnicare and SelectCare.
Unless more people become
1-800-888-4340
As any transplant patient could
organ donors, many patients will
24-HOUR CONSULT LINE
tell you, time is not an unlimited
have to play the waiting game
resource. One day you might find
until one is found. In some
yourself as one of the approximately
cases, patients will die waiting.
47,000 Americans waiting for an
lim White was lucky. A donor
organ transplant.
was found in time, giving him the
chance to watch his kids grow up.
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Bike Safety
Program Set
The Neighborhood Project and the
Jewish Community Center will
conduct a bike safety program
4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, at the
Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish
Community Center.
Public safety officers from Oak
Park, Huntington Woods and
Southfield will inspect and license
bikes, teach safe riding techniques
and create an obstacle course to
test riding skills.
There will be a drawing for
three bike helmets donated by
Olympic Schwinn Fitness Center
in Oak Park.
The program is free. There is a
$2 charge for bike licensing or reg-
istration. Kosher pizza and pop
will be available for purchase.
Registration deadline is May
27. For details, rail the Neighbor-
hood Project, (810) 967-1112.
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