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. /- 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. Shouldn't everyone get the same netri,•rstaurt men: than mcdic hie . chance? ht p: WWW. hrhs.ha p co rp .0 r3, IT'S EASY TO BE A DONOR, TELL YOUR FAMILY, FILL OUT THIS CARD, AND KEEP IT IN YOUR WALLET. My Commitment To Share Life Uniform Donor Card have spoken to my family about organ and tissue donation. The following people have witnessed my commitment to be a donor. I wish to donate: any organs and tissues - .1 only the following organs and tissues: 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. 1){0510ii - BE OP ORGf111 DOI1OR Donor Signature Date- Witness Date: Witness Date: L J American Heart . Assocation., i Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke Research gave him a future HUI JOHNSTON-MURPHY ECCO ROCKPORT NIKE EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS WEST BLOOMFIELD (248) 626-3362 SOUTHFIELD (248) 559-7818 Support Research ©1995 American Heart Association 111