This & That

A cyclist rolls in the dough; men decide to go it alone

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Shiur organizer Susie Salomon-
Kresch of Oak Park prepares
goodies.

Ely Tama , a Farmington Hills CPA
and cycling buff, was the top fund-
raiser in the 1997 MS 150, a 150-mile
Michigan bike tour that benefits the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Tama raised $21,736 — roughly
$13,000 more than anyone else. His
team, the Cyclomaniacs, which
included his brother-in-law, Ken
Manko of West Bloomfield, raised
$24,926 to finish second among the
team fund-raisers.
The Oakland County Parks &
Recreation-sponsored tour raised
$526,933 overall — up 7 percent
from last year. A tour participant for
eight years, Tama says, "For me, it
started out as a fun ride but the
more exposure I got, the more I real-
ized how many people are affected
by the disease. So I expanded my
mailing list and people responded
positively." MS is a chronic degener-
ative disease of the central nervous
system.

Borders megastore on
Woodward Avenue, south of
Maple, in Birmingham.
Coordinator Julie Sherizen
appreciates Lonestar owner Jay
Rosett for allowing members to
hold the shiur at the Lonestar
Coffee Co. in Birmingham since
they began meeting.
Like Lonestar, Borders will
allow the shiur members to
bring in kosher cakes to accom-
pany kosher cappuccino, latte,
tea and cold drinks sold at the
book store. The next study ses-
sion is set for 8:30 p.m. March 9
at Borders. Contact YIOP, (248)
TA 967-3655.

said former Detroiter Rabbi Seymour
Rosenbloom, who was coordinating the
retreat scheduled for February 20-22.
Boys will be boys ...

Apparently Jewish men are not inter-
ested in male bonding, or perhaps no
one feels like traveling to Philadelphia.
Whatever the reasons, the First
National Jewish Men's Retreat, which
we wrote about in our Jan. 16 edition,
was canceled due to insufficient regis-
tration.
"Frankly I am rather mystified,"

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When we wander memory Lane, all of
us can recall favorite TV shows, popu-
lar tunes and maybe what we were
doing "back when."Th help jog those
memories, here are some news "bill-
boards" from the pages of The Jewish
News 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.

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1988
An international commission of histori-
ans found no proof that Kurt
Waldheim committed war crimes. A
Tel Aviv professor claimed that many of
the earlier findings had been falsified.
Two small swastikas were spray
painted on the entrance to

Young Israel of Oak Park's women's
cappuccino shiur has moved for the
sake of better acoustics. The monthly
learning session will be held at the

As gifts go, it's certainly dif-
' ferent. When Rabbi Eli
Mayerfeld, executive director of
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, called on
Robert Sklar, new editor of The
Jewish News, he offered as a gift a
popular talisman — Sefer Roziel
HaMalach ("The Book of the Angel
Roziel"). It's based on the dialogue
Adam had with the patron angel of
fire, Roziel, on the first Saturday

night after Creation. Jews have
developed the custom that possess-
ing this book is a protection against
fire and, by extension, other
mishaps.

The steering committee of the
Jewish Federation Apartments
Friends and Family Society met
Wednesday to formally establish its
mission and to set short- and long-
term objectives.
The group, which develops and
supports programming at Jewish
Federation Apartments, has raised
more than $40,000. Its mailing list
has 300 members.
In a survey of the 670 residents
who live in five JFA buildings, resi-
dents wanted more inter-family pro-
grams at the buildings and more com-
munity education about JFA itself.
The society plans to work in those
areas.

When 10 high school juniors head for
Florida on Sunday, it won't be for a
wild spring break.
The students are part of Adat
Shalom's religious school and are
going to work with Habitat For
Humanity, a volunteer group that
builds and rehabilitates housing for
the poor. They will work on a house
for four days before heading to Disney
World in Orlando.
They will also attend services
Friday night and Saturday morning at
Temple Israel in Orlando, as well as
participate in a daily morning minyan.
"It's a nice way to spend the break,
rather than spending it on yourself,"
said Harrison High School student
Sarah Turbow.

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Congregation B'riai Moshe and on a
United. Hebrew Schools bus.

1978
The world Jewish population was
estimated at 14,259,525 by the
American Jewish Yearbook.
The official opening of the Jewish
Memorial Pavilion at Auschwitz was
planned.
Temple Israel Sisterhood planned
its 28th Art and Antiques Unlimited
show to be held at the JCC.

1968
Plans were made to erect 2,500 hous-

ing units in east
families.
Subscriptions to The Jewish News
were increased to $7 a year.
Isaac 13ashevis Singer was sched
ulecl to appear at a lecture series at
Congregation Sh.aarey Zedek.

1958
The Knesset defeated Ben-Gurion's
proposal for American-style electoral
representatives.
Ben Goldberg was elected presi-
dent of the Detroit Businessmen's
Chapter of the City of Hope.
The Beth Aaron Synagogue hon-

bred 16 boys at a Boy Scout Court of
Honor. An Eagle Scout Award went
to Fred Ostrow.

1948
David Ben-Gurioh, chairman of the
Jewish Agency, called for total mobi-
Jization of Jewish manpower and
funds to end the Arab war on the
Jews of Palestine.
Four Jewish students
Palestine enrolled
in Big Rapids ta) .
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Judge Charles t‘
the completion of 25 years ork'tVic
on the federal bench. EI

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