This & That
Poppy or prune hamentashen? Let the experts decide.
A legal struggle over land on which
members of Congregation B'nai
David want to build a new temple is
proceeding, albeit slowly, in Oakland
County Circuit Court.
Battle lines were drawn in Novem-
ber, when limited partners in the
property on Maple Road, between
Halsted and Haggerty, sued the three
general partners, all former congre-
gants of B'nai David. They claim the
latter have refused to honor an agree-
ment to transfer the property to them
once they raised the money for a new
building.
Depositions of the defendants con-
tinue.
Poppy or prune hamentashen? Puz-
zled by the meaning of each? Sure you
are. So join Rabbi Joseph Klein of
Temple Emanu-El and Rabbi Steven
Berg of the National Conference of
Synagogue Youth at 10 a.m. Sunday,
March 15, for a debate on the matter.
The event takes place at Temple
Emanu-El, 14450 W. 10 Mile Road in
Oak Park.
For more information, call (248)
967-4020.
Congregation Beth Achim will host a
memorial service marking shloshim for
Rabbi Benjamin Gorrelick at 1:30
p.m. Sunday, March 22. The rabbi
died Feb. 16 at age 91. "We pray his
memory will always be with us," said
Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz. Beth
Achim is at 21100 W. 12 Mile, South-
field.
Gorrelick, a native of Poland, held
pulpits in Cambridge and Albany
prior to World War II.
In 1949, he came to Detroit,
becoming leader of Congregation Beth
Aaron, which later merged with Con-
gregation Ahavas Achim.
Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation
League stopped by The Jewish News
before giving a public address at the
Kahn Jewish Community Center in
West Bloomfield last week. The Hot
Topics lecture was jointly sponsored
by The Jewish News, the JCC and the
ADL-Michigan Region.
Foxman, a Holocaust survivor,
joined the ADL after graduating from
law school 32 years ago. He's been
national director for 10 years.
On the issue of Orthodox control
over conversions in Israel, Foxman
told The Jewish News staff: "Israelis
don't begin to understand how much
American Jews want respect and love
and a reciprocal feeling as to who and
what they are."
For 2,000 years, Jews were defend-
ed by others. "Then they got their
own state. But what did Israeli leader-
ship do? They had a great opportunity
to define who is a Jew but instead
postponed it and didn't make a deci- -
sion," he said. "Now, 50 years later,
Israel still doesn't want to deal with it
except in a simplistic manner, even
though we want to deal with it in a
more serious manner."
Cuba by the Haganah to supervise the
overhaul and outfitting of three naval
ships purchased by the new State of
Israel. He also helped deliver the .ships
and train Israeli personnel in their use.
South Africa native Jeff Maisels led
the charge of JCC members defending
their home squash court in the Michi-
gan State Squash Championships.
The event, held at the Kahn JCC
from Feb. 28-March 1, featured seven
divisions and over 100 players from
around the state.
Maisels, the chief of pediatrics at
Munch on kosher hotdogs
and watch the Detroit Vipers
take on the Fort Wayne
Komets at a special second
anniversary celebration of
Rabbi Herschel Finman's
radio show, the "Jewish
Hour."
The hockey game begins
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March
31, at the Palace of Auburn
Hills. Sponsors include the
home of the "Jewish Hour," Jewish Hour host Rabbi Herschel Finman.
WPON-1460 AM, and the
Palace. A kosher concession stand is
Beaumont Hospital, won in the over-
being set up for the occasion.
60 age group over Gene Perle, anoth-
Free tickets are available by calling
er JCC member and former national
(248) 542-5087.
champion. There were only eight play-
ers competing against Maisels because
Sam Saferstein, a native Detroiter
"there are not many playing at that
who now makes his home in Miami,
age," he said.
was recently honored by Kingspoint
Other winners from the JCC: Jeff
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at its
Deitch in the 35 40 year old division
50th reunion.
and the A (Open) Division; Don
After his graduation from Kings-
Sheer in the over-40; Stuart Leff in
point in 1947, Saferstein was sent to
the over-50.
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Remember When
When we wander memory lane, all of
us can recallfiivorite TV shows, popular
tunes and maybe what we were 'doing
when." To help jog those memories, here
are some news "billboards" from the
pages of The Jewish News for this week
10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
1988
An attempt on the life of Secretary of
State George Schultz in Jerusalem was
being linked to the PLO.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
reached an agreement with one of its
two teacher groups that had been work-
ing since September without a contract.
Mike Hartman of West Bloomfield
played his first NHL game in Joe
Louis Arena; the Red Wings beat his
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Buffalo Sabres, 4-0.
1978
A meeting was held with representa-
tives of various Jewish groups and the
manager of Channel 56 regarding the
broadcast that was aired with Nazi
rePresentatives.
An Israel Bond function, hosted by
David and Doreen Hermelin, drew
nationwide interest by raising a record
$5,320,000 to inaugurate the 1978
drive.
1968
The commander of an El Fatah sabo-
tage gang, arrested by Israeli security
forces, revealed under questioning
that his mother was a Jewess married
a Christian Arab.
The Israel. Ministry of Education
announced that Hebrew will be initi-
ated in all schools in east Jerusalem.
Dr. William Haber announced his
retirement as dean of the college of
literature, sciences and arts at the .
University of Michigan.
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Louis Berry and Joseph Holtzman
were :United Jewish Appeal delegates
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that the Egyptian governor general of
the Gaza Strip would nominate a leg-
islative and executive council to
administer the strip.
To mark the 60th birthday of
industrialist Sidney J. Allen, a fund of
$30,000 was created by friends to
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