a sabbatical beginning Nov. 1 but will stay on until Gershon gets back to work. This Rabbi on the mend; press releases galore. Local Jewish educators are being invit- ed to travel south of the border next weekend. The Michigan-Ohio border that is. The Columbus Jewish Community Center and that city's Kol Ami Com- munity Hebrew School are hosting a Judaica/Hebrew Expo on Sunday, Aug. 30 from 1-4 p.m. Attractions include interactive workshops and hands-on opportunities to try out a variety of computer software as well as learn techniques for long-distance learning and exploring Jewish topics on the Internet. As an added bonus, free software — including "Israel at Rabbi William Gershon, formerly of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, is well on his way to a full recovery after emergency surgery Aug. 6. Less than a week after the rabbi assumed a new post at Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas, he suffered a heart attack, a synagogue spokesperson said. Gershon, 39, left Detroit for Minneapolis in mid-1996 after serving as assistant rabbi at Shaarey Zedek for nine years, - "He's doing great," said Edna Podell of Shearith Israel. "He would like to get to work, at least to do a ser- mon for the High Holidays." The synagogue's rabbi had planned From the pages of The Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 1988 Yassir Arafat announced his platform that would establish a Palestinian pro- visional government recognizing Israel. Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel prod- ded General Secretary Mikhail Gor- bachev to clear the record of Jews falsely accused and massacred by Josef Stalin. Mark Eichner was honored by B'nai Moshe at a kiddush following a Shabbat service. Detroit was designated host for the 1990 Maccabi Games, becoming the first city to host the games twice. 1978 The Jewish Theological Seminary, 8/21 1998 20 Detroit Jewish News 50" and "Who Stole Hanukkah?" — will be distributed to all who attend. The event takes place at 1125 College Avenue in Columbus. For information and directions call Leslie Zimmer at (614) 237-7686. Hillel Day School has promoted Robyn Glickman, director of special needs, to assistant principal. Glickman, a member of Hillel's fac- ulty since 1993, replaces Dr. Helene Cohen, and will serve as the adminis- trative head of the lower school and special services. Cohen will become an educational consultant, while also working part-time at Hillel on specific administrative and curricular initiatives. Glickman holds a master's degree in behavioral disorders from the National College of Education in Evanston, Ill. Rabbi William Gershon in his Shaarey Zedek office. with the Western Reserve Historical Society and the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, published the History of the Jews of Cleveland, by Lloyd P. Gartner, professor of Tel Aviv University. Security vigilance increased in preparation for the Camp David Summit in reaction to the recent bombings and bombing attempts in Israel. Marilyn Brenner was appointed the librarian of the Prentis Memorial Library of Temple Beth El. Rabbi Chaim M. Bergstein was officially named the spiritual leader of Congregation Bais Chabad of Farm- ington Hills. 1968 The Soviet Union invades and takes over the country of Czechoslovakia. Leonard Bernstein celebrated his 50th birthday by conducting the New York Philharmonic in Brussels. Congregation Adat Shalom began a $3.3 million capital fund drive to toward the building of a new sanctuary and school at Middlebelt and 13 Mile. Jewish National Fund honored Shaarit Haplaytah for having planted 1,000 trees in Israel. 1958 Rear Admiral Hyman Rickover was not invited to participate in the White House ceremonies honoring, the trans-polar cruise of the subma- rine, Nautilus, that he designed. Nau- tilus was the United States' first nuclear submarine, and the snub caused uproar in Congress. The New York Times recalled indications of anti-Semitism in the Navy's resistance to Rickover's promotion. She also has a supervisory endorse- ment from the National College of Education to supervise special educa- tion programs. Currently, she is pursu- ing a doctorate in school psychology from the University of Detroit-Mercy. Akiva Hebrew Day School is hosting lectures this Sunday night, for Rosh Chodesh Elul, by Drs. Gabriel Coheri7 and Isaac Gottlieb, Bible professors from Israel's Bar-Ilan University. The duo will be in town for three days, leading in-service training for Akiva's Judaic studies faculty. Their public lectures start at 8 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Achim building, 21100 W. Twelve Mile in Southfield. For further information, call Rabbi _ Karmi Gross at 552-9690. Mundane? Perhaps. Historically valu- able? AbsOlutely. Richard Cohen Associates, a New York-based public relations firm, is donating some 35,000 press releases, reports and other materials of Jewish organizations to the Center for Jewish History, which is under construction in Manhattan. The 80,000-plus-page collection consists of texts of policy statements, reports of key meetings, speeches, res- olutions, research records, biographical data, news clippings and various pub- lished and unpublished materials. The Center for Jewish History is among four organizations to be housed in the new museum. The Evergreen Jewish Congrega- tion honored its new spiritual leader, Rabbi Hyman Agress. Farband Camp held its 30th anniversary and invited past members to the reunion celebration. c- ' 1948 Israel's Prime Minister announced that if the United Nations did not take action to oust the foreign invad- ing armies, Israel would do so itself. The British destroyed a tunnel at a DP camp in Cyprus that was dug and —/ used by Jewish detainees to escape to Israel. B'nai B'rith of Greater Detroit organized an Aid-to-Israel support drive. Seven Detroiters attended the first National Jewish Youth Conference.