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PRESIDENT

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

habad's Children of
Chernobyl organization will
host a fundraiser this fall to
help 20 Chernobyl children
receive medical care in Israel. A similar
effort last year raised money to help
three of the tens of thousands of chil-
dren remaining in the areas of the
Ukraine and Belarus contaminated by
the 1986 nuclear reactor explosion in
Chernobyl.
The Nov. 1 benefit at the Southfield
Center for the Performing Arts will fea-
ture singer Dedi. It will honor Melinda
Soble, a local television producer of
children's shows.
Detroit businesses and families
already have pledged support. Children
are helping raise money in their schools
and by pledging 10 percent of their
summer baby-sitting earnings.
"I would like to appeal to all syna-
gogues that have outreach committees
or social action groups to help with our
cause," said Phyllis Meer, president,
Michigan Region, Children of
Chernobyl.
Since 1990, Chabad's Children of
Chernobyl has evacuated 1,700 children
to Israel for comprehensive medical
care.
After two years of such care for their
children, many parents choose to immi-
grate to Israel. More than 1,000 parents
have reunited with their children in
Israel, where they now live permanently.
The program is funded exclusively by
donations, Meer said.
Jay Litvin, CCOC's medical liaison,
reports that "the number of children in
the Chernobyl region with thyroid can-
cer has skyrocketed."
On a recent visit to the Thyroid
Cancer Center in Minsk, he learned
that, in addition to thyroid cancer,

younger children are developing stom-
ach, colon and liver cancer from ingest-
ing contaminated food and milk. Each
year, more children are born with birth
defects in the region. Their parents were
8 or 9 at the time of the explosion.
Surgery to correct deformities is not
available to most of these children;
medications are scarce.
For information about Chabad's
Children of Chernobyl, contact Phyllis
Meer at (248) 855-4482.

Simcha Offers
Many Activities

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imcha is an organization for
lesbian, gay, and bisexual Jews.'
and their mates. The group
provides an opportunity, for
social, cultural, religious, and charitable
activities.
Members receive periodic mailed
notifications of upcoming events. These
typically include presentations, an
annual Simcha summer picnic, a 'Bagels
and Bobkas' brunch, annual dinner
event, film-fest, food drive for the
needy, theater nights, Book Fair brunch,
Chanukah party, comedy night, game
night, Passover gathering, discussion
groups, regional conferences and regular
board meetings.
Diversity of events is emphasized as
the group's membership reflects a wide
variety of ages and professions and cov-
ers the full breadth of the Jewish reli-
gious spectrum. Confidentiality is
maintained.
New input, fresh ideas and new
members are welcome. For additional
information, call Simcha, (248) 353-
8025, or write to Simcha, P.O. Box
629, Royal Oak, MI 48068-0629.