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John Loftus
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John Loftus, author, attorney and
international adviser on Nazi war
crimes, will be guest speaker at a •
reception hosted
by Michael and-
Carol Ziecik, 7:30
p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 14, in
advance of the
Temple Beth El
"Israel at 50 Gala
Musical
Celebration" on
behalf of State of John Loftus
Israel Bonds, hon-
oring Bernice Gershenson and Frank
D. Stella.
During the last 10 years, Loftus has
been an international adviser on Nazi
prosecution, authored several books
and articles, and received many
humanitarian awards.
For information regarding the
event, call the State of Israel Bonds
office, (248) 352-6555, or (toll free)
(888) 352-6556.

Archive Exhibit
Second Program

The second program in a series high-
lighting Temple Beth El's Archival
Exhibit, "Rabbi Leo M. Franklin: the
Man and His
Message," will be
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct.
15, at the temple.
"Ecumenical
Seeds: The Legacy
of Rabbi Leo M.
Franklin" is pre-
sented by the
Ecumenical
Dr. Daniel
Krichbaum
Institute for
Jewish-Christian
Studies.
The evening will begin with an
overview of Dr. Franklin's interfaith
legacy by Dr. Daniel Krichbaum,
executive director of the Interfaith
Round Table of the National
Conference for Community and
Justice. He served as minister at
Central United Methodist Church
in Detroit from 1972 until 1976
when he assumed the parks and
recreation directorship for the city of
Detroit.
From 1993 until 1996, when he
was named to his present position,

Dr. Krichbaum was the executive
vice president of WTVS Channel
56. Following Krichbaum's presenta-
tion, Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple
Beth El, Father John Budde, ecu-
menical officer of the Archdiocese
and pastor of Holy Family Church
in Novi, and the Rev. Bruce
Quatman of Holy Spirit Lutheran
Church in West Bloomfield will dis-
cuss where we are today in terms of
ecumenism. A question and answer
period will follow.
There is no charge for the program,
which will be followed by a dessert
reception.

Association
Hears Journalist

George Cantor, veteran Detroit area
journalist and The Detroit News
columnist, will be principal speaker at
the 19th Annual Dinner of the Israel
Cancer Association (ICA) of
Michigan, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18,
at Congregation B'nai Moshe.
ICA buys equipment for hospitals,
funds research, provides counseling
and many other services. It receives no
government funds.
The honorees at the dinner will be
Howard and Steven Tapper of Tapper's
Diamonds and Fine Jewelry in West
Bloomfield.
A native Detroiter, Cantor has been
a member of The Detroit News editori-
al staff since 1977. He has written
general and sports columns for 18
efr•
years and is now a columnist and edi-
torial writer.
His most recent book was "The
Tigers of 1968: Baseball's Last Real
Champions." He also is the author of
"Old Roads of the Midwest, Black
Historic Landmarks," which was hon-
ored by the National Library
Association for distinguished achieve-
ment. He also has written many other
travel and sports books.
A journalism graduate of Wayne
State University, Cantor started his
career as a baseball writer for the
Detroit Free Press. Later, he became a
national reporter, assistant city editor
and travel editor before transferring to
The News. He has covered assign-
ments in Israel, Europe and through- •
out the U.S.
Tickets for the dinner, $100 per
person, are available by calling or writ-
ing to ICA of Michigan, 31731
Northwestern, #106, Farmington
Hills, MI 48334; phone: (248) 737-
1588; fax: (248) 737-1587.

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1998

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