Israel Bonds Honors Leaders State of Israel Bonds plans to honor 18 Jewish leaders from the midwest, includ- ing Sheldon A. Goldman of Detroit and Jerome P. Subar of Grand Rapids, for their commitment to Israel and the Jewish community They'll be honored with the Menachem Begin Leadership Award at the Prime Minister's Club midwestern regional dinner April 20 in Chicago. Guest speaker will be Gideon Patt, State of Israel Bonds president and chief oper- ating officer. The Begin Award, named for Israel's sixth prime minister, cele- brates community leaders "working tenaciously today for the Israel of tomorrow. State of Israel Bonds is an interna- tional organization offering securities issued by the government of Israel. The State of Israel Bonds Prime Minister's Club is an honor society of community leaders who provide $25,000 or more annually in investment funds for Israel's economic development. 3/ Register For Matzah Factory The Barbara and Douglas Bloom Matzah Factory will return to the Kahn Jewish Community Center beginning Sunday, March 21, through Sunday, March 28. The factory will offer public tours on both Sunday afternoons start- ing at 1:15 p.m. The last tour will begin at 3:30 p.m. Admission is $3 per child; there is no charge for accompanying adults. Each participant will receive a baker's hat, grind wheat from kernels, bake a piece of matzah and create a Passover craft. School groups may tour, by appoint- ment only, Sunday mornings and Monday through Thursday; call Lisa Bernstein at the JCC, (248) 661-1011. To book a group tour, call Rabbi Chaim Bergstein at the Chabad office, (248) 932-2889. The Bernard L. Maas Foundation will provide additional funding for the Barbara and Douglas Bloom Matzah Factory. Ballroom Dance At JCC In collaboration with Stardust Ballroom Dance Studio, the Jimmy Prentis Morris Building of the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park is offering a class in 3/5 1999 36 Detroit Jewish News ballroom dancing for fun and exercise. You'll be ready to take over the dance floor for that upcoming bar/bat mitzvah or wedding after learning to foxtrot, waltz, rumba, swing and more. Dancers are welcome with or without a partner. The next Tuesday series of classes is 7:15-8:15 p.m. March 16, 23 and 30. Register at the JPM Building, 15110 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park. The charge is $30 for JCC members; $45 for non-members. For information, call Sharon Goldenberg, (248) 967-4030. Free Lectures Explore Urban Jewish Life The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies will hold two free lectures as part of its international conference on "Jews and the Urban Experience." Nathan Glazer, a lecturer and sociolo- gy professor at Harvard University, will be keynote speaker at the opening ses- sion, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, at Temple Beth El. A reception will follow his lecture, "Jews and the Urban Experience: A Historical Assessment." The closing session of the conference, with New York University Prof. Jeffrey Shandler, will be at 8:15 p.m. Monday, March 8, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. He will speak on "The Urban Jewish Landscape in Television: A Multimedia Presentation." A dessert reception will follow Shandler's talk in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Cohn-Haddow Center on the Wayne State University campus in Detroit. For information, call the center, (313) 577-2679. Author Katz At JWI Luncheon Temple Offers Suicide Support Jewish Women International, Morgenthau Chapter, will welcome back snow- birds, mem- bers and guests to enjoy their luncheon meeting and speaker Karen Katz, noon March 10, at Temple Karen Katz Emanu-El. Under the pseudonym Julian Kar, Katz co- authored several books including Something Borrowed, Something Blue, which aired as a movie of the week in 1997. She is writing under her own name and is a graduate of Wayne State University and a veteran jour- nalist and public relations counselor who heads her own firm. Besides writing, Katz paints water collages, paints on silk and has exhibited her works. The luncheon will be hosted by the Movie Groups. There is a charge. Reservations by March 7. Call Bertha Siegel, (248) 443 - 0274, Edith Zaffern, (248) 357-4611 or Mary Blitz, (248) 661-1385. As part of Temple Beth El's Reach for Hope suicide and intervention program, Temple Beth El is offering an eight-week survivors' support group for families and friends of those who have attempted or completed suicide. The group is facilitated by Dorit Silver, A.C.S.W., L.M.F.T. and will meet from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, March 10 and 24, April 14 and 28, May 12 and 26 and June 9 and 23, at the temple. There is no fee, but pre-registration is required. Call the rabbi's study, (248) 851-1100, ext. 3143 or 3142, or Sheila Rose, (248) 400-2707. NCJW National Convention National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit Section, will send 24 members to Miami on March 10-14 to the National Convention of NCJW. Every three years, NCJW members < across the country gather to review, alter and reaffirm the principles that have guided NCJW sections for over a centu- ry. Convention delegates determine the future of NCJW's programs through their decisions and votes on resolutions, by-laws, budget and the election of national officers and board members. Shaarey Zedek Bereavement Group For those in the community who are mourning the loss of a loved one, Congregation Shaarey Zedek, in con- junction with Clover Hill Park Cemetery, will begin a new eight-week session of its bereavement support group 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at the B'nai Israel Center. There is no charge for the meetings, but a commitment for the eight weeks is desired. The rabbis of the congregations also will join the sessions. At the last session, May 28, there will be a healing service, which will be open to the community. For information and to register, call Elaine Medwed, (248) 851-1468, or Faye Ullmann, (248) 851- 1886. Bonds Honors Stollman Barbara Stollman of Bloomfield Hills was honored in Palm Beach at the 1999 Israel Bonds Prime Minister's Club campaign inaugural. Presented with the Deborah Award —Recognition of Leadership, Stollman was cited for devotion to Israel's eco- nomic development and service to the welfare of the Jewish community Shown are Irwin Hochberg, national campaign chairman State of Israel Bonds; Gideon Patt, president and CEO of State of Israel Bonds Organization; Ambassador Dore Gold; Karin Stollman; Bernard H Stollman; Barbara Stollman; Burton Reznick, chairman of the board State of Israel Bonds; and Michael Siegal vice chairman of the board State of Israel Bonds.