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hil Elkus and the late Irene
Elkus will be honored for
their commitment to handi-
capped children by Detroit
Friends of Alyn Hospital at its annual
fund-raising event May 4 at
Congregation Beth Shalom.
The Elkuses first visited Alyn,
Israel's only orthopaedic hospital and
rehabilitation center for physically
handicapped children, during
Detroit's Miracle Mission I in 1993.
Upon returning to Detroit, they
became active in the local Friends
chapter.
Long active in the Jewish commu-
nity, the Elkuses served as board
members of Congregation Beth
Shalom and presidents of its social
club. Their. involvement included the
Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition,
Jewish Association for Residential
Care (JARC) and Yad Ezra.
The event, "The Magic of Alyn,"
begins at 6 p.m. with the Sorcerer's
Supper. Magician Michael Jacobson
Phil and Irene Elkus
will perform as part of the program,
which begins at 7:30 p.m.
For information and reservations,
call Doris Blechman at (248) 737-
6954.
Interfaith Round Table
Hosts Forum
he Interfaith Round Table of
the National Conference for
Community and Justice will
host the 13th annual sympo-
sium of the Muslim, Christian, Jewish
Leadership Forum at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 18, at Hartford
Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit.
Dr. Martin E. Marty will speak on
"Religion and Individual
Responsibility."
The purpose of the forum is to
encourage sharing of a faith perspec-
tive in hopes of building understand-
ing and mutual respect.
Ordained in 1952, Marty served 10
years as a Lutheran pastor before join-
ing the University of Chicago Divinity
School faculty. The senior editor of
the Christian Century, he's the first
religious scholar to have earned the
National Medal for the Humanities.
Respondents to the presentation
will include Imam Abdullah Bey El-
Amin, a spokesperson for the Islamic
community in Southeastern Michigan
and founder and chairman of the
Muslim Center in Detroit, and Rabbi
Marla J. Feldman, assistant director
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for domestic concerns of the Jewish
Community Council of Metropolitan
Detroit.
The symposium begins with regis-
tration and a light lunch at 1:30 p.m.
At Charles G. Adams, pastor at
Hartford Memorial Baptist, will wel-
come guests prior to opening remarks
by Rev. Daniel Krichbaum, executive
director of NCCJ, Michigan Region.
Bishop Robert A. Rimbo of
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America will introduce Marty, whose
talk at 2:45 p.m. will be followed by
questions and answers. The afternoon
also includes workshops leading up to
an interfaith prayer service at 6 p.m.
Dinner and Marty's final comments
will begin at 6:30. fl
he church is at 18700 James
ouzens, Detroit.
Tickets for the symposium are
$25; $10 for students (scholar-
ships available). For information
or to purchase tickets, call NCCJ,
(313) 567-6225.