YOM HAZI KARON .._,000 117;1 411 51*' This Week U-M To Honor Hermelin, Kasdan Ann Arbor — The University of Michigan will award five honorary degrees at spring commencement exercises April 28-30, including to Detroiter David Hermelin, former U.S. ambassador to Norway; author and journalist David Halberstam; and former Detroiter Lawrence Kasdan, screenwriter and director. Hermelin is a prominent business- man and philanthropist and a 1958 U-M graduate. Kasdan earned B.A. (1970) and M.A. (1972) degrees from U-M, directed nine major films, and co-wrote the three Star Wars movies and The Bodyguard. Halberstam was a Pulitzer Prize- winning reporter for the New York Times and has authored several non- fiction books on power and influence. Toxic Shock Blocker Found Jerusalem — A therapy to prevent sudden death due to toxic shock, caused mainly by bacterial infections, has been developed by researchers at the Faculty of Medicine of Hebrew University. An article describing the work appears in the current issue of the international journal Nature You are cordially invited to the Medicine. Yom HaZikaron Memorial Ceremony Tuesday, May 9, 2000 lyar 5760 Tolerance Center Opens In N.Y. 7:30 p.m.* D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building of the Jewish Community Center on the Eugene. and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple., West Bloomfield At 11 a.m., a ceremony will be held at the ISRAEL REMEMBRANCE DAY .... memorial to Israel's fallen, at the D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building of the Jewish Community Center No charge "77777777Mr" *We kindly ask you to be seated by 7:15 p.m. in order to start promptly. ctit 2000 Visit us or the Web: www.thisisfederation.org/MIC C's 1 Los Angeles/JTA — The Simon Wiesenthal Center plans to open a $5 million tolerance training center in New York early next year to help police and teachers better understand the diverse ethnic and religious popu- lations they serve. In Los Angeles, the Wiesenthal Center has trained some 40,000 law enforcement officers and 20,000 edu- cators since 1995. Three Iranians May Be Cleared New York/JTA — Three of the 13 Iranian Jews accused of spying for Israel and the United States may have their cases dropped as early as Sunday, according to Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of World Briefs Major American Jewish Organizations. The trial opened April 13 as scheduled, but the judge soon agreed to adjourn the trial until May 1, after Passover. Later, the three prisoners who have been freed on bail were summoned back to court Sunday, which may indicate that their case will be closed, Hoenlein said. The other 10 remain in prison. During a closed hearing, four of the men were accused of having con- fessed to espionage. Their lead attorney dismissed the claim as invalid. One prisoner — "clearly under great stress," said Hoenlein — report- edly broke down and pleaded for for- giveness. L.A. Rally For 'Iran 13' Los Angeles/JTA — More than 1,000 people rallied Sunday in Los Angeles to demand freedom for the 13 Iranian Jews being tried for spying for Israel and the United States. The vigil was co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which were joined by 28 other organizations. Hillary Avoids `Minefield' New York/JTA — First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton withdrew as hon- orary chairwoman of a charity dinner organized by an Arab-American group after learning that the organi- zation refused to invite representa- tives of the Israeli Embassy. The Jewish vote is believed to be critical for Clinton in her campaign against New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for a New York senate seat. Victim's Father Slams U.S. Washington/JTA — Families of terror- ist victims pledged their support at a U.S. congressional committee hearing for legislation that would free frozen assets of terrorist countries and allow families to collect damages. - Steven Flatow, whose daughter Alisa was killed in an Iranian-spon- sored bus bombing in Israel in 1995, blamed the United States for changing