2001 VOLVO V70X(
7 005 $,COUNTRY
, stcevi
.Ic
„ eav:k
Wo 'eV

VOLVO
for life

f

Yeshiva
Spotlight

ioc

HUD secretary to speak at Golden

Torah Award dinner on Sunday.

SUSAN TAWIL
Special to the Jewish News

University's Law School in Detroit,
Newman worked first as an accountant,
then as a mortgage banker. Now retired,
eshiva Beth Yehudah's annu-
he and wife support various Zionist,
al benefit dinner will honor
religious and educational causes.
community leader Rudolph J.
At the dinner, Torgow said Cuomo
Newman and
"will provide us with an
feature keynote speaker
opportunity to hear from
Andrew Cuomo, the U.S.
an outstanding national
Secretary of Housing and
figure about issues that are
Urban Development.
important to us as
More than 2,000 sup-
Americans and Jews."
porters of the Southfield-
Past keynote speakers at
based Orthodox day school
Beth Yehudah dinners have
are expected to attend the
included Sen. Joseph
86th annual dinner on
Lieberman, former
Sunday, Nov. 19, at the
Secretary of Defense Dick
Detroit Marriott
Cheney, former President
Renaissance Center Hotel.
Gerald Ford, former HUD
Rudolph J. Newman
Newman, a Bloomfield
Secretary Jack Kemp and
Hills resident, will receive
New York City Mayor
the Golden Torah Award
Rudy Guiliani. Cuomo's
for his staunch support of
father Mario, former New
the yeshiva. "Rudy has
York governor, also spoke.
been a longtime and gener-
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah,
ous supporter of the
first established in Detroit
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah and
in 1914, now educates
is one of our community's
nearly 800 students each
great heroes," said Gary
year.
Torgow, yeshiva president.
Some 175 children learn
"My wife and I both feel
at the yeshiva's new Norma
very strongly about educat-
Jean and Edward Meer
ing our community's chil-
Andrew Cuomo
Early Childhood
dren," Newman said. "It's the
Development Center,
one way of ensuring that our
opened earlier this year adja-
tradition is carried forward. Yeshiva Beth
cent to the boys' campus in Southfield.
Yehudah does a phenomenal job. It's a
Another 450 girls in grades 1-12 learn at
blessing for us to be able to support
the affiliated Sally Allan Alexander Beth
them."
Jacob School in Oak Park.
He and his wife Ann have three chil-
Support from the dinner provides
dren: Eugene, Robert and William; 17
about 25 percent of the yeshiva's $3.7-
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
million annual budget.
Newman, 73, is a native Detroiter.
"I think our supporters understand
During World War II, he earned the
what the yeshiva is and what it stands
U.S. Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross
for — that the yeshiva is central to
and many other military honors. In
our community," said Rabbi Eli
March 1948, just before Israeli state-
Mayerfeld, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah
hood, he volunteered for the Air
executive director. ❑
Services of the Haganah Central
Command under David Ben-Gurion.
For dinner information or
Newman helped organize what later
reservations, call Yeshiva Beth
became the Israeli Air Force.
Yehucia,
(248) 557-6750.
After attending Wayne State

y

r.

ADVENTURES IN LUXURY. AUTOMATED ALL WHEEL DRIVE • 4-WHEEL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

• 197-HORSEPOWER TURBOCHARGED ENGINE • 5-SPEED GEARTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WITH "AUTO STICK" FUNCTION • INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION • ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WITH EBD • 16"

ALLOY WHEELS • ALL SEASON TIRES • POWER DRIVER'S SEAT WITH MEMORY • PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM

7

8

11:101 VW

, scetna sxe
pluli

IE Ft

Sig CO 1141
VOL

DI

S1,617 due at delivery includes
S547 sec. dep., 3 yrs., 36,000 miles .
Leased on Ford X-Plan

248-624-0400

On Ancipl. Rd., West of Haggerty
OPEN SATILAREPACW 7 CP

Celebrate Thanksgiving
with Flowers!
STEM
MBE'S
Rsow R SROP

Celebrating
Our
40th Year!

Travelers Tower • 26555 Evergreen • (Southfield
Charge by Phone: (800) 514 9975 or (248) 358 1520
Fax: (248) 358-5834 www.ftdcom/codenflowers

-

-

•FRAMES
•SUNGLASSES •CONTACT LENSES

EYEGLASSES

THOUSANDS OF FRAMES TO CHOOSE FROM
FRAME & SINGLE VISION PLASTIC SCRATCH
RESISTANT, UV PROTECTED LENSES
• CHILDREN'S - FRAME & SINGLE VISION
SCRATCH RESISTANT. VIRTUALLY
UNBREAKABLE DIRECT UTE.
POLYCARBONAT1 LENSES Wial UV
(CHILDREN UP TO 15 YEARS OW)

EYEGLASSES WITH
NO-LINE PROGRESSIVE BIFOCALS

COMPLETE - INCLUDES
FRAME & SCRATCH
RESISTANT,
UV PROTECTED LENSES

29401 ORCHARD LAKE RD.
∎SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 13 NILE & ORCHARD LAKE RD .

T

BETWEEN BUGGY WORKS RESTAURANT & BRUEGGER'S BAGELS

(248) 553-8270
= Visit our website at: www.directoptical.com

‘

DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENSES

BAUSCH A: 1n113 • J A J ACIALT • 11,1 FREVIILOOKS
COMPLETE - INCLUDES EYE
EXAM, 3 MONTHS TO I YR.
SUPPLY OF LENSES, CARE KIT
WITH SOLUTIONS & ALL
FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS

If you have ANY questions
regarding your optical needs
call Dennis toll free at....

I -877-9-EYE BUY

e-mail us at: directopt@earthlink.net 'CA

200'