Community Chinese Prof Speaks Feb. 6 Open any new Flagstar personal checking account and receive $25 when direct deposit is established and $25 when auto-payment is established! ORT Hosts Fund-Raiser Chesterfield Twp. (586) 421-0388 (ISB) Ann Arbor (734) 663-9699 (T) (734) 994-7800 (T) (734) 214-2265 (T) (734) 528-2685 (T) (586) 716-5074 (T) Clinton Twp. (586) 263-4971 (T) Farmington Hills (248) 324-0013 (T) (248) 476-9160 (T) Madison Heights (248) 588-6777 (T) (248) 543-1817 (ISB) Sterling Heights (586) 803-1180 (T) (586) 268-3230 (T) Drive-Up: 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday Lobby: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - noon Saturday Troy (248) 312-5400 (T) (248) 288-6559 (T) (248) 435-0059 (ISB) Canton (734) 981-4942 (T) (734) 981-6491 (ISB) Open 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday noon - 4 p.m. Sunday We'll meet you anywhere, anytime for a home loan. (888) LOAN-FSB *BONUS MONEY: Limited time offer. Receive $25 when direct deposit is established. Bonus money will be deposited into the account once the first direct deposit has been made. Receive $25 when auto-payment is established. Bonus money will be deposited into the account once first auto-payment has been withdrawn. Bonus money will not be considered part of the minimum opening deposit. Bonus is considered interest and subject to 1099 reporting. FLAGSTAR CHECKING ACCOUNTS: A minimum deposit is required to open a new checking account. Restrictions apply. LEAN 5 AREAS FOR ./5v. ..:2vx,v/a.,czovsczwronneuzzmcvzx,y.aace.x..focswgoz.v.o6o.vhvxaz,..zx.gmv...m.g..orzwr4aaom:szgo o.t.r,.... J111 ...xx.vmA Classified Section (248) 426-9000 STIMIXIF vrEEMER. M good 3N 1/17 2003 40 B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region Center for Jewish Identity will co- sponsor — with the Jewish Genealogy Society of Michigan, the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, Hadassah and Bar-Ilan University — an evening with Professor Xu Xin. The event will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at Congregation. Shaarey Zedek Southfield. A professor of history of Jewish cul- ture, director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Nanjing University, People's Republic of China, Professor Xu Xin is an authority on the Jews of old China. He was elected to receive an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Among his achievements, he translated the entire Encyclopedia Judaica into Chinese. The community is welcome at no charge. For information, call B'nai B'rith, (248) 646-3100. TOUGH ON DIRT. GENTLE ON CARPET; a 248.354.6060 ..0.1%.11.01M11%..o051111%.....11%...011Mom The Koach chapter of Women's American ORT will present its annual Wingo (Women's Only Bingo) Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Registration will begin at 6 p.m. A kosher vegetarian dinner will be served. In addition, there will be a silent auction and raffle prizes. The David Hermelin ORT Resource Center, being constructed at the JCC in West Bloomfield, will pro- vide educational services to all facets of the community. The money raised at Wingo and other Koach-sponsored events goes directly to aid ORT schools all over the globe, with a pri- mary focus on Israel. NCCJ Gains Recognition The National Conference for Community and Justice, historically known in Detroit as the Interfaith - Round Table, was recognized for its ongoing efforts to encourage diversity during the inaugural Kaleidoscope of Culture Diversity Awards reception. Daedra McGhee, associate director of NCCJ, accepted the award.