…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Vacation Sites TIBERIAS — With the Sinai soon to be returned to Egypt, Israelis will be forced to find vacation spots in other regions of the coun- try. As a result, there is a new IS 15 million ($1 mil- lion) plan to develop the coast of Lake Kinneret, especially the northern and eastern parts. The plan is a joint venture of the Minis- try of Tourism, the Jewish Agency, and Jewish Na- tional Fund. The first phase cal...…
…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 46 Friday, January 1, 1982 Revson Grant Aids YIVO NEW YORK — With a grant of $74,000 from the Charles H. Revson Founda- tion, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will exper- iment with innovative vid- eodisc technology to pre- serve, catalogue and dis- seminate its film and photograph collections documenting Jewish life in pre-war Eastern Europe. Josh Waletzky will direct the six-month pilot project. He said the p...…
…Journalist Mark Gayn Dies THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 1, 1982 47 4111111=1111IMIWIMEnnieteen) OBITUARIES TORONTO (JTA) — Despite his assimilated Mark Gayn, a journalist background, he expres- and author who was consi- sed a heightened interest JACK I. ALTMAN, 71, WALTER J. sister, Mrs. Jack (Minnie) SAM ZEMEL, 73, of Oak dered an outstanding au- in Israel in recent years died Dec. 23. He leaves his Park, died Dec. 23. Survived...…
…48 Friday, January 1, 1982 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Synagogue Origin Defined in Gutmann-Edited Book Acknowledged as em- o phasizing the centrality of Jewish life everywhere, the synagogue has nevertheless remained somewhat shrouded as to its historic background and develop- ment. Under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Gutmann, professor of art history at Wayne State University, research into the beginnings and de- velopment is accounted for in an ...…
