Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 August 1976 — Page 1
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TODAY IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1976
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VOLUME XLII NO 0
Mrs. Kahn Heads Hadassah Delegates
To Fill Need For Ongoing Board
Mrs. Howard Kahn, president of the lllinois-Indiana Region of Hadassah, headed a group of Indianapolis delegates to the 62nd National Hadassah Conv e n t i o n this month in
Washington, D.C.
Other delegates included Mesdames Melvin Slavin, Charles Cohen. Douglas Popp, Leon Harris and Abe Kulwin. Also attending with Mrs. Kahn were her husband, Dr Kahn and their son, Raymond Mrs. Tully Stonehill and Jill Slavin completed the group. At the Convention the Indianapolis Chapter received every award presented to chapters around the country for meeting allotted quotas for membership, life membership,
and fund raising.
One special project successfully completed by the local organization earned the Master Builder Award. This went to those meeting a three-year quota for rebuilding and developing Hadassah’s Mt.
Scopus Hospital in Jerusalem. Among those who helped to make this project successful locally were the David M. Cook Foundation, Ben and Gus Domont. Robert Efroymson, S h o o 1 e m Ettinger, Eugene Click. Hart Hasten, Dr. Marvin Herman, Dr. Howard Kahn, Mrs. Abe Kroot, Jerry Litwack, Michael B. Maurer, Sam Schahet, Melvin Simon, Melvin S. Slavin and Dr. David Tavel (Kit). At the Regional Conference in Rockford, 111. this spring at which Mrs. Howard Kahn was installed as regional president. Mrs. Melvin Slavin was chosen as an area vice president, and Mrs. Shoolem Ettinger was the installing officer. At that conference Indianapolis was chosen as the outstanding chapter in the lllinois-Indiana Region for leadership, growth and fund raising. The Region encompasses 28 chapters from Illinois. Indiana and eastern Iowa.
Federation Appoints New Campaign Cabinet
Dobrof To Speak At JCCA Meeting
Alfred Dobrof, community consultant for the National Jewish Welfare Board, will be guest speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Jewish Community Center Association at 7 pin. Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Center. Dobrof is a former executive director of the JCCA. Also on the agenda, according to Dr. Jack Jaffe, chairman of the program committee, are:
Nomination and election of members of the JCCA Board of Directors, election of Center officers by the Board of Directors, and brief reports by Herbert C. Brodsky, Center president, Julius Dorfman, executive director, and Mrs. Marvin Mitchell, president of the JCCA Women’s Service League. The community is invited and refreshments will be served
Greenwald Receives B'nai B'rith Award
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Benjamin Ashkenaz, president of B’nai B’rith Indianapolis I/xlge No. 58 presented the second Jewel insert for his Century Club plaque to past president Lawrence Greenwald. The Century Club of B’nai B'rith is composed of volunteer members who donate a specific amount of money each year earmarked for youth activities. Mr. Greenwald is also the newly
installed president of the B'nai B'rith Indiana State Association. At the recent District Tw r o B’nai B’rith Convention in Bal Harbour, Florida. Mr. Ashkenaz a n d Donald Siegel. past president, were presented with a silver kiddush cup and illustrated Haggadah for their outstanding efforts in securing members foi the organization.
The Jewish Welfare Federation of Indianapolis, feeling a need for an ongoing board of directors devoting itself to campaign functions, has appointed a Standing Campaign Cabinet under the chairmanship of Martin Larner. Federation president Walter E. Wolf. Jr. explained that the Cabinet will review past fund-
2 Russian Families Arrive In City Two new families of Russian Jews, recent arrivals in In dianapolis, are being resettled under the auspices of the Jewish Family and Children’s Services with the aid of volunteers from the Indianapolis Section, National Council of Jewish Women. Mrs. Bella Nisenbaum and her nine-year-old daughter. Inna, came to the city two days before Mrs. Tamara Fokin and 14-year-old son Victor. Mrs. Nisenbaum. a manicurist and pedicurist, is a cousin of Mrs. Efim (Rival Kantin, who has been in Indianapolis since June. 1975, and Mrs. Fokin is Mrs. Nisenbaum’s “closest friend.’’ according to Mrs. G. M. (Ida) Oakley, co-chairperson of Council’s volunteer committee. “We would be most grateful for anyone to befriend them or welcome them.” Mrs. Oakley stated. “We need a great deal of community cooperation.” She mentioned in particular drivers for doctor's or dentist’s appointments as well as help with the purchase of winter clothing. Another crucial need, Mrs. Oakley continued, is for vlounteer tutors. Although the children know very little English. they have been enrolled in the Pike Township school system for the coming academic year. The women also need language instruction. Mrs. Oakley made reference to the approaching High Holidays, and asked anyone who would like to remember the new arrivals for home hospitality to please contact her. 293-7660. or her co-chairperson Mrs. Charles (Leah) Redish, 849-5775.
Heart Health Program Set A program of exercises designed to promote heart health will begin Monday, Sept. 13, at the Jewish Community Center. An orientation meeting for participants is scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept 8. at the Center,
raising drives, propose methods for securing and training new leadership, submit ideas for the coming year’s campaign, attempt to develop an effective assignment and solicitation program, and set the credentials for and possibly appoint the campaign chairman. Of the 21 appointees to the committee, seven will serve for one year, seven for two years, and the remaining seven for three years. Appointed for a one year term are Mrs. Sigmund Brenner. Robert Goldberg, Irwin Katz, Herbert Kulwin. Ernest Lorch.
Amy Cook Lurvey and Dr. Donald Rothbaum. Charles A. Cohen, Dr. Edward Gabovitch, Robert Garelick. Fritz Goldbach, Mrs. Alexander Kahn. Gary Schahet and Michael Seigel will serve on the cabinet for two years. The three-year appointees are Mrs. Leonard Berkowitz. Ezra Friedlander, Martin Kroot, Jerry Litwack. Marvin Mitchell Mrs. Gerald Paul and Joseph A. Rothbard. Also sitting with the cabinet will be officers of the Federation, Lawrence Maslan. Philip Pecar, Gerald Kraft anc David Kleinman
ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC To Perform At Purdue The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at Purdue University at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, with Zubin Mehta conducting.
Fish Fry Set At B nai Torah
The Kosher Fish Fry and Mini Carnival sponsored by B'nai Torah’s Men’s Club is slated for Sunday. Sept. 5. from noon to 9 p.m. at B’nai Torah. 6510 Hoover Rd. There will be games and free prizes and a variety of foods including fish, hot dogs, hamburgers. home made cakes, pastries and drinks. Jack Leventhal and Bernard Frankovitz. co-chairmen, have appointed their committees:
food — Clara Bohard. Iris and Arnold Waxman. and Beatie Cummings; games and booths — Libby and David Fogle. Marvin Mitchell. Ben Bornstein. Albert Fischel. Jack Zeckel and others. The Youth Group and its advisor, Michael Aronson, will also work on the event, which is open to the community. For information call 253-5253 Ad mission is free.
Committee On Aged Re-examines Needs
“I think we're reluctant to plunge ahead with programming without having talked to any older people in the community,” stated Jewish Welfare Federation administrative assistant Carolyn Leeds, explaining the attitude and approach of the recently-reconvened Federation committee on the well aging Mentioning that the Federation has been getting pressure from the community to do more for the noninstitutionalized aged, Mrs. Leeds discussed some of the
Federation’s initiathes to find out how many Jewish elderly there are in Indianapolis and where they are. and to ascertain their needs. It was to accomplish some of these objectives that the committee on the aged, which in 1971 had looked into the question of housing, held an exploratory meeting in late July. Dr. Morton Tavel, the committee’s chairman, opened the meeting by discussing some of the problems older people face, (Continued from Page 3)
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