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VOLUME U. NUMBER 41

Indianapolis prof awards Israeli cancer researchers

Dr. Edward Hodes of Indianapolis participated in the recent deliberations of the Israel Cancer Research Fund’s scientific review panel that awarded a record sum for cancer research in Israel. Dr. Hodes is Professor of Medical Genetics and Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Grants to Israeli scientists to develop new methods of early cancer detection and to combine genes from humans and mice to create more effective approaches to immunotherapy were among the awards totaling some $600,000 announced by the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF). The announcement was made by Dr. Yashar Hirshaut, a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and president of ICRF. A total of 36 Fellowships and Project Grants, two

Clinical Trial Awards, and five Career Development Awards were granted. A record number of 112 applicants submitted research proposals. Dr. Hodes, who has served on the panel since its inception, commented on how keen the competition for funding was this year and how thoroughly the applications had been prepared. “While the trend toward research in oncogenes is continuing,” Dr. Hodes noted, “we are seeing an increasing number of applicants on the cutting edge of cancer research such as enzymes that are induced by oncogenes.” He lauded the “truly outstanding” Career Development awards and the innovative Clinical Trials awards that were granted for the first time. “The panel really did its homework this year,” Dr. Hodes concluded.

Sister cities

Indianapolis builds sports center in Israel

Some of the athletic facilities of the sports center are shown behind the speakers at the dedication. Rabbi Sasso is at the podium with Harry Nadler at left.

Some of the Jewish leadership at the dedication program. First row from left, Rabbis Sandy and Dennis Sasso and Jonathan Stein; in the second row are Uri and Dolly Korin and Susan Stein.

By GISELA WEISZ A new Israeli sports center, built with funds raised by the Jewish community of Indianapolis, was dedicated on June 15 in Bet Shemesh, Indianapolis' sister city in Israel. Approximately 120 members of the Indianapolis Jewish community participated in the dedication and opening ceremony of the sports center, which is located near Jerusalem. The three busloads of people heading for the Saturday evening stadium opening were joined by individual travelers from Indianapolis: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fischel, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gurvitz and Mr. and Mrs. David Hoffman. Funds from Project Renewal, collected through the Indianapolis Jewish Welfare Federation, enabled Bet Shemesh, a town of 15,000 people, to build this addition to their recreational facilities. The new sports center will be utilized by many after their long work day. Dr. Uri Korin’s group, which included members of the Indianapolis community, connected with the Bureua of Jewish Education, arrived with Rabbi Jonathan Stein’s group from the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation. While traveling in the cool evenings, one group of people, members of the Beth-Ei Zedeck synagogue, led by Rabbis Dennis and Sandy Sasso, arrived after holding a Havdalah service — to end the Sabbath — on their bus. The athletic facility was inaugurated with greetings from Israel’s Prime Minister Shimon Peres, who said that he was in a hurry because he was expected at a bar mitzvah reception later that evening. Representatives of Jewish

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agencies in Israel, who were responsible for the facility’s construction, and various elected officials of Bet Shemesh also spoke. Greetings were said by the two young Bet Shemesh girls, who visited the Hoosier capital last summer. In addition, there was a

lengthy talk by the mayor of Bet Shemesh, extolling his own virtues, which was interrupted by protests from impatient listeners until it was finally halted by Prime Minister Peres. A scrapbook of the event was presented to Bet Shem(Continued on page IN 4)