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APR 111984
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Since 1908 - newsworthy!
Banging sheep to Israel
Part One of a series
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The fair - called "The Flavor of
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rael Aliyah Center, which said this
Aliyah Center’s fair ‘The Flavor of
Israel* opens at JCC on Sun., Apr. 8
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Described as ‘ the new jewel in the dance world’s tiara ’ N
World-famous Israel Ballet
Houston premiere is on May 8
ORT dinner at Westin Galleria, Apr.il
Thisyear*s honorees will be Warner Roberts, Eleanor
Tinsley, Mickey Leland, Al Rosen and Ron Stone
Columnist Joseph Kraft, a com-
mentator on national and interna-
A slide show by Brith Shalom congregants
• Encounter with Soviet Jewry: A
firsthand look * - at JCC, Apr. 10
Honoring Texas Commerce Bancshares
Commentator Joseph Kraft to be
the guest speaker at AJC dinner
examination of the plight of refuse-
niks in the Soviet Union through
Lt. Gen. Daniel O. Graham, for-
mer deputy director of the Central
Intelligence Agency, will speak
about the new "strategy of hope"
lished contact to discuss strategies
(Continuedon Page Thirty-Two)
ton - subject to change- will in-
clude the Mendelssohn Concerto,
Opus 1, Untitled-Dedicated to
Raoul Wallenberg and Opus 35.
Mendelssohn Concerto, based
on the composer's First Piano Coo-
fContinued on Page Thirty-Three)
for America, "High Frontier", at a
luncheon meeting of the Anti-
Defamation League's Center for
International Affairs.
The meeting will be held at
noon, Wednesday, Apr. 11, in the
Houston Room (8th floor) of the
Houston Club. The luncheon fee
is $15.
Grahan^, with a team of scientists
Pioneer Women for 35 years, is
serving her second term as presi-
dent She helped found the Zionist
Federation in Chicago, where she
lives. She is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa and has a master's degree in
social services administration from
the University of Chicago.
{Continued on Page Thirty-Four)
Phyllis Sutker, national president
of Pioneer Women/ Na-amat, will
attend the spiritual adoption
luncheon at which time Muriel Fol
loder Phillips will receive the
Woman of Valor Award. The lunch-
eon is being held Sunday, Apr. 8,
at 11 a.m. at Westwood Country
Club.
Sutker, who has been active in
Final arrangements are being
made for the second annual
Friends of ORT dinner to be held
on Wednesday, Apr. 11, at the
Westin Galleria Hotel. Cocktails
at 6:30 p.m. will be followed by
dinner at 7:15 p.m.
This year's five honorees are
television personality Warner
The community is invited to at-
tend an "Encounter with Soviet
Jewry: A First-Hand Look", at 7:30
p.m., Tuesday, Apr. 10, in the JCC’s
Kaplan Theatre.
A slide presentation will be giv-
en by those who went on a recent
trip to the Soviet Union. Partici-
pants include Rabbi Shaul Osad-
chey, Alan and Barbara Buck, Helen
Dow, Judy Goldman and Sam and
Mallory Robinson. Interested
members of Brith Shalom initiat-
ed the trip to Ri
At the program, there will be an
Bancshares, Inc.
Ben F. Love, chairman and chief
executive officer of Texas Com-
Martin Maskowitz has been pro-
moted to director of cultural arts
and activities at the Jewish Com-
munity Center.
Maskowitz has been on the JCC
staff for the past 2% years in his
role as cultural arts supervisor, ac-
cording to Maxine Lapin, chairman
of the Center's Cultural and Per-
forming Arts Department. Mas-
kowitz has contributed to the con-
tinued growth of the annual Jewish
Book Fair and various art programs.
He also coordinates many of the
Phyllis Sutker is speaker
National president of Pioneer Women addresses
Woman of Valor Luncheon honoring
Muriel Folloder Phillips this Sunday, April 8
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Volunteers urged to participate ___
*84 Campaign elean-up efforts
get underway on Apr. 8,9, 10
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Former deputy director of the CIA
Lt. Gen. Daniel O. Graham to discuss
* strategy of hope ’ ADL lunch, Apr. 11
Kol Ami grows
from a dream
to reality
What began over a year ago with
a few people talking wishing and
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Robert Podhu
rectorefjNF inHouston, re-estab-
the experiences of families in and engineers, has laid out the es-
Moscow and Leningrad, as told to sentials for a breakthrough system
(Continued on Page Thirty-Four) (Continued on Page Thirty-Three)
Jewish holiday and musical pro- said chairmen Robert and Harriett
grams at the Center. Pozen.
(Continued on Page Thirty-Four) (Continued on Page Thirty-Five)
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Who would believe a predom- anthropic activities elsewhere, be- Dr. William Kory speaks on’Soviet Jewry
inantlynon-Jewish group consist- lievingthetimingforsuchaproject - eeialmmu"as.idhiae.
ing of a real-life cowboy, eight of was not right. •• V eSMeT MG*- beOCvUrO “E-eS
thestenlewishresidentsotsanhganeratweivemonthhiarus 0,. tehe at Brith Shaloma this weekend
>t, executive di- » griusn,oexi ---- . <
Members of the community- is the first time such a fair has been
both youngand old-are invited to held in Houston.
participate in the I srael Programs The timetable of events through-
Fair, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 out the day will be as follows:
Roberts, City Council member
Eleanor Tinsley, U.S. Rep. Mickey
Leland, Houston Astros president/
Channel mangzenthomsan andThe internationally acclaimed ks as "soaringly romantic, mov-
Stone Israeli Ballet will have its Houston mg stunning solid. ..."
One of the highlights of the din- premiere on Tuesday, May 8, at 8 The Israel Ballet is being pre-
ner will be a slide presentation in- p.m. in Jones Hall. sented in Houston under the aus-
tertwining the lives and philoso- The Israel Ballet, described as pices of -eev z- Dover, consul
phies of the five honorees and "the new jewel in the dance world's gencralof Israel for the Southwest
ORT'S work. tiara", is winning rave reviews as it United States.
Proceeds from the dinnerwil performs in 40 American cities The ballet's program in Hous
, , ,, this year. Its classical and modem ..
______________________________ programshavebeenhailedbycrit-
The 1984 United Jewish Cam- have been returned to the Federa-
paign of the Jewish Federation of tion staff, and the unworked cards
Greater Houston clean-up will get will be reassigned during the three
underway-this Sunday Monday,—days. Workers and division chair-
and Tuesday, Apr. 8, 9 and 10. men will make appointments to
Harold Turboff and HersheHRich, solicitanyofthe $1,000 and above
cochairmen of these mobilization pledge cards still incomplete,
days, anticipate that the Campaign The$1,000 and above cards will
will move doser to its $8 million be reassigned at breakfasts on
goal through these efforts. .,
1984 Campaignpledgecards ______________________________
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Texas Thecongregationseresthe teachersandhousewives-would
greater Clearlake areainsoutheast cometogether-nitedbytheit
Houston. loverorisraet
Kol Ami, which means" Voiceof
my people", is made up of a group Three years ago Mary Linthicum,
who want to make Judaism an ac long-term resident of San Angelo
tive part of their lives. The commit- and ardent friend of Israel envi-
ment of the members has been sioned a project never before al-
demonstrated in the congrega- tempted - the transportation of
tional and committee meetings sheep from the United States to
which haveresultedinanactiveand Israel
thriving congregatlOtL^‘"‘^1,', “ 11 Unfortunately obstacles and
, bureaucratic mazes stymied her
_______(Continued on Page Thirty) efforts, so she channeled her phil
"The entire community is invited
Martin Maskowitz is new director
te st cho a a
of JCC Cultural Arts and Activities national and international au-
thority on Soviet Jewish affairs,"
tional affairs, will be the guest
speaker at 6 p.m., Thursday, Apr. ^jj1 •ccePt thc award on
12, when the American Jewish behalf of the cumpanf.
Committee's Institute of Human Kraft, the only columnist to
Relations presents its Human Re- (Continued on Page Thirty-Five)
lations Award lo Texas C ommerce ------------------------
The I. Weiner Memorial Lecture The sharp drop in Soviet Jewish
Series at Brith Shalom this week- emigration will be among the top-
end will have the theme of "Soviet ics considered.
Jewry in Crisis".
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