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Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 9

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Chester, Pennsylvania
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-A DELAWARE CJOUNTY (PA.) DAILY TIMES Tueoday, December 17, U74 CHARLOTTE, N.C/CAP))- Alexander Ehrenberg, formerly an electrteal engineer in the Baltic seaport; of. speaks enthusiastically about home --'except "for those Southern a jour- nalisWrom Moscow, speaks no English and has no job. "When we want recreation, we just think aboiit wir recent life," he says. The Ehrenbergs and the Ostrovskys are among eight Russian Jewish families who I haye settled in Charlotte since August as part of a resettlement. program sponsored by the Hebrew International Aid, The adjustment to-life i America has involved not only adapting to a hew language and culture, but learning to live in a city much smaller than and Riga, the cities they left.

It has also meant accepting a lifestyle where medical care is not free, public --train-; sportation is virtually nonexistent and where a ride in applice cardoes not always end at the police a Three of the eight farriiiies have left for New York and Los Angeles portunities wjere bettet. Except for Ostrovsky, who has been irr the United States six week's, the other men and some of -the women have obtained jobs comparable to those they held in the Soviet Union. new! higher! compounded daily effective annual yield GSB certificate available December 23, 1974 NOW you can guarantee yourself 8.17% for the next SIX years by investing $1000 or more in GSB's new 7.75% certificate. Stop in any of GSB's 28 offices for details or to reserve your certificate that will earn the highest interest in GSB's 120 year history. Federal regulations require substantial penalties if certificates are redeemed before maturity.

SAVINGS IS OUR MIDDLE NAME GERM AN TOWN SAVINGS BANK MEDIA SHOPPING CENTER Baltimore Pike and Providence Road Member FDIC UPPER DARBY 120 South 69th Street Your deposits insured to 840,000 in the FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION The families were sponspred by the B'nai B'rith of Charlotte ahd.the-.Women's'B'nai B'rith. At a recent meeting with B'nai B'rith members, held monthly to answer questions from taxes to traffic laws, the families talked about their; new lives. "First time weSarrivedi we car it 1 said Ehrenberg. "in Europe have a good system of transportation. But how we have a car and it is no problemV' wife Ingrid, former English translate the state drivers'- Women's B'nai B'rith said new arrivals sometimes cringed at the appearance of authority.

family out on our boat the first day that they were here," said. "The Coast Guard stopped us for a life jacket check. It was like a claw in their; backs; you could see them shake. We had told them about, the police but we forgot to tell them about the Coast Guard." The settlement experience hastaught local Jewish leaders many lessons about bringing in immigrahts. "We have toned down the TOM JONES CHARCOALMT NIGHTLY DINNER SPECIALS manual into Russian the 1 program because I want to be- others could obtain sure before we bring in these Ingrid, teaching people," said Irwin Pepper, English to the new arrivals, said costly American medicine and the life "and health insurance- was still puzzling to most of them.

forget about the quality of-'medicine in the United States and Russia," her husband added. "In there are a lot of good doctors. 'But the quality of medicine is better especially the dentists9' After leaving the Soviet Union; several weeks in a resettlement -near Rome, before journeying to the United Stales. Some came to-this country because of family ties and others wanted ho part of the sterner life in Israel. "All my life I had not'the opportunity to do as I pleased," Ehrenberg said.

"Now I am free. Now it is only my concern where I stay." president of the B'nai B'rith chapter. "My first-concern is that each and every family has what it needs. Before I bring in another family, I be sure they have a job; a job he can handle and that he is at independent and If we take his independence away, then it's a very bad situation." Pepper said the limited job market in. Charlotte made it difficult to-find jobs for white collar workers and professionals.

The heads of the families who left for New York were engineers who arrived in Charlotte when the construction industry beginning its. decline, he said. MONDAY STWP STEAK MNNBf Regularly 2.29, JontghtOnty WEDNESDAY VEAL or CHICKEN iL39 (Ved Pormeson TUESDAY 'SCRUMPTIOUS SEAFOOD Off Any Seafood Plotter 21 Shrimp) THURSDAY TW GOURMET'S DELIGHT 21 Shrimp ftepferfy 1.89 1.39 NO COUPONS ACCEPTED ON DINNER SPECIALS "These families that are coming out have no concept A what America is like," Mrs. Afnca runs Brack said. "They miss the big cities and all the people.

They 1 don't understand that here, to viewing people, go into their apartments BEAUTY WEDS Terry Meeuwsen, who won the. Miss America title two years ago, was married Sunday Tom iCanburn, a Milwaukee area real estate broker; in Menomonee Wis, Sahara Desert SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFAST SPECIAL OPEN FRI. SAT. NIGHT FOR BREAKFAST The Sahara Desert in North from the Atlantic to the Red Sea covers 3.5 million square miles. A Family Restaurant with Family Prices Ave.

I TAKE OUT LBrookhaven, Pa. TR 4-6306. For people used authorities with fear and'; and'stay to themselves suspicion, the role of American However; the immigrants law officers was not.easy to themselves say they are accept. Through an interpreter, adapting well and express no was! desire to leave one woman said she astonished when a policeman drove her home from work after she had missed a bus. Susan Brack of the local Coming Pa.

Nearly, a-, year Tropical "We have been so much used to difficulties that nothing is too difficult," tailor Michael Nurenberg said. jrecently acquired 76-acre: tract of 'land containing 54j Storm Agnes virtually I buildings will be''used as'the: out of Mifflin County Industrial' $144 million The plaza will include, throwing 25 per than 920,000 square feet icen.t'or 3,000 of its labor space a a i a out of work. --industrial development. today, through a. program called "Project Re-; around national advertising -and public--information i cut i unemployment figure'; -12" per cent.

Richard Herbster, project i a said program, partially, funded, by the Pennsylvania Electric has drawn hundreds, requests for information' a i businesses industries across the. As of now, 12 new companies, have or are committed toe a i i plant's inl Liewtstown which will produce? jobs, for more than 1,900 ers. 1 Herbster said that UNDECIDED? HAS It! IF IN DOUBT GIV6 A GIFT CERTIFICATE STORE FOR MF.K'4 BOYS 517 AVENUE Of THE STATES CHESTER, PA. TR 2-1115 II Opening at FARRELL Celebrate THIS COUPON GOOD FOR ONE FUSE EOT FUDGE SUNDAE WEEN YOU BUY ONE The most fantabulous fun, food and fountain fantasies are found at FARRELL'S Granite Hun Mail Media STORE HOURS-Monday-Ttiursday 11AM-11 PM-Friday-Saturday 11AM-1 AM-Sunday 12 Noon-11PM AlAA EXPIRES DEC, 31, 1974 FARRELL ICE CREAM PARLOUR I A A 1 2 8 r.Xa cfo c) Everyone is invited to join us for nightly caroling at Granite Run Mall, beginning on Wednesday, December 18 at 7 p.m..with the Vafley Voices. This will be followed by the Mary Lang Elementary School on December 19; on December 20 will be the Gi.rl Scouts; on December 21, an 8-piecs Brass Choir (at 2 p.m.); and, on December 23, the Media Prejsbyterian Church.

All the groups will sing on both levels of the Mall, and we hope you will come and enjoy the spirit ofttie holiday season. For yow ft, Ktwiita to ftom 1C to 23. Th. NM wt) dOM on Cvo, D.onbt. 24, WE'VE GOT' MORE STORES ROUTE I '4 352.

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