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THE JEWISH .NEWS

Educational Self-Study Completed

Citizions' Committee Ian. Submitted
To the Federation for Implementation

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After five months of study of the local educational conditions among all elements in
the community, the Citizens' Self-Study Committee completed its work at a meeting held
Tuesday evening in the Men's Club Room of Temple Beth El and presented its program
to the Jewish Welfare Federation for action and implementation.
The study was conducted here by several sub-committees under the direction of Israel
Rappoport of New York, nationally eminent educator, with the assistance of Elias Pecheny
3f New York.
The Citizens' Committee, which functioned under the chairmanship of Morris Gar-
y. ett, decided to reconvene at the discretion of the chairman or its steering committee or
upon request of five members, after adopting a resolution recommending unanimously
that the report, as adopted, be transmitted to the Jewish Welfare Federation. The recom-
mendation is that the Federation implement the proposed program as speedily_ as possible
and that whenever implementation involves c onsideration of policy the Federation should
consult the Citizens' Committee which should stand ready to cooperate in carrying out the
recommendations for the improvement . of the Jewish educational standards in Detroit,
The Citizens' Committee's recommendat ions include the following:

Section 1—Community Planning for Pormal
Jei,visin. Education.
A. Uniform Administrative Procedures.
1. Uniform record card and bookkeeping sys-
tems be instituted in the schools.
2. A central file of all children receiving Jew-
ish education be kept.
3. The problem of tuition fees be carefully
studied with a view of bringing about some
measure of uniformity.
4. A system of school transfer be organized and
transfer cards be required from children who
change schools.
B. Community Interpretation of Jewish Educa-
tion.
It is recommended that a community wide pro-
g•am be developed to interpret to the parents the
needs for providing their children with a Jewish
education and to acquaint them with the various
existing systems of Jewish schooling. This could
be done through joint efforts in promoting Jewish
Education Month, continuous all year round in-
formation about Jewish educational opportunities
through radio talks, open meetings, circular liter-
ature, posters, home canvassing, etc. Information
materials for parents might be prepared centrally,
such as a parents' bulletin, reflecting the activi-
ties of the various schools.
One aspect' of community interpretation may
relate to the question of minimum educational
requirements to be accepted by the synagogues for
eligibility to the Bar Mitzvah ceremony.
Another item if interpretation might lead to the
establishment of a maximum age limit for ad-
mission of beginners in any school system. The
prime purpose of such a requirement would be
to impress upon parents the need of starting the
Jewish education of the children at an earlier age
and continuing it over a longer span of time.
C, Inter-Schbol and Mass Programs for Child-
ren.
There is a need for joint effort in the com-
munity to, bring together the children enrolled
in the various school systems for celebrations and
mass activities for the purpose of giving them
the feeling of belonging to the larger Jewish
community. The followincr may serve as .examples
of joint undertakings: Ari.
b annual initiation nro-
gram for beginners; a joint Palestine Day pro-
gram; a Hag Ha-Bikkurim; a miniature Junior
A.J.C. project Channukah, Purim, etc.
D. Meeting the Needs of Those at Present Un- ,
reached,

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An investigation be made into the needs of
those who are not receiving a Jewish education
because, (a) present school programs do not sat-
isfy them or (b) because of lack of facilities.
E. Teachers' Standards and Training Program.
1. Registry of all professional teachers of Jew-
ish school systems in Detroit be set up centrally.
2. A set of minimum standards for teachers be
formulated in consonance with the accepted stand-
ards of established national Jewish educational
and teachers' training agencies.
3. An in-service training program for profes--,
sional teachers be instituted.
4. Steps be taken to develop a personnel prac-
tices code for teachers, to include salary scale,
sabbatical leave, retirement age and pension,
group insurance, etc.
It is further recommended to investigate the
possibility of initiating a teachers' training pro-
gram and a program of training for professional
Jewish leadership. This recommendation is based
upon a recognition of the lack of personnel for
Jewish institutions in the community and the need
for preparing more of our own young people to
enter the Jewish professions.
F. School Service Program...
1. A communally sponsored program, involv-
ing personnel and material, be developed for the
teaching of Jewish music, pageantry, dramatics,
arts and crafts; thiS program to be made available
to all school systems.
2. A reference library be established for teach-
ers.
3. Non-language aids like film, slides, etc., be
made available to the schools.
4. Specific curricular guidance and test mater-
ials for various content subjects to be provided.
G. The Financing of Jewish Education.
It is recognized that the community has a basic
responsibility for the financing of all Jewish ed-
ucational endeavors that come within the scope of
a communal program as envisioned in these rec-
ommendations.
It is generally accepted that there are three
partners in the financing of Jewish education:
the parents, the educational institution and the
community. The general formula is therefore
being advanced that the parents should assume
responsibility for one-third of the budget, the
educational institution for one-third, and the com-
munity for not less than one-third of the budget,
provided that this formula is not construed to
affect the present deficit financing arrangement
with any existing educational agency. This pro-
vision does not imply crystallization of such ar-
rangements.
It is understood that the budget of each agency
would be drawn up in consultation with the com-
munity financing agency, whether it be the Jew-
ish Welfare Federation or any other committee,
provided that it should always be the purpose of
the financing agency to encourage the growth of
the respective school systems as may be planned

by their own educational authorities. It is also
recommended that a group of Jewish educational
leaders who have a sympathetic understanding
of Jewish education be represented in the com-
munity agency's planning the communal financ-
ing of Jewish education.
NOTE TO SECTION I—Whenever considera-
tions of ideological principle or religious practice
may enter a particular project, a particular group
may reserve judgment regarding its participation.
Section II—Community Planning for Informal
Educational and Recreational Activities.
A. Uniform Record Keeping.
1. A uniform method of record keeping of youth
organizations be instituted.
2. A central card index record be kept . of the
membership of the cooperating groups.
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3. Mass activities and important events be
cleared centrally.
B. Community Interpretation of Youth Pro-
grams.
There is need to keep both young people and
their parents informed about the various types
of youth activities sponsored by different groups
in the community. This can best be done in joint
planning and carrying out of informative pro-
poganda regarding the program of each youth
group or youth-serving agency in recognition of
the need for extension of educational facilities.
C. Mass Inter-Group Activities.
It is recommended that mass activities, celebra-
tions, and inter-group contests and programs of
various kinds be organized.
D. Physical Plant and Facilities.
1. Machinery be set up for clearing all pending
plans for the building of any physical facilities,
with the view of optimum communal utilization
of community buildingS.
2. Present facilities be more fully explored with
a view of utilizing idle plant, if such exists, be-
fore embarking on new building programs.
E. Minimum Standards for Leadership, Pro
gram, and Leader Training.
1. Recognizing the need for developing mini-
mum standards in the field of informal Jewish
education, it is recommended that:
a. • Standards be developed for qualified profes-
sional leadership of Jewish youth groups, in con-
currance with accepted standards and in coopera-
tion with youth agencies.
b. A set of minimum standards be deVeloped
for programs and activities of the cooperating
youth groups.
2. In order to insure trained leaders for Youth
Clubs and informal activities, it is recommended
that a community wide program of leader train-
ing be established, with due recognition given to
the needs of each participating agency.
F. Summer Camping: It is recommended that a
study be made of the possibilities of extending
summer camping opportunities to larger numbers
of children and youth in the community. This
study should also look into formal and informal
educational possibilities of -summer camping.
NOTE 1.--In connection with Recommendations
B, D, and F, Young Israel stipulated that when
any specific implementation of them conflicts
with its religious orientation it reserves the right
of • not participating in such a program.
NOTE 2.—The trend toward a joint approach to
planning youth programs, with the Jewish Com-
munity Center taking an initiating role, has been
given impetus by the present Study, and several
joint projects have been developed in the past few
months:
A. A program of youth activities at the David
W. Simons Hebrew School has been worked out
cooperatively by the Jewish Community Center,
the United Hebrew Schools, Zionist Youth Com-
mission, Young. Israel, and Bnai Brith Youth Or-
ganization.
B. A Club Organization Drive at the 12th
Street Council Center was worked out together
with the Zionist Youth Commission and Bnai
Brith Organizations.
C. The Intermediate Committee of the Jewish
Community Center Board of Directors has just
voted to reorganize itself so that it will include
representation from youth groups with national
affiliations. The professional leaders of Young
Israel, the Zionist Youth Commission and Bnai
Brith Youth Organizations welcomed this ar-
rangement and have recommended the plan to
their lay committees.
Section III—Adult Education—Formal and In-
formal.
A. There is need for intensifying present ef-
forts for organized, systematic Jewish study for
adults by
1. Correlating the programs, offered by the.
various agencies and institutions, through a) com-
munity interpretation of the value of adult ed-
ucation; b) a clearance exchange for the purpose
of pooling information; and c) encouragement of
individual groups in their educational programs
for adults.
2. Supplementing the programs offered by in-
dividual groups with additional courses of study
centrally sponsored.
B. There is need for further development of in-
formal Jewish education for adults through ex-
tension and improvement of
1. The program service for organizations, in-
volving a speakers' bureau and program aids.
2. Inter-group mass activities, such as forums,
lectures, art series, and celebrations of national
and Jewish festival occasions.

Friday, May 25, 194S

Dr. Gamoran Speaks

gregation and Center is pro-
ceeding with plans for the erec-
tion of the northwest synagogue,
for the establishment of a He-
brew school in addition to the
presently functioning Sunday
Dr. Emanuel Gamoran, out- School and for the continuation
standing American-Jewish edu- of Sabbath and holiday services.
cator, will be the guest of the
Northwest Hebrew Congrega-

At NW Hebrew Cong.
Donor Event June 17

8,200 Jewish Servicemen
Decorated, JWB Reports

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NEW YORK, (JTA)—As of
March 1, 1945, the Bureau of
War Records at the Jewish Wel-
fare Board had in its files the
names of more than 8,200 Am-
erican Jewish men in uniform
who have received citations and
decorations for valor in combat
and meritorious service, the
JWB announced this week.

EMANUEL GAMORAN

tion and Center to be bald Sun-
day evening, June 17, at the
Jewish Center.
Dr. Gamoran, educational di-
rector of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations, is a na-
tionally prominent author, lec-
turer, linguist and humorist.
Reservations for the donor
event are being taken by Philip
Hellman, chairman, UN. 2-4313;
Mrs. Charles Charlip, UN. 2-8485;
Mrs. Meyer R. Rubin, UN. 1-3170.
The Northwest Hebrew Con-

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