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THE JEWIs'H NEWS.

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Friday, Sepfe

(Nut. 6:7

Federati n Advocates Jewish Schooling a

The Jewish Community has a stake in the educa-
, tion of its youth.
For more than two thousand _years communal
schools have been in existence in every city and town-
to provide for the training of our young. While par-
ents were required to carry a large share of the re-
sponsibility for the schooling of their children, the
organized Kehillah always considered it one Of its
primary functions to provide for those who could not
assume that burden.
In America most of our children receive their sec-
ular, academic training in the public schools, but it
remains the task of the parents and of • organized
Jewry' to transmit the heritage of Israel to succeeding

Temple Israel

Temple Israel conducts 'its religious
school at Hampton public school, 18460
Warrington Dr., CH. 4335. Children 4 to
17 are enrolled. Tile. kindergarten and
grades one through! five meet Sunday
mornings. The high school, grades 10, 11
and 12, also meets Sundays. The Confir-
, mation department, grades six through
nine, meets Saturday mornings.
The school is under the personal direc-
tion of Rabbi Leon Fram.
The curriculum is organized to give
the children an understanding of Jewish
history, a love of the Jewish religion and
its festivals, symbols, ceremonials and
forms of worship, a sense of devotion to
the congregatiim, a spirit of self-identifi-
cation with the ideals of liberal Judaism
and a desire to serve the Jewish people.
The educational process stresses two
great ceremonials—the Confirmation cer-
emony at Shavuot for boys and girls who
have completed grade nine, and the high
school commencement exercises for stu-
dents who have completed grade 12.
The school is open only to children of
members of the congregation, but this is
not intended as a policy of restriction
since all are welcothe to enroll as mem-
bers. Enrollment of children takes .place
at Hampton School on week-end morn-
ings, or at the offices of Temple Israel,
900 Park Bldg., on weekdays.

generations.
The fact that no more than one out of three of our
boys and girls of elementary school age attends Jew-
schools at any one time is a tragic record.
As overwhelming a catastrophe as the physical deci-
mation of our people during the last war was the
destruction of priceless spiritual and cultural treasures
contributed by centuries of learning and communal
endeavor, of great Torah centers, scientific institutes,
libraries and schools. The Jews of the world look to
us in the United States for leadership.
Experience has taught us that the consequence of a
child's failure to acquire. Jewish education is not mere

ignorance of things Jewish, but a spiritual void which
is only too quickly filled with half-truths. The child,
devoid of Jewish learning, accepts these misconceptions
as "Jewish knowledge." We cannot hope to develop
an intelligent Jewish citizenry unless our youth receives
planned and continuous in-
struction in the sources of
- The Educational Plannin5
our culture and careful
Welfare Federation - calls yoUl
training for Jewish living.
facilities. -for Jewish =educe'
The Educational Plan-

ning- Commission of the
Detroit Jewish Welfare

Bnai Moshe Retigious,School

Bnai Moshe Sunday School, HO. 0862,
is located at Dexter and Lawrence, -
There are 14 classes ranging from kin-
dergarten through the 12th grade. Age
of children is 41/2 to 17. Bus service is
supplied on Sunday mornings.
The languages stressed are English and
Hebrew. Walter Farber is director of the
school, as well as of the Hebrew school.
Bnai Moshe Hebrew School is loeated
in the same building, and consists of four
classes in elementary Hebrew reading
and general Hebrew vocabulary, meeting
Sunday mornings and Monday and Wed-
nesday afternoons.
Two. schools emphasize Jewish holidays,
and history and Jewish values. In the
primary grades important Jewish' biblical
and post-biblical personalities are dis-
cussed. Media such as drawinfi, building,

handicraft and clay work are used wher-
ever practicable.
In_ the 'fourth,- fifth, sixth and seventh
grades, 'where text books are used, Jew-
ish history is studied, beginning with
early Bible background and extending to
modern times.
In the eighth, ninth and 10th grades
modern Jewish history receives emphasis
and Jewish customs and ceremonies are
given attention with concentration on the
beauty and appeal of traditional Jewish
practices.
The 11th and 12th -grades discuss the
Detroit Jewish community and all of its
auxiliaries as well as Zionism, Bible,
prophetic Judaism and modern Jewish
literature.
Students of the seventh, eighth, ninth
and 10th grades must enroll in Hebrew
classes before they are consecrated.

Celebrating Purim

Yeshivoth Chachmey, Lublin

The Detroit Hebrew Parochial School
is located on Linwood at Elmhurst, TO. 8-
2342, and has an accredited secular, as
well as - Hebrew, course from the first to
the 12th grade.
The Hebrew course is designed to give
the American child a thorough back-
ground in Hebrew, Hebrew literature,
writing, Yiddish, history, Talmud and
law. Instruction in the ,lower grades is in
English; Yiddish is the language used in
the upper classes.
The school day begins at 9 a. in. and
ends at 4:15 p. m. There is bus service for
those who require it. Lunch is served in
the dining • room of the school. Registra-
tion is under the direction of Rabbi Jo-
seph Klein.

Children attending Jewish schools lea rn the background of the Jewish holidays
and, therefore, observe them with the enthusiasm that comes of understanding—The
children above are celebrating Purim with a masquerade at Temple Israel.

Labor Zionist Folk Schools

(Farband, Poale • Zion and Pioneer Women's Organizations)

The central school and kindergarten are.
at 13722 Linwood, school No. "2 at the
Crossman public school, rooms 305 and,
306. The main office is at 13722 Linwood,
TO, 8-9280.
The course of study extends for a per-
iod of five years, five days a .week: The
age of admission is between six and seven..
To provide for the needs of younger chil-
dren, the Folk Schools have organized a
kindergarten which operates in two ses-
sions.
The educational work. of _the schools
is conducted by competent teachers un-
der the supervision of the director, Mr.
W. Snyder. Transportation by bus is pro-
vided.
The basic principles Of the Jewish Folk
Schools (and the Poale Zion) are: "The
belief in the unity and continuity of the
Jewish people and their 4ulture, the ac-
ceptance of Jewish religious and ethical
values and the belief that the Jewish
people will be reconstituted as a nation
in our historic homeland, Palestine."
The Jewish Folk Schools base their so-
cial beliefs on the teachings of the an-
cient prophets and aim fore the ultimate
reorganization of society upon the prin-
ciples of justice and equality, and there-
fore, aim to imbue the child with an un-
derstanding of labor, and, a will t•:?,- help
in the creation of a just world order.
The curriculum of the Jewish Folk

Schools includes Hebrew and Hebrew lit-
erature, Yiddish and Yiddish literature,
Bible, Jewish history and • Jewish tradi-
tions and customs. . .
Under competent leadership, the pupils
arange SaWaath eve observances; holiday
-.:celebrations and conduct discussions and
debates on important • and interesting is-
sues of the day. They, take an active part
in communal drives and tampaigns. These
activities are aimed at development of a
sense of social responsibility and the crea-
tion of an active desire for Jewish com-
munal life.

Congregation Beth Itzchock

The Hebrew School of Cong. Beth Itz-
chilk, PI. 1048, has pupils aged seven to
13, from four to six p. m, Monday to
Thursday.
The Hebrew School is under, the direc-
tion of Rabbi Jacob Hoberman and Ben-
jamin Aronson. Pupils are taught He-
brew and Yiddish and are - prepared for
Bar Mitzvah. .
A Sunday school Supplements • the He-
brew School ' and .adinits boys and girls,
five to 12. Sunday school classes, from 10
to 12 each Sunday, are in charge of Rabbi
A. Zentman.
These facilitiei are 'the only ones re-
maining on- the. East' Side of the City for
the furtherance . of Jewish *education..

Workmen's Circle

The Workmen's. Circle School is lo-
. cated at 11529 Linwood.
Classes are held in the afternoons for
children seven to 14, Monday through
Friday. Kindeigartkn (ages 4 tO 6) meets
from 9 a. m. to 4 p. in. Sunday school
.(ages 5 to 7) meets every Sunday, morn ,
ing- from 10 to 12. -
The children are -taught to speak, read
and write. Yiddish and Hebrew, Yiddish
literature, Bible, Jewish history, holidays,.
customs and traditions, folk-songs, prov-
erbs and folk-lore, dramatics and Tecita-
tons, and biographies of inspiring Jew-
ish spiritual leaders and fighters fdr free-
dom. Extra-curricular activities include
arts and crafts on Jewish themes and
club activities. •
Yiddish is taught in the Workmen's
Circle School, because it is felt that it is
not possible to tmderstand and appreci-
ate Jewish life without some knowledge
of Yiddish. Jewish holidays are celebrated
in the Workmen's Circle Schools. -
The Workmen's- Circle Schools are
founded upon ideals of human progress
and of equality among men and peoples.
"A child who does not possess some
knowledge of -Yiddish is culturally es-
tranged-from the majority of Jewish peo-
ple," school officials declare. The Work-
men's Circle Schools synthesize the Amer-
- lean Jewish scene with that of ancient
Jewish 'ideals and ,,with contemporary
American strivings.

child now while classes are

Yeshivoth
Beth Yehudah

Y-eshivath Beth Yehudah, Dexter and
Cortland, HO. 5605, combines two schools:
Yeshivah meets weekday afternoons
and Sunday morning with classes for
boys attending the public elementary and
high schools. Parallel classes for girls are
conducted at the Beth Jacob School.
The day school for secular and relig-
ious instruction extends from the first
through 10th grades. The academic pro-
gram meets- the requirements of the De-
troit public schools and is fully accred-
ited.
Classes meet Mondays through Fridays
at 9 a..m. The first through seventh grades
conclude their work at 4 p. m.; eight
ninth and tenth grades at 6:10 p. m.
The kindergarten for five year olds
meets from 10 - a. m. to 2:30 p. m. Mon
days through,Fridays.
Lunch is served to kindergarten and
day school students. Two buses call for
pupils at their homes or at public schools.
Yeshivah education aims to impart re-
ligious faith and knoWledge of Torah and
to develop a healthy Jewish personality.
The course of study includes Hebrew
reading and writing, grammar and corn,-
position; Yiddish as a language (begin-.
nin.g with the third or_ fourth yearg);
ChumoSh with the Rashi commentary
and other books of the Bible; Mishnah
and Talmud, the. Shukhan Aruch code
and selections from religious ethical lit-
erature; Jewish history and current
events.
Efficiency in the reading and conduct
of daily, Sabbath and festival prayer
and a thorough knowledge of their mean-
ing are stressed, and emphasis is placed
upon religious devotion, and discipline
through training in the observance of
traditional laws and customs. Preparation
for Bar Mitzvah is given to regular stu-.
dents.
Extra-curricular activities include a
physical-recreational program, music in-
struction, dramatic presentations, super-
vised visits to libraries, museums and
sport events; a summer day camp, min-
iature drives for the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign and other causes; a student publi-
cation and Sabbath services.
The following are in charge of regis-
tration: afternoon Yeshivah, Rabbi David
Zwick; Beth Jacob School for Girls, Mrs: -
Simcha -Wasserman; • kindergarten . and
day school, Dr. Hugo Mandelbaum; In-
.termediate and high school, Rabbi Sho-'
lom Goldstein.

Cong. Bnai David

The Religious School of Cong. linai
David offers a maximum program at
Jewish religious instruction, with
school sessions in Central High School,
LaSalle and Tuxedo Avenues, TO. 8-8776.
The school meets each Sunday morning
from 10:30 to 12:30 p. rn.
The school was established for children
of members of Bnai David, although chil-
dren of non-members are also accepted,
if they are unable to acquire a maximum
program of religious education during
the week.
The Bnai David school was organized
by Rabbi -Joshua Sperka in 1934 and he
has continued as principal. The, rabbi is
assisted by Cantor Hyman Adler, who is
in charge of Hebrew liturgy and music.
Rabbi Eric Greenbaumii is acting educa-
tonal director.
The curriculum includes classes isa
Jewish religion, .customs and ceremonies,
Bible, history, liturgy, music, elernentary
Hebrew and writing, dramatics and arts
and crafts for children.
The age ranges from hie to 16.

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