Miss Carmen Weiser, Mel Weiner to Wed MISS CARMEN WEISER Mr. and Mrs. Egon Weiser, 18682 Griggs, announce the engagement of their daughter, Carmen Eileen, to Mel Weiner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Weiner, 13116 Borgman, Huntington Woods. Miss Weiser is a senior major- ing in German and zoology at the University of Michigan. Her fiance is a graduate of the University of Michigan and attends medical school. A July 4 wedding is planned. `Zen' in Birmingham; Adult Classes Are Set Birmingham Temple services 8:30 p.m. today will feature a talk by Rabbi Sherwin Wine. "The World of Zen," at Birmingham Masonic Temple. * * * The spring semester of Birming- ham Temple Adult Education classes are being held at Wiley Groves High School, Southfield. Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine is con- ducting an 8 p.m. class on "His- tory of Jewish Holidays," and at 9 p.m. on "Philosophy, of Religion." United Hebrew Schools Enrich Nancy Harold to Marry Jerry Waldman Here Hebrew Textbook Literature; New Book Geared to 3rd Grade Another Hebrew textbook has been published by the United He- brew Schools in its "Habayit Hay- ehudi" series, the newest being geared to the third grade. The first in the series was for the fourth grade. Explaining the aims of the school's publications, Albert Ela- zar, superintendent of the schools, co-author of the textbook with Dr. Naphtali Wiesner, educational con- sultant of the schools, said that the purpose of this series is to teach Hebrew by usage. The books have Jewish content, the termino- logy used is that which has asso- ciation with the Jewish American way of life. These books are for the teaching of conversational He- brew through stories in Hebrew. These stories depict contemporary Jewish American experiences in conjunction with experiences in the home, synagogue and school. They are illustrated and each story has exercises based on the text. reading about. The story pertain- ing to the Sabbath is an example of choice of material geared to what the child is familiar with. The story about the family teaches usage of vocabulary pertaining to the modern family and ties this in with the ancient family structure. These books were made possible through a grant from the Jewish Federation and Community Foun- dation of the United Jewish Char- ities. The books will be used by the United Hebrew Schools as Criterion Warms Up Its Plans for Outing Criterion Club will hold its an - nual mid-winter outing at Upland Hills Resort near Oxford, Sunday. Motorcades will leave the public lot at Stoepel near 7 Mile at 11:40 a.m. Tobogganing, Ice-skating, and sleigh-riding will be followed by a square-dance and hootenanny at the farmstead and a spaghetti din- ner at the camp lodge. Guests and friends invited at a nominal charge. well as other communities which have already shown interest in them. The major difference between these books and those used pre- MISS NANCY HAROLD viously is the content of the sub- ject matter. The books help the Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harold of children acquire the vocabulary Lauder Ave. announce the engage- to speak the language. The vo- ment of their daughter Nancy to cabulary is based on the tradi- Jerry Waldman, son of Mr. and tional Jewish life and Jewish Mrs. Irving Waldman of St. Paul. concepts as the Jewish American Miss Harold is a graduate of child sees it today in the mod- Wayne State University's Monteith ern American environment. , College. Her fiance was graduated How much better it is to get wis- dom than gold, and more desirable to get understanding than silver. —Proverbs CORSETS BY EVA Free Custom Fitting by Experienced Corsetieres 15842 W. 7 MILE ROAD 3 Blks. W. of Greenfield Open Thurs. to 9 p.m. BR 3-2509 or VE 7-9783 FREE PARKING IN REAR The illustrations are attrac- tively done, to depict the idea The second of the books, in ad- from the University of Minnesota, of each story. There is a section zdition to the afore-mentioned I where he was affiliated with Sig- devoted to the Jewish calendar. stories, has a content based on ex- ma Alpha Mu Fraternity. Each month has pictures symbo- perience in travel through Ante ' r- 1- An August wedding is planned. lizing the particular holiday that Ica, in participation in family falls in that month. The purpose events in other cities. There are Yeshiva PTA Gathering of this is to teach association of also stories that help the student the holiday with the traditional A board meeting of the PTA of become familiar with American synagogue celebration as well Jewish institutions. An example of I Yeshivah Beth Yehudah will take as that of the home and school. Furniture and Coordinating this is the story of a Thanksgiving place 9 p.m. Monday at the home These celebrations are discussed trip to Grandma in Benton Har- of Rabbi and Mrs. Joseph Hirsch, Harvey Pringle VE 6-5224 in the book in Hebrew stories. bor. The story about the parents 17610 Indiana. Elazar and Dr. Wiesner feel that trip to Israel, as representatives this is a new approach in the of the UJA, teaches about Israel Michigan's Newest & lifost Luxurious Motel teaching of conversational Hebrew, and parents' participation in Amer- as the words learned are those that ican Jewish organizations. This pertain to everyday life and can book teaches Jewish life in an be used to express the students American religious, social and thoughts. Examples are: Stories telling of a boys preparation for Bar Mitzvah. 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