40—Friday, March 17, 1967 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Youth News 300 Teens to Discuss 'Search for Identity' at 'legion Conclave "The Jew's Search for Identity" community service division, March will be discussed by 300 teen agers 31-April 2 at Bnai David and Beth from six states and Canada at the Abraham Synagogue. Rabbi Norman Tokayer, Shabba- Central East Region Shabbaton, sponsored by the National Council ton coordinator for Yeshiva Uni of Synagogue Youth and the Youth versity, said all participants would Bureau of Yeshiva University's be housed in the Southfield area. The program, to be conducted at Bnai David March 31 and April 1, Rabbi Segal to Speak will conclude April 2 at Beth Abra- ham Synagogue, where a .banquet at U. of M. Services will be addressed by Dr. Jacob Rabbi Jacob E. Segal of Adas Goldman, director of the scientific Shalom Synagogue will be guest laboratory of the Ford Co. and an speaker at the Sabbath eve services alumnus of Yeshiva University. of the Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation, The Shabbaton is an education- University of Michigan, 8 p.m. to- al program which offers select day in the Hillel chapel. teen agers an opportunity to live - In conjunction with the Beth and explore the essentials of Israel Congregation, this service Tora Judaism through prayer, will be conducted by students, study and discussion. Social and joined by Dr. Herman Jacobs di- recreational activities are also rector of the foundation, and Rabbi part of the program. The Central East congregations Harold White of Beth Israel. Among the collegians are John to be represented are from six Planer, student cantor doing grad- states and Ontario. uate work in musicology; Steven Ovitsky, conductor of the Hillel Beth Aaron USY Plans choir, who is -also a student in the school of music, and Joan Spitzer, Service, Purim Party organist. The Beth Aaron Chapter of Unit- Rabbi Segal will speak on "The ed Synagogue Youtja will present Jew and the American An its fourth annual Purim carnival Parable and Promise." An infor- noon Sunday at the synagogue. There will be prizes and an auc- mal reception in his honor will follow. tion. Co-chairmen are Aaion Fox At services 9:30 a.m. Saturday, and Bill Lynn. The chapter and Beth Aaron's he will speak briefly on the "d'var youth congregation will conduct the Tora." entire Sabbath service in the main Rabbi Segal has close family ties sanctuary 8:30 a.m. Saturday. with the university: Mrs. Segal is Those who will participate are an alumna; their eldest son, Jona- Richard Nankin, Steven Rose, Wil- Wil- than, now a graduate student at liam Lynn and David Kaplan as Wayne State is an alumnus; and Hazzanim. The Tora reading will their daughter, Deborah, is a U. of be done by Robert Levy, Daniel M. sophomore, and like her brother Noveck, Ronald Halem, Richard before her is on the Beth Israel Minkin, David Kaplan and Aaron teaching staff. Fox. . The preachers will be Sammy 'Purim Plot to Be- Revealed . Levy and Blanche Lynn, presi- - dent of the USY group. Others on Mishkan Israel Stage participating will include Mark The Mishkan Israel Schools of Friedman, Susan Turkel, Rob- Oak a will present "An Even- erta Wainer and Gary Medwed ing at t the Mishkan Israel Theater" and Gloria Wolk. as part of its celebration of Purim The services have been planned 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the syna- by Rabbi Benjamin Gorrelick with gogue. the assistance of Norman Levin, Highlight of the evening will USY director. Mrs. Albert Kaplan be the presentation of a Purim is chairman of Beth Aaron Youth play by the school's dramatics Commission. society. "The Purim Plot" is pro- duced and directed by Rabbi Y'tzhak Kagan, principal. Puppets to Tell Story Starring in the play are Nissim of Purim at Center Past, Aryeh Kawer, Shelley Green- wald, Hildy Eisenberg, Terri Ful- B. Gay Puppets of Bayonne, Janice Lichtig, Zev Zawierucha N•J. will tell the story of Purim and Yakov Markowitz. to children at the Jewish Center, ler, Tickets are currently being sold 2 and 3:30 p.m. March 26. • The second vignette is "Solomon by pupils of the school. For information, please contact and the Serpent," a biblical story Mrs. L. Greenwald, school director, based on alegend of Solomon, who speaks to the animals. LI 7-1833. Bea Geller and Ann Cohen, who are bringing their cast puppets, will Temple Beth Am Plans give a special show-and-tell demon- Holiday Party for Sunday stration revealing puppetry secrets. Temple Beth Am will hold a Tickets are available at the cash- Purim carnival noon-3 p.m. Sun- iers office. Children under 5 must day at Middlebelt School, in Farm - be accompanied by an adult. ington. There will be games, food and Square Dance to Start prizes including six puppies. For further information call Ed 'Purim Week' at Hillel Adelman, KE 4-8442. The Parent-Teacher Organization of Hillel Day School will celebrate Quoting Voltaire Purim by sponsoring a square dance A contemporary of Voltaire was for students 2 p.m. Sunday at Cong. extolling the virtues of a protege Adas Shalom. he was pushing for promotion in Jim Schultheis will lead the kin- the government. "This man," de- dergarten through ninth graders. Glared the contemporary, "has a Refreshments will be served. ready answer for everything." Mrs. Eddie Silver, PTO program "Heavens," exclaimed Voltaire, "is chairman, is assisted by Mesdames he as ignorant as all that?" Morris Baker and James Direnfeld. Southfield High School Newsilne By DOUGLAS ZUSMAN A record total of 28 SHS Stu- dents have been accepted in the Youth for Understanding program for 1967 and will travel abroad this summer. Visiting Sweden will be Esther Siegel, Richard Levitt, Marlene Laskey and Nancy Reid. Germany will play host to Susan Hoffman and Randall Knight. Others traveling to foreign countries this summer will be Lori Goldstrom and Carol Harris to Denmark; Routh Hirschfield and Bruce Jacob, Japan; Naomi Plis- kow and Kathy Andrew, France; and Susan Raznik and Joanne Blau, Holland. Three students will be going overseas alone: Cheryl Golding to Spain; Linda Janawitz, Switzer- land; and Sharon Taubman, Fin- land. Semi-finalists for the National Merit Scholarship are Susan Greenberg, Jon Kaner, Bruce Levine, Iry Milin, Morris Podol- sky, Howard Rubin and Frank Salsburg. A certificate of merit and a letter for each finalist will be given to these students by the principal. From a group of about 14,200 finalists, approx- imately 2,300 Merit Scholars will be selected in 1967. Those chosen to r e c e i v e the Merit Scholarship will be notified by March 27. This year's staff of the South- field Jay includes Terri Klein, editor-in-chief; Janice Blau, man- aging editor; Howard Manchel, news editor; Ronna Katzman, feature editor; Greg Loria, sports editor; Nancy Davis, advertising manager; Edith Drossart, exchange editor; and reporters Debbie Wein- berg, Ralph Bernstein, and Martin Prujansky. SHS debaters finished third in the entire state in this year's tournament of the Michigan High School Forensics Association. The contest originally involved approx- imately 400 schools. It was the highest ranking ever achieved by varsity debaters. The debaters are Jeff Komarow, Morris Podolsky, Frank Salsburg and Bob Feder. Southfield High School is pre- senting Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man?' through this weekend. The cast includes: Howard Deitch, Alark Farber, R a l p h Bernstein, Gary Klinsky, Barry Freedman, David Gunsberg, Sue IVI e r s o n, Michele Eisenberg, Bill Nagler, Lisa Goodman, Sandy Mansfield, Howard Tyner, David S c r a s e, Charlie Zisette, Robbie Zisette and Robert Caldwell. Twelve SHS graduates attend- ing Michigan State recently made the honors list, having car- ried an average of 3.5 or better. They include Allen Burkett, Nancy Sayers, Sally Schneir and Bill Simon. In Southfield's annual forensics contest recently, Ralph Bernstein was the first place winner in declamation, while David Scrase took second. Others were Jeff Komarow, first place, and Frank Salsburg, second, in boys' extem- pore speaking; Roz Davis and Blanche Lynn, in the girls' divi- sion. Winners in orginial oratory, were David Gunsberg, first, and Rick Victor, second; Sue Merson, first, and Sue Willis, second. Steve Lezell placed first for humor- ous reading, and Debby Johnson was second. R OSS REALTY CO. Israeli Dance Night, Quiz Bowl Set at Jewish Center During Weekend The first Youth Israel Dance cil will host an inter-city weekend Night sponsored by the City-Wide for 7th, 8th and 9th graders from Jewish Youth Planning Committee Detroit, Toledo and Cleveland will take' place 7:30 p.m. Saturday April 7-9. Over 100 youngsters are at the Jewish center. expected to explore the theme of All youth are invited to attend "Jewish Youth Today." — wearing gym shoes — and to The weekend will include an bring their musical instruments. oneg Shabat, Sabbath Services, The program will consist of luncheons, seminars, a dance and dances taught by Mrs. Harriet a trip. Berg, musical accompaniment by The out-of-town tweens are be- Gingi Kunianski and dance pre- ing housed by Detroit families. sentations by Habonirn, the Cen- The weekend is open to all Cen- ter Young Dancers Guild and the ter tween members. For informa- Jewish Parents Institute Teen Club. tion, contact Sharon Alterman, DI Falafel, a popular Israeli deli- 1-4200. cacy, will be available. Nominal admission. Dancers on all levels Art Show at Teen Fair of skill are invited. • * Cash prizes will be awarded to The Youth Division of the Jew- the top three winners in an art ish Center is coordinating the an- competition to be held during the nual Teen Club Quiz Bowl, start- Teen-Age Fair 1967 at Cobo Hall, ing 1 p.m. Sunday in the Center March 25 - April 2. Rules for entering the competi- lobby and continuing on alternate tion are: (1) Entrants must be age Sundays. Questions will be asked of five- 13-19. (2) Paintings must be orig- member teams. The quickest cor- inal, painted within the preceding rect answer earns points for the 12 months (since February 1966) team, and the team with the high- (3) Artists are limited to one est number of points at the end painting per person. Further information can be ob- of the game wins. Teams competing this year are tained by contacting the special Jewish Parents Institute Teen event office, Teen-Age Fair, Inc., Club, Royals, Vettes and Omens 1601 W. Lafayette, Detroit, Michi- gan 48216. teen clubs. In the first round Sunday, the Vettes and JPI Teen Club will Music the Stein-Way compete on current events, word usage-spelling, Purim and world DICK STEIN history - 1000-1700 C.E. & ORCHESTRA On April 2, it will be the Omens vs. Royals Teen Club. • * The Jewish Center Tween Coun- * * 7 LI 74770 Southstreet Combo Wins Center Contest The Southstreet Tool and Die was cast into first place by th6 judges for the Second Annual Battle of the Bands at the Jew- ish Center Sunday. More than 500 heard Gary Bergeran, Bob Farmer, Shell Kay, Sheldon Kovan and Gary Stephen win the contest over their five combo competitors. Second place went to the For- ever Blues Band, and third to the Cavaliers. 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