28 — Friday,
March 31, 1967
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Youth News
Two Dozen 'Bible Buffs' to Compete
in Regional National Contest Finals
Twenty-four students who know
their Bible will take part in the
regional finals of the eighth an-
nual National Bible Contest 9:15
a.m. Sunday at the Esther Berman
Building. United Hebrew Schools.
The contestants were selected
from more than 70 students who
participated in a qualifying ex-
amination March 19 at the Jewish
Center.
Winners in three separate di-
visions will go on to the national
finals May 21 in New York City.
in which Jewish students in the
United States and Canada will
compete.
The three divisions of the con-
test, sponsored by the depart.
ment of education and culture
of the Jewish Agency, include
advanced Hebrew for students
enrolled in Hebrew day schools,
intermediate Hebrew for stu-
dents in afternoon Hebrew
classes and comprehensive Eng-
lish for students who study the
Bible in English.
Examination questions in the
qualifying exams were based on
the book of Leviticus (intermedi-
ate Hebrew). Kings I (advanced
Ilebrew) and Nehemiah (compre
hensive English ).
District chairman for the metro-
politan Detroit area is Albert
Ela7ar. superintendent of the
United Hebrew Schools
Contestants who will compete
in the finals include:
They Made
the Grade
ToDD ESTROFF. 17-year-old
senior at Birmingham Groves High
School. received 20 of 38 possi-
ble photography awards that went
to Groves in the recent National
Scholastic Contest regional com-
petition. Todd, son of Mrs. Joan
Estroff. 31115 Huntley Square E.,
Be‘erly Hills. won two gold keys
and 18 certificates of merit in the
regional competition. All his pic•
tures this year are in c o l o r.
photographed on a 1966 summer
student tour through Europe. He
did his color printing at home in
the bathroom. using the bathtub
and a card table. Treasurer of
the Color Print Camera Club,
Todd received an honorable men-
tion for color print of the year
in 1966.
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NANCY RUTH GROSSMAN.
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Sol C.
Grossman of Shrewsbury Rd. was
recently elected to membership in
Phi Lembda Theta national educa-
tional honor fraternity and Phi
Beta Kappa at the University of
Michigan, where she is completing -
her senior year. She has been ad-
mitted to University of Chicago ,
School of Social Service Adminis-
tration and awarded a Children's
Bureau Fellowship toward a grad-
uate degree in social work.
RE-ELECT
TOM
ROWLEY
COUNCILMAN
SOUTHFIELD
APRIL 3rd
Pol. Adv.
Advanced Hebrew — Elissa
Baum. llassidah Bigman, Mark
Goldsmith, Irving Mandelbaum.
Debra LeVine. Sandra Singer,
David Swiatio. from Hillel Day
School: Joel Gardner and Simon
Kresch competing independently.
Intermediate Hebrew — Jerold
Budney. Morris Holtz. M a r t i n
Manclelbaum. Karen Margolis, Mar-
vin Natowicz, Leonard Segel,
Michael Silberschien. Paul Weiss-
wasser, United Hebrew Schools
high school.
English — Marc Fishman. David
Garlock. Barbara Lowenthal, David
Shapero. Howard Urnovitz. Temple
Beth El religious school; Laurie
Lechner, Bnai Moshe religious
school. and Marc Diskin. Jewish
Center.
Ohio Tweens to Be
Guests at Center
Next Weekend
Representatives of the Detroit.
Cleveland and Toledo Jewish Cen-
ters have completed plans for the
inter-city weekend to he held at '
the Detroit Jewish Center April
7-9.
Registration is now open to
tween center members.
A special feature of the inter-
city event will be a dance 8 p.m.
April 8 for center members and
their guests at a nominal admis-
sion. Keynote speaker of the pro-
gram will be Asher Tarmon. who
will speak on ''Jewish Youth in
Israel and America."
Housing is needed for out-of-
town tweens. For information, call
Sharon Alterman, DI 1-4200.
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The Jewish Youth Planning
Committee is making plans for its
second Israeli Dance Night 8:30
p.m. April 29 at the Jewish Cen-
ter. The dance is open to all at a
nominal charge.
Instructor will he Uri Katz. and
accompanist will again be Gingi
Kunianski.
Youth groups are invited to
come together.
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Winners of this year's Purim
booth building contest were the
Spartans in the tween division and
Omens, teen division.
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The Centuras. a group of ninth
grade girls, is planning a spring
fashion show 8 p.m. Wednesday
in the DeRoy Auditorium. The
group is under the leadership of
Joan Friedman, adviser. Nominal
admission charge.
Trenton Pre-Teens Set
Synagogue Party
Sunday school pupils at Beth
Isaac Synagogue. Trenton, are
planning a pre-teen dance party
7:30 p.m. Saturday in the syna-
gogue social hall, 2730 Edsel.
A group of instrumentalists
will provide music for dancing,
and refreshments will be served.
Tickets will be available at the
door.
Chairmen of the event are Mel-
inda Shugol, Karen Mittleman and
Mitchell Kopp. all of Trenton;
Glen Raby of Grosse Ile: and
Steve Gorland of Lincoln Park.
Profits will be donated to the
Beth Isaac Rehabilitation Fund.
Seven-Week Ulpan 'Hebrew Course
Introduced by Center Starting July 5
The Jewish Center is making
it easy and fun for 10th and 11th
graders to acquire a working
knowledge of Hebrew,
"This could be the most im-
portant. constructive summer of
your life." says Milton J, Miller,
president of the Center, announc-
ing the Center's seven-week pro-
The
Ford
Scene
By DAVID
The fee for the Ulpan is $75 for
gram of learning Hebrew as a first
for Detroit, although a similar pro- i members of the Center and $100
gram has been used to teach He- for non-members. A deposit of $10
brew to more than 1,500,000 Is- must accompany the application
when it is submitted. The total
raeli newcomers.
Called a summer ULPAN. the deposit will be refunded if the ap-
program begins July 5 and con- plication is not accepted. Applica-
tion blanks and a brochure can be
tinues through Aug. 18.
picked-up at the Center or the Cen-
Intensive oral instruction using
ter will mail materials to those in-
audio.visual equipment is inter-
terested who call DI 1-4200. Exten-
spersed with elective periods of
sion 254,
s w i m m i n g, gym, socials and
dances, folk dancing, singing and
dramatics and games. The pro-
gram is for those who have little
or no knowledge of the Hebrew
language. The Hebrew learned
will be modern, conversational
Hebrew as is spoken in Israel.'
STEIN
The balance of the payment must
be made by May 15. No refunds
will be made after June 29. A serv-
ice charge of $5 will be made for
all refunds requested before that
date. The fee includes the course
workbook. A limited number of
scholarships are available.
All sessions will be held in the
air-conditioned main building of
the Jewish Center at 18100 Meyers.
The formal name of the teach-
Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs
Graduation this June will take
ing method used is the St. Cloud
Music — But Terrific!
on a new dimension: for the first
Method of Audio-Visual Instruc-
time all seniors will graduate to-'
MAURICE LITTLE
tion.
gether. Exercises will take place
And Orchestra
The Ulpan will be under the di-
on the football field.
rection of Asher Tarmon, head of
KE 4-5980
Previously, June graduations the Center's Hebrew department,
have been in two sections. in the who will be assisted by a profes-
auditorium.
sional advisory committee consist-
BALLROOM
When the final tally is in, it is ing of Ben S. Chinitz, principal of
expected that the number of paper- Detroit Cooley High School; Albert
back hooks collected for service- Elazar, superintendent of the Unit-
BY
men will reach nearly 17.000. Ford ed Hebrew Schools: Dr. Morton
students sponsored the drive in Plotnick, program director of the
Northwest Detroit. Books were Center, and Irwin Shaw, its execu-
COOLIDGE AT 9 MI.
also received from such places as tive director.
LI 7-4470
Applications will be accepted on
St. Clair Shores.
Emily Burr. Joel Bennett, Ann'' a first-come, first-served basis. No
Sherman and Nancy Marx received application will be confirmed until
first place awards in the recent after the applicant has had a per-
sonal interview with the Ulpan
Scholastic Art Competition.
registrar. Upon receipt of the ap-
This spring's school play, to
AND HER GYPSIES
plication by the Center. the regis-
be presented April 20 and 21, is
Bring Gypsy Life to Your
Social Affair
trar will call the applicant and ar-
the "Night of January 16th." It
Gypsy Music, Customs and Dances
range
for
a
personal
interview.
The
;
is a murder-mystery which fea-
by Members of Romanchale Tribe
Center's decision as to the accept-
tures the selection of a jury from
American Dance Music Available
ability of the candidate will be
the audience. The ending of the
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final.
play depends on the decision
brought forth by the jury.
This same production was Ford's
first , play 10 years ago. It was
again selected by play director
Miss Zola Vopel as being approp-
riate to honor Ford's 10 years of
existence.
Howard Shapiro was first-run-
nerup in the state in the Junior
Achievement salesmen competi-
tion.
A unique project of the speech
arts club has been the recording
of books on tape for the blind. A
Nancy Drew novel, "The Hidden
. . The Greatest for
Window Mystery," is currently be-
House parties, confirmations, weddings ...
ing recorded.
Drama classes recently made
use of video tape recorders loan-
ed to the school by Michigan
626-9662
342-1240
State University. A student's
performance could be viewed on
a monitor and then replayed at
any later time. The student is
able to improve by actually see-
ing his own mistakes.
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In the Public School League
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swimming championships, Ford
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point. Ford had the best showing
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of any West Side team.
A city record was set by the
400-yard, free-style relay team of
Photogulde Packs
Art Roselle, Bob Hamlin, Jerry a
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Lafer and Bob Crosby. They broke
the old mark of 3:52.0 with a
3:50.2 timing.
DANCING
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fifth annual "Potpourri."
Proceeds from the variety show
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