THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

36—Friday, May 12, 1967

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T wo Girls See Israel as Refuge

Editor's Note: The series on Israel's meaning to American
teen-agers continues this week with two contributions from
11th grade girls—one active in Jewish Center teen activities
and the other in Mizrachi Hatzair, the Orthodox youth group.
From widely differing backgrounds, they here present their
views on the basis of their own experience.

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What Israel Means to Me

By SHELLY MEISEL
Shelly, 16. is an 11th grader at
Smithfield High School. In 1965.
she won a creative writing award
for the Michigan Week essay and
speech contest. She plans to attend
tt ayne State University. Last year,
Shelly was a counselor-in-training!
at the Jewish Center Day Camp.I
This year she was a member of the
Center 'Teen Newspaper Club.
Shelly will be working as a junior
counselor at this summer's Center
day camp. Shelly is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Meisel, 28704
Stuart, Southfield.

I do not come from an Orthodox
home, but rather one rich in Jew-
ish heritage. Through the teach-'
ings of my parents, numerous
discussions and debates and the
knowledge gained from books, I
have developed a firm, vibrant
feeling towards Israel.

To me, Israel represents se-
curity. This is the security that a
belief, and a way of life, which
has existed for thousands of years.
has managed to survive, despite
many opposing forces.
In America. people tend to shed
their old world ideas and tradi-
tions while being mixed in a
colorless• unbinding society. This
has increased with the passing of
the older generation whose reli-
gious teachings have not been,
handed down, or accepted by their
children. The religious-minded in-
dividual seems to be in a large
minority because others who share
his feelings are scattered over a
vast area.

Pride in the Jewish heritage
could well have disappeared if
the people in Israel had not
fought for the promised land ...
For the first time, Jews from all
over the world now have a true
home which they can call their
own and feel secure in the new
hope that it will always remain.
I, for one, am proud of my peo-

ple who have strived from the
wanderings of past ages, through
the bleak enclosing ghettos,
through the hellish concentration
(amps of Germany. to a land of
waste, which they indeed con-
sorted to a land of milk and honey.

By PEARL FISHMAN

Pearl is in the 11th grade at
Beth Jacob School, Yeshivath Beth
Yehuda. When she graduates, she
would like to attend Stern College
in New York or Wayne State Uni-
versity. She is interested in math
and psychology. Pearl is now secre-
tary of Mizrachi Hatzair and will
be a junior counselor at Camp
Mashava in Toronto this summer.
Pearl enjoys Israeli dancing.
To me as a Jew, the state of
Israel is quite significant. As a
religious Jew it is even more, so
I feel that the recent acquisition
of my homeland marks the ap-
proaching climax of the great plot
in Jewish history—the coming of
the Messiah and the redemption of
the Jews from persecutions and
exiles for over 2,000 years.
These exiles began in the year
70 CE when the Romans con
quered Israel and destroyed the
Second Temple.. Following this
were the Moslem persecutions.
The Crusades and Spanish Inquisi-
tions were then brought on during
the Dark and Middle Ages.
At the same time, the seeds of
the anti-Semitism in Germany
were being sown. Later on, came
the pogroms by Chmelnitzky dur-
ing the 17th Century, then the
Russian pogroms, and lately, the
Holocaust of World War II
Was there ever anyone for the
Jews to turn to? Throughout his-
tory we Jews were being tossed
and bounced around like ping pong
balls. Few countries wanted us.
All we were good for were scape-
goats whenever something went
wrong. In the 19th Century a
dream, 2,000 years old, became a
movement, Zionism. The 2,000-
v dream became a reality in
1948.
The State of Israel means a
refuge from anti-Semitic persecu-
tions and exiles to me. It is also
significant as a place where tra-
ditional Tora Judaism can be prac-
ticed with less temptation to do
otherwise, a place where all Jews
will eventually be together and a
place where the Messiah will
finally come and rebuild the Third
Temple.
With haste in our days, Amen.

Camp Maccabee to Open June 19

Center Agenda
Celebration , Volunteer Corps, Safari on suburban
members, Monday

The City-Wide Jewish Youth meetings throughout the summer
Planning Committee invites all will feature prominent guest speak-
youth to their celebration of Is ers in the social service field.
The Teen Volunteer Corps is
rael's 19th Independence Day pro-
gram 8:30 p.m. May 21 at the Jew:- open to Jewish Center teen mem-
hers who are entering the 10th
ish Center.
g grade in September. Placements
The Center Young Dancers Guild
are available for 25 selected
will present some of the latest Is- youths. For information, call the
raeli dances. and the Shomria Jewish Center group services di-
will perform.
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vision, DI 1-4200.
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The main part of the program ,
will be an examination of the goes- :
A new program called Safari '67
tion. "What the Jewish Youth for tween Center members will
Think of Israel Today." Dr. make its debut July 31.
Shmuel Ben Dor and Brian Fisch-
Safari participants will board
huff will he debaters. Discussion . buses Monday-Thursday to travel
from the floor will follow.
' to a variety of interesting spots.
After the program. an Israeli (On Friday, a program will be
social will be held.
held at the Center.)
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The itinerary includes such ac-
The Jewish Center is again of- tivities as: a visit to Bob-Lo Is-
fering a summer Teen Volunteer land, swimming and - athletics at
Corps—an opportunity for teen- Metropolitan Beach, horseback rid-
: agers to help others and have a ing and a visit to a tent theater
rewarding experience at both full- production.
Transportation is offered to
and part-time placements. Seminar!

through Thursday. The bus will
pick up participants at the Ten
Mile Center at 1:15 p.m. and re-
turn at 5:45 p.m.

The three two-week sessions
planned begin July 3, July 17 and
July 31. A registration fee covers
all expenses for each two-week
period.
For information, contact Sharon
Alterman at the Jewish Center, DI

1-4200.

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The youth division of the Jew-
ish Center is planning a Summer
Battle of the Bands program be-
cause of the success of this pro-
gram during the past season.
All youth, non-union combos,
whose members are between age

12 and 18, may contact Ralph
Sirotkin, group services division,
DI 1-4200.

Collegians Map
Israel Anniversary
Young Adult Seminar to Air 'Survival' in Song,
Dance
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Dr. Irving Greenberg, associate board of the Student Struggle for
professor of history at Yeshiva Soviet Jewry and chairman of the
University and rabbi of the River- advisory board of the Center for
dale Jewish Center. will discuss
"Can Judaism Survive in a Free Russian Jewry.
Society?" at an all-clay seminar.
Participants in the Young
sponsored by the Midrasha, Col-
Adult seminar in Contemporary
lege of Jewish Studies. May 21 at
Jewish Ideas will meet in small
the Esther Berman Building.
groups to formulate their own

Dr. Greenberg is currently a
member of the advisory hoard of
Yavneh, member of the advisory

They 'lade
the Grad e

opinions on questions raised by
Dr. Greenberg. After a luncheon
break, the conference will re-
sume for a final question period
and summary.

Louis LaMed, chairman of the
Midrasha board of directors, and
George M. Zeltzer, president of
the United Hebrew Schools, made
this conference possible.

RACHEL DANN, a junior liberal
Registration will begin at 10
arts student at Wayne State Uni- a.m. There will be a nominal
versity, will be featured in "A charge for lunch. For reservations
Thurber Carnival," the comedy and information, call the UHS
revue by James Thurber which offices, DI 1-3407 or UN 4-1115.
opens at WSU's Bonstelle Theater In conjunction with the Sunday
today. Additional performances event, the Midrasha, in coopera-
will be given Saturday, Sunday, tion with the New Haskalah, will
Thursday and May 19-21. Curtain hold a melaveh malka 9:30 p.m.
time will be at 8:30 p.m. with at the Esther Berman Building.
the exception of Sunday matinees A symposium on "The Jewish
at 2:30 p.m. Miss Dann will ap- : Community and Social Issues" will
pear in several of the Thurber ' be presented by the following
sketches. Her previous Bonstelle panel: Kenneth Cockrell on "The
credits include Meg in "The Birth- Negro's Challenge to Pluralistic
day Party" earlier this season and America"; Harvey Robb, "The
Audrey in "Three Men on a New Left and the Jew"; and
Horse" in 1965. She resides with Norman Shiffman, "Is there a
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Jewish Community?" The public
Dann. 18000 Parkside. is invited.
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CAREN RALPH, a student at
the University of Pennsylvania,
has been elected to Sphinx and
Key, honorary society for outstand-
ing junior women who have served
the university. Each year a hand-
ful of -women are chosen for char-
acter, scholarship and leadership.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Shalom Ralph, 15451 Park,
Oak Park.
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Among the winners of this year's
National Merit Scholarships were
MARTIN SCHWEITZER, Ferndale
High School; STEPHEN L. MYERS,
Gros-es High School, Birmingham;
and FRANK I. SALSBURG, South-
field High School.

The Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tion and Israeli Student Organiza-
tion at Wayne State University will
join in the celebration of Israel's

19th anniversary of independence
8:45 p.m. Saturday at the Inter-
national Institute.
On the program will be Mrs.
Ayala Klingman, pianist; an Is-
raeli instrumental ensemble; and
folk singer Larry Bassin. An Is-
raeli dance group will perform.

Guest speaker will be George
M. Zeltzer, president of the
United Hebrew Schools and Jew-
ish community leader, who has
just returned from a trip to
Israel.

There will be refreshments and
social dancing after the program,
open without charge to students,
faculty and the community.
Amir Rahav of the Israeli Stu-
dent Organization and Hedy
Coblentz of the Bnai Brith Hillel
Foundation have been in charge
of the event.

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Independence Day Event
Planned at Hillel School

Israel's 19th birthday, Yom
HaAtzmaut, will be the occasion
for a celebration 10 a.m. May 19
at Hine Day School.

MACCABEE CAMPERS GATHER
ming and instruction, music, arts
and crafts, field trips and Sabbath
programs. The camp is open to
all children between the ages of
The camp will hold three two- 4 and 12. The 4- and 5-year-olds
week sessions: June 19-30, July 3- will have a special program geared
14 and July 17-28.
to their needs.
For information, contact the
Located in Sherwood Forest, the
camp will offer a wide variety of Flint Jewish Community Center,
activities, including snorts. swim- 912 Sill Building. Flint, 48502.

Registration has begun for Camp
Maccabee, the Flint Jewish Com-
munity Council's day camp.

In the auditorium, there will be
a program by the seventh grade,
including a dramatization of Is-
rael's recent history: the heroism
of the people during the War of
Liberation and leading up to the
Declaration of Independence in
May, 1948.

Selections from that declaration
will be read by Ronald Schreiber
and Deborah Rose. A prayer for
the welfare of the state of Israel
will be offered by Doron Bar-
Levav, and the choir will sing
modern Israeli songs.

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