Youth Organization Award to Be Presented
to MSTY for Service Word in Community

Michigan State Temple Youth
(MSTY) has been selected as the
first recipient of the Youth Or-
ganization Award sponsored by the
Jewish Community Council of Met-
ropolitan Detroit.
The award, to be presented at
the Council's delegate assembly
8:30 p.m. Monday at the Jewish
Center, will be given annually to
the Jewish youth group in the De-
troit Metropolitan area which has
made a significant contribution in
the areas of social action and com-
munity service.
The purpose of the award is to
call attention to the many groups
who are engaged in meaningful
and constructive activities but re-
ceive little recognition for their
efforts.
In announcing the selection of
MSTY, Hubert J. Sidlow, chairman
of Council's internal relations com-
mittee, stated, "The Council is
proud to inaugurate this award
with the selection of MSTY as the

The Mitzva Corps was a
volunteer group that tutored
daily during the summer at three
schools in Detroit's inner-city.
In addition, MSTY chapters were
active in many community activi-
ties such as the recent Rally for
Israel and the community wide
Program dealing with Soviet
anti-Semitism.
On behalf of the organization,
Stuart W. Zeiger, newly inaugu-

rated president of MSTY, will ac-
cept the award presented by Cantor
Reuven Frankel, former chairman
of Council's youth committee. Mrs.
Sidney Katzman and Mrs. George

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first recipient. A number of out-
standing groups were nominated
for consideration. However in the
opinion of the selection committee,
the activities of MSTY this past
year, and particularly the imple-
mentation of its Mitzva Corps,
warranted the special recognition
that the award is intended to rep-
resent."

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Youth News

Student Protest Slightly Misguided,
but Not Anti-Semitic, Leaders Agree

It was a nice day out, the Jewish
students were excused from school
for Rosh Hashana, and their class-
mates were grumbling because
they had to be in school.
This was the catalyst for the
protest demonstration that erupted
at Southfield and Berkley high
schools last Thursday and Friday.
Although several among the 200
protesting Berkley students were
carrying such signs as "Christian
Soul Brothers," "If I Turned Jew-
ish, Would You Let Me Out?" and
"Christian Power," they denied
any anti-Semitic feelings.
Lloyd Irving, assistant principal,
told The Jewish News "They
weren't really protesting the fact
that Jewish students were out but
that they (the Christian students)
were in." He is convinced the
Berkley demonstration was trig-
gered by the earlier protest by 300
Southfield students. There had
never been any such demonstra-
tion before, at either school.

Loren Disbrow, principal at
Berkley, told the student body
over the school public address
system that such actions were
"reprehensible," that any such
demonstrations in the future
would be punished.
The assistant principal at South-

field, Richard M. Fishbeck, said
those who would be penalized were
"those who absented themselves
from school—without even bother-
ing to protest anything!
"We were lenient," he added,
"because they probably didn't
realize the implications of what
they were doing."
Of a total student population of
3,000 at Southfield, some 1,195
were absent Thursday, either for
the holiday or for illness. Fishbeck
said, however, that the large num-
ber of Jewish students should be
considered by the school board and
supervisor when making up future
school calendars. "We pointed out
to the protesting students that they
had made their point, that it was
up to the higher authorities what
would be done about it."
Once this was made clear, he
said, their complaints evolved into
charges of "bad food" in the cafe-
teria, an "Ineffective" student gov-
ernment, etc. "They just had some-
thing they wanted to say, and this
was their way of doing it."
Fellow students, who stayed In
their classrooms, disapproved of
the direction the protest took, said
Fishbeck, and they were upset by
the publicity it received in the
newspapers and on television.
Irving agreed that the protest

was "just a convenient excuse.
The leaders, none of wham feel

they are a real part of the stu-
dent body, had many small com-
plaints." The student council was
scheduled to hold an after-school
meeting on the subject, be said,
and the teachers are using it as
an object lesson.
"Just the Tuesday before the
protest, Rabbi (Mordecai) Halpern
of Beth Shalom spoke to our staff
on the forthcoming holidays so
they would be able to speak of
them with understanding. Maybe
now, there'll be more understand-
ing — and interaction — among
the total student body."
The Berkley school system takes
in residents of portions of Hunting-
ton Woods and Oak Park, as well
as Berkley. Some 500 Jewish stu-

They Made the Grade

Stutz served as adviser to MSTY.
Members of the first-year class
Rabbi David Jessel serves as rab- at Wayne State University's school

binic adviser.

On Oct. 29, the Temple Israel
Youth Group (TYG) will perform
an annual mitzva — doing odd
jobs such as raking leaves, wash-
ing cars and windows, and clean-
ing garages and attics. Interested
persons are asked to contact Mike
Katz, 626-4348

of medicine include Sheldon G.
Yucht, Lawrence K. Meyer s,
David B. Summer, Michael A.
Sandler, Milton Yolles, Norman I.
Snyder, Roger Shiffman, Arnold
Markowitz, Kenneth L. Lipsitt,
Raphael D. Levin, Earl R. Koenig,
Ira S. Klein, Allan D. Fraiberg
and Melvin L. Conn, all of Detroit;

Lionel J. Bodzin, Barry D. Brum-
mer and Richard Feldstein, all of
Oak Park; David J. Chait of South-
field; and Bernard H. Stern of
Farmington.

Young Readers' Instructive Books:
Facts About 50 States, Mammals

Informative compilations about

There is a lot of fun here, in a

scores upon scores of educational
material, provide excellent guide
books for young students.
Random House has just pro-
duced two such books that have
great merit in making available
for youngsters the basic knowledge
necessary about our country and
about living things.

stories about things that inspire
youth and cause them to think
about flying and creeping things
they hear about and the atmos-
phere about them. It's a delightful
book.

Our Sincere Wishes

the 50 states, stories about mam- series of verses, about boys, birds,
mals, collected data containing animals, providing motivated

for Your Good

Health

in the

New Year

The most frequent comet is
Encke's Comet, which has ap-

peared every 3.3 years since 1786.
"The Look-It-Up Book of the
50 States" by Patricia Lauber,
splendidly illustrated by Herbert
PRESENTS
Borst, has all the necessary data
about all the states in the union.
It is a large book with the help-
ful maps and pictures illustrat-
ing the states' activities. The
schools will find great value in
this work and students of the
geography of our country as
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have a volume to turn to for
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Also from Random House comes

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"The Look-It-Up Book of Mam-
mals," also by Patricia Lauber,
illustrated by Guy Coheleach. As
the title indicates, the reader will
find here the mammals to be

studied—elks, lions, alpacas, ante-
lopes, beavers, gophers, kanagroos,
panthers, polecats, etc.
The explanatory article on what
mammals are will be additionally
helpfuL This book is valuable for
students and teachers and both
of the mentioned works here are
not only instructive but entertain-
ing also as reading after school
dents were out of school Thursday. hours.
As in Southfield, many were back
For the very young reader
on Friday because of the Reform there is much entertainment in
observance of one day of Rosh "Whisperings and Other Things,"
Hashana.
also a Random book, by Dahloy
One complaint by protestors was Ipcar, who also illustrated the
that Jewish students abused the
story.
holiday by going to "church for an
hour and then spending the rest
of the day at Northland or hanging
around school putting us down be-
cause we have to go."
School authorities feared some
Jewish students might similarly
abuse the Sukkot holiday next
A lengthy and thorough study,
week and urged parents to dis- "The Pursuit of Community: Selec-
couraged it.
tions from the Literature of Jew-
ish Public Affairs, 1965-1966," by
Dr. Daniel J. Elazar, is featured in
the 1967 American Jewish Year
Book just issued by the Jewish
Publication Society of America.
Sandra Katz, 19-year-old daugh-
Dr. Elazar, son of Mr. and Mrs.
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Katz
Elazar of Detroit,
of Cranbrook Dr., became presi-
covers a vast
dent of the Michigan State Student
field, touching
Nurses Association at the MSSNA
upon many as-
convention in Lansing Wednesday.
pects of recent
Miss Katz, a graduate of Mum-
literary outputs.
ford High School, is a junior in
The "Jewish pub-
the school of nursing at the Uni-
lic affairs" field
versity of Michigan. In her sopho-
is defined a n d
more year, she was president of
the Jewish deli-
her class, and she has held many
neation is indi-
offices on her way to becoming
in its vari-
f.
president
Dr. Elazar
ous aspects.
A Shaarey Zedek consecrant,
"Jewish political thought" is
Miss Katz is considering a career dealt with in relation to valuable
in nursing administration.
publications that appeared in the
period under review. Dr. Elazar
Beth Abraham Youth
outlines the literature of various
Set Rally, 'MONTY' Event religious movements deals with the
The teen-agers of Cong. Beth Zionist elements, political culture
Abraham will hold a youth rally and behavior, the boundaries of
at the synagogue 2 p.m. Sunday to Jewish society, education, welfare
and other related subjects.
plan activities for the year.
The Beth Abraham youth group
will host members of MONTY/ D.J. Hop at Beth Moses
NCSy (Michigan. Ontario Tradi-
Beth Moses Senior United Syna-
tional Youth, regional affiliate of gogue Youth will hold a D.J. hop
the National Conference of Syna- with WKNR's Bob Green Oct. 21,
gogue Youth) 8 p.m. Oct 21 in 9 p.m. at the synagogue. Nominal
charge.
the synagogue's social hall.

Daniel J. Elazar
Essay Fecit ured
in 67 Year Book

Miss Katz Heads
Student Nurses

Friday, October 13, 1967-29

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