UAHC to Publish New Israel Social Study for Youth Dual Celebration for Hillel Pupils Friday, Decanter 20, 1968-27 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Habonim Seminar Begins With Torchlight Parade Habonim Labor Zionist Youth Hanuka will start at the Labor will hold its Midwest seminar Sun- Zionist building 8:30 p.a. Sunday day through Thursday at the La- and move to the Jewish Center A lavishly illustrated new social bor Zionist Institute and the Esther for a program. AR youth are in- studies text on the state of Israel, Berman Hebrew School building. A torchlight parade celebrating vited at no charge. prepared for children, will be published Dec. 30 by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Entitled "B e h o l d the Land" ("Ayin Letzion"), it was written by Helen Fine, a Boston teacher and children's author, and is in- tended for use in Jewish and Suburban secular primary schools across the country, as well as for home and SUNDAY ! MONDAY ! libraries. Through word and picture, the text encompasses the whole pano- TUESDAY ! AND rama of Israeli life—it cities, its diverse peoples, its new immi- CHRISTMAS DAY ! (Wednesday) grants, even its zoos and, especial- ly, its history. Utilizing a storytelling technique and a simple conversational style, the book attempts to convey to children the spirit of a reborn land. Each chapter on modern Israel combines narration, description and dialogue to weave a tale about a real Israeli boy or girl, using their adventures as a vehicle for a wealth of factual information about the myriad aspects of the new life there. Juliet At ceremonies Sunday, students of lintel Day School light the Hanuka candles marking the beginning of both the festival and con- struction of the new Hillel school building on an 11-acre site at 14 Mile and Middlebelt Rds., Farmington. It will be ready for occu- pancy next September. Akiva Student Council Elects Mike Feigelman Akiva Hebrew Day School, in recent elections for student coun- cil, chose as president Michael Feigelman; treasurer, Gary Ja- cobs; and secretary, David Tenen- baum. Elected student council repre- sentatives are: Michael Eisenberg, Sophie Feldstein, Jeffrey Golden- berg, Debbie Lax, Mark Lieber- man, Terry Leiderrnan, Naftali Pick, Norman Ribiat, Alan Rosen- berg, Ronnie Schwarzberg, Rochel Tatelbaum and Dinah Weiss. e anY COOPE R JEWELER DIAMONDS - PEARLS - JEWELRY PEARL AND BEAD STRINGING 406 Broderick Tower — 943-2573 JOCELYN AND HER GYPSIES Authentically Gypsy . Elegantly Unique 474-7638 COMEDY-MAGIC Eddie Jaye 398-5357 Photography by FEINER 342-2182, after 5 Mende), through Friday All day Saturday and Sunday Call now fer December special FRANK PAUL and his ORCHESTRA "Music at its Best for Your Guests" EL 7-1799 jAoian. CUSTOM FURNITURE & CARPET CLEANING ON LOCATION Phone 549-7170 - GREEN-8 ONLY! USY Parley in Chicago College Groups Schedule Draw Detroiters Aliya Seminar in Chicago to When United Synagogue Youth An aliya seminar for students interested in settling in Israel will be held in Chicago, Dec. 27. Four groups of American col- lege students and graduates who plan to settle in Israel between 1969 and 1972 are hosting the seminar. Marty Rabinowitz, seminar co- ordinator, said the settlement groups plan to "create or join co- operative societies, urban and rural, based on economic equality, participatory democracy and a desire to help solve the many human problems of the young state." For information on the groups and seminar, call Bruce Kutnick, DI 1-9831. holds its 18th annual convention at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago, Dec. 26-28, representing Adas Shalom, will be Steve Cohen, Laurie Platt, Marty Waldman and Liz Weinstein. Barry S. Bank, director of youth education, will accompany the group and will serve on the teaching faculty for the conven- tion. The theme will deal with the re- sponse of Judaism to current so- cial crises. The convention also will mark the beginning of the 18th anniversary year of the or- ganization. Some 1,200 teen-age delegates will attend, including delegations from newly organized chapters in Mexico and Puerto Rico. The new WSU's Top Award Israel region also will be repre- sented. Goes to Barry Becker Keynote speaker will be Rabbi Bary Becker, who had hopes of Ralph Simon, president of the becoming a member of the Wayne Rabbinical Assembly of America. State University board of gover- nors but couldn't muster enough Orthodox Youth Group backing for his candidacy last sum- mer, was honored by the university Gains in Observances NEW YORK (JTA) — An Ortho- Tuesday. President William R. Keast be- dox Jewish youth organization has stowed on Becker the coveted reported that it has made substan- David D. Henry Leadership and tial progress in inducing non- Scholarship Award at commence- observant Jewish youth enrollees ment exercises. Becker, a graduate to accept and practice Jewish in the college of liberal arts, thus religious commandments. The re- is considered the outstanding male port was based on a survey by the graduate in the 2,213-member grad- National Conference of Synagogue Youth of practices by the 600 uating class. Becker, 22, has been assistant members in the 14 NCSY chapters director of Wayne's Commuters in the organization's upper New Center Project, a study of the prob- York state region. The survey of lems of the 98 per cent of WSU the NCSY, the youth division of students who live off campus. He the Union of Orthodox Jewish Con- has been treasurer of the student gregations of America, was com- government, chairman of its aca- pleted last September. The data demic affairs committee and its were released at the recent 70th student activities committee, treas- anniversary biennial convention of urer of the WSU Young Democrats the parent organization. and committee chairman of its `Cold Sweat' to Break Out statewide convention. He sought the governing board With the Music in Livonia nomination, he •said, so that stu- Prusy Chapter of Livonia Jewish dents might have "something to Congregation will hold a Hanuka say about decision-making in the dance, preceded by a 1 p.m. lunch, university." Monday at the synagogue. Boys and girls age 11 and 12 are invited. Center Looks to Summer "The Cold Sweat" will provide the music, and the candle lighting cere- With Programs for Kids Summer programs are being pre- mony will close the afternoon. pared for children and youth by Nominal admission charge. the group services division of the Jewish Center. These programs in- Bar Mitzva Class at Camp clude Playland, Day Camp, Fun- ATLANTA — For the first time, time, Summerland, Safari 'HO and Camp Judaea will offer a special Camp of the Arts. daily Bar Mitzva class for summer Bus transportation will be ex- campers. For information, write panded this summer to Detroit and Sam Fisher, Suite 604-50, White- suburban areas where significant hall St. SW, Atlanta, GA. 30303. numbers of children are registered. For brochures describing these Every age, like every human -activities,- call- the group services body,. Jses.lits nwu _ distemper. — Ralph Waldo Emerson. division, DI 1-4200, Ext. 261. CHARGE IT Security Juliet Mich. Barskard GREEN-8 ONLY SUNDAY 12 to 5! MONDAY 9:30 TUESDAY 9:30 to 91 AND to 91 CHRISTMAS DAY II to S! (Wednesday)