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What Does Judaism Say to Youth? They'll Find
Some Answers Revealed in New Series of Books
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Union because in the "free and open so-
of American Hebrew Congrega- ciety we live in, the line of cultural
tions, congregation body of Re- demarcation ... has become blur-
form Judaism in America, will red."
attempt to answer the questions of
He said that values that once
Jewish youth about what relevance were readily identifiable as Jewish
their Judaism has to the contem- are "today part and parcel of gen-
porary world.
eral society's constellation of ideas
Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, —at least so it seems to our
vice president of the Union, an- young, and this is why they want
nounced it is publishing a series of to know why they should continue
books prepared by leading Jewish to be practicing and believing
scholars that will elucidate what Jews today."
Judaism has to say on such sub-
jects as war, sex and narcotics.
Rabbi Schindler said that young
Jews frequently ask, "What do I
have to believe and to do to be a
Jacob Grunfeld, son of Mr. and
Jew?" He said that the questions
are particularly difficult to, answer Mrs. Fred Grunfeld, 24641 West-
hampton, Oak Park, observed his
Bar Mitzva last Saturday at Cong.
Bnai Israel. His name was errone-
ously omitted from the synagogue
listing last week.
• • •
Samuel (Skipper) Weller, son of
Winner of the 1969 Oak Park
Symphony Student Competition for Mrs. Loretta Weller, 20160 Wey-
piano is CATHERINE (KITTY) her, Livonia, and Mr. Herbert
DYNI, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weller, Detroit, observed his Bar
Robert C. Dyni of Birmingham. Mitzva last Saturday at Livonia
Catherine, 16, a student of Betty Jewish Congregation.
Kowalsky, will be presented in
MARSHALL DODGE III is a
'concert by the Oak Park Sym-
phony Society 3 p.m. Feb. 9 at New Yorker with a mixture of
Oak Park High School. She will be "Down East" and New Haven. The
presented with a plaque and $125 talented young actor, who is bring-
scholarship to a summer music ing his one-man show, "Bert and
I Visit the White House," to De-
camp of her choice.
• • •
troit Town Hall on Jan. 22, began
DANA KAHN, daughter of Mr. his career as a Maine story teller
and Mrs. Emanuel Greenlick of while a graduate student at 'Yale.
Greenfield Rd., has received a With the help of Robert Bryan, a
scholarship to Hebrew University, theological student, they put out
Jerusalem, where she is taking a record album of Maine stories
called "Bert and I."
postgraduate work in sociology.
Bnai Mitzva
They Made
The Grade
Announcements
Jan. 13—To Dr. and Mrs. Joseph
Leiber (Esther Plafkin), former
Detroiters, of Burbank, a son, War-
ren William.
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*
Jan. 11—To Mr. and Mrs. Eug-
ene Zweig (Barbara Shewach),
16075 Stratford, Southfield, a
daughter, Susan Adria.
s * •
Jan. 9—To Mr. and Mrs. Rich-
ard F. Baum (Janet Kleinman),
former Detroiters of Ann Arbor, a
daughter, Karen Deborah.
* • *
Jan. 9—To Mr. and Mrs. Mitch-
ell Shiffman (Fran Smith), 23905
Creekside, Farmington, a son,
David Nathan.
* * s
Jan. 9—To Mr. and Mrs. Edward
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Jan. 9—To Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Safran, 21669 Stratford Ct., Oak
Park, a daughter, Rebecca Jo.
• * *
Jan. 7—To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Ruda (Sue Fryman), 19724 Rose-
mont, a daughter, Melissa Hope.
* * *
Jan. 6—To Dr. and Mrs. Harvey
Sabbota (Elaine Platt), 27321 De-
quindre, Madison Heights, a son,
Mark Gary.
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Jan. 3—To Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Zager (Joan Lawson), 2.5532 Lin-
coln Terr., Oak Park, a son, Law-
rence Howard.
• • •
Dec. 30—To Mr. and Mrs. Steph-
en S. Gold (Phyllis Kleiman),
10111 Albany, Oak Park, a daugh-
ter, Marilyn Elyse.
* * *
Dec. 29—To Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Kopitz (Gilda Levine), 15001 Bis-
hop, Oak Park, a son, Michael
Steven.
* a •
Dec. 27 — To former Detroiter
Cantor and Mrs. Shimon L. Ber-
ris of Fort Worth, a son, Herschel
Israel.
• • •
Dec. 26—To Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Gatien (Sharon Papo), 29529 Ever-
ett, Southfield, twin sons, Ross
Alan and Michael Damon.
• • •
Dec. 24—To Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Lipton (Sharon Levine),
29569 Stellamar, Southfield, a
daughter, Jody Beth.
* • •
Dec. 9—To Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
W. Wittenberg (Sandra Forman),
former Detroiters of Cleveland, a
son, Kenneth William.
• • •
Dec. 2—To Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Simons (Barbara Letvin), 23025
Sussex, Oak Park, a daughter,
Diane Beth.
The
Ford
Scene
Returning from Chicago's Ber- everyone to watch the Center
nard Horwich Center holiday tour- team play.
nament last week, the Jewish
Center varsity basketball team,
defending champs of Detroit,
brought with them the second
place title.
Eddie Jaye
Despite one loss to Strauss Cen-
ter of Chicago, Detroit JCC won
the remaining four games to
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place as runnerup.
High scorer in the tournament
was Rick Ehrlich with 77 points;
Dave Bale and Ken Bloom were
close behind. Ehrlich, Bloom, Al
Berg and Warren Silverman dom-
inated the rebounding, while the
playmaking of guards Bob Mar-
lin and Bale proved equally vital.
Also responsible for the team's
7-1 record is the strong relief
contributed by Steve Acker,
Bruce Cherrin, Mark Coleman,
Steve Goldberg and Steve Hant-
ler. Unable to make the trip to
Chicago was flu-stricken Stu
'Max Schrut
Sakwa, who has rejoined the
For Good Photographs
action.
and Prompt Service
Call Me at
In the Detroit Metropolitan Lea-
gue, the Center squad is undefeat-
ed and shows promise for a lea-
gue championship. Co-captains are
Weddings — Bar Mitzvas
Bale and Ehrlich.
We Come to Your Home
Coach Barry Bershad invites
COMEDY-MAGIC
By RICHARD ROSENBERG
As Henry Ford High bids fare-
fell to its January grads, the June
senior class looks to graduation
with its newly elected officers:
Jeff Randolph, president; Cliff
Heckathorn, vice president; Debbie
Campbell, treasurer; and Jan Gu-
zick, secretary.
Regarding future senior activi-
ties, President Randolph comment-
ed, "The activities will be about
the same as always, but keep your
eyes open for some new gim-
micks."
The National Honor Society in-
duction was held last Friday, with
30 seniors being accepted into the
organization on the basis of schol-
astic rating, service, leadership
and character.
Although Ford does not have a
regular debate team, Dennis
With Samples
Dworkin and Marlene Peleo, con-
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temporary affairs students, met
Friday, January 17, 1969-35
two students from Lutheran High
West for the Junior Town Meet-
ing of the Air last month. The
topic concerned the compulsory
draft and if there is an alterna-
tive to it. WJR and WDTR spon-
OMNIBUS
sors the "meeting," which brings
two high schools together every
Children's Live Theatre
week to discuss topics of current
HANSEL & GRETEL
interest.
Club activities are picking up
Wayne State University Children's Theatre Group
now after a slow fall, with the or-
Sunday, February 2, 1969
ganization of the Afro-American
2:00 P.M.
Culture Seminar. This group of
Aaron DeRoy Theatre
Jewish Community Center
whites and blacks plans to present
Members $1.00 — Non-Members $1.25
various programs to educate the
student body, and possibly the
community, about the culture of
black Americans. It hopes to pro-
EXPECTING OUT OF TOWN GUESTS
duce a better understanding be-
tween races at Ford, which is over
FOR A WEDDING OR A BAR MITZVA?
90 per cent white.
The seminar will accompany the
Afro-American history course,
which will be offered for the first
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other addition to the curriculum
(8 Mile & Greenfield—Across from Northland)
will be sociology.
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Recent speakers at Ford were
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Senator Sander Levin and teachers'
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union head Mary Ellen Riordan.
Mayor Cavanagh addressed the
school on student rights, taking a
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very liberal view of peaceful dem-
onstrations on the country's cam-
puses. Mr. Levin and Miss Riordan
spoke to a contemporary affairs
class, answering questions pertain-
ing to their positions.
AND
BLAIR STUDIO
CHANGE IN DATE
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Reductions
UP TO
Omnibus to Stage
Fairy Tale Feb. 2
MORE
Values to $40
Omnibus, the Jewish Center
children's live theater program,
will present "Hansel and Gretel,"
a dramatization of the famous
fairy tale, by the Wayne State
University Children's Theater 2
p.m • Feb. 2 in the Aaron DeRoy
Theater. (Note change in date.)
"Hansel and Gretel" is the tale
of two children and their triumph
over the evil witch who has gain-
ed control of the forest. The play
is directed by T. 0. Andrus, with
settings designed by Russell Smith
and costumes by Stephanie Schoel-
zel, all of the theater staff. The
student acting company also acts
as its own stage crew.
Tickets are on sale at the Jew-
ish Center.
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Slippery Plans Afoot
Eleanor Roosevelt School PTA
will have a skating party for its
staff, students and their families 6
p.m. Sunday at the Oak Park
community ice rink.
Admission will be free. All chil-
dren must be accompanied by an
adult.
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