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34—Friday, February 21, 1969
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Youth News
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Czech Refugee Becomes Bar Mitzva
NEW YORK — A young Jewish
refugee from Czechoslovakia last
weekend experienced a novel and
exciting introduction to American
Jewish life. Fourteen - year - old
Peter Fabian, who arrived in New
York last March, was the weekend
guest of a group of his contem-
poraries — 52 youngsters who got
together for a weekend at Camp
Ramah in Nyack, N.Y.
Their plan—to explore with their
for
leaders some possibilities
group social action, and to enjoy a
Czechoslovakian family who left
their native land after the Six-Day
War and eventually, with the help
of an American refugee organiza-
tion, arrived in this country.
Peter's father was a radiologist
with the Czechoslovakian Cancer
Institute in Bartislava. After the
Arab-Israel war, he became con-
cerned about the effect upon his
family, and especially his children,
of the anti-Zionist propaganda that
was prevalent, and of the growing
anti-Semitism as well.
weekend program of religious liv-
In August 1967, he piled his
ing which would reinforce their wife, son, and two daughters into
own commitment to their continu- the car, and, using temporary
ing Jewish eduCation. The invita- - exit visas obtained' for vacation
tion extended to Peter resulted travel, drove them across Yugo-
from the youngsters' wish to do slavia into Italy. There, he went
something direct and personal to immediately to the United Bias
help others.
(Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)
The actual experience of the office and asked for visas to
weekend went far beyond the ori- bring his family to the States.
ginal plan, which was expanded
Ultimately, the family waiting in
on the spot to include Peter's Bar Rome received from the New
Mitzva.
York Association for New Ameri-
Peter is the youngest child of a cans an agency assurance — a
promise trom the New York or-
ganization that the family would
Folk Singers to Close
not become a public charge—and,
Center Omnibus Series on the basis of that, United States
Folk singers Joe and Penny visas were issued, enabling the
Aronson will present "Folksongs family to come to New York in
and Funsongs" at the Jewish Cen- March 1968.
ter 2 p.m. March 9. The children's
During this period of flight and
program is part of the Omnibus readjustment, Peter had reached
Series in Aaron DeRoy Theater. his 13th birthday. In the course of
Tickets are now on sale at the Cen- the drive to camp, Peter explained
ter.
that there had never been time for
The Aronsons, who will perform his Bar Mitzva—and he responded
the evening before for adults, are enthusiastically to the suggestion
that he could be called to the Tora
the following morning, at Sabbath
services. Peter was taught the
blessings, and on Saturday morn-
ing, at a camp across the ocean
from his home, he became Bar
Mitzva.
Camp Training
Offered at Center
JOE AND PENNY ARONSON
widely known for their new and
different view of the 20th Century,
which they project through folk
song. Their music-narrative presen-
tation contains drama, humor and
information about the Jewish peo-
ple and their history. They are con-
stantly updating their repertoire to
include current happenings.
"Folksongs and Funsongs" is the
last program in the 1968-69 Omni-
bt•3 series.
teen
town
in
Israel
AT HAFKAR HAYAROK, ISRAEL
This exciting 7-week 1969
camp program includes:
• Living, working, sing-
ing and dancing with
Israeli teenagers
• Field trips and hikes
throughout Israel
• Swimming, Arts,
Crafts and Dramatics
• Full range of Israeli
cultural activities
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CALL OR WRITE
HISTADRUT
SUMMER CAMPS
19161 Schaefer, Def. 48235
UN 4-7094
The Jewish Center will introduce
March 5 a new training program
for teens interested in counselor-in,
training and junior counselor posi-
tions in summer camps.
Eight workshop sessions will be
held 4-6 p.m. at the 10 Mile branch.
The program is open to all teens
who will have completed at least
10th grade by June.
Some goals of the program are:
introduction of participants to the
various aspects of resident and day
camping; preparation to assume
immediate responsibility in a camp;
background to qualify for summer
positions; and preparation of a re-
source kit of program materials.
The first session will be an intro-
duction. Thereafter, sessions will
deal with group dynamics and dra-
matics; "junk craft"; songs and
dances; games; the meaning of
"Jewish program"; nature skills
and program design; and evalua-
tion.
For information, call Ralph Sirot-
kin at the Jewish Center, DI 1-4200.
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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Yiddish School Said
Planned for Moscow
American College in Israel Prepares for Summer
JERUSALEM — The American - the bachelor of arts degree.
A unique feature of the college
College in Jerusalem, Israel's new-
was instituted in the first
LONDON (JTA) — Aaron Ver- est institution of higher learning, which
semester and will be continued, is
gelis, editor in chief of the Mos- began its second semester this
cow Yiddish publication, Sovietish week. The college, first of its kind
Heimland, said Monday that "it is in Israel, offers a four-year Amer-
expected that a Yiddish school will ican liberal arts program, with all
be set up shortly" in Moscow. In- instruction in English, leading to
terviewed in a Soviet English-lang-
uage broadcast, Vergelis said it ZOA Campers in Israel
was doubtful, however, whether
parents would sent their children to Join Maccabia Games
NEW YORK (ZINS) — Boys and
to the school.
girls in this year's Zionist Organi-
He said that "Soviet Jewry have
zation of America Teen-Age Camp
their difficulties, but whatever anti-
Semitism you find in Russia is har- in Israel will participate in the
bored by individuals and is not Maccabia this summer during the
official in any way." Defending special Youth Day being planned as
this position, he said that the anti- part of the Maccabia, the world
Semitic book entitled "Judaism Jewish olympics.
In announcing this highlight of
Without Embellishment" published
several years ago by Trofim Kych- the teen-age camp, Jacques Tor-
czyner, president of the ZOA, said
ko had been banned.
"Why do Western Jews com- that a program of Hebrew, a week
plain about empty synagogues in
the Soviet Union?" he asked.
"Synagogues are empty in the
West as well. Those who demon-
strate in the West might do well
to fry and advance Jewish cul-
ture in their own country." Lis-
teners here noted that -Vergelis
avoided mentioning that Soviet
Jews are deprived of rights given
as a matter of course to all other
Soviet national, cultural and lin-
guistic minorities.
In Amsterdam a group of politi-
cal figures and former resistance
fighters from Holland, France, Italy
and the Scandinavian countries
sent an appeal to 400 Polish lead-
ers urging the Warsaw regime to
abandon its current anti-Semitic
policies—The letter was sent by the
"International Committee of the
Camps" on the 24th anniversary
of the liberation of Auschwitz.
They Made
The Grade
LAWRENCE RUDNER, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rudner of
Northlawn Ave., recently has been
awarded a place in the graduate
school of the University of London,
King's College. A former student
at the London School of Eocnom-
ics, Rudner is an honors graduate
of Michigan State University.
N.Y. 10017.
ion a kibutz, touring and hiking
throughout Israel and other activi-
ties are among the highlights of
the 1969 camp program.
The camp for boys and girls age
14 to 17 is now beginning registra-
tion for its eighth season.
The camp is located on the cam-
pus of the Kfar Silver Agricultural
School near Ashkelon.
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young mete and women
between the ages of 14
and 16.
All-inclusive cost includ-
ing round trip airfare to
Israel only $885.00.
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For Further Information
Call or Writs
HISTADRUT
22111 COOLIDGE
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SUMMER CAMPS
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Detroit 48235
UN 4-7094
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`Pet Teacher' Gets Tree;
Hebrew Paper at Akiva
Guarantees Your Eyeglasses
For One Full Year
Against Breakage
A tree has replaced the old tradi-
tion of giving an apple to a teacher
in Akiva Hebrew Day School. As a
result of being voted "Favorite
Teacher"—Leon Skorski, fifth and
sixth grade Hebrew teacher, will
have a tree planted in his honor
in Israel.
The contest, which reaped 700
votes, was conducted by ninth
grade editors in their first edition
of a Hebrew newspaper, in English
called "The Letterbox."
Editors of the paper are Naomi
Cern, Marlene Engel, Sophie Feld-
stein. Reva Kamen, Judy Krako-
vits and Debby Rose.
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Costume Party Slated
for Pre-Teens in Livonia
Kadima Chapter of Livonia Jew-
ish Congregation will hold a Purim
costume record dance for boys and
girls age 11-12, 2 p.m. March 9 at
the synagogue.
There will be prizes for the most
Greenfield Young Israel
original costumes. Rabbi and Mrs.
Forms Teen-Age Group
Martin Gordon will be the judges.
Young Israel of Greenfield is or-
Refreshments of Hamentashen
ganizing a new teen-age group and milk will be served. Nominal
starting Saturday, which is Youth admission fee.
Sabbath at the synagogue. Services
will begin at 9 a.m., followed by a Job Call for Collegians:
luncheon and first meeting, which
will center around discussion of the to Guide Center Clubs
Jobs are available as club leaders
role of the teen-ager in the syna-
gogue, Jewish community and on for the Jewish Center, it was re-
cently announced by the Group
the college campus.
There is no charge for the lunch- Services Division.
This position provides an oppor-
eon, and all teen-agers age 14-18
are invited. For reservations, call tunity to work with elementary
school-aged
children in a variety of
8-2377,
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the Young Israel office,
activities.
noon-4 p.m.
College students with previous
The Committee for Youth Shab-
bos is composed of Dennis Eisen- experience may call Mrs. Dan
berg, Albert Portnoy and Sam Guyer, DI 14200, ext. 261, for in-
formation.
Flatt.
an internship program which en-
ables all students to study at first
hand the human, historic and so-
ciologic characteristics of Israel.
During this period, they become in-
volved with social work institu-
tions or spend the internship pro-
gram on kibutzim.
This summer the college will in-
augurate two sessions (June 20-
July 30 and Aug. 1-Sept. 10). Em-
phasis will be placed on Jewish
and Israeli studies integrated with
study tours of the country.
Applications for admission and
complete information can be ac-
quired from the corresponding of-
fice at 1 E. 42nd St., New York,
7651 W. MCNICHOLS AT SANTA BARBARA
UN 4-7408
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