in Center Ulpan Put Hebrew to Use in Israel Latin American Parley Spurs Torah Education BUENOS AIRES—A broad pro- gram to expand Torah education in Latin American countries was adopted at a five-day conference of the Latin American branches of the Agudath Israel world move- ment, attended by Orthodox lead- ers from five countries. The conference, whose guest is the executive president of Agu- dath Israel of America, Rabbi Moshe Sherer, also laid the groundwork for "a program of pan-American Orthodox Jewish co- operation," whereby North Amer- ican Jewish communities would sponsor the initiation of new pro- jects in South American countries to mobilize Jewish youth for closer commitment to religious observance. U.S. Ambassador John Davis Lodge tendered a reception at the American Embassy here in honor of Rabbi Sherer. The more a man writes, the more he can write.—William Hazlitt. Fine Tailoring, Like Fine Music, Requires A Master NEW STYLES Fine Custom Tailoring MORIS HUPPERT 11 MILE & LAHSER The Finest in Men's Wear HARVARD ROW MALL OPEN THURS. & SAT. 'TIL 9 Members of the Jewish Center's summer ulpan in Israel get together with their Israeli buddies on tour. The summer ulpan is an annual program, 'Including a year's study at the Center and the following summer in Israel. By HYMAN SHENKMAN (Hyman Skenkman writes of an in- creasingly popular way to visit Israel among young Detroiters. The Jewish Center's Hebrew Ulpan is a two-year program, with teen-agers studying He- brew for a year, and the -following summer touring Israel. In this way, they have a working knowledge of Hebrew before they visit. While there, they make friends with Israelis their own age and tour the country.) On top of the Carmel in Haifa, 15 American youngsters (nine of them Detroiters) stayed in Beth Rothenberg. They were all mine by heart. One was my own. It was Friday afternoon when I and my wife left for their oneg shabat. The climbing and curving way up that sunny, blessed hill felt like a road to a picnic. The get-together with all the happy youngsters was more than just a picnic. With appe- tites driven by the fresh air they surrounded the dinner table. Ezri, their sabra head, advises in Hebrew. The ulpanites, youngsters from 16-18 with Hebrew back- grounds, seem to understand what he is saying. "I'oda raba"—answers Clyde Young, a Detroit Negro youth. For a Catholic Central youth he has mastered a fine Hebrew vocabulary and pronunciation ... Another Hebrew call from Ezri, and everybody left the dining hall for the Mesiba. The discussion took place in a casual atmosphere. The young men and girls were sitting in chairs in a round circle interwoven with Israeli pals. The topic was "What kind of a Jew am I?" "My family and I are members of Young Israel in Oak Park, Michigan," said Denny Simkovitz, a blonde, blue-eyed 17-year-old with an embossed skull cap on the top of his head. "I know," he went on —"that I still don't preserve the Sabbath the way it really should be, but I'm coming towards lit" "My dad is a doctor in Milwau- kee," said a longish-haired teen. "We don't go to shul, but he was all his life a Zionist." I had to calm down my son, ex- plaining that he is half right. The other half, the practical side, dic- tates that since not every Zionist will nor can immigate to Israel and Israel still needs his help, we must preserve the term for all those who feel at heart and con- sider themselves Zionists along with some of non-Jews, who work for this noble cause of providing a home for all Jews, the poor, the old, the sick . As a matter of fact I heard an Israeli say "We are no longer Zionists, we are Israelis. You from the diaspora are the Jews, we here are the goyim." "Tell us, Clyde, something about yourself," Ezri turned to the wiry, handsome Negro. "What can I tell you, man? I'm not Jewish." "That we know," said Ezri, amid a spurt of laughter. "But tell us what attracted you to visit Israel. Tell us about your Catholic reli- gion. How little Israeli kids know about it." "Jerusalem, Nazareth and Beth- lehem," he said, "I always wanted to see with my own eyes. My visit to Israel made me a stronger Catholic. The people here are great. They don't know color. When my nine weeks are over I would just like to come home for 3 days, see how things are and return to Israel." Then a pretty Detroiter named Mary Lloyd took her turn in the discussion. "I'm a Christian. I don't know whether I'm a Prot- estant or Catholic. I was baptized here in Israel for the first time in my life." I spent the yom Shabat with Israeli kids in their home as a guest. Now I believe that the real day of rest is the Sabbath. Here you can feel the day of rest. Every- body dresses up for it and looks forward to it. One can feel the spirit of Sabbath at home, on the street, everywhere. The Israeli people are real . And so were the kids from the States, God bless them all. What.an experience that was for me! How can I ever forget it? THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, August 28, 1970-15 N. Y. Storefront Psychiatric Centers Called Models for Urban Problems .■ie. AUG. 28 & 29 Fri. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. 6 .47 k The Barn Yard See the Live Animal Display –welv ■•■ •— EQUILIBRIUM EXHIBIT with "off the wall" ideas See these unique new ways of displaying posters and record album covers. Highly decorative, they are a rea- sonable priced idea for your recreation room, college room or school classroom. Also displaying an ideal gift item "Signs of the Zodiac" framed original artwork mini-posters. 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Both operate as satellites of the Maimonides Com- munity Mental Health Center which provides treatment and pre- ventive mental health services for more than 100,000 New Yorkers. The storefront staffs are bi- lingual, and printed materials are available in at least two languages—English and Spanish —and often in Yiddish and Italian, as well. Programs and policies at the centers are determined by committees of community resi- dents and staff members. The centers provide a wide range of services and programs, including development of action groups for better housing, sanitation, welfare, child care and recrea- tion. Dr. Montague Ullman, director of the mental health program, cited an example of how the store- front center acts to help people in need and to get them involved in community activity. A frightened elderly Jewish woman, who lives alone, telephoned the Boro Park storefront center because there were rats in her apartment. 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