4 32—Friday, November 27, 1970 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Midrasha Accredited by Iggud, Association of Hebrew Colleges Mandell L. Berman, chairman admission requirements, curricu- of the Midrasha, College of Jewish lum, administration and faculty, Studies, announces that the Assa library, quarters and state recog- elation of Hebrew Colleges (Iggud) nition. It is guided by the National has granted accreditation to the Board of License "Criteria for the Midrasha. Evaluation of Hebrew Teachers Iggud was established in 1951 to Colleges." accredit, and set standards for, He- In 1968, the Midrasha applied brew institutions of higher learn- for accreditation from the Iggud, ing. It was organized by 10 Hebrew and the process culminated in a teachers colleges and since that two-day visit last May by Dr. time, only two colleges have been Elazar Goelman, dean of Gratz admitted. The Midrasha is one College and president of Iggud, of the two. and Dr. Jacob Rabinowitz. dean Before granting accreditation, a of Yeshiva University Teachers careful study is conducted by the Institute for Men. investigating committee to deter- The Midrasha, established in mine whether an institution meets 1948, is recognized by the state the requirements set down by the of Michigan as a degree-granting Iggud. institution of higher learning. In The committee is concerned with addition to its intensive program of Hebraic studies, the Midrasha has cooperative arrangements with Oakland University and the University of Detroit, and a large extension department on the University of Michigan cam- Environs pus conducted cooperatively with the Hillel Foundation. If Mackenzie High School ever ,As a result of the Iggud's ac- gets trash baskets for its entrances, creditation, Midrasha graduates students and faculty will thank will now be certified by the De- Roslyn Glasser, a former teacher troit Board of License, an accred- who has become a one-woman ecol- ited arm of the National Board of ogy movement. Super- Getting trash baskets was only visory License for Teachers and Personnel in America, and one of Miss Glasser's goals for im- will be able to teach in any Re- proving the environment during the school in the United States three years she was a biology or Canada. teacher at Mackenzie High School. Albert Elazar, president of the Now that she's at the University Midrasha, and Dr. Benjamin L. of Michigan, working on a mas- Yapko, provost, stated that the ters degree in environmental edu- action of the Iggud in providing cation, her interest has broadened recognition of its academic status, to the point that she's creating a enables the Midrasha to partici- curriculum for environmental pate in deliberations and planning studies. which takes place nationally. Miss Glasser became particu- The door is now cpen to Mid- larly concerned over pollution rasha students to transfer their problems in summer 1969 while credits to other colleges of Jewish studying intertidal pollution prob- studies and to participate in na- lems at Stanford University's tional and international programs. Marine Biology Station. She worked with Detroit's Keep Detroit Beeautiful Teens and or- ganized a "spinoff" group at Mack- enzie which has been trying to persuade the •city's department of public works to provide the school Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek with trash baskets. Besides working to affect the at- has invited Detroit Mayor and Mrs. tidues of students at Mackenzie, Gribbs to visit his city next month, she attempted to influence the and they may take him up on it, faculty by preparing a series of Gribbs said this week. fact sheets on pollution problems. Kollek, in a letter to Gribbs, Now, at the University of Mich- wrote: "In addition to the many igan, she is working with the religious and historic sites so im- ENACT's (Environmental Action) pertant to people throughout the ecology center for survival and world, I think you, as a mayor, recently became its publicity di- will be interested in seeing how we rector. in reunited Jerusalem are confront- By next summer, Miss Glasser ing urban problems." "- hopes to have obtained her mas- Kollek invited Gribbs to stay ter's degree and to have finished Dec. 9-17, but Gribbs will be at- formulating a curriculum of en- tending a meeting of the National vironmental studies for high school League of Cities in Atlanta Dec. students. Her dream is to be able 7-11. He hopes to fly to Israel the to help install the curriculum in following week for a five-day visit, a school system, possibly Detroit's. he said. Ex-Teacher Shows Students How to Improve Gribbs Invited to Jerusalem IT'S A FACT 20% of Israel's population has en annual income of less then Mizrachi Executive Coming Monday ,4v-mmg. re vattsmarzaamwvo-,x,========now2asioneammwero NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED! Dr. Stanley . M. 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