• Programs Plans High,,a0bOol Akiva Hebrew Day School will establish a senior high school pro- gram,,statting with the 10th grade next fall, it was announced by Dr. If sytm Donk, president of the schord. ! • The AkIva board of directors acted to establish the 10-12th grade curriculum for the entire commu- nity, whether or not the child is a day school junior high graduate. grade will be - Each year a new added. Dr. Main sold • graduates of public elementary and junior high 'cheek with limited He- brew'trebling will be accepted and anwilled In special, ungrad- ed Hebrew classes. However, such candidates for admission must show a superior record from an afternoon Hebrew school, "be highly motivated" and carry a letter of recommendation from the Hebrew school principal. The program will include both general and Judaic studies, as are currently offered in the Akiva ele- mentary and junior high levels. Until now, graduates of the inter- Israeli Diamonds Still Top Export Item Despite Drop in Sales, Institute Says RAMAT GAN — The Israeli dia- mond indnatry in 1970 passed the $200,000,00., mark in overseas sales of finished stones for the second time in history, it was stated by the Israel Diamond Institute. Despite a worldwide dip in dia- mond sales, the Israel industry, which represents this ,emmtry's largest export trade, is said to have reached net sales of more than $202,000,000 during 1970, only 7 per Cent off its record 1969 ex- ports of almost $215,000,000- Moshe Schnitzer, president of the Israel Diamond Exchange, stated that the Israeli drop was consider- than that experienced by ably other major . .diamond producing centers, some of whose drop was up five times that of Israel's: In spit we the modest dip, the 23-story Israel Diamond Ex- change- Ramat Gaa,_ said to .- be the world's largest trading center for the industry, will Mild expended office facilities. A Min- bet • of merchants and expert- dimmed workers have emigrated dieing the past year from An- twerp to Israel. (It was reported in last week's piper that Israel's diamond indus- try is reeling from heavy compe- tive blows by the USSR and India, which are undermining Israel dia- monds in the international market.) • • • A PhD degree has been awarded on the basis of a thesis prepared on the diamond industry. Mithael Szenberg, an Israeli stu- dying in the United States, was awarded his doctorate from the City University of New York,-upon acceptance of a thesis entitled, "Economics of the Israel Diamond Industry." The 236-page study covers vari- ous phases of the development of the diamond polishing industry in Israel to its current position as this country's leading export trade. 8 ngagernents Mr. and Mrs. Martin Altshuler (the former Sylvia Watnick of De- troit); of Rockville Centre, LI, announce the engagement of their daughter Lenore to Mark Robin- son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mac Rob- inson of Rockville Centre. The couple plans to marry in June. mediate school went on to public high school, to the Yeshivath Beth Yehuda high school here, or to yeshivot in other cities. General studies will be geared toward college preparation. The Judaic studies curriculum will pre- pare the student for advanced Jewish studies in institutions of higher Jewish learning. A special facet of the program will be a directed study pro- gram in Israel for students in the second half of their senior year. Brevities Mrs. Helen Moss will review "Crisis in the Classroom" by Char- les E. Silberman 1 p.m. Wednes day at the Southfield Parks and Recreation building. Mrs. Moss, president of Heights Group, Hadas- sah, has a masters degree in guid- ance counseling from Wayne State University and is employed by the Royal Oak school system. The Friends of the Southfield Library and the Southfield Arts Council are co-sponsoring the review ser- ries. The public is invited. • • • Governor William G Milliken has proclaimed Jan. 17-23 as Na- tional Printing Week in Michigan. The observance, which coincides with the commemoration of Benj- amin Franklin's birth, is held an- nually to give special recognition to the graphic arts industry. • • • The AUSTRALIAN BALLET will perform with special guest star Rudolph Nureyev at the Masonic Auditorium, Jan. 23 and 24. • • • GINA BACHAUER, whose debut at New York's Town Hall in 1950 inspired New York Times critic Harold Schonberg to acclaim her "as one of the most exciting pian- ists before the public," performs at Masonic Auditorium Feb. 5. • • • Representing the colorful folk- loric history of Yugoslavia's six republics as well as the dynamism of the __nation's people todaY, the BRANKO KRSMANOVICH CHOR- US performs at the Masonic Audi- torium, Jan. 31. • • - • JOSE GRECO -brings his Spanish Ballet, along with Nana Lorco's Flamenco Dance Theater, to the Masonic Auditorium, Jan. 29. Tickets are available at the general and Judaic studies, as are yeshivot in other cities. forts, Melodies concerts. Negotiations for new rented fa- cilities in the suburbs are under way. Applications for fall admis- sion will be available by Feb.' 15. Dr. Donin said Akiva welcomes the support of the entire commun- ity, and anyone interested in ex- tending such support or in helping develop the program may contact him at 356 - 8210; the principal, Gerald Werner, 545-1060; or Rabbi James I. Gordon, chairman of the board of education, 398-1177. Although there have been efforts in the past to form a high school with Hillel Day School cooperation, there has been difficulty in blend- ing the various organizations rep- resented. Akiva is under Orthodox auspices. Hillel, nominally Con- servative, has students from varied backgrounds, including secularists. Dr. Donin said he feels that many Hillel parents will be pleas- ed at the establishment of such a high school, and he hopes enroll- ment -in the fall will be around 25. Akiva will graduate 25 junior high THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS students in June. 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