Zionist Youth Groups Form Council Here
A Zionist Youth Council, called
ZYC (which means "spark" in Heb-
rew), has been formed by a num-
ber of Zionist youth organizations
in the Detroit area.
At an organizational meeting
Sunday in the Jewish Center, there
were 18 regresentatives from Bnai
Akiva, Hevrat Aliya, Habonim,
Hashahar and Hashomer Hatzair.
(Hevrat Aliya is a new college-age
movement whose members are in-
Miss Kornheiser said ZYC's
terested in aliya.)
purpose is generally educational,
According to ZYC spokesman
for member groups, as well as
Hana Kornheiser, the member
the community as a whole. A
groups represent a cross-section newspaper has been organized
of Zionist affiliation — from the for the purpose, as well as to
religious Zionist Bnei Akiva to the
advise members of projected
Labor Zonist-oriented Habonim.
monthly activities.
Membership is open to any high
The group seeks to be active in
school or college organization that the community, said Miss Kern-
defines itself as Zionist.
heiser, by working along with the
Ktanoimmeoattonnosec>mx3eavamorsar. - ..egoecoaecenosecvas, Hebrew department of the Jewish
Center in helping plan Israel In-
dependence Day activities. How-
ever, she added, the Zionist Council
is not affiliated with the Jewish
Center.
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ZYC's next 'meeting will be held
2 p.m. Sunday at the Et-Gar-Hash-
omer office in the Jewish Center.
Beth Achim Kadima United Syna- of the world" to proteCt the 10,000 For information, call Hana, 358-
gogue Youth spent Jan. 22-24 at Jews remaining in the Arab 1779.
Camp Tamarack, joined by USY world. Piero Caleffi, vice president
groups of Cong. Bnai Moshe and of the Senate and chairman of the
the Pontiac USY. The youth groups rescue committee, called for inter-
observed the Shebat by conducting nationally guaranteed emigration
services throughout the day.
rights.
With the theme of the weekend
(In Jerusalem, a right-wing na-
By SHARON ROSE
"Kibutz," participants heard many tionalist youth group that calls it-
(Sharon is 13 years old and In tke
stories about kibutz life and Israel self the National Working and Stu- eighth
grade. Her special interests
in general.
Include
piano playing and =laying
dent Youth, cabled the Jewish
Kadima is planning a coffee Defense League in New York to Israeli music).
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house for all youth age 12.14. For observe a "day of solidarity with
Recently, grades four through
information on the activities of the Jews in the Arab' world" on nine, their teachers and guests
Kadima, call Nate Frankel, 352- the second anniversary of the hang- were privileged to participate in
8670, at the synagogue youth office. ing of Jews in Iraq. The group, an assembly concerning the plight
A day later, in Brusels, Hubert which Is close to Menabem Begin's of our Jewish brothers in the Sciviet
Hahn, secretary general of the Herut faction, specifically urged Union. But this occasion was dif-
International. Union of Resist- the JDL to picket Arab embassies ferent than all our other gatherings
ance Fighters and Deportees, in Washington).
on this subject—Mrs. Batyi Barg,
said at a press conference here
a refugee of Kiev, was to tell us
Jan. 28 that he had sent tele-
what is truly going on in the USSR.
grams to • the governments of
Mrs.' Barg told us of her life,
Syria and Iraq demanding an
which we ill America could barely
end to repression and a granting
believe. She addressed us in He-
of emigration rights. Hann sug-
brew and Yiddish, and the emotion
gested that 1971 be proclaimed
and sincerity in her voice was
"a year to remove racial discrim-
Bnai David's Lapeed youth group clear in both tongues.
ination throughout the world."
One particidarly fascinating:
will present Shlomo Carlebach, the
In Rome, the Italian Committee Hasidic entertainer, in concert 8:30 story Mrs. - Barg told' us Was
about
a secret grdup of 22 -young,
for the Rescue of Jews in Arab p.m. Feb. 20 at the synagogue.
brave, -Jewish men' whom she
Countries marked the second an-
Tickets are on sale at Bnai David knew and worked with. When a
niversary , of the hangings of Jews religious school and at the Dexter-
visiting rabbi from New York
in Iraq by appealing to Iraq, Syria
came to their town, they asked
and Egypt and to "the conscience
him to properly circumcise
them. The rabbi met them in
the taken room of a cemetery.
One by one' the men were circum-
cised while Mrs. Barg stood
guard and each had the same
remark: "We feel pain .. . but
• thank you, rabbi, for now we
By ROBERT SCHLOSS
are truly Jews."
The word Tu, in Tu b'Shevat, is
As a student, I know= that we
made up of the Hebrew letters
were all greatly moved by Mrs.
"tet" and "vav;" which together
Barg's fascinating stories. Natur-
mean 15. This year, T u b'Sbevat
ally, we all had numerous ques-
falls on Feb. 10.
tions, and it was only unfortunate
Many people do not know its
that time wasn't as abundant as
history, but a little research re-
were our questions. We are now
veals it is interesting indeed. Origi-
going to donate a large portion of
nally, the tax that each Judean
our. daily 'Tzedaka toward food
&mono casizsecn
farmer was obliged to pay to the
packages to needy Jews in the
Temple was computed on this day. Davison market. There are group Soviet Union.. In the - last few
More recently though, this day is and student rates.
months, we have been participat-
celebrated to commemorate the
ing in demonstrations, writing let-
Carlebach, an ordained rabbi ters to public officials, as well as
first appearance ``of 'plants in the
working for his PhD, shares songs encouraging all of our -friends to
ground in Israel.
and stories which reflect his own
It has been-the custom on Tu enthusiasm for life and love for the take part in remedying the situa-
tion.
b'Shevat - to eat as many Israeli Jewish religion.
I strongly believe that we, liv-
fruits and nuts as possible, mainly
For information, contact the ing in a democrary, should make
figs, dates; almonds, oranges and
synagogue,
356-8210.
every possible effort not to ignore
the fruit of the carob tree, also
the cries of our brothers as was
called St John's bread or bokser.
so tragically done 30 years ago
Today, in ' . addition to food-
during World War II. We must
stuffs, it-is customary to "eat other
heed these cries!
fruits, - such. as grapes, raisins,
lemons, apples, bananas and cactus
The Department of Michigan, Guide 'to Study, Travel
Pear- - -
To commemorate Tu b'Shevat, Jewish War Veterans, is again
making
available two $250 scholar- for Teens Is Issued
one class at lEdlel has already
NEW YORK—Construction work
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Youth News
3 USY Groups Join at Camp Tamarack
Akiva
Action Line
Shlomo Carlebach
Will Entertain
at Lapeed Concert
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Friday, February 5, 1971-31
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
They Made.
The Grade
Israeli Youth Aid
Stricken Teen
TEL AVIV—When the distraught
parents of teen-age Israeli Yuval
Rosenthal learned he would have
to be sent to the U.S. to undergo
open-heart surgery, they despe-
rately appealed for financial help.
Their plea Immediately triggered
a campaign by the Israel affiliate
of the Bnai Brith Youth Organiza-
tion, Noar Lenoar.
Boys and girls of the 4,500-
member Israeli organization
turned out in strength for street
corner collections in Tel Aviv,
Jerusalem, Haifa and other cities,
held a fund-raising march, can-
vassed factories, offices and
stores and sponsored fund-raising
concerts.
News of the undertaking over
the air and in the daily press
stirred the hearts of Israelis and
drew additional contributions from
the U.S.
Yuval, now fully recovered from
his ordeal, was reported to be
home and happy.
. The surplus funds will be de-
posited in a special fund to meet
similar health contingencies in the
future.
MICHAEL H. LEVINE, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Al Levine of Bramell
Ave., was graduated with highest
honors from Cass Technical High
School. Michael, who chose a
chemical metallurgical curriculum,
is a member of the National Hon-
or Society and Phi Beta Kappa.
He is going on to Wayne State Uni-
versity.
The Michigan state bird is the
robin.
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Two Scholarships
Offered by JWV
project. Miss Zabers first grade
class has captured, in relief,
.Imaell children planting trees,•
a typical sight at this time of
the year. There are orange and
- gratiefrutit trees and children, all
in- abundaace. As a final Amick,
Jerusalem has been pituated high
' In the background.
lintel is also .holding its - Awn:al
'tree drive.' For $2.50, a child may
plant a tree in - Israel in honor- ,or
memory of some person. The
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There are no restrictions as to
race, color or creed. Need for
financial assistance should be
paramount. Any veteran, the son
or daughter of a veteran, is eli-
gible.
Applicants may include students
attending accredited institutions
en a college level, its well as mem-
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high school graduating class.
Letters of application, recom-
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Israel, bike tours across the na-
tion and living with Israeli fami-
lies are a few of the more than
80 opportunities for young people
study
listed in the: 1971 guide
and travel programs for -the teen.
ager and young adult; published
by the Jewish communal affairs
department of the American Jew-
ish Committee.
In addition to a variety of work
and learning experiences, the pro-
grams offer the opportunity to
meet people from different parts
at the nation and the world. The
guide describes the content of the
_various programs, and de-
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portation; availability of scholar-
shins and methods of travel.
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