36—Friday, March 26, 1971 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JFK Library Serves Jerusalem Youth c- -,: o:40:1 41C-7.1% :•:-: -.311 X.- 112:011KIKCS=P2ZIOICOZINX0F2441.-:2611.40.101!":1 ouch News 4 1, Akiva Action Line By JONATHAN SIMON Hillel Joins Pilot Project to Study Organization of Jewish Community These 7-year-old Jerusalemites, working in a supervised after- school study program in the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, were born just about the time that the Mizrachi Women's Organiza- tion of America established the JFK library as a tribute to the mar- tyred president. The library, now operated as a joint project of the American women's organization and municipality serves the con- gested Bakka neighborhood of Jerusalem. It is adjacent to Mizrachi Women's Bakka Settlement House. BBYO Business The AZA Council Basketball League culminated its competition with championship and consolation games March 18 at the 10 Mile Rd. Jewish Center. In the first game, Salomon AZA defeated Posen AZA by a score of 45-30 for third place in the league. In the championship game, Ohr AZA :squeeze out a hard-fought victory over Einstein AZA by a score of 37-34 to win first place in the league and the right to have the chapter's name inscribed on the Avram Bud Charlip Memorial Trophy. Final scoring leaders for the league were Marty Rosenbloom of Sporn AZA, with an average of 19.3, and Mary Kauffman of Ein- sdn AZA with an 18.3 average. * * * Robin Katanick of Sy--Teens Bnai Brith Girls and Douglas Fine- good of Sporn AZA have been selected to coordinate the District 6 BBYO convention in Elkart Lake, Wis., during the last week in June. This convention draws delegates from the total Midwest area, repre- senting 8,000 BBYO'ers. * * * New AZA volunteer adviser is Robert • Sedley of Southfield, ap- pointed by Sigmund Freud AZA. * * * awarded the Leah Frankel Mem- orial Woman of Valor award by Dov Frenkel Chapter Bnai Brith Women. Mrs. Docks, past presi- dent of that chapter, is recipient of the group's highest individual achievement recognition. * * * • April 4 has been scheduled as The ninth grade of Hillel Day School is being exposed to the or- ganized Jewish community as part of a pilot project for the Jewish Welfare Federation, in coopera- tion with Federation's synagogue and religous committees chaired by Mrs. George Stutz. Twenty-one members of the Hillel graduation class, armed with cam- eras, are carrying out a study de- signed to introduce them to the organization of the community in terms of services available, the major agencies and problems fac- ing the local community. The class is perparing a slide presentation, to which it will add a tape narration to convey the story of the Jewish community of Detroit. This study follows a unit on the history of the Jews in America which has designed and developed in conjunction with the school's eighth grade study of American history. After an introduction to the pat- terns of American Jewish settle- ment, the students turned to the Detroit area to trace the different neighborhoods and patterns of movement. The next unit showed how Jews have organized to take care of their needs and those of their fellow Jews on local, national and over- seas levels. As part of this study, the 21 class members went on a Federa- tion-sponsored tour of the com- munity Thursday. This junket in- clud'ed visits to the Home for the Aged, Sinai Hospital, Communi- ty Workshop and the Butzel Building, where the computer operation was observed. the BBYO adviser's training meet- ing, at the BBYO Conference Cen- ter in Belle River, Ont. * * * Lynne Spinner of Ahavah BBG will be coordinator representing the Detroit Girls Council at the The day-long field trip was ar- elections training conclave of the ranged by Federation, in prepara- Detroit Councils, May 7-9 at Camp tion for a similar outing in April Tamarack, Ortonville. * * * The next meeting of L'chaim Bnai Brith Young Adults is sched- uled for 8 p.m. April 6 at the BBYO Council office, 21711 W. 10 Mile, Southfield. This coed group BY RICK TviARGOLIN serves young people age 19-24. During the past several weeks, For information call BBYO, 354- the junior high boys have been par- 6100. ticipating in an organized basket- ball league which operates during the noon recess period. In last Monday's game, the NEW YORK (JTA)—Students in eighth grade defeated the ninth the Beth Israel high school in grade by a score of 20-16 — to Portland, Ore., elected to study everybody's amazement. The high Yiddish. While not part of the ini- scorers for the eighth grade were Mrs. Michael Docks, adviser tial curriculum, a course in Yid- David Schostak, Gary Ran and to Kadimah BBG has been dish was added at the suggestion David Aboulafia. For the ninth of the students, according to a re- grade, the leading scorers were port in Compass, a newsletter of Steve Mattler, Matt Rose and Jim- the Commission on Jewish Educa- my Caplan. During Wednesday's game be- tion of the Central Conference of You're being shot by American Rabbis and the Union of tween the eighth and seventh American Hebrew Congregations. grades, the eighth grade was again I A III Rabbi Emanuel Rose, teacher of victorious, defeating the seventh grade by a score of 28-10. Rick the course, called the response of Spalter netted 16 points. Bob Mat- the students "fantastic." A portion tler and Tom Colton added several the smiling photographer of each session is spent in simple points apiece. • SWEET 16 PARTIES Flushed with victory, the eighth • BAR MITZVAHS conversation taken from Uriel grade took on the ninth graders in • CONFIRMATIONS Weinreich's College Yiddish. The a hockey game during the regular • SMALL ROMAN ORGIES rest of the time is devoted to selec- gym period and won by a score of You wouldn't believe how good tions from Leo Rossen's "The Joys 6-3. The eighth grade's goalie, . and cheap of Yiddish," the newsletter re- Robert Krohner, played a fantas- PHONE FAST 356-3756 tic game, only letting up three ported. goals during a 35-minute time per- iod. The goals for the eighth grade Q.I.SULSISLCULSULLILLSLILMISURSULSLIZSULCULL9..CLSIJULSUMW- 4-SUL were scored by Bill Lansat, Mark W. Make Our Own Glasses Merkow, Bob Mattler and Tom Colton, who accounted for three HEADQUARTERS FOR goals. r . HILLEL _ HAPPENINGS . Hi School Yiddish SMILE!! Lawrence Elkus • LATEST DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED FRAME FASHIONS Aliya Conference This Sunday • PRESCRIPTIONS FOR GLASSES ACCURATELY FILLED • Immediate Repair Professional and work oppor- tunities in Israel, as well as pro- grams for youth, will be among workshop topics at the second annual Aliya Conference 3 p.m. Sunday at the Jewish Center. Israeli professionals and shlihim will participate in the conference, to which the public is invited. • Reasonably Priced ROSENI-OPTICAL SERVICE 13720 W. 9 MILE nr. COOLIDGE LI 7-5068 OAK PARK, MICH. Hours: Daily and Saturday 9:30 .m. to 6 p.m. .''• It'? r • :It.; for two representatives from each of the day and afternoon Hebrew schools in the area. On Tuesday, the students will hear Bernard Panush, past presi- dent of the Metropolitan Detroit Bnai Brith Council, describe that organization's program. The stu- dents will develop reports on other organizations serving the communi- ty as they seek to identify the pat- terns by which the Jewish com- munity has organized. Jonathan, 14, is in the 9th grade. His hobby is sailboating. On April 1, Akiva will hold its annual science fair. Many projects concern biology, while others dem- onstrate, for example, the radi dangers g t of cigarette smoking, the human body, plants and various other subjects. Before our school fair, there will be a major science fair at Cranbrook School. Several of our projects will be exhibited there and qualify, hopefully, for awards. In addition to our science fair projects, we are now studying adaptive radiation. * * * Once you have decided to keep a certain pile, it is no longer yours; The Hillel Day School Drama for you can't spend it.—Montaigne Society is preparing its third ma- jor production — "The Invisible Clowns" by Yehuda 'Hanegbi, to be presented 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Monday at Hillel Day School The play is being directed by Mrs. Goldie Eskin of Hillel's teach- ing staff. The play dramatizes the process by which a physically and emotion- ally handicaped boy, Hannayah (played alternately by Jimmy Cap- lan and Danny Schnipper), learns IS THE BUY to recognize his own worth and ac- cept his place as a useful member You Get More Buick of society. Tickets can be purchased by call- For Less' Money ! ing the school at 851-2394, or at the door. 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