24—Friday, longest a1,.1972

THE DETROIT JEWISH

Youth News

Fresh Air Society' Announces
Camping for Children, Teens

Sol G. Kurtzman, president of
the Fresh Air Society, announced
that applications now are avail-
able for the summer- camping
program.
Fresh Air Society operates Camp
Tamarack at Brighton for 8-10-
year-old children and Camp Tama-
rack at Ortonville for children
11-15.
Programs are geared to acqui-
sition of skills in and knowledge
about Jewish cultural arts and
Israel.
Fourteen Israeli staff will help
provide the campers with a mean-
ingful Jewish experience.
Small camper groups and skilled
staff develop proerarns together_
Boy Pioneer and Girl specialty
programs have been developed
to meet the interests of teen-age
campers. They live and plan in
separate villages in which the
emphasis Is on outdoor living,
projevts, cultural excursions and
extended canoe and/or hiking
trips.
Selected .15- and 16-year-olds will
participate in a 41/2-week Teen
Trip Program through Canada and
the Western states. In addition,
there will be a two-week Pioneer
Girls trip to West Virginia.
For the ninth year, the Fresh
Air Society and the United Hebrew
Schools will operate a Hebrew-

Akiva
Action Line

By MICHAEL GREENBAUM

(Michael is 14 and In the 10th grade)

Akiva students are busily plan-
ning and involving themselves in
many extracurricular activities
connected with the school.
The 9th and 10th graders are
making plans to host students
from an out-of-town Hebrew high
school. This visit is planned to take
place sometime in May. The fol-
lowing people are chairmen: Pro-
gram, Yeshai Koenigsberg and
Benny Micznik; food and lodging,
Sarina Flatt and Gary Torgow;
overall coordinators, Michael
Greenbaum and Leah Herman.
The 8th, 9th and 10th grade boys
also are preparing to play a floor
hockey game against the 12-15-
year-olds of the Beth Yehuda
Schools in the near future. Addi-
tional hockey games are being ar-
ranged with other local schools.
With the Detroit Bible -Contest
coming up soon, Akiva; will be
sending five student delegates.
They are Joel Bigman, Howard
Ginsburg, Sheldon Mandelbaum.
Benny 9ficznik and Allen Platt.
Mrs. Lipin's 9th grade English
students - recently have- written
beautiful poetry portfolios, and the
following people have entered
their works in the Scholastic Writ-
ing Contest: Leah Herman, Yeshai
Koenigsberg, . Sharon Rose, David
Snow and David Tenenbaum."
Some of_ the junior and senior
high school students also have
organized a coin club. We had
about 15 students participating at
our first meeting. The group mem-
bers will trade coins among them-
selves, and it was suggested that
there be auctions to sell coins.
The 7th-10th grade. students also
are actively ; working on science
projects. These projects will be
displayed before long at a school
science fair. Some of them will
hopefully- be exhibited In the dis-
trict science fair at. CianhrOok
School and maybe- even continue
on to Wallet* widow

speaking village, Kfar-Ivri. Two
four-week periods will be offered
for 11- and 12-year olds and the
other for 13- 15-year-old boys and
girls. Students can become more
proficient in Hebrew while par-
ticipating in camp activities. - -
The puppet program introduced
in 1969 will continue under the
direction of Phil Molby. Molby
assisted in developing the program
and as an outgrowth of the camp
program has organized groups at
the Jewish Center.
Marshall Hersh is resident di-
rector at Ortonville. Leonard A.
Newman is resident director at
Brighton.
Camp Kennedy, near Munising
in-the Upper Peninsula, provides
camping experiences for 14- to 16-
year-old boys and girls. The pro-
gram emphasis is in conservation
projects and extended trips to
the great national forests and
parks. Vera and Gordie Levenson
are returning for the fourth year
to direct this program.
The Charles N. Agree Outpost
Camp, in the Canadian bush, pro-
vides a more intensive outdoor
experience for teen-age boys.
There also will be two-week wil-
derness trips for teens. Barney
Brown will supervise these pro-
grams.
Scholarships are available. Re-
quests are handled in the strictest
confidence between camp and
family.
For information .and applica-
tions, , write to Fresh Air Society,
18100 Meyers, 48235 or call 341-
5666.
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12-Year-Old Wins
Eagle Scout Rank

You* gulis Begun
by Luhaviteher -

A new program of junior youth
clubs has been established by the
Lubavitcher Center.
The clubs meet' every Saturday
afternoon from 2 to 3:30. Refresh-
ments are provided. Highlighting
the program are stories, games,
competitions and special "youth
creativity projects" undertaken by
each branch.
Two groups have been founded.
One for girls age 8-15 meets' at
the Lubavitcher Center. A South-
field group for boys age 7-14 will
start Sunday at the Seymour Ra-
binowitz home, 15935 Harden,
Cir., Southfield.
The groups sometimes meet at
the local branch for discussions,
games, arts and crafts and activ-
ity planning. Hikes and trips to
various places of interest, as well
as plays, concerts and a carnival,
also are planned.
The program is being coordi-
nated by the Lubavitcher center.
For information, call the center,
548-2666.

By LORI HELMAN
7th Grade
Hillel has gone to the ski slopes.
The Hillel Student Council is spon-
soring a whole new thing—the new
Hillel Ski Club. It is open to any
Hillel student. The first meeting
was held Tuesday at Alpine Valley,
after school.
Beginning skiers are encouraged,
for lessons are given by profes-
sional instructors at Alpine. This
program is a great opportunity for
fun for the Hillel students, and we
hope many will participate.

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Beit Cafe Opens Its
Doors for Local Teens

OPEN SUNDAY 11-4

The next meeting of "Belt Cafe"
will take place Sunday at the 10
First:Shsefee.Of
Mile Jewish Center. Yaacov Or-
land, Israeli playwright and poet,
will discuss "The Differences and
by foremost
Similarities Between American
and -Israeli Youth."
The Belt Cafe Coffee House was
Jan. 29'8i 30
formed by Hnei Akiva, Habonim
and Hashorner Hatzair youth move-
12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
ments in cooperation with the He-
Lesterre
brew department.
Art Galleries
The program will take place
every two weeks at 7:30 p.m. Sun-
28911 Southfield
day. Young people from age 16
Coordinatort Emile & Bertha Spilman
LAURA FREEDMAN, vice-pres- are invited.
ident of Young Dancers Guild
and a leading dancer with the
company for the past four years,
will leave for France for a year's
stay. She will be one of 100 ex-
still has dates available for
change students selected from all
Showers, Weddings, Bar AAitzvas, Etc.
over the United States for the
"Experiment in International Liv-
in the new
ing Project." She hopes to attend
Sarah Lawrence College as a
dance major after her year abroad.
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She is the daughter of Mr. and
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Mrs. Gerald Freedman of Tavi-
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Children to Be Treated
to 'Peter and the Wolf'

Omnibus Children's T h tra t e r
Series of the Jewish Center will
present "Peter and the Wolf" in
a special concert for young people
Twelve-year-old Jeffrey Grundy 2 p.m. Sunday. In this tale by
recently has become one of the Sergei Prokofiev, instruments rep-
youngest boy scouts in America to resent various kindt of animals.
win that organization's coveted
The program, to be repeated at
rank of E _ agle scout.
the Family Concert at 3:30, will be
He is the son
presented by the Jewish Center
of Mr. and Mrs.
Symphony Orchestra under the di-
Allan Grundy of
rection of Julius Chajes and will be
Cherry Crest Dr.
is/rated by Dr. Bertram Spiwak.
Orchard Lake.
Jeffrey has
been in scouting
since age .8
has been a bey
scout for the past
Roger Sherr, son of Mr. and Mrs.
year and a half:
Sherr of Majestic Ave„
He has earned- 21 -
Oak-1"ark, observed his Bar Mitzva
merit badges and
Jeffry?'
it Cong. Bnai Moshe last Saturday
is the third member of his family morning. The Jewish News regrets
to -win the rank of Eagle scout- his name was omitted from the
Currently, be , tte association, synagogue -listing last.week.
itliitor patrol leader of his troop.
241.'
A seventh grader at the West.
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Bloomfield middle school, Jeff at.:
telids the Combined JeViish School.
lie, will be. Bar laitzyst in -Orli- -
Registration for audio-visual
.elasies offered by the Jewish Cen-
ter 'Hebrew department,y411 take
place at the departnient'
the " last week of January. The
Baal Moshe Senior United Syna- system used is the St. Cloud
gogue Youth and Pontiac USY are "Rabe Ushma-Look and Listen"
jointly sponsoring a Camp Tama- method. -
There are morning, afternoon
rack Retreat 'this weekend at
Ortonville.
and evenings classes on all levels.
The weekend theme is "The CoMpletion of the first level gives
American Jew Today and His the student the ability to use 1,000
Future." Cultural, religious and common expressions.
social events will be held.
-' The Hebrew department has
The weekend chairmen include . scheduled three new beginners
Jeff Devries, religious program; classes to start the week of Feb. 1.
Barb •Feitller, - cultural; Debbie One class will meet 8 p.m. Tues.
Cohen and Toby Shipper, kit and and Thurs., the second =9 a.m.
decorations; Rhona Show, social; Tues. and -Thurs., and the -third
and Sandy Sussman and Sheldmi
Monday and Wednesday.
Neuman, over-all chairmen. Mur- All.cg.thinie. classes will meet at
ray Rossman, a student at the . the 10 Mile-branch of the Center.
• Tor 'information; call - doe. Ile.
Jewish Thenlogical Sentinavy.
hefp tobtruct the study sessions.
firevi-dtgoartinent;

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HAPPENINGS

Oebrew Classes
Tauglit at Center

Tamarack Retreat
Mapped by USYs

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Your Host Mr. and Mrs. Horskevic.

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