; THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 36—Friday, June 14, 1974 Beth Jacob Girls to Mark UN Day Yout News The fifth and sixth grade girls of the Beth Jacob School will celebrate a United Nations Day 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at Cong. Mish- kan Israel. Parents and friends were invited to an international luncheon and to listen in on a meeting of the mock General Assembly. The girls will wear the na- tional costumes of their rep- resentative countries which they sewed themselves. There also will be a display relevant to the study of the UN. By HEIDI PRESS Anticipating a quiet year of study in Israel this past year, 10 seniors from Akiva Hebrew Day School instead found themselves in the mid- dle of a war. The teen-agers, who will graduate Monday as Akiva's first .,senior class, spent the entire school year in Israel as participants in a special program of Jewish and gen- eral studies, developed in co- "When we got there, the people were happy, on cloud nine. The war crushed all that. After the war, every- one was in mourning," Da- vid said. Unable to volunteer for the war effort, the Akiva stu- dents made their own con- tribution — they entertained the soldiers and Russian im- migrants. David and Gary brought guitars with them from the tape recorders and radios, and they asked us if we could bring more the next time we visited Israel," Gary said. Prior to the Americans' de- parture, their Israeli room- mates brought champagne to celebrate their new friend- ships. MUSIC BY _ HENRY WAKNINE with SAM BARNETT AND HIS ORCHESTRA 547-0586 de Cut Custom Drapery Cleaning Co. Removed and Rehung LO 1-2212 N4. ' Rachel's Hair Fashions / FIGHT INFLATION /kac4ei3 geautySaion , N \ N. N. \ N. N N. N. N. \ N ■ ■ ■ ■ \ \ including Candy Centerpieces Personalized Party Favors Invitations and Party Accessories for all occasions. AND HIS ORCHESTRA MARCIA MASSERMAN 968-2563 646-6138 ALMAMAY'S FLORIST Specializing Akiva Hebrew Day School students who spent their senior year in Israel are, bottom row, from left: Danny Schnipper, Lynn Dombey, Judy Mermelstein, Karen Polk of Youngstown, 0., and Sheldon Klein; top row, from left, Solomon Pesis, David Donin, Jonathan Freier, Michael Greenbaum and Gary Torgow. operation with the depart- ment of Torah education and culture of the Jewish Agen- cy. Graduating are Jonathan Freier, Judy Mermelstein, 1023 S. Monroe, Dearborn, Mich. Danny ‘Schnipper, Solomon Pesis, Michael Greenbaum, Sarina Flatt, David Donin, son of Rabbi Hayim Donin, N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. • N. \ N. N. N. who made aliya alst year, Lynn Dombey, Sheldon Klein and Gary Torgow. (Karen Polk of Youngstown, 0., joined the Akiva group.) Based at Sde Yaacov, a Announces moshav near Haifa, not far from an air base, the stu- • JULIE IS HERE!! dents became accustomed to (Well Known in Area) • the constant air maneuvers by the Israeli air force, but last Yom Kippur they felt a little differently. "The whole country was '4 50 ' Wash & Set 10 EXPERIENCED quiet because everyone was HAIR SPECIALISTS Breck Perm Reg. $25 . $15.00 in shul," Gary said. "We frosting, Sun Streaking were frightened and knew Now Cuts something was wrong when h, • 171 the planes started flying over that day." "As we sat in shul, we 25035 Coolidge Hwy., Oak Park, Mich. hoped that the pilot flying Phone: 543-6515' over us would come back," • North of 10 Mile Rd. he said. The girls, who went to school at Kibutz Tirat Zvi while the boys studied at Tik- vat Yaacov, were equally dis- turbed. "We were fright- ened," Lynn said. "As soon as we heard sirens, we went to the shelters." There they, helped telephone squads re- port news of the fighting. Most of the students were taken to Jerusalem and de- 111111 11111 spite parents'--worried calls, vowed to stay and help the SHOW ER GIFTS - Israelis in any way they Everything You Could Imagine could. All did remain, with COME IN AND the exception of one student SEE FOR YOURSELF whose parents insisted on her return. "The fighting was on the borders," Gary said. "When 9 MILE & COOLIDGE, OAK PARK CENTER our parents called us, they Owned by Nellie Freechnan thought the bombs were fall- We Carry A Large Selection of ing on our heads." He did MODERN & TRADITIONAL watch a missile fall on an LAMPS — TABLES — WALL DECOR empty building near the air- base not far from the school, We Also Have a Complete Gift Selection for Every Decor. but "the closest we got to the war was the blackout in 545-1410 Open Daily 9:30 - 5:30 Jerusalem." When the war ended, the students noticed a change in the climate of the country. Michael Berke, administra- tor of Hillel Day School, said there will be a 9th grade— and a possible 10th grade— this fall. Feasibility of the 10th grade general studies program is under study. The story listing Hillel Day School graduates in last week's paper left the impres- sion there would be no 9th grade, he said. Creative Party Planning I defy- the wisest man in the world to turn a truly good action into ridicule.— Henry Fielding. International Music 355-4913 9th Grade at Hillel Akiva Seniors Studying in Israel Touched by War During Their Stay in Weddings, Bar Mitzvas, Showers, Parties, All Occasions _Large Selection of Dried Materials Conveniently Located 31166 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD U.S. and went to army bases to perform. "We were really appreciat- ed. The soldiers were tired, but we knew we brightened up their lives," David said. Five of the boys borrowed instruments and played has- idic songs for the Russian olim, who, Sheldon said, lived under depressing con- ditions. "The Russian ohm were crowded into the absorption centers and couldn't do any- thing because they were still learning the language. Our performing was good for them, and at Nazareth they asked us to come back," said Sheldon. Upon their arrival in Is- rael in August, the students had toured the country for two weeks. Throughout the school year, shortened by the war, the students took basic high school courses taught by American ohm, and Jewish studies courses taught by Is- raelis. Every three weeks, the students were free to do as they pleased for the week- ends and visited relatives, some of whom they saw for the first time. Occasionally, the girls joined the boys f:r tours. Gary, David, Sheldon and Lynn said they made many Israeli friends. They agreed that Israelis were curious about Americans. "They treated us nicely and were interested in learning about us," Gary said. - Sheldon recalled that soon after their --arrival at the school, _ younger children watched curiously _through the door as the Americans unpacked. He said that the Israeli boys were amazed at the quantity of clothes the Amer- icans brought with them, while the Israelis carried on- ly a few shirts and pairs of pants. "They were really sur- prised when we took out tape recorders and guitars." 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