56 Friday, October 15, 1974
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Zionist Organization's Kfar Silver, at 20,
Glorifies Israel's Numerous Creative Tasks
Detroit Jewry has a founded in tribute to the
vital role in an important eminent Zionist leader,
anniversary now being Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver,
by prominent Zionist
observed in Israel.
The 20th anniversary leader and philanthropist
of Kfar Silver, the Abraham Goodman in
memory of his wife.
agricultural-educational
center established near
It provides a balanced
Ashkelon in Israel, is an and comprehensive cur-
occasion for special ob- riculum conforming to
servances here by the that of the 10th, 11th and
Zionist Organization of 12 grades in U.S. high
Detroit.
schools. The curriculum
ZOD, the local district includes Hebrew and
of the Zionist Organiza- Judaic studies which seek
tion of America, promotes to deepen the students'
the activities at Kfar understanding of their
Silver, at the Mollie culture and heritage and
Goodman High School es- to strengthen their iden-
tablished there, as well as tification and commit-
at the ZOA House in Tel ment to Israel and the
Aviv, with funds raised at Jewish people.
the annual Balfour Con-
The school, which is
cert. This year's concert under the supervision of
is scheduled for Sunday the Israel Ministry of
evening, Nov. 7, at Ford Education, is situated on
Auditorium, with Benny a beautiful 520-acre cam-
Goodman and his Quartet pus located near Ashke-
and the Detroit Sym- lon (only 30 miles from Tel
phony Orchestra provid- Aviv), which it shares
with ZOA-sponsored Kfar
ing the music.
Scholarships funded by Silver agricultural and
the Zionist Organization of technical high schools for
Detroit have made it pos- Israeli students.
sible for the Detroit
The facilities include
Zionists to send students modern dormitories, clas-
to the Mollie Goodman - srooms and labs, a medical
High School as represen- clinic, synagogue and
tatives of the local - organi- kosher dining hall, a lib-
zation during the past de- rary, an auditorium, a
cade. Scholarships also fresh-water swimming
have been provided for pool, and spacious athletic
summer students to spend fields and other sports
the summers at Kfar facilities.
Silver during the past 15
A staff of qualified
years.
.English - speaking
The' Mollie Goodman teachers, headed by an
Academic High School American principal, con-
was established by the ducts classes in math, sci-
Zionist Organization of ences, English language
America to offer Ameri- and literature, world his-
can Jewish teenagers the tory, American history
opportunity for a year or and government, foreign
more of high school study languages and physical
in Israel. The school was education.
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The curriculum also
provides for Mollie
Goodman students to
participate with Israeli
youths in the Kfar Silver
agricultural program,
which includes work in
the orange groves, poul-
try farm, cow barns and
fields.
A wide selection of ex-
tracurricular activities,
supervised by a staff of
professional counselors,
includes sports, folk and
social dancing, lectures,
clubs, films, weekend vis-
its with Israeli families,
and tours to historic sites
and communal and gov-
ernment institutions
throughout Israel.
Mollie Goodman stu-
dents are able to develop
friendships with Israeli
students at the Kfar Silver
high schools through a
comprehensive integra-
tion program of shared
dormitory rooms, dining
facilities and social, recre-
ational and athletic ac-
tivities.
More than 1,000 guests
from Israel and the Un-
ited States attended the
recent celebrations of
Kfar Silver's 20th an-
niversary in Israel.
A 150-member ZOA
study mission from the
United States and 350
Kfar Silver alumni who
came to Ashkelon from as
far away as the Golan
Heights and Sharm-El-
Sheik, helped swell the
audience of friends, stu-
dents and well wishers.
The list of speakers
included the Israel Minis-
ter of Education, Aharon
Yadlin; ZOA president,
Joseph P. Sternstein;
Treasurer of the Jewish
Agency and President of
the World Union of Gen-
eral Zionists, Leon Dul-
zin; and a past president
of the ZOA, Rabbi Irving
Miller, under whose ad-
ministration . Kfar Silver
was established 20 years
ago.
Malvina Frazer and
Leon Ilutovich are
supervising Kfar Silver
activities in this country
in behalf of the Zionist
Organization of America.
RABBI ABBA HILLEL SILVER
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More than 1,000 persons from all over the world gathered at Kfar Silver's 20th anniversary ceremonies this
summer. The Hebrew sign on the speakers' table is from Proverbs 12:11 — "He that tilleth his ground shall have
plenty of bread. . . ."
Detroit students who attended Kfar Silver this
summer with the help of ZOA scholarships included,
from left, Leslie Diamond, Dennis Patchakos and Terri
Diamond.