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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Flint News
Boris Smolar's
Between You
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FJCC Officers Are Elected
Editor-in-Chief
Emeritus, JTA
`(Copyright 1977, JTA, Inc.)
Flint Jewish Community Council officers for the 1977-
1978 program year are, from left, seated: Louis Epstein,
treasurer; Murray E. Moss, president; Esta Mitchell, sec-
retary; and standing, from left: Edward Powers, Ira B.
Marder and Malcolm Isaacs, vice presidents.
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CALENDAR
Monday—Temple Beth El
board meeting', 8 p.m.,
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Flint Singles Plan
Pool Party, Picnic
SUMMERCAMP REFLECTIONS: The summer camp ses-
sion this year is throwing new light on the Jewish family.
It illustrates the increasing erosion of Jewish family life in
the United States.
Whereas some five years ago only about 10 percent of
the total number of children in the Jewish residential
camps came from "single parent" families, this summer
they constitute, in the large urban areas, more than 40 per-
cent. In day camps this percentage is even higher. In the
New York area, campers from "single parent" families
registered in federation camps constitute 66 percent as
compared with about six percent only 10 years ago.
It is estimated that within the Jewish community, 10 per-
cent of all families are single parent families. Outside of
metropolitan cities, as many as about 20 percent of the
residential campers are from single parent families, and
again, this percentage is higher in the day camps.
FAMILY LIFE PROGRAMS; It goes without saying that
many children from "single parent" homes constitute a
psychological problem for the administration of the camp.
In an atmosphere where other campers have normal
families, some "single parent" children feel worse than or-
phans. It is hard to explain to them why their fathers and
mothers, although " alive, do not live together. Some of
them brood and others find it difficult to submit to camp
discipline.
Jewish educators view with concern the fact that the pro-
portion of children coming to camps from "single parent"
families is increasing with every year. Similar concern. is
also expressed by Jewish communal organizations.
Camp programs are now being developed for work with
families. In introducing family life education programs,
the focus is on improving the quality of family interaction.
However, these programs are not totally devoted to family
life education since this would imply a therapeutic flavor
and new families would vohularily attend such programs.
Virtually all camp programs-now being offered to Jew-
ish families are under the auspices of educational or recre-
ational agencies. A number of camp programs blend fam-
ily life education with recreation or Jewish education activ-
ities. The latter include discussion groups, lectures, films
and activities' coming out of the human potential move-
ment winch focus on patterns of family life.
CULTURE FROM ISRAEL: A very important part in
the programs of the camps sponsored by Jewish feder-
ations and communal organizations is played by "cultural
emissaries" from Israel. They are selected by the Nation-
al Jewish Welfare Board.
This summer-there are about 100 Israelis serving in resi-
dential and day camps in various sections of the United
States. Some 65 of them serve in camps sponsored by Jew-
ish community councils and Jewish centers. Their ages
range from 21 to 35 and they come from kibutzim, colo-
nies, small towns and cities. All of them—male and fe-
male—served in the Israeli armed forces.
This small army of Israeli "cultural emissaries" includ-
es experts in the field of music, dance, drama and other
forms of art: They bring the spirit of Israel into the camps
and strengthen the sentiments for Israel among the young
campers.
Lebanese Produce
on Sale in Israel
TEL AVIV (JTA)—The
first load of vegetables
from Christian villages in
southern Lebanon has
reached Israeli markets by
way of the open fence.
The Lebanese farmers ex-
pect to sell some 5,000 tons
of fruits and vegetables to
Israel. They will be paid a
price similar to that paid Is-
raeli farmers for the same
produce.
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Guests are requested to
bring swimwear and food.
Beverages and outdoor
grills will be provided. For
reservations and informa-
tion, call Malia Boaz, 767-
8458.
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Pioneer Women
Camp for Mothers
Season Begins
TEL AVIV—The seventh
year of summertime vaca-
tion for Israel's hardest
pressed mothers of low-in-
come large families was
launched recently by Pio-
neer Women/Na'amat, to-
gether with the Demogra-
phic Center of the Prime
Minister's Office.
On campus and resort lo-
cations • throughout Israel,
72 Pioneer Women camps
are accommodating more
than 6,250 mothers and
their small children. The
camps provide a 10-day va-
cation for mothers of more
than four children. Their
small children are cared
for separately , as part of
the program.
Uphill, we always climb.
with caution: downhill, we
dash carefree.
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