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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Center Hebrew Students Will Study Children Join Israeli Peers
Tit b'Shevat Tree Plantings
the Language Under a 'Good Sign' in Jewish
children in the De- cyprus sapling on the birth
By PHILLIP APPLEBAUM
Hebrew students at the
Jewish Community Center
soon will be treated to a
new innovation in language
instruction — television He-
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Bachrach, Center Hebrew
department head, make He-
brew more interesting and
easier to learn.
The programs, produced
in Israel, present lessons
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The Congregation Shaarey Zedek's
Nursery School & Kindergarten
is now accepting applications
For
September, 1978
Classes for children three through 5 years of page
Contact: Rosaline Gilson
Director of the. Beth Hayeled
357-5544
A special orientation program for parents of applicants will be
held on Tuesday night, February 28th.
EDWARD
AND
ANNE
KOVALSKY
Siman Tov, an Israel tour
guide, and AVivit, his secre-
tary. The name "Siman
Tov" is actually a play on
words, the name meaning
"good sign."
Siman Tov is constantly
being prevailed upon to re-
solve a dispute, solve a
problem or do a favor, and
the resulting adventures
take the show's characters
to all parts of the country,
dealing with all sorts of
people.
Introduced to new immi-
grants in Israel in 1974, the
program was a success and
continues to be shown
today. It is for this reason
that foreign Hebrew teach-
ers have requested use of
the films.
Bachrach feels the pro-
gram will be suitable for
American students because
they are accustomed to TV
instruction; and they feel
more comfortable when
watching television.
"Besides," he says, "the
classroom situation is too
controlled, whereas the TV
program will allow the stu-
dents to become involved in
the portrayal of a real situa-
tion, allowing them to ab-
sorb the language more eas-
ily."
This emphasis on reality
is what Bachrach finds most
important in the program,
since the rate of speech in
the programs is that which
is heard in ordinary, every-
day conversations in Israel.
Also, the content of the
programs presents not only
various aspects of Israeli
geography, but something of
history, and the different
cultural values and ways of
life that exist there today.
Thus, the programs be-
come more than just
straightforward language
instruction ; for the student
can also learn about Israel,
as he is learning Hebrew.
The programs will be
shown to the advanced clas-
ses, as a minimum Hebrew
vocabulary of from 500-800
words is required to under-
stand the stories.
Each half-hour telecast - is
interrupted by two or three
animated "Moments of
Study," which summarize
the grammatical content in
a concentrated way, both
orally and graphically.
The programs themselves
will each focus on one or
more language structures,
and the stories will enable
the viewer to understand
the meanings of the words
from their contexts.
A workbook, having exer-
cises and a glossary, will be
included with the program.
Bachrach feels the TV
shows will make Hebrew
not' only easier but more
enjoyable, while being in-
structive in the life and
people of Israel as well.
Movie on Israel
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at Walden Woods
Three area groups will
present the film, "Israel:
The Right to Be," 8:30 p.m.
Sunday at the Walden
Woods Apts. clubhouse.
The film, sponsored by
the Detroit Jewish Work-
shop, the Israel Student Or-
ganization and the Chug
Aliya, will be followed by a
discussion led by Simon
Braum, Uri Segal and_Yehu-
dah Berman.
The public is invited at no
charge. Refreshments will
be served.
FEBRUARY 5, 1928
More beautiful now than you were then.
Congratulations to the dearest, most car-
ing parents, grandparents, and great
grandparents on your Golden Wedding
Anniversary.
Al, Marcia, Robert, Bruce and Marty Kovalsky.
David, Gertrhde and Beth Dwoskin.
Susan, Dave and Gabe Green.
EVERYBODY'S RUSHING TO OUR MAD PRICE—SLASHING
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while they last!
B URT 0 I ■ T
SUNDAY 12 to 5
HARVARD ROW MALL
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11 Mile & Lahser
Southfield
troit area, in most of the
Free World and especially
in Israel will celebrate Tu
b'Shevat, the New Year at
Trees Monday, by planting
trees in Israel and by eating
the fruits associated with
Israel: dates, figs and the
carob or "Bokser, - and nuts
and apples.
Tu b'Shevat expresses the
Jew's love for the soil of the
land of Israel, according to
Mark E. Schlussel, presi-
dent of the Greater Detroit
Jewish National Fund Coun-
cil and Phillip Stollman,
chairman of the JNF Reli-
gious Groups Committee.
The celebration of Tu
b'Shevat dates back more
than 2,000 years and is men-
tioned in the M_idrash. In
talmudic times, those who
lived in the fertile valleys
celebrated the New Year of
Trees on the first day of
Shevat. Those who lived in
the not so fertile highlands
celebrated the festival on
the 15th 'of Shevat. The lat-
ter view, which was taught
by the school of Hillel, be-
came the majority view-
point.
On Tu b'Shevat the
"tithe" was reckoned and
Jewish farmers were ob-
liged to take a 10th of their
new fruit and crops to the
Temple in Jerusalem. In an-
cient times it was the cus-
tom to plant a cedar sapling
on the birth of a boy, and a
Activities in Society
Steven Schwartz, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour
(Hattie) Schwartz of South-
field, was in California -re-
cently where he visited his
aunt, Mrs. Florence
Schwartz, and her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph New-
man of Southfield will cele-
brate their 55th wedding an-
niversary Sunday at a
dinner party at Cong. Bnai
David.
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Mossman-Berger Wedding
A Reunion for Ex-Detroiters
Many Detroiters and for-
mer Detroiters recently at-
tended the marriage of Jen-
nifer Ann Berger and
Richard Mossman in St. Pe-
tersburg, Fla. Rabbi David-
Susskind of Temple Beth El
in St. Petersburg officiated.
The bride is the daughter
of former Detroiters Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph (Edna)
Berger.
Former Detroiters attend-
ing the ceremony were
Messrs. and Mesdames Ber-
nard Panush of Clearwater,
Monte Meskin of Largo and
Louis Rosen of St. Peters-
burg. The bride's sister,
Sheila of Los Angeles, and
brothers, Howard of Port-
land and Ronald of Wash-
ington, D.C., and his wife,
Susan, also attended.
Among the former Detroit-
ers from Miami were Ber-
nard Jaffe. Nate Agronove
and Phyllis Miller.
Detroiters in Florida for
the occasion were Messrs.
and Mesdames Ralph
Gross, Louis Weinstein, Abe
Letwin, David Goodman,
Albert Sugar, Michael Gim-
bel, Seymour Serling, Ben
Borin, Simon Harrison and
Arthur Victor.
Others attending were
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Handelman of Farmington
Hills, Max Mark of Oak
Park, Helen Kitty of Wind-
sor and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
(Claudia) Beck, who hosted
a dinner party for the
guests; and Minnie Mehl of
Alberta, Canada, and
Serena Roney of New York.
College Honorary
Names Detroiter
Gary Torgow, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Torgow of
Oak Park and a senior at
Yeshiva University, has
been named among the out-
standing students of Ye-
shiva University for mem-
bership in the 1977-78
"Who's Who Among Stu-
dents in American Univer-
sitites and Colleges" honor
program.
of a girl. The cedar sym-
bolized the strength and
stature of man and the cypr-
us signified the fragrance
and gentleness of woman.
When the children were
old enough it was their task
to care for the trees which
had been planted in their
honor. On their wedding day
the trees of the bride and
bridegroom were cut down
and used as poles to support
the wedding canopy.
At this time of the year
much of the Diaspora is still
freezing, but in Israel the
first signs of awakening
spring are manifest. The al-
mond tree is the hearld of
spring, since its rosy white
buds are the first to blos-
som.
To plant trees or for infor-
mation, call the JNF, 968-
0820.
_Hillel to Mark-
Tu b'Shavat
The Bnai Brith Hillel
Foundation will sponsor an
Israel Day in celebration of
Tu b'Shevat 10:30-2 p.m.
Monday in the Hillel Lounge
on the Wayne State Univer-
sity campus.
The celebration will in-
clude kosher Israeli food,
Israel music and a talk by
Yehudah Berman, director
of the Israel Aliya Center,
on Israeli programs avail-
able to college students.
The foundation will spon-
sor a talk by Howard Sim-
on, director of the Detroit
Chapter of the American
Civil Liberties Union, noon
Thursday in the Crockery
Alcove of the Oakland Cen-
ter at Oakland University.
Simon will speak "Do Nazis
Have Constitutional
Rights?"
Simon also will speak at
an oneg Shabat following 6
p.m. services and dinner
Jan. 27 at the Hillel House
in Oak Park. There is a
charge.
The Detroit Jewish Work-
shop will co-sponsor the
Simon programs. For infor-
mation, call Hillel on the
WSU campus, 577-3459.
Ex-Detroiter Aids
Kidnap Victim
With Ear Implant
Former Detroiter Dr.
Burt Brent, a plastic sur-
geon and member of the
clinical faculty at Stanford
University Medical Center
in California, is playing a
leading role in the restora-
tion of the severed ear of J.
Paul Getty III, 21-year-old
grandson of the oil tycoon
who was kidnapped in Italy
in 1973.
The kidnappers severed
Getty's ear and sent it to his
horrified family with a ran-
som note. The ransom was
paid and nine suspects were
arrested and two convicted.
The delicate surgery, in-
volves removing cartilage
from two ribs, carving it
into the shape of an ear and
inserting it under the scalp.