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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Camp Tamarack: Developing Jewish Values

A good camp experience
involves more than swim-
ming, sports and singing
around a campfire.
At the Fresh Air Society's
Camp Tamarack, a member
agency of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation supported
by the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign - Israel Emergency
Fund, the emphasis is on in-
terpersonal relationships
and Jewish values, as well
as on traditional camp ac-
tivities.
"Camp provides a won-
derful opportunity for chil-
,dren to get together with
ers their own age in a
`b,cting that's relatively
free," said Elliot Sorkin,
program director at the -
Fresh Air Society. "They
learn how to care for each
other and share responsibil-
ity. They also have a good
opportunity to form close re-
lationships with adults on
the staff."
Jewishness at Camp
Tamarack is not
authoritative or dogma-
tic, Sorkin said. Campers
and staff come from var-
ious backgrounds, and at
camp they find a sense of
Jewish identity and
community. Their view of
the Jewish world is ex-
panded as they meet
Jewish staffers from
Israel and England.
Shabat is a special day at
camp, and theme days, such
as "kibutz day" or "Tel Aviv
day," deal with Jewish sub-
jects. But Jewish values —
responsibility, courage,
honesty, kindness, compas-
sion, love for one's neighbor
— are stressed through all
activities at Tamarack,
'Sorkin said.
Traditional camp activi-
ties 'are a most important
part of the Tamarack pro-
gram, he said.
"Here campers are chal-
lenged to work together, to
face adversity, to enjoy sim-
ple pleasures and thereby
feel good about themselves.

Costly Help

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SAFED (ZINS) — Israeli
hospitals are aiding south
Lebanese civilians at a cost
of IL 30 million per year
($1.5 million) according t6
an article in Yediot Ac-
hronot.
Some Israelis, it was re-
ported, are becoming dis-
gruntled at the preferred
treatment given the
Lebanese. While Israelis
must wait weeks or months
for scheduled surgery the
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- In addition, older cam-
pers will have the opportu-
nity to go through the
BACSTOP program.
BACSTOP — Basic Acquis-
tion of Cognitive Skills
Through Outdoor Pro-
gramming — was started at
Silverman Village, a
Tamarack program for emo-
tionally impaired children.
It consists of two obstacle
courses made from ropes,
balance beams, logs and
boards. To get through the
course, each camper must

Camping promotes respect
for nature, an awareness of
man's place in nature's
ecology," he said. "Getting
the kids out of the malls and
away from the cement and
plastic of their lives is one of
the most important goals of
camp."
This year several as-
pects of the Tamarack
program are being ex-
panded, Sorkin said.
Younger campers at the
Ortonville camp will be
spending more time in
the Pioneer Skills Center,
a renovated barn where
the children learn
pioneer-era crafts, in-
cluding ropemaking,
beekeeping, wool spin-
ning and soap and
candlemaking. There are
also farm animals to care
for.

Mexican Officer
Receives Grant

NEW YORK — Sergio
Nudelstejer, director of the
American Jewish Commit-
tee's Office in Mexico and
Central America, has been
named 1979 recipient of the
Sol Feinstone Grant for in-
service training.
The grant was estab-
lished by Feinstone, a noted
philanthropist, ecologist,
and authority on the
American Revolution,
through a major contribu-
tion, the annual_ income of
which is used to enhance the
professional development of
a designated member of the
AJCommittee staff.

Goldmann Honor
Stirs Controversy

NEW YORK — Applica-
tions are now being ac-
cepted for a special one-year
program for foreign stu-
dents at OROT College for
Women in Israel, whose
curriculum combines ad-
vanced Jewish studies and
service to the community.
For information, write
American Friends of
Yeshivot Bnei Akiva, 39
Broadway, Room 2205,New
York City, N.Y., 10006.

TEL AVIV (ZINS) — A
proposal to name Dr.
Nahum Goldmann an hon-
orary citizen of Tel Aviv has
become a political con-
troversy in Israel.
The honor for the outspo-
ken former president of the
World Jewish Congress is
opposed by Herut and some
Liberals.
Several of Israel's leading
newspapers have
editorialized on the issue,
blasting the controversy.

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Tamarack campers
help each other through
the BACSTOP obstacle
course program.

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be helped by others.
"The group learns to help
the individual, and the in-
dividual learns to trust the
group," said Sorkin. "Indi-
viduals also manage to
overcome a lot of fears they
may have, such as a fear of
heights or a fear of climb-
ing," he said.
Tamarack still has open-
ings for some three-week
sessions this summer. For
information, contact the
Fresh Air Society, 661-
0600.

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