56 Friday, November 16, 1919
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Youth News
ADAT SHALOM Nit-
zanim (age 3-5) will meet
10:30 a.m. in the main foyer
of the synagogue and be
,taken to Room 104. The
children will be led in
prayers, stories and singing
by Anne Kovsky.
Makor (age 6-9) will
gather 10:30 a.m. in the
main foyer of the synagogue
with Stuart Rogoff and
procede to the youth lounge
for children's services.
Garinim (fifth and sixth
grades) will have Shabat
services 10 a.m. Saturday in
the chapel under the super-
vision of Sheri Traison, ad-
viser.
Shoresh (seventh and
eighth grades) will have
an oneg Shabat 8 p.m.
today in th
e home of
Bruce Kutinsky, 30706
Woodstream, Far-
mington Hills. The group
also will hold-Shabat
services 10 a.m. Saturday
in the board room.
Shoresh will gather for a
social at 1:30 p.m. Sunday
in the youth lounge. Fea-
tured will be a cake-
decorating contest with
prizes for the best cake.
There is a small charge for
non-members. For details,
gall Sue Goren, adviser,
557-3289.
Migdal Tzion (ninth-12th
grades) will meet for an
oneg Shabat 8 p.m. today in
the home of Anita and
Elizabeth Liwazer, 5348
Franklin Ridge, West
Bloomfield. The group also
will conduct services 10
a.m. Saturday in the board
room.
Migdal Tzion will par-
ticipate in the nationwide
Mitzva-Thon Day 2 p.m.
Sunday in the youth
lounge. Members have
various social action
projects from which to
choose. For questions,
call Debby Vieder, ad-
viser, 352-0213.
For information about
youth activities, contact
Cheryl Kovsky, youth di-
rector, 851-5100.
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AKIVA HEBREW DAY
SCHOOL announces that
six seniors who participated
in the American College
Testing Program have re-
ceived certificates of recog-
nition "for outstanding
achievement" in the state of
Michigan scholarship
competitions.
Semi-finalists who are
eligible for competitive
scholarship consideration
are: Rachel Flatt, Jay
Jubas, Edie Katz, Zoe Le-
vin, Annette Ryba and-Ruth
Snow. A score of 80 or above
was necessary to qualify.
The Akiva students
achieved a mean average of
98.7.
Miss Snow, Miss Ryba
and Jubas also won honors
as "commended students" in
the 25th annual National
Merit Scholarship Program.
Aryeh Koenigsberg
was elected president of
the Akiva Student Coun-
cil. Other officers are:
Donna Zwas, - vice
president; Gayle Selesny,
secretary; and payid
Mandelbaum, treasurer.
Two students from each
grade will serve on the
board of directors.
The students are forming
committees to help the
school. Among them are a
breakfast crew, school
patrol to keep the grounds
clean and a newspaper
committee.
Shani Schreiber is public-
ity chairman for the student
council.
10 a.m. Saturdays in the
chapel.
Beth Shalom United
Synagogue Youth will
sponsor a bowl-a-thon 2
p.m. Sunday at Strike 'N
Spare Lanes. Proceeds will
be donated to the national
USY charity, Tikun Olam.
There is a charge.
The annual USY Balloon
Sale will take place on
Thanksgiving Day in front
of the downtown Hudson's
store. Everyone will meet at
the syhagogue at 5 a.m.
Thursday,
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ANNETTE RYBA
Meanwhile, Miss Ryba.
has been named the winner
of a 1979 Achievement
Award in Writing from the
National Council of
Teachers of English. Rabbi
Henoch Millen, Akiva prin-
cipal, said the school's de-
partment of English was
awarded a certificate of
commendation.
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BETH ABRAHAM
HILLEL MOSES' Atid
youth group (age 7-9) will go
to the Franklin Cider Mill
12:30 p.m. Sunday. Partici-
pants are requested to bring
a bag lunch. Cider and
donuts will be served upon
returning to the synagogue.
There is a charge. For
reservations, call Debbie
Engel, youth adviser, at the
synagogue, 851-6880, or at
home, 398-3075.
Machar youth group (age
10-12) will have a rol-
lerskating party Sunday,
meeting 12:15 p.m. at the
synagogue. Participants are
requested to bring a bag
lunch. There is a charge.
Parents are needed to drive.
For information, call
Miriam Coffman, at the
synagogue, 851-6880..
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BETH SHALOM'S
junior congregation has an-
nounced the members of its
first month's P.A.s. The
P.A.s are those students
who have perfect
attendance at Shabat serv-
ices.
Mindy Tilchin is leading
the nursery and kindergar-
ten. Janice Kepes is teach-
ing the first and second
grade class. Third and
fourth graders are led by
Alicia Nelson; Barbara
Dworin and Karen Knop-
pow are co-leaders for the
fifth and sixth grade.
Beth Shalom Kadima
will have a hayride Sun-
day at Upland Hills
Farms, meeting noon at
the synagogue. For
reservations, call Karen
Finstein, 645-5690; or
Barbara Dworin, 358-
4494.
Shabat services are held
BNAI DAVID Ha-or
youth group will see a chil-
dren's play at the Jewish
Book Fair, followed by a
swim party at the Jewish
Community Center on Sun-
day, meeting 1:15 p.m. at
the synagogue. There is a
charge, and parents are
needed to drive. For ad-
yance reservations, contact
adviser Brian Krasner,
541-7691, evenings.
Masada (grades seven
and eight) will hold an oneg
Shabat dinner followed by a
hayride and roast at Roy's
Ranch on Saturday, meet-
ing 4 p.m. at the synagogue.
Election of officers will also
take place. For reserva-
tions, contact adviSer Laura
Lazarus, 541-5213, or Riva
Dines, 557-1977.
Atid senior group will
hold an evening hayride
and roast on Sunday, meet-
ing 7 p.m. (new time) in the
youth lounge. All ninth to
12th graders are invited.
For reservations, contact
adviser Danny Kaplan,
543-1021, evenings, or
David Nathan, 967-3347.
Election of officers will take
place Dec. 2.
Talit and Tefilin Club
re-elected Howard Kor-
man president. Other
officers are Kevin Men-
delson, vice president;
Richard Lampear, trea-
surer; and Ron Fink,
program chairman. The
group meets 9 a.m. Sun-
days for breakfast and
bowling, following morn-
ing services. Teens age
12% to 17 are.invited.
Shabat junior congrega-
tion • group for youth age
10-12 elected Julie Knoll as
president. Betsy Bernard is
vice president. Alissa Cit-
ron and Jeff Kauran are
secretaries; Jeremy Shere,
program chairman; Lisa
Disner and Steven
Nakisher, treasurers.
Group board members
who will help to lead the
Shabat youth services in-
clude past-president Robbie
Chatlin,, Jeff Klein, Jen-
nifer Knoll, Julie Pritz,
Todd Stearn, 9).1 Stebbins,
Aleeza Strubel and Ilana
Strubel.
Junior congregation
groups for youth age 7-16
meet at 10 a.m. Saturdays
for Shabat youth services.
Story Hour meets for young
children age 4 to 6: All
young people are welcome.
For information on
youth activities at Bnai
David, contact youth di-
rector Kaplan.
The Isadore Gruskin Li-
brary of Cong. Bnai David is
celebrating Jewish Book
Month through Dec. 14 by
inviting children of all ages
to join in reading and writ-
ing contests. Prizes will be
awarded for book reports on
Jewish themes, as well as in
creative writing and art.
Entries should be submit-
ted to librarian Annette
Rubinstein before Dec. 4.
Winners will be announced
Dec. 9. For information,
contact Mrs. Rubinstein at
the library, 557-0821.
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BNAI MOSHE yOuth
department will open its
series, "Six Nights at the
Movies" 8 p.m. Tuesday at
the synagogue with "Hester
Street." The public is in-
vited, and proceeds will
provide for youth schol-
arships.
Senior United Synagogue
Youth (grades nine-12) will
participate in the Interna-
tional USY Mitzva Day
Sunday. The group will do
odd jobs in the community.
Proceeds will go to Tikun
Olam, a charity sponsored
by the United Synagogue of
America. Volunteers and
jobs are needed. For infor-
mation, call President
Michael Ungar, 557-1481;
or adviser, Michael Sabes,
356-1823.
Elyse Jacobs has been ap-
pointed membership
chairman to the Senior USY
board.
Chalutzim (grades
four-six) will go to the
Franklin Cider Mill and
Detroit Science Center
Sunday, meeting 1:15
p.m. in the board room.
Friends are invited, and
drivers are needed.
There is a nominal
charge. For reservations
or information, call ad-
viser Tedd Schneider,
968-2324.
Chalutzim announ c e
their new board members
are: Gordie Bodzin,
president; Howard Marcus,
vice president; Joel David-
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Hashachar Hosts
a Winter Camp
son, secretary; and Jason
Goldsmith, treasurer.
Rishonim (grades one-
three) will go to the Jewish
Community Center Sun-
day, meeting 1:15 p.m. in
the youth lounge. The group
will see the play, "Celebra-
tion '79," and attend the
Book Fair. Friends are wel-
come, and drivers are
needed. There is a nominal
fee. For reservations or in-
formation, call adviser,
Roberta Warshaw, 399-
6837.
Talit and Tefilin Club
(age 13-18) meets 8:30 a.m.
Sundays for services, dis-
cussions, breakfast and
bowling. Friends are in-
vited. There is a nominal
fee. For information, call
President Brian Hammer,
542-2939; or adviser, Marc
Behar, 557-8551.
USY services (age
13-18) are held 10 a.m.
Saturdays in the board
room. Everyone is wel-
come. For
call Ungar or Sabes.
Junior congregation (age
7-13) announces its new
executive board includes:
Daniel Weiner, president;
Gordie Bodzin, vice
president; Michele Eichner,
program chairman; Cindy
Friedman and Adam
Weiner, secretaries; Joshua
Cutler, Joel Davidson, Jeff
Friedman, Lowell Fried-
man, Ron Meisler, Seth
Meisler, Neil Rockind,
Miriam Weiner and David
Zeffern, board of directors.
Junior congregation
meets 10 a.m. Saturdays in
the chapel for discussions
and services. For informa-
tion, call adviser, Mark
Eichner, 358-0065.
Story Hour (age 3-6)
meets 10 a.m. Saturdays in
the school wing for Shabat
stories and games. For in-
formation, call Ms. War-
shaw.
For information on youth
activities, call Sharon
Levine, youth director,
548-3123 or 547-3369.
YOUNG ISRAEL of
Greenfield will have
minyanim for youth age
7-11 at 9:15 a.m. Saturday,
led by Ira Berkowitz. The
youth recite prayers, le
the Haftorah and dis
the Parshat Hashavu
Kidush follows Musaf.
Story Hour for youth age
4-7 is held 10 a.m. Satur-
days at Young Israel of
Greenfield and Young Is-
rael of Southfield. The
morning includes games,
songs, stories and refresh-
ments.
Kvutzat Shabat (nursery
through second grade) and
Halutzim (grades three-
five) will meet 4:30 p.m.
Saturday at Young Israel of
Greenfield for Minha and
Shalosh Seuda.
Young Israel Teens will
sponsor an oneg Shabat for
the residents of Federation
Apartments 3 p.m. Satur-
day at Young Israel of
Greenfield.
cip
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USY Sponsors
Mitzvathon Day
United Synagogue Youth
groups throughout the U.S.
will sponsor a Mitzvathon
Day Sunday, during which
they will be sponsored for
the variety of social service
projects.
Proceeds from the
Mitzvathon Day will benefit
Tikun Olam, the charity
program of USY, operated
under the auspices of the
United Synagogue of
America (Conservative
movement).
Tikun Olam supports
more than 50 Jewish organ-
izations and institutions
throughout the world bene-
fiting the aged, handi-
capped, orphans and educa-
tional institutions.
BBYO Activities
Dalyah BBG is in the
midst of a membership
Hashachar-Camp Young drive to recruit Jewish girls,
Judaea, the Hadassah- age 14-18 or ninth through
sponsored Zionist youth 12th grade, who live in the
organization, will sponsor a Livonia area. Anyone in-
winter camp- Dec. 23-26 at terested should contact
Camp Tecumseh in Heather Arnold, member-
Brookston, Ind.
ship chairman, 477-1941.
Children age 9-14 (grades
Posen AZA will host its
four-eight) are invited. The third annual Turkey Day
camp will provide arts and Rock 'N' Roll Disco Dance 8
crafts, Israeli singing and p.m. Nov. 24 at Cong. Bnai
dancing, winter sports and, David. The dance will fea-
in addition, a multi-hiedia ture "Cat and Company"
presentation.
and the cost of admission in-
There is a charge. Trans- cludes refreshments. Dress
portation 'will be provided. is casual. For information,
For information, call the call Mike Saxe, 357-5644, or
Hashachar office, 661-1038. Barry Stern, 557-8509.
Yachad BBG, Windsor,
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will present its annual fash-
Hayride Planned ion show, "The Main
The Student Council of Event," 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at
the United Hebrew Schools the Windsor Jewish Com-
High School, under the di- munity Centre, 1641 Ouel-
rection of President Scott lette. Admission will be
Cranis, will go on a hayride charged. For information,
Sunday at Upland Hills call Amy Whiteman, (519)
Farms, leaving 1 p.m. from 969-6069.
the main UHS building.
The Great Lakes BBG
There is a charge.
Council announces the ap-
pointment of Rachel
Kamerman of Sabra BBG as
coordinator of the forthcom-
ing Judaism Institute with
Chicago Council BBYO.
The interTegional program
is scheduled to take place
March 7-9 at Camp C3 `4.
Makisabee in Eau Cl,
Mich. The program will be
directed toward senior (12th
grade) members of BBYO.
BBYO announces the ap-
pointment of new advisers
to Wasserman AZA and
Lazarus BBG of Grand
Rapids. Serving the Grand
Rapids BBYO program will
be Doug and Sherry Singer
and Arlene Siegal.
Openings still exist for
chapters in the Metropoli-
tan Detroit area. Advisers
are needed for groups serv-
ing West Bloomfield and
Birmingham-Bloomfield
Hills, Oak Park and South-
field. For information, call
Hope Brandis, program di-
rector, or Brian Ackerson,
assistant director, at the
BBYO office, 354-6113.