THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 16 Friday, October 9, 1981 Approximately 25 percent of JDC Budget Supports Education NEW YORK — Some 150,000 children in Jewish schools in more than 30 countries around the world United States. The students are enrolled in schools in Israel, Europe, North Africa, Latin America and Asia, and though most are are day tee IJDC) and the cam- paigns of the United Jewish Appeal and the Federation and Welfare Funds of the returned to classes this Fall thanks, in part, to the sup- port of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Commit- schools offering a blend of Jewish and academic studies, religious yeshivot and vocational schools are also included. JDC will spend $9.6 million out of its $38.8 million budget on Jewish education this year. Custom designed glass and mirror interiors In Europe, JDC helps Jewish students in France, Italy and Belgium. 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The school is equipped with laboratories for electronic study, draft- ing rooms, and a building filled with tool and die machinery. At the heart of the yeshiva, of course, is the synagogue. After four years of study the boys attending the school will enter the Army, where they will work at the trades they have learned. Some will then enter the universities to pursue higher degrees in technol- ogy. Other schools in Israel re- ceiving JDC support are those of ORT, which has 106 schools in Israel and 64,000 students. A partner with JDC since 1922, ORT re- ceived a global allocation of $3.9 million from JDC in 1981. ORT operates schools in 24 countries. It is estimated that about 23,000 Jewish chil- dren are receiving a Jewish education in Fr- ance. 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NINE MILE 2 Sam W. of Coorgige 543-8853 Lubavitch and ORT, JDC plays an important role in providing professional guidance and encourag- ing innovative projects. Not all of the JDC's prog- rams are found in the clas- sroom. Jewish education is provided more informally in summer camps in Yugos- lavia and scouting groups in Morocco, as well as other youth activities in many other countries. Soviet emigrants in Rome are exposed to a rich prog- ram of Jewish education de- signed to help them redis- cover their Jewish heritage. The emigrants prepare and celebrate Jewish holidays, attend lectures on Israel, meet with Israeli youth and learn Hebrew and Jewish history. From Buenos Aires to Beersheva, JDC funds are helping thousands of Jewish children receive an education rich in Jewish content, one which will make it possible for them to be productive adults who will contribute to the vital- ity of their community and help assure its survival. JERUSALEM — They have come to Jerusalem from 12 different countries, including Turkey and Swe- den. They sometimes celeb- rate the Mass in Hebrew and can bargain in fluent Arabic. And they produce some of the finest honey in the Holy Land. Anyone in Jerusalem can direct you to the Sisters of Zion. Half of their number lives at the Ecce Homo Con- vent on the Via Dolorosa. The other 19 -sisters make up a second community in the picturesque village of Ein Kerem, the traditional birthplace of John the Bap- tist, on the western edge of Jerusalem. The Sisters belong to the Congregation of Our Lady of Zion, which was founded in the middle of the last cen- tury in Paris. This unique Catholic community is de- dicated to reminding Chris- tians that their faith has Jewish roots, which, say the sisters, must be tapped to understand Christianity. and what better way is there, they ask, to encour- age positive relations bet- ween Christians and Jews? Every year, some 250,000 pilgrims from every part of the globe step across the threshold of the 120-year-old Ecce Homo Convent. They come, like the many Is- raeli visitors, to see the flagstoned Roman cour- tyard preserved in the Convent's basement. This is believed by many to be the actual Lithos- trotos, where Jesus was presented to the public with the words: "Ecco homo," ("Behold the man"). A guesthouse and youth hostel take up a large por- tion of the Convent's an- tiquated premises, but there is more to staying at Ecce Homo than just room and board. Sister Donna (the Superior) explains that most of the guests have no real opportunity for contact with the many facets of life in the country. "We want this place to serve as a kind of window on Jerusalem and Israel, and all the rich complexity of this land." In the evening, the visitors can hear Jewish and Arab speakers on sub- jects ranging from the prob- lems of Israeli society to the Jewish Sabbath. "We also try to reach out and contribute in a practical way to the communities liv- ing here," Sister Donna said. "Sister Carmen, for in- stance, who comes from Malta, teaches English to Arab children in a state high school. She also gives Hebrew classes to visiting Christian students at Ratisbonne. What is the guiding prin- ciple of a Sister of Zion? For Sister Jocelyn of Ecce Homo, the answer lies in the Bible, in Isaiah, Chapter 54: "Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy stakes." She adds, "The tent is a canopy of peace. We try to stretch it a little further each day." Highway Toll JERUSALEM (ZINS) — More Israelis have been kil- led in traffic accidents dur- ing Israel's 33-year history (14,000) than in all of Is- rael's wars (12,500). Delay is the deadliest form of denial.