THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, November 18, 1983 61 Federation Hadracha Program Trains Future Communal Leaders A group of young Jewish professionals and businessmen boarded a bus recently for a first-hand look at the needs of Detroit's Jewish community. The men are members of the Hadracha (from the He- brew "to lead") leadership development program spon- sored by the Jewish Welfare Federation. Now in its fifth year, the program is chaired by Irwin M. Alterman and Michael S. Feldman, co-chairman. Through Hadracha, emerging young leaders study the scope of serv- ices provided through Federation and its member agencies, with the help of the Allied Jewish Campaign. The program also provides participants with an in- depth view of Jewish communal life in Detroit and in Israel. Meeting recently at the Jewish Community Cen- ter's Jimmy Prentis Morris Branch, they shared lunch and ideas. Tour guides Ellen Labes, Women's Division president, and Susan Cit- rin, vice president, provided a history of Federation and its 16 agencies, describing their evolution in response to human needs. They spoke in numbers — of the 1,600 children and teenagers who participated in Fresh Air Society programs last summer, and of the 600 who were scholarship recipients; of the 4,000 families helped by Jewish Family Service last year; and of the sum- mer's 1,100 campers at the Jewish Community Center. They also spoke of the thousands of volunteers who donate their time and service to lend a hand to Federation, its social serv- ice programs and the Allied Jewish Campaign. Federation President Joel Tauber stressed the impor- tance of leadership de- velopment. He cited his own involvement, beginning with Young Adult Division, of which he was president, units in Oak Park, soon will have a triplet: the 103-unit Hechtman Apartments at Maple-Drake. The highlight of the Had- racha program is a 10-day mission to Israel, planned for early next year. Partici- pants will study the country in depth, meet its people, discuss its problems, and learn how American Jews can help Israel meet its many challenges. The 1984 Hadracha par- ticipants are: Jeffrey B. Aisen, Norman D. Ash, Robert A. Berlow, Barry R. Bess, Robert L. Bodack, James August, chair- man of Federation's community services di- vision, who described the budgeting and allocating process, spoke of the im-- portance of increased Campaign support to meet the needs of Jews at home, abroad, and in Is- rael. Douglas M. Etkin, Fred L. Goldenberg, William Graham, Norman A. Horowitz, David Jaffa, Alan Jay Kaufman, Bernard Kent, Gerald E. Naftaly and Allen R. Wolf. BINGO Every Wednesday 7:00 P.M. B'nai David Southfield Rd. at 9 1/2 Mile Hadracha participant William Graham, right, pauses to chat about the activities for senior citizens at the Jewish Community Center's Jimmy Prentis Morris Branch. and how he "came up through the ranks." He told the Hadracha group of the importance of "tzedaka," of helping fellow Jews, and of speaking out and strengthening themselves as individuals and as part of a people. From Elaine Zaks, supervisor of child and family services for Jewish Family Service, Hadracha members learned how JFS coun- selors work with indi- viduals, families and groups, assisting with adoption proceedings, placing senior adults in group residence apart- ments and helping im- migrants resettle. Robert Slatkin, himself a graduate and previous co- chairman of Hadracha, called the Jewish Commu- nity Center, of which he is a board member, "more than just an athletic facility, but a place where our people can also gather for educational and cultural enrichment in a Jewish atmosphere." Other facts the group picked up: • The Jewish Vocational Service's Oak Park facility has one of the most corn- prehensive employment re- source centers in Oakland County. Weekend Room Sale Only $29* at Skylight Inn • The average age of the residents of the Jewish Home for Aged — who number 310 at the two facilities — is 85. All but 10 percent of them are foreign-born. • Fresh Air Society pro- grams are believed to be the most all-inclusive Jewish camping offerings in the country, with their two local camps, outposts, wilderness trips, weekend family and a program for emotionally disturbed children. • The United Hebrew Schools, central agency for Jewish education in De- troit, is the largest single communal Hebrew school system in the United States. • Jewish Federation Apartments, with its 268 Spacious, decorator-appointed guestrooms kept "white glove" clean. Two extra-long double beds or a king-bed and parsons desk. There's room for a whole family: Connecting rooms are available, cribs are free, and rollaways are only $5. Plus, Parlor Rooms are available for family gatherings. Our special weekend rate: $29 for up to four persons in any room Friday and Saturday nights. Just mention this ad when you call for reserva- tions or when you check in. **Offer also good over holidays. 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