THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
52 Friday, March 2, 1
Youth Utilizing Jewish Family and Vocational Services
By YONA DRASNIN
Jewish Welfare Federation
Growing up is hard to do.
Growing up Jewish doesn't
necessarily make it easier.
Changing life-styles, in-
creasing mobility and social
isolation, as well as shifting
employment markets are
among the problems young
adults face.
But they don't have to
face them alone. The agen-
cies of the Jewish Welfare
Federation try to lend a
hand when the teen years
are ending and life's prob-
lems loom large.
Nearly one-third of the
closed cases at Jewish
Family Service in 1982
involved persons be-
tween 18 and 34, accord-
ing to Margaret Weiner,
director of professional
services of JFS.
Most of the clients were
female, although the gender
gap is closing as it becomes
more acceptable for young
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men to seek professional
guidance, Mrs. Weiner said.
Young persons meet with
JFS counselors about a
variety of problems. These
include:
• Separation. How do I
leave my parents' home
without severing the bonds
that link us? How do I learn
to have a grown-up rela-
tionship with my parents?
• Self-esteem. Do I have
socially marketable and/or
acceptable skills? Am I
equipped to simultaneously
handle a career and impor-
tant relationships?
• Autonomy. How can I be
close to another person
without becoming over-
whelmed and losing my in-
dividuality?
• Jewish identity. What
does it mean to be a Jew?
How do I maintain a Jewish
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More often than not, the
problems plaguing young
adults relate to their social
relationships — to the op-
portunities to meet, marry
and raise a family. From the
Jewish community's point
of view, bringing Jewish
young people together and
involving them in Jewish
activity is vital to our fu-
ture.
"If we don't give singles
encouragement to. come to
us, they'll go elsewhere," a
prominent Jewish leader
warned recently.
He was referring to a ,
two-year study conducted
by a West Coast federation
which found that one reason
for the high rate of inter-
marriage was the lack of a
"proper" environment
where single Jews could
meet.
Devising ways to ad-
dress the needs of single
Jewish adults, to attract
and anchor them to the
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recognized that the future of
Detroit's .Jewry is predi-
cated upon continually de-
veloping and securing
committed, active young
Jewish leaders. The pro-
posal the committee sub-
mitted to the Max M. Fisher
Jewish Community Found-
ation of United Jewish
Charities was a significant
step in that process.
What was born out of the
approval of that proposal is
the Community Network
for Jewish Singles, with
headquarters at the Jewish
Communinity Center in
West Bloomfield, and an
ever-growing mailing list of
more than 2,600 single men
and women age 25-45.
The project is unique in
that it coordinates and
links activities for singles
in the community. In fact,
its very success depends
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community, is a matter of
high priority in Detroit as
well. While some organ-
izations and congrega-
tions have, over the
years, introduced pro-
gramming for single
Jewish adults, there was.
no coordination of activi-
ties to reach the greatest
number of participants.
Several years ago, an ad
hoc committee composed of
Jewish Welfare Federation,
JWF Young Adult Division
and Jewish Community
Center representatives,
single adults and other in-
terested communal leaders,
met to discuss their con-
cerns about the unmet
needs of single young
adults.
the
co-
Under
chairmanship of Helen
Tillie
and
Naimark
Brandwine, the committee
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search skills. They also offer
career counseling to high
school and college students,
as well as for post-college
age young adults.
With the increasing
costs of higher education,
and the financial strains
on middle-class families,
JVS arranges for loan as-
sistance through the
Jewish Educational
Loan Service, and offers
financial resource infor-
mation and assistance in
obtaining interest-free
loans to help pay college
expenses.
Shirley Schlang, director
of counseling services for
JVS, has noted several
trends among young per-
sons. "We are seeking more
training-oriented college
graduates," she said.
"Young people want to go to
college to learn skills,
rather than general studies
in liberal arts." Also,
"where students used to
come to us asking questions
about which colleges and
universities to choose,
they're now more concerned
with financing their educa-
tion and making career
choices."
The Jewish Vocational
Service has a complete 'oc-
cupational library, open to
the public 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Mondays, and 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday through Fri-
day.
For more information on
the counseling services of-
fered by the Jewish Family
Service, call 559-1500. For
job counseling and place-
ment assistance, call
Jewish Vocational Service,
967-0500.
Community Net and YAD for Young Adults
By YONA DRASNIN
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identity in an assimilated
society?
"Young people often
come to us because they
simply don't feel right,"
Mrs. Weiner said. "Some-
times they just feel un-
comfortable with them-
selves and in their rela-
tionships. But they don't
know what's wrong."
Other times, young per-
sons seek counseling for
identifiable reasons, such as
the end of a relationship or
an employment crisis.
Choosing a career and
finding a job are critical de-
cisions in life. While Jewish
Vocational Service doesn't
keep age statistics, many
young people walk through
its doors.
JVS job placement spe-
cialists hold seminars on re-
sume preparation and job
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YAD Will Hear FP Editor
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Young adults are invited
to hear Neal Shine, senior
managing editor of the De-
troit Free Press, discuss "An
Editor Looks at Detroit," 8
p.m. March 13 at the Studio
Theater of the Jewish
Community Center in West
Bloomfield. The event is
sponsored by the Young
Adult Division of Jewish
Welfare Federation.
Born and educated in De-
troit, Shine started to work
at the Detfoit Free Press in
1950 as an office helper. Six
years later, he became a re-
porter. He moved up
through the ranks, becom-
ing editor, managing editor,
and, in 1982, senior manag-
ing editor.
He supervised staff
coverage ofthe Detroit riots
in 1967 which won the Free
Press a Pulitzer Prize, and
the reporting team which
covered the 1970 Kent State
University killings and won
the George Polk Award for
national reporting.
A reception will follow
the discussion. There is
an admission charge.
Diane Ash, Stacy
Brodsky and Alan Feuer are
co-chairmen of the Young
Adult Division lecture
series committee. Julie A.
Borim is division president.
For information, call the
Young Adult Division at
Jewish Welfare Federation,
965-3939.
upon networking con-
stituent communal
groups, agencies and
congregations who rec-
ognize the needs of sing-
les and desire to join to-
gether to provide assis-
tance and support. The
Community Network is
under the direction of
Bruce Tabashneck.
In addition to networking
with other singles groups,
the Community Network
sponsors a wide range of ac-
tivities. These include a ski
club, bowling league, arts
club, dinner series, news-
paper and 24-hour hotline.
Another group for both
young marrieds and singles
is the Young Adult Division
(YAD) of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation.
This organization of more
than 3,500 men and women
of post-college age through
mid-30s, gives young adults
the opportunity to become
involved in communal ac-
tivities, to perform service
and have fun doing it. Their
experience in the division
has prepared many mem-
bers for future leadership
roles in Federation and the
Allied Jewish Campaign. _
The YAD men's Cam-
paign anal women's
Campaign are organized
and directed by volun-
teers who solicit pledges
from their peers.
The division's education
and service committees par-
ticipate in the
community-wide Israel In-
dependence Day celebra-
tion, visit older community
members and tape their re-
collection of earlier years
for future generations, edu-
cate religious school stu-
dents about Federation and
the Campaign, take part in
a political awareness forum.
To learn more about the
Community Network for
Jewish Singles, or to join
the mailing list, call the
Jewish Community Center,
661-1000. The 24-hour hot-
line, with news of coming
events, is 661-4385.
Jewish men and women
through age 35 are welcome
to attend any Young Adult
Division event. For infor-
mation, call the Jewish
Welfare Federation, 965-
3939.