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Boys' Town Revisited
Music just for you!
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BY CARL ALPERT
Special to The Jewish News
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Haifa — Exactly 30 years tical training is being suc-
ago I visited a modest school cessfully implemented as
in Bayit V'Gan, which was planned.
Those who, because of
then a suburb on the out-
skirts of Jerusalem. It bore sensational news stories,
the pretentious name of tend to think of Israel's Or-
Boys' Town — pretentious thodox Jewry in terms of
because the enrollment was rock-throwing and fanati-
less than 1.00 and the cism, should take a look
facilities were sparse. The Boys' Town. Gradua
name was perhaps neces- from here go into the Israe
sary because there was no army, navy or air force, and
other appellation to de- because of their technical
scribe what the institution training and intense Jewish
loyalties make excellent de-
aspired to be.
Since it provided a full fenders of the homeland. .
Another of the original
education program for lads
between the ,ages of 12 and aims, to promote integra-
17, it could properly have tion of Jews from different
been called a school. Since it countries, communities and
sheltered the young people traditions, is being
and provided for all their achieved. The institution is
physical needs, it might located in Jerusalem, but
have been termed a home. the pupils — Sephardi,
Emphasis was placed on Ashkenazi or other — come
Torah learning, and so it from 147 towns and villages
might have been called a all over the country. There
yeshiva. But it also gave the is intense competition to be
pupils a technical education accepted.
This is not a home for
and so it could have been
known as a vocational wayward boys. To the con-
trary, these are normal
school.
Under the circumstances, youngsters who, because of
Boys' Town was thought to economic, cultural or social
be comprehensive enough to handicaps at home, might
never have the oppor-
cover all aspects.
The physical plant was tunities which Boys' Town
humble, the staff few in gives them. The results
number and the budget show, for among the 4,000
minute, but the intentions alumni to date are found
were ambitious and the many successful profes-
sionals, businessmen, arti-
goals visionary.
Last month I went back to sans and craftsmen.
An institution like this
visit Boys' Town. Even an
Israeli who is accustomed to does not succeed by chance.
the performance of miracles It requires the loyalty, per-
in this hallowed land must sistence, even the fanatic
devotion of individuals, and
be staggered by the change.
I found an 18-acre campus Boys' Town was fortunate in
covered with impressive having two of these. Very
buildings yhousing soon after creation of the
classrooms, laboratories, state, Rabbi Alexander S.
technical workshops, dor- Linchner," American born
mitories, synagogues, gym- and educated, came to the
nasium, swimming pool and country with a vision which
more. Enrollment is now he proceeded to transform
1,250 in junior high and into reality. He was ideally
high school. Only limitation complemented by the New
of facilities prevents the ac- York banker, Ira Guilden,
ceptance of more at this who knew how to mobilize
friends and resources for a
stage.
The meager technical cause he believed in. Each
shop I had seen three de- VI his way made this success
cades ago has been suc- story possible.
Before leaving the cam-
ceeded by a modern printing
plant which sets type elec- pus I went to see the newest
tronically and also does silk student, just arrived from
screen printing; by a com- Japan. He has already been
puter center; a school of car- nick-named Ruby the
pentry which manufactures Robot, and the question as
attractive furniture; a pre- to whether he must wear a
cision machining depart- kippah is still being de-
ment whose products meet bated. He will be the center
the rigid specifications of of attraction in the new (-1
the defense establishment, partment of robotics.
It's not as remote fro.
to mention only those I saw.
The classes in Torah and Jewish studies as some may
Talmud have also ex- think. There are those who
panded, into a graduate believe that robot is an old
yeshiva or kollel. Somehow, Aramaic pronunciation of
the Mishna and mechanics, rabbi!
Torah and technology do not
seem contradictory here.
On dean's list
It was certainly impres-
sive to find how much had Monique Viedrah, a
changed, but it was equally senior at Michigan State
impressive to note how University, has been named
much was the same. The to the dean's list. She is the
ideal of combining an Or- daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
thodox education with prac- Jerry Viedrah of Southfield.