luetudi n b3 spocu Aped THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, November 23, 1984 27 BETTER: Partment responds with .a poster of a cracked, dry desert and a few red and yellow blos- soms. The caption reads: We never.promised you a rose garden." "We're a consumer society but we're still pioneers," says Aron. "There are no more changes with the times. Now we need pioneers in high technology, in the settle- ments, in Project Renewal and other areas. We are emphasiz- ing the challenge of adapting to a changing, growing society." An emigrant himself as a teenager from Chile, Aron, who served as ambassador to Columbia for three years be- fore taking this position, says he is well aware of the many practical problems facing new olim. Housing is a major one, though he says it has been exaggerated. Aron personally visits absorption centers at least twice a week and talks to new emigrants about their ex- periences, positive and nega- tive, in adjusting to life in Is- rael. What I come away with is the strong impression that if an oieh (emigrant) is willing to solve his problems, he'll make it. you have to enter society, not wait for Israelis to take you in. But once yob. show that you want to be an Israeli and to have Israeli friends, they will help you," says Aron. He says too many olim tend to stay among their own, with Americans . living among former Americans, South Af- ricans living among former South Africans, and so on. "It's a natural tendency to seek out their own, but it also shows the process of becoming a true Is- raeli," he believes. Aron acknowledges that his visits to absorption centers are not enough, and points out that he has initiated follow-up surveys on the effectiveness of the centers and of shlichim (emissaries from Israel who work in the Diaspora to pro- . mite ali,Tah). A committee on absorption centers is studying everything from providing telephones for individual apartments (at pre- sent there may be one or two public phones for hundreds of families), to changing the entire operating structure. As Aron notes, "the Point of an absorption center is to ease the process of transition, but sometimes we find that they are having the opposite effect and are isolating the new olim." As for shlichim, Aron hopes Continued on next page VERTICAL BLINDS WINDOW SHADES DRAPERIES SLIMLINE 30%-60% BLINDS DISCOUNT Window coverings in your home should show fine taste. We can help in TOSS A PARTY announces the opening of their 2nd store in the Mid 7 Shopping Plaza of Livonia. Your, Complete Party Supply Center Let us show you the latest fabrics and patterns. All at affordable prices. Any type or style of window treatment you desire. We measure and install all orders. Very expert workmanship. 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