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Friday, July 4, 1986
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Political Difference
Continued from preceding page
Jampel did not become disil-
lusioned. "I was more interested
in being in the office than really
what I was doing," she admits. "I
was interested in learning about
campaigns and how they run."
Jampel's work had sparked new
interest, however, and as the
campaign duties came to an end
she had a new goal: to become Le-
vin's Senate page for the following
summer. She introduced herself
to Levin as they shared an
elevator on the way up to his office
— just the first step in "making
my name familiar," a process that
meant sending transcripts, re-
sumes, and recommendations to
Levin's office at two- to three-
week intervals during her 11th
grade year. Competition is heavy
for pageships, Jampel adds, be-
cause positions are few. "But I was
persistent," she points out, "and it
paid off."
Jampel, fighting the Washing-
ton, D.C. heat in her uniform
white, long-sleeved shirt and dark
pants, spent six weeks last sum-
mer as a Senate Democratic page,
a position she laughingly de-
scribes as "servant" of the Senate.
Her "gopher" duties included ev-
erything from delivering mes-
sages to and from different Senate
offices to buying cigars for one
Senator who would "give me a dol-
lar to buy a milkshake for my-
self," Jampel recalls.
Though presented with such
challenges as learning the names
and faces of 47 Democratic Sena-
tors, Jampel says that she enjoyed
her job too much to consider it dif-
ficult. "I loved standing on the Se-
nate floor and hearing Senators
speak," she notes. "I'd hear them,
and the next day I'd read about it
on the cover of the New York
Times!"
Her enthusiasm made her a
standout above some 50 to 60
other Senate pages, according to
Bill Norton, the assistant to the
Secretary of the Minority in the
Senate. "She is just the most
dynamic person," he says, noting
that she would make simple
duties — such as taking lunch to
some Senators — special. "She
would talk to them to find out
their views, and you could tell she
really cared."
"Sure I did quite a bit of gopher
work," Jampel admits of her pag-
ing duties. "But I would make the
most of it, and I came home know-
ing more than when I left."
Part of this knowledge included
a realization that she still had
much to learn, says Jampel. So
during her senior year of high
school she sought and won a 1986
summer internship with Levin, a
position she describes as "one step
up the ladder from being a page."
Now, more solidly focused
towards a political career, Jampel
feels she needs more "hands-on
experience" and the additional
exposure to Levin's work that a
Washington internship will offer.
Though it includes some gopher-
type duties, the job also will pro-
vide her with a chance to do re-
search and cover Senate hearings.
Robillard, who notes that Jam-
pel will be one of the youngest
interns in the office this summer,
says that Jampel's work as a page
was definitely a factor in receiv-
-
ing the six-week position. But
Robillard has also observed Jam-
pel to be "delightful and very
bright. She's a little more focused
than most young people; she
knows what she wants."
Part of this "focus" includes
Jampel's affiliation with the
Democratic Party. AlthOngh she
feels influenced by her "strongly
Democratic" parents, she cites her
Judaism as another important
factor in party choice.
"The Democrats have a long
history of supporting Jews," says
Jampel, a member of Temple Beth
El in Birmingham. She recalls
that "without Harry Truman, the
creation of Israel would not have
come about." Pointing out that
the Jewish vote has traditionally
been for Democrats, Jampel adds,
"Like many Democrats, Jews tend
to be liberal on social issues." The
"tolerance" of Democrats on is-
sues such as gay rights and abor-
tion also appeals to Jampel, who
says that her Jewish upbringing
has taught her "that those who
are poor should be helped with
welfare."
But the preservation of Israel
also remains a major concern for
Jampel, who stresses, "My loyalty
is always with the Jews first."
Claiming that no one can be com-
pletely devoted to any political
"I want to be
involved."
party, she emphasizes that her
support of Judaism often falls into
one of the "gray" areas of politics
— "somewhere between the black
and white."
When not pursuing her political
reading and study, Jampel has
managed to make her free time as
busy, as her work schedule. She
has applied her endless energy to
everything from sports to foren-
sics to playing the piano to, quite
simply, "going out and being with
my friends." But asked to
evaluate her high school peers she
admits that she considers "many
high school kids underinformed
and underactive." It's a way of life
she doesn't agree with: "When I
see something P want to do, I do
it," she says firmly. "The opportu-
nity is there."
Though she is reluctant to
make many long-term career pre-
dictions, Jampel plans to pursue
pre-law studies at the University
of Michigan. But she'd prefer to be
working for an elected official to
being one herself, explaining,
"I'm concerned with keeping a
private life." Don't expect to find
her too far down the ladder,
though; this young leader isn't
planning to miss out on any politi-
cal decisions. "More than any-
thing," she concludes, "I want to
be involved."
Riding together in a subway
car, Schlussel and Jampel would
not appear to observers as two
young people split by their dif-
ferences. Instead, their unique
energies combine, creating the
promise of one future. As Sir
Winston Churchill wrote, "You
cannot hurt the world . . . she was
made to be . . . won by youth."
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