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For local information contact THE ALIYAH PROGRAM CENTER 661-5440 or Lee Shlom at 661-4285 12 FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1988 Youth Aliyah Seeks To Make U.S. Students Into Ambassadors HEIDI PRESS News Editor E lla Bar-Illan hopes that after Detroit Jew- ish students spend as much as a year or as little as one semester in Israel, they will become friends of the Jewish state for life. But, first they have to get to Israel. As executive director for the U.S. and Canada of the Youth Aliyah department of the Jewish Agency, Bar-Illan is making that opportunity a reality. In Detroit recently to pro- mote the Detroit High School in Israel program, an affiliate of Project Discovery, the American-Israel high school program of Youth Aliyah, Bar-Illan met with principals of Jewish day and religious schools and those of public high schools which have a high Jewish student popula- tion to describe the program. What a 10th, 11th or 12th grader can expect by par- ticipating in the Detroit High School in Israel program is a typical American high school curriculum, including English, American literature, math, science, history and physical education. Electives- are available in computer science, French and Spanish. Another 20 hours per week are devoted to Hebrew, Bible, Israel geography, Jewish ethics and tradition. Field trips are offered and extra- curricular activities such as sports, ceramics, folk dancing, handicrafts and more are en- couraged. Social service also is recommended as an extra- curricular activity, and students can choose to teach English to Ethiopian children, help the elderly or do some agricultural work. Detroit students will have an opportunity to work in the local Jewish community's Project Renewal city of Yavneh. In addition, students are "adopted" by Israeli families so they have places to visit on weekends, holidays and dur- ing vacation time. "The main idea is to make friends with the Israelis," Bar-Illan explained. "If they never come to Israel again, the students will remain friends with Israel. They will gain a real insight into Israel and into their personal iden- tification (as Jews)." Pre-requisites include a B average or better and ade- quate medical and Ella Bar-Man is traveling through the U.S. to encourage high school students to spend a year studying in Israel. psychological assessments. Knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary. Credits earned will be transferable to U.S. high schools. "It has to be a special kid (to participate in the pro- gram)," and he or she has to be motivated, Bar-Illan emphasizes. Current plans for a Detroit high school experience in Israel call for students to spend one semester either in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv. However, there are projections to turn it into a one-year plan. Such programs already exist between Israel and cities and countries such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Miami, Mon- treal, Toronto, South America, France, England, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Bar-Illan also has scheduled meetings with Jewish leaders in Cleveland and Chicago to set up a Midwest high-school- in-Israel program. So far, there are 319 U.S. and Canadian students in Israel participating in the one-year prorgram. A total of 85 students from South Africa and Philadelphia are enrolled in semester pro- grams. Nearly 900 students are participating in Project Discovery overall. Bar-Illan is no stranger to education. Prior to taking her present post, she spent seven years as director of the educa- tion department of Beit Hatefutsot — the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora; and for 11 years was the director of the American Zionist Youth Foundation summer pro- grams. She is on leave to develop the high-school-in- Israel program. Bar-Illan said that the eight-year-old Project Discovery is aimed at giving the students a Jewish ex- perience in Israel. Rather than follow the calendar via the non-Jewish holidays, as is done in the U.S. and most other countries, students will proceed through the Jewish year via Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah, Pesach and Shavuot. She said she hoped a minimum of 15 Detroit-area students will enroll in the program, which begins in February 1989. The applica- tion deadline is Dec. 31. Students are responsible for the $3,000 fee (not including airfare), and according to Bar- Illan, subsidies will be available locally and in Israel to qualified students. The Jewish Welfare Federation's Conference of Division Chairmen has approved the Jewish community's par- ticipation in the program, which it will oversee locally, and is currently considering a proposal to provide $1,000