, )avid L. 5irromp (313) 478-3510 PHOTOGRAPHY But it was that experience that provided a turning point. "We established a bond," he said. "That's when I knew I wanted to work with kids." After returning from Israel, Brown continued his Hebrew studies at the Midrasha- College of Jewish Studies and decided to create a program in which he could teach inner- city children about ethnic groups different from their own. Brown said he would like to share the information he learned about Israel with his students, for instance that Israel is more than fighting with Palestinians. To help him in his mission, another hospital employee hooked him up with the religious school at Temple Beth El where she is a mem- ber. Educational director Robert Lask invited him to sit in several classes and observe. Then, Lask introduced Brown to Denise Cohen, religious school program and project supervisor. They set up a joint program in which Brown spoke to her students about teaching Hebrew to black children and she addressed his students about the Hol- ocaust and Yom Hashoah. According to Mrs. Cohen, their objective in creating a joint program was to "make a difference in their (stu- dents') lives." Ultimately, Brown and Mrs. Cohen would like to form a city-wide coun- cil of teachers to create joint educational programs for blacks and Jews — children and parents — on prejudice, the South and the Holocaust, concluding with a "fun" event. Brown is anxious to go back to Israel. He will attend the Coalition for the Advance- ment of Jewish Education (CAJE) conference in Israel in August. Next year, he'd like to take some high school stu- dents to Israel. He said he'd like to spend a year studying in the Jewish state, but the price is prohibitive when one figures in the cost of bringing his wife and three children. Still, Brown has faith. He hopes the Jewish community will support him in his mis- sion to promote understand- ing between cultures. How- ever, it was a member of the black community who is mak- ing his August trip to the CAJE conference possible. Brown has put his dream of becoming an interpreter tem- porarily on hold, because, he said, teaching children is more important. "If you can open kids' minds to the world it will make a better world. 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