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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1988

(313) 357.7772

Bob McKeown

W

hether it's finally a
chance to use the
Hebrew they
studied in religious school or
just the opportunity to ex-
perience a new culture, 15
Detroit students are looking
forward to February to what
for most will be their first trip
to Israel.
The five-month trip, titled
Project Discovery-Detroit
High School Program in
Israel, will allow the 10th and
11th graders to study at an
American high school in
Jerusalem, the Israel Golds-
tein Youth Village, as well as
interact with their Israeli
counterparts. A project of the
Youth Aliyah department of
the Jewish Agency, the high-
school-in-Israel program is
administered locally by the
United Hebrew Schools and
the Israel Program Center.
Ofra Fisher, UHS superinten-
dent, and Yefet Ozery, com-
munity shaliach, will oversee
the program and visit the
students while they are
abroad. Co-sponsors of the
Midwest program are the
boards of Jewish education of
Chicago and "Cleveland.
The Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion will give each student a
$1,000 subsidy toward the
$3,000 fee, which includes tui-
tion, room and board, tours,
seminars, a health plan and
registration. Students will be
responsible for textbooks,
pocket money, airfare, dental
care, elective surgery and in-
surance on their belongings.
Grades and credits earned
for classes taken in Israel will
be transferable, according to
Ozery. Both 10th and 11th
graders will be required to
take comparative literature
and composition. Tenth
graders also will have to take
geometry, biology and
western civilization. Required
classes for 11th graders in-
clude chemistry, algebra II
and American history.
From the electives, students
may choose from physical
education, Hebrew, com-
puters, Jewish history,
modern Israeli society, cur-
rent events, sociology and
journalism.
Community service will
play a major part in the pro-
gram, but it won't be all work
and no play. Efforts will be
made to "twin" the students
with members of the Noar
L'Noar (Youth to Youth) pro-
gram, the Israeli counterpart

Helen Cozzetto and daughter Lisa examine the application forms for the
Israel program.

of the American B'nai B'rith
Youth Organization. The
Detroit teens will be en-
couraged to attend parties
and participate in other teen
activities with their new
Israeli friends. They also will
be matched with Israeli
families. Extra-curricular ac-
tivities in arts and crafts,
music and more also will be
available. The teens are
scheduled to visit Detroit's
Project Renewal sister city
Yavneh and spend time on a
kibbutz.
Knowledge of Hebrew is not
a prerequisite, but a medical
evaluation and psychological
assessment are mandatory to
determine if the student is
mature enough to participate.
Students also will be accepted
based on academic achieve-
ment. Fisher, Ozery, the
Youth Aliyah department and
the Goldstein Village will
make the final determination
about the students' accep-
tance into the program.

Students who are eligible
for the SAT and ACT tests
will be able to take them at
the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.
lb date, more than 3,000
American students have par-
ticipated in similar high-
school-in-Israel programs.
While the Detroit teens'
parents are concerned about
their children's semester-long
stay in Israel, owing to the re-
cent hostilities in Gaza, the
teens are excited. David
Dressler, 15, a 10th grader at
Berkley High School, looks
forward to the opportunity to
visit the Jewish state. "I don't

know when I'll get another
chance (to go)," he said. "It
can be an interesting ex-
perience for me. It's an ex-
cellent school."
Lisa Cozzetto, 16, an 11th
grader at Southfield-Lathrup
High School, sees the trip as
a good way to study another
culture. She said she hopes to
broaden her education. "It'll
make me a more interesting
person and help me prepare
for college!'
Jennifer Sima, 16, an 11th
grader at Groves High School,
will finally get the chance to
use the Hebrew she learned
in religious school. She call-
ed the opportunity to -study
abroad "a reward." She said
had no fears about going, in
light of the West Bank and
Gaza disturbances, but her
mother had other ideas.
"I have mixed emotions,"
Judy Sima explained. "It's a
wonderful opportunity; I'm
glad she wants to go. I feel
she'll be safe. I'll miss her for
five months!' Helen Cozzetto
echoed Mrs. Sima's sen-
timents. "I am a little uneasy,
but where Lisa is going to be
is not right where the pro-
blems are . . . I have family in
Israel and they don't seem to
worry about it at all."
Dorothy Dressler is concern-
ed about "all the ruckus
that's going on," but said that
she believes that David will
be well taken care of by the
Israelis.
All three mothers have
been in Israel. Mrs. Cozzetto
lived there 10 years, after
leaving Germany in the late
1940s. Mrs. Dressler visited

