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Affordable prices , '',' \k''*.), I / 4 Ilr,., /Phi/ 40 iy I mi , l , Ill 76 Ilh p , SILK TREES. FREE IN-HOME/OFFICE on CONSULTATION. ac pie sth6- 61yorK FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1989 , •rtitomMitirlplilmerMMMIIIIIMUMMOMMIM. Together, there's so much good we can do. Esther Freeman directs bar mitzvah practice. Jennifer's report covers the way coming-of-age is handled among Jews worldwide. "I was interested because how we celebrate is so different from how some of our friends do," she says. Jennifer, like some of her classmates, has attended at least one traditional religious bar mitzvah, an event she characterizes as "kind of long." Like Ben, Jen- nifer is working on Yiddish greetings to augment her presentation. The students' research, ac- cording to Freeman, usually runs to books and interviews. Jineene, writing on the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng, has traveled to Cleveland to view a Diaspora exhibit, and to East Lansing to hear a speech. In the Kaifeng area of China, says Jineene, the residents "aren't really Jews" in the way we know them, "but more like descendents now." Ji- neene's Yiddish offering will be "In the Diaspora," a poem. Though no rabbi officiates at a Workmen's Circle bar mitzvah, a parent or teacher usually takes the podium to introduce the celebrant, part of the "togetherness" aspect of the organization, Freeman says. "We're very democratic in that sense. We want to work with our children to make them feel part of our culture. They're members of our socie- ty not an autonomous group." Workmen's Circle children begin in Sunday school at age 5, where they're treated to songs, folktales and Bible stories by one of the group's three teachers. From there the pupils study Jewish life, cur- rent events, history and, for the older kids, Yiddish. The unorthodox nature of a Workmen's Circle bar mitzvah reflects the group's approach to Judaism as a whole. "We're not anti-religious," says Freeman. "Our members know that they can find religious training outside our school, and some do belong to synagogues. We mark our holidays in a secular fashion." For the latest bar mitzvah kids, their preparation is another step in a busy life that envelops public school and their hobbies (model trains for Ben, violin and- piano for Jineene, and "all sports and talking on the phone" for Jennifer). A graduating Workmen's Circle student has the option to continue independent study in Yiddish and other subjects. Do the three plan to go on with their studies? They look wary. "Maybe," says Ben. "I'm thinking about it," says Jen- nifer. "Maybe," says Jineene. Freeman and other staff members have high hopes for Ben, Jennifer, Jineene and their classmates. The prin- cipal describes a renewed in- terest in both Jewish secular education and in her group's philosophy of "freedom, brotherhood, peace, and social consciousness." As Freeman sees it, in past years "we've lost a generation," but now "in Detroit, we're starting to gain more young people." 111 'I LOCAL NEWS I Red Cross Offers Class The Southeastern Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross will sponsor a one-day training session, "Providing Red Cross Disaster Health Services," on June 10 at 9 a.m. at Red Cross chapter headquarters, 100 Mack Ave., Detroit. This training session is designed for nurses interested in volunteering their time and skills in the delivery of disaster health services. The training is free, but space is limited. For information or to register, call Barbara Spillman, 967-0966.