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lives, who receive little or no
recognition, who could have
served as role models to our
community and examples of
what our culture expounds.
If the purpose of your paper
was to stimulate controversy,
it failed even there. Everyone
to whom I spoke was upset by
the article and their feelings
ran the gamut from disturb-
ed about it to appalled.
I truly believe you owe your
readers an apology. These pe-
ple were not only inap-
propriate exemplars of
humanity, they in no way
displayed the values of our
culture and of our religion. I
question not only your ra-
tionale for this article but
also its prominent placement
in your paper.
Paula B. Korelitz
Southfield
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FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1989
I read with interst the June
16 article "Splitting the Pie."
It is good to see that the
Jewish Welfare Federation
has groups studying Jewish
education and Jewish identi-
ty and affiliation in Detroit.
The problem, however, is that
action to respond to the
mounting challenges in these
areas is long overdue.
Some of us feel that the
Hebrew day school is the
vehicle by which students can
best be exposed to in-depth
Judaic studies, and as a
result, develop an abiding at-
tachment to "Klal Yisrael."
One minor problem has
developed in recent years. As
a parent of children who at-
tend Hillel Day School, I have
noted an exponential rise in
tuition. It now costs $4,350
annually. For many parents,
the cost or providing one or
more of their children with a
day shcool education is
presently prohibitive.
There is no Jewish high
school in Detroit which can
appeal to students from all
branches of Judaism. Fre-
quently, I hear the argument
that involvement of Jewish
children in public high
schools is important for pur-
poses of "socialization." What
socialization process is being
referred to I am not sure. Is it
the exposure to an environ-
ment which makes adherence
to certain values and tradi-
tions more difficult? . . . I
have always thought that
education works best by
positive reinforcement, not by
tempting fate.
These are then only two of
our problems: affordability of
Jewish day school education
and a day school experience
through high school.
Your article was correct in
stating that, "The glue that
holds the Jewish community
and the Campaign together is
Israel." More importantly,
however, we should remember
that it is Jewish education
and positive Jewish ex-
periences that make the glue
stick.
Bold decisive action by the
community is needed now, if
we are not to continue to sit
back and watch the ranks of
the unaffiliated and the
unidentified swell further.
Dr. Gerald H. Katzman
Farmington Hills
LOCAL NEWS I
Fresh Air Has
Annual Meeting
The 87th annual meeting of
the Fresh Air Society and
election of officers and direc-
tors will take place on Aug. 13
at Camp Maas (the Benard L.
and Rosalyn J. Maas Recrea-
tion Area) in the Norma and
Gerald Richter Pavilion.
The event is open to the
public and includes presenta-
tions by campers. The newly
designed Richter Pavilion and
phase one of the Theodore
and Mina Bargman Sports
Faciities will be dedicated.
Nominated for a three-year
term as directors are: Charles
Schiff, Charles Bale, Jeff
Barker, Barbara Eisenberg,
David Engleberg, Sharon
Hart and Barbara Tukel.
Nominated for a second three-
year term are: Jeffrey Aisen,
Marshall Hersh, Diane Klein,
Lynn Medow and David
Rouff.
The following officers are
nominated for a one-year
term of office: President,
Richard Komer; Vice Pesi-
dent, Jonathan Haber; Vice
President, Pola Friedman;
Treasurer, Edward Lumberg,
and Secretary, Dr. Donald
Sherman.
Haifa U. Adds
Law School
New York — The Council on
Higher Education in Israel
formally approved the
establishment of a law school
at Haifa University.
The law school's first dean
will be Prof. Yitzhak Zamir,
formerly attorney general for
the State of Israel and now
chairman of the press council
for the State of Israel. In ad-
dition to faculty from Israel,
the law school expects to at-
tract faculty from abroad,
particularly the United
States.