THIS ISSUE 60cP
SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY
OCTOBER 20, 1989 / 21 TISHREI 5750
Temple, Yeshiva
Eye B'nai Moshe
ALAN HITSKY
Associate Editor
The Jewish Welfare Fed-
eration is considering
several options for the use of
Congregation B'nai Moshe,
including the possible resale
of the building to Temple
Emanu-El or leasing of space
in the facility to Yeshivath
Beth Yehudah and other
Jewish organizations.
Federation offered last week
to purchase the B'nai Moshe
building, which had been on
the market for one year, after
the congregation reportedly
received a $1.5 million offer
from a church.
While Federation officials
were reluctant to discuss
their options or a timetable
for making a decision on the
30-year-old structure at Ten
Mile and Church roads in
Oak Park, Emanu-El and
Yeshiva officials confirmed
they may have an interest in
the facility.
A move by Emanu-El
across Church into the B'nai
Moshe structure would give
the temple an 800-seat sanc-
tuary, a larger social hall
and more classroom space.
"But there are negatives to
consider as well," said
Emanu-El President Jack
Nolish.
"It's one of those 'sit-
around-the-fireside-and-
what-if' ideas. We are
dedicated to the
neighborhood, but we
haven't sorted this all out
yet." Nolish said he is ap-
pointing a committee to
study the idea.
If the temple moves and
the Federation acquires the
Emanu-El building,
possibilities would exist for
an expanded Jewish Com-
munity Campus along Ten
Mile. Hugh Greenberg,
chairman of Federation's
Ten Mile Campus Planning
Committee, said numerous
plans are being considered,
"but we don't want to talk
yet because we don't want
people excited one way or
the other."
Greenberg said his com-
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Fresh Air Staff
Getting Leaner
KIMBERLY LIFTON
Staff Writer
In its first major overhaul
in a decade, the Fresh Air
Society is tightening its belt
and restructuring the 87-
year-old agency.
The move is part of the
agency's 'mans to keep soar-
ing camp costs from becom-
ing exorbitant and to pro-
vide new year-round pro-
grams for members of the
Jewish community, said
Sam Fisher, Fresh Air Socie-
ty executive director.
In the past year, the agen-
cy, which runs Tamarack
Camps, has trimmed its 12-
person professional staff to
nine. Two secretarial posi-
tions were also eliminated.
Fresh Air this month
redefined existing positions,
shifting emphasis from
summer to year-long plann-
ing.
Four weeks of camp last
summer cost $1,275, up
about 16 percent from the
previous summer. Fisher
said he hopes increases will
be minimal this summer.
"We are making camp too
expensive," he said. "We are
tightening our operation to
keep costs reasonable and to
make sure responsibilities
are defined more clearly.
"This has been planned for
a long time," Fisher
said. "We are trying to best
utilize all of our staff and we
are trying to change our em-
phasis in certain areas. They
were too scattered in their
job responsibilities. We
needed continuity."
Among the job changes,
Jeff Metz, formerly director
of Camp Tamarack at
Brighton, becomes the
camp's first marketing di-
rector; and Marvin Berman,
formerly director of Camp
Maas at Ortonville and
winter programs, becomes
director of winter programs
and outdoor education,
replacing Eric Lipson, who is
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The Dalai Lama Discovers Judaism
In a New Jersey
encounter between
the Nobel-winning
leader-in-exile of
Tibetan Buddhism
and a group of
Jewish clergy and
scholars, both
learned something
about the other's
religion.