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Appeal/Jewish Community
Association of Washtenaw
County has allocated $5,000
to SJA for 1990 and raised
$8,700 for the National
Passage to Freedom
campaign.
Susanna Galant, who has
lived in Ann Arbor for the
past decade and who worked
on the dinner, noted that the
event was significant. "We
are not the most participative
of people," she said, referring
to herself and other Soviet
Jews who have settled in the
United States. "It's hard for
us to be part of a community
because in Russia we don't

have a sense of community
(like here)," she said. "Back
home we (Jews) don't even
know who we are."
But if Soviet Jews haven't
exactly known who they are
there have always been those
who have never forgotten. Re-
cent reports confirm an in-
crease of anti-Semitism in the
Soviet Union.
"Anti-Semitism is so high
now," said Galant. "They (
claim it's not the government
I
anymore; it's the people. "But
it doesn't matter for the peo-
ple who are the target of
it."

Teens

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on why the directors left ex-
cept to say each received a
better job offer.
Vivian Friedman was
named teen director in Oc-
tober after doing volunteer
work in the Jewish commun-
ity and working in retail
management. She splits her
time between the Teen Con-
nection program and the
Center's activities for
students between the ages of
14-18.
Although the national
program got off to a good
start in Detroit, it is hard to
continue that quality when
the staff keeps leaving,
Weiner said. By the end of
last year, Teen Connection
had a mailing list of 38
teens, but only had about 20
active members. Today, the
mailing list has grown to 50
with about 30 teens promis-
ing to attend each event.
"When you have a staff
person who stays you can ac-
complish a great deal.
Without consistency it's not
going to be a success,"
Weiner said. "It's too early
to know the impact Vivian
will have on the program.
I'm confident she can do it. It
just took a few months to
break her in."
Marty Oliff, assistant JCC
director, said "Getting a new
person results in a period of
adjustments."
With her wavy, dark
brown hair and casual
clothes, Friedman looks
more like a teen than a 27-
year-old teen director.
Friedman admits she looks
young, but it's a plus be-
cause the teens think she is
one of them and are willing
to confide in her.
Oliff is confident that with
Friedman at the helm, both
Teen Connection and pro-
grams for the older teens
will succeed.
"She has the type of per-
sonally that glows," Oliff

said. "Teens respond to her."
"The key word is flexibil-
ity. When you work with
teens you have to be flexible
because teens change what
they want to do," Oliff said.
Friedman said when she
was young going on a
hayride was fun. Today's
teens prefer basketball,
roller-skating or dances.
Oliff said, "Sports is a good
way to get teens interested
in the Center's programs."
With the new Rosenberg
sports complex at the Center
and the upcoming JCC-
Maccabi Youth Games more

"When you have a
staff person who
stays you can
accomplish a great
deal. Without
consistency it's not
going to be a
success," Weiner
said.

teens are participating in
physical activities, he said.
The program for older teens
also includes trips to con-
certs, plays, movies, or
places where the teens can
play whirlyball, miniature
golf or ski.
"You have to understand
Jewish teens have a com-
plete lifestyle with so much
going on that they don't
have that much time," Oliff
said. "Working with teens is
frustrating, but very rewar-
ding."
Dances are also popular
with teens of all ages, Oliff
said. Since last year the
Center has had six dances
with attendance ranging
from 75 to 250 teens.
In addition to dances,
Friedman plans a comedy
night for the older teens
later this month as well as a

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