I LOCAL NEWS
WE'RE NOT KIDDING !
On August 19,
2,200 young Jewish athletes from around the world are
REALLY
Jewish, Arabic Students
Win Essay Contest
coming to Detroit for the Jewish Community Centers
North American Maccabi Youth Games.
It will
REALLY
be an unforgettable experience for the whole community.
We
REALLY
need 1,000 host families to open their
homes to these youngsters.
You
REALLY
should be one of them!
For more information, call Beth Robinson at 661-1000, ext. 296.
Jewish Community Centers
North American Maccabi
Youth Games, August 19 - 26, 1990
At Golden Dreams — B'nai Moshe Nursery and Sunday Schools we
believe that your children deserve the most positive, upbeat introduc-
tion to Jewish life yet.
JOIN US FOR A FAMILY PICNIC AND CRAFT FAIR
For Parents and Children 12 Months to 6 Years
Sunday, May 20, 1990 5-7:00 p.m.
Jewish Community Center (Maple/Drake) Room 118
• Bring, Kosher Picnic Dinner
• Art projects and story hour for children led by our teachers
• Time for adults to meet our Director, Rabbi and Teachers
• Find out about our individualized extended hours for
working parents.
Call Robin, 546-8040 or 557-5667
for details about our school and family picnic.
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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1990
Debra Stein, of Harrison
High School, and Lee Turfe, of
Crestwood High School, each
received $750 for their
entries.
Jews Must Be
Aware Of The World
ing such a horrible tragedy to
occur again, not only to
Jewish people, but to others
as well. The only prevention
is through education. To in-
form each generation of our
history, education is the key
to prevention.
If we allow ourselves to lose
the tie from our heritage, we
lose ourselves. However, it is
not only important for us to
know about and understand
our Jewish heritage, but it is
most important to gain
knowledge about parts of the
world that we may not under-
stand, because we have a
most precious common link —
that of humanity. We must
always be there for people; it
is a responsibility, not just for
one race or ethnic group —
but that of all people.
MARLA MELTZER
HOW MUCH FUN SHOULD YOUR KIDS'
NURSERY AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS BE?
I
lbn Jewish and Arabic high
school seniors received
scholarship checks for their
winning entries in the
American Arabic and Jewish
Friends essay contest. The
scholarships were handed out
during a May 9 ceremony in
Southfield.
Marla Meltzer, a student at
Roeper City and Country
School, received $1,000 for
her essay on what it means to
be an American of Jewish
descent. Tera Shamey, a
Plymouth Salem High School
student, also earned $1,000
for her essay on what it
means to be an American of
Arabic descent.
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T
o me, what it means to
be an American of
Jewish descent is to
have a greater understanding
of not only domestic affairs,
but a greater understanding
and awareness of global
issues affecting the world. It
is not just a responsibility, but
it is a privilege to be an
American of Jewish descent.
To understand the Jewish
heritage, here in the United
States and globally, we must
become more aware of our
world.
In a pluralistic society such
as the United States, we must
not let ourselves get caught
up in what is only going on in
our country, but that which is
going on internationally,
because we are a world of
nothing less than inter-
dependence; we must not
break from other countries.
The Americans of Jewish des-
cent must not break from
Israel; the Americans of
Arabic descent must not
break from Iran and Iraq, and
the African Americans must
not break from Africa. No
human being should ever
forget his heritage
throughout the world, and
ties to each other.
To be an American of
Jewish descent also means
that we must never forget
Adolf Hitler and the
Holocaust where so many of
our people were brutally
murdered and enslaved. For if
we allow ourselves to ever
forget that, we will be at
great risk of someday allow-
Marla Meltzer of Oak Park is
a senior at Roeper City and
Country School.
Other winners who earned
$500 include Ophira Edut of
Ferndale High School, Dalia
Halabu of Marian High
School, Nir Kaisser of Central
High School, Hala Jorbou of
Ferndale, Robert Light of
West Bloomfield High School
and Mohamed Salameh of
Fordson High School.
The essays were designed to
promote better understan-
ding between Arabic and
Jewish students.
lb help people, we must
have an understanding of
them. To have that under-
standing — we must become
aware of global issues.
Everything from famine in
Ethiopia, earthquakes in
Armenia, brutal dictating,
drug trafficking leaders in
Panama, to a war in the Mid-
dle East that has lasted near-
ly two decades. These are
issues that are of everyone's
concern.
My personal philosophies
on what it means to be an
American of Jewish descent
begin with an understanding
of people as a "whole" and
issues affecting the lives of
those people. However, it goes
much deeper than that — my
philosophy branches off to
caring, simply caring enough
about humanity so that you
can make a difference every
single day of your life — for a
cause, or to help someone in
need. It means that each and
every person can make a dif-
ference in the world. It is not
just a responsibility of one