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FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1990
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'Nathan Miller and
Naomi Loebl wanted
to help Soviet Jews
but didn't know what two
nine-year-olds could do.
That was until Nathan
told Naomi about a carnival
he had planned a few years
ago which was rained out.
The two Huntington Woods
children decided a neighbor-
hood carnival would be fun.
However, this time instead
of making money for them-
selves, they would donate
any profits from the May 27
carnival in Huntington
Woods to the Operation Ex-
odus campaign for Soviet
Jewry.
Both Nathan and Naomi
heard their parents talking
about the influx of Soviet
Jews coming to Detroit and
Israel. Nathan's parents,
Jim and Arleen, even
adopted a Soviet family
through Family to Family, a
community program that
matches Soviets and Ameri-
cans.
After seeing his own
Soviet family purchase a
used car with a bad engine
and hearing other stories
about struggling Soviet
Jews, Nathan wanted to
help.
Or as Naomi put it, help-
ing Soviets "is a good cause.
We decided it might be a
good idea to raise money for
them."
So last month, the pair
began plans to turn
Nathan's backyard on
Parkwood into a neighbor-
hood carnival in time for
May 27. Using a home com-
puter, the two friends made
up a flyer announcing the
event.
It was only after seeing the
flyer that Judy Loebl
discovered what her
daughter and Nathan were
preparing to do.
"They started on this plan
before asking us," Loebl
said.
But Nathan said, "I
thought they knew about
it."
For the past month, the
two friends were busy. They
called each other every day,
even during Naomi's recent
bout of chickeri pox, to make
preparations.
Nathan and Naomi usecra
book on carnivals and
memories of amusement
parks to create 17 games for
their own event. Saving her
allowance money, Naomi
has been slowly buying
prizes for contest winners.
"It is kind of hard organi-
zing, but making the games
was easy," Nathan said. His
father, Jim, helped the chil-
dren make games and do-
nated $700 to get the car-
nival off the ground.
But that's the only in-
volvement they have had in
the carnival's_ preparations.
"They had it into their
minds they were going to do
this," Loebl said.
Nathan and Naomi
publicized the neighborhood
event by spreading flyers to
businesses and residents;
"It is kind of hard
organizing, but
making the games
was easy."
Nathan Miller
they convinced neighbors to
make items for a bake sale.
Both have told their
friends about the backyard
carnival. Naomi, a fourth-
grader at Hillel Day School,
said her friends think hav-
ing a carnival for Soviet
Jews is a good idea.
Nathan, a fourth-grader at
Burton Elementary School,
said he's not sure if his
classmates know much about
the problems Soviet Jews face
when they resettle in Detroit.
"But they still think it's
cool," he said. ❑
Family To Family
Program Highlighted
The Family to Family pro-
gram, which matches Soviet
Jewish immigrants with
local Jewish families, will be
highlighted each week in
The Jewish News.
The new feature begins to-
day in the Amazing
Marketplace section in an
effort to publicize Soviet
Jewish newcomers who
would like to be matched
with area residents. The
Family to Family program is
credited with helping the
newcomers adjust to Ameri-
can life and feel part of the
Jewish community.
Host families are not re-
quired to make any financial
outlays, but extend friend-
ship, advice and may attend
monthly outings arranged
by the Family to Family
program.
For a look at a Soviet
Jewish family waiting to
meet new friends, see Page
105.