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INSIGHT I
Translation
Continued from preceding page
Today, Hebrew culture in
the United States is kept
alive at some 90 colleges and
universities with Jewish
studies programs But con-
ference participants
wondered how committed
those programs are to
teaching Hebrew, and
whether students continue
to study Hebrew after fulfill-
ing minimum language re-
quirements.
In addition, professors
have become entangled in a
debate over how Hebrew
should be taught — whether
as just another Semitic
language or as a medium for
Jewish culture.
"Which Hebrew do you
teach — Bible? Medieval?
What you hear on the streets
of Tel Aviv? Our profession
is struggling with that,"
said Alan Mintz, professor of
Hebrew literature at the
University of Maryland and
an organizer of the con-
ference.
Stephen P. Cohen, presi-
dent of the Institute for Mid-
dle East Peace and Devel-
opment, argued that Hebrew
learning is in eclipse be-
cause English has become
the language of discourse
between American Jews and
Israelis.
At one time, Jewish chil-
dren were encouraged to
learn Hebrew at summer
camps, for example, in order
to relate to their Israeli
cousins. Those efforts have
declined, said Cohen, be-
cause of a growing psychic
distance between Israel and
the Diaspora.
"Hebrew can be a common
symbol of commitment in a
time of polarization," said
Cohen. "Hebrew can be a
new ground for demon-
strating to ourselves and to
others, especially Israelis, a
willingness to make a
definite personal commit-
ment that brings us closer to
Israel regardless of political
orientation or religious
orientation."
On the final day of the con-
ference, participants moved
the focus away from past
glories and disappointments
and toward prescriptions for
the future.
For that, organizers drew
into the discussions repre-
sentatives of Jewish com-
munal organizations, who
are in a position to coor-
dinate and fund Hebrew
learning activities around
the country.
In her presentation,
Lipstadt suggested that the
leaders of those communal
organizations have been for
too long a part of the prob-
lem.
"To say that virtually
none of the major leaders of
the American Jewish com-
munity is fluent in Hebrew
is to state the obvious," she
said.
Lipstadt described a
number of strategies for re-
introducing Hebrew as a
community priority, from
the substitution of common
Hebrew words in public
statements and events to the
establishment of special ed-
ucational programs for
working people.
She also called for a return
of Hebrew programs at
summer camps, like the ones
"If people are
reliant on English,
then they can
never fully be
participants."
Ruth Wisse
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that operated successfully-at'
the now- defunct Mossad
camps.
Among her more radical-
suggestions was that Jewish
communities offer a year in
Israel to every graduate of a
Jewish high school.
Arthur Vernon, director of
educational resources at the
Jewish Educational Service
of North America, suggested
programs for young Jews
who have spent extended
periods in Israel.
"What programs are there
for them, that can build on
their knowledge of Hebrew
when they get back?" asked
Vernon. "In Houston, I've
seen rooms full of people at-
tending Hebrew conversa-
tion clubs. If we can dO it in
Houston, a community of
45,000 Jews, we can do it
anywhere."
More than one participant
noted that with the excep-
tion of Shaked's address and
one or two others, none of
the deliberations at this con-
ference on Hebrew in-
America was conducted in
Hebrew.
According to Wisse, speak-
ing Hebrew will become a
priority only when those
who can speak the language
stop accommodating those
who can't.
"Without imposing Heb-
rew more, we can't get
anywhere," said Wisse. "We
must insist more and push
harder for the inclusion of
Hebrew.
"What must be done then
is to make Hebrew an
imperative for Jewish
leadership and scholarship
and prayer."
"The issue should be on
the agenda of the Jewish
community," said Mintz.