Fine Arts
Camp
Black-Jewish
Group Forms
A new group in Washing-
ton hopes to bridge the
black-Jewish gap by focus-
ing on a concern shared by
the two communities — the
plight of Ethiopia.
The Committee of Blacks
and Jews to Aid Ethiopia
will emphasize both the spe-
cial dilemma of Ethiopian
Jews and the broader prob-
lem of starvation in a revo-
lution-ravaged land.
"We are infuriated by the
'compassion fatigue we
see," said Peter Kovler,
/\=-= chair and founder of the new
group. "People just aren't
paying attention to the
famine in Ethiopia, or to the
continuing problem of get-
ting Jews out."
The group will award
grants to a variety of famine
relief and Ethiopian Jewry
organizations.
But no less important to
the group's leadership,
•
which includes a Likud
cabinet member, South
African Bishop Desmond
Tutu and a long list of black
•
and Jewish leaders, is the
thorny question of black-
Jewish relations in this
country.
"We think its very impor-
tant at this point in time to
show that blacks and Jews
don't just bicker, but can
•
take the lead on certain
issues," said Mr. Kovler, a
Washington businessman
with a long-standing interest
in black-Jewish relations.
NJCRAC Cuts
D.C. Office
/"
Efforts • by the National
Jewish Community Rela-
tions Advisory Council
(NJCRAC) to establish a
Washington presence suf-
fered a setback this week.
But it wasn't because of
the recent controversy over
the group's contract with a
Washington consultant to
serve as NJCRAC's "eyes
and ears" in the capital.
Instead, NJCRAC's con-
tract with consultant Ellen
Witman fell victim to the fi-
nancial woes that have
plagued the Jewish commu-
nal world in this recession
year.
"For financial reasons, we
will not be able to renew the
contract when it ends in mid-
August," said Larry Rubin,
the group's executive direc-
tor. "In truth, we're facing a
potentially serious deficit
this year. We're retrenching
three professional positions,
and putting a moratorium
on the process of increasing
our Washington presence."
7th-12th Graders
The JCC Summer Camp is pleased to offer four new
programs for young people who have demonstrated
special insterest and skills in the Fine Arts. Theatre Arts,
Music (Instrumental and Vocal), Ceramics and Dance
will be presented under the direction of such notables
as the Jewish Ensemble Theatre, David Syme, the Detroit
Dance Collective and Pewabic Pottery. Admission to the
limited number of places in each program will be by
interview and/or audition. Contact the. JCC Day Camp
office today!
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For further information contact:
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
6600 West Maple Rd.
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(313) 661-1000, ext. 254
Program subject to change without notice
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