Jim Cohen's EXTERIOR DESIGN CENTERS OF MICHIGAN PRESENTS: SIZZLING SUMMER "It's been feeling like we all work in a vacuum," Mrs. Stettner said. "We need to learn to function like a team so we program more effi- ciently and don't overwhelm our new Americans right away." During the last year, Detroit resettled almost 800 Soviet Jews. From January through April, 140 Soviet immigrants arrived and ap- proximately 60 are expected this month. Detroit spends about $1 million a year for local reset- tlement of Soviet Jews, with much of it going towards ac- culturation efforts, Mrs. Hy-man said. And although Detroiters collected $17.2 million for Operation Exodus, which in- cludes $1.5 million over the next three years for local resettlement use ., more money is needed. "We do a tremendous job but we're still trying to learn from past resettlement waves," she said. "During the last wave 10 years ago, less effort was given to ac- culturation." Rabbi Yehiel Poupko, di- rector of Chicago's JCCs, said he didn't want to see what happened to the first wave of Soviet Jews happen again. "We were disappointed by the first wave of the Soviet Jews," Rabbi Poupko said. "And in the wake of that disappointment many of us became disheartened." He also said that many Jews didn't realize that with most other Jewish and gen- eral immigrations, the first wave was an economic im- migration. "Soviet Jews left the USSR in the 1970s in order to live in better neighbor- hoods, send their kids to better schools and get better jobs," he said. "In short, they were just like us and previous immigrations to the U.S. This surprised us, disappointed us and we became disheartened." Rabbi Poupko said this lack of experience delayed the process of Jewish ac- culturation. He said many American Jews decided to wait until the Soviet Jewish population was more estab- lished, past the 6-to-12- month period of language acquisition and jobs. "Despite our best inter- ests," he said, "we didn't ask some fundamental questions like who are these Jews and how do they define them- selves." Irene Belozersky, a clinical social worker with JFS in Boston, said the "Homo- CEDAR SALE! Get Michigan's Lowest Prices on PREMIUM TIGHT-KNOT CEDAR ORDER DECKS YOUR DECK NOW FOR A SUMMER OF FUN! 10'3(20' CEDAR DECK : $ Z EE PRICED 2 y 3 9 00 Your Deck Includes all this: ENHANCE YOUR LIFESTYLE! Entertainment - Relaxation - Barbecues - Sunning . AND MUCH MORE BEFORE YOU BUY A DECK CALL: 642-7355 AND SEE HOW MUCH YOU'LL SAVE. • Select Tight-Knot Cedar Decking • Municipal Permit and Bond • Standard Posts and Sub-structure Wolmanized • Standard Railing — 36" • Nails and Fasteners • All Labor • Cleanup ACT TODAY! GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES IN MICHIGAN ONLY AT THE EXTERIOR DESIGN CENTER TELEGRAPH AT LONG LAKE IN THE BLOOMFIELD VILLAGE CENTER CALL: 642 7355 LANDSCAPING by (313) 398-7800 Maxie Collision, Inc. 32581 Northwestern Highway, Farmington Hills, MI 48018 (313) 737-7122 011011 4111 LANDSCAPING, INC. Kenneth Shecter Michael Shecter • • • • Custom Design Relandscaping Commercial Maintenance Commercial Snow Removal THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 21