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Aliyah Camps For Soviets With summer fast ap- proaching, B'nai B'rith International is rushing to put final touches on plans for several unique summer camps for Jewish children in the Soviet Union. "With all the changes taking place, Jewish organ- izations have had to work to find a niche for themselves in the Soviet Union," said Dan Mariaschin, the group's public affairs director. "After three years of organi- zing B'nai B'rith units in that country, we think we've found that niche — prepara- tion for aliyah." Several hundred children are expected to attend five- day camp sessions in several Soviet cities. The program will include Jewish music and dance, Jewish traditions and Hebrew. The camps will be staffed by Jewish day school teachers, rabbis and lay educators from the United States. "Since we announced this, we've had a phenomenal re- sponse from the Jewish community," Mr. Mariaschin said. "There's a real understanding of what we're trying to do — to start the acculturation process even before these people get to Israel."