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t wasn't enough that she
had her own family,
worked as a teacher and
volunteered for numerous
Jewish organizations.
Evelyn Noveck had to adopt
hundreds-of Israeli children,
too.
She wasn't alone. Mrs.
Noveck was one of many
women in the Detroit area
who years ago decided to
"spiritually adopt" the boys
and girls, which means they
are obligated to raise $360
every year toward each
child's welfare.
Like Mrs. Noveck, the
women often were caring for
their own families. Some
worked professionally; some
didn't. Some were older;
some were barely out of their
teens. All were members of
Na'amat, then Pioneer Wo-
men, founded 65 years ago to
aid Israeli mothers and chil-
dren.
This week, Na'amat held
its annual spiritual adoption
luncheon, recalling a pro-
gram first organized by
longtime community activist
Emma Schaver. Mrs.
Schaver hosted the first
spiritual adoption luncheon,
using her own money to pay
for all the food.
In addition to raising
funds for Israeli youth, the
early spiritual adoptions
often included sending small
gifts to families. Mrs.
Noveck, president of the
local Na'amat Council,
which comprises 10
chapters, remembers her
mother buying linens and
seeds to mail to Israel.
Mrs. Noveck's mother,
Sophie Sislin, was a
Na'amat supporter from the
start. She was friends with
the organization's founders,
who began the Pioneer Wo-
men in 1925. The organiza-
tion was formed when a
group of new o/im, immi-
grants to pre-state Israel,
wrote their friends in New
York seeking money for a
well.
Among the group founders
was an American named
Golda Meir, to whom Mrs.
Sislin often sent coffee.
The new Pioneer Women
were especially devoted to
children. Among their pro-
grams that continue to this
day are nurseries, day-care
centers, clubs for teen agers,
camps and counseling
centers. Na'amat day-night
homes, which offer tern-
porary residence to children,
were established to help the
many Israeli women left
widowed after the wars.
The Na'amat luncheons
proved so popular Mrs.
Schaver could no longer
sponsor them alone. Freida
Leemon was appointed first
chairman of the spiritual
luncheon program.
At first, the adoptions
matched certain chapters
with specific children. To-
day, the program is anony-
mous. Funds are generated
through the luncheon,
through private gifts,
through the sale of Na'amat
greeting cards and by collec-
ting donations in pushkes.
Money is used for the
nurseries and other Na'amat
projects in Israel.
Literally hundreds of
thousands of children
benefit from the Na'amat
programs. Mrs. Noveck said
this figure jumped dramati-
cally in the past several
years because of the influx of
Soviet and Ethiopian o/im.
Though it means a greater
financial responsibility for
Na'amat, the organization
could not be more pleased by
the increasing numbers of
children settling in Israel,
Mrs. Noveck said.
"We feel we're doing some-
thing tangible by supporting
these kids," she said. "We
feel like we're helping give
them a good start."
❑
Family-To-Family
Seeks Members
Family-To-Family is looking
for families to meet new-
comers from the Soviet Union
for friendship and Jewish
experiences.
The next orientation ses-
sion will take place 7:30 p.m.
July 29 at the United Hebrew
Schools boardroom. Addi-
tional orientations will be
Aug. 5, 12 and 22.
Co-sponsored by the Na-
tional Council of Jewish
Women and the Jewish
Federation Women's Division,
Family-To-Family has a
waiting list of 60 new
American families. More
than 270 connections already
have been made in the
Detroit area.
To be matched, at least one
member of the family needs
to attend the orientation
session.
There is no financial obliga-
tion by Family-To-Family par-
ticipants. For information,
call Family-To-Family,
258-6000.