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S

hoshana Ben-Oz could
have used a teachers'
resource center a year

ago.
That's because Mrs. Ben-
Oz, a teacher at Congrega-
tion Beth Shalom and Akiva
Hebrew Day School, needed
a play in Hebrew last year
about Tu B'Shevat. When
she couldn't find one, she
spent most of her winter
vacation writing one.
"My Akiva class wanted to
perform the play as a class
project," Mrs. Ben-Oz said.
"I looked around, but I
couldn't find one I liked.
Either the language was too
easy or the Hebrew was on
too high a level. It sure
would've been nice to have a
place to come to for help."
Now area teachers of
Judaic studies can.
The Resource Center,
opened last February at the
Agency for Jewish Edu-
cation in Southfield, is con-
ducting a series of
workshops: on game strate-
gies, disabilities awareness,
strategy sessions. The first,
on games, took place Sun-
day.
"The center is about shar-
ing and offering support ser-
vices," said Director Renee
Wohl. "Teaching is an
isolated and isolating expe-
rience —just you and your
class. The Resource Center
is a way of encouraging
teachers from around the
area to come in, find mate-
rials and share the projects
or ideas that work and those
that don't."
Each month, the center
features a different Jewish
theme. This month's theme
is Shabbat. The display
showcases related children's
books, handmade kiddush
cups, candlestick holders
and colorful Hebrew posters.
The center also has state of
the art electronic equipment
like a TV -and VCR, a
laminating machine, button
maker and book binder. A
back room contains a book
and video library and the
front room contains a com-
puter, linked to an interna-
tional computer data bank.
The center is open every
day except Saturday and is
willing to aid educators,
community leaders or pro-
fessionals seeking additional
support or information on
Judaic subjects.
Fred Goldenberg and

Shelley Nadiv, both Sunday
school teachers at Beth
Shalom, participated in
Sunday's workshop on the
use of games in the
classroom.
Mr. Goldenberg, who
teaches first grade, and Mrs.
Nadiv, who teaches kinder-
garten, had never visited the
Resource Center.
"I really didn't know about
it," said Mr. Goldenberg,
who runs a human resource
company during the week.
"Now that I know it's here,
I'll be coming more often. I
can always use new ideas
and more source material."
Mrs. Nadiv found a puzzle-
like bingo game she'd like to
use on her 5-year-olds.
"There's a lot here I could
use for my age group," she
said. "My kindergartners res-
pond well to games."
Helene Cohen, an educa-
tional consultant with
Agency for Jewish Edu-
cation, supports the idea of a
teachers' resource center.
"Many Jewish com-
munities already have them
and they're proving their
worth," said Mrs. Cohen.
"Resource centers are a long
time in coming. They're
almost a prerequisite today
in Jewish education."

JCCouncil
Aids Minsk Jews

David
Buegeleisen,
associate chairman of the
Council's Soviet Jewry Com-
mittee, will travel to Detroit's
sister city in the Soviet Union
at the end of October. His
visit is part of the committee's
efforts to enrich Jewish life
for thousands of Jews still liv-
ing in the city.
Recent travelers to Minsk,
including Dr. Zvi Gitelman,
report that Minsk Jews are in
need of over-the-counter
medications, religious articles
such as kippot and taleisim,
Russian/Hebrew siddurim
and candleholders and mat-
ches, portable tape recorders
and audio tapes, kosher dried
soup mixes and lightweight,
durable suitcases to carry in
supplies and be left for those
emigrating to Israel.
An anonymous donor has
given non-prescription
medications needed for this
visit. Yad Ezra, the kosher
food pantry, has donated $100
worth of dried soups.
Anyone who has articles to
donate to the Jews of Minsk
should call Linda Foster at
the Jewish Community Coun-
cil, 353-2518.

