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Thanks to an Oak Park businesswoman, Yevgeniya works Wednesdays at the Field Art Studio in Oak Park, observing how owner Jerry Feig runs his picture- framing business. Yevgeniya is one of seven New American Jewish high school students from the former Soviet Union — none of them here more than a year — working at local businesses once a week this summer without pay. They are working closely with the owners and observing the way businesses are run to help give them a better footing when they graduate and begin their careers. Yevgeniya is in the third week of the four-week pro- ject. "I'm watching what they're doing there," she said in perfect English. "I do whatever is needed." Yevgeniya said she is most impressed that Mr. Feig handles all aspects of his business, including book- keeping and accounting. In Azerbaijan, most businesses were state-owned. Shelley Nadiv, who with her husband, Yair, owns an Oak Park home remodeling firm, Amrael, came up with the idea for the apprentice program at a meeting of the Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation. "We grow up with our work ethic and take it for granted," Mrs. Nadiv said. "A great many of us are self- employed. We know how to do it. But I want them (the Russian youth) to have the same opportunities we have. With this experience, they'll be one step ahead." Mr. and Mrs. Nadiv have taken on a Soviet boy, Vadim Glick, and are show- ing him the various aspects of their construction busi- ness. Vadim is also learning about American real estate ingenuity. Mr. Nadiv has brought the youth with him to appraise run-down houses, which the Nadivs buy, fix and resell for profit. Mrs. Nadiv wants to teach her apprentice how to de- velop good customer rela- tions. "I'm going to teach him the way to deal with people. There's a way to deal " with people that will help him be successful." Friday mornings, the seven Soviet youths meet at the Resettlement Service of- 4 face on Greenfield Road for a "debriefing" to discuss their .40 experiences, good and bad. Several youths have asked ,* if they could go twice a week to their assigned businesses, said Elina Zilverberg, a 4 Resettlement Service caseworker. "It's working d• out great. It's- even better than we expected. Next . summer, they won't be afraid to go out and look for • jobs." Other participating spon- sors include Bee Kalt Travel Agency, freelance artist Linda Soberman, Marty • Liebman (a producer of radio "We grow up with our work ethic and take it for granted." Shelley Nadiv qi • -0 commercials), and Weight Watchers. The sponsors came forward after learning about the project through the Young Adult Divison (YAD). Mrs. Nadiv came up with 0-1 the idea this past spring dur- ing a meeting of the political 0 action committee of YAD that was exploring ways to "I help inner-city black teen-agers, Mrs. Nadiv and Miriam Imerman, Jewish • Community Council director for domestic concerns, de- cided to apply the idea on a smaller scale to Soviet emigres. Although Project Oppor- • tunity is open to all Soviet teen-agers, the youths par- ticipating are recent immi- 4 grants. "A lot of the kids here more than a year were .40 already busy because they found jobs already, or +, they're at camp," said Ms. Zilberberg. The initial project ends this month before school begins, but both Ms. • Zilberberg and Sandy Hyman, director of Reset- tlement Service, hope to start another segment this I , school year, and for certain next summer. Meanwhile Yevgeniya studies English at home and American business at the framing shop.