BACK-TO-SCHOOL
MAVEN
Guide
A maven is an expert, someone
who knows what he's doing and
does it well. Someone like
Sammy Semp, seventh-grade
teacher at Congregation
Beth Shalom Religious
School.
Sammy's teaching skills
are well-known. He is
a recipient of the
Schochet Award as
the area's outstanding
Jewish educator.
But more important,
his knowledge of
Judaism and his
dedication to his
profession inspire his
students. They're
proud of their
Jewishness and eager to continue their learning. Many Congregation Beth Shalom
graduates participate in the Community High School
Visit our classes. Talk to Sammy and the other faculty, students and parents.
They'll tell you why ...
It's better at Congregation Beth Shalom.
Registration is now being taken for September classes.
For information, call Cy Servetter, Education Director, at 547-7970.
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OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY
Columbus, Ohio
General population: 53,000
Jewish population: 3,300
Kosher food: Hillel offers five
dinners and six lunches a
week
Religious Services: Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Contact: Hillel (614) 294-4797
Comments: There is an active
Jewish life with 14 programs
and interest groups, and a
Jewish Student Activities
Board.
Student Perspective: Steven
Lahn, 21, East Northport,
N.Y., "If you go to Ohio State
to meet other Jewish students
the best way to meet people is
either through a fraternity or
sorority or Hillel."
UNIVERSITY
OF CHICAGO
Chicago, Ill.
General population: 9,000
Jewish population: 1,350
Kosher food: There is a kosher
meal plan at Hillel; vegetarian
alternatives; dorm cooking;
kosher food available locally
Religious Services: Friday
evening Orthodox, Reform
and Conservative, Saturday
morning, Egalitarian; holiday
services
Contact: Hillel (312) 752-1127
Comments: Chicago Hillel
offers extensive Jewish
cultural and social programs
and social action programs for
Soviet and Ethiopian Jewry,
and for the homeless and
hungry; a Judaica library of
12,000 volumes. The local
community is supportive and
provides hospitality.
Student Perspective: David
Katsnelson, 20, Hyde Park,
Ill., "There is a large Jewish
population including a
student organization
supporting Israel. Generally,
if you are Jewish and doing
something Jewish, you will
have support from those
around you. Hillel is also very
popular and every Friday they
have dinner and services,
which are well attended."
UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN
Madison, Wis.
General population: 42,000
Jewish population: 4,500
Kosher food: Two weekly
dinners at Hillel; a kosher co-
op has a full meal plan
Religious Services: Friday
evening and holiday services
Contact: Hillel (608) 256-8361
Comments: The Jewish life is
centered around the Hillel
Foundation, the Jewish
Coalition and the Jewish Task
Force. Jewish programs on
the campus include social,
cultural, educational and
religious activities and will
increase with the newly
opened Center for Jewish
Studies.
Student Perspective: Debbie
Goodfriend, 19, Southfield,
Mich. She goes to Hillel every
Friday. "For the High Holy
Days there are families in
Madison who let students
come to their homes for the
holidays, and temples and
synagogues which allow
students to attend free. As
long as you put forth the
effort, it is not hard to get
involved in Jewish groups;
there are tons of them. If it is
important to you, you have to
go looking for it, but it is
there."
WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY
Clayton, Mo.
General population: 8,800
Jewish population: 2,600
Kosher food: The University
provides five dinners and
lunches weekly; kosher food is
available locally
Religious Services: Friday
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evening and High Holidays at I
Hillel
Contact: Hillel (314) 726-6177
Comments: There are 20
different programs, including
Adopt-A-Grandparent; the
city's Jewish community is
supportive
Student Perspective: Barry
Levy, 20, Ann Arbor, Mich.,
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"The school is very secular,
but also very Jewish. Hillel is
small although you would
think it would be stronger.
Last year people came
together when an full page ad
was placed in the school paper
saying the Holocaust never
happened. A lot of the
professors are also Jewish."
THE SOUTH
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Durham, N.C.
General population: 9,500
Jewish population: 1,800
Kosher food: Frozen meals are
available on request; there are
dorm cooking facilities
Religious Services: Weekly
Reform and Conservative, and
High Holiday services
Contact: Hillel (919) 684-5955
or (919) 942-4057
Comments: Duke has an
active Jewish life and is
undergoing a change. A
Jewish Life Center is under
construction. The Center will
have a kosher kitchen, large
dining room, library, reading
room, activity room and will
become a resource center for
Judaic studies in North Car-
olina. Until the Center is
completed, the school will be
serviced by Hillel.
Student Perspective: Tracy
Bermont, 21, Miami, Fla.,
"The Hillel house is small but
active. Jewish life is there if
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