I EDUCATION Southfield West Bloomfield Downtown Dearborn Eastland Mall The Original On The Boardwalk Birmingham 15219 Mich. Ave. Entrance 7A New Orleans Mall Orchard Lake Road 136 N. Woodward One Block East Next to Hudson's 10 Mile & Greenfield South of Maple North of Maple of Greenfield Mall Hours 559-7818 626-3362 647-0550 584-3820 371-2233 STORE HOURS: Mon. Wed. & Sat. 10 7 • Thurs. & Fri. 10 9 • Sun. 12 5 - - - - MEL FARR AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Students simulate the Madrid Peace Conference. Teaching The 'Peace' To Israel's Children LISA SAMIN Special to The Jewish News FORD Mel Farr Ford 24750 Greenfield Road Oak Park MERCURY 650;#) LI NCOLN TOYOTA Mel Farr Lincoln Mercury Mel Farr Toyota 4178 Highland Road Waterford 1951 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills MEL FARR, SR. President FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS HAVE A WONDERFUL ROSH HASHANA! nzreizn Haim rutr5 Best Wishes For A Healthy and Happy New Year From SPERBER'S KOSHER CARRY-OUT Rita and Marty Jerome 88 9674161 T hey sat around the con- ference table with stern faces, planning their opening statements. The Israelis, Syrians, Jorda- nians, Palestinians, Egyp- tians and Lebanese were all represented for the first time, as were the Americans, Rus- sians and the European Com- munity. Each representative introduced himself in the language of his country. It could have been the real thing, except these "foreign ministers" and "diplomats" were fifth-grade students at the Janusz Korczak Elemen- tary School in Jerusalem. Ex- plains Principal Miriam Man- sur, "Simulating the peace conference in the classroom brought these students closer to understanding what ac- tually happened there." According to Zevulin Or- Lev, Director-General of the Ministry of Education, "They must also understand the relationship between the Israelis and the Palestinians, the geopolitical history of the region and the positions of the different Arab countries toward Israel and peace." The Ministry of Education and Culture issued guidelines outlining educational ideas and projects for teaching children the complex elements which comprise the peace process and helping them deal with their feelings about peace. Said Miriam Dagan, a second-grade teacher at the Ramat Sharett Elementary School in Jerusalem, "These children live with the pro- spect of war, their fathers' reserve duty, terrorist attacks and the constant tension which underlies Israeli socie- ty. They listen to the radio, read the newspapers (at least the headlines) and, out of necessity, are generally aware of what is going on." For Israel's children the peace conference is more than another current world event, it is something which could dramatically influence their future. And in a society as polariz- ed as Israel, where most everyone has a definitive opi- nion on current events, the children are greatly influenc- ed by their environment. Eyal, an 11-year-old student at the Ramat Sharett school said, "Peace means no war and no dead people. I think The Ministry of Education and Culture issued guidelines outlining educational ideas and projects. each side needs to corn- promise. We should give them part of the territories if they give us peace. The conference was a good beginning." Ran, Eyal's classmate, add- ed, "Peace means no war, no tension and economic rela- tions between countries. In war, we fight our enemies. But if we want peace, everyone has to give up something, including the end of the Arab economic sanc- tions. We can't give up land and get nothing in return." Both boys said that the ma- jority of their classmates were not in favor of returning ter- ritories for peace. "Many of our friends feel we won't have a country left if we keep giv- ing away land. They want peace for peace," said Eyal. Ms. Dagan asked her