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occurs each spring with
speakers and demonstra-
tions each hour. The
week ends with a food
festival called A Taste of
Culture.
Harassment— ethnic,
sexual or otherwise— is
not tolerated. It appears
both the students and
instructors understand
and respect the policy.
Jokes are mostly aimed
at freshmen.
Mr. Leider tries anoth-
er tactic, asking students
how they feel about the
recent Detroit Free Press
Magazine
article on
Andover and Lahser high
schools— specifically the
lack of diversity at
Andover.
Mike looks around the
room at the Jewish,
Chaldean, Indian, Asian
and white faces staring
back.
And then he tells of
when he dressed like a
punker— leather, severe
hair, black clothing.
Another punker he
thought was a friend had
started telling him Jew
jokes.
"I guess he didn't know
I was Jewish. So I
clocked (hit) him," Mike
says.
Tentatively, Mark
Owen enters the discus-
sion.
"Ethnic jokes wouldn't
Matter if we all had
enough pride and confi-
dence in our own ethnici-
ty," he says.
"Not true," Mike
shouts.
"Well, perhaps not
jokes. I'm just saying
people wouldn't have to
suppress their true feel-
ings," Mark answers.
As the exchange of
words quiet, Mr. Leider
asks if any of the stu-
dents think it dangerous
to mix cultures together
in school. Silence falls—
no hands are raised.
He asks if any of the
students know individu-
als concerned about the
ethnic diversity of the
school. About half the
students raise their
hands.
Mark is among the
first to break the silence.
"Many Arabs and
Chaldeans are first-gen-
eration Americans.
They're experiencing dif-

ficulties. Jews have been
here longer. We've grown
comfortable. But there is
still anti-Semitism,"
Mark says.
The question is raised:
"Semite" refers to one
from the Middle East—
so couldn't anti-Semitism
be prejudice against
Arabs and Chaldeans in
addition to Jews?
Adelle takes a differ-
ent approach, worrying
not about the mixing of
cultures in social and
educational settings, but
rather the fate of each.
"Detroit schools are
mostly black. They have
problems. There is vio-
lence against each other.
So what does that
mean?" she asks.
Mr. Leider shakes his
head. "You guys are
addressing, and han-
dling, one of life's great-
est problems right here.
Perhaps drama will
teach you to use your
emotions and past expe-
riences in positive ways,"
he says.0

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Local Youth Go 41
To Israel

The Hadassah National
Board awarded scholar-
ships to Young Judaea's
Israel Discovery or
Machon in Israel pro-
grams this summer.
Stephanie Hillman and
Daniel Zimmerman, both
from the Detroit area, won
scholarships to Machon in
Israel and Israel
Discovery respectively.
Roie Lord-Taylor of Ann
Arbor and Lauren Wolfe of
Okemos both won scholar-
ships to Machon in Israel.
Each trip is a six-week
visit to Israel based in
Jerusalem, but including
trips all over the country
from Rosh Hanikrah in
the north to Eilat's Coral
Beach in the south. Each
program includes a special
interest week, an option
unique to Young Judaea's
programs, to practice ten-
nis with Israeli pros, or
scuba, snorkel and wind-
surf at sea-sports.

For information about
Israel Discovery or
Machon in Israel, call
Amy Hamermesh, 9 7 3 -

0038.

