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out of there," Mr. Lebow
added.
Ms. Gonzales discussed
teaching her 12- and 13-year-
old daughters about AIDS
from the perspective of a
mother with the disease.
"They're frightened by it.
But I still worry about when
they get older and want to
explore," she said.
Ms. Gonzales found out
she was HIV-positive in
1989. She went with a friend
for testing, mostly for moral
support. Her friend tested
negative.
Ms. Gonzales is a case
worker for the AIDS Con-
sortium, a nonprofit organi-
zation assisting those with
AIDS to find legal aid, doc-
tors and hospitals and home-
care services. She called all
people with AIDS her fami-
ly.
Richard and Brenda
Strausz attended the session
with their 16-year-old son,
Michael.
"I like the program over-
all. The activities desensitize
you and make it easier to
talk about these issues," Mr.
Strausz said. "Oral sex is
tough to talk to your children
about. But by talking about
the realities of AIDS maybe
it will become less taboo and
we can better verbalize to our
children."
Mrs. Strausz agreed, but
expressed concern about the
thrust of the program.
"I think they need to talk
more about commitment
here. Our kids need to know
about condoms. But they also
need to know they don't have
to have sex," Mrs. Strausz
said. "I'd like to hear more
about abstinence and family
values."
Michael said that although
talking with his parents
about AIDS was a bit awk-
ward, it might have opened
up the doors for later discus-
sions.
Jonathan Willis, a Mon-
day-night teacher, believes
the third week of the pro-
gram drove home the mes-
sage for many students.
"Most of these kids hadn't
met anyone with AIDS," Mr.
Willis said. "This personal-
ized it and brought forth the
pain."
Mr. Willis said his stu-
dents were not as enthusias-
tic about the previous week's
activities. Complacency, Mr.
Willis said, was not broken.
Many high school students
are still engaging in unpro-
tected sex.
Rabbis Lane Steinger and
Amy Bigman concluded the
session, summarizing the ac-
tivities and discussing Jew-
ish values and teachings in
regards to AIDS.
"We are taught you should
not put yourself in danger.
And don't expect a miracle
from God to protect you from
any danger you might get
yourself into," Rabbi Steinger
said.
Future
Members of MJAC will
now gather with Jewish ed-
ucators and parents to re-
view the pilot program.
Questionnaires handed out
to students and parents will
be evaluated. The program
will be revised and made
available for other organiza-
tions.
A version of the program
will be taught to Temple
Emanu-El's eighth-grade
"The activities
desensitize you and
make it easier to
talk about these
issues."
Richard Strausz
students each year. Temple
Emanu-El's own curriculum
for continuing education, like
lessons presented by Torah
Aura on "Prevention Is A
Mitzvah," will be offered to
high school students.
"Prevention Is A Mitzvah"
uses the infamous case of
Beaver Cleaver from "Leave
It To Beaver" falling into a
giant soupbowl on a bill-
board. The question is posed
"who is responsible for the
accident?" The lesson quotes
Torah that prevention is a
mitzvah. And condoms are a
preventative measure. The
final question is asked,
should condoms be provided
in schools?
"I think we helped a lot of
families connect with the
idea that the Jewish values
we have been teaching them
since kindergarten are rele-
vant," Mr. Wise said. "I think
the people attending have a
deeper understanding that
AIDS can happen to them.
That they can have safer sex,
but the only safe sex is ab-
stinence." ❑
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