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any students at
Southfield-
Lathrup High
School are forgo-
ing lunch in the cafeteria
for educational purposes.
They're spending a half-
hour noshing on vegetari-
an pizza and sodas, learn-
ing about Jewish culture,
history and language at
Hebrew Club, sponsored
by the National Con-
ference of Synagogue
Youth (NCSY).
Although NCSY repre-
sents Orthodox teens, the
Hebrew Club is open to all
students.
"We have everyone from
religious synagogue mem-
bers to the totally unaffili-
ated represented here,"
said Tzally Freedman,
regional director for
NCSY.
The program piloted
late last year and boasts a
core of about 40 students.
Twenty-five to 30 attend
the meetings every other
week on a regular basis.
The students hear speak-
ers and discuss Jewish
issues in Hebrew.
S-L Hebrew teacher
Gail Gales acts as spon-
soring teacher. Donations
cover the costs of food and
other incidentals.
"I come to listen to
interesting topics, to be
with other Jewish kids
and to show my support
for the program," said
Peninah Semp, a sopho-
more and member of
Congregation Beth
Shalom.
Rabbi Jacob Gregg, spe-
cial projects director for
NCSY, believes the pro-
gram fills a need, and will,
therefore, continue to be
successful.
"That they're coming
during lunch shows they
have an interest," Rabbi
Gregg said.
NCSY conducts similar
programs at high schools
across the country. Mr.
Freedman and Rabbi
Gregg hope to expand
Detroit's program. West
Bloomfield High School
and Berkley High School
are potential locations.
"We want to generate
enthusiasm, especially for
those without the opportu-
nity for experiences within
Judaism," Mr. Freedman <
said. "We want to get
them excited and get them
into Jewish leadership
roles." ❑
Anti-Semitism Is Alive
In Old Soviet Union
Washington (JTA) — While
many people in the United
States may think the prob-
lems of anti-Semitism in the
former SoViet Union died
away with the Communist
regime, they are wrong, ac-
cording to human rights ex-
perts testifying on Capitol
Hill this week.
A group of human rights
activists, most of them from
the former Soviet republics,
testified before the Congres-
sional Human Rights
Caucus that while official
government- sponsored anti-
Semitism is no longer a
major problem in Russia and
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exists among much of the
populace.
Vyecheslav Bakhmin, di-
rector of the Department of
Human Rights of the Rus-
sian Ministry of Foreign Af-
fairs, said the anti- Semitism
found in Russia today was
"not governmental," but a
function of the feelings of
"the man in the street."
Several of the witnesses at
the forum, titled "Anti-
Semitism in the New In-
dependent States," noted
that rampant nationalism in
some of the countries of the
former Soviet Union has
contributed to anti-Semitic