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tensity of their Jewish
identity. The studies further
indicate that such strongly
involved Jewish identity can
be correlated to some extent,
to the marriage choices one
makes. The community, if it
is concerned about its future,
must be more intentional
about creating programs that
help Jews identify most
strongly with their commu-
nity and their traditions.
Clearly there is a strong con-
nection between a young
Jew's finding meaning in
their identity and their desire
to perpetuate that identity.
Judaism must become, in the
minds of our young people,
something that is more than
an empty label, or an inci-
dental ethnic association. It
must become a source of
meaning and significance for
one's life.
In the future we will have
to invest more of our re-
sources in creating meaning-
ful Jewish associations and
experiences. As a communi-
ty, federations and other
agencies will have to direct
increased levels of funding to
programs that help educate
Jews, and give them a sense
of meaning in their Jewish
identity. As individuals, we
will have to devote more of
our resources of time and en-
ergy to help our children ex-
perience the fullness and
intensity of Jewish life.
If, like the philanthropists
in the study at Brandeis, we
are concerned that our grand-
children be Jewish, we will
have to do so more than hope.
Our efforts collectively and
individually will make all the
difference.
In her inaugural address
at Oakland University, Dr.
Sandra Packard conjoined
two well known stories. She
told of Casey Stengel when
he was manager of the New
York Mets. At the beginning
of the season, he was asked
by a reporter about the future
prospects of two of the Mets'
20-year-old players: "In 10
years," Stengel said, "Ed
Kranepool has a chance to be
a star. In 10 years, the oth-
er guy has a chance to be 30."
The second story, actually
from Jewish tradition, tells
about the young man who
sought to outwit the town's
wise man. He caught a bird
and, holding it behind his
back, asked the wise man if
the bird was alive or dead.
His intent was simple. If the
wise man said the bird was
alive, he would kill it and
show it to him. If the wise
man said the bird was dead,
he would open his hands and
set it free. He posed his ques-
tion to the wise man, "I have
a bird behind my back. Is it
alive or dead?" The wise man
looked at him intently and
said, "The choice is yours. Its
future is in your hands."
So it is for us. In 10 years,
20 or two generations we can
be a great and thriving com-
munity. Or we can be a brief
episode in the history of the
Jewish people, one of many
communities that flourished
for a while and then ceased
to be a center of vibrant Jew-
ish life. The future is in our.
hands." 0
Officers Guilty
In Deadly Game
Tel Aviv (JTA) — Two
Israeli air force lieutenants
have been found guilty of
criminal negligence for
taking part in a lethal game
of "net roulette" that led to
the death of one soldier and
serious injuries of another
last July.
The two officers, Noah
Terner and Yoram Naim,
were convicted in Jaffa
Military Court, while a third
lieutenant was acquitted.
Cpl. Amir Melet was killed
and Pvt. Lilach Bar-Natan
injured while playing the
deadly game, in which new
recruits to an air force base
prove their mettle by
holding onto a large net,
normally used to brake
airplanes on the runway, as
it is released into the air.
Cpl. Melet and Pvt. Bar-
Natan apparently held onto
the net in the wrong position
and lost their grip as the net,
operated by hydraulic
power, was lifted into the
air. The two were catapulted
over the runway before
crashing to the ground.
The officers found guilty
were standing nearby and
failed to stop the activities.
The officer in charge of the
control tower, who actually
set the net in motion, was =;
acquitted, as it was deter-
mined that he had been too
far from the end of the run-
way to see what was happen-
ing and had no reason to
believe that the order given
to him to release the net was
not a test.