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STUDENT page 15

and Russian President
Boris Yeltsin approved the
federally funded scholar-
ship program after they
met on the West Coast
about 2Y months ago. Part
of the Freedom Support
Act, the program was
signed into law in 1992. Its
purpose is to enable teen-
age students to attend
U.S. high schools and
learn about American cul-
ture.

"I think it would
be good for him to
see how the
religion is
practiced here."

Bonnie Gardiner

"The program also
teaches us about their cul-
ture," said Bonnie
Gardiner of the
International Education
Forum (IEF).
IEF, a nonprofit agency
dealing with foreign
exchange programs, is try-
ing to place 15 Russian
students with Michigan
families. Zoriy is the only
Jewish scholarship winner
among them. The 11th-
grader, who is fluent in

English, identified himself
as Orthodox, but says he
has not actively pursued
his faith.
"I think that's not
uncommon for people over
there," Mrs. Gardiner said.
"I think it would be good
for him to see how the reli-
gion is practiced here."
In addition to attending
a local school and learning
about American culture,
Zoriy wants to study the
American economic sys-
tem. He has taken
advanced economic classes
in his homeland and wants
to return equipped with
information to help the ail-
ing Russian economy.
The family who volun-
teers to host Zoriy for the
year will be responsible for
his food and shelter. The
U.S. government provides
all exchange students with
$100 monthly stipends,
which they can use as
spending money.
"We are asking families
to let the students become
a part of their families, to
treat them as their own
children," Mrs. Gardiner
said.
For more information,
call Mrs. Gardiner, 986-
6086, or IEF, 1-800-825-
8339. El

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D

avid Nussbaum has
been watching his
community change.
The executive
director of the Flint Jewish
Federation, Mr. Nussbaum
is interested in making
sure those shifts are devel-
oped in a positive way. He
is getting his chance
through the implementa-
tion of a lay leadership
development program.
The program is a part-
nership between the Flint
Federation and Project
STaR — a curriculum in
Jewish communal service,
social work and Judaic
studies at the University of
Michigan. It is being fund-
ed through Federation and
grants, including the first-
ever gift to a Jewish orga-
nization from the Flint
Community Foundation.
A committee of 10 indi-
viduals from the Flint
Federation and Jewish

community has identified
about 25 persons between
the ages of 25 and 35 as
emerging leaders. The cri-
teria included, but was not
limited to, temple or syna-
gogue affiliation, contribu-
tion to Campaign, involve-
ment with Jewish services
and welfare.
Those future leaders will
attend 10 evening sessions
with Project STaR students
acting as facilitators, go on
a mission to Israel, week-
end retreats, the General
Assembly of Council of
Jewish Federations and an
AIPAC meeting during a
two-year time span.
In addition, they will
divide into groups to work
on various projects to bene-
fit the community.
"The theme here is trans-
forming the community
through transformation of
its leadership," Mr.

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