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the guarantee their iden-
tities remain anonymous.
The study included in-
terviews with school ad-
ministrators, question-
naires with all school staff
and students in the sixth,
eighth and 10th grades
and focus group sessions.
Professor Lauffer em-
phasized the limited na-
ture of the study, and
feared generalizing too
much. Findings, he said,
could be unique to the
Detroit area, or the Mid-
west. However, the study
may act as a foundation
for further work or re-
search.
In Detroit, administra-
tors and teachers report a
commitment to Klal
(the Jewish
Yisrael
People) and to tolerance.
However, little emphasis
on teaching about differ-
ent movements or prac-
tices of other Jews is
found in curricula. Edu-
cators cited time con-
straints, lack of available
teaching materials and
precedence of other topics
as reasons for not teach-
ing about other move-
ments.
Of the students inter-
viewed, 90 percent said
most of their friends are
Jewish. However, few Or-
thodox and non-Orthodox
consider each other as
friends.
"Close friendships corre-
sponded with who stu-
dents know best from
school, the neighborhood,
the youth group and fami-
ly affiliation," Professor
Lauffer said.
While most students
feel comfortable partici-
pating with youth of other
movements in shared

recreational activities,
they are not so at ease
attending each other's bar
or bat mitzvah celebra-
tions or visiting on
Shabbat.
Students listed, in de-
scending order, parents as
most influential on their
feelings toward other
Jews, followed by school,
holiday celebrations, fel-
low students and teachers.
"In most settings, the
classroom and the teacher
seemed not to significant-
ly influence how children
view each other across
denominational lines. But,
if Jewish schooling is seen
as occurring within a
more comprehensive mil-
ieu, then education can
impact on both learning
and attitude develop-
ment," Professor Lauffer
said.
Upon completion of the
study,. school administra-
tors received a report on
their institution, results
generated by all schools
and a list of texts avail-
able for teaching compara-
tive Judaism. Follow-up
interviews were conducted
one year later.
Some educators ex-
pressed disappointment
that a study was conduct-
ed with no consultation on
how to acheive goals relat-
ed to Klal Yisrael. Others
thought more important
topics could have been
explored.
"Mostly, no changes
were made in curricula.
But we weren't contracted
to help with that. In the
future, that work can be
done through resources
like the Agency for Jewish
Education," Professor
Lauffer said.

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Detroit Hadassah
Lists Tennis Winners

Hadassah recently held its
14th Annual Tennis Tourna-
ment at Franklin Racquet
Club.
The winners this year were:
4.5 singles winner - Patricia
Trapnell; 2nd place - Judy
Cranmer; consolation winner
- Amy Willens. 4.5 doubles
winners: Ruth Baidas and
Sue Smith; 2nd place - Nan-
cy Gershonson and Susie
Jacob; consolation winners -
Beauty Ovbije-Onomake and
Maura Lapp. 4.0 singles win-
ner was Donna Chaben; 2nd
place - Chi Ying Murray; con-
sulation winner - Janice

Cherkasky. 4.0 doubles win-
ners: Sally Asztalos and
Clina Gage; 2nd' place - Hsio
Ping Katz and Patricia
Letzer; consolation winners -
Elaine Raznick and Barbara
Rosett.
3.5 singles winner was
Ellen Lyngaas. 3.5 doubles
winners: Sheila Rosenfeld
and Pat Shanbom; 2nd place
- Betsy Appleton and Marla
Zuppke; consolation winners
- Paula Greensberg and Jen-
nifer Kopel. 3.0 singles win-
ner was Ruth Koppelman;
runner-up - Mitsuyo Kana-
maru.

