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COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
Catholic School Produces
Holocaust Education Video
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he College of Saint Elizabeth in Mor-
ristown, NJ., recently produced a video
to help Catholic schools around the
country teach the Holocaust.
"The Holocaust in a Catholic Educational
Setting" is a 27-minute tape in which faculty
members at Saint Elizabeth, a liberal arts col-
lege, discuss why and how they incorporate Holo-
caust studies into their curriculum. Featured
are Sister Kathleen Flanagan, chairman of the
department of philosophy and religious
studies; Dr. Harriet Lipman Sepinwall, of the
education department and interdisci-
plinary studies; and Dr. Laura Win-
ters, chairman of the English
department.
Strategies and resources for cours-
es and for special weeks of Holocaust remem-
brance also are included.
The tape costs $15, payable to College of
Saint Elizabeth, which includes shipping and
handling. Send to CSE-TV Productions, do AN
Services-Mahoney Library, College of Saint
Elizabeth, 2 Convent Rd., Morristown, NJ
07960, or call (201) 292-6478.
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Plans Under Way Far Anniversary
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he Southern
Jewish Histori-
cal Society will
award $500 for the best
paper dealing with
Southern Jewry, writ-
ten by a graduate or un-
dergraduate college
student.
Submissions should
focus on a subject relat-
ed to Southern Jewish
history. Entries must
be typed, double-
spaced and use prima-
/7 sources and include
HUC Designs
Spirituality
Program
appropriate documentation.
The writer's name, address and
academic affiliation must ap-
pear only on the cover letter, not
in the body of the paper.
Papers must be submitted by
July 1, 1994, to Professor
Berkley Kahn; Chairman, Stu-
dent Prize Committee, SJHS;
Department of History; Mem-
phis State University; Mem-
phis, TN 38152.
ebrew Union College-
Jewish Institute of Re-
ligion (HUC-JIR) is
preparing a course to help train
future Jewish leaders in spiri-
tuality.
The program will concen-
trate on the personal spiritu-
al journey of the individual. In
addition to attending courses
on the subject, rabbinic and
cantorial students will take
part in a "Summer Institute for
Worship and Spiritual Renew-
al," which deals with the ap-
plication of insights gleaned
from the human sciences to rit-
ual.
"We seek to move our stu-
dents into a post-ethnic age of
Jewish identity," said HUC-
HIR professor of liturgy Rabbi
Lawrence Hoffman. "This is an
age in which Judaism's appeal
can no longer be based solely
on the need to protect Israel
and save Soviet bloc commu-
nities. Given these changes in
our situation, spirituality
emerges as the necessary pre-
requisite for sustained Jewish
commitment. Rabbinic and
cantorial leaders thus require
their own spiritual formation
and development, and an un-
derstanding of the spiritual
agenda of the baby-boom gen-
eration, now grown to adult-
hood."
HUC-JIR's program will be
complemented by work at the
Central Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbis, which is creating
a "Worship and Spiritual De-
velopment" project focusing on
liturgy and prayer.
I
srael will host the "Trimil-
lenium of Jerusalem, City
of David" celebration next
year in honor of the 3,000th an-
niversary of Jerusalem.
The Conference of Presidents
of MAjor American Jewish Or-
ganizations will coordinate
American participation in the
event, and has established the
National Committee for
Jerusalem 3000 to mobilize or-
ganizations, synagogues and
other groups.
The goal of the commemora-
tion, said Jerusalem 3000
Chairman Shoshana Cardin, is
to strengthen Jerusalem's sta-
tus and image as the'spiritual
and national capital of Israel
and the Jewish people; to pre-
sent it as a universal religious
and cultural center for people
of all faiths and traditions; and
to promote tourism to the city
and strengthen its economy and
infrastructure.
Among the highlights
planned in Jerusalem are a se-
ries of cultural events, social
and recreational activities for
all ages, festivals, fairs, and
original stage and musical pro-
ductions.
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MARIITHOfil MAW
abbi James Michaels was
running out of time.
He was right there on
the Sea of Galilee, looking at
Tiberias in the distance. "It was
a crystal-clear day, about
60 degrees and the city
looked so inviting."
But then he re-
membered he was
on a mission — a
running mission, that
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is, and he had five more miles
to go. So he forged ahead, "riv-
eting my concentration on complet-
ing the marathon."
Rabbi Michaels, of Temple
Israel in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,
was one of 300 partici-
pants in last month's
Tiberias-Galilee
marathon. His time of
3:44:48 put him in the top
half of the finishers.
Rabbi Michaels began
running in 1981, after he watched
his two brothers compete in the New
York Marathon. He later organized
the New York Marathon's "Run-
ners' Minyan."
he Chabad Women's Organization is offering a free gift pack
to expectant Jewish mothers. The packet includes a bless-
ing card for birth, a booklet with a listing of Hebrew names,
and other items for new parents. For a gift pack, call the Chabad
Women's Organization, 967-4113.
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