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Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Pres- ident Gary Torgow said the school has chosen to remain at its current location for several reasons: to act as an anchor, keeping Jews in the Oak Park and Southfield area — espe- cially the 10 Mile Road corridor — and because the costs of building or buying far exceed those of even major repairs. "The Federation challenge grant represents a great oppor- tunity for the yeshiva and its supporters to modernize the Beth Yehudah school building, to meet the needs of our grow- ing institution for years to come," Mr. Torgow said. The Federation is counting on it. "The yeshiva, and Jewish ed- ucation in general, stabilizes a neighborhood. It's integral to our 10 Mile Road commitment and renovation," Mr. Aronson said. "Families move where schools move. The yeshiva has a longtime commitment to the area. We're confident they're not going anywhere." The clock is not on the side of Mr. Torgow's fund-raising ef- forts. Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's board of directors hopes to have all changes in place by Sep- tember. Mr. Aronson estimat- ed a 30-day time frame for the yeshiva to secure dollars to com- plete renovations by the begin- ning of the school year. Mr. Torgow is optimistic, ap- proaching potential donors per- sonally. If the upgrades become a re- ality, they will continue an on- going metamorphosis of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah. Through staff changes and tuition demands implemented during the last few years, and dollar assistance from Federa- tion, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah is no longer in financial danger. The school pulled itself out of an $850,000 debt. Mr. Aronson said those mod- ifications were considered in determining the challenge grant. "The yeshiva has a new board, finances are under con- trol. They have proven fiscal ac- countability through lay leadership and learned to live within their budget," Mr. Aron- son said. "It is the view of the Federation that the yeshiva has done some major houseclean- ing in the last two or three years. This played heavily in our decision making." An additional component to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's chal- lenge grant is the promise of the school's board of directors to raise awareness about Federa- tion and help raise donations within the Orthodox communi- ty. "It's important for families in the yeshiva area and the Or- thodox community to show greater support for the Allied Jewish Campaign. The yeshiva has said it will mount their own campaign to attract more givers," Mr. Aronson said. "Of course, Orthodox support has to go to its own community, but it should also go toward overall community needs, as well. "The Federation has shown great support and growth in the 10 Mile Road area. It (that neighborhood) needs to show greater identity in the Cam- paign." ❑ Ak *WI 0014IN kEt " Muslim Family Is Welcomed Mevasseret Zion, Israel (JTA) — It has been 50 years since the Hardagas, a Muslim family from Sara- n_ \ jevo, saved the lives of their Jewish neighbors during the darkest days of the Holo- caust. Last week, some of that "debt" was repaid when Za- jniba Hartaga-Susic, 76, and her family were evacuated from the war- torn Bosnian capital in a daring rescue operation spearheaded by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Devout Muslims, the Har- tagas provided refuge to three Jewish families during World War II. The Kabilios, who made aliyah in 1950, brought the Hartagas' ac- tions to the attention of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, c/ which honored the family as Righteous Gentiles in 1985. "It was then," says Za- jniba, "that I fell in love with Israel." Over the years, the Har- tagas and Kabilios have maintained strong ties. In addition to the Jerusalem reunion nine years ago, the two families have cor- responded whenever cir- cumstances permitted. Though the elder Kabilios are now deceased, Tova (Kabilio) Grinberg, who was a small child at the start of the Second World War, has a box full of treasured photographs and letters from the Hardagas that span more than half a century. She is especially close to Zarfa, Zajniba's older daughter. ❑