Jewish Activity At
MSU Begins To Flouris
JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
State News, MSU's campus
paper, has given increased cov-
erage to Jewish student activity.
Mark Finkelstein, executiv'
director of the MSU Hillel, said
the Jewish presence has always
been there, but the level of ac-
tivity depends on the quality,
initiative and
dependability of
the students.
"I think the
(1991) appear-
ance of Nation
of Islam Leaci: /\
Louis Farrak-
han was the ini-
tial catalyst,"
said Mike Eizel-
man, chair of
the college is-
sues task force
for the Jewish
Community
Council of Deg
trait. "It's goii,„
to take time,)
but it's coming
together for'
them. Corn-
The Jewish Student Union paints "the rock" with a
pared to the ac-
message of peace.
tivity five years
ago, this is incredible."
County Prosecutor and U.S.
Freshman Jodi E. Berger, of
Senate hopeful Carla Marlinga
Farmington Hills, said she beJ
and a representative from Sen.
lieves networking is the answer
David Honigman's office.
to recruiting additional Jewisi)
Now his friend has plans to
students. She tries to get as
attend the American Israel
many of her friends as she pos
Public Affairs Committee
sibly can to attend an event.
(AIPAC) conference that begins
West Bloomfield natives
this weekend in Washington,
Jonathon Koenigsberg and Amy
D.C.
Like Mr. Zaks' friend, more
and more students are being ex-
posed to and are becoming in-
volved in some of the Jewish
outlets on campus. Within the
last year and a half, activity
among Jewish students at MSU
has flourished as students strive
to become more involved and in
many cases pro-active.
Gantz, who are both active in
Shabbat dinners at Hillel
Jewish activity on campus)
consistently draw between 40
agree networking is key to get
and 60 people and student lead-
ting people involved but it pos t
ers said they always see new
es a constant challenge.
faces at events.
Students also attribute th'
Aside from Hillel and the
influx of activity to the succeS;1
Jewish fraternities and soror-
of local youth organizations al
ity, student outlets have grown
cultivating strong leadership. Ii
to include a Jewish Student
was their feeling that those whc
Union, a revived Jewish news-
are involved in Jewish area
paper and an AIPAC campus
were used to the programing;
liaison.
that was provided for then
Some Jewish students feel
before they entered college.
they are making themselves
"We've started something
more visible on campus than in
here," Mr. Zaks said. "I thint
the past. Earlier this month, M.
a lot of new blood has be- )
Peter McPherson, the new
pumped in here this year.
MSU president, met with stu-
sparks have been lit and nov
dent representatives and Jew-
it's our responsibility to keel_
ish leadership from both the
them going." LI
Lansing and Detroit areas. The
ason Zaks, a Michigan
State University sopho-
more, convinced a friend
to accompany him to a
Shabbat dinner at Hillel.
Then he persuaded him to
hear the Jewish Student
Union's invited guests, Macomb
j
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