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"We were also trying to get
ideas on the best ways to teach
the Siddur and its contents, en-
able teachers to experience it for
themselves and have a chance
to ask questions," Ms. Locke said.
"We're drawing from role models
like songwriter Debbie Friedman
(who will be in Detroit to partic-
ipate in a Jewish educators re-
treat in November) and Saul
Wachs, a professor and chair of
education at Grantz College in
Philadelphia. He has authored
instruction materials."
The CAJE experience also will
be seen in Mike Mellen's and
Nancy Kaplan's work.
At the conference, Mr. Mellen
worked with a small group of
teens from around the country.
One class he sat in on focused on
bringing teens and their parents
together in the classroom.
"That's something more than
31 teens should be doing," said

Mr. Mellen, who began his job
Monday as teen coordinator with
the AJE.
Ms. Kaplan, director of
Midrasha Center for Adult
Jewish Learning and coordina-
tor of the new Florence Melton
Adult Mini-School of Metro
Detroit, was impressed with a lot
of what she heard about Jewish
storytelling.
"It's not just for children," she
said. "Storytelling can be used as
an oral tradition and a way to
transmit one's own individual sto-
ries."
Through workshops, music,
crafts and food, almost an entire
day at CAJE was dedicated to
highlighting Israel education.
This provided the AJE, which
will devote an entire teacher
training program to Israel, with
more ideas.
See related story on page 20.

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Noble Partnership

Saudi prince and eminent Jew form hotel
ownership team.

TOM TUGEND SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

member of the Saudi Ara-
bian nobility and a Jewish
merchant prince have
shaken hands on a deal
that makes them co-owners of
San Francisco's historic Fairmont
Hotel — for starters.
' are Richard
The new partners
Swig, scion of one of the most em-
inent Jewish families in San
Francisco for generations, and
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud.
As reported in the Jewish Bul-
letin of Northern. California by
writer Larry Kanter, Prince Al-
waleed has acquired a 50 percent
stake in three Fairmont hotels
owned by the Swig family. In-
cluded is the chain's flagship
property atop Nob Hill in San
Francisco and two others in Dal-
las and New Orleans. Mr. Swig
retains full control of the Fair-
mont properties in San Jose and
Chicago.
The price paid by the 37-year-
old prince has not been disclosed,
but he also pledged to invest
some $50 million for badly need-
ed renovations of the hotels.
Mr. Swig said that he was ap-
proached by the Saudi prince
more than a year ago. "The first
question we asked was whether
His Highness knew we were a
Jewish family," said Mr. Swig.
"The answer was yes, and that
he was very, very happy to be do-
ing business with us."
Prince Alwaleed will be chair-

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Tom Tugend is a writer based in
Los Angeles.

man of the new partnership, with
Mr. Swig serving as vice chair-
man.
The new partners intend to
buy as many as 25 other hotels
in the next five to seven years. No

"The first question
we asked was
whether His
Highness knew we
were a Jewish
family."

— Richard Swig

specific sites have been picked,
but the hotels probably will be
scattered throughout Europe,
Canada and the United States.
The deal was announced the
same week that Jordan and Is-
rael ended their state of war at
the White House ceremony, but
Mr. Swig said that the new part-
nership was a straightforward
business proposition, with no po-
litical implications. "I don't see
myself as an international peace-
maker," he commented.
Mr. Swig added that the prince
"knows I'm very active in AIPAC
and other Jewish organizations.
He appreciates that I spend so
much time doing civic work, and
he's encouraged me to do
more." ❑

