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Can't believe it's almost here... You know, the 46th
Annual Party of the Detroit Chapter American
Technion Society! It's not too late to make a
reservation for this outstanding event! Picture this -
the Detroit Institute of Arts... black tie, lavish
buffet dinner, as always, a very exciting program,
strolling around the institute and to top it all off,
sumptuous sweets like you've never seen before!
Hold this date - Tuesday, September 13 at 6:00 p.m.
Oh, by the way, there's secured valet parking. I'll
bet you can't remember the last time you visited
the DIA... so why not make an evening of it? I
know you'll have a wonderful time - trust me! See
you on the 13th - don't be late.
The Good Old Days
Are Back Again
ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR
t was a traffic cop's nightmare,
a playwright's dream.
Last April, cars were lined
bumper to bumper on 12 Mile
Road outside the Birmingham
Temple. They were there because
of Central High.
Birmingham Temple member
Milton Landau's Central High:
The Musical made its world pre-
miere April 8 at the Birmingham
Temple. The show, which in-
cluded real and imaginary vi-
gnettes about life at the Detroit
high school, attracted hundreds
of visitors.
Now, it's back.
Central High will be performed
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again on Oct. 14 at the temple.
The event is free.
Mr. Landau graduated in 1948
from Central. His play reflects
his fond memories of getting a
Vernors on Woodward Avenue,
skipping school to go bowling and
a Jewish community that was
tight-knit.
"You had a million friends," he
recalled in an earlier interview.
"There were so many kids, in fact,
that you could form your own
softball team just from the peo-
ple on your block."
Central High:The Musical be-
gins at 8 p.m. ❑
Southfield Schools
Open On Holidays
ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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GENERAL PARTY CHAIRMEN
Michael Egren and Joel Tauber
PARTY CHAIRMEH
Richard Blumenstein, Connie Colman, Robert Colten, Gerald Cook, Suzan Curham,
James Deutchman, Karen Egren, Dr. Joseph N. Epel, Aviva Friedman, Rose Rita Goldman,
Nancy Grand, Dr. David Harold, David B. Hermelin, Lawrence S. Jackier, Muriel Jacknow,
Mark S. Kahn, Bella Lesch, Louis Milgrom, Shelly Nadiv, Morris Rochlin, Nathan Upfal
James A. Safran, President • Lawrence A. Berry, Chairman of the Board • Isaac Lakritz, Executive Director
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or the first time in 30 years,
Southfield Public Schools
will next month remain
open on Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur.
While the teachers union, the
Southfield Education Association
(SEA), sought the change in its
last two contracts, it did not oc-
cur until the school administra-
tion was pressured by gentile
parents.
Southfield School Board Pres-
ident Gerald Holcomb believes
sentiment has been building for
several years from parents and
teachers to make the change. He
said keeping schools open for the
three days shortens the school
calendar at the end of the school
year.
According to Bill Williams,
president of the SEA and a sci-
ence teacher at Levey Middle
School, the Southfield Board of
Education opposed the change
during labor negotiations in 1990
and 1992, fearing there would not
be enough substitute teachers to
cover for Jewish teachers on the
holidays.
"My concern is that other
school districts who remain open
will also require substitutes
for Jewish teachers. But the
Southfield administration feels
certain they will have enough
substitute teachers," Mr.
Williams said.
School districts that close for
the High Holidays include
Berkley, Bloomfield Hills, Oak
Park and West Bloomfield.
Bloomfield Hills does not close for
the second day of Rosh
Hashanah.
Southfield Superintendent Dr.
Marlene Davis guesses that 10
percent of the school district's stu-
dents may be Jewish. "We
haven't had a majority Jewish
population in some time," she
said, "but we continued to take
the Jewish holy days off because
of our staff substitute situation."
Dr. Davis said the percentage
of Jewish teachers in Southfield
has also declined in recent years
as older teachers retire, but she
had no figures on how many of
Southfield's teachers are Jewish.
Ken Siver, information three-
Parents reportedly
asked for the
change.
for for Southfield Schools, start-
ed as a teacher in the district 28
years ago. "When I started, there
were as many as 70 percent Jew-
ish students in some of my class-
es."
Mr. Siver said Jewish students
observing the holidays would be
given an excused absence if they
bring a note from home. Mr.
Williams said Jewish teachers
would be given paid leave time.
School Board President Ger-
ald Holcomb said he has heard
no complaints about the policy
since the change was authorized
last spring. ❑