GRAYLING page 14 r e ,-477erican ,gsrael (- KJ; amber of e_9-- ;mmerce Requests the honor of your company at a reception awl dinner honoring Matthew P. Marko, Vice President, Core Industries Inc. James A. Safran, President, Safran Printing Company featuring The Honorable Gad Yaacobi Ambassador of the State of Israel to The United Nations presenting Opportunities for the Future — Overcoming Demons of the Past: Transforming the Middle East's Social and Economic Structure Sunday, March 19, 1995 at 6:30 in the evening at The Somerset Collection For information and/or reservations, please call American-Israel Chamber (810) 661-1948 Harold Rosso?, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. (810) 258-1760 Scott Eisenberg, Amherst Capital Partners, LLC (810) 851-0535 not exposed to Jewish people, African Americans or Chinese people. We're white, Christian, middle-class. "It's really hard for me to imag- ine what it must have been like to have been sent to one restrict- ed area — to have been sent somewhere just because of one's faith. "And it's hard," she said "to be as sympathetic toward other peo- ple if you don't understand who they are and what they've expe- rienced." Mary, as the student drama di- rector, doesn't want I Never Saw Another Butterfly to end on a de- pressing note. "The Holocaust happened, yes," she said. "But we can pre- vent it from ever happening again." After lunch, the group of stu- dents and teachers proceeded to the Holocaust Memorial Center. Jon Moore, 13, thought the ex- perience added to the research he had completed earlier this year for an advanced studies project on Jewish history during World War II. Jon, who is Christian, says he knows two Jehovah's Witnesses, "but no Jews." He believes it's im- portant to be tolerant of other re- ligions. Jon considers skinheads in- sane. "The only ones I've seen," he said "have been on `Oprah.' Aren't skinheads the people who say the Holocaust never happened? I think that's just crazy. They have pictures to prove that it hap- pened." Marilyn Stancil was one of the Grayling teachers who joined the field trip. She said many of her students read Night, a Holocaust book by survivor Elie Wiesel. The young people demonstrate quite a bit of interest in issues about Judaism and civil rights, she said. The trip to metro Detroit helps augment their awareness. "I was born and raised in Grayling. It's a small town and I would like the children to see what another part of the world is like," she said. (:\ A closed mind is a wonderful thing to lose. After touring the Holocaust Center, the students met with Auschwitz survivor Mr. Shlanger, and after that, they went to a Jewish cemetery. Michael Amman, 18, attends high school in Grayling, but spent his first eight years in Detroit. Al- though reared as a Roman Catholic, Michael remembers at- tending seders at friends' homes when he was a young child. Michael believes his friends and family members are open- minded, but there are a lot of people who aren't, "about any- thing." "It's sad," he says. "But hope- fully, that'll change." ❑ Detroit Teachers Plan Second Meeting STAFF REPORT ewish teachers in the De- 50 teachers who shared experi- troit Public Schools have ences, perceptions and concerns. / scheduled a second meeting The group decided to meet occa- to discuss Jewish concerns sionally to maintain contact with the sponsoring agencies: Ameri- in the schools. The meeting will be held 10 can Jewish Committee, Anti- a.m.-noon Sunday, March 12, at Defamation League and the the Max M. Fisher Building on Jewish Community Council. Any Jewish teacher in the De- Telegraph Road. A similar meeting in Decem- troit Public School system is wel- ber was attended by more than come to attend. ❑ j One, Two or Three Rows of Diamonds Set In Luxurious 18K Yellow Gold Starting at $1825 Cr) w Publicity Deadlines U) LLJ TH E D E T RO F-- 16 JO3C Fine Jewelets ‘fr Est. 1919 CSS 30400 Telegraph Rd. Suite 134, Bingham Farms • 642-5575 The normal deadline for local news and publicity items is noon Thursday, eight days prior to issue date. The deadline for birth announcements is 10 a.m. Monday, four days prior to issue date; out-of-town obituaries, 10 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior to issue date. All material must be typewritten, double-spaced, on 8V2 x 11 paper and include the name and daytime telephone number of sender.