So Your 185 lb. Baby
is Leaving Home!

,--

cate with them and want to lis-
ten to their views. The only prob-
lem was there were no men."
When Judith Martin asked the
students what they thought
about government support for
private schools, the responses
were mixed.
Azriel Chelst said he felt gov-
ernment funding should follow
each student to the school of
his choice. Some of his classmates
agreed. Others said if a parent
decides to send a child to private
school, the parent is responsible
for funding that child's education.
As the discussion turned to the
Holocaust, the generation that
could only learn about its atroc-
ities talked to the generation that
saw friends and family perish
during it.

Everything you want to know
about freshman year at college

"I don't want the wonderful
people I knew, who now live in
my heart, to be forgotten," said
Shoshana Wolok. 'There are his-
tory books whose only reference
to the Holocaust is a sentence
that says Hitler didn't like the
Jews."
When the class period ended,
the seniors left and the students
went off to daven. Many of the al-
ready prepared questions went
unasked.
"I often think young people
don't spend much time thinking
about world situations," said Ms.
Martin after the symposium.
"That was not the case with these
kids. They seemed to be very
aware of what's going on in the
world." Li

Journalist and teacher Linda Puner describes what happens fresh-
man year at college and how parents survive it. Based on her latest
book, Starting Out Suburban: Suburban Frosh Tell the Truth about
Their First Year at College, which followed 50 students at 23
schools, Puner describes the parts of campus life that admissions
offices and viewbooks leave out. Topics range from sex, room-
mates and religion to T-shirts and phone calls from home.

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 7:30-9:00 PM

Jewish Parenting Center, 4200 Walnut Lake Rd., W. Bloomfield

Open to the community

Congregation Shaarey Zedek members: $10/family
Non-members: $15/family

To reserve your place
Call 810/681-5353 or FAX 810/681-4251

Conference Set
For Educators

T

he Agency for Jewish Edu-
cation will hold a day of pro-
fessional enrichment for
early childhood educators
on Thursday, March 9, from 8:30
a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield. The event,
"What's Jewish About Thursday,"
is designed to introduce the Jew-
ish community's nursery school
teachers and teaching assistants
to Jewish rituals and ideas to
make everyday activities Jewish
activities for their classrooms.
The conference will begin with
a study and discussion of the Ma
Tovu prayer, led by Temple Is-
rael's Rabbi Joshua Bennett. Fol-
lowing the morning presentation,
participants will have the op-
portunity to select two 11/2hour
workshops, led by local and na-
tional Jewish educators.
Rita Abramson, director of Ed-
ucation at B'nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield and author of Keshet
Haivrit, a Hebrew songbook and
tape for young children, will pre-
sent "Every Day Find a Hebrew
Way." Teachers will learn simple
Hebrew words, stories and games
to make Hebrew learning excit-
ing.
"Including Children with Spe-
cial Needs in Your Pre-School
Program" will be led by Joan
Lessen Firestone and Cherrill
Flynn, consultants for Oakland
Schools. It will introduce partic-
ipants to ways of identifying and
including children with special
needs in their classrooms.
Aviva Panush, director of ed-
ucation at Arm Arbor's Beth Is-
rael Religious School, will discuss
"Inviting God into Your Class-
room." In this workshop, she will
help teachers develop methods
to promote the spiritual aware-
ness.
During "Jewish Books for Chil-
dren - Books for Jewish Chil-

dren," participants will explore
methods of using secular books
for Jewish subjects and review
new and loved books of Jewish
content. This session will be led
by Lynda A. Cohen, director of
early childhood services at the
Jewish Community Center in
Dayton.
In addition, Julia Greenblatt,
program coordinator of Jewish
Experiences for Families, will
teach simple fairy tales, story-
telling techniques, costume ideas
and art projects to make Jewish
stories come alive in "Jewish
Fairytales: A Magical Journey
through Storytelling and Arts &
Crafts."
Helayne Shaw, pre-school ed-
ucator at Shaarey Zedek Beth
Hayeled Nursery School and
Tamarack Camp's family camp
coordinator, will offer "Making
Every Day a Jewish Day-A Day
at a Glance."
"Menchlichkeit: Learning To
Be a Caring Responsible Person
in the Early Childhood Years"
will be presented by Shawn
Locke, director of school services
at the Agency for Jewish Educa-
tion in Southfield.
Janet Pont, director of early
childhood education at Shaarey
Zedek Beth Hayeled Nursery
School, will show how music can
help create a Jewish atmosphere
in the classroom during her
workshop, "Sing Your Way
through a Jewish Day."
The conference will conclude
with a brief closing program:
"Ending the Day in a Jewish
Way: Tefillat Haderich."
A kosher lunch will be provid-
ed between workshop sessions I
and II. There is a fee for the con-
ference. For information, call
Shawn Locke or Ellen Krivche-
ma, (810) 354-1050. ❑

EUGENE & MARCIA APPLEBAUM
JEWISH PARENTING CENTER

Ruth Beresh, Director, 810/681-5353

r--

1

NAME

ADDRESS

CITY/ZIP

HOME PHONE

DAY PHONE

Shaarey Zedek Member

YES 0 NO D

Affiliated at

MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK AND MAIL WITH THIS FORM TO:
JEWISH PARENTING CENTER • REGISTRATION • 4200 WALNUT LAKE ROAD • WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICHIGAN 48323

COLORWORKS STUDIO OF INTERIOR DESIGN 11

You've said we're in a class by ourselves & we thank you for the compliment!
Complete interior design services from blueprint review & construction specifications, to furniture
selection & custom fabrication; from windows & walls to the last scented soap...
These are the services that set us apart. We're so glad you've noticed the difference.

32500 Northwestern Highway • Farmington Hills • 851-7540

Find It All In
The Jewish News
Classifieds
Call 354-5959

Steve Brown

American Aki

10662 Northend
Oak Park, Michigan

Fireplace Distributors

Tel. (810) 547-6777
Fax (810) 547-6678

SALES, SERVICE &
INSTALLATION