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JARC Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
Tuesday, May 23
8:00 P.M.
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There is no charge. A sign language interpreter will be provided.
As Miracle Mission II returns home, we remember the
special once-in-a-lifetime Israel experience of JARC
clients during Miracle Mission I.
Harold Folkoff's trip to the Holy Land was an epiphany,
putting him more in touch with his religion and with his
feelings about being a Jew.
For Jacob Feldman, reciting the memorial prayer in front
of hundreds of his fellow Jews at Yad Vashem and being
overcome with emotion while praying at the Western Wall
in Jerusalem, were moments that will stay with him forever.
These experiences, together with moments of their
lives back here at home, make the 30 minute "Days
of Joy" video documentary something special for the
entire community.
Lorraine Schwartz' Bat Mitzvah atop Masada was the
self-described "thrill of a lifetime."
"Days of Joy" was produced by Fran Victor and Bill
Harder of Victor/Harder Productions and is scheduled
for broadcast later this year.
1995-1996 Slate of Officers and Directors
President
Barbara Nusbaum
Secretary
Vice Presidents
Sandra Dembs
Daniel Medow
H. James Zack
Treasurer
Robert Kaplow
Ellen Labes
Nominated for an additional
three year term (expiring 1998)
Ron Elkus
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Joel E. Jacob
Carol Kaczander
Ellen Labes
Beverly Laker
Daniel Medow
Hannah Moss
Donna Pearlman
Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg
Nominated for a first three-year
term (expiring 1998)
Dennis Bernard
Penny Blumenstein
Paul Katzman
Steven Traison
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done. While I agree with Mr. Gel-
berd, I think there's another is-
sue, as well.
I'm willing to bet that 75 per-
cent of the parents of children at-
tending religious school don't
know what is going on in their
child's classroom. It's not that
they can't find out. It's that they
are not interested.
It's important for Jewish par-
ents that their children succeed
in school so that they can be ac-
cepted to a good college and move
on in life. Many parents are in-
volved in their child's secular ed-
ucation. They know what is
happening in the classroom.
The best educational experi-
ences for children are shared
with their parents. We want our
children to marry within the
faith. We want them to carry on
the torch of continuity. So why is
it that many of us don't have a
clue about what is happening in
our religious-school classrooms?
I've written in this space be-
fore that religious schools are for
some parents nothing more than
drop-off centers. Instead of soc-
cer or basketball, parents rely on
teachers to make their children
Jewish.
No excuse for the
laughter.
So, while I agree with Mr. Gel-
. herd that the system needs im-
provement, I think the ratio is
more like 100 percent and 100
percent. Schools and teachers
need to give 100 percent in edu-
eating our children. But parents
and families need to give 100 per-
cent as well. There is no excuse
for a Jewish child bursting out in
laughter while a movie shows
scenes of children crying as Nazi
SS guards march in front of
them.
It has to be parent, child and
teacher working together. If we
don't come together, the per-
centages of success will be closer
to zero.
Families, you need to recap-
ture your children. If you don't
think it's important that they
know more about the Holocaust
and other Jewish issues than
pogs, sports, music and clothes,
then don't be surprised by what
happens in the future to our con-
tinuity.
If you think this is hysteria
and that there are many politi-
cally correct issues to weigh here,
ones like "the kids were in pub-
lic school all day and were tired
by the time they came to religious
school," then consider this piece
of hysteria.
A group of Jewish children
were acting up during a Holo-
caust movie.
hysteria enough for
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me.