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Will-You?
ashar Cholagh is a friends. She says she has not
Chaldean 16-year-old at heard Jewish and Middle East-
Berkley High School ern students call each other
where, he says, students derogatory names. "Everyone's
don't fight over ethnic differences, friendly," she says.
Bashar Cholagh had a great
"just girlfriends and stuff."
Last week, Bashar was one of time at the retreat. Like Melissa,
55 local students from Jewish he says he witnesses few prob-
and Middle Eastern descent who lems at school.
"At Berkley, everything's fine.
participated in a daylong retreat
sponsored by the American Ara- Everyone's friends," he says. "We
don't have too many problems.
bic and Jewish Friends.
Held May 16 at Camp Maas in None racial."
But some teachers and ad-
Ortonville, the retreat aimed to
elevate communication and un- ministrators indicated that they
derstanding. Students from were aware of somewhat more
North Farmington, Andover, overt tensions in the past.
The American Arabic and Jew-
Berkley, Southfield-Lathrup and
Ferndale high schools took part ish Friends sponsored the retreat
in the ropes course, an activity as part of the Greater Detroit In-
that demands teamwork to com- terfaith Round Table, which
plete a series of mental and phys- brings together people of differ-
ical tasks. Half of the students
were Jewish and half were from
Middle Eastern American fami-
Students from five
lies.
local high schools
"Problems (between the
groups) that might have existed
attended.
in the past have been lessened,"
says Shelly Komer Jackier, pro-
gram chair. "But there is still a
ent races and religions through-
separation."
Todd Henderson, principal at out the metropolitan area. "The
Southfield-Lathrup High, says Friends" group will host its an-
students from his school did not nual scholarship and essay •
join the retreat to remedy prob- awards banquet on June 11.
In the future, sponsors of the
lems — "We really haven't had
any issues here," he says — but retreat, as well as teachers and
rather to learn about people from students who took part, hope to
plan other cross-cultural activi-
different backgrounds.
Other school administrators ties. Suggested: A day of volun-
and program planners say teering at the soup kitchen, social
they've witnessed no hostility be- events, or dinners.
For now, Ms. Jackier consid-
tween Jewish and Middle East-
em American students. However, ers last week's retreat a success.
"The kids bonded together
some believe that retreats like the
one held last week will lessen immediately, without even think-
chances of local tensions flaring ing about being Middle Eastern,
when disruptions occur between Jewish, boy or girl," she says.
"They thought about the ropes
Arabs and Jews overseas.
Mr. Henderson thinks knowl- course and really got in-
edge will bring the students clos- volved." ❑
er together and lessen fear in
times of crisis.
"You always fear the un-
known," he says.
Students like Melissa Kane,
17, from West Bloomfield High,
The normal deadline for local
and Bashar Cholagh from
news and publicity items is
Berkley, say their friendships
noon Thursday, eight days pri-
cross ethnic boundaries. Some
or to issue date. The deadline
high-school administrators and
for birth announcements is 10
teachers say cliques of students
a.m. Monday, four days prior
form not so much along cultural
to issue date; out-of-town obit-
lines, but rather according to oth-
uaries, 10 a.m. Tuesday, three
er factors: where the teen-agers
days prior to issue date.
grew up, which elementary and
All material must be type-
middle schools they attended and
written, double-spaced, on 8 1/2
whom they've known since child-
x 11 paper and include the
hood.
name and daytime telephone
Melissa Kane didn't attend the
number of sender.
retreat but says she has always
mingled with a diverse crowd of
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