Jewish Education Allocations Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Yeshiva Beth Yehudah eshiva Gedolah 18,000 Hillel ME shop and save at the box. the shirt box Akiva "We all say that /- `— 1990 - 91 * Includes $22,000 for Shaarey Zedek's High School Program. Jewish education should have the high- est priority for our community. It leads Supplemental School Scholarship Fund to continuity, spiritu- Yeshiva Gedolah ality and Jewish $65,000 $85,000 pride," Shaarey Zedek's Rabbi Groner says. "But that prior- Yeshiva Beth Yehudah ity is not reflected in the allocation of AJE funds" by Federation. He echoes the words of former Fed- eration Presidents Dr. Conrad Giles and Hillel Joel Tauber. Federa- tion's Tauber Com- Akiva mission report in 1990 and the Giles 1995 - 96 Commission report in 1992 led to the conversion of United Hebrew Schools into the Agency for Jewish Edu- with the Giles Commission's recommendations on implementing changes in local Jewish educa- cation. Rabbi Groner, Dr. Giles and Mr. Tauber all sug- tion. "The community is more accepting of the con- gest that the Detroit Jewish community must re- cept of education than they were in the past. If we order priorities and cut Allied Jewish Campaign are going to make inroads into the horrible num- funds to some beneficiaries to provide more for Jewish education. Rabbi Groner looks to bers for intermarriage and assimilation, this is reductions in the amount of Campaign funds be- what we have to do," he says. "If we could get that $1 million, we'd be in far ing sent overseas and greater efforts at securing better shape. The day schools would be on much funds from new sources, such as private founda- firmer ground. There would be additional AJE tions. Richard Krugel thinks $1 million more a year programs for the learning disabled and for fami- would solve the Jewish education puzzle in Detroit. ly education — all those plans that desperately "A $10 million endowment would give us that $1 need more money to be successful. "But I don't want it to come at the expense of million per year," says the chairman of Federation's education committee. That $1 million extra would the elderly, the needy or hungry. That's not a fair solve budget deficits at Akiva Hebrew Day School trade." AJE's Howard Gelberd doesn't worry where the and Yeshiva Beth Yehudah and provide for ma- money comes from. He believes that the next few jor increases for all Jewish education. When Federation's board of governors approves years will bring "future shock" to the Jewish com- Campaign allocations this month, will education munity. With intermarriage and assimilation, he pro- get a $1 million increase? "No," says Dr. Krugel, jects that only 30-40 percent of Jewish children "but we will get more." He points to many improvements over the past in the Detroit area are now enrolled in Jewish ed- five years, both in programs and funding, plus ucation programs, "and there is drop-off along the "more acceptance generally among Federation way." "The real verdict," he says, "will come in leadership of education's importance. But, can we the next two to three years. Do we have the forget the other segments of our community? We guts to fund what we see is working? Are we go- still have to provide social services. "There's never enough money, but in the last ing to mobilize the community to rise to the oc- casion? couple of years we're $600,000 to the good. That's "By the year 2000, (the chances for Jewish sur- a 25 percent increase for Jewish education." vival) will go up or they will go down." ❑ He says the community is right on target III Take five dollars off the already low price on any reunion casual wear. III free button cover with purchase of any banded collar shirt. ■ riley dress shirts starting at $26. ■ Father's Day tie painting kits available. 19011 West Ten Mile Rd. Southfield, MI 48075 (Between Southfield & Evergreen) (810) 352-1080 Mon. - Sat. 9:30-6, Thurs. til 7 20% to 30% off everything. all the time. smart. while supplies last • exp. 6/15/96 previous sales excluded 20%-75% OFF Cale S'Ixtplepev • DRESSES • SHORTS • SHIRTS • PANT SUITS • SLACKS • JACKETS and much more! COMPLAISANT West Bloomfield Plaza • Next to Deli Unique 855-6566 Previous Sales Excluded • All Sales Final tum> ' V.:, • , V.,4 Call Robin Magness (810) 354-7123 Ext. 209 Advertise in our new Entertainment Section! 1, ETR.-0 THE JEWISH NEWS