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Sgt. McGruff tells children to be cautious; it's a dog-eat-dog
world out there.

Rivkah Wineberg: Student and fireman.

Sound the alarm! A Darchei Torah safety
program and concert is a big hit.

ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Paramedic Sylvester Chapman and Jason Lowman
check out the ambulance.

Shmuel Greenes helps set up for the big day.

ust about everybody knew about safety belts. And almost everyone knew
about the importance of wearing a helmet when bike riding.
"And knee pads! You should wear knee pads!" several children called
as Smokey the Bear and Sgt. McGruff asked them ways to be safe.
The two, along with singing favorite Uncle Moishe and his Mitzvah Men,
were guests at a Darchei Torah fund-raiser, held last Sunday at Berkley High
School and organized by Yitzchok and Chanita Wiener. The program began
with a safety fair which featured policemen, EMS technicians and firemen.
Children were allowed to enter the vehicles (sitting in back of the ambulance
proved very popular) and don some of the workers' gear.
Following the Safety Fair, families poured inside for a concert featuring Un-
cle Moishe. He sang, he entertained, he reminded children of the importance
of knowing their Jewish names and keeping kosher.
Uncle Moishe got especially big hands for perennial favorites "Hashem Is
Here, Hashem Is There" and "Let's All Go To Shul Today," with a sidekick
dropping by first in fins ("You mean you didn't say, 'Let's all go to the pool?' ")
and then a varsity sweater ("I thought you said, 'Let's all go to school!' "). OK,
so the jokes were a tad on the corny side for some adults; the halls at Berkley Menachem Shmuel Davis and Tsiporah Davis see what
High echoed from every corner with the laughter of girls and boys. III
it's like inside the fire truck.

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Estie Wineberg sees herself in print.

Efrayam Britvan checks out some gear.

