elt wicket kr a laran raiz illt11"2 to- ally to-ail owyPiends, andPehrtives, `-) understand what an animal feels when, say, a much larger creature like a human ap- proaches it," explains Yaffa Mastri-Naftali, CHAI's Israeli director. "One child identified very much with the snake and was able to understand that snakes strike out not because they are evil, but simply to de- fend themselves. This leads to a greater sense of empathy for the suffering of others and en- courages a deeper sense of in- volvement with various moral problems." Ultimately, all the children became comfortable not only with dogs, cats and snakes but also with each other. Children who feared animals became their concerned care-givers and children who feared each other began chatting regularly on the telephone. They sat together as one group and eagerly antici- pated hosting each other at their respective schools. At the end of six months, the children were asked to fill out the same questionnaires they had been given at the beginning of the program. The changes in attitude were dramatic. Where- as 80 percent had disagreed with the statement that "There is something good in every an- imal — even those I dislike," by the end of the program, 90 per- cent expressed agreement. At the start, 60 percent had agreed that "You can never know how an animal feels since it can't talk." At the end, 95 percent dis- agreed, explaining that one can know through an animal's eyes and body language. The program's success has spread by word of mouth and educators up and down the country have requested that their classes participate. Per- haps as more and more Jewish and Arab children participate in the program, developing re- spect and compassion for ani- mals and each other, their attitudes will pave the way to a more tolerant society. ❑ WZPS Publicity Deadlines The normal deadline for local news and publicity items is noon Thursday, eight days pri- or to issue date. The deadline for birth announcements is 10 a.m. Monday, four days prior to issue date; out-of-town obit- uaries, 10 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior to issue date. All material must be typewrit- ten, double-spaced, on 8 1/2x 11 paper and include the name and daytime telephone num- ber of sender. HELEN AND HENRY MALTER W. PALM BEACH, FL \inn Inv? 11TVDTI 111115 ITIV2 otayPiendv to- a& owypiench/ DELRAY BEACH, FL May the coming Year be with health and happiness for all 01A1' and friends, May the corning Year be .pileci with health and happiness for all our family and friends. STEVE, MICHELLE, KEVIN, JODI, ADAM, ALLISON, EMILY AND ZACHARY NEFF May the corni ng Year be -piled with health and happiness for all our family and friends, ESTHER AND KARL GUTMAN r0V5 eto ear— et0 ear-- ADAM MARSCH very healthy, fiappy and prosperous New Teat aid I PLANTATION, FL SCOTT, NICOLE AND (item