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Atlefichool Club

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New for the 1996-97 school year, the Jewish
Community Center's West Bloomfield campus,
has launched the first-ever After-School Club
—an after-school program offering elementary
age children a kaleidoscope of creative, stimu-:
lating and exciting. recreation. It's a whole
new approach to after-school fun and learning.

Brenda Odette
ICC After-School Club
Program Director

Brenda Odette, After-School Club program
director, explains, "There are lots of reasons
why kids are joining the JCC's After-School
Club. The After-School Club is like an
afternoon youth group where children learn,
play and create with other Jewish kids froM all
over the area."

No other program — anywhere — has the facilities or the staff to
offer such a complete roster of features specifically geared to K-5
kids.

- entary-schoolers, it's kid's choice. Students can come to the
For elem.
JCC and swim, dance, act, paint, cook and play tennis. Or they can
choose Judaic programs or supervised study-hall. Maybe your child
prefers enrichment classes. You want it, the JCC probably offers it.

"Children are supervised at all times," said Odette. "Monday
through:Friday, any combination of days you choose, from 4 - 6
p.m., kids can pick activities they want to participate in from a
varied selection."

The JCC can deliver kids to the Center on time. Transportation
may be available from your children's school to the JCC. Call to see
if your school is on the list for after-school pick-ups.

Nothing is more important than . your children.
Now there's a way to give your kids what they
want on your terms. For more - information on
this exciting program, call (810)661-7678 or
(810)661-7683. The best way to finish the day
is at the "J"!

CD
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I Never Saw Another Butte r fly,
a collection of art and poems
by the children of Terezin, and
woven throughout the 62-
minute film is a concert which
uses the poems as its lyrics.
The music was written by
Charles Davidson. It is
performed here by the
American Boychoir of
Princeton, N.J., at the
official opening of the
Jewish Museum of
Terezin.
The first issue of
concern is the compo-
sition itself. Sung by a
group that sounds dis-
tinctly like a church
choir, it often is atonal.
No doubt this style is
meant to reflect the agony of
than a thinking person can
life in the ghetto, but after
bear. Case in point: "I gotta
awhile it becomes too harsh.
light, you gotta light, together
There's also something un-
we make one great big light for
settling about hearing these
all the world to see. Don't cov-
boys sing words written by
er it up with anger, don't cover
children who suffered so Un-
it up with shame, God loves
speakably. It's dangerous
you and God loves me, we got-
enough in the hands of skilled
ta love each other the same."
actors (think of all the failed
(By the way, Ms. Roberts, "got-
films and plays about the Holo-
ta" is slang for "got to." Here
caust you've seen). Although it
you mean, "I've got a light.")
is clear the boys have done
Another example is "Welcome
their best to study their subject
to the Circle," which has lyrics
(the documentary shows them
like, "Deep inside is where
listening
to survivors), and it's
love starts, come now Spirit fill
good to see children of various
our hearts."
ethnic backgrounds unite to
The Journey ofButterfly,
commemorate .victims of :tbe
video, produced by Bolthead
Holocaust, the performance is
Communications. $ 1 9.95.
- decidedly unmoving.
The Journey ofButteiflyis ,
most touching when it sticks,
This is a sometimes moving,
to the historical facts, ancfriOt
sometimes irritating documen-
someone's interpretation of an-
tary which focuses on children
other's pain. No matter how
imprisoned in the Terezin ghet-
many times you've seen them,
to from 1941-1945. It features
photographs of children who
interviews with survivors and
died cannot help but move you
a performance by a boys choir.
to tears. ❑
The title refers to the famous

Where this CD falls short,
though, is in its attempt to de-
liver a profound message about
humanity. Clearly the singer's
intentions are pure, but some
of these "let's all be friends and
isn't God great" lyrics are more

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