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Andrea Mitchell and David Kuhn, 11th-graders at Cass Technical High School in
Detroit, 'cleaned up' stereotypes in Israel.
Mr. Kuhn says. Israeli teens,
What neither American teen
however, dress according to liked in Israel was the driving.
what they perceive to be Amer-
"There are not that many
ican trends, either from TV or stop lights, no stop signs —just
magazines, he says.
yield signs," Ms. Mitchell says.
The Americans were put off "Nobody pays attention."
by the prevalence of smoking
Along with Ms. Mitchell and
but were glad to see that Israel Mr. Kuhn, Marieo D. Henry, a
is not in a constant state of bat- 12th-grader at Cass Tech, and
tle.
Northern High School students
Mr. Kuhn says he "cleaned Anthony Turner and Tahira
up" his own stereotypes about Vanner, a senior and a junior,
Israel. Expecting to see a nation respectively, completed the De-
at war, he says Israel is "proba- troit delegation.
bly better than Detroit in a lot
'e wanted the youngsters
of ways — [as an example of] to act as ambassadors of Detroit
how to keep up a city."
schools as well as have a cul-
YAD In A Room
tural and educational experi-
ence," says Mark B. Sperling,
Cass Tech's vice principal, who
headed the project at the behest
of Detroit Superintendent of
Schools Dr. David Snead.
The group traveled through-
out Israel, except to places
deemed "unsafe" by the Amer-
ica-Israel Friendship League,
including the West Bank, He-
bron and eastern Jerusalem.
Mr. Kuhn, a self-described
science fiend, wanted to go to Is-
rael because it was "a big dif-
ference from what I'm used to
doing. This type of stuff is what
I can use on my college applica-
tions — I'm looking to get a
scholarship."
Ms. Mitchell had never been
overseas. She wanted to go be-
cause she expected it to be a
"good cultural experience."
Mr. Kuhn says he learned a
lot about being responsible for
his belongings — "I lost some-
thing different every day." To
top it off, his luggage came home
nearly a week after he did.
The five students will now ad-
dress JCCouncil board mem-
bers, their trip sponsors, faculty
members and other students
about their travels. Mr. Sper-
ling says Detroit teens will go
on the program again next year,
adding that it is a "tremendous
experience for the students." ❑
Federation puts pictures of its youngest leaders on
the wall as inspiration, past and present.
LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER
T
he Young Adult Division of
the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit may be
looking to the future, but its
leaders are also glancing toward
the past with appreciation.
Last week, Federation dedicat-
ed a room to the past leaders of
YAD and its predecessor, the Ju-
nior Division. Framed photographs
of Federation's youngest leaders
adorn the walls of the first-floor
room in the Max M. Fisher Build-
ing.
A bevy of leaders, past and pre-
sent, gathered for the dedication,
all commenting on the commit-
ment of Federation's youngest lead-
ers to lead the agency throughout
their lives.
Brian Kepes, chair of the room
dedication, proposed periodic meet-
ings of past YAD presidents to dis-
cuss current issues of interest to
Federation and the Jewish com-
munity.
'e recognize all the older peo-
ple, and it's nice to recognize the
younger people," commented
Robert Naftaly, Federation presi-
dent. He chided some of the former
leaders about their old pictures, but
lauded them for remaining com-
mitted to Federation after their
YAD days were through.
"For all of you who have your pic-
tures on the wall, your job is to be
mentors," he noted. "Your job is not
done when your picture is put up
on the wall. In some ways, your job
has just begun."
Aaron Sherbin, current YAD
president, gave a taste of what's to
come for YAD, mentioning a new
logo, newsletter and welcome kit
called "YAD in a box" for young
Jews who are new to the commu-
nity.
Mr. Sherbin used the parable of
the tortoise and the hare to illus-
trate YAD's past tendencies to "rest
on its laurels." But now, he said,
YAD is "embarking on a pretty ag-
gressive marketing campaign," es-
pecially when faced with "quite a
bit of competition" from other Jew-
ish organizations and groups in the
general community. 0
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