From The Mouths
Of Babes

NCJW takes its Passport to Israel program to area
schools, hoping to build cooperation and teach
tolerance.

LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER

I

t looks like a puppet show in
Linda Alecu and Jeanine
the front of the classroom Ware, both 13, especially liked
when Marilyn Hoffman Ja- the heads during Mrs. Jacobson's
cobson prepares her displays recent presentation to their 7th-
about Israel.
grade social studies class at Berk-
On a table, one
shire Middle School
styrofoam head
in Birmingham.
wears a black hat
Savitha Chelladu-
and sports dark side
rai, 12. enjoyed
curls, another bal-
learning facts about
ances a baseball cap
Israel. "I was sur-
and yet another is
prised at how young
draped in a silk
the country is." she
scarf, with only eyes
said.
showing.
Andres Carrillo,
The heads are
13, most liked the in-
decorated to look
teractive part of Mrs.
like people who tra-
Jacobson's presenta-
verse the streets of
tion. Saying he al-
Jerusalem and Tel
ready knew a little
Andres Carrillo enjoyed the
Aviv, and Mrs. Ja- interactive presentation.
bit about the Jewish
cobson tries to teach
state, Mr. Carrillo
the students that the people of said, "I learned a lot."
Israel are just like you and me.
Mrs. Jacobson's Jan. 21 visit

Devin Grubbs appears mesmerized by a presentation on Israel.

to 13erksii ire was part ()Ian on-
going project to educate •Ith-
through 7th-grade children about
Israel. Spearheaded by the Na-
tional Council ofJewish Women,
Greater Detroit Section, the pro-
grain supplements social studies
curricula and is designed to en-
courage cooperation and toter-

ance.
In the three years since the
NCJW Detroit chapter has been
doing lids program, they have
reached more than 10.000 stu-
dents in public, parochial and pri-
vate schools, 'Mrs. Jacobson said.
At present, about 20 volun-
teers. all women, take the Pass-

port to Israel program to school:
in Oakland and Wayne counties.
The local chapter ;v tined pm-
gram materials front a national
NCJW program called "llello. Is-
rael" to address the issues. con-
cerns and diversity in the Detroit
met repel it an area . Al •s. Jacob-
son said. Additionally. quite a few

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