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Leonard Rosen of Farmington j
Hills, whose son will graduate
from Hillel Day School in 1998,
says he is "delighted to know that
there are serious plans to have a
Jewish high school."
Mr. Rasen's three older children
attended public high school after
graduating from Hillel, but Mr.
Rosen said he and his wife wished
at the time that there was a Con-
servative option for high school.
`The only issue is cost, but if it's a'--\
quality program, we'll try to find
a way to pay for it," he said.
But many other parents are
hesitant.
"At this point I .vould be lean-
ing more toward no,' " said Elayne
Moss of Southfield, whose daugh-
ter will be graduating from Hillel
next year.
She said she will probably be
sending her daughter to public -\
high school, because "it's fair to
meet a more diverse group of
kids." However, she added that
she did not yet "have enough in-
formation to make an intelligent
decision."
Another Southfield parent, who
asked that her name not be used,
said that while she was excited
about the high school, she sus-
pected that her children — one of
whom is currently a seventh-grad-
er at Hillel — would not be able
to enroll. "We were sort of looking
forward to the four-year break of
not having to pay tuition in order
to save for college," she said.
However, she added that if
money weren't a factor, she would
send her children to a Jewish high
school. "I'm afraid their Jewish ed--/
ucation will come to a halt in high`-`
school," she said.
"Whether [my daughter] will
be part of it, Pm not sure because
of the expense," said a Bloomfield
Hills mother who requested
anonymity. She added that she
would be reluctant to enroll her
seventh-grade daughter in a fledg-
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a new high school for Hillel.
However, when asked last
week if he were involved in the
high school project, Mr. Kogan
said he did not know what the sta-
tus of the project was at this point.
He also seemed unaware that the
high school would be community-
wide.
"I don't think they would have
the money for that. They would
just have money for Hillel high
school," he said.
Committee members hope —
at least initially — to locate the
school on the Maple-Drake Jew-
ish Community Campus but have
not yet received permission. Al-
though the committee has not yet
approached the Jewish Federa-
tion regarding potential financial
assistance, it has had preliminary
meetings to discuss the high
school with Federation Executive
Vice President Bob Aronson.
"Obviously, I think [a commu-
nity-wide Jewish high school]
would be a great idea if it can be
put together in the right way," Mr.
Aronson said. But there are "a lot
of issues that have to be taken into
account."
Mr. Garden said the commit-
tee hopes to keep tuition costs
nominal, depending on available
funding. Another unknown is the
extent to which the diverse needs
of several denominations would
be accommodated. Committee
members have begun to meet
with representatives ofAkiva He-
brew Day School will meet with
Orthodox and Reform leaders in
the coming months.
With so many details still up in
the air, it is difficult to determine
how many parents will be inter-
ested in enrolling their children.
In early April, the high school
committee mailed newsletters to
Hillel parents stating that "es-
tablishment of a new Jewish day
high school is about to become a
reality" and urging interested par-
ents to contact the "high school
hotline." According to Mr. Garden,
approximately 30 parents have
responded.

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t is hard to argue that the
quality of Israel's governors
is lower than the quality of,
say, those who govern Amer-
ica. In both countries, giants are
in short supply, and those who
qualify for the appellation gray-

Leonard Fein is director of the

Commission of Social Action of
the Reform Movement.

itate to fields other than politics
and government.
Yet both countries are pro-
tected from the mediocrity, char-
acter flaws and diverse other
failings of their leaders by insti(
tutional mechanisms that re-
strain the best effo:rts of their
leaders to make a total mess of
things.
That is no small achievement.