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can use to work through their disabili-
ties, and we also serve as advocates in
the classroom."
The program is serving 35 young
people this school year. ;long with
Josephs, its part-time employees are
seven teachers, five paraprofessionals
and an administrative assistant. School
psychologist Dr. Debora Rothbart
serves as consultant.
To keep its services affordable,
P'TACH charges only 20 percent of
its real costs, with the rest coming
'TACH, the organization
dedicated to helping spe-
cial-needs students in
Jewish day schools reach
their full potential, celebrates 20 years
of success this year.
This success cannot be counted in
dollars. P'TACH has never been able
to rid itself of a deficit caused by trying
to provide excellent service without
bankrupting parents. Instead, the
group, whose name stands for
Parents for Torah for All Children,
counts its triumphs in the number
of lives made more productive.
P'TACH provides small group
and one-on-one tutoring in four
local day schools. Generally, stu-
dents spend an hour on Torah-
related studies and another on
secular subjects.
"We are always happy to help
them in anything they do," said
Rabbi David Kahn, principal of
Southfield-based Yeshivas Darchei
Torah, one school served by
P'TACH. He said parents and
students are very supportive of
the P'TACH goals and "they are
Planning the March 19 anniversary dinner
doing a phenomenal service."
are volunteer Sharon Last of Southfield and
Bette Josephs of Oak Park has
P'TACH Director Bette Josephs of Oak Park.
been director of the P'TACH
Michigan Chapter for its entire
20 years.
The group started as an in-home
from organizational fund-raising. An
tutoring service, receiving guidance
upcoming anniversary dinner will help
and materials from its national office
enrich P'TACH's budget while honor-
in New York.
ing people who have volunteered as
About 10 years ago, Southfield-
the organization's presidents during
based Yeshiva Beth Yehudah set aside a
the past 20 years. Guest speaker will
resource room for P'TACH's use.
be Yeshivat Akiva Principal Rabbi
Within a few years, Darchei Torah
Karmi Gross. ❑
and the Sally Allan Alexander Beth
Jacob School for Girls in Oak Park
came on board, with Yeshivat Akiva of
The P'TACH dinner, beginning
Southfield signing on last fall.
with a reception at 6 p.m., is
"Students served by P'TACH are
Sunday, March 19, at the
mildly to moderately impaired —
Michigan Inn, 16400 J.L.
within the average range in intelli-
Hudson Drive, in Southfield,
gence," Josephs said. "We teach our
Tickets are $180 per couple.
students that there are strategies they
Contributions in excess of 860
per couple are tax deductible.
Diana Lieberman can be reached at
For information, call Bette
(248) 354-6060, ext. 247, or by e-mail
Josephs at (248) 399-6281.
at dlieberm@thejezvishnews.com
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