HABONIM DROR 25900 Greenfield Road, Suite 205A Oak Park, MI 48237 Phone: (248) 353-5552 Fax: (248) 545-7707 Web site: www.habonimdror.org Contact Person: Jeremy Salinger A Labor Zionist Youth movement. NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SYNAGOGUE YOUTH/NCSY 15919 W. 10 Mile Road, Suite 100 Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: (248) 557-6279 Fax: (248) 557-3952 E-Mail: NCSYCE@aol.com Web site: www.ou.org/NCSY Contact Person: Rabbi Tzali Freedman Provides teens informal, social and educational programs to increase their awareness and interest in Jewish life. Provides opportunities for them to develop leadership abilities as well. Suitable for young adults from a variety of backgrounds. REACH FOR HOPE Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 Phone: (248) 851-1100 ext. 3126, 3127 Fax: (248) 851-1187 Contact Person: Rabbi Daniel Syme Trains teenagers and adults to recognize warning signs of suicide, how to respond and familiarizes them with places for help. Enlists therapists who see patients at no or reduced fees. TEEN CONNECTION B'nai B'rith Youth Organization/JCC 6600 W. Maple Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Phone: (248) 788-0700 Fax: (248) 788-0704 E-Mail: mibbyo@juno.com Contact Person: Arnie Weiner BBYO/JCC Teen Connection provides monthly activity program for seventh and eighth graders, September through June. The activities take place on Saturday nights or Sundays. UNITED SYNAGOGUE YOUTH (USY GREAT LAKES & RIVERS REGION 3645 Warrensville Center Road, Suite 214 Shaker Heights, OH 44122 Phone: (216) 751-0606 Sharon Levine: (248) 547-6151 Fax: (216) 751-0607 E-Mail: saywhen@ix.netcom.com Web site: www.crusy.org Contact Person: Sharon Levine, CRUSY field !worker A congregation-based, conservative youth group that promotes social activities, community service opportunities, Israel awareness and religious experiences. Regional and international conventions are offered. ; WORKMEN'S CIRCLE/ARBETER RING, THE Fax: (248) 545-2628 E-Mail: ellenbb720@aol.com Web site: www.circle.org Contact Person: Ellen R. Bates-Brackett, director Secular/cultural group. Emphasis on socializing, learning, living Jewish life together and social action. Teens are involved in creating and implementing activities and in the larger multi-generational community. Fax: (248) 644-0724 Contact Person: Tanya Mazor Posner Several accredited high school programs in Israel offer students an opportunity to spend a semester in Israel exploring the Jewish state while studying their home curriculum. YOUNG JUDAEA YOUTH MOVEMENT Federation's Israel and Overseas Department 6735 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301 Phone: (248) 645-7878 Fax: (248) 644-0724 Contact Person: Trudy Weiss, missions coordinator Michigan teens trace the steps of European Jewry through 800 years of history, from the ashes of the Holocaust to the future of the Jewish people in Israel. MARCH OF THE LIVING/ UNITY MISSION 6600 N. Lincoln Ave., Suite 304 Lincolnwood, IL 60712 Phone: (847) 982-2040 Fax: (847) 982-9026 E-Mail: Yjtarak@aol.com Contact Person: Tara Katz Regional office for largest Zionist Youth Movement in America. Services the Midwest. Activities include clubs, camps and Israel programs for children in grades 3-12. Sponsored by Hadassah. ITEENsrim MASADA Zionist Organization of America - Michigan Region 17100 W. 10 Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: (248) 569-1515 Fax: (248) 569-9945 Contact Person: Joseph F. Savin, president A mission to Israel for college students. Various programs available. Call for details and obtain application from Ezekeil Leiken. : 'ALASKAN ADVENTURE TRIP Tamarack Camps 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 380 ;Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301 Phone: (248) 647-1100 ;Fax: (248) 647-1493 `E-Mail: tamarack@tamarackcamps.com Web site: www.tamarackcamps.com Contact Person: A six-week experience in the Alaskan frontier for high school students. Activities include mountain climbing, hiking, white water rafting and sea kayaking. PROJECT DISCOVERY Federation's Israel and Overseas Department 6735 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 Phone: (248) 645-7878 Fax: (248) 644-0724 Contact Person: Tanya Mazor Posner High school students in grades 10-12 participate in a semester study program in Pardes Hana, Israel. Students join other Americans meeting Israelis, learning Hebrew and touring the country. Full high school credit. !BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL 1111 Eighth Ave., Suite 11E New York, NY 10011 ;Phone: (212) 284-6916, (888) 99-ISRAEL Fax: (212) 284-6917 E Mail: david.waring@ujc.org 'Web site: www.birthrightisrael.com Contact Person: David Waring Ten-day free trip to Israel for 18-26 year old Jewish men/women who have never been to Israel on a peer- oriented trip. SUMMER TEEN MISSION - B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION 6600 W. Maple Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Phone: (248) 788-0700 Fax: (248) 788-0704 E-Mail: mibbyo@juno.com Web site: bbyo.jnonline.com Contact Person: Arnie Weiner, BBYO director !Various summer trips and camps through BBYO. Some ;include Jewish enrichment camps, leadership programs in the United States and Israel, Israel trips, Eastern European trips, and more. ;HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL PROGRAMS Federation's Israel and Overseas Department 6735 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301 Phone: (248) 645-7878 26341 Coolidge Oak Park, MI 48237 Phone: (248) 545-0985 Federation's Israel and Overseas Department 6735 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301 Phone: (248) 645-7878 Fax: (248) 644-0724 Contact Person: Trudy Weiss, mission coordinator In cooperation with local congregations, the biennial mission offers Michigan teens a comprehensive five- week tour of Israel, complete with pre- and post- mission programs. 'WESTERN TEEN TRIP Tamarack Camps 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 380 Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301 Phone: (248) 647-1100 Fax: (248) 647-1493 E-Mail: tamarack@tamarackcamps.com Web site: www.tamarackcamps.com A month-long adventure for high school students to Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park, Rockies and more. Many outdoor activities include whitewater rafting and hiking. TRAVEL continued on page 78 j JN • SOURCEBOOK 2002 • 77