A \ t taro _Stye the efTictie Sunday, November 11, 2001 J.C.C. Book Fair and Steven Weisberg and the sister of Madeline and Matthew. Proud and loving grandparents are Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg and Mary Schwartz. She is also the granddaughter of the late Joseph Schwartz. Jessica is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. She enjoys water sports, horseback riding, skiing, dancing and music. Her mitzvah projects included volunteering at Congregation Shaarey Zedek's Beth Hayeled and Yad Ezra in Oak Park. Out Of State Bar/Bat Mitzvah Rissa Maxine Freedman will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at the Ner Tamid Synagogue in San Diego on Saturday, Oct. 20. She is the daughter of Elizabeth and Roy Freedman, former- ly of Huntington Woods, of San Diego. Celebrating with her will be her brother Ara and her sister Erica. Her grand- parents Dr. Gerald and Annette Freedman of Davisburg, Mich., will fly out for the occasion, together with aunts, uncles and friends from around the U.S. and Canada. Rissa is an honor student at Mesa Verde Middle School in San Diego. She participates in soccer, basketball and volleyball in intra-mural compe- tition. She also enjoys dancing and many social activities as a volunteer. Rissa Maxine is named after her maternal great-grandparents the late Max and Rissie Shniderman. In 2002, Tamarack Camps will cel- ebrate its 100th anniversary. In prepa- ration, the Fresh Air Society has pub- lished A Timeless Treasure: 100 Years of Fresh Air Society Camp, a 250-page, hardcover book written by Wendy Rose Bice. It is being released November 11th at this year's Jewish Book Fair and will be available through the Fresh Air So- ciety office and Borders bookstores lo- cally. The following is an excerpt: Maple-Drake location BOOK SIGNING: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. BOOK PRESENTATION: 12:00 noon If you or any- one in your family has ever been touched by the magic One Camper's Memories: Belle Freedman of Tamarack Camps, you In 1917, a gleeful, 8-year-old, Belle (Kosofsky) Freedman stood in front of the Hannah Schloss Building on High Street in Detroit waiting to board the interur- ban streetcar. Carrying just a few per- sonal belongings, the eager child anx- iously awaited the beginning of her sum- mer vacation: two weeks at Fresh Air Camp. "Fresh Air Camp was heaven to me," remembered Belle, now a feisty 91-year old Hechtman resident. "In those days, we didn't have money, so camp provided us with uniforms and flannel nightgowns. They even gave us bathing suits to wear!" Even then, campers knew that Fresh Air Camp was destined for greatness. Where else could young Jewish children be fed three healthy meals a day, hike and swim all afternoon by Lake St. Clair and sing crazy, silly songs with their friends around a campfire? will not want to miss... author Wendy Rose Bice presenting her book. Belle Freedman, high school graduation Belle went to camp for four summers. Years later, Fresh Air Camp revived her spirir once again when her two sons went to camp, both on scholarships, during the 1 960s. Then, in 1990, she returned as a senior camper. "Imagine me at 81 going back to camp!," she penned in a thank you note to the Butzel Senior Camp at Ortonville. Long forgotten memories stirred as she roamed the grounds of the modern camp: noisy streetcar rides to Venice Beach, the large dormitory with small uncomfortable cots and the con- Ili ftoom is still available for amarack Camps Fall Color Family Camp on the scenic grounds of Butz& Conference Centec November Z4, 2001 Enjoy nature, crafts, sports, Shabbat! Call 248 647 1100 for information stant singing. She also remembered her own mother, always waiting to greet her as she arrived back home from camp. Each time, Belle's 'mama' would cry, "Gott Tzu Donkin," God Be Thanked. THE SISTERHOOD OF TEMPLE BETH EL presents "YES VIRGINIA-IT DOES HAPPEN TO US" Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Incest in the Jewish Family with AMY GREENBAUM, RABBINIC INTERN A Rabbinic Intern at Temple Beth Sholom in Middletown, Ohio, Amy Greenbaum sits on the board of Friends of A VOICE, a treatment service for sexually abused children. and "A Local Perspective" with AMY LEVIN- Victims' Advocate, Common Ground Sanctuary's Victim Assistance Program and JO ELYN NYMAN Chair of Safe Place - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 TEMPLE BETH EL 6:00 P.M. Dinner $20 per person 7:15 P.M. Program followed Dessert Reception NO CHARGE Contributions to the Siiterhood Philanthropic Fund to aid victims of domestic and sexual abuse are welcome. For dinner reservations, make checks payable and mail to: Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 248-851-1100, ext. 3135 10/19 2001 49