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A Jewish Renaissance

Rabbi Isaacs' list of plans for the
future. Most supplementary schools
now have a family educator and
community-wide family events take
place throughout the year.
"I hope there will be a very
strong connection our children feel
and our families feel toward Israel,
that we are building a passionate
group of people who care about
Israel," he said.
Other leaders agree the impor-
tance of Judaism is reinforced when
young people see their parents
learning and celebrating with them.
"We need to educate the family
as well as the children, to go from a
`drop-off' to a `drop-in' program,
especially in the synagogues,"
agreed Robert Naftaly, founding
chair and current co-chair of the
Alliance for Jewish Education, the
educational planning arm of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit.
"I think, as time goes on, it will
become more a part of what every
synagogue and the Jewish
Community Center does," he said.
In addition, members of school
boards and synagogue boards
should take teaching roles in their
schools, Naftaly said. "Education is
part of their responsibility as well."
Within the next 10 years, he antici-
pates more entry points into Jewish
education, such as the Florence
Melton Adult Mini-School, an inclu-
sive two-year course for adults. The
Melton Mini-School returned to
Detroit this year and was greeted by so
much enthusiasm that two additional
sections had to be added.
"We'll see a strong day high school
— 300-400 students," he said, "and,
hopefully, we'll see all our day school
enrollment and quality rise."
However, the first place the Jewish
community should set its educational
priorities is at the preschool, "strength-
ening its value, accessibility, affordabil-
ity and competitiveness with other
preschool programs," Naftaly said.
Harlene Appelman, director of
Federation's Alliance, said that boost-
ing preschool enrollment is the most
important issue influencing the future
of Jewish education.
"If we don't reach out to families
with young children, through pre-
school and day care, and get them into
the Jewish system immediately, we are
going to lose a whole population of
up-and-coming Jews," she said.

"We keep articulating the need for

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April ZA—To Mr. and Mr,
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Born: 4-24-42
Resides: West Bloomfield
Spouse: Barbara
Children: 2
Work: Architect, Redstone
Architects in Southfield, family busi:
ness for the last 65 years started by
his father, Louis Redstone; the firm
designed the West Bloomfield JCC,
and Daniel personally designed the
Janice Charach Epstein Gallery
Synagogue/Memberships:
Temple Beth El, board of Jewish
Home for the Aged, Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Forum Committee
Jewish News:
"I read it to feel connected." His
father, Louis Redstone, was the subject
of a JN cover story Jan. 18, 2002.

scholarships for preschool, or for seri-
ous subsidies, so that preschool and
child care is available in a Jewish
school for any Jewish family that
wants to go," Appelman said.
Early education teachers must be
compensated in "an adequate manner"
to encourage more young people to
enter the field, she said.
"The reason we started our teacher
education programs with early educa-
tion is that it's the most critical," she
said, "not because there were any
haunting deficiencies."
Said Dr. Lynda Giles, immediate
past co-chair of Federation's Alliance:
"We need better teacher recruitment,
salary and benefits. And we need to
make Jewish education affordable.
"We need to see all these initiatives
as a continuous, interrelated process.
Because you can't have better educa-
tion without training;•you can't have
training without recruitment; you
can't have recruitment without better
salaries."
Dr. Giles said all communities —
synagogues, the Federation, national
and local organizations and individuals
— must resolve unequivocally to sup-
port the process as a whole.
"We can't do it piecemeal any
more," she said.
"Our future as a Jewish people
depends on Jewish education." ❑

