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Day Schools Resonate

As head of Hillel Day School of
Metropolitan Detroit, I read Robert
Sklar's Editor's Notebook "Beyond the
Euphoria" (Oct. 15, page 5) with inter-
est.
It was no surprise to me that the esti-
mated cost of sending a child to a day
school through high school costs an
estimated $200,000. The cost of edu-
cating a child increases every year.
At Hillel Day School, tuition does
not cover the cost of educating each
child. Our tuition has gone up each
year, and yet Hillel remains at or below
the national average for independent
schools.
Providing an outstanding Jewish and
general education is a costly endeavor.
As Mr. Sklar accurately reported, par-
ents today not only want all that a day
school can offer in teaching ethics and
values, but also expect, and should
receive, an education that is at least
equal to, if not superior to, a public
school education.
At Hillel Day School, it is our mis-
sion to deliver just that. Our MEAP
scores verify that Hillel students per-
form at, or better than, all of our sur-
rounding school districts in math, sci-
ence and language arts.
Research in Jewish education indi-
cates that a day school education is sec-
ond to none in instilling Jewish identity.
The United Jewish Communities
Report on the National Jewish
Population Survey 2000-01 reports, "In
general, attendance at a day school
seven years or more exerts the most
powerful positive impact upon Jewish
identity" It goes without saying that the
frequency and intensity of a day school
education provide students with the
greatest Jewish knowledge and skill base.
The Detroit Jewish community,
under the leadership of the Jewish
Federation, is one of the most giving
and creative communities in the coun-
try. It is incumbent that our leadership
responds now to the increasing needs of
day schools in our community. Our
parents will send their children to day
schools only if quality and excellence are
assured and the costs are managed.
Like the day schools in Boston, the
Detroit area day schools also need sub-
stantial funding for their internal opera-
tions to create an even more vibrant
learning environment.. We also all need
to fund initiatives to reach out to the
largely untapped Jewish families who
have never considered sending their
children to a Jewish day school. The
time for us to act is now
Steve Freedman

Hillel Day School
Farmington Hills

Please join us at our first
Annual Dinner

HONORING BILL BERMAN

NOVEMBER 10, 2004 • 6:00 P.M.

CONGREGATION SH.\AREY ZEDEK

The evening will include
a strolling dinner, music,
a dynamic video and a
slide show of memories
created from the generous
response of our members.

It will be a night filled with
stories and memories as we
relive our rich history and
remember the times we
have shared together.

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