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not enroll in Judaic studies courses,
he added. "Jewish students looking
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involvement."
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Cantorial School
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Rabbinical School
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Student Reaction
Joey Abrin, president of the uni-
versity's Hillel chapter, transferred
to Oakland from the University of
Michigan-Flint. "I left [U-M-Flint]
because of the lack of Jewish con-
tacts," he said.
Abrin, who graduated from
Berkley High School in 2003, said
OU Hind's membership stands at
about 200. The university does not
ask its students' religions, but esti-
mates the total Jewish population
at 250-400.
"To date, as I am concluding my
third year of involvement with Hillel.
I've seen about 50 different people
at Hillel events, with about 12-15
active people — but we are always
looking for more,"Abrin said.
A student in Koreltiz's Holocaust
class, Abrin called the Judaic stud-
ies minor "a great idea. It's some-
thing I would consider picking up
as a minor."
Michelle Markzon of West
Bloomfield will graduate from
Oakland this spring. "I always
envied the large Jewish Hillel
groups at MSU and U-M, and
wished, even tried, to build up the
one at OU, with little success:' she
wrote in an e-mail.
"While I do think a Judaic stud-
ies minor would be a wonderful
program for OU to offer, and I am
sure students would enroll, I am
hard pressed to believe that there
would be a dramatic increase in
the Jewish student body.
"But don't take that out of con-
text. I do commend OU for diver-
sifying and expanding on their
programs. By doing this, they are
making themselves much more
competitive with the surrounding,
larger universities!"
Robert Schostak, who commuted
to Oakland University as a student
more than 30 years ago, said he
has seen great enthusiasm for the
program among university faculty
and staff.
"We are starting small, with a
minor in Judaic studies:' Schostak
said. "But, with the support of the
local Jewish community, we hope
to build a program comparable to
what they have at the University
of Michigan, Michigan State and
Wayne State."