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Over the past couple of weeks,
there have been letters in support
of Hebrew charter schools. Hebrew
charter schools are a bad idea for
several reasons: they challenge
the constitutional principle of the
separation of church and state; there
would be a negative impact on the
community; and finally, they sim-
ply are not adequate alternatives to
Jewish day schools.
While the American Jewish
Committee has a statement support-
ing the idea of charter schools in
general, it correctly cautions against
lowering the constitutional wall
between the separation of church
and state. The argument of a Hebrew
charter school teaching Hebrew lan-
guage and culture as an answer to
the high costs of Jewish day schools
is disingenuous. The one and only
Hebrew charter school, in Broward
County, Fla., had its original curricu-
lum rejected because the books they
wanted to use had Jewish symbols in
them, which the local school board
deemed inappropriate for a public
institution. On the other hand, the
school serves only kosher food and
allows its students to organize prayer
services, which clearly tests the lim-
its of the constitutional separation of
church and state.
At a time when our suburban
school districts are strapped for
money, draining additional funds
to fund a Hebrew charter school to
teach Hebrew and Jewish culture
hurts our entire community and our
fellow citizens. Public schools can
teach Hebrew language if the need is
there.
A Hebrew charter school devoid of
our classical, and yes, sacred texts,
God, Jewish rituals, Israel and prayer,
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is ultimately devoid of Judaism. In
the end, it will only serve to weaken
the Jewish community's commitment
to the Jewish institutions that truly
serve the needs of our community.
I agree that the high cost of a
Jewish day school education is
becoming prohibitive for many
members of our community. But
Hebrew charter schools are not the
answer.
Members of the Jewish commu-
nity, with the financial resources,
must heed Federation CEO Robert
Aronson's call to step up and create
an educational super fund that will
enable every Jewish child, whose
parents want their children to have
a meaningful Jewish education, to
receive one at one of our fine Jewish
day schools in Detroit.
Steve Freedman, head of school
Hillel Day School
Farmington Hills
Clarifications
• In the article about Guardian
Alarm Co. of Southfield ("Tight Circle
Oct. 11, page 28), Gary Moss of Novi
points out that his father, Jack Moss,
started the company with Milton
Pierce in 1930.
Jack Moss and Pierce were boy-
hood friends who tinkered with alarm
devices and decided to enter business
together. They bought a company
named Guardian and remained equal
partners until Moss sold his interest
to the Pierce family in 1971. Jack Moss
retired at 52 and died at 72 in 1991,
Gary Moss worked for the firm from
1965 1971.
• In a letter to the editor ("Enough
Of The Neocons," Nov. 1, page
A6), one of the neoconservatives
listed should have been identified as
Richard Perle.
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