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Indianapolis Indiana Jewish Post (Newspaper) - February 28, 1975, Indianapolis, Indiana0 Indiana Jem a and opinion to 29v pm i 8rtpttj a vac a a is str it not in is i it a i 2vv v029v shalom Quot if you let the people know they can act intelligently today is Friday february 28, 1975 611 n. Park ave. Me 4-1307 volume Xii no. 24 at the hebrew Academy if we Aren t teaching students to toss our Mother s dishes Quot russian churchmen will be in Indianapolis this week by Teryl Daskal what a four years Young and about 30 years old what a seven hours a Day and promises to last a lifetime Well if its All As Good As it seems its the concept of the hebrew Day school As embodied by the hebrew Academy of Indianapolis. Not As a replacement for the existing forms of jewish education the Academy provides a viable alternative for those interested in an intensive jewish education. This does not imply a neglect of secular studies rather they Are accomplished in almost half the time. The school includes grades kindergarten through six. From 1 30 . Until 3 30 . Primary Grade students Complete both a secular and religious curriculum and still have time for Art lunch and gym. By Many standards the Quality of that education is excellent. A we move quickly and get Down to basics a explains Edwin Epstein director of the Academy. A your classes Are Small our teachers Are dedicated and we give Homework when with a total enrolment of 56, the student teacher ratio is one to eight. An open classroom technique is employed whereby a student progresses at his own level of ability. For example often grades four through six will study together. This Means a students secular and religious Progress is not tied together. A i get to go ahead As far As 1 want a explained sixth grader Philip Yaffe. A i Don t have to wait for everyone to finish the this he added was his favorite thing about school. A a in a in third Grade in hebrew a said Gina Cohen a and second Grade in English. I like hebrew the religious education with a Strong emphasis on hebrew takes a three pronged approach. Children Are taught prayer and social values such As Charity giving. They study classical jewish literature Reading the Bible in the original for example by third or fourth Grade. They also learn about modern Israel partly through song and dance. A we teach an identity with Israel a explained Epstein. A but we teach loyalty to this country As Well As to Israel. The identification is religious not National. We Are not indic a we Are not orthodox enough for the orthodox a said Academy president Hart hasten a but to the Reform we Are he too prefers to Call the Academy three teachers at the Academy Are orthodox and the jewish Community has no official plans to protest the visit of six russian Church leaders in Indianapolis on March 1, although the Indianapolis Baptist Temple has planned a protest rally. The jewish Community relations Council and the anti defamation league of by Nai by Rith have jointly decided that the Best course is instead to raise the issues that need to be raised with these churchmen on a personal basis and to get their responses on the record. Members of the jewish Community have been invited to two private receptions for the churchmen on sunday and monday evenings. These individuals have been encouraged to attend according to Robert Gordon with the full understanding that their presence does not condone the russian position regarding jewish emigration out of Russia. It is rather a question of extending to the russians the same hospitality that was extended to american churchmen visiting Russia Gordon explained. A we have contacted both jews and christians who will be at these receptions Quot Gordon said a and we Are satisfied they will raise the issues that need to be raised. These issues must be responded to if the churches in Russia Are to maintain a moral posture and not be viewed As an Extension of the briefly. Gordon outlined the issues As follows As a signer in 1943 of the Universal declaration of human rights which guarantees the right of emigration How can Russia deny exit visas to about 100,000 jews who have sought to leave what efforts has the russian Church both Catholic and protestant made to convey to the government its moral responsibility to adhere to the declaration of human rights further on an ecumenical level what efforts has the clergy in Russia made to help those seeking to emigrate Sabbath everyone wears something White on fridays and at lunchtime the Sabbath is welcomed with blessings and prayers. On this Day Heidi Levin played the Mother Bernard hasten Center performed the fathers role and Barry Mirkin held up his cup for the Blessing Over the wine. Committee on education studies methods amp goals for your convenience the jewish Post amp opinion is on Sale at the following drug stores Schoener s pharmacy 5601 n. Illinois st. Morgan pharmacy 1433 w. 86th st. West Lane pharmacy 7167 n. Michigan re. Urinating students to Aliyah. Although of course we Hope some will do so some the experts in this instance the students seem to enjoy their school. Although most of them find hebrew a bit difficult their comments on the whole were positive. �?~11 like the smaller classrooms a said Shira Prince. A the teachers know me and everyone is a everybody helped us when we were new Here a added Leora and Liana Batinsky. A they were really a hebrew is hard a said Kim Selby a but the holidays Are fun. A purim is a Good Holiday a joined in Andy Melrose. The Academy founded in 1971 with an enrolment of 22, Calls itself a traditional rather than an orthodox school. Still Many of its teachers come from torah ume Sora the National association of hebrew Day schools. Food is Kosher and Yarmulke Are worn in the building. Although the Academy is housed in by Nai torah this is a business arrangement and not an indication of affiliation says Epstein. He estimates about one third of the students Are from by Nai torah congregation and nearly the same number Are from unaffiliated families. Rabbi Gray was an impetus behind the school he says but now he is a just one of the one is not jewish. A we Are fighting the connotations of a private school and the feeling that somehow the Academy will make children a less most of the students Here were not taken out of private schools a hasten added. A we do not want religious education to be an afterthought a said Epstein. A the school forces people to decide if they want an educated congregation in the Epstein who came to Indianapolis from a Day school in Vancouver British Columbia says this is one of the rougher of six communities he has taught in. Continued on next Page the second meeting of the federation committee considering jewish education in Indianapolis reached no definite conclusion last week but instead highlighted the Many sides of education it must consider and under what sort of framework it can proceed. General goals were established such As examining what educational institutions Indianapolis has now and applying standards to measure them looking at the sorts of institutions in other cities setting up some goals for Indianapolis and then determining what changes Are necessary to reach those goals one Issue raised was the role of Public involvement and desires. Open hearings were suggested As one Way to gauge Community concerns. It was also pointed out that the committee itself must attain a certain familiarity with the institutions already existing the question of bringing in an expert to run some sort of a study and to direct changes As might be necessary was also raised. It was discussed exactly what sorts of goals had to be determined before an expert was consulted and How Broad an analysis should be sought. This Issue of this experts objectivity and background in religion were also considered. At its next meeting the committee will break up into four study groups to try and formulate some specific goals and priorities for jewish education the meeting was held at the Home of its chairman. Mrs. Amy Cook Lurvey. The first continued on Page 3 rabbis lecture at colleges the jewish Chautauqua society is sponsoring two March talks by rabbis at local colleges in Indiana. Rabbi Elliot Rosenstock of Temple Beth Al in South Bend will speak at st. Mary a College in notre Dame on March 12 on a jewish spiritually in american rabbi Bernard Lavine of Washington Avenue Temple in Evansville will speak at st. Meinrad College on March 13. Joint distribution committee adds 10 from City to Council Indianapolis has added 10 new members to the National Council of the joint distribution committee. New members Are Harry Alpert Charles Cohen David Kleiman mrs. Sidney l a i k i Jerry Litwack Lawrence Maslan. Max Nelson or. And mrs. Gerald Paul and Allan Wurzman. Members who were just reelected include Gus Domont Charles Efroymson or. Marcus Feinberg Lipot Frankovitz Ezra Freid or Jerrold Gold Smith Robert Goldstein. Mrs. . Goodman Edgar Joseph Irwin Katz Isador Katz Joseph Kroot Martin Kroot Samuel Kroot. Also Martin Larner mrs. Leonard Lurvey Abe Miller Marvin Mitchell Liebert Mossier Irwin Rose Joseph Rothbard Gary Schahet and or. Morton Tavel. Indianapolis already has 64 other members of the Council who did not come up for reelection this term

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