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PaO« S-THE NEW8-Augu«t, 1M Thm TrImI otKlmgSmui By Saul Brenner The Bible portrays the Kings of Israel as flawed humans who were murder ers, liars, thieves and idol worshipers, as well as brave warriors and leaders. During the last week of school at the Hebrew Academy, the third, fourth and fifth graders dramatized some of the events told in the Bible by offering a one-hour play “The Trial of King Saul.” At the Academy’s trial Saul was charged with the murder of a number of peo ple and with the attempted murder of- David. His defense was that of insanity. All the children in these three grades took the role of Biblical characters and wrote their own parts. Among the prominent roles were prosecuting attorney (Stuart Gordan), defense at torney (Keefe Bernstein), King Saul (Carrie Lambert), Jonathan (Dennis Geron- imus), a witch (Michelle Steiner) and David (David Brenner). Ilan Weinglass, Lila Shapiro, Ruthie Abel, Ashley Widis and Sharit Massachi were also wit nesses at the trial. Director Eleanor Weinglass was a surprise witness and played the part of King Saul’s psychiatrist. The judge was Academy parent Saul Bren ner and six parents were jurors. The jury returned a verdict of “not guilty by reason of insanity.” (They did not, however, find King Alummi PurebmM OaMm Tlck0t By Sue Brodsky Daniel Brenner, a rising ninth grader at Charlotte Latin, was among the 107 patrons of the N.C. Hebrew Academy’s 1983 Raffle Gala. After his Bar Mitz- vah in Au gust of 1982, Daniel, a 1981 graduate of the Hebrew Academy, was planning to make a donation to the school using his Bar Mitzvah money, when his father sug gested that he buy a Gala ticket. Thus, he would have a chance to win a trip to Israel. In response to the question why he wanted to donate money to the school, Daniel replied, “...to sustain Jewish education in Charlotte.’* He further explained, “I feel it is my obligation to support the N.C. Hebrew Academy because it has given me a lot of knowledge.” Daniel was one of the first children to complete kinder garten through sixth grade at the Hebrew Academy. (left to right) Stuart Gordan, Saul Brenner and Lila Shapiro. Photo/Mitch Greenberg Saul to be unfit to be King by reason of insanity.) The trial was not produced overnight. Indeed, the children worked on it for three months under the supervision of Judaic teacher Ziva London. The children learned many things from this experience: Bible, including an in-depth analysis of the characters, psychology, the nature of the criminal trial, how to debate and, perhaps, most impor tant, how much time and ef fort it takes to do a good job. The parents who saw the trial were impressed by the childrens’ accomplishment. One of the parents, Patti Weisman, who was also a juror, stated, “The children worked very hard to put on this trial. They learned a lot Adele Conn diaplaya a gift that was “handed” to her at the conclusion of the school year at the Hebrew Academy. Her gift consisted of each child’s handprints surrounding his or her **han- dy” pun, such as “how han- dy you’ve been,” “you win bands down, ” and *'we give you a handful of thanks, ” as a few examples. Adele, a native of Scotland and a teacher at a Jewish day school there, volunteer^ twice a week as a teacher’s aide at the Hebrew Academy, which her son Joel attended. Adele, along with Joel, and her husband Michael, who worka for IBM, returned to Scotland in early August after a two year stay, Pbotos/Mitch Orwnberg and succeeded in presenting a true courtroom drama.” The students and faculty of the N.C. Hebrew Academy ended their school year with a trip to the York County Museum. There they viewed an ez- bibit on African culture and animals and saw a planetarium show. A nature walk and picnic lunch rounded out what Mrs. Weinglass, the school’s Direc tor, described as a ”wonderful learn- ing experience. ” For Lunch David Malicki and The Fish Farm present the Seafood Cafe ‘^Catch of the Day Fresh Atlantic Swordfish or Grouper, charbroiled and baked to perfection, served with Hollandaise Dill Sauce, Saffron rice and Scandinavian mixed vegetables, garlic bread and afresh fruit garnish. The Fish Farm of Pineville offers this and many other gourmet seafood delicacies unlike any other in Charlotte. WE NOW SERVE SUNDAY SEAFOOD BUFFET ALL YOU CAN EAT at the new SEAFOOD CAFE $7.95 Adults .95 Children serving 11:30 to 2.-00 pm-ALL ABC PEH.MITS The Fish Farm Charlotte's Other Qourmet Seafood Restaurant Highway 51 • Pineville • 542-7061
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