Page 15-THE NEWS-August, 1984
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Good If It Goes. By Gary Pro
vost and Gail Levine-Freidus.
Bradbury Press, 2 Overhill
Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.
1984. 121 pages. Ages 10-14.
$10.95.
Reviewed by Doris Orgel
No ifs about it: This book is
good. It’s as good as the hero’s
winning shot, right into the
basket. It takes you through
the trials of being short,
Jewish, and almost thirteen. It
says big things, in a non-
preachy way, things that will
sink right in — about being a
son and brother; about bearing
the impending loss of someone
greatly loved; and that it’s
possible to be a committed
Jew, even — no, especially —
in the absence of belief in God.
David Newman has a pas
sion; Basketball. Eighth grade
is his last year in the Shrimp
Leaque. He’s sure that when
he goes to high school he won’t
make the team, on account of
being so short. He’d rather
play basketball while he still
can, than go to Hebrew school
to prepare for his Bar Mitz-
vah, which he rally doesn’t
want. He confides this to his
grandfather. Max Levene,
“one guy I could always turn
to for help.” Max Levene (who
always refers to himself by his
full name) happens to be an
agnostic. David is sure he’ll
come up with sound advice.
In a time of many maudlin
grandparents in children’s
books, this grandpa is forceful
and refreshingly unsentimen*
talized. Other characters are
well realized, too: Rabbi Kauff*
man, a man of rare, non-
abrasive humor, tact and
modesty; Markie, David’s
music-mad, and maddening
but also dear, kid brother. And
Kelly O’Neil, David's delight
ful girlfriend — almost,
almost! Her perky curiosity
about things Jewish occasions
a stirring tour of the temple
and ^impse of the Twah in its
majesty. Only one character
verges on being a stereotjrpe:
Nana, always cooking, or else
insisting that everybody “eat,
eat.”
Good If It Goes
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To return to Max Levene:
He does come up with advice
concerning basketball and the
Bar Mitzvah. It’s both
sounder, and tougher, than
David anticipated.
How David resolves the con
flict — and in resolving it
transcends it — is the
substance of this lively, honest
story of young and ex-young
readers, Jewish as well as non-.
Among Doris Orgel’s many
books is The Devil in Vienna,
and Risking Love, a young
adult novel to be published in
the fall.
Faith In Humankind
(cont’d from p. 12)
should be the place of the
Righteous Gentiles in our
history books? Does their con
duct during, the Holocaust
alter the relationship between
Jews and Christians? How
should knowledge about their
behavior during the Holocaust
help to shs^ decisions today?
The US Holocaust Memorial
Council was established by
Congress in 1980 to foster
remembrance by coordinating
nationwide annual civic com
memorations of Days of
Remembrance; by holding ma
jor national and international
conferences; and by creating in
Washington a memorial
museum that will be devoted
to bearing witness to the
Holocaust and to integrating
commemoration, remem
brance and education.
Commiitiitsr
Courtesy tf^Ciiarlotte Chapter BBW
AUGUST 1984
6 - Chai Meeting
9 - Jewish Social Services Meeting
13 - Hadassah Board
Chai Meeting
JCC Board
Federation Executive Board Meeting
14 - Ha Lailah BBW Board Meeting
15 > Hadassah Meeting
Hebrew Academy Board Meeting
ORT Meeting
16 - B’nai B’rith Lodge Meeting
18 - Charlotte Chapter BBW Pool Party
19 - JCC Open Pool Day
20 - Chai Meeting
Charlotte BBW Board Meeting
Federation Board Meeting
21 - Ha Lailah BBW Meeting
22 - Federation Women’s Division
23 - Avodah Council BBW Meeting
25 - ORT Dessert Party
26 - Federation Orientation
27 - Chai Meeting
Foundation Board
28 • Community Relations Committee Meeting
29 - Charlotte Chapter BBW Meeting
If you want your events on the community calendar call
Vicki Hopkins, 554-1324.
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Temple Beth El
Aug. 25 - Randy Hitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lanny Hitt.
Aug. 24
Temple Israel
Rachel Klein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Klein.
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THE JEWISH CALENDAR
Candlelighting
Aug. 3 - 8:06 p.m.
Aug. 10-7:59 p.m.
Aug. 17-7:51 p.m.
Aug. 24 - 7:43 p.m.
Aug. 31 - 7:33 p.m.
Holidays
Fast of Av - Aug. 7
Tisha B’Av - Aug. 9
CORRECTIONS
In last month’s ‘*Salute to the Graduates” it should have
read: Michele Baum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shelly
Baum, a June graduate of East Mecklenburg High School,
will be attending Boston University School of Public
Communications.
Lizahn Boxer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Boxer,
a June graduate of East Mecklenburg, will be attending
the University of Jacksonville.
The Jewish Singles Weekend sponsored by Temple
Israel of Norfolk, Va. will be held at the Cavalier Hotel
in Virginia Beach, August 24-26.
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