Page 6-THE NEWS-September, 1984
Pre-Teens Visit Israel
Rachel Klein, 12, and Deborah Klein, 14, returned from Israel
on July 17. They were there on a ten-day UJA Mission with
their grandmother, Elizabeth Klein. These are their accounts
of their first trip to Israel.
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Deborah Klein (L.) and Rachel Klein at Golda Meir’s grave.
By Deborah Klein
The 14 days that I spent in
Israel were two of the most
emotional and exciting of my
life. It was unbelievable to ac
tually see for the first time the
places I have only heard and
read about.
I wanted to be able to see
and leam as much about Israel
and my history as I could.
And with the United Jewish
Appeal Mission I was on, we
were doing just that 18 hours
a day.
Sleep? Who needs it on a
mission? Instead you could be
getting up at 3:15 a.m. to
climb one of our people’s most
heroic sites, Masada. Singing
“Oseh Shalom,” we struggled
up the 2000-year-old snake
path to the ancient synagogue
where 14 members of the
group Bar Mitzvahed.
Jerusalem, the Holy City,
made the biggest impression
on me. It really did seem that
way, from Friday afternoon
when we stepped off the bus to
walk the few steps into the ci
ty limits.
That night was extremely
special-seeing the Western
Wall for the first time. Seeing
so many people dressed up for
Kabulat Shabbat prayer by
this holy spot was almost
overwhelming.
I was not alone in feeling
that I could really sense God’s
presence there. It brought
most of our group to tears. I
was no exception.
A lot of our mission dealt
with Israel’s present and even
its future state. Because we
were with UJA, a part of our
trip was spent at Project
Renewal — Afferent neighbor
hoods sponsored by Federa
tion and Israeli money
together.
As much as I knew it, I was
not prepared for the amount of
barbed wire fences, bomb
shelters and soldiers that we
saw. What I know, of course,
is how small Israel is. No mat
ter where we were touring, we
were not far away from Arab
borderline.
By Rachel T. Klein
On Friday, July 27, I was
exhausted, but happy. Why?
Because I had just gotten
back from a wonderful trip to
Israel. My greuidmother, older
sister and I went on a United
Jewish Appeal Family
Mission.
We arrived in Tel Aviv a few
days early. That gave us time
to sit on the beach and do
some shopping. When the mis
sion started, we were really
busy. We saw so much: The
Western Wall, Masada, the
Dead Sea.
But what I really think was
special were the families
together. There were kids from
the ages of two to 18. Some
families were fathers and
daughters. Others were like
us: Grandparents and
grandchildren.
I made a lot of good friends
on the mission. That made the
5:30 a.m. wcdceup calls a little
easier. We all had something
in common to complain about.
Breakfast was usually a buf
fet. It consisted of eggs, fruit
(apricots or peaches),
vegetables (cucumber, green
pepper and tomatoes), bread
and yogurt.
When we went to Masada,
we had to get up at 3:30 a.m.
— before the sun was up. That
was really a test of your
endurance.
We walked up the snake
path. Well, most of us did. The
others went up in the cable
c£ir.
About 14 kids had Bar or
Bat Mitzvahs on Masada.
After Masada, we went to the
Dead Sea. That was reaUy fun.
So, I think that one of the
best ways to spend a family
vacation is to go on a UJA
Family Mission.
land of the Bible
Congratulations to David Adelman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Adelman, on becoming an Eagle Scout, David, a recent
graduate of South Mecklenburg High School, is a freshman at
N.C. State U. majoring in industrial engineering.
•
Randi Kent, daughter of Gert Kent, was named to the Dean’s
list at Duke for the ’83-'84 year.
•
Listed on the spring Dean’s list at Appalachian State Univer
sity are Laurie Behar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Behar,
and Shelly Schwartz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Schwartz.
•
David Schacher, son of Jerrie Schacher, has been named to
the Presidential Honor Society at DeVry Institute of
Technology in Atlanta. The Society recognizes those students
with a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4 after
two terms of study.
•
Sherry Yudell, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Yudell, has
been tapped for membership in Gamma Alpha Chapter of Rho
Chi Scholastic Honor Society at Mercer U. Atlanta Southern
School of Pharmacy.
•
Better late than never department Scott Edlein, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Saul Edlein, received honors in band at South
Mecklenburg High. Upon graduation at South Mecklenburg,
Sheri Rosen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morrie Rosen, received
the Sabres Out to Serve award. Zack Coleman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lou Coleman, received the NC Math League Award at
Myers Park High School. Upon graduation from West Charlotte
High, Ellen Rothman, daughter of Sandi Carlish and Mark
Rothman, received the DECA Proficiency Award.
•
Jennifer Amor took second-place honors in the recent inter
national quilt competition in Hamilton, Ontario. The Ontario
Bicentennial Quilt Symposium Show included 450 quilts
representing 96 guilds from Canada, the U.S., Ireland and
Switzerland. AU the quilts shown had previously won awards
at other shows.
•
Joanne Katz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Katz, graduated
in August from the University of South Carolina, Columbia,
with a B.A. in Political Science.
•
Jodi Mond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Mend, won the
Volunteer Award in the NC State Pageant of “Modem Miss.”
She also was in the top five in the speech category. She came
in as third runner-up in the over-all competition. Jodi received
two beautiful tropWes and savings bonds for her efforts.
NBC-TV To Air
Mlnlseries On
Raoul Wallenberg
NBC-TV will air a miniseries
next year on Raoul
Wallenberg, the Swedish
diplomat who rescued tens of
thousands of Hungarian Jews
from being exterminated by
the Nazis. He was arrested by
the Soviet Union after the Red
Army entered Budapest in
1945 and was imprisoned in
the USSR. The script of the
film, based on interviews with
people who knew Wallenberg,
is being written by Gerald
Green, who authored the TV
miniseries “Holocaust.”
Richard Chamberlain will por
tray Wallenberg.
A Book For
Young Readers
The Carp In The Bathtub, by
Barbara Cohen. Illustrated by
Joan Halpern. Lothrop, Lee
and Shepard Co., NYC. 1972.
45 pages.
Reviewed by Dalya Massachi
Simple, clear, humorous
drawings, and an excellent
plot with an important theme
are the makings of a creative,
well-loved Jewish story. “The
Carp In The Bathtub” is just
that.
Set in a small apartment of
New York City, among many
Jewish neighbors, this book
shows the reader how the
author felt and thought when
she was growing up. She tells
us one particular incident that
has affected her life ever since.
It is about her mother’s gefilte
fish.
To make sure she would get
a good one, her mother would
buy her carp a while before
Passover and keep it in her
bathtub. The chil^en would
make friends with the fish, and
when it came time to make it
for dinner, they would be
heartbroken.
The tale, so expertly ex
pressed in this book, is
courageous, truthful and cap
tures both the children’s feel
ings and reality. Ms. Cohen
also provides a chance for
young readers to relate to
their own Jewish identity.
“The Carp In The Bathtub”
is ideal for younger readers,
but is a relaxing opportunity
for older people to catch up on
a little Jewish fun as well.
Dalya Massachi, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Massachi,
is a 10th grader at East
Mecklenburg High School.
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