Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 9, 1969
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Hebrew Can Be Fun Beth Israel Congregation is sponsoring its third summer Hebrew Play School for children ages 3 to 8. This is the last week of the school for this summer, and children are putting the finishing touches of their school activities. Learning Hebrew by pictures and blocks is a fun method for these children. They are, at the table, Pesach Geffen, Ori Kopelman, Moshe Zand and, in rear, David Reif, and Mrs. Raoul Kopelman. The goals of the school are to present the Hebrew language and the values and ideals of Judaism for pre-schoolers. These children learn to read and write Hebrew.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 20, 1967
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Teacher Harriet Blumberg And Class In Hebrew

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 30, 1956
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Jewish Chanukkah Begins First Candle For Chanukkah: Beginning of Chanukkah tonight is marked by the lighting of the first candle by Rabbi Julius Weinberg, spiritual leader of Beth Israel Community Center. Participating in the ceremony are four first grade students in the Center's Hebrew School, held twice weekly. They are (left to right) Michael Pear, Laurie Kroll, Larry Halman and Mark Mayerstein. Chanukkah, or dedication, commemorates the rescue of their faith by the Jewish people in 165 B.C., when they defeated a Syrian king who had ordered the worship of idols. Led by Judah the Maccabee, they drove the Syrians from the temple of Jerusalem, rededicating it with undefiled oil sufficient to burn one day. The oil burned for eight days, and to commemorate the miracle an additional candle is lit each evening during Chanukkah until eight are burning. The candle symbolize the miracle of the survival of the Jewish people.