Pali • THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE July 21, 1971
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Israeli adds
dimension
to Girl Scouts
by Vida Goldgar
The blue and white Israeli flag
flying from the pole at Girl Scout
Camp at Mablcton, Ga., may have
startled visitors. The sound of
Hebrew wasn’t exactly the
everyday camp tongue either.
This year, for the first time, the
Girl Scouts had an Israeli
counselor Shlomit Weksler, on
staff.
Shlomit’s uniform was different
frbm the familiar Girl Scout
“green,” but the fresh face,
sparkling eyes, long brown braids
and becoming modesty typified the
best in the Girl Scout movement.
A sabra, born in Jerusalem but
living now in Holon, near Tel
Aviv, Shlomit was one of 37 Israeli
Boy and Girl Scouts chosen from a
large number of applicants, to
serve as good will ambassadors to
American Scout Camps this
summer.
Another 20 Israeli youth toured
the United States in two
"Friendship Caravans," one of
which also visited Atlanta,
performing Israeli songs and
dances at area camps.
In addition to her regular
camping duties, Shlomit set up an
“Israel Comer” in the mess hall.
With posters, pictures, stamps,
coins and other items, she shared
her homeland with young campers
and staff. She has made felafel for
the staff and taught Israeli songs.
Through the cooperation of the
Israeli Consulate here, each
camper receives a small Israeli flag
and a booklet written for children,
telling what Israel is like.
Since Girl Scout campers are in
Mableton for only a week, Shlomit
has had time between sessions to
spend in Atlanta where she has
been hosted by Dunwoody troop
leader Mrs. Pat Pugrant and her
family. They have attended
services at the Temple and
receptions for Atlantans who
contributed to a fund which made
Shlomit’s stay, and the visit of the
Friendship Caravan, possible.
Mrs. Pugrant, a member of the
American Jewish Girl Scout
Committee, also coordinated the
Caravan’s visit, which has been
spearheaded by Scouter George
Goldman for a number of years.
“I didn’t think the Scouts would
be interested in Israel if they
weren’t Jewish,” Shlomit
admitted. She could not have been
more wrong. Though most of the
campers knew little or nothing
about Israel, they were definitely
interested and kept the questions
coming.
The campers didn’t learn only
about Israel. They also got some
insight into the Jewish religion.
Shlomit and Mrs. Pugrant
planned a Shabbat observance
where they lighted Shabbat
Israeli Girl Scout counselor Shlomit Weksler (left) and Pat Pugrant raise Star of DavM
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made kiddush (with grapejuice to
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got homesick, even though this is
her first time away from her
family. It is not her first time away
from Israel, though. The Weksler
family spent two years in Kenya
(her father’s in construction) where
a highlight was seeing the grave of
Lord Baden-Powell, founder of
the Boy Scout, movement.
There is quite a difference
between scouting in this country
and at homt, Shlomit said. “For
one thing, in Israel, after seventh
grade, we are not divided into Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts. It is one
organization.” Also, in Israel,
leadership lies with the older
scouts rather than with adult
leaders. “It’s a youth movement,"
she said, “and youth run it."
Generally, youngsters enter
scouting in fourth grade and
continue through 12th, when they
trade in their Scout uniforms for
Army uniforms.
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Camping in Israel is not the
organized variety we know. For
instance, there are no permanent
camps with mess halls or cabins.
Twice a year, in summer and at
Hanukah, Scouts pack up their
tents and gear, head off to a forest,
or perhaps to Eilat, and rough it.
Whatever the differences—the
ideas and ideals that comprise
scouting are the same in both
countries. More than one
Mableton camper has already
expressed the wish to be an
American emissary to Israeli
Scouts next year.
L’Chaim series
on WSB radio
For the fifth consecutive year,
WSB Radio and the Anti-
Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
are producing the “L’Chaim” radio
series. Dealing with a variety of
issues of interest to the Jewish and
general community, “L’Chaim" is
heard each Sunday evening at
10:30 p.m., on WSB Radio-750.
The series will conclude on
September 3.
Two programs of immediate
and special interest are:
Sunday, July 23, “The Bakke
Decision,’’ featuring Charles
Wittenstein, ADL’s Southern
Counsel, and Professor Tobe
Johnson of Morehouse College;
Sunday, July 30, "An
Interreligous Mission to Europe”
featuring 77te Southern Israelite
editor and publisher. Jack
Geld hart.
Aubrey Morris of WSB and
Stuart Lewengrubof ADL serve as
moderators of ther series.
