Show F Jewish Children of Salt Lake LakeL City Are Taught Hebrew n at Special School I 1 4 I 15 A i 0 k 4 t ar y 1 1 2 2 4 7 1 y ir t r 4 S CLASSROOM WHERE ER JEWISH CHILDREN LEARN BASE ALEPH 4 G Gabriel left quizzes Jerry T erry Paver atthe t. t hc blackboard T The e first thing a visitor or notices upon a Hebrew chalder or classroom is that everyone pres- pres vears nt wears a small usually lack black black on on his head These arc are called ya a and d' d are are worn vorn ac accordIng accord accord- ordIn ord- ord Ing In ng to o. o cu custom tom that when it if in a base ase house house of worship the worship the head lead must be covered At the Salt Lake City Hebrew school chool in Iii the vestry rooms of the Uie Congregation Montefiore r rj Third East Dast street more than 40 Jewish children attend classes five days a aw w week k from to p. p m. m They also arc are required to attend mornIng mornIng morn- morn Ing ng services each Saturday The children hildren have formed a choir and c chant ant Hebrew hymns during the services Rabbi JosephE Joseph E. E j is prin prin- cipal He also instructs instruct's advanced pupils and prepares children for tor the bar or ceremonies which he the boy upon rea reaching the age age of 13 3 reads before beCore the congregation Gabriel who recently returned returned re- re turned fro fron from Palestine is in charge harge of ot the elementary school Mr instructs the youngsters whose ages ages range range from 8 to 14 in Hebrew Aleph Base Bas e Gimmel Gimm ci Dal Dai lad are are the first four letters of Hebrew the to the English a b c d. d A Jewish child chUd goes to chalder for about six years Course of oC in instruction instruction instruction in- in includes reading ing w writing and d speaking in He He- brew The Tho teacher converses with the pupils in that tongue Some of the younger Americanized youngsters youngsters youngsters young young- find it hard at first to master the ancient tongue Once they understand understand un un- un- un the the root construction of words their flow fow of words comes natural It is not as many people believe a harsh and language lan Ian guage |