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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Drill and KP. At 11:30 the students hear the first of two daily lectures on Jewish history and culture; two more hours of karate classes are given in the afternoon. There is also occasional instruction in rappelling on the rocky camp escarpments. "The arms training may be to protect Jewish shopkeepers," explains Robert Glass, 15. Says another trainee, Larry Amsel, 19: "Scaling rocks may be preparation for scaling buildings in case of an outbreak of urban guerrilla warfare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MILITANTS: Armed Summer Camp | 8/30/1971 | See Source »

...families share their services, following a schedule that calls for each couple to do all of the cooking and housework for one week. "That's KP once every six weeks per couple, which keeps everybody happy," says Ethel. Her husband, for instance, has curtailed his practice so that he can spend one day a week at home on child-care and cooking duty. Says Ethel, "The truth is that most men are deprived of a close relationship with their children, and our men are finding out what they've been missing. It's groovy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: The American Family: Future Uncertain | 12/28/1970 | See Source »

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