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Neighbors for All Ages
Editor. The Jewish
News:
I can't praise you enough
for the timeliness and warn-
ing that your editorial on
Neighborhoods in Tur-
moil - presents (May 20).
Because of the in-
'ationary rate of rent I
_gave been house hunting
and I can only express pity
for the young, newly af-
fluent families who are leav-
ing the superbly planned,
friendly and culturally-oft
ented communities of Oak
Park and Southfield—to a
way of life that isn't going
to begin to give them what
we have here.
These people are trading
a comfortable, less mobile,
well developed way of life
for a future totally depend-
ent on the automobile—and
limited social groups for
children, because of sprawl-
ing suburbs. the limiting ge-
ographic areas and no mass
transportation.
The youngsters are total-
ly dependent on mother to
go every place that is
needed until they are 16-
years-old.
Oak Park's library, under
the tutelage of Larry Wem-
ber, is more than a place to
borrow books—a vibrant,
cultural center for presenta-
tion and exchange of many
delightful and enjoyable pro-
grams for all ages.
-
Southfield-Lathrup High
School has the finest coun-
seling and guidance pro-
gram for adolescents of any
place in the country. They
have recognized the fact,
also, that physical educa-
tion was conceived from
the basic concern of "a
healthy mind in a healthy
body."
The physical education
teachers three years ago,
without salary during the
summer, prepared a cur-
riculum for all students, not
just the "star" athletes.
In other suburbs we
never saw children playing
in neighborhoods, play-
grounds or parks—after
school, weekends or sum-
mers. Here, the large parks
are always teeming with
happy, playing people of all
ages.
Oak Park and Southfield
are genuinely planned to ac-
commodate all the needs of
their citizens—and they are
both small enough to re-
spond and react to the
requests that are desired
and expressed.
I have been house hunting
for three -months—and I
have been distressed by the
accelerating and dramatic
exodus of the young fami-
, lies, to a way of life that
will never replace what is
lost here—anymore than
what we lost with Detroit.
Ann Barnett
`I am Not a Party Man'
Editor, The Jewish
News:
Tiny Israel has thrown
the entire world into tur-
moil. Menahem Begin's
election shook the world to
its foundation because of
his militancy, which stems
from his father's Psalm-
chanting "Al tira avdi Yaa-
kov" (do not fear my serv-
ant Jacob). Begin in total-
ly, or at least partially. re-
'sponsible for driving the
British out of Palestine. He
is the only one who gave
the British so many head-
aches that they offered
$10,000 for his head. dead or
alive.
Disguised as a beggar, sit-
ting on street corners
:tressed in rags, he paid the
Mandate government
"tooth for tooth." For
each of the Jewish boys the
government murdered an
English sergeant was found
hanging from a tree. In re-
turn the English mothers
forced their government to
bring their sons home.
This was Begin's accom-
plishment. What followed is
well knwn—and history.
I am not a party man ...
never been one. I am heart-
ily in soul and body, as
every Jewish person' should
be, behind the welfare of
the Jewish front line—Is-
rael. I have been paying at-
tention to Menahem Begin's
activities and I concur with
everything he did, does and
says, such as "Not, occu-
pied territory, only liber-
ated" and "The Arabs are
out to destroy us," etc.
President Carter's hoping
for flexibility from Israel is
cynical. One wonders about
the U.S. reaction if it would
experience hostile neigh-
bors on three sides using
every possible means. wag-
ing four wars. attrition,
guerrilla warfare, shooting
and murdering in-
discrimanately across the
borders.
This has been going on
for almost three decades
and the foe is still threat-
ening destruction.
Would Mr. Carter pra-
ctice flexibility to such mur-
derers? One must wonder!
Ben Schraub
Miami Beach
Bomb Found
JERUSALEM (JTA)—A
home-made I - omb discov-
ered on a bus in the Ortho-
dox Bayit Vegan suburb
Tuesday was quickly dis-
connected by a police sap-
per before it could go off.
The bomb was discovered
by the wary bus driver.
Romanian, Lebanese Jews Resettled With HIAS Aid
NEW YORK—Working in
40 countries around the
globe to rescue and resettle
thousands of Jewish refu-
gees each year, HIAS num-
bers among its clientele a
small but steady flow of per-
sons from nations as distant
and culturally distinct as
Romania. Lebanon and
Chile.
The granting of "most fa-
vored nation" status to Ro-
mania resulted in a 51.8 per-
cent increase in Jewish im-
migration—from 168 in 1975
to 255 in 1976. The 182 Ro-
manian arrivals in the U.S.
constituted an almost 90 per-
cent increase from the 96
who arrived here in 1975.
According the some re-
Jamaican Marries Israeli,
Becomes Country's Top Model
NEW YORK—Six years
ago. a black Caribbean-
born singer and fashion
model named Lois came to
Israel to visit a friend. She
stayed, married him, and is
now Israel's top fashion
model.
Orthodox Oppose
Jerusalem Stadium
NEW YORK—The Union
of Orthodox Jewish Congre-
gations of America called
for an immediate halt of
plans to build a giant sports
stadium in Jerusalem ad-
joining the neighborhoods
of Sanhedria Murhevet,
French Hill and Ramat E sh-
kol.
Describing the proposed
arena as "an insensitive
and inappropriate travesty
of the spirit and sanctity of
the world's holiest . city,"
Harold M. Jacobs, presi-
dent of the UOJCA and
Fred Ehrman. chairman of
the UOJCA Israel Commis-
sion. warned that construc-
tion of the stadium is "an
insult to all those to whom
Jerusalem is a uniquely
holy city whose sanctity de-
mands special senstivity
and care.
"However, as compelling
as the religious question is
the issue of the fundamen-
tal civil rights of the resi-
dents of the neighborhoods,
especially, the religious
area of Sanhedria. Neigh-
borhood sensibility is not a
matter to be lightly dis-
missed; rather, the rights
and desires of a neighbor-
hood must be a fundamen-
tal concern in the planning
of so large a project.
"The fact that the over-
whelming majority of the
residents of a neighborhood
adjoining the construction
site are opposed to the pro-
posed stadium should be
reason enough to abandon
the project."
Americans Win
Top Israeli Prize
HAIFA—Two eminent
American scientists. a biolo-
gist and a physicist have
been chosen as the 1977 re-
cipients of the Harvey
Prize. The recipient of the
Harvey Prize in human
health is Prof. Seymour
Benzer. professor of biolo-
gy, California Institute of
Technology. The Harvey
Prize recipient in science
and technology is Prof.
Freeman John Dyson, pro-
fessor of physics. Institute
of Advanced Studies. Prince-
ton. N.J.
Lois met her Israeli
friend. Moshe Chezik. in To-
ronto, where he was on holi-
day from his kibutz. She
was singing at "Expo '67. -
just opposite the Israeli Pa-
vilion there, and so the two
met in a fittingly inter-
national locale.
Lois had been modeling
while in Toronto. and her
photos had appeared in lead-
ing Canadian newspapers
as well as in Harper's Ba-
zaar and other fashion
magazines throughout the
United States.
When Lois came to Is-
rael, she joined Moshe on
his kibutz—and loved it.
Beit Alpha kibutz, located a
few miles from Israel's bor-
der with Jordan, was "a
completely different way of
life for me," Lois says. "I
learned Hebrew and
worked in the kindergarten.
Today people ask me if I
• missed my privacy living
the communal life of a ki-
butz. But it really didn't
bother me. The people were
great. I felt good at Beit
Alpha."
Lois left the kibutz only
after getting a part in a pro-
duction of "Show Boat" in
Tel Aviv. It was at that
time that she began to pose
for Israeli cameras. The in-
ternationally-known Israeli
fashion house known as GOt-
tex saw her picture and
knew at once that Lois
would be an ideal figure to
model the Gottex swim-
wear collections. The feel-
ing was mutual and in the
past few years Lois has rep-
resented Gottex at fashion
shows in Paris, Copenha-
gen, Stockholm and other
world capitals.
ports, Lebanese Jews who
fled the battle-scarred coun-
try are slowly returning.
Other reports indicate that
most who remained, particu-
larly the more youthful,
wish to leave.
In 1976, HIAS helped 208
Lebanese Jews migrate to
Latin America, Canada,
Western Europe and the
U.S. as compared to 24 in
1975— an increase of '767
percent. As of Dec. 31, 170
were registered with HIAS
for migration assistance-
85 to Canada, 40 to Latin
America, and the remain-
der to the U.S. and Western
Europe.
In an unusual though not
unique migration devel-
opment, the U.S. State De-
partment has requested
HIAS and other voluntary
agencies to participate in
the resettlement of Chilean
refugees. HIAS agreed to
an initial quota of 30 cases,
all of whom have been re-
settled in the American Jew-
ish community for a total
of 73 people in 1976.
A second U.S. govern-
ment request was made,
and HIAS will resettle a
small group of additional
Chilean families in 1977.
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