THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 20 Friday, September 28, 1919 A faithful ambassador is health. 1 GOT A PROBLEM? DAVE'S PLUMBING A flush beats a full house 967-3343 no sabbath calls Anti-Semitic Activity Increases in France PARIS (JTA) — The re- newed outbreak of anti- Semitic activity in recent weeks will not be tolerated by the Jews of France, Chief Rabbi Jacob Kaplan waffled here. ea* fide g 0 4 IV a C itt elP YES to the Jewish National Fund JNF land supports the whole Israel economy — It grows its food — On it stands Israel's religious; educational and welfare institutions. A bequest to Jewish National Fund is a bequest to the entire Jewish people, linking the name of the Testator with Israel in perpetuity. For information and advice in. strict confidence apply to zr a " 71 "P ip) r FOUNDATION FOR IJEWISH NATIONAL FUND i- 27308 Southfield Southfield, ML 48076 557-6644 In a television interview he expressed deep concern at the murder of Pierre Goldman, the Jewish left- wing leader who was prom- inent in the May 1968 stu- dent anti-government demonstrations. Goldman, who was linked to criminal activities in the early 1970s, was gunned down here last week by three men, sus- pected of being members of a right-wing terrorist group. Last Friday some 5000 people gathered in the square where Goldman was killed and chanted anti- fascist slogans. Kaplan also' cited as anti-Semitic actions the spate of bomb attacks against anti-Nazi per- sonalities and shops owned by Jews. Last Saturday night a bomb exploded in front of the home of Col. (ret.) Jean Legand who had slapped former SS officer Otto Skorzeny outside a tele- vision studio on Feb. 42, 1975. Legand was not at home when the bomb exploded. Police found Nazi slogans and signs on a wall in the building where he resides. Sunday, a bomb explosion destroyed a shop owned by Jewish fashion designer Daniel Hechter. There was extensive property damage but no one was hurt. Buick Opel Honda 353-1300 • 28585 Telegraph Across from Tel-12 Mall — Near 12 Mile Out of town calls accepted. Open Mon. & Thurs. til 9 p.m. Fully Adjustable Hospital Beds COMPLETE SELECTION' OF HOME HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT IS AS NEAR AS YOUR TELEPHONE Full Selection of Canes 24-Hr. Emergency Service on Oxygen Equipment Hospital Explains Kosher Policy Editor, The Jewish News: I am writing with regard to articles which have ap- peared in your Aug. 24 and Sept. 7 issues in which Mr. Jack Kraizman, a recent outpatient at the National Jewish Hospital/National Asthma Center, has indi- cated that kosher food is not available at NJH/NAC. I want to emphasize that kosher food is available to any inpatient who desires it at NJH/NAC. It is true that our hospital does not have a kosher kitchen. NJH/NAC is a nonsectarian hospital, and the number of patients requiring kosher food re- present a tiny fraction of our total patient population. The kosher food for these few inpatients is obtained by the hospital from within the Denver community. In- stalling, staffing and operating a kosher kitchen would be prohibitively ex- pensive. At a time when all hospi- tal costs are being ques- tioned, and when, adminis- trators must be committed to hold or reduce these costs wherever possible, we can- not justify the costs of a kosher kitchen. This same conclusion has been reached by most of the Jewish- CINCINNATI (JTA) — Sheldon Benjamin, interim chairman of the Coalition for Alternatives in Jewish Education (CAJE), said that the report last month that 40 Jewish teachers in the Soviet Union had formed a CAJE chapter re- sulted from an impression that may have been errone- ously conveyed at a session of the CAJE fourth annual conference at Rutgers Uni- versity in New Jersey. Benjamin noted that what was discussed was not the formation of a chapter comprising 40 Jewish teachers, but that 40 Jewish teachers were invited to be- come honorary members of CAJE and to attend the CAJE conference Aug. 23-28. The teachers, all refus- niks, could not attend be- cause they were not able to get permission from Soviet authorities. TaMaROFF 1 .41 Materials submitted to the Readers Forum must be brief. The writer's name will be withheld from publication upon request. No unsigned letters will be published. 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For those outpatients who is considerably different from that of an inpatient. do dine at NJH/NAC occa- An outpatient, by defini- sionally, we have salads and tion, is responsible for his dairy products as well as own meals and lodging paper plates and plastic primarily outside of the utensils. Normally, our outpatients who observe hospital. Kosher food is generally kashrut are quite satisfied not available to outpatients, with this arrangement. I believe ours is a reason- because we have no way of knowing when an out- able policy, one which is patient might be eating in consistent with our patient our facility. We treat some population needs. 12,000 to 15,000 out- Richard N. Bluestein patients a year at NJH/ President, NJH/NAC • Lack of Anger Condemned Editor, The Jewish News: In the aftermath of An- drew Young's firing and the effect it had on black- Jewish relations, a number of spokesmen for Jewish organizations were quoted in print or were interviewed over the airwaves, about the Jewish community's reac- tion to the position taken by the black leadership. With very few exceptions, I was shocked by the views and sentiments expressed by the various spokesmen. One gentleman, when asked whether the Jewish community was angered by the words and actions of the black leaders, answered that a better way to describe it is "puzzled." The reply to a question whether this will have an adverse effect on Jewish fi- nancial contributions to black causes was somewhat to the effect "I would hope not." Most of the other comments I read and heard were similar in tone and contents. When one speaks pub- licly on a matter of such vital importance, one ad- dresses in effect, three audiences: the blacks, the public at large, and last but not least the Jewish community. It is the likely perception of such utterances by each of the above groups that dis- turbs me greatly. To the blacks, this mealy-mouthed reaction clearly signaled that the pernicious actions of many of their leaders may be con- tinued with impunity. The general public had an opportunity to reinforce its stereotype view of a Galut Jew, ingratiating and not daring to show his indigna- tion. To be sure, the spokesmen bore little resemblance to the cringing Diaspora Jew. Without exception they were cultured and refined gentlemen. There was little, however, in their behavior to distinguish them from the "Mayofess" type Jew. But it is the effect on the Jewish community which disturbs me most. The func- tion of leadership is to ar- ticulate ideas, galvanize energies and direct the ef- forts of the community. In the context of the recent events, it is- indeed an awe- some responsibility. Isolated and friendless, we can only depend on ourselves to face up to the perils confronting Israel and therefore all Jews. This will require us, from time to time, to give a forceful expression to our feeling of indignation and anger. As Justice Holmes put it "Life is action and passion," and one is required to par- take in the action and pas- sion of one's time. Any soothing utterances, re- gardless how well moti- vated, which tend to conceal the true state of affairs, are dangerous to the commu- nity, by reducing its state of , • agitation and lulling it into a false sense of security." The expressed views in their essential char- acteristics did not differ from the calming pro- nouncements of the Juden- rats in the Ghettos of Europe in time • of the Holocaust. The latter, as we all know, did not affect the ultimate outcome, but de- prived many of a final act of dignity. It is a mark of a truly free person to react with anger ilk when the occasion calls for./ it. Failure to do so, again in Justice Holmes' words, will cause us to be judged not to have lived." Henry Starkman PLO Rejected WASHINGTON (JTA) — The International Mone- tary Fund (IMF) has re- jected the application of the Palestine Liberation Organization for observer status, the IMF confirmed last Friday. This repre- sented a setback for the ter- rorist organization Which is seeking legitimacy in the West.