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James Rudin, the American Jewish Committee's assistant na- tional director of interreli- gious affairs and an expert on cults, was in Detroit last week for an interreligious dialogue. In describing the cult no Sabbath calls "TANS FOR BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE" Two minutes in a SUMMER TAN BOOTH equals 2 hrs. of bronzing sunlight. See SUMMER TAN in operation and get complete details of an explosive new industry offering ex- traordinary profit margins for NEW SALONS or existing BEAUTY SALONS & HEALTH CLUBS. BUY DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURER NO FRANCHISE FEE INVOLVED ... OCTOBER 29-31 SOMERSET INN — TROY 643-7800 . Ask for SUMMER TAN "We can tan your hide too" RABBI RUDIN and/or divine figures. "People seldom join cults for ideological or theological reasons. Practically all seek to overcome a sense of es- trangement and loneli- ness. Cult leaders offer unconditional love and acceptance within caring communities. "The psychic and physical price paid is constantly es- calated. Drop out of school or work; leave your family and move to the commu- nity's building or settle- ment; allow the cult to dic- tate work assignments, diet, sleep and sexual habits; cede to a leader total authority to grant forgive- ness and grace, define sin, repentance and salvation, and finally decide what is true and what is false. "A cult member is never physically alone, intellec- tually in doubt, or emotion- ally troubled. He or she sur- renders critical faculties, previous belief systems and sometimes, as in Guyana, his or her life — all for the leader. "The AJCommittee has long been concerned with the challenge of the cults and their attraction for a significant number of Jews, mostly between the ages of 18 and 30. In 1976, it pub- lished a content analysis of the basic teaching book of Sun Myung Moon's Unifica- tion Church. Prepared by the Interreligious Affairs Department, this study documented the group's bla- tant anti-Semitism." Men'sClubs videocrdFt, inc. 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I wish there were just something left these days that could honestly be called unmentionable. —Lark Bragg One of the few remaining landsmanshaften in the De- troit area has announced that it is disbanding after more than 52 years of charitable work. The Rovner Lachowitcher Aid Society has announced that it is distributing the remainder of its funds and disbanding. The landsmanshaften were organizations of im- migrants from the same communities in Europe who aided new immigrants and persons in the old country. The present president of Rovner Lachowitcher Aid Society, Abe Saginaw of Oak Park, was one of the organiza- tion's founders and has served as president and in other officer capacities during the group's 52 years. Presently serving with Saginaw are Abe Young, vice president; Molly Saginaw, treasurer and fi- nancial secretary; Frances Cutler, recording secretary; Pharmacy Units Plan Benefit and Mr. and Mrs. Sam (Sadie) Lerman, hospital- ity. The executive board in- cludes Joseph H. 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