44 Friday, February 22, 1980 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS A First-Hand Look at the 'Boat People' of Southeast Asia By BEN FRANK (Editor's note: Ben Frank, Rabbi Steven Jacobs of Tarzana, Calif., and Elmer Winter of Mil- waukee, Wisc., past president of the Ameri- can Jewish Committee, visited Southeast Asia in- January to learn of the 855-1400 What can 'FENBY STEIN TALENT AGENCY - DO FOR YOU? 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Jacobs and Winter flew more than 7,000 miles to see Shum Shui Po and other camps here and in Thailand and to bring a message back to America. At the end of the tour, Jacobs asserted: "My thousands of years of Jewish history walks with me in this camp. We have been here before." Both Jacobs and Winter are actively involved in helping the refugees in their local communities. Winter, who is also past president of Manpower, Inc. and experienced in vocational training, of- fered suggestions to the officials of the camp to set up vocational instruction programs to prepare the refugees for life in the U.S. He said he hopes that these programs not only will occupy them while they wait, but give them a useful occupation for ab- sorption in their new home. CASH FOR GOLD We Pay Highest Prices IMMEDIATE CASH!! Tapper's, the source. 26400 West Twelve Mile Road in Southfield's Racquetime Mall Northeast corner 12 Mile & Northwestern Hwy. 357 5578 - Mon.. Tues.. Wed.. Fri.. Sat.. 10-6. Thurs.. 10 9 Winter also is helping in the formation of American medical teams to come out here and aid the sick and the starving. Jacobs feels that for the last 10 years, Jews have turned inward because they felt that they have been criticized. "But we must remember," he asserts, "we are compassionate children of compassionate people and our history demands that we feed the hungry and clothe the naked." concern is recognized by of- ficials at the American em- bassy who, according to Jacobs, are well aware of the resettlement offers made by his synagogue as well as congregations throughout the U.S. As a spiritual leader, Jacobs believes that the American Jewish commu- nity must become even NAT MARGOLIS FURNITURE Formerly of Detroit, Mich. Serving you in Florida with Last summer his con- gregation resettled 12 Vietnamese families and set up a model for other congregations to follow. 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