THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Another Inauguration By ETHEL SILBER > (Editor's note: The fol- lowing piece was con- tributed by Prof. Norma Goldman of Wayne State University's department of Greek and Latin lan- guages and literatures, who is the adviser to the Writer's Corner publica- tion of the senior adult division of the Jewish Community Center. Ethel Silber is a contributor to the publication.) "What a Day!" pro- claimed the headline of the Detroit Free Press. And in- deed, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1981, had been a moment- ous day: — The Inaugura- tion of a new President of the United States, and then the long awaited release of the American hostages from Iranian captivity. As I sat before my televi- sion screen and watched the swearing-in ceremony of the new President and Vice President, I felt a thrill of pride in our country. This is the way we do it here, I thought — an orderly tran- My Mother always taught me to . . dress warmly, eat the right foods, pick good company, work hard, be fair with my customers, always give them extra value for their money .. . "I always follow her advice. That's why I'm the country's top Cadillac salesman. 'Thank 'you, A•lother!" AL KLINE Call ni e 01 write M C DALGLEISH CADILLAC Ave. Detroit 48202 (313) 875-0300 "Michigan's Largest Cadillac Dealer" sition of power from one government to another, no killings, no violence, a gov- ernment under law, as envisioned by the Founding Fathers when they wrote the Constitution. We can be proud of our country! True, I didn't vote for him, I don't believe in the Repub- lican Party's philosophy of government, I have my doubts about Ronald Reagan's ability to solve the problems that afflict us: in- flation, unemployment, the inequality between the "haves" and the :have- nots," all of which I am af- raid will get worse, not bet- ter, under his administra- tion. But he sounded good, and I want to believe that I 1 NEW YORK — Literary critics, authors and profes- sors have been selected to serve as judges of the 1981 National Jewish Book Awards, conferred by the Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Book Council. The awards will be given in nine categories: Jewish history, Jewish thought, adult Jewish fiction, the Holocaust, Israel, children's literature, Yiddish litera- ture, poetry, and the visual arts. Winners will be an- nounced in March, and the awards will be conferred on May 3. The judges are: histo- rian Raul Hilberg, liter- ary critic Robert Alter, poet-translator Marcia Falk, Yale Prof. Hillel Levine, author and White House consultant Fred (313) TEL AVIV (ZINS) — Ac- cording to Maariy reporter Michal Miron, several thousand Jewish women igators, Inc. Gale B. Switzer President 559.0909 DOCUMENTED INVESTIGATIONS , 1 Conducted by former and present Law Enforecment Personnel 1 • Domestic - Civil - Criminal • Commercial - Industrial • • • • • Personnel Screening Witness Interviews Polygraph Examinations Handwriting Analysis Surveillances • Asset Checks Cadre of Court Qualified Consultants Licensed - Bonded - Insured Mention This Ad For Special Discounts Ii Ns is in 1116 ME NE ME Gottheil, Columbia Uni- versity Prof. David Sidorsky, YIVO librarian Dina Abramowitz, City University Prof. Stephen P. Cohen, McGill Univer- sity Prof. Ruth R. Wisse, journalist David Szonyi and Brandeis University Prof. Allen Grossman. Also, Yeshiva University Prof. Sid Z. Leiman, libra- rian Rita Fischer, educator Eduardo Rauch, author Norman Kotker, Prof. Ivan Marcus, Prof. Frances Malino, Prof. Paula Hyman, author Raphael Patai, poet Gerald Stern, novelist and essayist Samson Apter, author and rabbi Bernard Mandelbaum, Hebrew Uni- versity Profs. Abraham Kampf and Leila Avrin, children's author Molly Cone, Prof. Norbert Samuelson and author Ab- raham Shulman. Intermarriage P roblem in Israel EV IIIII 11111 IN El MN El the In If we all do our part, we can overcome our problems and put this country on the road to prosperity again. We can be proud of our great na- tion and our freedom. Book Award Judges Named 6160 Cass rim= Ell IIIE he meant what he said. And then, too, we have our checks and balances in the government, the Congress and the Sup- reme Court, which will, we hope, act as controls on the Republicans. We, the ordinary people, the common citizens, have to be ever watchful of the actions of the people at the head of government in Washington and in our own state and localities, and let them know what we would like them to do. ME ME ME IIEI have married Arab men since the founding of Israel. She writes that most of the women. convert to Islam be- cause one only needs to make a simpler declaration in front of a khadi (Moslem holy man). Miron wrote that children of a Jewish woman and a Moslem man are considered Jews by the Jewish faith, because the mother is Jewish, and are considered Moslem by the Islamic faith, because the father is Moslem. Court Religious Ruling Praised NEW YORK — The American Jewish Congress hailed a recent decision by a New Jersey court allowing schools to schedule extra- curricular activities so they do not conflict with stu- dents' religious practices. The court, in reversing a ruling by a lower court, said that the Teaneck, N.J. Board of Education policy of restricting school events on Friday nights, Saturday and Sunday mornings "re- presents an effort by the board to enable its students to participate as fully as possible in extra-curricular activities without infring- ing on the religious liberties of these students." Friday, February 13, 1981 27 _ Bible ContestSet for Adults NEW YORK — The Jerusalem Fifth Interna- tional Bible Contest for Adults is taking applica- tions for contestants. Contests will be held on the regional and national level, with winners par- ticipating in the interna- tional contest in Jerusalem in July. ' Abortion Called Late Substitute FOREST HILLS, N.Y. (JTA) — A New York Con- servative rabbi has asserted that "easy abortion" has been "a belated substitute" for contraception, the re- moval "of an impediment to easy sex" which partly re- flected "the moral break- down in our society." Rabbi Ben Zion Bokser, rabbi of the Forest Hills Jewish Center, made that evaluation in response to a letter from a woman con- gregant, who wrote she was "baffled" by the paucity of reaction to the issue in the Jewish community. Contestants can partici- pate in the English version or Hebrew version of the contest. To enter, by Feb. 20, send your name, address and telephone number to Dr. Moshe Avital, coordinator, National Committee for the Fifth International Bible Contest for Adults, 515 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. CASH FOR YOUR =moms& PRECIOUS JEWELS ..5cdel Pj<70///t date 755 W. Big Beouer Rd. 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