Friday, December 4, 1981 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS OFF 25°A, ALL Orthodox Hurt American Aliya is no longer "the darling" of the American press, adding An Israeli-born journalist that Israel "has a public re- who is New York corre- lations problem, but the spondent for an Israeli government pays no atten- newspaper has expressed tion to it." Shamir traced the opinion that the aliena- this , situation back to David tion of Reform and Conser-, Ben-Gurion, who said it vative Jews from Israel be- was not important what the cause of Orthodox control non-Jews were thinking, over religious matters" is but "what the Jews are do- costing Israel aliya by such ing." Shamir said Israel had a American Jews. That view was contained good press in 1967 when the in one of a series of com- Six - Day War turned every ments made by Shlomo Israeli soldier "into a Shamir in a question-and- superman." "It is no longer so," he as- answer article in a recent issue of "Reform Judaism," serted, "and don't forget the the official publication of oil crisis. Even if Americans the Uniori of American He- brew Congregations. Shamir, correspondent dur- ing the past seven years for Haaretz, is also executive director of Histadrut Ivrit of America. Declaring he considered this "a big problem and very complicated," Shamir added that Israeli Jews, who he described as "either reli- gious or completely unob- servant," do not "give the matter much thought." Shamir said the Israel government gets very angry about American Jewish leaders who criticize Israeli policy, "but the people are di- vided. Some say it is good, others believe if it is not a money matter, you have no right to criticize." Shamir agreed that Israel By BEN GALLOB (Copyright 1981, JTA, Inc.) believe it has nothing to do with Israel, they are still unconsciously thinking that they have to suffer for the Jews." Asked whether American Jews were turning against Israel, Shamir replied "not against," but added "they are losing their respect" for Israel. He said this was evi- dent in the United Jewish Appeal where, he said, fed- erations are asking "for a bigger cut of funds for domestic needs. The big fight about support for Rus- sian emigres who choose not to settle in Israel is another example." 29211 Southfield, between 12 & 13 Mon. thru Sat. 10-5:30 p.m. VISA MasterCharge 30% OFF Wide Selection of Gifts MONOGRAMMING Towels, Shirts, Sweaters, Blouses, Sheets, Towels, Pillow Cases, T-Shirts and More Installation Available SPECTACULAR STERLING SAVE %) 80% SAVE 40-60% on ALL 14 & 18Kt Gold Jewelry WALLACE STERLING SAVE 67% TOWLE STERLING SAVE OFF on 3, 4, 5 & 6 Pc. Anti-Semitism Topic of Parley SAVE 80% ON 4-PC. PLACE SETTING ALL OTHER PATTERNS PLACE SETTINGS MONTREAL (JTA) — The phenomenon of anti- Semitism in various parts of the world was the focus of concern at last week's bi- ennial convention of the Canadian Hadassah-WIZO. The keynote speaker at the opening session, Rabbi Michael Williams of the Rue Copernic synagogue was the target of a bomb at- tack in October, 1980 which killed four people and in- jured a score of others. Williams also observed that there is a crreater awareness of Jewish iden- tity in Western- Europe and greater participation in Jewish communal life. 75% 60% OFF OPEN STOCK OPEN STOCK GORHAM STERLING INTERNATIONAL STERLING SAVE SAVE 45 67% ON 4 PC. SETTINGS FREE! Pair of Candelabra with 38 pc. for 8 60% OFF OPEN STOCK I LUNT STERLING 50% OFF Report Sought on Wallenberg Charity should begin at home, but not end there. ACCESSORIES • BRIDAL REGISTRY • FREE GIFT WRAPPING • CASH REFUNDS __ DRAPES • WALLPAPER VERTICAL BLINDS FLEXALUM BLINDS ONforthluidod YelittelerS SACRAMENTO — Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. -of California recently urged President Regan to offi- cially ask Leonid Brezhnev for a report on Swedish dip- lomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved up to 100,000 Jews from the Holocaust and then disappeared in 1945 behind the Iron Cur- tain. Brown spoke at a meeting of the board of directors of the Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Center, com- memorating Wallenberg and his role during the Nazi persecution of the Jews dur- ing World War II. GIFTWARE A.R.1 INTERIOR CONCEPTS & CUSTOM MONOGRAMMING Farrell's Shopping Plaza, Southfield 552-9507 OPEN STOCK CHECK OUR PRICES BEFORE BUYING ANYWHERE ELSE FREE! Silver Chest with sets of 8 or 12 place settings. FREE! Place setting cloths with each place setting. N • Stainless & Silverplate SAVE UP TO 63% *ACTIVE PATTERNS ONLY • OFF MFG. LIST PRICE • PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE • LIMITED TIME OFFER \AI orthWdod gewieler6 2602 N. WOODWARD at 12/2 Mile Rd. Royal Oak LI 9-1885 Hours: MON.-SAT. 10-9, SUN. 1-5 27 REMEMBER: Northwood Jewelers Sells Everything For Less Mail & Phone Orders Accepted