THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Bonds' Bon Voyage Event (Readers Forum) 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. Materials will not be returned unless a stamped, self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Action Needed for Falashas Detroit Israel Bond leaders purchased $850,000 in Israel Bonds at a special reception prior to leaving for the Israel Bond Prime Minister's Conference in Israel this week. Shown are, from left, David Holtzman, David Hermelin and host Ivan Bloch. \/abotinsky Society to Have Social and Cultural Event The Jabotinsky SOiety of Herut Zionists of America will sponsor a social and cultural evening, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Jimmy Prentis Morris Branch of the Jewish Community Center. Simon Cieck, president, announces the program will feature an Israeli film and a talk on "U.S.-Israel Rela- tions" by Ezekiel Leikin. A disciple of Ze'ev Jabotinsky and a former leader of Betar and the Zionist Revisionists of America, Leikin was the re- cipient of the Louis D. Brandeis Award of the Zionist Organization of America upon his retire- ment from his executive position as ZOA regional di- rector in Philadelphia. During War II, Leikin served with U.S. military intelligence in the Near East and Europe and as- sisted in procuring arms for the Yishuv in pre- state Israel. Refreshments will be available, and there is a nominal admission charge. For information, phone Cieck, 548-3073 or 873- 5757. College Reunion Dinner Planned The Michigan State University-Shaarey Zedek Reunion will take place 6-9 p.m. Feb. 7 at the MSU Hillel Student Center. Supper will be provided by the Shaarey Zedek Sis- terhood. A special program featuring Rabbi Irwin Groner will follow. 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Ask us about our newest sounds of Divertisements- the beautiful music of FLUTE and HARP Editor, The Jewish News: I am a Sabra, a native - born Israeli, who is un- happy with my govern- ment's role in regard to the Jews of Ethiopia. I first met these Jews, called Falashas (strangers) by their Chris- tian and Moslem neighbors, in 1969 when I was a teacher in Ethiopia for the children of Israelis working there. In 1969, as today, the lives of the Falashas focused on a single idea — immigra- tion to Israel. The estab- lishment in 1948 of the Jewish state blew a new spirit into that hope. And since 1969, I have been speaking with and writing to the political and Zionist establishment of the gov- ernment of Israel and the Jewish Agency, to members of the Knesset, to intellec- tuals, and to the media. In most instances (about 90 percent), I never received so much as an acknowl- edgement of my letters. The few responses I received were usually acknowl- edgements or some sort of empty lip service response. We don't lack in prom- ises, written or oral, for the rescue of Ethiopian Jews. Field action for their rescue, however, is all but nonexistent. Our bureaucrats claim that "we have to operate secretly, otherwise harm will come to those Jews left behind." The Ethio- pian Jews who have ar- rived in Israel, however, claim that the situation of their families in Africa is so desperate that they have nothing to lose if Is- rael acts openly. We all know that the claim of "secrecy" was pro- ven wrong when it was used regarding the Jews of the Soviet Union. Secrecy in that case was found to be a means to cover up for inac- tion and mistakes. There is a bitter feeling here that the inactivity by the state of Israel and the Jewish Agency regarding the rescue of the Ethiopian Jews is rooted in three facts: (1) The Ethiopian Jews are black. (2) They are not in Israel in large enough num- bers to matter in the politics of the country. (3) With re- gard to the Ethiopian Jews, Israel has abandoned the fundamental tenets of Zionism — that of rescuing and of bringing Jews to Is- rael. So now we are witnessing in our generation a new Holocaust, like the one the previous generation of Jews witnessed in World War II. The difference is, however, that today we have a state of Israel — and it is only a few hours flight from Ethiopia. Shmuel Namir, Upper Nazareth, Israel * * * Detroit Jewish History Needed Editor, The Jewish News: Ever since the Tercente- nary of the American Jewish community in 1954, I have been writing of the necessity of a written his- tory of the Detroit Jewish community. I have pointed out that the Jewish communities of all American major cities except Detroit have pub- lished records of their past. Even our Canadian neighboring city of Windsor recently has been enriched with a printed history of its Jewish community com- piled by Alan Abrams (The Jewish News, Jan. 15). Interestingly, Abram's volume bears the meaning- ful name "Why Windsor?" I ask, "Why not Detroit?" Allen A. Warsen The Michigan Hodgkin's Disease Foundation will hold its monthly meeting at 7:45 p.m. Feb. 8 at Provi- dence Hospital Medical Building, Eighth Floor, Room C, Southfield. These sessions are geared for Hodgkin's patients, fam- ily members and friends to share information and ex- periences. The meetings are open to all interested per- sons. For information, call the MHDF, 427-3737. ,Lecture, Lunch at the Center The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan De- troit will present the fourth program in its "Lunch and Learn" series 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Center li- brary. Theme for the program is "The Jew in American Lit- erature — From Colonial Times to the Present." 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