44 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, February 5, 1982 French Jews Playing Active Role Pamphlet Aids vA iscbtZsosoisf in Mitterrand Administration Gary R Miller & Associates Photography with a Personal Touch By BEN FRANK PARIS (JTA) — Quickly and without much fanfare, the new president of France entered the offices where the civil marriage of one of his most trusted aides was to take place. It is not everyone that has the president attend his or her wedding ceremony. But that's what happened to Jacques Attali, special con- sultant to President Fran- cois Mitterrand. Due to a pressing schedule, the president could not attend the synagogue service, but many high government offi- cials did. This was, of course, their tribute to At- tali — a strong supporter of Mitterrand, active in the Jewish community, a vice president of the Fonds So- cial Juif Unifie (similar to the Council of Jewish Fed- erations in the United 398-6894 Specializing in Candids and Video Attention 6th Graders jpe, cornelk DanccScene Sept., 1982 For Registration Information 357-0600 GOURMET BALLOONS The Detroit News calls us "Detroit's Best Balloon Delivery Service" Order our Valentines bouquet of silver heart balloons attached to a basket of sweets delivered next door or nation wide. Hershey Kisses included with orders made before Feb. 10th. Special discount for pick-ups. GOURMET BALLOONS 661-9331 SABLE CHUBS 95 2/5 to 2114 lb. REG. $6.99 & $6.39 We reserve the right to limit quantities. *GOOD AT ALL DETROIT BAGEL CARRY-OUT DELIS TUESDAY NITS IS BAGEL NITS! $1 50 Reg. $240 difz. per doz. 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But in a country which has a long tradition of secu- lar government, it should be remembered that these men were picked not because they were Jewish but be- cause of their ability, and their belief in the Socialist platform. The background of the other Jews around President Mitterrand is fas- cinating indeed. - Robert Badinter is a member of the board of The Fonds Social Juif Unifie and also has been active on be- half of Soviet Jewry. He was born in 1929, into a family of East European immig- rants and has been a lawyer at the Paris Court of Appe- als since 1951. Along with Jean Denis Bredin, he heads one of the largest law firms in Paris. What makes Badinter so intriguing is that he has led a public cam- paign against capital punishment and his ap- pointment as Minister of Justice indicated that the government intended to outlaw the death penalty. This bill recently became law. As Minister of Industry, Pierre Dreyfus will be on familiar territory. He first joined the ministry back in 1935 as inspector general of industry. Dreyfus is known to be particularly sensitive to the situation of North African Jews. He himself was raised in a relatively assimilated French Jewish family. In fact, it was reported, at the age of 13 he surprised his family with a request for a Palestinian-U.S. Talks Pushed WASHINGTON — Dur- ing his meetings with President Reagan on Wed- nesday afternoon and at a state dinner Wednesday evening, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak asked the U.S. to push for Palestinian participation in the autonomy talks. Mubarak called for direct contacts between the U.S. and the Palestinians. He did not mention the Palestine Liberation Organization. Bar Mitzva, to which they agreed. It was to Jack Lang that Mitterrand gave the task to organize the inaugural ceremonies held at the Pantheon on May 21. All his life Lang has led parallel lives in the world of politics, theater and university. First active in the ranks of the young radicals who supported Pierre President he Mendes-France, joined the Socialists in 1965. It was Lang's organ- izational genius which was responsible for set- ting up the Festival of Nancy; he was its guiding force and it became an important center of creativity. In 1978, Lang became an adviser to Mit- terrand. The new French adminis- tration's policy towards Is- rael has steered pretty much on the same course as the previous administra- tions, although there are nuances. The new govern- ment is emotionally closer to Israel. An example of this being Mitterrand's scheduled visit to Israel in March. He is the first French president to visit the Jewish state. LOS ANGELES — A booklet aimed a victims of asbestosis and other asbes- tos related diseases has been published by two California attorneys. The free booklet, "Legal Rights of Asbestos Expo- sure Victims," may be ob- tained by writing Roman Silberfeld and Richard L. 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