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Dr. Rackman ex- pressed the hope that from the conference a body would emerge that would meet periodically to issue policy statements and perhaps a journal. "There is no reason for us to be so concerned with ecumenism between Jews and non-Jews but not with ecumenism within the Jewish com- munity," he declared. Dr. Rackman asserted that the Jewish community must "discover the means of respecting diversity" so that it could formulate an action program that_would win BILL MEYER MUSIC 355-2721, COMPLETE RETAIL STORE • NAME BRAND CHEMICALS, SUPPLIES & PARTS • TOYS AND GAMES AUGUST COUPON SPECIAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE 459-7287 -1 PELLETS, LIQUID I OR GRANULES I ; CHLORINE 1 Q% Off OUR DISCOUNT PRICES I 1 \ I INNO- VATIONS 589-2478 1 Cash & Carry - No credit cards this sale only I ........ .......... m . sin Ism ow ••• . me mom. ..1 INVENTOR ELIMINATION • 0 to Rabbi Rackman urged an immediate halt to this "in-fighting," which he said caused "alienation and a weakening of Jewish values." Polarization is also preva- lent within each movement, Dr. Rackman observed. He referred to the "bloodshed" resulting from disputes among various Hasidic sects and the "notorious feuding" within Agudath Israel, a group viewed as monolithic by the non- Orthodox. Dr. Rackman scored the "attitude of certitude that too many Jews have as- sumed. Until an attitude of tolerance to the religious beliefs of other Jews is de- veloped," he said, "the Jewish community will con- tinue to suffer from internal strife. "Tolerance and, indeed, the encouragement of dif- OFF ALL SUITS . . . SPORTCOATS . DRESS PANTS . . . TIES .. LEATHER JACKETS .. . TOP COATS "The stress of the liturgy is not akhdut Yis- rael (Jewish unity) but ahavat Yisrael (the love of all Israel)," he re- marked, adding, "Diver- sity must be tempered by the need for a measure of unity and consensus that can come about only when people respect each other." The Jewish community -- Dr. Rackman urged, must work toward "programs in the interest of the common good so that the forces of polarization can be over- come. We won't find the an- swers unless we listen to each other," he said. Bar-Ilan Friends Honor Dr. Fill Dr. Leon Fill will be -the Born Poland in 1914 guest of honor at the annual and raised in Canada, Fill dinner of the Detroit has been a Detroit area Friends of Bar-Ilan Univer- resident since his pre- sity to be held at Cong. medical school days at Shaarey Zedek on Sept. 29, Wayne University in the it was announced by Dr. mid-1930s. He completed Martin Hart and Norman his post-graduate work at A. Pappas, dinner co- the University of Michigan chairmen. and began his practice in Dr. Fill's association with obstetrics and gynecology in Bar-Ilan began in 1973 Detroit in 1950. In the U.S. when he served as its De- Army Medical Corps. dur- troit dinner chairman,. a ing World War II, Fill re- position he held through tired with the rank of cap- 1975. In 1976 he became a tain after being wounded member of the American and hospitalized at length. Board of Overseers of the He participated in three university. He is presently a amphibious invasions in member of the Global Board Italy. of Trustees. While Fill, who lives with Fill takes pride in the his wife, Clothilde, in Hun- multifaceted aspects of tington Woods, has close Bar-Ilan's educational pro- ties to Bar-Ilan, he has also gram, which span such di- held leadership roles in the verse areas as cancer re- Allied Jewish Campaign - search and committing Israel Emergency Fund, in- Jewish legal and religious . cluding the 1976 chairman- sources to the computer's ship, and is on the Board of memory. He also boasts that Governors of the Jewish it is the only unviersity in Welfare Federation. He is a Israel which requires that member of the board of the 25 percent of each student's Detroit Service Group, of the Capital Needs Commit- course-load be in Judaica. "I feel if we're going to tee, several committees of have a Jewish Israel, you the United Jewish Appeal have to have the back- and was co-chairman of the ground of traditional Regional V National Cam- education," Fill stated. paign Cabinet. Fill serves on the board of "That's why I'm in- the Jewish Community volved." * * * reg. $22.50-$25 each an sales final StOre Hours: tot I W S1O to 6 : Th if to 1:30 DR. LEON FILL Center, the Hebrew Immig- rant Aid Society (HIAS), the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University in New York and was Michigan president of the Prime Ministers Club, State of Israel Bonds. An active Democratic Party member, he was a delegate to the Demo- cratic National Conven- tion in 1964. Fill has close affiliations with local and state univer- sities. He was vice president of the Michigan State Board of Education and is pre- sently a member of numer- ous county and state medi- cal, health and civic asso- ciations. For dinner reservations, call the Bar-Ilan office, 398-7180. Demonstrations Mar Games SHIRTS & SUMMER SWEATERS 1 /2 OFF - - fering views, is deeply im- bedded in Jewish tradition," Dr. Rackman said, noting that the Talmud allots "as much space to dissenting opinions as to the majority view. _ * * * — Fiberglass Spas & Solar Heat Available — 33060 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY - WEST BLOOMFIELD BETWEEN 14 MILE & ORCHARD LAKE ROAD PHONE: 626-5131 - HOURS: MONDAY - SATURDAY 9-5 — WE DELIVER — r broad communal consensus. Decrying the "sniping of Jew against Jew," Dr. Rackman said: "The au- thentic Jewish point of view — the voice of moderation — must be heard alongside the voice of extremists in all camps." Dr. Rackman, who was president of the Rabbinical Council of America and the New York Board of Rabbis before assuming his post at Bar-Ilan five years ago, did not lay the blame for polari- zation on any one group. While conceding that there was "intolerance and in- transigence" within Israel's Orthodox extablishment, he criticized non-Orthodox leaders who, he said, had been "threatening repri- sals," such as not giving to UJA or to yeshivot, if their groups were not granted- recognition in matters af- fecting marriage, divorce and conversion in Israel. Shown at the recent Bar-Han planning meeting are, from left, Sharon and Dr. Martin Hart, Robert Naftaly, Phillip Stollman (seated), Norman Pappas and Emery Klein. TEL AVIV (JNI) — There were several anti-Israel demonstrations,-- at the Stoke-Mandeville Games for the Handicapped ir Great Britain. Twenty-four handicapped athletes from Israel partici- pated, as well as teams from Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait and 30 other countries. Israel's Zippy Rubin, a 36-year-old mother of two, won the javelin title for an unprecedented 18th time and also won the shot putt.