18 Friday, October 1, 1982 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Search for His Jewish Past Detailed by Author-Journalist JO ° Paul Cowan is a reporter who goes to the roots of the themes he has dealt with in news coverage as well as a novelist. He proves his skill in the mastery of the ,ex- periences he describes in G LDENBERG PHOTOGRAPHY Southfield Rd. at 13 Mile 646-8484 I N. N. ..1. .. .. .1 .. sa 1. is. =I ii. EN .. EN •• 1.1 mom . : joii, N * I. I i 1 mi. am so 1.1 I. in I VALUABLE COUPON , 1 , i On ALL Drycleaning' I I I I I 3 locations to serve you 22185 Coolidge at 9 Mie, Oak Park I C 1 1 As 23043 Beech I 31555 W. 10 Mile I m9Maciffehd at Orchard Laice. Farmington I I 1 I I Coupon must be presented with order — Expires October 15th . . • simumiNimillelloRmillmoiluliollailnliMMINMEMINHEMENNEINisomissmoll "An Orphan in History" (Doubleday). The subtitle of this book, "Retrieving a Jewish Le- gacy," is justified by the deep study he has made of Jewish historical events. As a child, Cowan was ignorant of his Jewish background. His father had broken ties with Orthodox Paul's and grandfather changed the family name. The family did not ob- serve any of the tradi- tional holidays. "An Orphan in History" represents the culmination of Cowan's search for his Jewish past. It is a combina- tion of family history, auto- biography and a statement about Jewish authenticity in the 1980s. Use dispatch — Re- member that the world only took six days for its crea- tion. MEET THE CANDIDATES MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1982 at 7:30 p.m. CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK 27375 Bell Road — Southfield U.S. SENATE Democrats Republicans Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Philip E. Ruppe 17th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Sander Levin , Jerry Rosen 18th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Allen J. Sipher Congressman William S. Broomfield will not attend due to prior commitment The Candidates have been requested to address the following issues: * PRESIDENT REAGAN'S MIDDLE EAST PLAN * ECONOMIC AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL * ARMS SALES TO ARAB COUNTRIES - * BUDGET PRIORITIES AS THEY AFFECT THE ELDERLY AND SPECIAL NEED GROUPS SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: B'nai B'rith Metropolitan Detroit Council Congregation Shaarey Zedek Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah Zionist Organization of America-Detroit District Boris Smolar's Between You . . . and Me' Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, JTA (Copyright 1982, JTA, Inc.) - COMMUNITY MOODS: Is there a split developing within American Jewry with regard to Israel's present policy and tactics in Lebanon? Is there such a rift develop- ing also in connection with President Reagan's announced proposals on Israel-Arab issues? Elements in this country not friendly to Israel are seeking to spread an impression that there is a basic divi- sion of views in the American Jewish community. How- ever, this was refuted at parallel conferences of the two most important central bodies of the Jewish communities — the Council of Jewish Federations and the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council. Speakers at closed sessions of both conferences, reflect- ing the moods in their communities, critically evaluated some of Reagan's proposals. Criticism was also voiced of Premier Menahem Begin for the sharp tone he used in his letter of reply to Reagan. The consensus was, however, that there is no rift in the communities on issues of importance to Israel and that organized American Jewry is basically backing Israel. It was recognized that the Jewish community in this country is not monolithic, being based on voluntarism and pluralism. But it was emphasized that a consensus reached is not automatic, and is arrived at by thoughtful and judici- ous internal consideration of the issues. "Such delibera- tions should not be perceived as representing a divided community," the NJCRAC stressed in a consensus report. It urged that this should be interpreted to the Jewish com- munity and to those who report on Jewish opinion. It of- fered to assist the communities in their interpretive efforts by providing speakers. REAGAN'S APPROACH QUESTIONED: There was sympathetic understanding at both conferences — which were held in New York with Jewish community leaders from various parts of the country attending — of President Reagan's purpose in trying to get Jordan and the Palestinian Arabs to the negotiating table with Israel. However, concern was expressed about Reagan's approach. It was pointed out that the the Camp David pact, which brought Egypt and Israel together, was aimed at develop- ing a phased process that allows for discussion of more limited issues at first, and postponed negotiation of issues that are now intractable to a later time when conditions, as a result of this process, may be more conducive to the resolution of such problems. President Reagan has, how- ever, put on the table in his plan transcending issues which have polarized the parties. In the opinion of the NJCRAC experts, a more limited agreement could lead to the suc- cessful negotiation of a comprehensive peace agreement within five years. While Israel has, in fact, said "yes" to the proposal by Reagan to sit at a negotiating table with Jordan and the Palestinian Arabs — but not with the participation of the Palestine Liberation Organization — the rulers of all Arab countries lost no time saying "no" at their summit confer- ence in Fez, Morocco. They sharply rejected Reagan's in- itiative by refusing explicit recognition of Israel; by re- questing a divided Jerusalem; by insisting that the PLO be considered the sole Palestinian representative; by requir- ing the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza; and by demanding that Israel should return to the pre-1967 borders, which President Reagan considers as vulnerable to Israel's security. The test of President Reagan's initiative was whether Jordan and the Palestinian Arabs will come to the negotiat- ing table without any pre-conditions, as Israel would. By reaffirming the PLO as the sole Palestinian representative, the Arab summit in Fez blocked the participation of Jordan and other Palestinian Arabs in the negotiations. Unlike the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat who bravely de- cided to recognize Israel — and was later assassinated for it — the King of Jordan is not so brave, especially after the assassination of Bashir Gemayel, the president-elect of Lebanon, who was a moderate Christian Arab, inclined to concluding peace with Israel. Captive IDF Soldiers Shot TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Israel army magazine, Bamahane, reported in last week's issue that the three soldiers who were first re- ported missing after their tank was hit in west Beirut last week, and later de- clared dead, had been taken away and shot by uniden- tified persons. They had first been be- lieved to have burned inside the overturned tank, but a tank crew survivor, who was injured, later reported that they had been alive when he crawled away for help. A search party later found their bodies, shot at close range, hidden in a cel- lar. If the theory is not cor- rect, the practice cannot be right.