62 Friday, December 11, 1982 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Way International Described Texas Christians Organize as Espousing Anti-Semitism Support for Israel, Jews By DR. PHILIP ABRAMOWITZ C) By BEN GALLOB American Family Founda- tion, The Way has affiliates NEW YORK (JTA) — A Director of the Task Force in every state and major project organized by two ' on Wiiionaries and Cults city, and in 62 foreign coun- (Editor's Note: "Up- tries. Its membership has women members of a Bap- date: Cults" is a monthly multiplied over 100 times in tist church in Amarillo, Tex., has been arranging column distributed by the last decade. gatherings of evangelical the Jewish Community The group was founded Relations Council of New almost 40 years ago by and other Christians in York's Task Force on Wierwille, who began to churches and public halls in Missionaries and Cults, teach the Bible while pas- Texas cities which have and the Jewish Board of toring at a local church. raised hundreds of dollars Family and Children He initiated a fundamen- for Israeli causes and which are forums for efforts to per- Services Cult Clinic.) talist biblical research suade fellow Christians Recently, a number of class called "Power for that Jews must be protected newspapers around the Abundant Living" as God's chosen people and country have published in- (PFAL), ostensibly to that believing Christians vestigative reports on The teach students how to must support Israel on that Way International, a group have a "more than abun- basis. that has been characterized dant life" through the Charlsie Byrd and Vir- as a destructive cult. A re- "Word of God." ginia Chestnut described cent article in Science Di- Former members of The the project, "With Love to gest, for example, described Way report that PFAL Israel," which Ms. Byrd re- The Way as one of the five courses cost $100-$200, and ported the two had or- largest cults in the United follow-up courses cost about ganized more than three States today. $20 or $30 apiece, which years ago. Critics of The Way allege they contend brings in a Ms. Byrd reported that the group engages not only substantial profit for the she and Ms. Chestnut or- in typical cult practices, but group. ganized the project in in paramilitary training as An article in Westchester March 1979, when "God well. Jewish groups are par- Illustrated quotes The Way awakened us and began to ticularly concerned by The magazine as telling mem- reveal to us by His spirit. Way's apparent anti- bers, "In case you don't what He desired us to do for. Semitic beliefs. know it, it doesn't cost $100 His chosen people." While leaders of The Way for books and materials. The letterhead on are often quoted as declar- You don't have to tell people which she reported the ing that they are not "anti- that. The $100 is for a com- project bears the slogan anything," there appear _ s to mitment on their part. "With Love to Israel," be ample evidence to the What happens to the $100 beneath a reproduction contrary. On the required after they put it down for of a Star of David, which reading list for an advanced the class is none of their has in its center, two course for Way members are business." cupped hands in prayer two blatantly anti-Semitic Ex-members report that position. Within the cup- books: "The Myth of the Six profits also come from cur- ped hands may be seen a Million" (Anonymous) and rent members who are tiny geographical outline "The Hoax of the 20th Cen- asked to contribute 10 per- of Israel. At the bottom of tury" (Arthur Butz). cent or more of their income the letterheads is verse Furthermore, the to The Way. 40:1 from Isaiah: "Com- founder of The Way, Dr. The IRS and tax fort Ye, Comfort Ye, My Victor Paul Wierwille, People." stated in a paid editorial authorities estimate The Way's property assets to in the St. Mary (Ohio) Ms. Byrd also wrote that Evening Leader, "The be worth over $8 million, "God then began showing us myth of the six million according to The State certain things to do and how appears to have been Journal Register of to go about it. Our first proj- political and nationalis- Springfield, ect was to have a tree The Way owns property tic. The propaganda planted" through the machinery was used to in at least seven states, the Jewish, National Fund for gain emotional and sym- article reports, including each of the nation's 50 gov- pathetic support for their two colleges, a family ranch, ernors. She added that a let- and a camp. Other assets, as ter was sent to each gover- intended purposes." The Way's virulent anti- of 1980, include a publish- nor "exhorting them to pray Semitism is not limited to ing company, and a for Israel 15 minutes a day denials of the Holocaust, stockpile of gold and silver and support" Israel and the however. A spokesman at valued at $2 million. Jews "every way they Critics of The Way assert The Way's world headquar- could." ters is quoted by the Kansas the PFAL courses produce Reporting that 28 of the City Star as saying, "Per- an effect similar to- brain- governors had responded, haps the people who claim washing. Ms. Byrd also reported that After completing the trees were planted for they are Jews today cannot prove that through their PFAL course, new members President Reagan and First are expected to "under- Lady Nancy Reagan and for bloodlines." shepherd" other members Vice. President and Mrs. In the same article, an into The Way. Many leave George Bush. ex-Way member asserts, their previous pursuits to She also wrote that the "Wierwille and (Way become ambassadors in The newest activity of "With leader) Martindale are Way's missionary program, Love to Israel" was the adamant about the com- called WOW (Word Over sending of a letter and a plete invalidity of the the World). JNF tree certificate to each Jewish faith and are vehe- Others become mem- member of Israel's Knesset mently anti-Semitic." bers ,of the Way Corps, a and that planting of seven Estimates place The tough leadership train- trees had been arranged Way's world membership ing program. A former each for Premier Menahem between 30- and 50,000. Ac- member told the Houston Begin and President Yit- cording to an article in The Chronicle that the Way zhak Navon. Adviser, a newsletter on Corps is comparable to Ms. Byrd reported that cults published by the Marine Corps boot camp. the San Jacinto Baptist _ • , Church, to which she and Ms. Chestnut belong, and of which the Rev. David Walker is pastor, "is one hundred percent behind us as we take on different projects to show our love and concern for Israel." Ms. Byrd stressed that "With Love to Israel" had been developed not "to pro- friote anything but to love and pray for Jews everywhere and Israel daily and to get church members enlightened in how they can be a blessing to Israel." She estimated total col- lections for the JNF through "With Love to Is- rael" efforts as about $4,000. Gertrude Ungar Gertrude (Glasier) Un- gar, a teacher in the Detroit Public Schools for more than 20 years, died Dec. 10 at age 73. A native Detroiter, Mrs. Ungar was an active member of Cong. Shaarey Zedek and its sisterood. She also was a teacher in the Shaarey Zedek Sunday School. She was the president of the Sue Group of Hadassah, a vice president of North- east Chapter of Women's American ORT and member of National Council of - Jewish Women. When she lived in Youngstown, Ohio, Mrs. Ungar organized its Women's American ORT group and was its first president. Mrs. Ungar also was president of the Youngstown NCJW. She also was president of the sisterhood of the congre- gation with which she was affiliated in Youngstown. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Alfred (Lillian) Kus- chinski and Mrs. Morris (Elizabeth) Ruskin; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Frieda Zager Frieda Zager, a member of Jewish women's and communal organizations, died Dec. 14 at age 67. Born in Detroit, Mrs. Zager was a member of Women's American ORT, Bnai Brith Zager Chapter, Hadassah, Adat Shalom Synagogue and its sister- hood. She leaves her husband, Nathan; two sons, Allan and Michael; a daughter, Mrs. Sam (Marcia) Bell; two brothers, Albert Singer and David Singer; a sister, Mrs. Morris (Dorothy) Weinhart; and seven grandchildren. Katharine Waldhorn Dies Directed Public Library Katharine Hannah Wal- dhorn, director of the Yp- silanti area public library, died Dec. 12 at age 59. A resident of Ann Arbor, Mrs. Waldhorn was affil- iated with the library for 18 years. Previously she was the director of publicity and publications at the Dear- born Public Library. She had been a research libra- rian at the Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Chicago, Ill., and was affil- iated with the Michael Reese Hospital of Nursing in Chicago. Mrs. Waldhorn held a BS degree in education S. Sarasohn . Sidney Sarasohn, scion of one of the most prominent Orthodox Jewish families in America who pursued his Jewish interests as an active leader in Reform Judaism, died Dec. 8 at age 81. Mr. Sarasohn, whose long association in Temple Beth El included president of the Detroit Reform temple, was a member of the family that included the founder of the long-defunct Yiddisher Tageblatt as well as the Yiddish magazine, the Americaner. A manufacturer's repre- sentative, Mr. Sarasohn earned bachelor's and mas- ter's degrees at the Univer- sity of Michigan, where he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. . He was a manufac- turer's representative for Campus Sweaters and Sportswear in Cleveland for 40 years. At Temple Beth El, he also was a former member of the board of trustees. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. David (Myra) Sachs of Washington, D.C. Maurice Layne Maurice G. Layne, a teacher in the Detroit Pub- lic Schools for more than 45 years, died Dec. 9 at age 78. Born in New York, Mr. Layne was graduated from the Detroit Teachers Col- lege and attended Columbia University. He earned a master's degree at the Uni- versity of Michigan. Mr. Layne was a member of the Wayne State Univer- sity and U-M alumni asso- ciations. He leaves his wife, Mollie; a son, Michael of Jenkin- town, Pa.; a daughter, Mar- cia Vecchione of Bristol, Conn.; three brothers, Al- bert, Herman and Samuel, all of California; two sisters, Fritzie and Lee, both of California; and three grandchildren. "Over 65 years of traditional service in the Jewish community with dignity and understanding. ' HEBREW MEMORIALCHAPEL " from the University of Tampa (Fla.), a Bachelor of Library Science de-, gree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and in 1963 received an advanced master's de- gree in library science at the University of Michi- gan. She did' graduate re- search work in medieval linguistics and literature at U-M. Mrs. Waldhorn also studied public administra- tion at Eastern Michigan University and library computer science technol- ogy at U-M. At Wayne State Univer- sity, Mrs. Waldhorn did radio and TV production work. She was a member of the American Library Associa- tion, Michigan Library Association, Special Li- brary Association, South- eastern Michigan Library Directors Round Table, Huron Valley Library Sys- tem board of directors, the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Michigan Humane Society. Mrs. Waldhorn is sur- vived by her husband, Syd- ney; her mother, Mrs. Anna Wohl of Milwaukee, Wis.; and a sister, Mrs. .Gerald (Lena Miriam) Mintz of Milwaukee. Services 12 noon today at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. , Joseph Tanzman Joseph Tanzman, retired retail clothing merchant, died Dec. 14 at age 83. Born in Poland, Mr. Tanzman lived 55 years in Detroit. He was a pioneer, first president and active in the development of the Association of the Jewish Retarded (now Jewish Association of Retarded Citizens). He was a member of Bnai Brith and a member and past president of the Jewish Community Center Businessmen's Club. He leaves his wife, Anna; a son, Arnold; a daughter, Mrs. Paul (Elaine) Russman; a sister, Rose of Rochester, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren. Ida Last, 70 Ida Last, a member of - Jewish communal organ- izations, died Dec. 14 at age 70. Born in Russia, Mrs. Last was a former officer of the Beth Aaron Sisterhood and a life member of Hadassah. She leaves her husband, Dr. Marvin A.; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Beverly) Greenspan; a brother, Alex Rubin of Vancouver, Wash.; a sister, Mrs. Edward (Yetta) Feuer; and three grandchildren. 543-1..622' SERVING ALL CEMETERIES 26640 GREENFIELD ROAD OAK PARK, MICHIGAN 48237' Alan H. Dorfman Funeral Director & Mgr.