60 Friday, March 18, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Delicacy is to the affec- tions what grace is to beauty. —Degerando Rabbinical Group Meets in Dallas NEW YORK — The strengthening of Christian-Jewish relations will be one of the items dis- cussed by the Rabbinical Assembly, the interna- tional body of Conservative rabbis, at their 83rd annual convention, April 10-14 in FRANK PAUL and His ORCHESTRA DUOS — TRIOS SOLOISTS 557-7986 Dallas. Other items on the agenda include strengthen- ing the involvement of laymen in religious life and nuclear proliferation. The Rabbinical Assembly repre- sents 1,200 rabbis in the U.S. and Canada. INFANTS • BOYS • GIRLS APPAREL • THRU SIZE 16 NEW STORE POLICY 2 0 % OFF* REGULAR MERCHANDISE AT ALL TIMES -except selected items ARE YOUR CHILDREN READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS? LATEST SPRING & SUMMER FASHIONS. ARRIVING DAILY FOR INFANTS, BOYS, GIRLS thru size 16 USE OUR LAYAWAY. 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Farmington Hills 851 4190 Open 7 Days Mon. thru Fri. 10-9, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-5 - 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. Jewish Idea Criticism Hit Editor, The Jewish News: On March 9, Michael Brooks, director of the Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation at the University of Michigan presented a speech entitled "Arab Propaganda On Michigan Campuses" at Cong. Bnai Moshe. Outside Bnai Moshe, representa- tives of the Jewish Idea handed out leaflets entitled "Michael Brooks, Hypoc- racy and Hillel." The con- tents of this leaflet warrant refute. The beliefs of the Jewish Idea clash with those of or- ganized Judaism. Most of their argument centers around incidents last No- vember when the Univer- sity Activities Committee (UAC) invited Rabbi Meir Kahane to speak at U-M. Brooks and a member of the Union of Students for Israel informed the UAC of the rabbi's radical views and stated they "didn't object to Kahane's right to speak, but thought it was inappropri- ate of UAC to provide him a forum." The Jewish Idea calls this a "transparent subterfuge" and goes on to say that Brooks was not bothered by inappropriateness but "it was a deliberate, calcu- lated, malicious attempt to prevent another Jew from having an audience and forum." It is easy for members of the Jewish Idea to sit in suburban Detroit and make such claims be- cause they do not have to deal with the daily job of fighting anti-Semitism and of defending Israel on campus. At U-M, as at most colleges in the coun- try, there is an organiza- tion called General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS), which is found on the PLO organiza- tional chart as part of the Mass Union and Syndi- cates arm of the Palestine National Council. GUPS is hardly a social or religious group = their goal is to detract support away from Israel and towards the Arabist cause. A walk through Wayne State Uni- versity will emphasize their mission, as one of their most recent displays reads "Blacks, Chicanos, Mus- lims, Jews: Revolt against the oppressive Zionist Entity." Who is on campus to counter these anti-peace, anti-Israel and usually anti-Jewish attacks? Al- most everywhere the fight is led by Bnai Brith Hillel Foundations and their pro- Israel, pro-Western democ- racy coalitions of groups like the Union of Students for Israel, American Zionist Youth Foundation, College Democrats and Young Re- publicans. Of course, Hillel is mainly, and should be, an organization to embrace all Jewish students but it has other roles too. The Jewish Idea says that "Hillels are staffed with, at best, well-meaning and in- effective Jews. At worst, they are staffed with pro- assimilationist Jews who undermine Jewish pride, and/or who brook no opposi- tion to their views." They ask "where is the Jewish leadership who gives Jewish students a reason to remain Jewish, and gives them pride?" These leaders are to be found at Hillel and those who say they are not should look again. Mark Prussian * * * Aguda Conflict Is Re-Opened Editor, The Jewish News: Regarding the letter of Rabbi Menahem Lubinsky, it takes great courage' to write that there is harmony in Agudat Yisrael. I have no intention to de- scribe in my response all the conflicts and differences of opinion in the Aguda. I wish only to point out that when the Rabbi of Gur and his partisans held a protest meeting in Jerusalem on the question "Who is a Jew?," two Knesset De- puties of the Aguda, Rabbi Shlomo Lorincz and Rabbi Menahem Porush, boycot- ted the meeting on orders of their leader, Eliezer Shach, head of the Lithuanian Hasidim, who called on all his partisans to boycott this meeting. If there is such har- mony in the Aguda, as Rabbi Lubinsky main- tains in his letter, I would like to ask why the Lithuanian Hasidim, Rabbi Shach and the Knesset members of Aguda do not agree to a merger with Poale Agudat Yisrael for the next Knesset elections and the leaders of Poale Agudat Yisrael negotiate with the leaders of the National Religious Party to form a united block for these elections. It would take much space to describe the differences of opinion and conflicts among the four Knesset members of the Aguda. Moshe Ron * * * Tel Aviv Meltzer Family History Asked Editor, The Jewish News: I am doing a family his- tory on the Meltzer family and learned recently that my grandfather's brother settled in Detroit upon his arrival from Augustov, Po- land. He may have come from Suvalki, Poland. I do not know his first name, but he had a son, and a daughter named Rose. Rose Meltzer became Rose Goodstein and had four children. If anyone has any infor- mation, please write to me. Mrs. Henry Susswein 139 W. Farrell A-8 Trenton, N.J. 08618 Temple Begins Registration for Fall Nursery Schedule Registration is now open for the 1983-1984 school year for all Temple Israel pre-school programs. This year's programs will include: three-day morning, five-day morning, three-day afternoon and five-day af- ternoon nursery school classes for children age 2 1/2 to 5. School hours will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 to 3:15 p.m. A "Lunch Program" is offered for those who desire extended hours. The "Kid-bits Program" on Tuesdays and Thursdays. will offer woodWorking, sci- ence, "R" is for Rozie, "Our Dancing Feet," the "Rita Show," arts and crafts, cook- ing and ' "Something . Ter- rific!" "Mother-Toddler" classes (children - 18-36 months) will be available along with a new class called, "First Step." Mothers and their two- year-old toddlers will meet with their teacher one morning a week for the first semester. During the second semester, children will remain with their teacher and group while the mothers attend parenting classes at the temple. For an appointment, call the nursery school office, 661-5700. Jewish Law Students Form National Unit Representatives of the University of Michigan Law School aided in the forma- tion of the National Organ- ization of Jewish Law Stu- dent Associations at a meet- ing March 6 at Harvard University. Rick Berenson of Harvard and Eve Lerman of U-M will co-chair the national organ- ization. Other U-M dele- gates at the founding meet- ing were Howard Cohen and Alan Maclin. The group seeks to de- velop Jewish law student organizations, involve Jewish law students in the political process and work for the protection of the civil rights -of Jews. The U-M group has spon- sored several lectures and social events on campus and is seeking funding through the Law School Student Se- nate and private sources.