THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
10 Friday, Feburary 11, 1984
Jewish Support for Reagan
Predicted at 20 Percent
By HELEN SILVER
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
Although 59 percent of
American Jews now iden-
tify themselves as Demo-
crats and only 11 percent as
Republicans, Jewish sup-
port for Ronald Reagan both
as President and as a candi-
date for re-election "is
roughly in the 20 percent
bracket," according to
Hyman Bookbinder, Wash-
ington representative of the
American Jewish Commit-
tee. Polls reveal that 30 per-
cent of Jews say they are in-
dependents.
Bookbinder was one of
three participants in a
roundtable analysis of the
issues affecting American
Jews in 1984 — the
Presidential elections, U.S.
policy toward Israel, the
plight of Soviet Jewry, and
domestic issues. The others
were David Harris, Wash-
ington director of the Na-
tional Conference on Soviet
Jewry and Marc Perl,
Washington representative
of the American Jewish
Congress.
The roundtable, spon-
sored by Bnai Brith Inter-
national, was held shortly
before Reagan formally an-
nounced he would seek a
second term. It was moder-
ated by Warren Eisenberg,
director of Bnai Brith In-
ternational.
The focus of the discus-
sion was on how Jews
can affect the issues as
voters when they com-
prise only 2.6 percent of
the American population
and cast only four per-
cent of the vote. Book-
binder noted that the
Jewish. vote "isn't a
homogenized vote."
He recalled that in past
Presidential elections, the
Jewish vote varied sharply
from 10 percent for Barry
Goldwater in 1964 and
Richard Nixon in 1968 and
1972 to 40 percent for Re-
agan in 1980.
"The battle is on to get the
difference between 10 and
40 percent . . . This dif-
ference can be critical in
states like New York,
Florida, Illinois or Califor-
nia," he said.
Perl warned that Jews
"can't allow ourselves to be
a single issue constituency"
by voting for lawmakers on
the record of their support
for Israel alone. "If we fall
into that trap, we are going
to fall into a political catas-
trophe for the Jewish com-
munity. We are simply
going to end up being four
percent of the vote and with
four percent of the vote
you're not going to get any-
where."
He stressed that the
overall relationship of
the U.S. with the Soviet
Union "will loom large in
the minds of the voters,
and particularly in the
minds of American
Jewish voters. Most
people seem to believe
that the Soviet-American
relationship does impact
on the issue of Soviet
Jewry."
Harris added that "If the
Soviets planned the decline
in emigration, it was
planned in 1978-79 under a
Democratic Administration
and was continued under
the Reagan Administra-
tion. There may not be that
direct casualty between the
American Administration
and the plight of Soviet
Jewry." Others, he said,
would argue that under the
Reagan Administration,
"the freezing of a relation-
ship, the virtual cut-off of
dialogue, the increase in
polemics, the rhetoric, have
only made it worse for those
Soviet Jews seeking to emi-
grate."
He observed that if Secre-
tary of State George Shultz
raises the issue of Soviet
Jews in his contacts with
Soviet leaders, "why should
the Soviets release more
Soviet Jews? Why should
they do anything to improve
the chances of Ronald Re-
agan being re-elected
President of the United
States?"
Bookbinder added: "If it's
a Reagan-Mondale race in
November, it will be a
stand-off for most American
Jews on the Middle East
issue because we will have
done our job — we will have
seen to it by then that all
candidates will indeed have
made commitments to us.
Also in all cases, you have
incumbents or former in-
cumbents. Both Reagan and
Mondale are going to have
to suffer or benefit from
their mixed records."
Fate is not the ruler, but
the servant of Providence.
—Bulwer
British Day School Founder Rabbi Goldstein Dies at 61
(Blima) Lezer of Brooklyn,
Rabbi Sholom Goldstein,
Solomon Schonfeld Dies
principal of the Sally Allan N.Y.; a sister, Mrs. Shmuel
LONDON (JTA) — Rabbi
Solomon Schonfeld, a lead-
ing Jewish educationalist
and one of Anglo-Jewry's
most controversial per-
sonalities, died here Feb. 5
at age 72.
Renowned for his strict
Orthodoxy and aversion to
Zionism, he single-
handedly established a
chain of Jewish day schools,
of which the best known
were the Hasmonean
grammar schools for boys
and girls in London.
He exacted strict obser-
vance from his schools'
Jewish teachers, although
many of the staff were non-
Jewish. But despite his con-
troversial policies, such as
refusing to recognize Israel
Independence .Day in his
schools, he was widely re-
spected, even among those
who rejected his views.
A man of outstanding
courage and resource, he
was responsible, before
and during World War II,
for bringing thousands of
Jewish children from
continental Europe to
England, where he set up
a special reception camp
on the east coast. He
chartered ships and
trains and traveled to the
continent himself to re-
scue whole families from
the Nazis and bring them
back to Britain.
Rabbi Schonfeld was the
presiding rabbi of the Union
of Orthodox Hebrew Con-
gregations, commonly
known as Adath Yisroel.
The Adath movement had
been started by his father,
but when the latter died at
the age of 49, his son decided
to enter the ministry and at
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(Phyllis) Schwartz, a sister, N.Y. 10022.
Mrs. Etta Tatken; five
Laws, like houses, lean on
grandchildren and one
one another.
great-grandchild.
(Elaine) Rosengarten of
the age of 18 left his English Alexander Beth Jacob
Brooklyn; and grandchil-
high school to study in School for Girls, died Feb.
dren. Interment Israel.
Europe.
13 in Buffalo, N.Y. He was
He was sent to Hungary, 61.
from where his family
Born in Romania, Rabbi
originated, Lithuania and Goldstein had been an
The Family
Germany. He returned to educator in the Beth
of the Late
England three years later Yehudah Schools for 38
ELSIE
with a doctorate and a rab- years. He was educated at
KATZ
binical diploma.
Mesivta Torah Vodaath in
Acknowledges with
He took control of his New York.
grateful appreciation
late father's day school
He came to Detroit to help
the many kind ex-
movement, but shortly develop and direct the then
pressions of sympathy
before the war he became fledgling Beth Yehudah day
extended by relatives
the director of an emer- schools. He was a teacher,
and friends during the
gency committee for vice principal and principal,
family's recent be-
European Jewish relief and when the Beth Jacob
reavement.
formed by the Chief girls department became a
Rabbi of the British separate institution in the
Commonwealth, Dr. Beth Yehudah school sys-
Joseph Hertz, whose tem, he took up the reins as
The Family Of
daughter, Judith, was its director.
KENNETH
Schonfeld's wife.
He initiated a program
ALLEN
Rabbi Schonfeld retired whereby graduates of the
from the headmastership of Beth Jacob High School
RUBIN
the Hasmonean day schools spend one or two years
Acknowledges with
five years ago and spent his studying at a women's
grateful appreciation
remaining years writing bi- educational institution in
the many kind ex-
pressions of sympathy
blical commentaries.
Israel. He oversaw the
extended by relatives
move of the Beth Jacob
and friends during the
school
from
Oak
Park
to
Richard Gordon
family's recent be-
reavement.
Richard Irving Gordon, its current home in Be-
former vice president of the verly Hills.
Rabbi Goldstein partici-
Hughes and Hatcher stores,
pated in the National Beth
died Feb. 14 at age 73.
Jacob School Network stu- .
A former Detroiter, Mr.
The Family
dent conventions for the
of the Late
Gordon resided in North
past 25 years, and helped
Miami Beach, Fla., at the
BETTY
bring
the
gatherings
to
.De-
time of his death. He had
SHERMAN
troit.
been responsible for the
Acknowledges with
interior design and con- Nationally, Rabbi Golds-
grateful appreciation
struction of the Hughes and tein was active in Torah
the many kind ex-
Hatcher stores prior to his Umesorah, the national
pressions of sympathy
retirement in 1980. society of Hebrew day
extended by relatives
He was known in Detroit schools, and locally was a
and friends during the
family's recent be-
for his contributions in de- founder of Mikva Israel and
reavement.
veloping and promoting the Merkaz. He was active
local events such as the in tasks on behalf of tradi-
Fash Bash and Downtown tional religious and charit-
Detroit Days. able causes.
In North Miami Beach,
The Family
He is survived by his wife,
he was a building consul- Leah; seven sons, Yaacov,
of the Late
tant in the development Shlomo of Toronto, Simcha,
BERTHA
of Turnberry Isle Corp.
Shmuel, Yehudah, Moshe,
SHIPP
He leaves his wife, Yoseff Yitzchock and
Acknowledges with
Dorothy B.; two daughters, Shnayer; five daughters,
grateful appreciation
Mrs. Myron , (Marilyn) At- Mrs. Tzvi (Chaya) Fleischer
the many kind ex-
tenson and Sandra G. of Toronto, Mrs. Sander
pressions of sympathy
Silver, both of Birmingham; (Rifka) Mendelowitz of
extended by relatives
a brother, Abba Goldstein; California, Mrs. Shlomo
and friends during the
and six grandchildren. (Rachel) Felder, Mrs.
family's recent be-
reavement.
Interment Detroit.
Michael (Soreh Baila)
Kriger and Mrs. Menachem
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C.M. Klein
Charlotte M. Klein,
chairman of the Women's
Division of the Toledo
United Jewish Appeal, died
Feb. 11 at age 76.
Mrs. Klein was a trustee
of the Toledo Society for the
handicapped, and was a
member of the society for 30
yedrs. She also served on
the board of trustees of
Camp Cricket in Toledo.
She is survived by her
husband, Dr. Alexander;
three sons, Thomas of
Bloomfield Hills, Dr.
Richard and James, both of
Toledo; two brothers,
Seymour Mindel and Irvin
Mindel, both of Toledo; and
six grandchildren.
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We wish to gratefully acknowledge the
outpouring of sentiment and the many
expressions of condolence received from
friends.and relatives on the passing of our
dear mother,
LILLIAN ESTHER ROSENSTEIN
Our thanks go also to members of Con-
gregation Shaarey Zedek and the entire
staff of the Beth Hayeled for their support
during our period of travail.
RUTH AND GUSTAVE FEIG
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