10 Friday, May 18, 1984
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
First walk
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editor emeritus of The Jewish News,
will greet the audience and Emma
Schaver will sing the national an-
thems.
In 1948, Slomovitz chaired De-
troit's festivities marking Israel's in-
dependence which drew 20,000
people, and Mrs. Schaver sang .
At Sunday's program, Michigan
Lt. Gov. Martha Griffiths will give
the keynote address. Also participat-
ing will be a Jewish War Veterans
color guard, Rabbi James Gordon and
Israeli engertainer Gadi Elon.
A JWV color guard will also lead
the morning Walk for Israel from the
Hechtman Apartments starting
point to the adjacent JCCenter. Wal-
kers will continue to a series of
checkpoints at Temple Israel, Tem-
ple Kol Ami and Cong. B'nai Israel,
all on Walnut Lake Road, and then
on to the Pine Lake Mall, which
marks the halfway point. Walkers
will circle around the mall and re-
turn via the same route and
checkpoint locations.
Checkpoint cards will be
stamped at each location and will be
handed in at the final stop
(Checkpoint 8) at the Jewish Com-
munity Center. Walkers will then re-
ceive a certificate of acknowledge-
ment for their participation.
While the walkers are en rou_
volunteers will be tallying the num-
bers of sponsors and contributions
collected. The announcement of prize
winners for signing up the most
sponsors will be made following the
Walk, at the Israel Independence
Day celebration. All of the many
prizes are being donated by area
boosters of the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign. Included among the prizes are
jogger's watches, tickets to local
sporting events, tee-shirts and more.
Chairman of the Walk is
Michael Feldman. Rosalie Dean is
chairing the Israel Independence
Day festivities.
Independence Day
Schedule of Events
8 a.m. — Chai Run registration
8:30
— Chai Run starts
9 a.m. — Walk for Israel registration at Hechtman Apartments
9:30
— Walk for Israel begins.
Booth open at Jewish Center.
10 a.m. — The film Exodus will be shown
10:40 — Jewish Parents Institute student dancers
11:30 — Israel fashion show
1 p.m. — Children's program
1:30
Other Custom
Sizes at Equal
Savings
— Main program in Center gym: Philip Slomovitz, Emma Schaver,
Rabbi James Gordon, JWV color guard, Martha Griffiths.
2 p.m. — Entertainer Gadi Elon
Movie Exodus.
Measuring, Installation 6
Design Service at
Nominal Charge
2:30
— Israel fashion show
4 p.m. — Close
Jesse Jackson should heed advice
BY ROBERT E. SEGAL
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Criticism directed at
Presidential Candidate
Jesse Jackson for asper-
sions cast on Jews appears
to have made him decide to
trim his sails a bit.
But he still has much dis-
tance to go if he wishes to
win the respect of those
bothered by revelations
growing out of a further
study of his record.
On record as saying he
was sick and tired of hear-
ing about the Holocaust,
Jackson has commented
also that Jews went to the
gas chambers silently.
Louis Farrakhan, leader of
a black Muslim group, made
open threats against Jews
when introducing Jackson
in Chicago recently. Days
after this disgraceful inci-
dent, Jackson said Far-
rakhan's comments were
wrong but could not resist
adding: "It does not fall on
my shoulders to chastise the
Black Muslim leaders."
Jesse Jackson could help
himself by reviewing what
two giants among black
leaders have said. One is the
renowned educator, Benja-
min Mays, who died re-
cently. This prince among
philosophers was regarded
by Martin Luther King as
spiritual mentor and intel-
lectual father. The Mays
doctrine: "Honesty is an ob-
session with me, including
intellectual honesty. I have
no prejudice against anyone
because he belongs to a
different ethnic or rac
group than my own."
From King himself,
Jackson, who was close to
that martyr, would profit by
recalling King's appraisal
of Jews and keen interest in
their struggles. King looked
upon Jews as "champions of
freedom, justice and an end
to bigotry."
King was not running for
President. Jackson is. As a
candidate, he needs desper-
ately to drop the im-
pedimenta of bias.
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