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interest in Jewish-Christian rela-
tions. We've offered him what re-
sources we can." Kushner added that
Lyons has been helpful in establish-
ing contacts with Christians to pro-
mote Holocaust programming.
Rabbi David Nelson of Cong.
Beth Shalom said at first he was
skeptical about Lyons' motives and
his work, but has since found him
sincere. "What he set out to do is
motivated by genuine righteousness.
There aren't many people living the
Prophets' ideal." Rabbi Nelson said
he found Lyons' "commitments real
and deep. He finds an audience in
Jews because he's responsive to their
innermost feelings with real con-
cern."
Dick Lobenthal, executive direc-
tor of the Michigan Regional office of
the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith, gives Lyons his
"wholehearted endorsement with no
reservations."
And what about his Christian
colleagues? Father Alex J. Brunett,
director of ecumenical and interreli-
gious affairs for the Archdiocese of
Detroit, was laudatory but pointed
out that Lyons had blazed no new
trails among the Catholics.
"The Catholic community has
been involved in this for years," said
Fr. Brunett, who himself has been in
the forefront of ecumenical activities
for the past ten years. "He didn't
pioneer anything for us, but he's
enhancing and enriching our pro-
gram."
The Christian Communications
Council of Metropolitan Detroit
Churches promotes Lyons' seminars.
Its director, Rev. Edward
Willingham, called Lyons' work "a
positive factor" in promoting better
relations between Christians and
Jews.
Rev. Lyons' activities have not
gone unnoticed by the Greater De-
troit Round Table of the National
Conference of Christians and Jews,
either. Its local director, Bob Arcand,
deemed Lyons "a man of convic-
tion."
"He's an important force in the
community. I have great respect for
Jim." Arcand agreed with Fr.
Brunett, who said an important facet
of Lyons' program is educating his
Christian audiences. "To a degree, he
says things that Christians are not
comfortable with and that's not
bad
all the time.
"It's interesting that the
tian community has not come Chris-
to see
Jim in the same light that the Jewish
community has. I, as a Christian,
think that's rather significant. I'm
not convinced that the Christian
community wants to hear what
Lyons is saying. They're not comfort-
able with it."
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Rev. Lyons is well aware of this
but feels his mission is to prod rather
than comfort his fellow Christians.
"I'm not Jewish so I can't challenge
Judaism, but as a Christian I can
challenge Christianity." He wishes
that interfaith relations was a higher
priority than it is among both Jews
and Christians but is dedicated to
"I refuse to allow the
Crusades or the
Christians of Nazi
Germany to be the ones to
define Christianity."
keep on pursuing his goals. "I think
there is a recognition that there are
deep divisions between Christians
and Jews historically that will never
be overcome until we face up to
them," he says.
He is proud of his accom-
plishments, some on a public level,
like encouraging other Christian
congregations to follow his example
and conduct a Passover Seder to
understand the Jewish roots of their
religion, or participate in Yom
Hashoah services. For his many ef-
forts he has received Shaarit Hap-
laytah's Righteous Gentile Award.
But he is equally proud of some quie-
ter breakthroughs like seeing a fel-
low minister acknowledge his ambi-
valent feelings towards Jews and
thank Rev. Lyons for helping him
cope.
"I'm often asked, 'Why do you as a
Christian care?' " Lyons says. "I do
the work I do not to defend Jews but
because I'm a Christian, and I feel it's
my responsibility to face up to the
past and work towards a better fu-
ture. Interfaith dialogue has really
just begun — the first thing we have -
to do is ask the right questions."
Europeans are sampling Israel wine
Now serving the Southfielil 4 Oak Park Communities
JUST MINUTES AWAY
USING OUR - CENTREX NUMBER
Continued from preceding page
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Bonn (JTA) — West Ger-
many's Defense Minister
Manfred Woerner likes Is-
raeli wines. So does the
Speaker of the Bundestag,
Rainer Barzel, and many
others among the hundreds
of politicians, artists and
journalists attending the
summer party of the mass
circulation dailyBitd which
featured, among other
things, wines imported from
the Holy Land.
Woerner, Barzel and
others posed for photo-
graphers with glasses of red
and white wines at the Is-
raeli stand. For most of the
guests it was their first
chance to learn that Israel.
produces fine wines. Many
'Used superlatives to de-
scribe the taste.
According to M. Rosent-
hal, manager of the Carmel
wine company's Western
European sales organiza-
tion, headquartered in
Duesseldorf, there is a rea-
sonably good market for Is-
raeli wines in Europe.