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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWSI • •

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Nativity scene ruling auded

Staff report

Community
Jewish
Council President David
Lebenbom lauded the deci-
sion Monday of U.S. District
Judge Anna Diggs Taylor
who ruled that the display
of a nativity scene by the
city of Birmingham, with-
out any other Christmas
symbols, violates the prin-
ciple of separation of church
and state.
"The Jewish Community
Council is happy with the
decision," Lebenbom said.
"It's appropriate. The dis-
play of a nativity scene is an
unfortunate way of celeb-
rating the holidays.
"Citizens not of the Chris-
tian faith are forced to
spend that time of year in an
unpleasant atmosphere."
Lebenbom added that the
JCCouncil maintains the
position that religion "be-
longs in the churches and
synagogues."'

Dick Lobenthal, Michi-
gan regional director of the

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I am comforted by Mr.
•Slomovitz's "Purely Com-
mentary." He remains a
well-respected person. I,
too, was happy to see the
obituaries back to their
original site. Like others, I
begin the. paper from the
rear — however, because- of
your changes I do tend to
start again from the begin-
ning.
. Keep up your high
standards of how the news-
paper should be written.
You haVe my full support.

different. Now I am proud of
the paper . .
You have original report-
Rabbi Jack Goldman ing about the community. I
happen to be employed by a•
welfare agency so I am
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probably more well-
informed than others — but
A compliment
your article on the Jewish
community in the city of De-
I feel compelled to write to troit was good, the proposed
you because I wish to convey hospice was also well done.
to you my positive reactions It probably is also an inspi-
to the "new" Jewish News. ration to others to become
First of all, you must know I involved, and the articles
am a loyal reader of this indicated there was an
paper — good, bad or in- opportunity for that.

dishe Mameh — otherwise,
she is likely to lose them al-
together.

Saddlebrook, N.J. (JTA)
— Two incidents of van-
dalism earlier this month
were responsible for the de-
secration of about 90
monuments at Riverside
Cemetery in Bergen
County, N.J., according to
cemetery and police spokes-
persons.
Both sources are cur-
rently discounting any
probable anti-Semitism at
the Jewish cemetery and
are leaning toward van-
dalism by beer-drinking
youths. Beer cans were
found in the vicinity of the
overturned monuments,
and local police are inves-
tigating ,youth activity in
the area, according to the
Saddlebrook police depart-
ment.

litigation between lawyeis
for the city of Birmingham
and the American Civil
Liberties Union, which con-
tended that the display of a
nativity scene without
other Christmas symbols
has a purely religious
meaning.

Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai B'rith, sided with
Lebenbom.
"I welcome the ruling,
This ruling is a clear effort
at establishing what lines
cannot be crossed. A nativ-
ity scene alone at Christmas
time serves a purely reli-
gious function. This deci-
sion establishes, lines and
clarifies issues in this judi-
cial jurisdiction."
Judge Taylor's ruling
came after many monthg of

In' March, the U.S. Sup-
reme Court ruled that,Paw-
tucket, R.I., could include a
nativity scene as part of a
larger Christmas display.

Zionist groups sponsor
film festival in Southfield

Jewish content. '
The film schedule in-
cludes: West ofHester Strees
and A Generation Apart,
Aug. 12; A Vilna Legend
and My Father's House,

Tickets are now on sale
for the Third Annual
Jewish Film Festival which
will be held Aug. 12 - 26 at
the Southfield Civic Center
Recreation Building.
The film festival is spon-
sored by the Labor Zionist
Alliance, National Commit-
tee for Labor Israel-

Aug. 15; and The Flying
Matchmaker, Aug. 26.
All shows are at 8 p.m.
and series tickets or single
Histadrut, Labor Zionist In- tick* may be purchased tik
stitute, and Habonith Labor the Labor Zionist office,
25900 Greenfield, Suite
Zionist Youth.
The festival will once 205A, Oak' Park 48237. A
again include films made by self-addressed, stamped.
independent film makers to envelope must be enclosed.
For information, call the
encourage their artistic .ef-
forts in producing works of LZA office, 967-3170.

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Jewish Agency quotes data
on Falasha immigration

Jerusalem (JTA) — The
Jewish Agency confirmed
last Wednesday for the first
time that thousands of
Falashas — Ethiopian Jews
— are in Israel. According
to data released by its im-
migration and absorption
department, about a quar-
ter of Ethiopian Jewry now
lives in Israel, more than

half of them under 18 and
only five
of ag
peercent over 60

• This information was dis-
closed after reporters were
taken on a tour of absorp-
tion centers in northern Is-
rael by Haim Aharon, head
of the immigration and ab-
sorption department.

