- 12 Friday, August 31, 1984 4MTIM111.-.11aM11."....." T THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS CAPITOL REPORT Midrasha College of Jewish Studies classes begin on Jewish voting pendulum September 6 Continued from Page 4 Join us on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays Please call for our schedule 352-7117 or 354.1050 2 2 • 13 WI( RD MINASHA 2050 12 ?Alla Midrasha mitt RD COLLEGE OF JEWISH STUDIES Located In the Sigmund and Sophie Kohlik Bldg. Vert Sr if- obn eAg-m fa t PIONEER SHILLS CENTER c-ft-abi, OPEN HOUSE C arnirM aas ■■••■ 11111111111•1111, Craitadoto,vte at-74.9ork .pear: Cattthor.Voe-DotOtt-Aistsic Smell &taste: Ad old - ..,askr *nal 2 9 5 21550 W. Twelve Mile Rd. • Southfield, Mich. 48076 dee : 2 — 12 tall RD 0:frya rverience:m 9Y41490 471111An: 4 14a nr &Wag ° Afty .7Ndittl Oise•satrive Aittett-Zre Q /0 .046.111144 9 WILIISCAL, 41..../ —Hare-... about the pro-Israeli posture of a pro- posed Democratic Administration. They will point to the many former Jimmy Carter associates involved in the Mondale organization, including Bert Lance, the former Carter Budget Director who was forced out of the White House in October 1977 because of alleged financial ir- regularities. He was later cleared of wrong-doing but his subsequent business links with oil-rich Arabs have aroused considerable concern in the Jewish community. Some of Mondale's chief foreign policy advisers, moreover, are not all that popular either. Warren Christ- opher, the Deputy Secretary of State during the Carter Administration, is said to have a strong shot at being named Secretary of State under Mondale. Two other senior foreign policy advisers, David Aaron and Robert Hunter, both worked for Na- tional Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was not exactly the darling of the Jewish community during his four years in office. Jimmy Carter may have been the decisive element in pushing through the Camp David Peace Ac- cords and the Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty, but mention of his name con- tinues to arouse almost-knee-jerk distrust among many Jews. Carter's legacy is going to hurt Mondale among many Americans, including Jews. The humiliating spectre of Americans being held hostage in Iran for 444 days is still very much a part of the national psyche in America. There is a very clear cut dif- ference on basic foreign and defense policy emerging between the Repub- lican and the Democratic tickets. The Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson forces successfully pres- sured the Mondale people into ac- cepting Platform language limiting a nip 0(4 aas NEWS 4361 Perr o t Xoact Or tom/ i a er, 411 4ichigan 48462. ,fundety, cttyt-e-mber 2, 1984 c 'estivities .Z gin at- .t00,p.m. Dedication . 13ring the Whole-Amicly Country Attire, ciugesie-d. c l-reoyioitnitance. l ial ti Yle..se 1.:r•ct its_ts‘irias to Atotariatic 31111a Asti-hop-ib.or _Air Oircis 0.6600 W .N6pott lid. 40 1# ailootludat, -- (Zit-rah Vs'ohiga,t- 48033 -do' 313 661 - the use of U.S. military power around the world. This will hurt Mondale among many of the so-called neo- conservative Jews around the coun- try. They have come to recognize that American military support for Israel is made more difficult by Pentagon budget cutbacks. Their argument is that you can't honestly support a strong defense program in Israel and a reduced one in the United States. Jewish supporters of Mondale and Ferraro will raise the. record toward Israel of Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and the prospect that he could succeed George Shultz as Secretary of State during a second Reagan term. Already, some of Mondale's most active Jewish supporters have floated the possibility that he might name Lane Kirkland, the popular and powerful president of the AFL- CIO and a down-the-line supporter of Israel, as his Secretary of State. Kirkland was one of Mondale's early backers, leading the fight to have his union formally endorse Mondale early in the campaign. Israel could not dream of having a more sym- pathic Secretary of State. The naming of Ferraro as Mon- dale's running mate will represent a net plus for Mondale in the Jewish community, especially among the women. She is articulate and well- liked. She also has a perfect record in support of Israel during her six years in the Congress. The stage, therefore, is set for a tough fight, with very real dif- ferences between the two camps. This year, there will be a choice, not just an echo. Mondale's people, including some very influential Jewish politi- cans in the Democratic Party, insist they can win. All the polls currently show Reagan with a commanding lead. But there is still a lot of time between now and November, and anything is possible. - 0600 Captured Russian tanks modified by IDF Tel Aviv (JTA) — The Is- rael Defense Force has mod- ified and upgraded the Soviet-made T-54 and T-55 tanks it captured from the Arabs in their wars with Is- rael. Israeli military corre- spondents were shown an example of the "Wester- nized" Russian-built tank Tuesday. According to ordi- nance corps Brig Gen. Tuvia Margalit, the hull and tur- ret of the original tank have been retained and it thus still has its original low silhouette. The original tank treads have also been retained, as they are regarded as among the beat in the world, with a low attrition rate. The upgraded tanks have been equipped with a 100 mm. cannon instead of the original 105 mm cannon, so that the vehicle can use locally-produced shells. The upgraded tanks have also been equipped with a locally-produced fire control system and a laser range- finder which ensures the gunner of a first-shot hit on his target. This reduces the chance of a return hit by an enemy aiming between ear- lier bracketing shots. The tank is also fitted with spe- cial weather protection so that the firing is more accu- rate. The ordinance corps has completed manufacture of the original Merkava Mark I Tank, whith is now being replaced with a Mark II model, with a Mark III al- ready in the planning stage. AJCommittee undertakes study of intermarriage New York — The Ameri- can Jewish Committee has begun a study examining the differences. between. Gentiles who .have married Jews but did not convert to Judaism, and those who did convert. The study, the first of its kind, is also comparing these two groups with born-Jewish persons mar- ried, to Jews.