THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, November 2, 1984 1) MAC Nana 41 Manufacturer is overstocked - forced to SELL to th:. DESIGNER 1•1 •0 1 public. This week all prices reduced up to 70% OFFICE CHAIRS • FREE LAYAWAY Hurry-First Come-First Serve I 50% OFF . 11 $200,000 Simon has gotten from his Jewish supporters. Percy hasn't stopped there. For months, his office has been send- ing dozens of press releases to Jewish newspapers and neighborhood papers in heavily Jewish areas. They have such headlines as "Sen. Percy Opposes Denial of Israeli Rights at UN," "Percy To Offer Amendment For Israel Security," "Percy Calls For Increased Economic Aid for Israel Over Administration Requests." Percy has campaigned exten- sively in the Jewish community, exposing Jews to what Weissberg admits is his "considerable per- sonal charm." That charm was on full display recently at a Jewish community center in the heavily Jewish north side of Chicago. Percy arrived early for the meeting. He used the time to personally greet each of the more than 350 people in the room. For each, there was a smile, a hug, and a short greeting, done, said Percy, "not because I'm cam- paigning, but just because I want to visit some old friends." "Jewish people are the most intelligent . . . but they are also extraordinarily emotional." More dramatically, Percy held a press conference Oct. 22 in Chicago with Javits and Republi- can Senator Rudy Boschwitz. Javits' appearance was poignant since he is gravely ill and hooked up to a respirator. But Boschwitz's appearance was even more sur- prising than Javits'. He has one of the most pro-Israel records in the House and is fighting his own very tight re-election campaign in Minnesota, a race in which Bos- chwitz has attracted considerable Jewish support from around the country. In an impassioned speech, Javits said he had come "to testify as a witness to the worth" of Percy. "Anyone who wishes for Is- rael's security, peace and well- being must be for Chuck Percy." Boschwitz spoke mostly about the man who might take Percy's place as head of Foreign Relations — North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms. "Chuck Percy," he said, "is a far more constructive influence than Helms would be." Percy read endorsements from such Jews as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the former Sephar- dic Chief Rabbi of Israel. He then hosted a luncheon for 50 top Jewish leaders. Many believe Percy's efforts will allay much of the Jewish community's fears of him. All agree that his ability to persuade Javits and Boschwitz to come to Chicago at such a critical time is testimony to the importance he places on the Jewish vote in his campaign. A third candidate, Michael Go- land, is running solely because of the importance he attaches to as- suring that Jews don't vote for Percy. Unlikely to garner more than a handful of votes, Goland is spending huge amounts of money on anti-Percy TV ads. A former member of the Young Leadership Cabinet of the United Jewish Appeal, Goland is running as an independent. He has spent about $500,000 of his own money on billboard and commercials that depict Percy as a political chame- leon. Goland denies he is attacking Percy because of his stands on Is- rael. "It's a Percy-created smoke screen that I'm part of some Jewish-Israel conspiracy or some Jewish-Conservative conspiracy. I'm none of that." Goland, who lost an arm to polio, claims he is attacking Percy because of the senator's poor re- cord on aid to the handicapped. Paul Simon, fearing a backlash among voters, has asked Goland to stop running his commercials. Goland has refused. The effect of Goland's campaign is unknown. What is sure is that his independent campaign sym- bolizes the basic truthof the sena- torial fight in Illinois — that Jewish voters will probably hold the key to Percy's political fate. Jews will probably be the swing vote in a race in which Paul Simon is attracting a good share of Charles Percy's traditional con- stituencies — liberals, blacks, labor unions, and downstate vot- ers. Also, Percy has tepid support among conservative Republicans. They feel that Percy hasn't done much to support the policies of Ronald Reagan. Ironically, Percy's fortunes partly depend on how well Reagan does in a state traditionally vital to the hopes of any Presidential candidate. With less than two weeks until the election, polls give Reagan a signffiacnt lead in Illinois. Percy, who at one point was dead even with Simon, seems to be leading his opponent by seven percentage points. Political experts credit that better-than-expected showing to his gloves-off, peppery campaign style. This has contrasts favora- bly with Simon's more intellec- tual, low-key approach. Experts in the Jewish community credit Percy with running a very ag- gressive campaign. He has con- ceded nothing, has tapped into his usual sources of strength among Jewish business leaders and has voted for Israel when it counts — just before an election. Some won- der whether Simon peaked too early and has taken too much for granted. Percy supporter Rabbi Herman Schaalman thinks Simon's sup- porters are in for a surprise. "I don't think the bulk of the Jewish community is behind them." Simon supporter Weissberg dis- agrees. He expects "an enormous turnout" of Jewish voters and doesn't expect Percy to get more than ten percent of their votes. That, he says, will make the dif- ference in the election. "Jews have learned the lesson of 1978." Whether that's truer not is, as they say, the 1984 million dollar question. 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