38 Friday, November 30, 1984 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS DR. BRUCE S. SHERIZEN DENTISTRY FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN BEACON SQUARE MEDICAL VILLAGE 21701 W. ELEVEN MILE RD., SUITE 11 SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48076 OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINT. INCLUDING SUNDAYS & EVENINGS TELEPHONE (313) 353-5585 (313) 968-9592 I wish to thank my family and friends for their many warm wishes for my speedy recovery fol- lowing my recent accident. Your thoughtfulness of cards, flowers and contributions have touched me deeply and you have my heartfelt thanks. PEARL NOSAN VC TIME DANCE COMIIPAN,' TRESSA'S BOUTIQUE *Dancewear Plus 50% SELECTED ITEMS: announces its GRAND OPENING • CRYSTAL • HANDBAGS • JEWELRY • 29287 Southfield Rd., SM., MI in Farrell's Plaza (N. of 12 Mlle) 559-9489 *Bring in this ad for a 20% DISCOUNT SALE ON ■ •: on all tights DANCE GIFTS AND ACCESSORIES *offer good Dec. 3-Dec. 8 sale ends Dec. 8th (313) 353-2383 26571 W. TWELVE MILE ROAD SOUTHFIELD. MICHIGAN 48034 located in the KNIGHT PLAZA BLDG. HOURS: closed Monday Tues.-Sat. 10:00-5:30 IF YOU CAN AFFORD AN OIL PAINTING YOU CAN AFFORD A BRONZE SCULPTURE CREATED BY JERRY SOBLE 353-3580 t The successful man has a flair for style. e are proud to present our special; collection of :men's rings designed to satisfy ' the most demanding taste. („1: Creative Jeoelers On The Boardwald 6891 Orchard Lake Road 855-3121 West Bloomfield Holiday Hours: Monday thru Friday 10-8; Saturday 10-6; Sunday 12-5 Free Gift Wrapping • Refunds • • • . enc.ft NOLA: Mon thru Thurs Sat 10:30-6 Fri 10:30-8 & Sun 12-4 at Orchard Place • 855-0433 Orchard Lake Rd • south of 14 Mile Rd Creative Jewelers, Daily challenges part of Jewish life BY IRVING GREENBERG Special to The Jewish News In Jewish life, the decades of the 1940s and 1950s were dominated by the need to live through great historical events. In the after- math of the Holocaust, the fun- damental question was whether Jews could live on. The will to live was centrally expressed in the creation of the state of Israel. In the United States, subur- banization, increased wealth, and new geographic mobility led to the creation of a large network of synagogues and Jewish centers to sustain the community's func- tions. The basic decision to live was being pursued. The key aspect of the decades of the 1960s and 1970s was the deci; sion by the world Jewish commu- nity to turn toward survivalism as the basic policy. Prof. Charles Liebman has argued that in mod- ern culture Jews have been torn between a desire for maximum integration in the general culture and the will to Jewish survival. For most of modern history, both needs have co-existed in uneasy tension within the mainstream of the community, but tactically, integration had the upper hand. The experience of almost losing Israel in 1967 and 1973 drove home the urgency of putting Jewish life first. The crisis gave millions of Jews the experience of being distinct, separated — even alienated — in the midst of the general society. For many Jews, the stark, even primitive power of their Jewish feelings overwhelmed the highly polished veneer of modernity. Confrontation with the Holocaust, which was evaded by many Jews in earlier decades, now became a central experience of Jewish life. In building economic power, there are no permanent solutions. Institutional Commissions Also Accepted SINCE 1923 ANALYSIS Jewish communities decided to back up the need for power to de- fend Jewish existence by becom- ing politically active for Jewish interests first. In effect, Diaspora Jewish communities decided to risk their standing in their host countries by becoming visibly pro-Jewish and pursuing pro- Jewish policies even in the face of governmental pressures and cul- tural coercion. For the reminder of the 1980s, Jewish life should be settling down to the challenges of putting the nuts and bolts together better. The focus is now on handling the day to day challenges of power: how to build up and maintain military strength on budgets which come under financial pres- sure; how to exercise power while checking the inevitable corrup- tion which follows in its wake. The key to Israel's power will be social and economic as well as military. While attacking structural problems such as Sephardi socio economic dis- abilities and cultural deprivation or the need to shift 50-100,000 -