Israel Independence Celebration Set Canadian Hate Case Have Its Benefits 30 Feminist Due For Shaarey Zedek's `Women's World' 52 Lei • z Lens Ca • tures World Jewr 88 THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 50c SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY MARCH 15, 1985 CLOSE-UP RAB'BI What's life like for the 20 women in the Conservative movement's first co-ed rabbinical class? See Page 14 Ricki Rosen Gary Karlin, Carolyn.Braun and Shelley Melzer read the Torah during morning prayers. An Economic Understanding A secret agreement on aid for Israel resulted from Modal's U.S visit. Washington (JTA) — Israeli Fi- nance Minister Yitzhak Modai ap- peared to have reached an understand- ing with the Reagan Administration last week on the level of economic aid to be requested for Israel from Con- gress and on the direction of Israel's economic reform. But he said at a press conference that he had agreed "not to publicize any figures or any methods." The minister, whose visit to Washington coincided with the open- ing of Congressional subcommittee- level hearings on an aid package to . Israel, told reporters, "All I can say is that we did come to an understanding on the objective itself." He added that specifics would "be worked out be- tween the parties as we go along." Li, [ 6 Although the Reagan Adminis- tration has submitted its foreign aid package to Congress for fiscal 1986, it has omitted a figure for economic aid to Israel and abstained from any recommendation on meeting Israel's request for an additional $1.5 billion in emergency financing over two years. It maintains that Israel must adopt further measures to reform its economy before additional American aid could be effective. The package, however, does include a request for $1.8 billion in military aid, represent- ing a $400 million increase over the amount approved for fiscal year 1985. Israel has requested a total of $4.05 billion for 1986. Referring to his agreement with the Administration not to publicize de- tails, Modai declined to say whether he had received assurance that a figure for economic aid would be submitted following this week's visit to Washing- ton by Egypt's Hosni Mubarak. Continued on Page 32 Town Meeting Scans Campaign Allocations Public input on the budgeting process is set for Wednesday. programs of the Jewish Association for Retarded Citizens have been funded by the Max Fisher Jewish Community Foundation of United Jewish Charities. Proponents of those pro- grams lobbied vigorously in past town meetings, and through the regular Staff Report Continued on. Page 34 Detroiters this week can have di- rect input into how their Allied Jewish Campaign dollars are spent. The Jewish Welfare Federation is sponsor- ing "Decisions '85: A Federation Town Meeting on Budget Priorities" at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Maple-Drake Jewish Community Center. Although similar meetings were held in the past, none have been scheduled in recent years. Federation sources credit the town meeting con- cept with initiating Campaign fund- ing for Detroit's Jewish day schools and programs for the retarded. Hillel Day School, Akiva and Yeshivath Beth Yehudah now receive annual al- locations from the Campaign and some Births B'nai Mitzvah Classified Ads Editorials Engagements Obituaries Purely Commentary Danny Raskin Singles Synagogues Women's News 72 73 74 4 69 87 2 41 67 62 50