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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, October 11, 1985 35

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classroom stiffness so that the
kids can let themselves go, say
what they feel, and express their
doubts about life in this country.
When the seminars are over, it
is hoped that participants will
have defined the ways in which
they personally can improve Is-
raeli society and will also have
been "innoculated against" the
lures of the wealthy West.
Yet, however effective the semi-
nars, attitudes in Israel's "real
world" make emigration seem ac-
ceptable, sometimes even desir-
able. Newspapers and magazines
are full of stories about Israelis
who have achieved great success
overseas, while they tend to ignore
others — the dishwashers and
taxi-drivers — who just manage to
survive by doing work they would
regard as being beneath their dig-
nity had they remained here. Over
the past week, for example, there
have been glowing reports from
Hollywood about movie moguls
Menachem Golan and Yoram Glo-
bus as well as about musicians
Misha Segal (who won an Emmy
last year) and Shuki Levy (who
has married Deborah Shelton, the
lady chased by J.R. on "Dallas").
Israel's leaders also send mes-
sages, perhaps unintentionaly,
which tend to legitimitize emigra-
tion. Except for Defense Minister
Yitzhak Rabin, who stubbornly
goes on calling emigrants "spine-
less deserters,' the people at the
top welcome ex-Israelis with open
arms. Minister of Industry and
Commerce Arik Sharon, for in-
stance, surrounds himself with
yordim whenever he goes to the
U.S., and it was financial support
from these men which enabled lum
to fight "Time Magazine", in U.S.
courts.
One of his emigrant friends is
multi-millionaire Meshulam Rikt
lis, who, when he comes here, has
almost all Israeli leaders, from
President Chaim Herzog on down,
paying fullsome tribute to his
generous support for various wor-
thy causes.
Why, then, should ordinary Is-
raelis not dream of following in -
Riklis' footsteps?
One of those with such dreams

is the dental technician who
cleaned my teeth last week. For
when I told her that I had come
here from Los Angeles, she was so
taken ahaCk that she dropped the
instrument that she held in her
right hand and exclaimed: "You
must be crazy. Why on earth did
you come?"
I thought, at first, of trying to
give her a serious answer, of
speaking of Zionism and Jewish
values. But in the end I simply
said that I had left L.A. in order
to make room for all the Israelis
who wanted to go there.
It wasn't much of an answer.
However, if her 27 years of living
in Zion haven't turned her into a
Zionist, I figured that a few
minutes of preaching from me
wouldn't do the trick.

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Talks Yield
Little Progress

Washington (JTA) — President
Reagan and King Hussein of Jor-
dan agreed after their 45-minute
White House talks last week on
the need for direct negotiations to
end the Arab-Israel conflict. But
there was no indication that the
United States and Israel share the
same realistic objective — direct
negotiations under appropriate
auspices before the end of this
year," Reagan said as he bid
farewell to Hussein on the south
lawn of the White House.
The President stressed that the
way to achieve "peace and stabil-
ity" for all nations in the Mideast
"is through direct negotiations on
the basic U.N. Security Council
Resolutions 242 and 338."

But Hussein made clear that he
still insists, as he did when he was
in Washington last May; on an in-
ternational "umbrella" to a
negotiated settlement of the
Arab-Isarael conflict within- the
context of an international con-
ference to implement Security
Council Resolution 242,"

Author, lecturer, columnist for the Jerusalem Post, TV
and radio personality, scholar, and master storytel-
ler, Rabbi Pell is a leading figure in the intellectual
and religious life of modern Israel.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1985

Friday Evening, October 18, 8:00 p.m. - USY Oneg Shabbat

All teenage Jewish youth are invited to attend this "storytelling" session In
the Synagogue Board Room.

Shabbat Morning Services, October 19

Professor Peli will speak to the Congregation on "An Israeli looks at American
Jewish life" during the course of the Service.

Shabbat Noon, October 19

An Oneg Shabbat luncheon, followed by on opportunity for questions and
dialogue on issues raised in the . morning sermon.
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For information and reservations, call Adat Shalom Synagogue, 851-5100.
Reservations' must be made by Wednesday, October 16.

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