3r i i tl C F, ~ 18 Friday, October 18, 1985 ai tU f I t Iii i!i THE DETROIT JEWISH-NEWS r 1 immesime•mh ; Family Run Pharmacy T = N ms.u...1.....pminiti 1 1 ilevlon Cosmetic & implements 25% OFF (excluding nail polish) , WALDRAKE PHARMACY 1 1 11 so us on so 111111111111111•111111•IMM I 1 I We Have Full Selection of 1 1 HALLOWEEN MAKEUP 44, • • FREE DELIVERY • SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT 10% OFF 5548 Drake Rd. West. Bloomfield any STEAM VAPORIZER or COOL MIST HUMIDIFIER and HEATING PADS (corner of Walnut Lake Sc 1 mile north of J.C.C.) 661-0774 Expires Oct. 31st OFF on your next prescription or refill from any pharmacy KEN JACOBS, R.Ph. Expires Oct. 31st 1 $2.00 (reg. or moist heat) Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • Expires Oct. 31st Jewish Vocational Service and Community Workshop The Officers and Trustees request your presence at our Groundbreaking Celebration. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1985, 11 AM at the site of our future home 29699 SOUTHFIELD ROAD (west side, north of 12 Mile) FEATURED SPEAKERS: Lt. Governor Martha Griffiths Congressman Sander Levin PARKING: Congress Building 30555 Southfield Rd. JVS shuttle bus to the site Pz-if Pioneer Women/Na'amat Greater Detroit Council 60th Annniversary luncheon Sunday, Nov. 3,1985, 12:30 p.m. Alice Golembo Congregation Adat Shalom 29901 Middlebelt Farmington Hills "Behind The Scenes With Golda" Alice Golembo Grandniece of Golda Mier Invocation: CLARA MARKS Anthems: Elaine Kohner Accompanist: Sonny Lipenholtz Luncheon $30.00 Lee Wagman, Chairman-of-the Day R.S.V.P. by October 24 9674750 TAKING THE HELM PROFILE A New Burg With A Different View BY LISA HOLSTEIN Special to The Jewish News Jerusalem — "By appointing me his Adviser for Diaspora Af- fairs, Prime Minister Peres was saying that maybe there is a need for fresh thought, a fresh approach, something different in the government," says Avraham Burg, the newest member of the Israeli Prime Minister's group of advisers known as "Peres' boys." Burg, a 30-year-old sabre, is indeed a maverick in the gov- ernment. A dedicated social ac- tivist, he was one of the earliest vocal opponents of the Lebanon War. He also spent last year traveling, writing and lecturing as a fellow of the New Israel Fund, an organization which supports Israeli projects not generally funded by the estab- lishment, including civil rights organizations and Jewish-Arab coexistence projects. Moreover, he is the son of Religious Affairs Minister Yosef Burg, a man whose ideas are far from the left end of the political spectrum. In direct contrast to his father, Avraham Burg advo- cates the separation of religion and state, the dissolution of the religious parties, peace with Palestinians in exchange for territory, a 10-year freeze on any Knesset discussion of "Who is a Jew," and the ordination of women rabbis. Despite their diametrically opposed opinions on politics and religion, Avraham has much re- spect and affection foe his father. "Politics has got nothing to do with family. A father is not necessarily a political part- ner," he says, adding, "I hope that the entire Israeli society will take up our model of shar- ing , different opinions and set- tling all of the disagreements in the manner that we do in our family. We have different opin- ions and we are still very good friends." Dialogue and discussion are Burg's approach to everything. "I believe in pluralism and tolerance — accepting each other despite disagreements. This is the way I try to work." Burg's jurisdiction in•the gov- ernment is extensive. "Every- thing which is concerned either with Jews or Judaism comes to my desk." Such issueli include , Soviet Jewry, Project Renewal, Who ) is a Jew — subjects which Burg considers "very important to Jewish society all over the world." But the burning issue for Burg, what he considers the major problem confronting con- temporary Jewry, both in the Diaspora and in Israel, is as- similation. There is a physical threat to the existence of the Jewish people which is illus- trated by the permanent state of war in Israel and the conditions of the Soviet Jews, he says. But even more dangerous is the threat to the spiritual existence of Judaism-in Israel as well as in the Diaspora. While Burg admits the symp- toms are not the same inside Is- rael and out, ho believes "they are symptoms for the same ill- ness which should become the target for a different approach t•Q Jewish education and Jewish priorities." In order to tackle this spiritual crisis, a com