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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, December 6, 1985

LETTERS

HAM;
HAPPY
HANU

Continued from preceding page

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tive leadership who do not rec-
ognize Reform converts and who
have rejected "Patrilineal Des-
cent" outright?!
Jews in American com-
munities (and Detroit is a par-
ticularly outstanding example)
have always considered them-
selves one unified entity —
anachnu echad — regardless of
variant levels of observance or
congregational affiliation.
Schindler wants to change all
this; he desires to rip apart the
peaceful fabric of our commu-
nity. And he has been suc-
cessful. Is your readership
aware that in the High Holy
Day season just past, the unity-
spirit of Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur was defiled by veh-
ement attacks from the pulpit
against traditional Judaism in
temples from coast to coast?
Rabbi Schindler is trying to
create, out of thin air, a
xenophobic image of observant
Jews as a new "Jewish Race" —
"The Orthodox," against whom
he whips up frenzied public hys-
teria, in an attempt to cover up
internal problems within his
own bailiwick, (a technique also
espoused by shaky dictatorships
since time immemorial).
Witness his pathetic postur-
ing, ". . a waning influence
which the Orthodox establish-
ment must know and fear." Oh
now well does Rabbi Schindler
himself know the real truth.

that the influence of observant
Jewry within the overall coin-)
munity has never been stronger;i
and grows apace.
Finally: If Schindler's con-
temptible comparison of obse - /
vant Jews with Nazis (yemack
sh'mam) had been mouthed by
an Iowa farmer, the Anti-
Defamation League would have; ,
swiftly condemned such anti-
Semitism, and moved to silence
it.
I call on the Jewish Comm ; '
nity Council and the ADL to act
with no less alacrity in thisj,
case, and to issue an immediat&
and unequivocal condemnatioC
of the dangerous rantings of this
evil racist.

Rabbi Yitschak M. Kagan/

Lubavitch And
Ethiopian Jews

The ZINS news release cap;
tioned, "Chabad Rejects Ethio-,
pians," (Nov. 29) is false on two,'
counts:
1. Chabad schools througho,
Israel have many Ethiopian,
pupils who have studied ther
for years.
2. Chabad takes no stani'a
whatever in rabbinic disputes.;
over the Ethiopian issue. The
schools abide by rabbinic deci-J,
sions enacted by the appropriate
authorities in the Holy Land.

Rabbi Yitzchak Kagaci:

Lubavitch Foundation

We Have a New Look For The Holidays

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Bloomfield Plaza Shoe Service

Breath of Spring Florist

A new face, a new parking lot dotted with landscaping
and a big welcome from all the wonderful
Bloomfield Plaza Shops. Happy Holidays from

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Chase Cleaners

Maple 3 Theatres

Colombo's Barber Shop

Mariomax Salon

Conourse 1-Hour Photo

Metro News

Damman Hardware

Michigan Chandelier

D.O.C.

Michigan National Bank

Don Thomas Sporthaus

Pieces

Elliott Travel Service

Roz and Sherm

Frames Unlimited

Sanders

Gail's General Office Supply

Sauces 'n' Tosses

Gallery Restaurant

Say-On Drugs

Total Cuisine Center

Studio 330

Great Scott

Thunderbird Toy Shop

Juliard's Shoes

United Good Housekeeper

Leotards, Et Cetera

The Workout Company, Inc.

The Linen Closet

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