26 Friday, February 14, 1986 'THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOCUS Extended Family Continued from Page 24 all sales final Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 10-9, SEVENTH HEAVEN ltd. STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR OUR 1st ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND FOR TWO - • 2 nights at Harber Castle Hotel iog • round trip train ride c)1()N‘ CSC tt AC(‘ • 2 tickets for "CATS" GEMINI II "Total Office Seivice" More than just an office store Call 353-3355 and ask for Sheila dling reservations for the con- ference, summed up the benefits of attending in this way: "You meet people, you make friends. It strengthens your commit- ment." Boosting that commitment to Jewish communal service, after all, is the whole reason the Young Leadership Cabinet and the Young Women's Leadership Cabinet got started. The Wash- ington conference "is a tremen- dous leadership tool," alter said. "For anyone who has gone in the past, it has been a real Jewish turn-on. 'It gets people motivated in going back the next time.l! ❑ Joining In The registration fee for the United Jewish Appeal National Young Leadership is $65 and the kosher meal package is $145. Participants must make their own ar- rangements to stay at the ,Omni Shoreham or Sheraton hotels in Washington. A round trip airfare to Wash- ington, D.C. of $98 is avail- able. Reservations are re- quired by Thursday. Assisting Feldman and Yost with recruitment for the conference are associate chairmen Linda Etkin and Norman Ash. Kenneth Saf- ran is area chairman of the UJA Young Leadership Cabinet. For information, call Reva Farenback at the Jewish Welfare Federation, 965-3939. 'Who Is A Jew' Defeated • Design Service *Furniture- Directional Lazyboy Chromcraft • Lithos-Prints • Window Treatments • Carpeting • Wallpaper Annie • Printing-Business Cards • Office Supplies • Computer Supplies • Ribbons to develop a sense of Jewish cameraderie on a national level," said Alter. "They see how many other people there are around the country that are similarly minded, who are in- terested in getting active in „(the same) Jewish sorts of activities." The person-to-person aspect also is significant for Marcy Feldman: "It's exciting that we are meeting people of our own age from all over the country. We see that we can make a dif- fernce in the American political system as Jews. As we share ideas' from other communities, we see that we have the same concerns. We come away having made new friendships with people from all over the country, and we know we will have that network for the rest of our lives." She added that there are a number of people looking for- ward to renewing old acquain- tances at the conference. These participants from different states may have met one an- other at past UJA events, per- haps on a mission overseas, and the bi-annual conference is a good way to come together. Along with the weightier ses- sions, several social events are planned in Washington. A large crowd is expected to attend the Sunday night singles party, hosted by Senator Rudy Bos- chwitz' of Minnesota and Con- gressman Larry Smith of Florida. Feldman said she knows of a couple who met at the conference four years ago and today are married and have a child. She noted that the con- ference draws "tons of singles and tons of married people, too." Reva Farenback of the Jewish Welfare Federation, who is han- • Paper by the pound • Personalize• stationary while-you-wait • Harper House • Vases • Stuffed animals *Sculptures • Clocks • Invitations 26400 12 Mile Rd., Southfield, Mich. 48034 or 10600 Glakude, Ferndale, MiCh. 48220 - 399.9830 STORE HOURS 8:30-5:00 Mon.-Fri., Sat. 9:00-5:00 Free Delivery Jerusalem (JTA) — The re- sounding defeat sustained by the "Who is a Jew" amend- ment to the Law of Return in the Knesset last week — its third defeat in recent years — was a major disappointment to the religious parties which had forced the issue once again to the Knesset floor. The • fiercely controversial measure was overwhelmed by a 61 to 47 vote, with two abstentions, a far larger mar- gin of defeat than its sponsors had expected. 'The Orthodox Morasha party was embittered by the failure of many Likud to support the amendment. The disappointment of Shas, a member of the unity coalition government, was muted. The four Mks of that ultra-Ortho- dox faction apparently do not consider the defeat a reason to create a crisis with Likud or within the coalition. The Orthodox parties have been pressing the Who is a Jew amendment for years. It would define a Jew as anyone born of a Jewish mother or converted to Judaism "according to hal- acha." The addition of the last three words is the source of the conflict for it would in effect in- validate conversions performed outside Israel by other than Orthodox rabbis. The amend- ment has been forcefully op- posed in Israel and by the Reform and—Conservative brandies of Judaism in the U.S. Jews In Prison Topic Of Talk Washington — To help coor- dinate the efforts of those indi- viduals and agencies who assist Jewish prisoners, the first Na- tional Conference on Service to Jews in Prison will be 'held April 7-9 in Washington. B'nai B'rith will convene the conference at its international headquarters. For information, contact Julia Mack, B'nai B'rith Interna- tional, 1649. Rhode Island Avd., N.W., Washington,• D.C. 20036 or call (202) 857-6580. , , ,