30 Friday, March 28, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS GEMINI II & GEMINI I "TOTAL OFFICE SERVICE" MORE THAN JUST AN OFFICE STORE! Marc, Sheila, Jimmie We Are All Looking Forward To Helping You With Your • OFFICE NEEDS ID SELECTING GIFT ITEMS • PLANNING YOUR WEDDING • DECORATING YOUR HOME OR OFFICE • SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER AREA PROPERLY • CANDY FOR THE DIETER AND FOOD FOR THE THIN • GIFTS PERSONALIZED FOR THE "YOUNG" Chad, Cindy Connie "TREE DELIVERY" COME IN AND BROWSE & SAY HI! Orders taken by Phone 353-3355 or 399=9830 Ferndale Southfield 26400 West Twelve Mile Rd., Sou _ thfield 48034 10600 Gala)de, Ferndale 28220 Mon.-Fri. 8:30-5:00, Sat. 9:00-5:00 (Southfield only) BE A WINNER, PLAY HE CLASSIFIEDS Call The Jewish News Today 354-6060 NEWS Roman Jews Welcome Pope's Synagogue Visit Rome (JTA) — The Jewish community has warmly welcom- ed the Vatican's annoucement last week that Pope John Paul II will visit Rome's main syna- gogue next month. But while this is viewed as an "historic gesture'.' which may well be the first Papal visit ever to a Jewish house worship, the feeling among Jewish leaders is that it will be up to the Pontiff whether the occasion is merely "sym- bolic" or contribute substantive- ly to Catholic-Jewish relations. "It could be a fantastic step forward," said Tullia Zevi, presi- dent of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities,' or it could be a perpetuation of am- biguities." She was referring to certain fundamental issues that remain unresolved after more than 20 years of Vatican-Jewish dialogue that began after Vat- ican Council II in 1965. The chief Vatican spokesman, Joaquin Navarro Vallis, an- nounced at a press conference that the Pope's visit would take place in the afternoon of April 13. He said it would be the first such visit in living memory, though he could not be certain it would be an historic pre- cedent. The Jewish community, in a statement, expressed its "sat- isfaction at the decision of Pope John Paul II to visit the syn- agogue of Rome," adding that "this will mark an important step in the direction of an ever more regarding dialogue." The Rome synagogue was the scene of a traumatic event in October, 1982 when worship- pers were attacked by Arab ter- rorists with machine guns and grenades. A two year-old boy, Stefano Tache, was killed and 34 persons were wounded. More than a year earlier, on February 9, 1981, the spiritual leader of the synagogue, Rome's chief Rabbi Elio Toaff, met with the Pope at a church adjacent to the Old Jewish ghetto, about 100 yards from the synagogue. From that time on, a Papal visit to the synagogue itself seemed more and more in the realm of possibility, awaiting only the appropriate "conditions.' Zevi stressed in her remarks Monday that the conditions could never have materialized but for the changes in Catholic- Jewish relations engendered by Vatican II. Yet there is disap- pointment in Jewish circles here and abroad that the changes have not progressed further than they have. One issue that rankles Jews is the Vatican's persistent refusal to extend formal recognition to the State of Israel. The main synagogue is an historical landmark in Rome. Located in the Lungotevere Cenci, near the river Tiber, it was laid down in 1900. "IN ERUV LECTURE Community-wide lecture explaining the proper use of the OAK PARK ERUV • What may be carried in the Eruv? • How.do you know if it's operational? • Description of Eruv's boundaries .• A brief word on construction . • QUESTION and ANSWER period WHEN: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1986 8:00 P.M. WHERE: Young Israel of Greenfield LECTURER: Rabbi Reuven Drucker, Rabbinic Administrator Rabbi of Young Israel of Greenfield & Young Israel of Oak-Woods No Charge Dr. Jeffrey Last, President Alex Saltsmar, Treasurer