FOR \ OP-ED PRINTING SPECIAL! Agency Artiles Order up to 500 printed copies - get another 500 - absolutely FREE! Continued from Page 4 raisers and far-thinking WZO I AMERICAN SPEEDY PRINTING CENTERS leaders working together within OF OAK PARK SOUTH the framework of the Board of 23081 Coolidge Hwy Governors. Oak Park, MI 48237 Please present coupon with your order One coupon per customer with each camera ready original. Typesetting' and photocopies not included. Coupon expires . The question of Israeli politi- cal parties and their impact through the WZO on the Agen- cy's activities and appointments was also dealt with in far too simplistic a manner. While most • Diaspora leaders would support "depoliticization" of the Agency and the overhaul or elimination of the party key system in the appointment of Agency depart- ment heads, this does not mean that elimination from the Agency framework of those - familiar with and involved in the Israeli political system would necessarily be a good thing. The Agency works with the government of Israel in a very real way every day on real programs. Politics and an understanding of how to use the Israeli political system to pro- mote the objectives of the Agency are and always will be important. The important issue for all of us is to not let political considerations adversely impact the effectiveness of Agency pro- grams nor impede progress toward agreed-upon goals. My most serious concern, however, relates to an inference or nuance, if you will, underly- ing the entire series that can best be exemplified in the title you have given to the series it- self, "Where Do All Our Dollars Go?" This gets very close to a belief that the dollar contribu- tions of Diaspora Jewry are some kind of charity, and by corollary, we the donors have some kind of a unilateral right to decide how those dollars will be spent. This is neither fair nor right. Responsible Diaspora Jewish leadership and our Israeli coun- terparts do not view our contri- butions as charity, but rather as a privilege that allows us to participate in nation building. This does not give us — Dias- pora Jews — the right to decide how the money will be spent or use it as a "hammer" to get things our way. It does give us the right (or the duty) to par- ticipate with our partners in de- veloping priorities and programs that would best serve the needs of the populations we deal with. The concept of charity and veto power over expenditures in Is- rael by Diaspora leadership is demeaning to our partners in Is- rael and, indeed, to us in the Diaspora, and strikes at the very foundation of what we are trying to do together. I do not condone the abuses or excesses cited — they need to be changed. It is unfortunate, how- ever, that the many important and legitimate concerns raised in the articles were, in my view, blunted in some measure in the minds of thoughtful people by the omission of needed back- ground material and a balanced and fuller explanation of what the Agency is, how it works, and what it is doing today and hopes to do in the future. 543-2368 August 29, 1986 ARE YOU RAISING AN ADOPTED CHILD? Jewish Family Service would like to know if you are interested in group sessions for adoptive parents of children now AGED 5 THROUGH 10 these sessions will begin in the fall . Please call Marilyn Wineman or Eleanor Keys at 559-1500 Jewish Family Service 24123 Greenfield Road Southfield, Ml 48075 iur=11117: YUGO OWN A YUGO FOR * Per Week A tribute: the gift that brings joy before it's ever received. When you honor someone close to you with a (ARC tribute - for a Bar Mitzvah, birthday, anniversary, memorial, or special occasion-- you'll be bringing them joy. But before they ever open their tribute. vow" gift will he hringing joy to people you'•e never met. People at the Jewish Association for Retarded Citizens. You'll be helping them realize their dream of living a life of quality, pride, and dignity. And helping keep hope alive for the hundreds of others Nx aiting for a home. Send a JAW(' tribute I I sni.e soc.ay. Because only a very special gift brings joy before its CA . Cr received. Order your tribute from the following: ■ Brick (S50) ■ Double Chai ■ Chai (S 181 ■ Regular "Tribute (Minimum S51 Call Today 557-7650 _Jewish Association for Retarded C'itizens 1728ti \V•si kvcivc Ruar.1 \1I -1807() 'I-II cur r. OVER 40 TO CHOOSE FROM AT SIMILAR SAVINGS NEW 9 86 YUGO GV , radial tires, front whl. drive, locking R-defog., r-wiper / washer, gas cap, p.b.; reclining seat, rack & pinion steering, plush cloth upholstery, & more. Stk. #3443 SALE $3990 ir=1111=';IN1 YUGO YUGO YUGO Plus tax, title, dest. & dealer prep. 28585 TELEGRAPH 353-1300 'Pymt. based on $1000 down, pymt. for 208-week term or 48 mos. Pymts. made monthly, 10.9% APR fixed rate financing. Subject to credit approval. 9