THE JEWISH NEWS

THIS ISSUE 60c

Israeli Envoys Push
Separate Peace Plans

Jerusalem (JTA) — Labor and
Likud are taking their bitter dispute
over an international conference for
Middle East peace to Washington, a
development which could embarrass
the Reagan Administration and has
already heightened the atmosphere of
government crisis at home.
Premier Yitzhak Shamir confirm-
ed Monday night that he had receiv-
ed a message from President Reagan
urging him to respond to every possi-
ble opening for peace in the Middle
East.
Shamir, interviewed by the Isareli
media in Paris while on a three-day
visit, would neither confirm nor deny

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press reports that Foreign Minister
Shimon Peres met secretly with King
Hussein of Jordan ten days ago and
that they reached agreement on pro-
cedures for holding an international
conference for Middle East peace.
The latest developments fueled
speculation that the Labor-Likud
dispute over an international con-
ference is fast coming to a head, with
ominous portents for the survival of
the unity coalition government. Peres,
interviewed in Haifa Tuesday, stated
flatly that he would go to the elec-
torate if the government failed to
seize the present opportunity for

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Sherman, Hermelin
To Lead Campaign

ALAN HITSKY

Associate Editor

The 1987 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign has been the most successful in
Detroit history, but the two co-
chairmen of the next Campaign are
already plotting to stir up the troops.
"We're going to have fun . . . we're
going to get a lot of people involved
. . . we're going to revamp the Cam-
paign divisions," said Jane Sherman,
the first woman named to the top
leadership position of the Detroit
Campaign. Her co-chairman, David
Hermelin, also has a reputation for
stirring the pot.
The two began their act im-
mediately last Friday when they were
appointed by the Jewish Welfare

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Federation's board of governors.
In the past, Campaign chairmen
have served staggered terms, and
1988 marks the first time in several
years that two freshmen chairmen
have been named. Sherman told the
board of governors that she and
Hermelin would maintain the stag-
gered tradition because she is so
much taller than the diminutive
Hermelin.
Hermelin countered that they
were planning a $41 million Cam-
paign for 1988. "Jane will give $40
million;' Hermelin joked, "and the
community will provide the rest."
On the serious side, the two
chairmen plan to broaden the base of
community support for the Allied

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CANDLELIGHTING 8:12 P.M.

HAS ISRAEL
BECOME TOO
INDEPENDENT?

On the eve of the 39th anniversary of
Jewish statehood, critics charge that
recent Israeli actions have seriously
jeopardized American good will. But
others assert that the $3 billion in
U.S. aid to Israel is a bargain.

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