22 CLOSE-UP The Russian Community Rebels, Not Slaves DAVID HOLZEL Jews who bucked the system in the USSR are making it in Detroit. 31 - Uptapped Resources RUTHAN BRODSKY Older immigrants have faced an adjustment problem, as have some native Detroiters. 42 NFTY Is Nifty CARL SCHRAG Temple Israel teens found out a lot about Israel and themselves. 45-A LIFESTYLES Construction crews at work in the Galilee. Israel Advances In 40 Years, But Much Remains For 5748 CHAIM HERZOG e greet the New Year 5748 with reverence and hope. Marking the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel, it is a year of special and moving significance, not simply another anniversary in the cycle of time but a date that evokes the deepest memories of the juxtaposition of death and loss in the Holocaust with new life in our ancient homeland. Many of us today have never known a world without an independent State of Israel. But Israel's existence and in- dependence cannot be taken for granted by those of the generation that witnessed decimated European Jewry after World War II and that bore arms in the War of In- dependence against seven invading Arab armies, far-better equipped than our out- numbered troops. We cannot forget the grim and bitter struggle and the losses we incurred. Nor can we forget the terrible scarcities and wrenching adjustments of the first years and terrorist assaults that followed and exacted their sad price. Against this background, Israel's achievements during these forty years are all the more impressive. There have been developments and episodes of great, even astonishing, historic import. A million-and- a-half Jews have been transplanted to Israel — almost the entire communities of Iraq and Yemen, large numbers from North Africa, more than 150,000 out of the vir- tually sealed confines of the Soviet Union, and a few years ago, the moving saga of Ethiopian Jewry's rejoining our nation. One people is clearly evolving out of these groups, as they intermingle with the W Chaim Herzog is president of the State of Israel. various elements which have combined to make up our society. In all this saga of rebirth there have been events of the most intense, most stir- ring significance — the War of In- dependence, the reunification of Jerusalem in the Six Day War, the hard-won victory of the Yom Kippur War, leading eventual- ly to peace with Egypt, the rescue at Entebbe, the flowering of agricultural, scientific, medical, historical, scholarship and Torah studies, as well as literary, musical and artistic creativity. - In these forty years, we have created something that is, unfortunately, far from universally existent in the contemporary world — an open, demoCratic society, with a free and independent judiciary, a democratically elected parliament, a free press, and compulsory public education. We 'have created an industrial, scien- tific, and agricultural infrastructurewhich is our guarantee for the future, as we face an uphill, at times painful and often suc- cessful, struggle in the economic field. We are now experiencing the results of our courageous plan as our economy moves in- to a period of growth. In this fortieth year, let us rededicate ourselves to the centrality of Israel in the Jewish people's existence. Let us rededicate ourselves, too, to the principles enunciated in Israel's Declaration of Independence, based as it is on the traditions of the Jewish people, guaranteeing equality to all citizens of the State without distinction of race and religion. Co-existence of another type is ab- solutely essential to Israel's full and har- monious development: that is tolerance and understanding between the Orthodox and Continued on Page 10 Deena Lockman's World of Difference CARLA JEAN SCHWARTZ A new feature in The Jewish News looks at people in our community. Year In Review GARY ROSENBLATT A graphic summary in pictures and text of the major events of the year 5747. The 'New' Ariel Sharon HELEN DAVIS One of Israel's most controversial political leaders is seeking a new image ... and the political office. 166 HIGH HOLY DAYS Shofar Blower LEAH ABRAMOWITZ A semi-mystical aura envelops these local heroes on the holidays. DEPARTMENTS . 38 46 107 129 153 154 158 168 174 179 181 210 Synagogues Inside Washington Entertainment Holiday Greetings On Campus For Women Cooking B'nai B'rith Engagements Births Single Life Obituaries CANDLELIGHTING September 25, 1987 7:05 p.m. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 7