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well as Judaism make
demands, stress obligations
and rightly and wisely would
put restraints on the freedom
of our youth to destroy
themselves.
I . therefore conclude that
conservative political can-
didates who speak to these
anxieties and needs will get
votes with the support of con-
servative religious
movements which will, no
doubt, try to deliver their con-
stituencies to the political
party that best responds to
their agenda.
Some of my friends who are
not exactly enchanted by my
willingness to engage in
dialogue and possible col-
laboration with Evangelical
Christians are, at times,
driven by a nightmare. They
envision a conservative elec-
tion victory with Evangelical
fundamentalist right-wingers
in the saddle and fear with
possibility of some form of
religious domination, t
Christianization of Amer:
along Evangelical lines.
In my opinion, these fan-
tasies have not only a touch
of paranoia, but all the marks
of ignorance. Whatever
Evangelical Christianity is, it
is certainly not an effective
political machine. But, even if
no Evangelical leader is ever
elected to political office,
Evangelicals will exert
substantial influence to the
extent that they help shape
public opinion.
Because I believe that the
bulk of American Jews are,
likewise, responding to the
mood of this decade and
therefore will, likewise,
gravitate toward a more con-
servative political, moral and
religious direction, I see a
real future for some form of
cooperation with various
Evangelical Christian
leaders.
LETTERS
A Healthy
Cross Section
We are pleased that your
editorial of Jan. 8 ("Greener
Pastures") notes the recent
successes of the
Neighborhood Project, as well
as the expansion plans of
Federation's agencies located
in Oak Park and Southfield.
Your editorial does,
however, convey erroneous in-
formation about the profile of
participants in the
Neighborhood Project loan
program.
Of the 146 Jewish families
who have received loans to
buy homes in Oak Park and
Southfield, 45 percent are
Conservative; 28 percent Or-
thodox; 22 percent Reform;
and five percent describe
themselves as secularists or
having no affiliation.
As to age breakdown, 63
percent are couples with
young children; 24 percent
couples without children; six
percent single parents; and
ten percent singles without
children.
The largest group, 64 per-
cent, are professionals; and 72
percent of them are under age
40.
It is of interest that many of
the singles and young
families moving into the
neighborhood have expressed
a desire for roots in the
Jewish community. Of those
persons who have sold their
homes, the largest number
are elderly who have moved
to condominiums or out of the
state.
These figures would seem to
indicate that the desirability
of the Neighborhood Project
area is drawing a healthy
cross section of our communi-
ty. We are delighted that Or-
thodox, Conservative and
Reform, whether young
families, singles or couples,
recognize the vitality and
richness of our Oak Park-
Southfield area and want to
make their homes there.
Dr. Conrad L. Giles
President,
Jewish Welfare Federation
Mark E. Schlussel
Chairman,
Neighborhood Project
NEWS
Arab Jobs
Pose Problems
Tel Aviv (JTA) — Strife in
the administered territories
has kept thousands of Palesti-
nian Arabs away from their
jobs in Israel for days at a
time in recent weeks. Even in
normal times the manner of
their employment poses
serious labor problems, accor-
ding to Ora Namir, chair-
woman of the Knesset's labor
and Social Affairs Committee.
Namir, said last week that
60,900 Palestinians from the
territories, who constitute 57
percent of the Arab work force
in Israel, are employed
through middlemen, instead
of the official labor
exchanges.
As a result, their wages and
working conditions are un-
supervised.