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U.S. Backs Diplomacy
As Strife Increases

STAFF REPORT

Jewish civilians in Israel entered
the picture this week — both as vic-
tims and as possible assailants — as
the violence continued on the West
Bank and Gaza.
A Jewish settler from Beit-El,
35-year-old Dov Kalmanovich, was
seriously injured on Sunday night
when his car was firebombed and gut-
ted by flames on a road north of
Jerusalem. The settler was hospital-
ized with severe burns, raising con-
cern that the incident — the first
Jewish civilian casualty in almost

two months of violence — could trig-
ger a rampage of revenge by in-
furiated Jewish settlers.
A day later, two Palestinians were
killed when Israeli soldiers and
civilians attempted to shoot their way
past stone barricades on a West Bank
highway. At least seven other Palesti-
nians were wounded in the worst day
of violence in two weeks.
Though investigators had not de-
termined whether soldiers or civil-
ians opened fire after being trapped
in their vehicles between roadblocks
the involvement of Jewish civilians
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SOVIET JEWS ARE TRICKLING INTO
DETROIT. THE NEW IMMIGRANTS
HAVE FAMILY AND JEWISH
AGENCIES TO HELP THEM.

Hershkovitz Has Date
In 48th District Court

He moved to Atlanta, leaving a
West
Bloomfield post office box as his
Staff Writer
forwarding address. After private in-
Benjamin Hershkovitz, the former vestigators found him in Atlanta,
Southfield travel agent charged with Hershkovitz returned to Michigan
embezzlement in June 1986 after an and surrendered to Michigan State
alleged million-dollar scandal, is ex- Police. He was arrested on embezzle-
pected in court next Tuesday for his ment charges and returned to Atlan-
ta with permission from the courts.
long-awaited pre-trial examination.
District Court Judge Gus Cifelli
Defense and prosecuting at-
torneys for the case said they finally will determine whether the case will
are ready for the hearing that has be bound over for trial in Oakland
repeatedly been delayed during the County Circuit Court. The hearing is
past one and a half years. The scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday in the
original case alleges that Hershko- 48th District Court in Bloomfield
vitz, who owned the defunct B & H Hills.
"We just want to forget about it,"
Travel, did not refund $96,000 to 20
Temple Israel couples for a canceled said attorney Jimm White, a Temple
Israel board member who represented
trip to Israel.
Since his arrest, the state has con- the group. "It's been frustrating and
tinued its investigation into the extremely trying and we want to
business dealings of Hershkovitz, who bring the Benny Hershkovitz situa-
vacated his B & H Travel business tion to an end:'
White said he has not filed any
shortly before his arrest owing his
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landlord about $17,000.

KIMBERLY LIFTON

Yad
Vashem
Is In
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