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reciting them in Russian.
Although the theme of the
evening dictated that much of
it should be sorrowful, the
singing of "Dayenu" recalled
some of the more joyous occa-
sions in Jewish history. These
included the establishment of
the State of Israel, the
unification of Jerusalem, the
peace treaty with Egypt and
the airlift of Ethiopian Jews
to Israel.
Jackson's Big Victory
Prompts Concerns
KIMBERLY LIPTON
Staff Writer
he Rev. Jesse Jack-
son's overwhelming 2
to 1 victory last week
in Michigan's Democratic
caucuses has opened a Pan-
dora's box of questions and
concerns for the Jewish
community.
National political analysts
suggest Jackson's triumph
has put a crimp in the
presidential bid of
Massachusetts Gov. Michael
Dukakis, who they say had
been regarded as the front-
runner among Jewish
Democrats. Still, most Jewish
activists do not expect
Jackson to become the
Democratic nominee for
president.
Democratic leaders said
Jackson won because he
brought passion and excite-
ment to a race otherwise fill-
ed with lackluster candidates.
Jackson, they said, also got
people out to vote in a state
where one of every four
Democrats is black.
Leon Cohan, president of
the Jewish Community Coun-
cil, suggested that Jackson's
win is multifaceted. Aside
from the passion and ability
to get people out to vote,
Cohan said, Jackson won
crossover votes.
Cohan
said
some
Republicans voted in the
Democratic caucus simply for
impact. Jackson, he added,
also appealed to young and
idealistic voters.
Some political scientists are
speculating that a Jackson
presidential ticket would
force historically Democratic
Jews into the Republican
camp. Other political pundits
are hesitant to analyze the
ongoing race, which could
result in a brokered conven-
tion for the Democrats this
July.
Marc Pearl, director of the
Americans for Democratic Ac-
tion, said it is difficult to tell
whether the Jewish com-
munity would be able to ac-
T
cept Jackson in a leadership
role.
"This is a community that
never forgets; until there's a
firm repudiation of the Far-
rakhan connection, I don't
think the Jewish community
will be able to do this," Pearl
said.
Jackson has consistently
refused to discuss his rela-
tionship with Nation of Islam
leader Louis Farrakhan who,
in the past, has issued a
number statements con-
sidered to be anti-Semitic.
Jackson said that Farrakhan
is not a part of his current bid
for the presidency.
Jackson also has come
under fire from members of
the Jewish community for his
past embracing of Palestine
Liberation Organization chief
Yassir Arafat and his appeals
to Arab-American voters.
Pearl said that Jackson's
victories could backfire by
generating a movement
among Democrats to rally
behind another candidate.
In Michigan, Jackson
secured an estimated 113,140
votes to Dukakis' 61,568, giv-
ing the Baptist minister 53
percent of the total votes, ac-
cording to Michigan
Democratic Party officials.
Dukakis, thought to be the
favorite, lost in both the 17th
and 18th Congressional
Districts, which have the
highest concentration of
Jewish voters in the state.
Yet in Oak Park, which is
40 percent Jewish, Dukakis
defeated Jackson by 100
votes, according to Oak Park
Mayor Charlotte Rothstein.
Of 1,675 votes cast in the ci-
ty, Dukakis secured 815,
Rothstein said.
Absentee ballots, many cast
by members of the Jewish
community not wishing to
vote on the Sabbath, have not
yet been counted.
Like other Democratic ac-
tivists, Rothstein said a
Jackson win could hurt Jews
in the country.
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Area youth highlighted the
event by reading the Four
Questions, with the KGB
assuming the title of the
wicked son and U.S. Jews ig-
norant of the plight of Soviet
Jews as the simple son. Wear-
ing a white kepah and black-
rimmed glasses, young Vita-
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to the traditional reading of
the Four Questions by
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