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choreography to ensure little
chance of toe-trodding.
"The secret of our success is
a carefully maintained calen-
dar and a good sense of
humor," adds the Rev.
Douglas Evett, of St. Clare,
who notes that friction has
been minimal. "A special
committee, set up to resolve
any problems between us, has
never once been needed."
In fact, the only way a time
conflict can occur is when
Christmas falls on a Friday.
"That would have happened
this year except that it's a
leap year and we leaped right
over Friday. We only need to
worry about that situation
every seven years, in which
case the synagogue has ar-
rangements to worship at
another temple," Evett says.
It is not scheduling, but
decorations, which cause con-
cern during the Chanukah-
Christmas season, Evett
adds. "Our traditional greens
can get elaborate, but we're
sensetive to the fact that it's
special holiday for the temple
as well. We try to take them
down after every mass, but
this year the tree was forgot-
ten. Rabbi Levy cracked a
joke about it, and luckily we
can laugh at these small
things, but we have to be
careful so miscommunica-
tions don't lead to a
misunderstanding."
For the most part, the union
has been a happy one. In the
beginning, there were a hand-
ful of dissenting members
from each congregation who
initially balked at the idea.
Some even left, but most
came to see the benefits that
the opportunity afforded
them.
The building has certainly
not suffered from lack of use
as many houses of worship do.
During the week, a wing of
classrooms are rented out to
various private groups, such
as a children's day care and
adult's activity center.
The dissenters' trepidition
is easily understood. So many
Jews have died at the hands
of believers bearing the cross
that a synagogue sanctuary,
where a cross reposes behind
the holy ark is the source of
potent symbolism.
Rabbi Levy bristles at the
suggestion and argues that
nothing insidious should be
read into the Genesis
arrangement.
"Genesis was really a mar-
riage of convenience, but it
turned out to be so much
more," explains Cantor
Marilyn Krimm.
Besides obtaining better
overall use of the building,
Krimm feels the two groups
have benefited in other ways.
"Jews living in a Christian

society are always aware of
the other, but it's not always
true that Christians are as
aware of the Jews. I think this
interaction has given them a
greater understanding."
Evett, leader of St. Clare for
15 years and a founding
member of Genesis, agrees
with the cantor. "I guess I
consciously realized some
things I knew but didn't ful-
ly comprehend. For instance,
non-Jews tend to think of
Judaism as a religion, but it's
more a fact of being. Chris-
tians do not describe
themselves as an ethnic
group the way Jews do.
"This arrangement also
proved that everything I was
raised to believe about the
obscenity of anti-Semitism
was absolutely correct," he
adds.
The cooperation has also
enabled the two congrega-
tions to collaborate on special
community projects. The most

The only way a
time conflict can
occur is when
Christmas falls on
a Friday.

recent and outstanding has
been their efforts, along with
New Jewish Agenda, to
rescue a political refugee from
Honduras, his wife and seven
children.
There might be some
Detroiters who would say
these kinds of things could
only happen in liberal Ann
Arbor — Rabbi Levy, who was
raised in New York and has
been with Temple Beth
Emeth for the past four years,
isn't so sure.
"I think that because
Genesis started in Ann Arbor
it reflects something about
the town, but it really could
have happened anywhere. In
fact, I've started hearing
about other groups, in
Washington, D.C. and Califor-
nia, that are following our
lead."
Although Ann Arbor has a
relatively small Jewish com-
munity — unable to support
even one kosher butcher — it
has proved to be an ideal en-
vironment for Temple Beth
Emeth, which started out
with less than 100 members
and has grown to 320
membership units.

In front of an unassuming
white-brick building on the
south side of Ann Arbor, a
wrought-iron Star of David
and a cross stand side-by-side,
a symbol of unity for the com-
munity, local and global.

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