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Religion
Of Chance
SUSAN WEINGARDEN
Jews and Jewish
institutions
have
conflicting
views on
gambling.
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Dorothy Goldberg
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BUSINESS
Corporate Tree
ROBIN FREEDMAN
Young executives climb
the family corporate ladder.
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ISRAEL UPDATE
Palestinian Camps
HUGH ORGEL
Reporters are given their first look
at a detention center in the Negev.
Israel's capital city: A need for patience and tolerance.
Jerusalem: A City That Will
Remain Unified Forever
TEDDY KOLLEK
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•
he events and crises occurring in
the State of Israel — now marking
its fortieth year of existence — are
provoking reaction and reflection both at
home and abroad, undermining not just the
country's image but the essence of its
historical value. Not only is this un-
justified, but it stems from a desire to ig-
nore the fact that the Zionist movement
and the establishment of the Jewish state
—the blossoming of democracy in the heart
of a divided and aggressive Middle East —
ultimately constitute the most conspicuous
historical process of the 20th century.
Under the conditions and cir-
cumstances that existed — and still exist
—no other people would have managed the
same achievements, and risen to the same
values in such a short, difficult, and
tumultuous period.
This does not detract from my harsh
criticism of and struggle against policy
decisions with which I disagree and which
hurt us. But I cannot accede to being in-
undated by an unjust, distorted attitude
toward the State of Israel, that unfor-
tunately has even gripped its friends, and
which sometimes stems from ignorance of
the facts or from narrow vested interests.
In a world whose history is filled with
unfairness and immorality, the State of
Israel, despite all its uncertainities and er-
rors, represents a vital, positive, and impor-
Teddy Kollek has been mayor of Jerusalem for 20 years.
tant phenomenon — and not just for the
Jewish people.
I have been given the privilege of serv-
ing Israel's capital, Jerusalem. This unique
city of dream and visions toward which
millions of believers fix their gaze has been
the heart of the Jewish people for some
three millennia. We came to it and cleared
the minefields not as occupiers but as con-
cerned owners. We built for all a city of
glory, a holy city with religious freedom,
a city whose historical sites have been
restored and whose roots in every era have
been uncovered. We have nurtured its beau-
ty and transformed it into a center of
religious and secular study, of culture, of
art. Painstakingly we made it an asset of
heritage for the entire world. This took
great effort.
We knew Jerusalem is a focal point of
exceedingly complex and difficult political,
religious, cultural, linguistic and social
conflicts. We knew it lies under the world's
"microscope" and is an object of the conflic-
ting extremist aims of international, na-
tional and local elements. We acted out of
faith, and we believe wholeheartedly that
love of Jerusalem will overcome the ex-
isting hostility among people.
It is not the task of one generation.
Keeping Jerusalem one city, a city sym-
bolizing the aspiration for peace, will de-
mand enormous effort and generations of
patience and tolerance. There is and has
been no prescription to remedy the many
problems that have gone unresolved by
many nations and peoples for centuries.
Nor have we had a barricade with which
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ENTERTAINMENT
Pitch For Mitch
HEIDI PRESS
Young and talented,
Mitch Albom
of the Free Press
is becoming
well known
in Detroit.
center
ilit
echaY
The Jewish News' family section
focuses this month on our seniors.
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ANN ARBOR
Reaching Out
LINDA BENSON
Latin America takes a prominent role
among Ann Arbor's Jewish activists.
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