THE •Bloom 34 Bloom • GROUP • Registered Electrologists • CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS & ART FURNITURE Come and let us remove your unwanted hair problem and improve your appearance. Near 12 Mile Rd. bet. Evergreen & Southfield 559-1969 Appt. Only. Ask For Shirlee or Debby "A CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN CRAFTS" An exhibition of art in the media of clay, wood, fiber, glass and metal September 24-October 8, 1988 iwrtAetLE can't afford an undependable work force. But in order to at- tract Jews, they will have to raise salaries and make con- struction work "respectable" again. It will take time, since most laborers have abandoned the profession and a whole new generation will have to be trained. Meanwhile, builders are considering other options. "We want to import workers from Portugal, Turkey and Japan — who outperform both Jews and Arabs — but the government is limiting us," Yisrael says. At the Off Yerushalayim chicken-slaughtering plant, where 300 out of 500 workers are Arab, the company is in- vesting in a range of ultra- modern equipment to reduce its dependence on Arab labor. The labor-intensive indus- tries are likely to find that the combination of increased automation and better work- ing conditions will bring Jews back to manual labor. On two levels, such a return would be in the national in- terest. First, manual labor among Jewish workers would decrease the unemployment rate. The Israeli government and the Histadrut labor fed- eration are increasingly less involved in the actual produc- tion of goods, which means that increasingly the econo- my is controlled by private businessmen. These business- men are more concerned with efficiency and profits than in providing employment for its own sake. Recently, for exam- ple, the Alliance Tire com- pany in Hadera was closed, with 1,100 workers fired. Manual labor could absorb many of these workers. Second, many authorities perceive a "decline" in com- mitment to Israel. This, they say, is due to the growing distance between the people and the land. Israeli army of- ficers, testifying before the Knesset Education Commit- tee, said that youngsters to- day don't feel the same attachment to the land that their fathers felt, and that this has affected their moti- vation to fight. • "We did not come here to employ Arabs on the very land where they once lived," said Ya'acov Hirsch, of Mosh- av Lachish, an agricultural settlement in the south. "Arab labor is a tragedy for the State of Israel." HARRIS DELLER Porcelain Series • 28"H x 14"W x 4"D For those who __- want the finest custom furniture at... AFFORDABLE PRICES The simplest cube to the most intricate wall unit built to your specifications by meticulous craftsmen. Selections for every room in your home or office in fine woods, laminates, marble, glass and specializing in... THE SYBARIS GROUP 12872 Sherwood, Huntington Woods, MI (313) 542-8902 544-9552 HOURS: SAT., SEPT. 24, 1PM-5 PM TUES.-SAT., SEPT. 27- OCT. 8, 11 AM-4 PM OR BY APPOINTMENT OUTSTANDING LUCITE DESIGNS A°PrPrknea itie,046 F C al I 661-3838 MADISON NATIONAL BANK 1963 A pm 1988 NOT JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE .. . SILVER ANNIVERSARY Come Help Us Celebrate Our Twenty Fifth Anniversary .. . SEPTEMBER 14th thru NOVEMBER 19, 1988 SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY BONUSES Free Gifts Including Free Staddurn Blanket With A New Savings of $500 or More* MADISON NATIONAL BANK T HE _ KB KT NEXT DOOR THE MAIN OFFICE 1800 E. 12 MILE RD. MADISON HEIGHTS 548-2900 BRANCH I 25021 DEQUINDRE NEAR TEN MILE RL 548-3179 BRANCH II BRANCH III 600 E. 14 MILE RD. NEAR JOHN R RD. 585-7775 31055 JOHN R NEAR 13 MILE RD. 583-4140 *Limited offer, funds Member FDIC are Equal Housing Lender not transferable. KENNICE 855-5055 loehmann's-hunter square 31225 orchard lake road farmington hills, mi 48018 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 37