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me that Judaism can be
defined in two sentences:
"There is one God" and "love
thy neighbor as thyself."
There can be only one
reason for the stepped-up at-
tacks against non-Orthodox
Jews and that is they are los-
ing strength.
Reform Judaism is the
fastest growing branch of
Judaism and, having been a
part of the Reform movement
since the age of 14, I cannot
understand this hostility
when we support Orthodox
institutions but do not wish to
lead our everyday lives in an
Orthodox way.
Religion is supposed to
unite people. Not only is the
opposite happening inter-
religiously, but intra-
religiously too.

Leonard H. Trunsky
West Bloomfield

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1988

Not To See Israel
Is A Great Loss
Israel, the Jewish state that
was, lost her existence because
nobody cared. God gave the
Jewish people a homeland,
but they thumbed their noses
at it and in turn signed their
own death sentence.
I hope this epitaph never
happens.
I spent the summer of 1988
as a volunteer for the Israeli
army and later worked on a
kibbutz lending a hand where
a hand was needed. I enjoyed
my experiences very much.
Standing atop the hills near
Haifa and overlooking the
setting sun falling into the
Mediterranean, it was dif-
ficult for me to believe that
this country is in a state of
emotional turmoil.
The madrich (leader) of our
volunteer group on the army
base, warned us that the
outlook for Israel does not
look good "because not
enough Jews, especially from
Western cultures, are moving
to Israel. The Israeli Arabs
are gaining in number
because of their increased bir-
thrate. Eventually, they will
outnumber the Jews."
"The Jews are very clever,"
he continued, "so if they
would use their cleverness for
Israel, Israel would be a
strong country, indeed a land
of paradise . . ."
Unwittingly, the American
Jew is playing into the hands
of the Arabs by believing
every story the media print.
This tends to frighten the
Jews into believing that
Israel is dangerous to visit
and mistreating Arabs in the
territories. During my four
months in Israel, I did not see
one stone thrown. The Arabs
I met in Israel had good pay-
ing jobs and expressed a love
for Israel.

The Israelis I met were ex-
tremely happy to see an
American tourist. I was tru-
ly treated as a daughter of
Israel. "We don't want to be
abandoned" they said to us.
Israel does have its problems.
The American Jew should not
add to her problems and
catalyze the economy into a
tailspin recession .. .
It is a great loss not to ex-
perience Israel. It is not fair
for American Jews to sit back
in their comfortable homes
and criticize Israel from afar.

Sharon Plotnick
Southfield

Jewish Home Has
Enough Prayer Books
The Jewish Home for Aged
is extremely gratified by the
community's response to
Martin Sonne's letter regar-
ding JHA Borman Hall's
prayer book supply (Sept. 30).
We would like your readers
to know that the care needs of
the Home's residents are
changing because the popula-
tion is becoming more frail.
There are, however, ample
prayer books to meet the
needs of residents whose vi-
sion and ability permit their
use, staff, and visitors atten-
ding holiday and Sabbath ser-
vices .. .

Alan S. Funk
Executive Vice President
Jewish Home For Aged

Holier Than Thou
According To Map
In your Close-Up article on
Nathan Lewin (Sept. 23), I
believe that the caption for
the first photograph erred in
stating that the map on the
left was of the "Holy Land."
Of course, there is always
the possibility that those of us
who live along the eastern
coast of the United States,
from South Carolina to Con-
nectieut, consider this region,
which is actually depicted in
this early map to have
spiritual significance.

Philip Wesler
West Hartford, Conn.

Coverage Brought
A Full House
The members of Sholem
Aleichem Institute wish to
thank The Jewish News for
the publication of our holiday
assemblies. Your excellent
coverage brought us a full
house at each assembly.
We wish to commend you on
your coverage of segments in
the greater Detroit Jewish
community.

Bette Schein
President,
Sholem Aleichem Institute