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racism. This hoped-for con-
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blacks. Since it represents no
abandonment of self-interest,
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many black leaders to come
forward loudly and clearly on
the subject has been both
disappointing and disillusion-
ing to Jews.
In looking at the potential
for healing the bruised black-
Jewish relationship, it's
necessary to look beyond
these specific issues. Tensions
have been magnified by the
failure of each side to ap-
preciate the importance of
major symbols to the other.
The Jewish community has
not handled the Jesse
Jackson matter wisely. The
assault on Jackson by the
Jewish community neglected
to take into consideration the
symbolic importance for
blacks of the fact that a black
had reached the level of
serious presidential can-
didacy. Jewish opposition to
Jackson appeared too much
like an assault on black
political aspirations and it
was interpreted that way by
many blacks. Our near
hysteria compounded Jewish-
black polarization.

Black leaders, in their
reluctance to speak out quick-
ly and unequivocally against
black anti-Semitic eruptions,
failed to understand the
Jewish sense of vulnerability
in the face of overt anti-
Semitic bigotry and racism.
Despite Jewish achievements
in America, and despite the
diminishing number of anti-
Semitic incidents in this
country, Jews still feel in-

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secure and afraid. In Jewish
consciousness the Holocaust
is both history and symbol.
Silence on the part of respon-
sible and respected leaders is
frightening to Jews. It evokes
that symbol and is more
frightening than might be
justified by the objective
seriousness of the threat.
Blacks have not adequately
understood this. And so, each
side has been insensitive to
the other's symbols, and the
result has been a serious
deterioration in our rela-
tionship.
What once existed between
blacks and Jews may never be
restored. But we ought to re-
mind ourselves that we need
not respond to our currently
troubled relationship in a
polar way, as if the only alter-
native to the coalition which
once existed is hostility and
enmity. The relationship still
deserves the investment of
both sides in its improve-
ment. We share a common in-
terest in resisting racism and
bigotry and in expanding op-
portunities for all people. We
share concerns about the
state of our inner cities, about
day care, about public educa-
tion, and about the lack of af-
fordable housing. We should
certainly work to restore our
cooperative relationship in
these specific areas. Col-
laboration and friendship are
still possible, despite areas of
disagreement and even com-
petition. If we can add a
greater capacity to under-
stand each other's symbols
better, more healing .may be
possible between blacks and
Jews than either community
now realizes.

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he exclusion and eth-
nic violence blacks
and Jews have suffered
serve as a basis for a coalition
between the two, according to
Dr. Harry Holzer, associate
professor of economics at
Michigan State University.
"Both groups have a com-
mon interest in fighting
against that kind of
discrimination and suppor-
ting government efforts to
outlaw that kind of
discrimination," he said.
Holzer was one of four Lans-
ing community leaders who
spoke at a program last week
designed to promote better
understanding between black
and Jewish students at MSU.

The program, held at MSU,
attracted about 40 students
and Lansing-area residents.
Sponsored by the Michigan
State Hillel Jewish Student
Center, the lecture was held
in honor of Martin Luther
King Jr. Day.
Because Jews played a pro-
minent role in civil rights
organizations in the 1950s
and 1960s it made a coalition
workable, said the Rev.
Melvin Lester, pastor of the
Union Baptist Church in
Lansing.
But to make a coalition
workable today, Lester said,
blacks and Jews must speak
openly more often to find
shared interests that will
allow them to solve political
problems.
"I think working together

