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FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1989

lthough some Detroit-
area Jewish members
of the Democratic Par-
ty appear at ease with the re-
cent election of Ronald Brown
as the party's national com-
mittee chairman, some
Jewish Republicans seem
fearful.
Brown, 47, is the first black
person to head a major na-
tional political party, but his
appointment has been con-
troversial within the Jewish
community because Brown
served last year as convention
manager for Jesse Jackson,
who led the fight for inclusion
of a pro-Palestinian plank in
the Democratic Party
platform.
U.S. Rep. Sander M. Levin
(D-Southfield), former
Michigan state Democratic
chairman who actively sup-
ported Brown's candidacy for
the position, cited Brown's
independence.
"I am sure he would not
have (been active in Jackson's
campaign) if he could not
have supported Jesse Jackson
in good conscience," Levin
said. "Ron Brown did not
subscribe to every position
held by Jesse Jackson. He has
made clear that he will res-
pond to Jesse Jackson as to
other Democratic leaders,
with no hesitation to accept
his views when he is right nor
to reject them when he is
wrong. He believes the posi-
tion of national chair should
be totally independent from
anyone's and everyone's
presidential ambition."
He said Brown promised
not to let the chairmanship
be used for any such aspira-
tions. "I know him — and I
totally believe that he will
conduct himself on that
basis."
Levin said Brown, a
Washington, D.C., native who
was reared in Harlem, has
always despised bigotry and
that that has been the basis
of his longstanding, close rela-
tionship with the American
Jewish community, which has
included trips to Israel during
the last two decades and
Brown's network of friend-
ships within the community.
Brown came to Washington
as a national Urban League
representative. Prior to that,
he had been the first black

James D. Besser, Jewish
News Washington correspon-
dent, contributed to this
article.

fraternity member at Mid-
dlebury College. He also was
the first black partner of his
law firm, Patton, Boggs &
Blow.
Leon Cohan, former deputy
state attorney general and a
topMichigan Democratic Par-
ty leader, said Brown has "ar-
ticulated views that are sen-
sitive to the concerns of the
Jewish community and I
welcome his ascension.
"He has shown he is sen-
sitive to the concerns of the
Jewish community on the
issue of Palestinians. He has

Brown: despises bigotry.

dealt straightforwardly and
effectively with the Jewish
community.
"I think we have to look at
the real world in which we
live," said Cohan. "Here we
have a guy in the top of his
form as politician. His ex-
perience with the Jackson
campaign is not a negative."
Calling Brown "reasonable
and moderate," Cohan said he
felt the new chairaman
"represents the effective,
practical, coherent progres-
sion of leadership which the
Democratic Party needs.
"I think it's great that a
black person now heads a na-
tional party, not because he's
black, but because of ability.
You only have to look at the
effective leadership he show-
ed and the way he put
together his own campaign
for the chairmanship. It show-
ed a lot of class on his part."
While Democrats were sup-
portive, Jewish Republicans
took a decidedly different
view.
"It definitely sends a
message, one that I believe is
two-fold," said Jim Alexander,

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