CONTENTS
I OPINION
Reception In Israel
Defines Jewishness
DANNY ARONSON
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of long ago I attended
the reception being
held by the Detroit
Jewish Community Council
at the Jerusalem Laromme
Hotel.
The evening brought out a
lot of old spirit and gave us a
chance to say something to
the folks back home. But,
looking back, I have the feel-
ing something was missing
from our time together.
Something went unsaid. Or
at least something should
have been said.
We Israelis were asked to
say a few words about
ourselves; what we miss or
don't miss about Detroit, and
about our lives here in Israel.
This was meant to give our
visitors a better understan-
ding about us and about
Israel. And, so we tried. We
tried but I'm not sure we
Is the answer as
simple as bagels
and cream
cheese? One
simply is Jewish
and nothing need
be done about it.
weren't just stirring our own
soup instead of making any
kind of impression.
Most of the responses, I
guess, could be considered
pretty predictable. Of course
every one of us dearly misses
our families and old friends.
And who amongst us couldn't
miss that special Motown
flavor of things that almost
seems to capture its
residents? Whether it be
those famed long drives "out
past the lakes," lunch in the
DIA cafeteria, or simply the
lights of Tiger Stadium, these
things will be yearned for by
Detroit folk no matter where
else they live away from
Detroit.
But what about the other
things, the things we've found
in Israel, the things I believe
only half the people in the
reception hall that March
evening know about?
How can I tell you how it
feels to be a person? How can
I tell you how it feels to be a
Jew? How can I tell you how
Danny Aronson is a native
Detroiter who has lived in
Israel five years. He is a
graduate student in political
science at Hebrew University.
Patches In Time
it feels to actually love the
place you live, to actually
have a deep emotional attach-
ment not only to the beauty
of the hills of Jerusalem, the
green landscapes of the Galil,
and the nutritional dryness
that comes from the desert
breeze, but also with a people?
Our people.
What we find in Israel is
fulfillment. It happnes on dif-
ferent levels to different peo-
ple, but essentially we all
sense the same fulfillment.
Call it emotional, spiritual,
idealogical, intellectual, or
religious. It's something dif-
ficult to put into terms to peo-
ple who don't discover it. But
for a Jew this fulfillment is
essentially connected to the
land of Israel. This went un-
said in the Laromme that
night because you cannot ex-
plain how it feels to live in
freedom.
One of the ongoing themes
since the creation of the state
of Israel has been the ques-
tion of "need?' Little can be
argued on this issue pertain-
ing to American Jewry. Israel
is a client state of the U.S.
government, and the Ameri-
can Jewish community is the
contributing factor. But
sometimes need can be looked
at differently from political or
financial independence. In
this instance it is true that
Israeli Jews need American
Jews. Just as Israel needs
America.
But what about the idea
that Jews need Jews per se?
Little can be argued about
this as well. But, how we need
them is another question.
The truth is, Israel needs
American Jews only one way:
and that is here in Israel. No
matter how many ways it's
justified otherwise, the solu-
tion to many — if not all — of
our problems is for Jews to be
where they belong.
The question of our ex-
istence will not ultimately be
won by contributions of large
sums of money, or belonging
to political pressure groups. It
will be won here, on the soil
of our country.
By being in Israel, two of
the country's immediate
security problems are attack-
ed with force. One, defense
and the undenying security of
population. Two, economics
and the contribution to our
greatest natural resource: the
Jewish people.
What we need is what we
have always needed that is,
not to need. Or does the
history and heritage of our
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CLOSE-UP
SHARI COHEN
A chance discovery in the attic
changed forever one woman's life.
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SPORTS
Jodi Motion
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MICHELLE COHEN
Jodi Lipshaw balances books
and dance with the MSU Motion.
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BUSINESS
Homework
STEVEN M. HARTZ
Some mothers are finding work
at home is the best of two worlds.
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The family section spotlights
Israel Independence Day.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Music Man
HEIDI PRESS
Playing, producing, composing and
arranging are Marty Kosins' musical range.
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JARC Art
Sinai Hospital hosts a showing
and dinner for 23 communal artists.
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In The Bag
CARLA JEAN SCHWARTZ
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NFIC may become an annual event.
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