CONTENTS I OPINION Reception In Israel Defines Jewishness DANNY ARONSON N 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 Continued on Page 10 24 CLOSE-UP SHARI COHEN A chance discovery in the attic changed forever one woman's life. 52 SPORTS Jodi Motion 57 MICHELLE COHEN Jodi Lipshaw balances books and dance with the MSU Motion. 57 BUSINESS Homework STEVEN M. HARTZ Some mothers are finding work at home is the best of two worlds. center The family section spotlights Israel Independence Day. 67 67 ENTERTAINMENT Music Man HEIDI PRESS Playing, producing, composing and arranging are Marty Kosins' musical range. 83 AROUND TOWN JARC Art Sinai Hospital hosts a showing and dinner for 23 communal artists. 85 FASHION 83 In The Bag CARLA JEAN SCHWARTZ The first fashion fundraiser for NFIC may become an annual event. DEPARTMENTS 30 41 42 48 80 84 , Inside Washington Community Synagogues Education Fine Arts For Seniors 90 93 94 100 103 130 Teens B'nai Mitzvah Engagements Births Single Life Obituaries CANDLELIGHTING 85 8:11 p.m. April 28, 1989 9:17 p.m. Sabbath ends April 29 THE DETF3PII)EW.1$1:1