`=. Greater Detroit Chapter • of Hadassah Rabbi Lobbies For Animal Rights • • But the animal protection movement has run into pro- blems in the Jewish corn- munity, especially among the Orthodox. "The issue of kosher slaughter has been a pro- blem," White said. "Many animal rights groups have labeled it inhumane. So there has been a reticence on the part of Orthodox groups to have anything to do with animal rights groups." "There is an increase in the number of Jews who are vegetarian," according ,t1 White, who serves as Jewish chaplain at Georgetown University. "And vegetarianism is the route to participation for many. There's a new group devoted to coping with the appalling treatment of animals in Israel. There's a woman who has written a Haggadah for vegetarian Jews. The entire animal rights movement has really gained a sense of respectability, in terms of its acceptance with the' public and its treatment in the media." the day with us at our FALL EXTRAVAGANZA Tuesday, September 12, 1989 UNIQUE DESIGN BOUTIQUES 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. COOKING DEMONSTRATION & LUNCH 11:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. featuring ELWIN GREENWALD Jews May Affect Race For Pepper's Seat The race to fill the seat left open by the death of Rep. Claude Pepper, D-Fla., has taken on strong Jewish overtones. Last week, Gerald Richman, a Jew, won the Democratic nomination; earlier, the Republican nomination was captured by State Sen. Ileana Ros- Lehtinen, a Cuban-born educator. The Miami- district is an ethnic hodgepodge, with strong Jewish and Cuban communities. Earlier, Republican National Com- mittee chairman Lee Atwater had declared the seat a Cuban-Anerican seat; Richman countered by declar- ing it an "American seat." According to some analysts, the Jewish vote could prove critical. Apparently Ros- Lehtinen thinks so, too; recently, she was seen on a flight to Israel, on a whirl- wind one-day visit apparent- ly intended to establish her pro-Israel credentials in the community. Analysts also point to the possibility of a black-Jewish coalition developing in the district to oppose Ros-Lehtinen. Jews Back Safe Haven For Central Americans Immigration remains a strong Jewish concern here in the Capitol, even when Jews are not the ones seeking refuge in this country. A case in point is the fight over a bill by Rep. Joe Moakley, D-Mass., and Sen. Dennis DeConcini, D-Ariz., which would provide tem- porary "safe haven" to El Salvadoran and Nicaraguan nationals living in this coun- try before March 1 of this year. No one knows how many Central American refugees are living underground in American cities; the Moakley-DeConcini bill, say supporters, would provide a mechanism for providing a solid estimate of their numbers and an assessment of their requests for asylum. 0 2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Executive Chef of Detroit's Renowned Von Dyke Place Chef Greenwald will prepare and demonstrate the Kosher Lunch that will be served. Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills Couvert 5 15.00 Guests Welcome Reservations & Checks must be received by Tuesday, September 5. Moil check and form to: HADASSAH, 5030 Orchard Lake Rood, W. Bloomfield, MI 48033 Nome Group Address City Phone Seat me with. Please indicate if you are o new member os of June 1989. Enclosed is a check payable to Hadassah for $ for reservations at $15.00 each. • Bobysitting available by reservation only. Call 683-5030 or 357-2920 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 31 MIN NA • Washington has advocates for just about every cause, so it should come as no surprise that proponents of animal rights are a growing force here.$ What might be a sur- prise is the fact that a leading spokesman for the movement is a rabbi and a leader in an ecumenical organization that brings a religious perspective to bear on the animal rights question. Rabbi Harold White of the International Network on Religion and Animals sees a growing interest in the animal protection movement — and a growing respon- siveness of Jews both here and in Israel to the movement. "We're not exactly a lobby- ing or a political organiza- tion," White said. "What we do is attempt to awaken the consciousness of clergy on an ecumenical basis on the issue of animal rights and the ethical treatment of animals!' And growing interest by religious leaders, he in- dicated, can have a big impact as Congress begins to tackle these complex issues. cordially invites you to spend