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In fact, Republican National Party Chairman Lee Atwater, who has been a controversial fig- ure among Jews in the past for his alleged involvement in using a Democratic con- gressional candidate's Jewish status against him in a South Carolina race in 1978, has been speaking to Jewish groups since his mid- summer trip to Israel. Atwater fervently denies the 1978 charges, saying the Republican Party is more sensitive to anti-Semitism than other political parties. In recent speeches in South Carolina, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, At- water discussed a pro-Israel Republican platform. Officials from the Washington-based National Jewish Coalition, commonly referred to as the Republican Party's Jewish political arm, said Atwater's recent favorable position on Israel is sincere. "With the Reagan ad- ministration, a lot of Jews came to the forefront of the Republican Party," said Ben Waldman, National Jewish Coalition executive director. "It took a while to start mov- ing upward in the party. But during the eight years Reagan served the country, many of these Jews worked for George Bush. "What we are seeing is a natural outgrowth of Jews in the Republican Party," Waldman said. In another political ad- vancement, Chris Gersten, former National Jewish Co- alition executive director and founder, recently was appointed federal director for refugee resettlement. Despite projections by Republican leaders that Jews are moving away from their Democratic allegiances, results from the 1988 presidential election show that Jewish voters still voted Democratic by a land- slide, giving 70 percent of their votes to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis "Times have changed and America has changed," writes political consultant Milton Himmelfarb, author Judge Bernard Friedman of The Jews of Modernity. "Most whites once voted for Democratic presidential candidates but have long since changed to voting for Republicans. Irish Americans used to joke that their babies were baptized into the Catholic Church and the Democratic Party, but no longer. Practically alone among white voters, American Jews have chang- ed hardly at all." Further, some Democratic leaders suggest Jews are moving into higher ranks within the Republican party only because the Republicans head the ad- ministration. "I respect their views, but it is hard to swallow the con- cept that the Republican philosophy is more symbolic to Jewish causes," said at- torney Leon Cohan, who was appointed by Gov. Jim Blan- chard's to chair the Michigan Council for the Arts and the Michigan Board of Ethics. "There have always been a substantial number of Jews who have been active in the Republican Party. Now we are looking at long periods when Republicans have had party control in the White House. That is probably why there is an increase in active Jewish Republicans "This doesn't represent a significant change," Cohan said. "There are probably more today than 25 years ago. But the numbers are not significant. The Jewish vote is still Democratic." ❑ Markman Wanted To Return Home Attorney Stephen Markman was determined to come home. He had been living and working in Washington, D.C., since the mid-70s, and felt his options were limited to lobbying and public rela- tions law if he stayed in the capital.