Lansing resident Kurt Gorwitz, a
Holocaust survivor from Austria,
protests Farrakhan.
student organization; repre-
sentatives of Hispanic
groups; and As One mem-
bers. The latter left when
speakers made anti-
Farrakhan comments.
Finkelstein regretted in-
clusion of the comments,
stating they happened
despite the fact the rally was
to focus on broader issues.
A candlelight rally outside
the MSU Auditorium was
specifically aimed at Far-
rakhan. It led to some angry
words and a pushing inci-
dent.
Discussing Farrakhan's
appearance this week,
Richard Lobenthal, Mich-
igan ADL director, described
the Nation of Islam minister
as "a very clever anti-
Semite, a Jew-baiter and a
racist" who is "a serious an-
noyance and his poison is in-
fectious." However, Loben-
thal added, "The black
community does not em-
brace Farrakhan."
He said the ADL and the
Jewish Community Council
have been holding a dia-
logue between Jewish and
black lawyers and are hop-
ing to organize one with
educators.
"I think both communities
are sensitive to outreaching
to each other," he said.
Linda Soberman, presi-
dent of the Michigan ADL
Regional Advisory Board,
said a group of Jews and
blacks will hold a discussion
of mutual issues at a private
home and are planning a
black-Jewish Passover seder
at Temple Beth El.
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Tacoma Makes
Farrakhan
Honorary Citizen
Tacoma (JTA) — Leaders of
the Jewish community here
expressed outrage last mon-
th at the granting of
honorary citizenship by the
city of Tacoma to Nation of
Islam leader Louis Far-
rakhan.
Tacoma Mayor Karen
Vialle said she bestowed
honorary citizenship on Far-
rakhan at the request of
black Muslims, who
organized his Jan. 26 speech
before a standing-room-only
audience of 3,000 at the
Temple Theater here.
Tacoma City Councilman
Jack Warnick, who is Jew-
ish, wrote a letter to Vialle
and members of the council
saying he "was disturbed by
the fact that Tacoma, which
has worked for several
decades to improve relations
between its various com-
munities, should present
this man honorary citizen-
ship."
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