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It has representation from temples Kol Ami, Shir Tikva, Shir Shalom, Beth El, Emanu-El and Israel. It plans ARZA Sabbaths at area temples and will bring in a national speaker next year. Detroit area Jews, says ARZA national board and Temple Israel member Judith Miller, give money to Israel through the Jewish Welfare Federation. Reform Jews must also show support through Reform programs, she says. "People who believe in freedom of religion for all Jews need to support ARZA. It ties one Jew to another in the good times and the bad. Those who are not ultra- Orthodox, who are not part of Rabbi (Menachem Mendel) Schneerson (Lubavitch), must also speak out," she says. "We want people to write the U.S. government in sup- port of Israel. We want peo- ple to write to the Israel government about the Law of Return — you know that battle will start again. "We want people to travel to Israel and support it with their money, their mouth, their letters and their bodies." In Israel, ARZA has estab- lished two communities in the desert north of Eilat, 18 synagogues throughout the country, kindergartens and the Israel Religious Action Center. IRAC has been standing up for Reform and Conservative Jews in the Israeli courts, including bat- tling for cemetery rights and the right of Reform rabbis to perform religious ceremonies. Until recently, Reform Jews have been forced by Orthodox rulings to be buried in shrouds, but IRAC went to court and won a decision allowing burials in caskets. The movement has also purchased its own cemetery in the Jerusalem area. It has lobbied the Jewish Agency to allocate more funds to programs operated by Reform institutions in Israel. Last year, the Agency allocated $1.6 million — 0.5 percent of its budget — to Reform, but is six months behind in its payments. Despite these battles, sup- port of Israel is ARZA's main concern, says Miller. The organization promotes trips to Israel and essay con- tests about Israel. "Only 10-15 percent of American Jews ever go to Despite the battles, support for Israel is ARZA's main concern. Israel," says Miller. "Reform must be more than just an American Judaism. But if people don't go to Israel, they won't under- stand how vulnerable Israel is. "Ramallah and Nablus are just around the corner. You can drive Israel's length in five hours and across its waist in half an hour. "I've been going to Israel every summer since 1976 and I've never seen an in- tifada. I want people to get on the planes and see for themselves. If they don't go, they'll never under- stand." ❑ OBITUARIES I James Kohner, 64 Electrical Engineer James Kohner, 64, of Farm- ington Hills, died March 17. Mr. Kohner was a self- employed electrical engineer who designed systems for con- veyor belts. He was a member of Congregation Beth Achim, B'nai B'rith, Jewish War Veterans and University of Michigan Alumni Asso- ciation. He leaves his wife,Elaine; son Harley of Austin, Thxas; daughters and sons-in-law, Gena and Doug Pew of Can- ton, Cheri and Dr. Dean Vic- tor of Bloomfield Hills; son, Steven Brown of Southfield; daughters Randa Brown of Southfield and Joni Brown of West Bloomfield; brother and sister-in-law, Alex and Alice of Southfield; and five grand- children.