TRAVEL Jewish Zurich A A Continued from preceding page • 'NI A WAIF Wall Street can wait a year. Law School can wait a year. The Rat Race can wait a year. BUT ISRAEL CAN'T WAIT! Later, Jews were periodical- ly expelled from and re- admitted to Zurich. Then, in the 17th century, they were expelled from all of Switzer- land. But the history of per- secution ended in 1866 when a new Swiss constitution gave Jews full freedom. Today, Jews enjoy security and often prosperity in Zurich. They are bankers, merchants, watchmakers, lawyers, academicians. And they live in an environment that is far different from that of Jews here in earlier centuries. In fact, this is one of the few cities in Europe where a church is of special interest to Jewish travelers because of its enthusiastic support of a Jewish artist. The Fraumunster is a distinctive landmark in the OTZMA (Now in its fifth year) •It's a 10-month fellowship program in Israel for only $1,000.* 'It's travel, study, work and exploration. 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Today, Zurich's Jews are fully integrated in the city where they comprise the largest group of German- speaking Jews in the world. ❑ Passion Play Gets Poor Review From Jews Alysa Goldberg EMU, 485-2495 Wendy Littky MSU, (517) 332-2765 Lisa Kruman U-M, 994-3979 or call Yefet Ozery, Israel Program Center 6600 W. Maple Road • West Bloomfield, MI 48322 • (313) 661-5440 Deadline for registration, April 30, 1990 *In Michigan, a project of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit. Funded by United Jewish Charities in partnership with the Jewish Welfare Federation and the Jewish Agency for Israel. .f Berkley Health Foods io LOTS OF LEATHER STYLES & COLORS TO CHOOSE FROM! PLUS...WALL UNITS, DINING RMS., DINETTES, BEDROOMS, LAMPS, PAINTINGS AND MUCH MORE! HOURS: MON, THURS, FRI 10-9 & TUES, WED, SAT 10-6 ORCHARD MALL Maple at Orchard Lk. Rd. 855-4065 A Happy & Healthy Passover To All Our Friends, Relatives And Customers 282.3 Coolidge, Berkley 543;3505 TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS DAVID BIBER lViE4 Ale "O Our(9 greatest Natural 7 Resource CRISPIAN CADILLAC It t HAPPY PASSOVER 100 FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1990 New York (JTA) — Three national human rights organizations are urging producers of the centuries- old Oberammergau Passion play in Germany to revise the drama and eliminate its negative portrayal of Jews. The play, which deals with the crucifixion of Jesus, has been performed at the beginning of every decade since 1663. Performed by the local villagers, it has brought the Bavarian Alpine village a flourishing tourist business. Although the play has been rewritten several times since the end of World War II, out of consideration for Jewish sensibilities, it still depicts Jews as responsible for the crucifixion. The National Conference of Christians and Jews, the American Jewish Com- mittee and the Anti- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith in a joint statement welcomed efforts by the Oberammergau officials to reduce anti-Jewish stereotyping, but expressed regret that "some elements of. the play continue to por- tray Judaism in a negative light. "Particularly disturbing is the retention of the 'blood curse' from Matthew: 27, which has been used for cen- turies to support the charge of deicide against the Jewish people and frequently as a justification of violence against them." Two Catholic theologians from Temple University, Leonard Swidler and Gerard Sloyan, in consultations with rabbis and lay leaders of the three organizations, have developed a brochure titled "Guidelines for the 1990 Oberammergau Pas- sion Play and Other Passion Plays," to help viewers better understand the prob- lem of anti-Semitism in pas- sion plays. A half a million tourists are expected to see the drama this summer. AJCongress Announces Trips The American Jewish Con- gress International Travel Program will begin the 1990 tour season with its new World Travel Guide. High- lights in the 136-page brochure are: • "A Tale of Three Cities,"- led by David Ruderman, pro- fessor of Jewish history at Yale, is a 15-day visit to Venice, Prague and Amsterdam. • "Eastern Europe High- lights" will give the traveler 12 days to explore the changes and the excitement in Hungary, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. • "Eastern Europe: Jewish Roots" is a 19-day visit to Hungary, Poland, Czechoslo- vakia, Bulgaria and Holland. • "Israel with the K-I-D-S" is designed especially for families with young children. For information, or to receive a copy of the World Travel Guide, call the American Jewish Congress, at (212) 879-4588; or 1-800-221-4694.