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Local Writer Leaves
A Lasting Legacy
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1990
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Orchard Lk. Rd.
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FAMILY
SLIGGES-S THAT
MEMORIAL
CONTRIBLIT1ONS
BE MADE
1011
AMRICAN
CANCER
socury 04
N
o matter what ma-
terial riches one may
leave behind, there is
nothing that can compare
with the legacy of one's
writings. They are personal,
unique, and treasured. When
Phillip Goren died July 19 at
age 86, his funeral eulogy,
delivered by Rabbi David
Nelson, was enriched by
selections from Phil's
writings, both from the
Writers' Journal, published
by the Jewish Community
Center, and from his Book of
published
Reflections,
privately.
With these words written
from Phil's life experiences,
both Rabbi and author corn-
forted us all with a joy that
will forever provide a legacy
for his family and friends.
Phil was a singer of songs. He
was a sculptor. He was a poet.
He was a philosopher.
Phillip Goren, poet and
sculptor, was featured in the
1987 Journal, including not
only his poem on a bird in
flight, but also a photograph
of the marble sculpture of the
bird Phillip had made in a
class at the Birmingham-
Bloomfield Art Association
under the direction of
sculptor Sergio di Guisti.
Phillip Goren never stopped
investigating how things hap-
pen in nature and inside his
own soul.
Phil belonged to the Halevy
Music Group for years, and
his joy in life was reflected in
his joy in singing. It was part
of his religious experience, his
natural response to his
creator. When one of our
members was saddened by a
death in the family leaving
her the last of her generation,
he lovingly admonished her
with a reminder of how
precious her life was, how
grateful we had to be for
every moment.
When I photographed Phil
in the garden and garage/
studio of his home in Beverly
Hills with his sculptures in
metal, stone, wood, wire,
found objects, I realized how
the retired plumber had mov-
ed gracefully and inventively
from the field of utilitarian
welding to another of creative
composition. I interviewed
Norma Goldman is staff
adviser for the "Writers'
Journal" of the Jewish
Community Center
him in his home with his wife
Sylvia, his guitar, his
photographs of family, his
memorabilia from travels and
work in many lands. I was
struck by what an amazing
man he was.
The writers from the
Writers' Corner are all amaz-
ing. They come from a varie-
ty of backgrounds.
The Writers' Corner meets
the third or fourth Friday of
each month at the Jimmy
Prentis Morris Jewish Com-
munity Center at 10 a.m. The
next meeting will be August
24. Some of our writers have
never writen anymore than
an occasional letter before.
Some had written only for
themselves, for writing is
sometimes a private ex-
perience. Some of our writers
have had their works collectd
Phillip Goren
into bound volumes by their
appreciative families. History
is written from such
documents.
What can give a family
more satisfaction? What more
permanent legacy can one
leave?
❑
I NEWS I
Vaclav Havel Rebukes
Kurt Waldheim In Public
Bonn (JTA) — President
Vaclav Havel of
Czechoslovakia opened the
Salzburg, Austria, music
festival on Thursday with a
public rebuke of Kurt
Waldheim in his presence,
saying "people who try to
hide their true biography do
a disservice to their people,
their country and even to
themselves."
Havel and President
Richard von Weizsacker of
West Germany were receiv-
ed by Mr. Waldheim at the
opening ceremony and posed
for pictures with him. It was
unclear whether the three
men shook hands.
The address by Mr. Havel
perhaps carried more of a
sting than if he had heeded
the outcry of Jewish ac-
tivists and others to boycott
a meeting with the con-
troversial Austrian presi-
dent.
Several Jewish demon-
strators, led by Rabbi
Avraham Weiss of New
York, stood outside the
Mozartium concert hall in
Salzburg shouting "shame
for meeting Nazi Waldheim"
and "history will not
forget," as the presidents
arrived.
Rabbi Weiss and another
demonstrator managed to
enter the hall but were
hauled out after creating a
disturbance.
With Mr. Waldheim sit-
ting expressionless in the
front row, Mr. Havel told the
gathering of 1,500 guests,
"If a person is afraid to look
his own past in the eye, he
will also fear what lies
ahead. People who falsify
history don't rescue freedom;
they jeopardize it."
His remarks were alluding
to Mr. Waldheim's falsified
autobiography, which con-
cealed for nearly 40 years
his military service in World
War II with a Wehrmacht
unit that committed
atrocities against civilians
and partisan fighters in the
Balkans.
An Austrian investigation
concluded in 1988 that Mr.
Waldheim concealed his ser-
vice. It left open his role in
reprisals against civilians
and the deportation of Greek
Jews.
In Washington, B'nai
B'rith sent letters to Mr.
Havel and Mr. Weizsacker
expressing "profound disap-,
pointment" at their having
greeted Mr. Waldheim.
"What is the message you
are sending to the world,
when you greet in a diplo-
matic forum a man who has
practiced deceit and
falsehood in covering up his
odious Nazi past?" wrote
Seymour Reich, B'nai B'rith
president.