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hostile Arab states, she must
not only be strong but fierce
at times, because the Arabs
respect power more than
they admire kindness. The
only way they will make
peace with Israel is if they
are convinced they cannot
defeat her on the battlefield.
Anwar Sadat is proof of that.
When this war is over,
however long it lasts, the
United States and its allies
eventually will bring their
troops home. But Israel will
still be where she is, a tiny
oasis of western, democratic
government in a vast desert
of Arab states where Islamic

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funadmentalism is on the
rise.
And she must assert her
strength, whether one calls
it biblical revenge or con-
temporary politics. The
question is, now that the
world has seen what Israel
must contend with in strug-
gling against an irrational
foe who seeks her destruc-
tion, will the response to
Israeli military force be any
different?
We know there is sym-
pathy for Israel when she is
attacked. But can the world
come to admire her deter-
mination to live?

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I LOCAL NEWS

Church Donates Money
To Help Soviet Jews

SUSAN GRANT

Staff Writer

M

embers of the Christ
Church Cranbrook
Service Commission
say the money isn't impor-
tant.
By writing a $500 check to
the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign, the Bloomfield Hills
congregation simply wanted
to show their support to the
Detroit Jewish community.
Commission members re-
cently sent a check to the
campaign to help the Jewish
community resettle the nu-
merous Soviet refugees who
have come to Detroit in the
past few years, said Helen
Guittard, who serves on the
commission.
"We knew there was a real
need within the Jewish
community in our area with
the influx of Soviet Jews,"
Ms. Guittard said.
Through her neighbor,
Dorie Miller, Ms. Guittard
got a glimpse,of the time and
the money needed to resettle
Soviet Jews in Detroit. Mrs.
Miller and her son and
daughter-in-law, Jim and
Arleen Miller, are helping
two Soviet families adjust to
American life, Ms. Guittard
said.
Armed with information
supplied by the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation on reset-
tlement needs, Ms. Guit-
tard brought her concern to
the service commission in
December.
"The concept of the service
commission is to try to an-
swer all the service needs
within the whole commun-
ity," said Eugene Stein-
inger, commission chair-
man. In the past few years,
the commission has reached
out to organizations outside

the church which help the
needy.
So when Ms. Guittard pro-
posed the project, the com-
mission quickly approved it,
Mr. Steininger said.
"We didn't think we gave
a large amount of money; we
just wanted to be a part of
it," Ms. Guittard said. While
commission members
believe the Detroit Jewish
community is financially
able to resettle Soviet Jews,
"we wanted them to know
we support their efforts,"
she said.
While the Allied Jewish
Campaign has never
solicited money from the
non-Jewish community,
more non-Jews or organiza-
tions have given to the cam-
paign or Operation Exodus
recently, said Allan Gelfond,
campaign director. "We're
grateful to accept the dona-
tions. We're not going to
turn them away."
Although this marks the
first time Christ Church
Cranbrook has given money
to Jewish causes, the church
has reached out to the Jew-
ish community before, Ms.
Guittard said. "It just gen-
erally doesn't get into the
news."
The Rev. Almus Thorp has
established a strong rela-
tionship with Rabbi Daniel
Polish of Temple Beth El
and St. Aidan's Roman
Catholic Church in Livonia,
Mr. Steininger said. The
three groups are trying to
find a project where they can
work together to help the
needy.
Many people talk about
having interfaith dialogue,
Ms. Guittard said. While
talking to each other is im-
portant, "We believe there is
also a time for action," she
said. ❑

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