CELEBRATE A VICTORY IN THE PERSIAN GULF. 2,346 years ago in ancient Persia, the wicked Haman schemed to destroy the Jewish People. But through a miraculous se- quence of events, involving Mordehai and Queen Esther, the tables were turned; Haman and his henchmen were hanged on the gallows. Every year this victory is celebrated on the joyous Festival of Purim. And although the story of Purim happened thousands of years ago, its lesson of faith and trust in G-d is as relevant today as ever. This year Purim starts on Wednesday night, February 27, and continues through Thursday, February 28. The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, urges all to celebrate Purim and its observances: • On Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the story of Purim is read in the Synagogue from the scroll of Esther. Make sure you're there, and bring the kids with you. • On Thursday, Purim day, send a holiday package of at least two kinds of food to at least one friend. • Give charity to at least two poor people, or put two coins in a charity box, on Purim day. • Recite the "Al Hanissim" in all Purim prayers and Grace after meals. • Eat a Festive Purim meal on Thursday afternoon. So this year, celebrate Purim, and send a message of true Jewish strength — that trust in G-d is stronger than anything. CHABAD LUBAVITCH Chabad Lubavitch Michigan Headquarters Jack and Miriam Shenkman Education Center 28555 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (313) 737-7000 BRANCHES University of Michigan Chabad House Lazaroff-Schaver Student Center 715 Hill Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (313) 769-3078 Rabbi Aharon Y. Goldstein Regional Director: Rabbi Berel Shemtov Lubavitch Foundation Associate Director: Rabbi Yitschak M. Kagan Future Headquarters Synagogue Campus of Living Judaism, Maple Rd. between Drake and Halsted Rds. Development and Planning: Dr. Chayim D. Kagan INSTITUTIONS Oholei Yosef Yitschok Lubavitch Day School 28555 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (313) 737-5781 Director: Rabbi Bentsiyon Stein Rosh Yeshiva: Rabbi Yosef Y. Gourarie Camp Gan Israel/Esther Allan Bais Chabad of Bloomfield Hills (313) 634-6010 Rabbi Moshe Polter Congregation Beth Chabad of Farmington Hills Seymour and Martha Goldman Center 32000 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (313) 855-2910 Rabbi Chayim M. Bergstein Chabad House of Eastern Michigan Arlene and Rose Lando Center 2615 Michigan Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 (616) 957-0770 Rabbi Yosef Y. Weingarten Route 1, Box 272, Lake Valley Road Kalkaska, MI 49646 (616) 258-9824 Administrator: Mrs. Berel Shemtov Huntington Woods Minyan Camp Gan Israel Farmington Hills Lubavitch Center of Oak Park 28555 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (313) 737-7000 Director: Rabbi Shimon Druk Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe 25615 Greenfield Souhfield, MI 48075 (313) 569-9514 Director: Rabbi Yosef Mishulovin Outreach Education and Outreach: Rabbi Herschel Finman Community Outreach: Rabbi Yosef Y. Keselman Family Visitation: Rabbi Yitschak A. Mann Hospital Visitation: Rabbi Moshe Zaklikofski Chcibad House on Wheels: Rabbi Hershel Zaklos 30 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1991 Mishkan Israel Nusach H'Ari 14000 W. Nine Mile Road Oak Park, MI 48237 (313) 543-6611 Rabbi Moshe Zaklikofski Chabad of North Oak Park 25539 Briar Drive Oak Park, MI 48237 (313) 967-4113 Rabbi Yehoshua Morozow Lubavitch Mikvaos (Ritualariums) Ann Arbor Flint (upcoming) Grand Rapids Oak Park West Bloomfield (313) 543-0074 Rabbi Dovid Shepherd (313) 769-3078 (313) 230-0770 (616) 649-6788 (313) 398-1888 (313) 626-1807 Chabad House of Toledo 2350 Secor Toledo, OH 43606 (419) 535-1930 Rabbi Yosef Y. Shemtov Bais Chabad Torah Center of West Bloomfield 5595 W. Maple Road West Bloomfield, MI 48033 (313) 855-6170 Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg Brochures concerning the laws and customs of Purim can be obtained free of charge from any of the offices listed above. BAC KG ROU N D German Guilt Continued from preceding page to Baghdad with enormous cash incentives." According to the report, German and Austrian ex- perts left Iraq before Christmas but returned secretly: "They got off the plane from Baghdad for ap- pearances' sake and then went right back on the same Iraqi Airways plane." As if these revelations were not enough, the Ger- man government has been deeply embarrassed by Western anger and disgust at its niggardly, some say cowardly, response to the Gulf crisis. Germany, economic giant of Europe, pledged a mere $3 billion dollars to the allied war effort and reluctantly sent 18 Alpha jets, some minesweepers and some near obsolete equipment for the allied effort. The German government refused for several months to provide crucial and des- perately-needed spare parts for Britain's Tornado fighter bombers and Milan anti- tank missiles. The British Government, in a stinging memo to Bonn, had to threaten to make the matter public if the Germans did not deliver the parts. In an editorial entitled "A German Disgrace," the Hamburg-based magazine Stern pointed out to its readers the unpalatable fact that allied soldiers and civilians might soon be dy- ing at the hands of a "despot" armed by Germans with weapons of mass destruction. "It is hardly surprising that people abroad consider this despicable," warned the magazine. " We'll be made to pay for it." Israel may have to be con- tent with $165 million and assurances that "you can count on Germany and the German people." More powerful nations might not be appeased so cheaply. 0 European Congress Split Over Rewards For Syria Brussels (JTA) — Opposi- tion has developed within the European Parliament to rewarding Syria financially for its participation in the U.S.-led coalition of Western and Arab countries now fighting Iraq. The parliament, the Euro- pean Community's legislative body based in Strasbourg, France, is divid- ed over a decision by the 12 E.C. foreign ministers to release some $200 million in withheld grants and loans to Syria. The parliament must give formal approval when it convenes next week. Some of the 518 deputies have expressed concern that Syria is a country where "human rights are still violated on a large scale." Others insist, however, that Syria's participation in the coalition is an "impor- tant political development" and say Damascus will have an important role to play in the postwar diplomatic pro- cess. The ministers' decision in Brussels earlier this month ended a four-year economic freeze of Syria. The E.C. suspended financial and economic cooperation with that country in 1986 because of the alleged association of the Syrian authorities with terrorists who tried to blow up an El Al plane at Heathrow airport near Lon- don. The E.C. also applied sanc- tions against Damascus, in- cluding a ban on arms sales and the cancellation of high- level visits. Israel To Get German Aid Bonn (JTA) — The Bonn government has announced officially that it will allocate $102 million to Israel to buy Patriot anti-missile bat- teries from the United States. The cash is in lieu of the Patriot batteries Germany originally offered from its own stock, which turned out to be better suited to down- ing enemy aircraft than intercepting the Iraqi Scud missiles launched at Israel. Germany also confirmed that it has offered Israel and Egypt unspecified numbers of armored reconnaissance vehicles which can detect nuclear, biological or chemical weapons. The vehicles, known as ABC, are from the stock of the dismantled East German army and are being offered free of charge. In addition, Israel will receive eight of Germany's advanced Fox vehicles.