YOU'RE COVERED With Our New T•Shirt! Turtles Continued from Page 7 who wrote to the American tuna packing companies now sent letters to the Japanese car companies which con- tinue to boycott Israel? What if thousands of teachers taught them how fragile is the economic habitat of the Jewish state and how the Japanese are destroying thousands of Israeli jobs? The kids turned Ralston Purina (Chicken of the Sea) around on porpoise hunting. They turned McDonald's around on the use of foam packaging. Maybe they could convince Sony to spare a VCR for Israel. Maybe they could melt Mitsubishi's hard heart and save a job for an Ethiopian (or Russian) Jew. American Jews buy billions of dollars of Japanese cars and elec- tronics goods. Isn't it time to apply our own sanctions? What if, like the kids, we took a pledge not to swallow another Japanese product until they stop their despicable Arab business hunting tactics? In the post- Gulf war situation, attention is focused on the Arab boycott of Israel; there are widespread calls to stop it. Let's talk to the Japanese in language that they under- stand. Let's withhold American buying power from the Japanese until they stop harming Israel. Strike a blow for God's creation. Let's save the turtles . . . and the Jews. ❑ LOCAL NEWS I Project To Send Blankets To Kurds Gets Underway SUSAN GRANT Staff Writer W Subscribe Today To The Jewish News And Receive A T-Shirt With Our Compliments! From the West Bank to West Bloomfield — and all points in between — The Jewish News covers your world. And with our T-shirt, we cover new subscribers, too. The T-shirt is durable, comfortable, easy to care for and attractive. And it comes in an array of adults' and children's sizes. But most important, your new subscription will mean 52 information- packed weeks of The Jewish News, plus our special supplements, delivered every Friday to your mailbox. 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"I have some time on my hands and I'm a compas- sionate person," said Mrs. Fridkis, who has watched with disgust the television news reports detailing the Kurdish plight. "I felt this is something I could give my time to." She spent the next few days calling 20 synagogues, requesting their members donate new or clean used blankets to Kurdish refu- gees. She has not collected any blankets, but she re- mains optimistic. Many synagogue leaders said they would like to help, but needed more informa- tion, including how the do- nated blankets would be delivered to the refugees, she said. Mr. Costa, who called his involvement in Kurdish relief an extension of his community service efforts, recently made arrangements with the American Red Cross to deliver blankets to the Kurds. Blankets, espe- cially baby blankets, are in short supply in the region, he said. Donated blankets can be dropped off at synagogues and. Domino Pizza outlets, said Mr. Costa, who will pick up any blankets sent to syn- agogues. Donors will receive a medium pizza if blankets are taken to Domino's, he said. If the pizza is refused, the company will donate money to a Kurdish medical relief fund. During the next three weeks, Mr. Costa hopes to collect more than 100,000 blankets. The items will then be transferred to An- drews Air Force Base, where American Red Cross officials will deliver them to the Kurds. He is also accepting checks made out to the American Red Cross with the notation "Kurdish relief." The money will purchase medicine. For information, call Mr. Costa at 962-1776. Detroit Jews continue to remain interested in Kur- dish relief efforts. United Jewish Charities voted Wednesday to give $5,000 to a Kurdish relief fund established by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. The American Jewish World Service, a national organiza- tion based in New York, has also created a fund for Kurds. The Jewish Community Council Domestic Concerns Committee has taken a diff- erent tactic to show its sup- port. It passed a resolution this week condemning Iraqi repression of the Kurds. It urged the United States and other governments to ensure food and medical supplies for the Kurds and guarantee the safety of all Iraqi Kurds who wish to return home. ❑