LETTERS I THE UNBEATABLE DEALER THE UNBEATABLE DEALER THE UNBEATABLE DEALER JOE PANIAN AND CHEVROLET ANNOUNCE THE LARGEST END Continued from Page 6 title would think the merger was a "done deal." But please remember, the members haven't voted yet. Southfield is a wonderful ci- ty. This is where Beth Achim should stay. Why discard a truly gorgeous structure that cannot be duplicated? That would be such a waste of financial resources. Over 60 percent of our membership resides right here in South- field, Oak Park and Hun- tington Woods. The boards of Beth Achim and B'nai Moshe would be wise to put their energies in- to strengthening their membership base and fiscal base here in Southfield while concurrently sprucing up this beautiful synagogue building on 12 Mile Road near Lahser. West Bloomfield and Farm- ington Hills have plenty of temples and synagogues. They don't need another one. But Southfield and its neighboring cities need Beth Achim. It's time to stop this foolish pattern of leap-frogging every . 20 years. Let's put our collec- tive foot down and say, "Hell no, we won't go!" MODEL ISM NOW! WHILE SELECTION IS GREAT! NOW! WHILE MAXIMUM DISCOUNTS ALLOWANCES ARE HERE! , . 41 Im'ai•VIIDIN dritosnammecopinpr,""r"- Ar- RIMENNI TOTAL 1991's AVAILABLE 1991 CUSTOM EURO LUMINA TOTAL 1991's AVAILABLE 26- 12 1991 CAVALIER 1991 CAPRICE TOTAL 1991's AVAILABLE Andrea Gordon Southfield 18 Yavneh Vs. Perceived Need 1991 CORSICA LT TOTAL 1991's AVAILABLE 1991 BERETTA TOTAL 1991's AVAILABLE 1991 GEO METRO TOTAL 1991's AVAILABLE 12 14 25 -/ ■-- -14- ' ' Nib.. T W -- ' 111.011 . a / i t *La_ ., _ot 1111. ■ Am A. , MIIIMINt ■ NEW 1991 GEO STORM TOTAL 1991's AVAILABLE %es ■ AWN", - Iffer"-91: , - • -X 1991 GEO PRIZM TOTAL 1991's AVAILABLE 1991 CONVERSION VAN TOTAL 1991's AVAILABLE 28 13 1991 CORVETTE TOTAL 1991's AVAILABLE 'Customer must qualify for first time buyer program and/or GM Employee Option No. 2. All vehicles are subject to prior sale. Some special rates are in lieu of rebates. All cars and trucks. State tax, title, transfer and documentation fee are extra. Gees Dealer MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK CENTER 28111 TELEGRAPH AT 12 MILE & 1-696 SOUTHFIELD D E gin 355-1000 l E ! MON. & THURS. TIL 9 PM , THE UNBEATABLE DEALER THE UNBEATABLE DEALER THE UNBEATABLE DEALER 10 FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1991 E R In response to Marvin Goldman's requiem for Yavneh Academy in last week's Jewish News, I am dismayed that during its course he felt the need to throw a stone at public educa- tion, as well as berate the en- tire local Reform community. Yavneh was a wonderful school and an interesting idea, but nowhere in his arti- cle did Mr. Goldman touch on the pivotal reason that Yavneh did not succeed: perceived need vs. real need. Time and again in this com- munity, when great programs are not popular or well- supported financially, the passionate, well-meaning peo- ple behind them blame lack of publicity, lack of rabbinate buy-in, lack of support in the press, etc. A reason that is simple and often obvious, but rarely cited in the final analysis: lack of real need. Yavneh sprung up in the midst of some of the best public school systems anywhere in this country. One would be hard-pressed to cite another area where so many excellent public schools exist contiguously. We also live in an area blessed by many strong Reform congregations with excellent supplemental religious school opportunities. As Reform Jews in greater Detroit we are fortunate to have a variety of fine educa- tional and religious choices. What we really are talking about here is the new educa- tional buzz-word for the 1990s: choice. Yavneh Academy was an exciting op- tion offered to the communi- ty by a hardworking and talented group of people. The community chose not to buy- in financially and/or conceptually. Don't obscure the real lesson of Yavneh by casting aspersions at already- maligned public education or the local Reform community. Yavneh stood proudly for its own brand of excellence; all else aside, perhaps the need just didn't exist at this time. Mindy Nathan Bloomfield Township Education And Reform Mr. Goldman's post-mortem for Yavneh contains many statements with which I would wholeheartedly agree. However, I must demur when he states that Jewish educa- tion is not as important to a Reform parent as it is to Con- servative and Orthodox parents. In the past 40 years, I have found nothing but intense concern on the part of Reform parents for the Jewish educa- tion of their children. One of the primary reasons for belonging to a congregation is the desire on the part of parents to enroll their children in religious school. The Detroit area Reform religious schools educate about 3,000 young people in grades K-12, and I have had the privilege to see many of them assume significant leadership in our community as knowledgeable and dedicated Jews. The Reform congregations' religious schools are offering excellent Jewish education and are continually improv- ing their curricula with in- novative and timely ideas. Walter M. Stark Huntington Woods