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THE WOMEN OF
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
It's A Mitzvah
Rabbi Lane Steinger
JFA Board Member
pany that has American con-
nections, and most other
markets overseas avoid him
like the plague out of fear of
American retaliation.
He can not even leave
Israel. Because of America's
extradition treaties with most
countries, he could be ar-
rested the moment he set foot
anywhere and held for the
Americans. The campaign of
persecution continues.
Said one of his friends: In
the truest sense of the word,
he is a war invalid, injured in
a crucial battle, and then
abandoned. His superiors
knew what he was doing, en-
couraged him — and then
chose to forget him.
With all other avenues clos-
ed to him, Aviam Sella went
back to university in Israel,
starting his doctorate studies
all over again. Not long ago
he received the degree. His
thesis was based on valuable
studies as to how crucial deci-
sions are reached when the
decision-maker is under
pressure, and subject to a flow
of information which he has
no time to analyze
thoroughly. The findings are
applicable both to fighter
pilots in the air and to person-
nel in the industrial and
, business world.
Now what? It is becoming
increasingly clear that Mr.
Pollard was passing on infor-
mation affecting Israel's
security which the Americans
were withholding. Further, in
the aftermath of the Gulf
War, critics are noting that
the Israelis were able to ap-
preciate the value of data
which the Americans had ig-
nored. Pressures are moun-
ting for easing of the unusual-
ly harsh sentence imposed on
Mr. Pollard — but Aviam
Sella remains condemned to
the status of a non person as
far as Washington is concern-
ed — a purgatory indeed, and
a great loss to Israel as
well. ❑
NEWS
U.S. Delivers
F-15s To Israel
Tel Aviv (JTA) — The
United States delivered five
advanced F-15 jet fighter
planes to Israel last week.
The supersonic aircraft,
flown here by U.S. Air Force
pilots, are the vanguard of
20 F-15s Washington prom-
ised Israel in appreciation of
its restraint under Scud mis-
sile attack by Iraq during
the Persian Gulf War.
The planes, taken from ac-
tive U.S. Air Force stocks,
were said to be in top combat
condition and equipped with
state-of- the-art systems.
Judaism teaches respect for
and deference to, older per-
sons. In our personal
behavior we are responsible
to be considerate of and con-
cerned for, seniors. Quite
simply, it is a Mitzvah to honor
the elderly (Leviticus 19:32).
Yet the matter is not at all
simple. Most older persons
are neither infirm nor frail, yet
they may require some addi-
tional assistance with
transportation, meals or the
scheduling of activities. Sen-
sitivity to their special needs
is an important aspect of
honoring the elderly. So too
is recognition that seniors are
invaluable resource persons.
They are veritable treasure
troves of experience and in-
formation. Their oral histories
are firsthand lessons in life
and living. They can serve as
surrogate grandparents or
great-grandparents in a
mobile and often uprooted
society. The expertise of
retirees surpasses the instruc-
tion of on entire library.
Older persons must be
given every opportunity to
pursue their own interests in-
dividually and in groups, and
to participate in the life of the
general community, as well.
Every Jew should be eager
to fulfill the Mitzvah of honor-
ing the elderly. Moreover, the
Jewish community also
should be zealous on behalf
of this religious responsibility.
Communal agencies and in-
stitutions should be oriented
to and assist and include
seniors whenever and
wherever possible. In Metro-
politan Detroit, we are in-
deed blessed that so many
synagogues and the Federa-
tion through several of its
constituent organizations
have been and are respon-
sive to older persons and
their needs. Especially in this,
its silver anniversary year, we
should give thanks for and
celebrate the outstanding
service and good work of the
Jewish Federation Apart-
ments.
Dr. Robert Katz has sug-
gested that an appropriate
Jewish attitude toward
length of days and fullness of
years is to consider them "the
Sabbath of life." May we as
Jews and as a Jewish Com-
munity strive to insure that it
will be a "Shabbat Shalom"
for each and every older per-
son among us.
Jewish Federation
Apartments, Inc.
Subsidized housing for
independent Seniors
For rental information, call
967-4240
invite you to attend their
62nd
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Join us at 12:00 Noon
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1991
CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK
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Enjoy A Program of "Musical Treasures"
Featuring
SIDNEY RESNICK
Baritone
SADIE BRAVER
Violinist
For reservations call:
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
18877 W. Ten Mile Rd.
Southfield, MI 48075
557-6644
Reservations must be
received by November 13.
Luncheon tickets will
be at the door
LILLIAN ZELLNIAN
Pianist
Doris (Mrs. Joseph) Markel,
President
Bess (Mrs. Jacob) Axelrod,
Program Chairman
Shirley (Mrs. Jules) Kraft,
Vice President-Fund Raising
Bea (Mrs. Julius) Feigelman,
Co-Chairman of Fund Raising
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