1 LETTERS Light up the holidays with savings on Stiffel Give someone the gift of Stiffel quality — give yourself the gift of holiday prices at 25% to 40% off. Hurry, sale ends on December 21, 1991. Bright old brass finish, 6-way Mogul socket, 61" Reg. $45395 Sale $35395 Polished brass finish, 59" Reg. $34995 Sale $26395 Continued from Page 6 Everyone is welcome to use their fair share of our ser- vices, whether this means visiting us once a week, once a month or twice in a lifetime. Similarly, we welcome volunteers who wish to give of themselves to others in need. Both the staff and the board are proud of what Jewish Family Service has to offer and we are constantly work- ing to improve and expand our services for the well-being of the community. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to clarify these issues. Alan D. Goodman Executive Director Don't Belittle Jewish Students I can readily concur with Bright old brass finish, swing arm, 52 1 /2" Reg. $36395 Sale $26395 Bright old brass table lamp, 3-way base switch, 28" Reg. $251 95 Sale $149 95 Bright old brass club lamp, 58" Reg. $28995 Sale $21995 Where Good Ideas.Come to Light Bloomfield 6580 Telegraph at Maple Rd. 626.2548 Novi 45319 Grand River, One Mi. W. of Novi Rd. 344-0260 Rochester 200 E. Second St., E. of Main St. 651-4302 Gary Rosenblatt's main thesis (Nov. 1) that the Jewish community, like every other, bestirs itself to action especially when confronted by actual or perceived threats. However, he insults Jewish students at the University of Michigan and elsewhere, with his gross generalizations about students' overall "com- placency" about matters Jewish. Every week, many hun- dreds of Jewish students at- tend dozens of programs spon- sored by the more than 25 student groups under the Hillel umbrella. Jewish stu- dent leaders, by the score, organize their community and volunteer untold hours to create an atmosphere here at the university that is not on- ly hospitable but nurturing to Jewish student life. Mr. Rosenblatt attempts to score easy points with some well-worn allegations about Jewish apathy. Four mi- nyanim (Sabbath services) — Reform, Conservative, Or- thodox, and Women's — operate out of Hillel. Five pro- Israel organizations thrive here, not to mention groups devoted to Jewish study, social action, kosher food, Jewish cultural arts and much more. Don't beat up on B'nai B'rith Hillel and Jewish students. Every campus com- munity is unique and at the University of Michigan, as elsewhere, this generation of Jewish students is far more committed than you think. They responded swiftly, pas- sionately and very effectively to the ad in The Daily (Michigan student paper) de- nying the Holocaust. Their ef- forts and success should be lauded, not belittled. Joseph Kohane Director, U-M Hillel Foundation 10 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1991 Imm""•"m"mmilm `Your Home Is In Israel' The Israeli finance minister, in a speech to a medical convention in Jerusalem, told of a three- hour meeting with Gorbachev in Moscow. He asked Gor- bachev, "Why are you letting the Jews leave the country but not others?" "Because," Gorbachev allegedly said, "the Jews have no home here — their home is Israel." The finance minister was delighted, but he should have been outraged. He should have said that Jews are entitl- ed to live in the Diaspora or in Israel, as they like. The anti-Semites use it to say to the Jews, "Leave. Your home is Israel." Ralph Slovenko Professor of Law and Psychiatry Wayne State University Settlement Story Showed Importance Thank you, Helen Davis, for your marvelous, in-depth background article (Nov. 15) on the settlements. You told Israel's story as it is and described how important those settlements are to Israel's survival. Anyone that does not understand that just refuses to recognize the facts of the situation. Dr. Jerome S. Kaufman Bloomfield Hills Early Deadlines Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, The Jewish News will have early advertising deadlines for the issue of Nov. 29 and an early local news deadline for the issue of Dec. 6. Nov. 29 deadlines: Classified, 3 p.m. Mon- day, Nov. 25. Display, 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22. Dec. 6 deadline: Local news, noon Wednesday, Nov. 27.