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suffer so grievously from
now. When it comes to their
responsibility for inter-
preting Israel, too many fed-
erations too much of the
time repair to propaganda.
Now they promise the same
with regard to the rest of
Jewish life. No religion? No
politics? What's left? Rec-
ipes? Treasures of the past?
Either we start talking
sense to the Jews, or they
will fall asleep. And when
they awake, they will search
for more engaging offerings,
offerings that demonstrate
respect for their audience.
Then there's another nig-
gling little problem: We
have a Jewish press in this
country. Some of it is free.
There are some Jewish
newspapers and some Jew-
ish magazines that are not
sponsored by "fact-
checking" bureaucrats. The
quality of that press, over
the last decade or so, has im-
proved quite dramatically.
In fact, some of the indepen-
Isn't there one more worth carrying on?
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Washington Conference
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dent papers are actually
operating in the black.
Does it really make sense
for a central umbrella agen-
cy of the Jewish community
to enable a captive publica-
tion to compete with the in-
de p e ndents? Whatever
happened the free market?
It's bad enough that CJF
wants to midwife a eunuch.
But a eunuch that will then
castrate the other players?
For shame.
Perhaps it's not too late.
Perhaps other federations
have not yet joined the
blandwagon. Perhaps an-
other investor will step for-
ward with $2 million for a
serious magazine (serious,
not somber), a magazine that
will not patronize the people
it serves. But short of such
unlikely miracles, it would
behoove the Council of Jew-
ish Federations to think
before proceeding.
On this one, thinking once
would be enough. And then,
just say "no."
Zip
Registration is still being
taken for the Detroit delega-
tion to the United Jewish Ap-
peal Young Leadership
Cabinets' Eighth National
Washington Conference
March 15-17, 1992, at the
Washington Hilton Hotel.
Fifty-five young adults from
Detroit have registered to
date. Nearly 2,000 young men
and women — age 25-45 — are
expected to attend.
Titled "Our World at a Tur-
ning Point . . . A Call to Ac-
tion," the three-day event will
include an analysis of
domestic and foreign issues
by Israeli Minister of Defense
Moshe Arens, Sen. Phil
Gramm, R-Texas, and Sen.
Barbara Mikulski, D-
Maryland, and Members of
Knesset Avrum Burg and
Chaim Ramon. Shoshana
Cardin, chairman of the Con-
ference of Presidents of major
American Jewish Organiza-
tions, will deliver the keynote
address.
There will be a pre-
conference party on March
14, featuring the musical
comedy troup Capitol Steps.
A special guided tour of the
as-yet-unopened U. S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum
will take place March 15. Par-
ticipants will have the oppor-
tunity to meet with
legislators from their home
districts. Dialogues with
Jewish scholars, entertain-
ment and celebrations are in-
cluded in the conference
schedule.
The Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit will pro-
vide a subsidy for persons
who make a $365 pledge to
the Allied Jewish Campaign.
A dinner meeting for par-
ticipants will take place 6:30
p.m. Feb. 12 in the home of
Paul and Marlene Borman.
Suzi Alterman is Region 2
recruitment chairman for the
conference and Detroit area
chairman of the Women's
Young Leadership Cabinet.
Dennis Bernard is the Detroit
men's chairman. Gilbert Bor-
man and Lynn Sachse are the
local conference chairmen.
Deadline for registration is
Feb. 26. For details, call
Shelley Milin, 642-4260, ext.
243.
Correction
A story in the January 31
edition of the Detroit Jewish
News, incorrectly reported
that Congregation Shaarey
Zedek was founded in 1890.
The congregation actually
started in 1861. The same
story also reported that the
congregation became Con-
servative by 1890. The Con-
servative movement,
however, did not get its start
until 1913. The Jewish
News regrets these errors.