OPINION

Anger

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tions. Simcha, the organiza-
tion for Jewish lesbians and
gays, has established a "Bud-
dy" system for any Jewish
person with HIV/AIDS who
needs assistance ranging
from emotional support to
everyday errands.
In a short time, progress
has been made by the Jewish
community in an organized
response to AIDS. But, the
Jewish community has to
recognize that it is affected by
AIDS.

UHS Closing
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Channel that anger into
responsible letters to the
editor or further your pas-
sion by working harder for
your cause.
It is this kind of anger that
leads to community
divisiveness, and words that
we all wish we never said.
We all know that Jewish
law recognizes embarrass-
ment in public of one's fellow
man as a major shande. We
ask that if we make a
mistake, be it a misquota-
tion or misinformation, that

Anger leads to
community
divisiveness.

you call us or write us. But
don't let anger get in the
way of solution.
There are plenty of reasons
to be angry. We know that.
We also know that if we can
learn from mistake and
move on, all of us will be
better off. We want to under-
stand your pain.
Remember, we're a mirror.
You see us, and we see you.
We reflect each other, right
or wrong. This isn't an issue
of who has the thickest skin
or who can take a harder
punch. This is an issue of
public decorum, of human
decency.
We can disagree, but we
can also be civil in that dis-
agreement.

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Susan Leemaster
Howard Israel
Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition

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wondering what the caller's
agenda was all about.
A year ago, the agenda
was more clear, when a man
stood up in a public forum
and humiliated a Jewish
News editor, accusing her
and this newspaper of
sidestepping the Jonathon
Pollard imprisonment. Mr.
Pollard is still being held in
a federal prison for selling
national security secrets to
Israel. We feel for the
Pollard cause, and we've
written stories and opinions
expressing that. But to em-
barrass a Jewish News
staffer in public doesn't
make us want to rush out
and cover anything related
to the event in the future.
Or how about the personal
letter asking me why I was
so afraid of people who ques-
tion the Holocaust? It was
written from a man in
Florida whose resume said
he authored books on better
marital relations. Scary to
think about.
But you don't have to go
far to find deep-seated anger.
A reporter here, while cover-
ing a public memorial for the
Nazis' mass-killings in Min-
sk, was publicly berated by a
Jewish lay volunteer. This
just happened on Sunday.
Folks, there is too much we
share as a newspaper and a
community for so much
anger to come out this way.

The closing of United
Hebrew Schools and the suc-
cession process in the future,
working through the
synagogues, is a huge step
backward, not forward.
No innovative program has
been created to make Torah
learning both real and fun for
children. No umbrella pro-
gram, to seek out and provide
Jewish education for all of our

children, has been reasonably
offered.
I wonder out loud why can't
Detroit emulate Toronto? Any
child in Toronto can receive a
day school education
regardless of income or af-
filiation, through high school.
The formula Federation has
established with regard to
local funding is self-defeating.
Without a strong Jewish
education, our children will
not only assimilate, they will
lack commitment for Jewish
institutions, especially in-
cluding Israel.
Does money for education
have to be spent wisely? Yes!
Is the present level of funding
sufficient? No! Is the present
approach to Jewish learning
commendable? No!
Only by greater funding,
more creative programs, run
and taught by people who
believe totally in them, can
we hope to improve Jewish
education. Closing down a
major school while hoping
that the synagogues will pick
up the slack is an empty
gesture at best.

Rabbi C.M. Bergstein
Farmington Hills

