CELEBRATE ISRAEL!
44 Years of Statehood • 25 Years of a Reunited Jerusalem
Meredith Baxter, Louise
Fletcher and Morgan Fair-
child.
Presidential hopefuls
Jerry Brown and Bill Clin-
ton took time off from New
York campaigning to march
for choice. U.S. Rep. Sander
Levin, D-Southfield, state
Rep. Maxine Berman, D-
Southfield, and state Sen.
Lana Pollack, D-Aim Arbor,
took part in the demonstra-
tion.
Timing for the march,
sponsored by the National
Organization for Women
and other abortion rights
groups, was pivotal. The
U.S. Supreme Court is ex-
pected to hear a Penn-
sylvania case on April 22
that could severely limit a
woman's access to abortion.
Abortion rights foes
countered the march, estab-
lishing a mock graveyard
nearby with thousands of
white crosses representing
tombstones for the fetuses
they say were killed by abor-
tions.
Supporters of choice fear
the 1973 Supreme Court Roe
vs. Wade decision that made
abortion legal nationwide is
in danger, and they are
angry at President George
Bush, who has vowed to veto
the Freedom of Choice Act
now moving through Con-
gress.
The demonstrators warned
that abortion won't stop if
the High Court outlaws it.
Before the landmark Roe
decision, many women
underwent illegal abortions.
As a teen-ager during the
prohibitive era, Ms. Lipner
nearly died from a back-
alley procedure.
She tells people she was
lucky she didn't die. Later,
after she married, she was
lucky to give birth. Because
of the drugs she was given
after the abortion, she says
her daughter may never be
able to bear children.
On a ride to the rally from
Dulles Airport to the
capital, several Jewish wo-
men told their personal
stories. On the buses from
Detroit, others swapped
tales.
One woman said she got
pregnant while her husband
was a young medical stu-
dent. They couldn't afford
the child. Abortion was il-
legal in the United States, so
they hopped on a plane to
Jamaica for the procedure.
"You don't know what it is
really like unless you've felt
that fright from a back-alley
abortion. It was unclean. I
don't know what kinds of
drugs they gave me. You
think about dying.
"That experience provided
BRING THE FAMILY! BRING YOUR FRIENDS!
(Bring your mother and make her proud of you!)
Israel Independence Day
WALK
FOR
ISRAEL
Sunday
May 10
At,
■
WE WALK AS ONE
REGISTRATION: 10:45 a.m.
WALK: 11:30 a.m.
Jewish Community Campus
Maple/Drake Roads, West Bloomfield
The first 3,600 walkers to register will receive commemorative hats.
AFTER THE WALK .. .
ISRAEL STREET FAIR
Entertainment • Games • Crafts • Exhibits • Food
• Cheer for our students as they compete in the annual Israel Quiz Bowl •
MAY 3
Hebrew University program "Israel Now", 7:30 p.m., Congregation Shaarey Zedek
MAY 4, 6
Puppeteer Maureen Schiffman's Israel Show, 6:30 p.m., Maple/Drake
Jewish Community Center Discovery Room
MAY 5
Community-wide Yom Hazikaron Memorial to Israel's fallen heroes, 7 p.m.,
Maple/Drake Jewish Community Center
MAY 7
"Sparks... A Jewish Journey," featuring local and new American teens,
7:30 p.m., Temple Emanu-El
MAY 9
Israeli-style cabaret night featuring Dudaim, 9:30 p.m., Maple/Drake
Jewish Community Center; Gallery art show
Please detach form below and mail by April 29 to Celebrate Israel!, P.O. Box 2030, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-2030.
Count on me (us) to Walk for Israel or volunteer on Sunday, May 10.
Name(s)
(please print)
Address
Phone (H)
(B)
Number of adults walking
Number of children walking
Ages
Sorry, I can't walk that day, but I would like to volunteer my time
for the walk
for the fair
Jimmy Prentis Morris JCC
I need bus transportation from
United Hebrew Schools building
SM
Sponsors:
•Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit and its
Israel Desk
•Jewish Community Center
•Jewish Community Council
•Jewish Experiences
For Families
•The Jewish News
For information, call:
642-4260. ext 244.