DETROIT New Jewish Agenda Takes On The Far Right MOVING SALE: 50-75% OFF AMY J. MEHLER Staff Writer R esisting right-wing political agendas and building coalitions are the themes of this weekend's New Jewish Agenda Midwest Regional Retreat in Aim Arbor. "We need a government to take care of the people by the people," said Ken Wachsberger, New Jewish Agenda member. "I'd like to see this country go back to some of the ideas of the poets and visionaries of the 1960s." The third annual retreat, held at the Michigan Union building, begins today and ends Sunday. The conference includes workshops on or- ganizing black-Jewish coali- tions, multi-ethnic coali- tions, and a religious coali- tion for abortion rights. Lev Raphael, author of Dancing On Tisha B'Av, is presenting "Can We Be Allies?: A Gay and Non-Gay Dialogue," and Jerome Segal, founder of the Jewish Peace Lobby, is speaking on the "Middle East Peace Pro- cess and American Policy." Mr. Wachsberger, a pro- fessor at Eastern Michigan EVERYTHING AT OUR TEL-TWELVE LOCATION 4 HAYS ONLY MAY 14-15-16-17 Thur & Fri 10-9 Sat 10-6 Sun 12-5 Save on these famous makers... BERNHARDT • HENREDON • CARSONS PRECEDENT • CENTURY • WEIMAN • DIRECTIONAL ELLO • SWAIM • DIA • ROUGIER AND MANY OTHERS FINE FURNITURE, ACCESSORIES & GIFTS MOVING TO: WEST BLOOMFIELD 6644 Orchard Lake at Maple Road M-Th-F 10-9 Tu-W-Sat 10-6 Sun 12-5 855-1600 0 111 6 "CERAMIC TILE SPECIALIST" Direct Importers of Italian Ceramic Tile — WHOLESALE AND RETAIL — SHOWROOM • WAREHOUSE • DISPLAYS Large "In Stock" Inventory • Wide Selection Complete Tile Store From Start To Finish Save up to 50% OFF Selected items • 473-0606 Novi Commerce Center • 40500 Grand River • Novi Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Open Wed. till 7 p.m., Sat. 9-1 p.m. and DISCOUNTS can sell iewelry •. • . ICE SERV Anybody ENCE. prov ides DIFFER NOBODY but Weintraub. 'THERE IS A Strip'' 29536 Northwestern NwV., - F Southfield 10 - like `NT Hours: "sunset 5:15 Sat 16 FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992 University, believes the po- litical policies of the last•• decade, having to do with reproductive rights, AIDS, .4 and in particular Arab- Jewish relations, have cre- ated a serious threat to this country's well-being. "To me, the 1960s was a, magical period," he said. "It was a time in which a time warp opened up and those who stepped in saw a new vi- 4 sion." Mr. Wachsberger, who gives today's opening ad-..4 dress, "Resisting the Agen- da of the Far Right," said. 4 Americans need to relearn • what it means to share. According to Judith Seid, another member of New -1 Jewish Agenda, the new vi-.4 sion includes an end to re- ligious fundamentalism and 4 repression. "The New Jewish Agenda I is really the old Jewish .4 agenda," Ms. Seid said. "We believe in a two-state tion to the conflict in the Middle East. We believe in an end to government intru- sion into personal matters, -I an end to the destruction of the labor movement in this country, and an end to the ever-eroding wall between church and state." ❑ .4 4•4 ADL Will Honor Christian Rescuers Novi file Sales ii °111 q 10 - 5 Two Christian rescuers of a Russian Jew, who narrowly escaped death at the hands of the Nazis in 1941, will be honored at a program to be held 7:45 p.m. June 1 at the Maple-Drake Jewish Com- munity Center. The program is sponsored by the Jewish Foundation for Christian Rescuers of the Anti-Defamation League. The foundation provides monthly grants to over 700 Christian rescuers in 13 countries as well as sponsoring programs and seminars to honor them. The honorees are the late Alexander Ciechanowitz and his sister Stanislava Chiechanowiz. Alexander's award will be accepted by his widow, Stefano Ciechanowiz. Both women are residents of London, Ontario. In November 1941, Marat Zaltzman, along with hun- dreds of other Jews in the Minsk ghetto, were marched into the woods by the Nazis to be murdered. The bullets on- ly grazed Zaltzman, who was -• •4 mistaken for dead. He es- '4 caped into the surrounding forest and eventually came 4 upon the Ciechanowiz farm. The family hid and protected him for four years, risking .4 death if caught. The featured speaker for . ■ 4 the program is Irene Opdyke, a Christian rescuer of Jews 4 during World War II. The program will be preced- ed at 7 p.m. by a docent-led .4 tour of the photographic ex- hibit, "Day in the Warsaw _4 Ghetto: A Birthday Trip in Hell." 4 There is a charge. For infor- mation, call ADL, 355-3730. Beth El Sets Memorial Service Memorial Day services will be held at Beth El Memorial Park 11 a.m. May 25. Rabbi Julian Cook of Temple Beth El will conduct the services. Rabbi Richard Hertz, rabbi 1"4 emeritus, will speak on "Liv- ing Forever."