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ATA LETHALwEAPON.
Rebbe Schneerson
Is Recovering
New York (JTA) — Rabbi
Menachem Mendel Schneer-
son, the Lubavitcher rebbe,
underwent successful
surgery last week to remove
an infected gall bladder, and
is said to be resting comfor-
tably.
The 90-year-old leader of
the Lubavitch branch of
Chasidim has also been re-
covering from a stroke he
suffered March 2.
"The surgery could be an
asset to the overall recovery
process," said Rabbi Yehuda
Krinsky, the rebbe's
spokesman.
Soon after a Hatzoloh am-
bulance rushed the rebbe to
New York's Mt. Sinai
hospital, hundreds of his
followers gathered in a
prayer vigil outside the
hospital.
They were joined in their
prayers by thousands of
Lubavitchers at the
worldwide headquarters of
the Chasidic denomination,
at 770 Eastern Parkway in
Brooklyn, at the Western
Wall in Jerusalem, and in
Lubavitch centers around
the world.
"There must have been
millions of people praying
for the rebbe," said Rabbi
Krinsky. "It's been a spon-
taneous outpouring of love
and camaraderie for some-
one theylove very much."
His supporters have been
reciting psalms for his re-
covery ever since his stroke,
which left him partially
paralyzed and unable to
make the frequent syn-
agogue appearances which
are a central feature of
Lubavitch life in the Crown
Heights neighborhood of
Brooklyn.
And they will continue to
pray until he recovers, ac-
cording to one Lubavitcher.
"No doubt the prayers are a
great source of strength for
the rebbe," said Rabbi Yosef
Friedman, editor of Lubavit-
ch International Magazine.
The rebbe made his first
and only public appearance
since his stroke on the first
day of Shavuot, May 7.
He came out of 770 in his
wheelchair, and he sat on
the front stoop of his
residence to watch a parade
of young Lubavitchers
celebrate the holiday.
If his recovery from the
gallbladder surgery proceeds
as hoped, he will likely be
released from the hospital
after 7 or 8 days, said Rabbi
Krinsky.
The question on many
observers' minds is what
will happen to the Lubavitch
movement once its leader
dies, particularly in light of
the fact that some of his
followers believe he is the,
Messiah.
Said Rabbi Krinsky, the
question Of succession "has
never been discussed.
"It's not a topic of con-
sideration in the past nor
now."
Labor Owes Win
To Immigrants
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FRIDAY. JULY 3. 1992
489-5862
Jerusalem (JTA) — Israel's
Labor Party owes its big win
in last week's elections in
part to the country's new
immigrants.
According to the pollsters,
47 percent of the more than
300,000 new immigrants
who voted in the June 23
referendum chose Labor,
while only 18 percent sup-
ported the Likud.
Another 11 percent
favored the left-wing Meretz
party, while 1.4 percent
voted for Tsomet, a far-right
party whose share of
Knesset seats skyrocketed
from two to eight. But the
newly formed immigrant
party Da was left out in the
cold.
The bottom line is that the
immigrants vote gave Labor
an additional three or four
Knesset seats, for a total of
44.
Now that Labor has the
upper hand, the party says it
will honor its campaign
promises, both to new immi-
grants and veteran Israelis.
"It is not a question of feel-
ing indebted to any one
group," said Yossi Genosar,
who led Labor's push to woo
new immigrant voters.
Party leader Yitzhak
Rabin "has felt and con-
tinues to feel a responsibility
toward renewing the flow of
immigration, of easing
unemployment and finding
homes for everyone?'
What will happen remains
to be seen, but Gregory
Stern, a musician from
Moscow, is hopeful.
"Sure, politicians are the
same everywhere," he said.
"But when you vote in a
democracy, at least you feel
that there is the opportunity
to change the system."