COMMERCE MEDICAL CENTER Most Complete Medical Office Building in Lakes Area in 0. \ I -10 L , ) ' Ronnie and Batya Schreiber of Jews for Judaism. Jews For Judaism Fears Close Of National Office Sunday, September 20 1-4 p.m. PHIL JACOBS Managing Editor D • REFRESHMENTS - Kids, bring your teddy bear for free checkup. Huron Valley Hospital Commerce Medical Center 8391 Commerce Rd. Commerce Township, MI 48382 FALL COLORS OF BENETTON. FALL 1992 Benefton and Sisley Collections. International colors and styles for the global families inyour hometown. BENETTON at The Boardwalk WEST BLOOMFIELD Orchard Lake Road, South of Maple 737-3737 18 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1992 etroit's office of Jews for Judaism would see a loss in technical and resource support should its Baltimore based national "I don't know how long we office close its doors later can keep the doors open this month. without some community The counter-missionary support," said Mr. Powers organization's headquarters from his Baltimore office. needs to raise $100,000. In a "It's taking a toll financially last-ditch fund-raising on me and my family. We're effort, it is looking for 40 going to try to keep the doors people to donate $2,500 open." each. For Ronnie and Batya Jews for Judaism main- Schreiber, the volunteer tains offices with salaried work they do from their Oak employees in Baltimore, Park home will continue. New York and Los Angeles. Mr. Schreiber estimated It has smaller, volunteer-run that he spends an average of offices in Detroit, Toronto, 15 hours a week on Jews for Washington, D.C., and Har- Judaism. risburg, Pa. Mr. Schreiber added It was the nine-year-old that the crisis is with the Baltimore office that served Baltimore office exclusively, as the heart of the organiza- and that the other offices tion. The Baltimore office will continue to exist. Both was $40,000 to $50,000 short Mr. Powers and Mr. of meeting its $120,000 Schreiber said that the budget. Among the organ- operating budget of Jews for ization's creditors is the Judaism is minuscule com- Internal Revenue Service, pared to those of the mis- which has a judgment sionary groups. Mr. against the organization for Schreiber said that at least $15,000 owed in back taxes. $20 million was spent last Jews for Judaism counsels year by these combined Jewish individuals who have groups to pay for missionary become members of Hebrew- work. Christian organizations "The Jewish community such as Messianic Judaism should realize that resources or Jews for Jesus. Jews for should be offered to bring Judaism typically becomes families back to the Jewish involved in a person's life community and to heal when a family member or families," said Mr. rabbi has alerted the organ- Schreiber." ization to an individual's in- "I work closely with Mark volvement. in terms of arriving at a con- A significant drop in fun- sensus on how to help ding from private donors has families," said Mr. led to the organization's cur- Schreiber. "This kind of rent situation. Jews for working relationship will Judaism has already stopped continue, and no matter its national programming what happens in Baltimore, geared to Soviet emigres, a the organization as a whole favorite target for mis- is still viable and still com- sionary organizations. The mitted to the Jewish com- Baltimore office also provid- munity. ❑ - • DOOR PRIZES • TEDDY BEAR CLINIC BENETTON at Laurel Place Park UVONIA 1-275 at Six Mile Road 953-0500 ed offices such as Detroit's printing support and central information on missionary group activity. Its national co-director, Mark Powers, has gone without a pay- check for about six months.