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LENDER
America knew who its
friends and enemies were
and based its foreign policy
accordingly.
But with the demise of the
Soviet Union, America is
struggling to find its place in
the world. Is the U.S.
supposed to be a policeman
or an ostrich? And how does
this affect the U.S.-Israel re-
lationship?
Ms. Albright accused the
Bush administration of a
status quo foreign policy
that has failed to keep pace
with a rapidly changing
world. She cited the ad-
ministration's "shameful
coddling of China's dic-
tators" after the Tiananmen
Square riots and criticized
Mr. Bush for his pre-Gulf
War policy in Iraq, "building
up Frankenstein" for years
and then "not destroying
him" in the war.
Though she credited Mr.
Bush and Secretary of State
Baker for pulling off the
Arab-Israeli peace talks, she
voiced reservations about
the level of U.S. pressure be-
ing put on Israel. Mr. Clin-
ton advocates direct negotia-
tions rather than
"delivering" Israel, she said.
Mr. Rodman asserted that
the planful approach to for-
eign policy that Mr. Clinton
advocates already has been
put in place in the Bush ad-
ministration. He referred to
the "skillful diplomacy"
that helped resolve conflict
in Nicaragua, Cambodia;
South Africa, Angola and
Afghanistan. And he said
that Mr. Bush was not afraid:
to go to war to stop Saddam
Hussein, while Mr. Clinton
wavered over the use of
force.
Israel may have been say-
ed from a nuclear holocaust j
through the Gulf War, Mr C,
Rodman said, and he sug-
gested that Israelis appreci-
ate the U. S. display of
strength and courage. Hel
added that Mr. Bush recog- '
nizes the importance of-i
military strength. "The U.S:,1
can't be strong in the
Mideast if we're weaker in
other parts of the world,"
Mr. Rodman said.
And so it went, with Ms.
Albright pointing out Mr.
Bush's tentativeness and:
Mr. Rodman stressing the
president's courage; Ms.
Albright talking about Gov.
Clinton's knowledge and---)
understanding of foreign
policy and Mr. Rodman em-
phasizing the president's
many years of experience.
The audience members
were left to draw their own
conclusions, one of which is
that the subject of foreign
policy is too critical to be rel _
egated to such a minor role I
in the campaign. ❑
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New York (JTA) — The in-
stallation of Rabbi Sharon
Kleinbaum at her new con-
gregation on a recent Friday
night eve was much like
other rabbis' installations —
full of enthusiasm, hope and
warmth.
But in almost every other
respect the occasion was
unique.
The installation took place
at the world's largest gay
and lesbian synagogue —
Congregation Beth Simchat
Torah, in Manhattan's
Greenwich Village.
It was a historic night for
New York's gay and lesbian
Jews. Rabbi Kleinbaum is
the first full-time rabbi ever
hired by the 20-year- old
congregation, and her in-
stallation formally ended a
difficult and highly publiciz-
ed search.
Rabbi Alexander
Schindler, president of the
Reform movement's Union
of American Hebrew Con-
gregations, delivered an in-
stallation address that gave
strong support to the con-
gregation and assailed the
concept of "family values"
as it has been put forth by ,
the Republican Party.
"Their 'values' are values
of a Disneyland America )
that wears a smile-button as
its badge and declares as
alien anyone whose (
countenance suggests a
more subtle emotion," said r,
Rabbi Schindler.
"Their 'values' have been
proffered throughout Ameri- rJ
can history as codewords for
racism, anti-Semitism,
misogyny and xenophobia,
and this year, a not-so-new
twist, homophobia."
Rabbi Kleinbaum received
her ordination from the
Reconstructionist Rab-Lt.
binical College and its dean,
Rabbi Jacob Staub, was pre-
sent.