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They drafted a constitution and have proposed that JSU edu- cate students at Michigan State about Judaism by inviting speakers like Elie Wiesel and Alan Dershowitz. "One of the side effects of this type of organization is that it brings otherwise disinterested Jewish students into the realm of Jewish life," Mr. Cherrin said. To date, the group has 45 members. Student Sean Elster, who joined JSU, thinks it will bring Jewish students together. "I'd like JSU to be as promi- nent as other minority groups on campus," he said. JSU also will seek a vote in the student government. Other groups on campus, including the Black Student Alliance and Arab Student Association, al- ready have a vote, Mr. Cherrin said. "(These groups) really do rep- resent their members. You can feel that these other organiza- tions have a constituency. The JSU will try to make it clear to Jewish students that they have a place to go with their com- plaints," he said. ❑ MEMORIES page 1 Jews deported. He spent sever- al years in death camps and im- migrated after the war to the United States. Today, Mr. Mittelman lives in Southfield. His memories of Slovakia are bitter. Anti-Semitism was not overt when he was growing up in Michalovce, he says. But you al- ways knew it was there. "There were no yeshivas, so everybody attended public school — that is, Catholic school. In every room there was a cru- cifix. "Jews were exempt from the daily prayers, but there were always looks and comments — 'Look at them; they don't pray.' " No Slovakian Jews walk the streets in fear of their lives these days, Mr. Mittelman says. But that doesn't mean the country is a haven for Jews. When friends and family recently vis- ited the Michalovce Jewish cemetery, they found it ragged and unkempt, like a wild field. Mr. Mittelman will weep no tears if, as observers predict, Slovakia experiences serious fi- nancial troubles following the breakup. Much of the country's economy was based on supply- ing the former Soviet Union with military armaments. "I hate to say this," he says, "but I'm spiteful about what they did to us." The vast majority of Slovakia's Jewish population— more than 100,000 persons — perished during World War II. Another 25,000 survived, a number of whom left for Israel after the war. Following the Communist takeover of the country in 1948, another wave of Czechoslo- vakian Jews made aliyah. Today, several thousand — most of whom are elderly — re- main. Mr. Klein believes those still in the country are in danger. He is trying to help his cousins im- migrate. Curiously, Czechoslovakia was one of the first countries to recognize the new State of Israel. The nation supplied Israel with weapons during the War of Independence, and the two countries exchanged diplo- matic representatives. It all changed after Moscow broke ties with Israel in 1967. ❑ Israel Plans Joint Research Tel Aviv (JTA) — Israel is to carry out joint scientific research with China and with India, countries that established diplomatic rela- tions with the Jewish state a year ago. Jerusalem will cooperate with Beijing in space resear- ch and its implementation for peaceful purposes, accor- ding to Dr. Gershon Met- zger, director-general of the Ministry of Science and De- velopment, who was in China and India last month on official visits. Teams of Chinese and In- dian scientists are due in Israel in February and April respectively.