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hen Philadelphia
native Michael
Greenspan tray-
eled.to Israel as a
tourist in 1973, he never
expected to stay for 20
years, much less become
the moderator of a cable
television show, "Jeru-
salem On-Line."
Two days into his trip,
however, an Israeli sta-
tion offered Mr. Green-
span a job teaching
English on TV. He accept-
ed and decided to stay in
Israel for one year.
But Mr. Greenspan
grew to love the country.
Two decades later, the for-
mer CNN Jerusalem cor-
respondent moderates
"Jerusalem On-Line." His
mission is partly to show
Americans that the terror-
ism and grief, depicted
nightly on U.S. news, do
not properly portray
Israel.
Mr. Greenspan was in
Michigan recently, the
guest of the Flint Jewish
Federation. His appear-
ance was part of the
World Zionist Organi-
zation's Scholar in Resi-
dence Program.
While
here,
Mr.
Greenspan promoted his
show, which airs locally
on several cable stations,
including Continental
Cable Channel 47 in Oak
Park, West Bloomfield
and Southfield at 1 p.m.
on Sundays.
The 30-minute program
begins with news and
commentary about the top
stories of the week.
Subjects have included
Hamas, government sex
scandals and emigration.
Other segments focus on
cultural facets of Israeli
life, including "Israeli
Olympians" and "The
Jews of Uncertainty,"
which described Jews of
the former Soviet Union.
"I couldn't live in the
Israel you see on (the
news)," Mr. Greenspan
said. "There are so many
other aspects of Israeli life
— culture, medicine, fine
arts, entertainment,
nature. If the only view of
Israel you have is one of
conflict, then you don't
have any concept of Israel
at all."
"Jerusalem On-Line" is
taped in Israel and aired

Michael Greenspan

throughout the United
States and Canada, as
well as parts of Mexico. It
reaches 34 million house-
holds in the United
States.
During its three years
on the air, "Jerusalem On-
Line" has won the prize
for best show, awarded by
the Cable Television
Network. Mr. Greenspan
says he receives many let-
ters from people who say
the show makes them feel
closer to Israeli life.
But "Jerusalem On-
Line" does not intend to
minimize the conflict in
the Middle East. The con-
flict is real, Mr.
Greenspan says. He aims,
however, to include histor-
ical information in his
show so that viewers can
formulate informed opin-
ions about current events. ❑

Problems
Shock Rabin

Jerusalem (JTA) — Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin,
returning shocked from a
visit to an impoverished Tel
Aviv neighborhood, express-
ed concern about de-
teriorating social and econ-
omic conditions.
Rabin, who toured t
poorer areas of southern T
Aviv last week, said he
surprised at the high rat
unemployment,