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March 26, 1993 - Image 14

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1993-03-26

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Over

Performance brings Jews and blacks
into each other's communities.

LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER

"On Thursday at 4 p.m.,
four Jewish women and
four black women shared a
kitchen, then went out to
eat together and returned
to watch a play together.
The same happened on
Sunday. It really was a
true exchange," Ms. Silver
said.
Included in each pro-
gram was an interest
form. To date, Ms. Silver
has received 200, asking
for continued program-

ming and relations with

the black community.
"We, the agencies in-
volved (JCCouncil, JCCen-
ter, American Jewish
Congress, American Jew-
ish Committee, Temple
Israel and Hartford Me-
morial) are setting up
evaluations to determine
programming for the
future. No one wants this
to be a one-time event,"
Ms. Silver said. ❑

Bloody Jewish Star
Angers Students

RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER

l.

Naomi Newman and John O'Neal in "Crossing The Broken Bridge."

ast Saturday, Jews
crossed Eight Mile Road.
Since the Jewish exodus
from Detroit, Eight Mile
has been known as the
border. On Saturday, more
than 200 Jews stepped
over it — some to be enter-
tained, some to make a
statement, some to gain an
education.

Crossing The Broken
Bridge, a joint production

of Traveling Jewish
Theatre of San Francisco
and Junebug Productions
of New Orleans, made two

stops last weekend — the
first at the Jewish

Community Center in
West Bloomfield, the sec-

ond at Hartford Memorial
Baptist Church in Detroit.
The play explores the
misconceptions and stereo-
types each minority has of
the other.
More than 500 people

attended the performance
at the JCC. And more than
1,000 viewed the play at
Hartford Memorial.
"We sold out. We had to
turn people away," said
Adele Silver, cultural arts
director for the JCC.
According to Ms. Silver,
the crowds were mixed at
both arenas — about two-

thirds Jewish at the JCC
and three-fourths black at
Hartford Memorial.
The audience was inter-
ested in more than just the
artistry. They talked about
the importance of the
building of coalitions and
partnerships. The Jewish
News and the Michigan
Chronicle co-sponsored
the event. Youth groups
from Hartford Memorial
and Temple Israel attend-
ed. Sisterhoods of both
congregations prepared
foods for after the show.

he banner de-

picted a barbed-

wire Star of
David dripping

with Palestinian blood.
Local Muslims, who
hung the banner at Wayne
State University to publi-
cize an anti-Israel demon-
stration in Dearborn
March 19, said the bloody
Star of David symbolized
Zionism, not Judaism.
Jewish students at WSU
disagree.
"It's advocating the
dropping of Jewish blood.
It has nothing to do with

Israel," said Jennifer Stoll-
man, a master's candidate
in history. "If it were (pro-
testing) Israel, it would
not depict a Jewish star."
Islam Universal, a uni-
versity-recognized organi-
zation that qualifies for
school funding, hung the
banner last week in the
WSU Student Center
Building. Members of
B'nai B'rith Hillel
Foundation filed formal
complaints with two WSU
offices: the Center for
Academic Ethics and the

Office of Equal Oppor-
tunity and Neighborhood
Relations.
Though the latter
deemed the banner "offen-
sive" and asked the spon-
sor to remove it, the ban-
ner remained until after
the demonstration. The
Office of Equal Oppor-
tunity and Neighborhood
Relations did not receive a
response from the Muslim
groups, possibly because

"Cancer of the
Middle East. Israel
does not exist."

students were away on
spring break.
"I'm very concerned for
our Jewish students," said
Assistant Vice President
James Lee. "I know they're
hurt by this. If (the univer-
sity) finds something,
offensive, it takes a hard``
line. But when it comes to
(barring) free speech, it
becomes a constitutional
question."
According to a universi-

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