Happy Mother s Day '4T-a RETIRE page 49 Continental Cablevision• they vote on key foreign pol- icy issues. Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. traveled to the former nation of Yugoslavia, where he was deeply affected by the Serbs' "ethnic cleansing" campaign against Bosnian Muslims. "I came back convinced that what happened to our people in the 1930s and 1940s is happening, albeit on a smaller scale, to Bosnian Muslims in 1993," he said. Of the Muslims he inter- viewed in a Bosnian refugee camp, he said, "The stories_ they told would make your hair stand on end: rape, pil- lage, being driven from their homes." How will this affect his ac- tivity in Congress? At the least, he said, the administration must push to lift the arms embargo against the former nation of Yu- goslavia and "conduct air strikes that would knock out the Serbian heavy artillery." And Rep. Nita Lowey, D- N.Y. recently saw in Moscow the economic decline to Rus- sia that makes U.S. aid an ur- gent necessity. "We saw signs of privitiza- tion and market reform," she said. "But there is also great scarcity for more than 60 per- cent of the population. Such dissatisfaction is the breed- ing ground for right-wingers and communists to take hold." Ms. Lowey also saw the un- expected revival of Jewish life in the ex-USSR. "In Moscow, about 200 peo- ple attended each of the 14 public seders," she said. "Compared to what I saw in 1985, when Jewish activity was still undercover, this was a real eye opener." WHAT EVERY BABY KNOWS SHOP TILL YOU DROP YOUR BABY AND CHILD SUPERMARKET SWEEP ALL THE TIME L.A. LAW THIRTYSOMETHING ORIGINAL & FEATURE FILMS 1 CHANNEL 16 • . LIFETIME TELEVISION The First Network for Women Remember Me for Mother's Day! Gerri from Piccadilly Petaler Janet Reno Backs RFRA at Berkley Square 12 MILE ROAD 3353 Woodward Ave. • Berkley, MI 48072 Tele. (313) 548-8236 • Fax (313) 548-8517 YOUR EXERCISE CONNECTION • TREADMILLS Electric/Manual • STAIR CLIMBERS • HEALTH BIKES Manual/Dual Action/Electric • ROWING MACHINES • MISC. GYM EQUIPMENT (ALL ITEMS DISCOUNTED) LARRY ARONOFF ACTON RENTAL & SALES 540-5550 891-6500 FREE Municipal Bonds Listing Receive Weekly Report JIG Edwards 41 Son§ hie INVECIAMYIS P147 MEMBER SIPC #AN-BM-&-EDA BOB MORIAN 01311 336-9200 1-000-365-4200 Amid criticism over the Branch Davidian crisis in Waco, Texas, Attorney Gen- eral Janet Reno met with sev- eral groups active in Washington, including rep- resentatives of the Union of American Hebrew Congrega- tions, B'nai B'rith, the Anti- Defamation League, the National Conference on So- viet Jewry and the American Jewish Congress. Several Jewish activists pressed Ms. Reno on the Re- ligious Freedom Restoration Act, the bill designed to re- verse a 1990 Supreme Court decision giving states sweep- ing new power to limit reli- gious practices. Ms. Reno reportedly ex- pressed strong support for the Janet Reno: Met with activists. measure, which is soon slat- ed for congressional action. That's good news for the bill's supporters. The legisla- tion is currently awaiting markup in both houses, and the administration's willing- ness to push for the bill will help determine its ability to survive an overcrowded con- gressional calendar. Religious Heads Meet With Jews Religious leaders from the Republic of Azerbaijan in town last week met with sev- eral Jewish political groups. Rabbi Boris Veingolic, .a Jewish leader in the troubled republic, Sheikh Allah Shukar Pashazadeh, head of Azerbaijan's Muslim com- munity, and Victor Puhovnov, a Russian Ortho- dox leader, sought Jewish support for their nation's bit- ter ethnic conflict with Ar- menia. Azerbaijan, a largely Is- lamic republic, and Armenia, which is mostly Christian, have been waging a fierce struggle for more than five years over N ago rno Karabakh, a Christian en- clave inside Azerbaijan. The delegation visited the National Jewish Democratic Council and the National Jewish Coalition, which rep- resent, respectively, Jewish Democrats and Republicans. Rabbi Veingolic said that the USSR's break-up has not increased anti-Semitism against Azerbaijan's 40,000 Jews. He also asked for clos- er ties between U.S. Jewish groups and Jews in Azerbai- jan. One Jewish politico said the delegation had sought out the Jewish political groups to get "advice about how to or- ganize their efforts in this country. Azerbaijan wants to be as well organized in this country as Armenians. They apparently think the Jewish community can be helpful in their efforts."