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Celebrate the rebirth of tradition
during our Renaissance Sale.

Today, people everywhere are enjoy-
ing a renewed appreciation for the tradi-
tions in their lives. Rediscovering the joys
of simpler pleasures — like the entire family
gathered around for dinner, or entertaining
close friends in the home. Setting a warm,
inviting table helps make these special
times even better. And right now, during
Heslop's Renaissance Sale, you'll save
20% to 25% on elegant china, crystal and
silver from the.largest in-stock selection of
patterns and styles anywhere. So celebrate
the renaissance of tradition—at home, and
at Heslop's.
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SAVE 20% 25% on dinnerware. Fine
china and everyday dinnerware by Block,
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Dearborn Heights (313) 274-8200
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elegant flatware. Ster-
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Sale dates June 4th - 13th.

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PRECIOUS POSSESSIONS page 5

not the same. History (upper
case H), derived from critical
analysis of documents and
events, strives for objectivity.
Memory (or history, lower
case h), derived from person-
al and individual histories,
evokes emotion and subjec-
tivity from the past. One
without the other renders an
unbalanced past and an in-
adequate grasp of its mean-
ing.
Historians do not obsess
over the Holocaust. Remem-
bering is not necessarily ob-
sessing. To the extent that it
is possible, we examine, ana-
lyze and interpret it. The
Holocaust, paradoxically,
must not be perceived as sim-
ple; no word can be spoken
about it without controversy.
Its complexity, and the gen-
eral failure to recognize it as
the antithesis of simple, has
driven some, like Primo Levi,
to suicide.
The U.S. Holocaust Memo-
rial Museum refuses to re-
duce the Holocaust. It
combines memory with his-
tory; and it will draw visitors,
as do all the national muse-
ums. Part of its memory,
along with the breathtaking
tower of photographs, stems
from the haunting and im-
passioned final exhibit, the
one hour and 15 minute film,
Testimony.
Of the 18 or so survivors on ,
the film, four — Agi Rubin,
Ruth Webber, Stefa Kupfer
and Emanuel Tanay — are
from Detroit. Their poetic
grace personifies the integri-
ty of the whole museum. Tes-
timony, remarkably life-
affirming, presents visions of
Jewish life before, during and
after the Holocaust. It in-
duces in viewers the essence
of the Holocaust: loss; yet it
insistently exhorts us to hon-
estly acknowledge an am-
bivalent attitude of the
survivors, painful yet tri-
umphant.
"When you come to the mu-
seum," says one of them, "re-
member that these
things...were our precious
possessions, our memories."
And another, recalling liber-
ation, when he was lifted
delirious from a boxcar, re-
lates the words of his rescuer:
"Don't be afraid. I'm not go-
ing to kill you. I'm an Amer-
ican."
Non-Jewish producerSan-
dra Bradley demonstrated re-
markable sensitivity, skill
and depth in her interviews
and composition of the pro-
gram. She won the hearts of
the survivors and then of all
those who have and will
watch the film.
Those in Detroit who have
expressed uninformed or jad-
ed opinions about this new in-
stitution in Washington
ought first to examine their

sources and their motives. We
cannot maintain that the
Holocaust must be recognized
by the greater world and then
insist that its implications
only apply to Jews. This mu-
seum has accomplished the
task of revealing how and
why the paradox of unique-
ness and universality can
complement each other
through the careful blending /‘
of memory and history. That
history stands as a warning
to all human beings, just as
the Jefferson Memorial, the
first thing one sees upon ex-
iting the museum, represents
hope for all of us.
Some of us would like to
share our experiences of the
Washington museum with
others in the community,
Sunday, June 6, at the
CHAIM (Children of Holo-
caust Survivors in Michigan)
sponsored program at the
Jewish Community Center in
West Bloomfield, beginning
at 10:30 a.m.1=1

Israel Accepted
On Committee

United Nations (JTA) — In
another milestone in Israel's
slow road toward a normal
role in the United Nations,
Israel has for the first time
been accepted as a member
of one of the world body's
committees.
The United Nations Corn-
mittee on Information decid-
ed, without a formal vote, to
accept Israel's application
for membership.
That approval requires
confirmation from the Gen-
eral Assembly, which is ex-
pected when that body
reconvenes in the fall. Oppo-
sition was voiced by some
Arab countries.
The information corn-
mittee oversees the world
body's publicity offices and
18 information centers,
worldwide. On this corn-
mittee, unlike most other
U.N. panels, there is no limit
to the number members, and
seats are not assigned on a
regional basis.
Those requirements have
excluded Israel from joining <
committees, among them the
Security Council, because
the Arab states have
prevented it from joining the
Asian regional caucus.
Israel's efforts to be ac- )
cepted into the Western Eu--/\
ropean and Others group
have not yet been successful,
despite prodding from the
United States.
France and England re-
main opposed to Israel join-
ing their regional group.