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feel very comfortable with the
ultra-Orthodox," Mr. Dine was
quoted as saying. "It's a class
thing, I suppose. Their image
is — smelly. That's what I'd
say now you've got me think-
ing about it. Chasids and New
York diamond dealers."
The remarks drew sharp
criticism from the Agudath
Israel of America, an
Orthodox advocacy group,
who wrote a letter to Mr. Dine,
calling the quote "both shock-
ing and heartbreaking."
AIPAC officers agreed that
the book had potential for
damage to the organization,
Mr. Grossman said. Yet some
Washington sources close to
AIPAC said this single inci-
dent could not alone result in
Mr. Dine's resignation. It was
some people on the inside —
not the Orthodox communi-
ty — who had been gunning
for his departure, sources said.
Capitol Hill insiders sug-
gested there have been ongo-
ing internal feuds over
leadership at the organization,
which tries to maintain a low-
profile. On the contrary, Mr.
Dine — and not members of
the board — have thrived in
the limelight, the sources
maintained.
Even the Agudah members
said a public apology from Mr.
Dine would have sufficed.
In Detroit, members of the
Orthodox community de-
scribed the remarks by Mr.
Dine as ludicrous. Most of the
area's Orthodox rabbis de-
clined to comment.
"Unfortunately, people say
things they shouldn't," said
Rabbi Shaiall Zachariash, a
member of the Council of
Orthodox Rabbis. "There are
other issues that need to be
addressed instead of name
calling."
Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz
of Machon L'Torah said,
"These words are an insult to
the intellect, not worth re-
sponding to."
Other Jewish leaders ex-
pressed surprise at Mr. Dine's
departure, stating their satis-
faction with the leadership he
has brought to the organiza-
tion.
"It will be a loss to AIPAC,"
said Jewish Federation
President David Page. "He
was a very good, very effective
advocate for Israel and for the
Israeli agenda in our country."
Jeannie Weiner, president
for the Jewish Community
Council, said she did not know
Mr. Dine, but "always thought

he did a very fine job.
"The important thing is
that AIPAC is still an effective
organization and is in capable
hands," Ms. Weiner said.
"AIPAC will continue to be
well represented."
Mr. Dine's departure came
after a series of embarrassing
moments for the organization.
Last August, Israeli Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin
charged that AIPAC's
confrontational style under-
mined the Jewish state's in-
terests in the battle over $10
billion in U.S. loan guarantees
to Israel.
In addition, the organiza-
tion's information-gathering
activities have come into ques-
tion, and one of its officers re-
cently was publicly
admonished for attacking the
Rabin government's support
for a land-for-peace compro-
mise. •
Its most humiliating inci-
dent occurred last November,
when David Steiner resigned
as AIPAC president after he
admitted to exaggerating the
lobby's clout in a taped tele-
phone conversation with a po-
tential contributor. .
Steven Grossman, Mr.
Steiner's successor as
president, denied that any of
these events weakened
AIPAC, and he said the lobby
would emerge from the
Dine controversy even
stronger.
Mr. Grossman accepted the
resignation on Monday, just
moments after he received a
letter from Mr. Dine explain-
ing his decision to leave the
powerful position. The same
day, Mr. Grossman named
Howard Kohr, AIPAC's man-
aging director, as interim ex-
ecutive director.
A search for a permanent
replacement is expected to be-
gin shortly, Mr. Grossman
said. 0

JCC Hosts
Run, Walk

The Maple-Drake Jewish
Community Center will host
a 10K run and a 3K walk 8
a.m. July 18. This non-
competitive event will not be
timed. It is an opportunity for
walkers and runners to come
together and share ex-
periences along with a con-
tinental breakfast.
There is a registration fee.
Call the Center, 661-1000, to
register