i t

Andover Senior Working
As Senate Page

hen Eryn Rosen-
thal begins her
senior year this fall
at Bloomfield Hills
Andover High School, she
probably will be able to
teach government class.
After all, Ms. Rosenthal,
\ daughter of Jerry and
Laurie Rosenthal, is getting
a firsthand look at the gov-
ernment this summer as a
U.S. Senate page for
Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, a
Democrat.
It is likely she never will
forget her exciting political
summer in the nation's cap-
ital. She started her sum-
mer job inside the Beltway
during the Senate confirma-

r

tion hearings for Supreme
Court nominee Ruth Bader
Ginsburg, who will be the
first Jewish woman on the
bench.
She also may come home
with some juicy tidbits on
the country's health-care
reform plan, something
Washington insiders discuss
over breakfast, lunch, din-
ner — or even during a
baseball game.
Ms. Rosenthal was not
able to give an interview to
the press without consent
from her superiors. But she
was able to provide a
little bit of inside informa-
tion before departing for
her summer adventure on

the Hill.
Her duties include deliv-
ering correspondence and
legislative material within
the congressional complex.
She takes messages to
senators, calls them to the
phone, prepares the cham-
ber for Senate session and
carries bills and amend-
ments to their desks.
When the Senate con-
venes, pages like Ms. Rosen-
thal report to their assigned
cloak-rooms and await their
tasks. They serve all sena-
tors of the same political
party as their sponsoring
senator.

Eryn Rosenthal

Sen. Riegle Guest
of Economic Forum

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ichigan's senior sen-
ator, Donald Riegle,
a Democrat, says he
appreciates the
input he has received from
the Jewish community in
the 27 years (10 in the
House, 17 in the Senate) he
has served the state in
Washington, D.C.
So Mr. Riegle, who is
expected to face a tough
reelection bid in 1994, will
address the Jewish Federa-
tion's Economic Forum lun-
cheon on Aug. 23 at the

Sen. Don Riegle

Religious Right An
Issue At MJC Conference

ichigan Jewish Con-
ference leaders are
scared of the reli-
gious right.
So much so that the con-

ference, headquartered in
Lansing to network with all
Jewish communities in the
state, spent a great amount
of time this month at its

first retreat teaching 50
participants how to know
when the religious right is
present at public meetings.
The MJC conference was

Radisson Hotel in South-
field.
"I'm looking forward to
speaking with my friends at
the Jewish Federation,
whose advice and counsel
have helped me be a more
effective advocate in ad-
dressing the concerns of
Israel and the Jewish com-
munity in this country," Mr.
Riegle said.
Mr. Riegle, chairman of
the Senate Banking
Committee and a member of
the Finance and Budget

committees. He will address
the need for a strengthened
economy, job creation and
health-care reform.
On Tuesday, state Sen.
Lana Pollack announced
her intention to run
against Sen. Riegle in the
Democratic primary.
Macomb County Prosecutor
Carl Marlinga, who is run-
ning against Mr. Riegle in
the Democratic primary,
spoke last year to the same
group.

held in Bay City, where
representatives from 11
communities spent a few
days educating themselves
on the subject. The Rev.
James Lyons, of the
Ecumenical Institute for
Jewish-Christian Studies,
spoke to the group.

"It's a big issue, and it
needs our attention," says
MJC Executive Director
Cindy Hughey. "We tried
to educate the communi-
ties on how to spot these
religious right candi-
dates who run for
office." El