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have a responsibility to make
good editorial judgments."
That means discarding let-
ters claiming that the Holo-
caust never happened, Mr.
Falbaum said. He expects ad-
vertisers to cooperate with
La'Asot by pulling their ads in
newspapers that print "revi-
sionist" material.
In recent months, Holocaust
deniers have submitted letters
to student newspapers at local

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universities, including the Uni-
versity of Michigan and Michi-
gan State. The letters appeared,
much to the chagrin of La'Asot
members, who say they will
take action against student pa-
pers that continue to print "re-
visionist" views.
"If it's a student newspaper,
we will write to the state leg-
islature and ask that funds
be withheld," Mr. Falbaum
said. ❑

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D

etroit's Jewish commu-
nity is not a pure democ-
racy, but Federation
leaders want more local
Jews to influence policy and
budgetary decisions.
Toward that end, the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan De-
troit will sponsor a Jan. 13 com-
munity-wide meeting at the
Max M. Fisher Building on
Telegraph Road in Bloom-
field Hills.
The purpose of
the 6-10 p.m. -A
event is to pro-
vide an open fo-
rum during
which Detroit
Jews can voice
their opinions,
advice and
frustrations
about Federation
and its affiliated
agencies.
Federation runs the an-
nual Allied Jewish Campaign,
which raises money for Jewish
agencies here and abroad. Each
year, Federation's stnfrand vol-
unteers decide how to allocate
Campaign revenue. Allocators
say they want input from a
broader spectrum of local resi-
dents.

"We're not going
to shy away from
controversy."

Lawrence Ziffer

"This is an effort to democ-
ratize the allocation process
somewhat," said Lawrence Zif-
fer, Federation's planning di-
rector. "People often accuse us
of having a closed system. There
are people out there who are
very frustrated because they
think that Federation doesn't
hear them."
Attendees will have four min-
utes to speak publicly in front
of a panel of Federation officials

who participate in the Cam-
paign allocations process. Fed-
eration leaders expect that
community members will use
the opportunity to spell out per-
sonal concerns, as well as chal-
lenges facing the community at
large, including Jewish educa-
tion and care for the elderly.
Federation has not sponsored
this type of forum in more than
10 years.
Participants will be
encouraged to rec-
ommend where
Campaign mon-
ey should be
spent, which
agencies
should receive
more dollars
and how the
Federation can
best serve the
96,000 Jews who
live in metropolitan De-
troit.
Federation leaders say that
all input will be taken serious-
ly, but they caution that not all
views expressed necessarily will
be implemented during the up-
coming year.
`These things have long-term
effects. This is not an exercise
in futility, and people who
are coming should know they
will get something out of it.
They should not expect to see a
result tomorrow; but over a pe-
riod of time, we hope to ensure
that the priorities of the com-
munity are receiving alloca-
tions," said Judah Isaacs, senior
planning associate at Federa-
tion.
Typical "town hall" meetings
often become venues for vent-
ing, and Mr. Ziffer expects the
upcoming forum to be no dif-
ferent. "We're not going to shy
away from controversy," he
said.
The forum is open to the
entire community. People
are encouraged to register
for a time to speak by call-
ing the Jewish Federation,
642-4260. ❑