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CITIZENSHIP page 1

As citizens, immigrants can
vote, and they are eligible for
the same services as other
Americans. But a naturalized
citizen cannot become president
of the United States.
"As citizens, it means we
have landed," Ms. Gorivodskaya
said. "It will finish our long trip
from the Soviet Union to an-
other life."
In the past, Ms. Hyman said,
the Russian population hasn't
been open to preparedness
courses to help adjust to life in
America. But, she said, "If we be-
come a testing center, they may
be more apt to take the class."
Among all immigrant groups
in 1991, Soviet emigres had the
highest rate of naturalization,
at 62.4 percent, said Michael
Hoefer, an analyst with INS in
Washington, D.C. The average
for all immigrants that same
year was 38.7 percent.
The median time for natu-
ralization is seven years, Mr.
Hoefer said.
Each year, INS in Detroit
gets about 9,000 applications
for citizenship And each year,
about 7,000 immigrants are
naturalized. This creates a con-
stant backlog of applicants,
making the process take at least
a year, officials said.
Large numbers of Russians
applying for naturalization this
year certainly won't ease the
problem.
"Naturalization takes a year
here, which is one of the longest
processes in the country," said
Susan Miller, an aide to Rep.
Sander Levin, D-Southfield,
who handles many inquiries
about naturalization. 'There are
not enough people to give the
tests. This is not because of the
Russian load. This year will
bring the first large wave, and
that will add to the case load."
Like most Russian immi-
grants getting ready to take a

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citizenship
exam,
the
Berkovich-Gorivodskaya fami-
ly isn't sure how to begin the
process.
But they are optimistic JFS
will provide assistance. All they
know for sure is no matter how
tedious the process, it is worth
it.
'When we left the country
where we were born, we didn't
have any mother left," Lazar
Berkovich said. "The United
States gave us a new mother-
land for our sons and our future
grandchildren. This is our new
home." ❑

Men's Club
Dinner Set

The 61st Intercongregational
Men's Club Dinner will be held
6 p.m. Feb. 10 at Congregation
B'nai Moshe.
The speaker will be Dr.
Robert S. Pasick, a psychologist
and family therapist at the Ann
Arbor Center for the Family in
Ann Arbor. He is the author of
two books and has appeared on
local and national broadcasts.
He has been an instructor at
Harvard University, the Uni-
versity of Michigan and Oak-
land University. Dr. Pasick's
speech will be on "Jewish Men
in the 1990s Mentsh or War-
rior?"
Tickets are available from lo-
cal synagogue men's club or
temple brotherhood offices. For
further information, call Joel
Shayne 393-6633, 489-0783; or
Alan Levenson, 352-8040, 661-
8412.

Schindler's List
Survivor Speaks

CHAIM-Children of Holocaust-
Survivors Association In Michi-
gan, will host a commun-
ity-wide program on Schindler's
List 12:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the
Maple-Drake JCC. A
Schindler's List survivor, Willie
Sterner, and his wife will speak.
Refreshments will be served.
There is no charge for students
and CHAIM members; there is
a charge for others. For infor-
mation, call Charles Slow, 489-
8886.

Correction

In the Politically Speak-
ing column Jan. 14,
New York Congress-
woman Nita Lowey's
names was misspelled,
and a photograph of
West Bloomfield resi-
dent Nita Lowe was
mistakenly used with
the story.

