Follow Up
A fresh look at some recent stories in the headlines.
Smith Ad Appears
In New York Paper
Pennies Equal Dollars
For Area Agencies
ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR
LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER
A
New York state sen-
ator and a city
newspaper are
among the latest
voices condemning the de-
cision by a Queens College
student paper
to publish an
ad by Bradley
Smith.
"To encour-
age debate
about the exis-
tence of the
genocide perpe-
trated against
the Jews of Eu-
rope is ignorant
and lacks any
intellectual
merit," State
Sen. Emanuel
Gold said after
the Quad last
month printed an ad that
denied the Holocaust.
"For the price of a $230
ad, (the editor) and his
newspaper provided a
hatemonger with a forum
that will bring him millions
of dollars of free advertis-
ing to spew his blatantly
anti-Semitic material."
The New York Post
added, "We wonder how
many college papers would
run an ad claiming that
blacks were never slaves in
America. Not a lot, we'd
wager. Why is it that a far
more recent catastrophe —
the Holocaust —is deemed
a fit subject for debate?"
Quad editor Andrew
Wallenstein is Orthodox.
He said he decided to run
the ad because people need
to know that
"there are
people out
there who
say (the
Holocaust
never hap-
pened)."
Queens
College Pres-
ident Shirley
Strum Ken-
ny quickly
denounced
Mr. Wallen-
stein's deci-
sion. She
sent a two-
page letter encouraging the
school's faculty and student
leaders to steer clear of the
kind of hatemongering
evinced in the Smith ad.
T
he coins that weigh
down pockets and
nestle between sofa
cushions are adding
up.
A new component to the
annual Tzedakah Fair for
fifth-grade students, the
Penny Harvest, collected
more than $3,700 —
$2,100 of it in pennies.
Tzedakah Fair, held at
its originating base —
Temple Beth El — has
grown to a community-
wide event.
About 25 congregation-
al and day school classes
participated in the collec-
tion and Tzedakah Fair ac-
tivities. The funds will be
distributed evenly between
classrooms which will de-
cide where to direct their
contributions.
A percentage, which
each class will determine
individually, of the dona-
tion must go toward the Al-
lied Jewish Campaign.
Ruilifig change to benefit the needy.
Federation's
Jewish
Women's Division spon-
sored the activity and
made the stipulation. The
remaining dollars can go to
any number of organiza-
tions, from Yad Ezra, the
kosher food pantry, to Jew-
ish Federation Apart-
ments.
In addition, each class
will write a letter to their
chosen organization dis-
cussing the decision.
"I'm very encouraged,"
said Roz Blanck, co-coordi-
nator of the Penny Harvest
with Ruth Beitner.
"There's still a lot of mon-
ey to be found, so I think
there's great potential
here."
Ten-Year-Old Hits
His State Swim Goal
AIDS Support Network
Enters Second Phase
ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR
LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER
I
en-year-old Adam
Farber had high
hopes for the U.S.
Swimming state
championships in early
March at Saginaw Valley
State University.
Adam swam in seven in-
dividual events, won all
seven and competed on two
first-place relays for the
Birmingham-Bloomfield
Atlantis team.
He amassed 140 points,
29 more than the nearest
competitor, to win the high-
point trophy in his age
group.
He had his fastest times
of the year in the 50-yard
freestyle (27.29), 100 free
(59.70), 50 breaststroke
(34.96), 50 butterfly (29.98)
and 200 individual medley
(2:26.62).
His 10-and-under 200
free relay team broke a 22-
year-old state record with
a 1:54.85 clocking.
Adam Farber
ewish Family Service
has been known to
assist individuals in
a variety ofways.
As new issues creep into
Jewish life, the agency at-
tempts to respond.
Early this fall,
JFS offered to
tackle AIDS and
the HIV virus is-
sues by offering a
support group for
friends and fami-
ly members of in-
fected individuals.
The group, a gath-
ering of five, is en-
tering its sec-
ond, 1 0-week
phase. New mem-
bers are encour-
aged to join and
expand the meet-
ing.
"I think we've
been very success-
ful with what
we're trying to do,"
said Elissa Drik-
j
er-Ohren, JFS clinical so- ty and family dynamics.
"And sometimes we
cial worker. "It's an oppor-
tunity to get support, but laugh, too."
The group meets Thurs-
to discuss all realities such
as shiva, burial, funeral day afternoons from 3:45-
arrangements, Judaism, 5:15 p.m. There is a sliding-
God, drugs, homosexuali- scale fee.