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They are indeed subject to military law, living as they do in occupied ar- eas because the Arab leaders, Egypt excepted, have never signed peace treaties with Is- rael. And the Jewish settlers, who are Israeli citizens, are there primarily as a security buffer against the still-hostile Arab lands bordering Israel. What happened at Hebron is horrific. But to let this event blur the causes for the distinc- tions between the West Bank Arabs and the Jewish settlers, or between West Bank Arabs and Israeli Arabs, is to have swallowed the anti-Israel pro- paganda line. Then to jump from there to the implication that all of Israeli society may be racist is to once more hand the propagandists the prize they have been working so hard to achieve. And in a Jewish publi- cation — shameful. Margot Gardner Bloomfield Hills Profession Vs. Motherhood Your article on "Surgery, Moth- erhood, Medicine and Shabbat" (Feb. 25), was an interesting glimpse into the thinking of the dedicated Jewish physician/ca- reer woman. A great number of women in our society work today, and the numbers increase continually, breaking barriers into profes- sions previously reserved for men only. A distinction should be made, however, between full- time Orthodox women physi- cians and their secular counterparts. As Dr. Snider describes the difficulties she encountered while dating, "It was hard for guys to handle a woman be- coming a doctor." This is be- cause Orthodox couples generally have larger families, and the women have addition- al responsibilities maintaining traditional roles as wives and mothers. One must consider the Shabbat and the Jewish holi- days, which Dr. Reinitz de- scribes as uncompromisable. On a lighter vein, there are also the wonderful traditions of baking hamantashen and making latkes for the various holidays, which carry with them such sweet childhood memories. However, the differences be- tween full-time career women who are Orthodox, secular or non-Jewish stop here. Regard- less of denomination, it makes no difference to a child why his or her mother is not at home. The question is whether a woman with small children has to work or whether she chooses to do so. Can she take out time to raise her children and re- sume her profession later? Does she work full time or part time? Does she have excellent help? According to Dr. Blavin, one cannot excel simultaneously at being both a physician and a mother. "Prioritizing responsi- bilities" is the key, she states. In choosing to be a full-time physician she may be a "very, very good" doctor, but I fail to see how she could also be a "very, very good" mother when she is absent most of the time. I've heard a lot about super women, but Fve yet to meet one! Dr. Snider also asserts that "domestic concerns, though mundane, aren't trivial." Grant- ed, "domestic concerns" such as house cleaning and the like may be mundane, but raising one's children and being there for them when they are growing up — especially during the first for- mative years of their lives — are the most elevated of all respon- sibilities. Any profession for a woman becomes trivial in com- parisaon. From my own life experience and from many years of teach- ing young children in the school system, as well as my own, I've learned that everything in life has a time and place. Once it passes, it may never be re- trieved. In a very few short years, a child is grownup. If our profession is too demanding, we'll miss out on one of the greatest joys in life — watching our own baby grow into a per- son whom we, and not our babysitters, helped to mold and develop. Chances are, one's profession will still be there long after the children grow into adulthood. After many years of working, even a physician's job could be- come "mundane." But by then, it will be too late to say, "I could have been the world's best mom,' too." If ever there is a question of sacrifice, it should not be at the expense of one's children. Very likely, if we do not invest the time with our children when they are young, we will be forced to do so later, but the re- sults may never be the same. Bracha Stein Oak Park Letters Policy Letters must be typewritten, double-spaced, and include the name, home address, daytime phone number and signature of the writer.