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observant Jewish students
should make alternative course
or section selections before the
semester begins to avoid a diffi-
cult situation."
That statement was followed
by a memo from Mr. Keith to
Hillel. He said he had not meant
to appear insensitive to any pop-
ulation, but rather retain the in-
tegrity of classroom practices.
Beverly Yost, community re-
lations associate for the
JCCouncil, said, "Scheduling is
part of the challenge students
face when going to college. In the
past, they did what their families
did. Now they have a decision to
make. But it's a choice no one
should have to make."
Patsy Fulton, CEO of OCC,
said no students will be penalized
for missing classes due to reli-
gious observance. Mr. Keith ac-
cepted Hillel's offer of mailing
labels to inform students of the
no-penalization policy.
WSU and OU have informed
employees of their practice to
make all attempts to accommo-
date students when religious ob-
servances conflict with classes
and exams. Neither university
has followed OCC's lead yet and
used Hillel mailing lists to inform
students how policies will affect
them regarding the beginning of
the semester.
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No workable
rearrangements
could be found.
medical schools.
Students have expressed con-
cerns to Ms. Starkman regarding
missed note taking, information,
preparation time and risk of los-
ing placement in class. Some
have written letters to the uni-
versity presidents stating such
sentiments.
"I don't think it's a matter of
schools discriminating," Ms. Yost
said. "Often, people just don't
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"I'm not convinced it's realistic
at this point to expect the schools
to change their start date. We do
need to alert them to the issue.
I do, however, think it's realistic
to expect the schools to inform
their :students of provisions be-
ing made," said Miriam
Starkman, director of Hillel of
Metro Detroit.
According to rough estimates
by Hillel, 150 Jewish students
are at OU, 125 at OCC, and 400
at WSU, including the law and
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AD294
amination reveals extreme
differences between the Ames
and Pollard situations. Several
American agents were said to
have been killed or to have dis-
appeared as a result of Ames' ac-
tivities. No one is believed to have
been hurt due to Jonathan Pol-
lard's transmission of informa-
tion to Israel.
Obviously Pollard assisted a
friendly power, Israel, in great
danger from Iraq and other coun-
tries, while Ames aided an ad-
versary of the United States (the
former USSR), which was not in
any peril.
Ames accepted huge sums of
money; what Pollard was given
by Israel barely covered his-ex-
penses. Everyone seems to agree
that Pollard acted out of deep
moral concern, as opposed to the
substantial mercenary motiva-
tion of Aldrich Ames.
Beyond this we must remem-
Robert N. V. Seffinger
Walled Lake ber that Jonathan Pollard was
obliged to spend extended peri-
ods of time in solitary confine-
Aldrich Ames
ment and in a mental hospital,
Based upon these considera-
Vs. Jonathan Pollard
tions, more than ever Jonathan
On the surface, the cases of Pollard's punishment appears to
Aldrich H. Ames and Jonathan be excessive and disproportion-
Pollard appear to have striking al. This being the case, a fresh re-
parallels. Both were convicted of view of Mr. Pollard's sentence
espionage-related activities and should be immediately begun.
received sentences of life impris-
Dr. Larry R. Berkower
onment. However, a closer ex-
David L Berkower
may be high but please note the
average age of its members.
When my grandmothers and
I used to attend services, we
would always leave with the
same question: Where are all the
young people? Does the leader-
ship think for a minute that its
current membership is going to
make the long trek to West
Bloomfield when it can barely
make the trip a few miles away
to their own?
Oh, nice touch with the pink
slips to the clergy and clerical em-
ployees. No room at B'nai Moshe?
What is the purpose of mergers?
Shame on B'nai David's leadership.
My family and I will remem-
ber all of the good times we had
at B'nai David. In this merger, it
is better to remember the past
than its bleak future. My God,
what would Cantor Adler have
said? Shalom B'nai David.
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