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AD 994 "It is nothing more than a dis- honest distortion to in any way suggest that the Farrakhan is- sue characterizes blacks and Jews and their relationship to- gether," he says. "The fact of the matter is that we in Detroit have and will live together, must live together, want to live together." Even so, Mr. Lobenthal criti- cized black leaders who uphold the Rev. Farrakhan as a hero. "You (the black community) might not be able to denounce him, but you can't elevate him," he says. "Here's a guy who lies about Jews, who encourages blacks to treat Jews badly. You say to Jews that 'We're going to make this man a hero,' and then you say to Jews, 'Don't worry about it.' That's a contradiction." Rabbi Dannel Schwartz of Temple Shir Shalom countered Mr. Lobenthal and called him a "politician" understating the lev- el of tension between blacks and Jews. Rabbi Schwartz served on Monday's panel of clergy who posed questions to the speakers. The panel also included Rabbi David Nelson of Congregation Beth Shalom and Rabbi Sherwin Wine of the Birmingham Temple. "To say that it's the press' fault and not all of our faults is a mis- take and is lying to ourselves," Rabbi Schwartz said. "I really be- lieve that." Rabbi Schwartz stressed that Jews must demonstrate more sensitivity to black history. Jewish leaders should address the aftermath of centuries of slav- ery by talking about reparations, instead of exclusively focusing on their own Holocaust. "I really believe that the ADL should be working on a mutual respect and an admission of our own guilt, too," he said. "Our own guilt, not in causing slavery, but in not recognizing pain." The Rev. Smalley replaced Hartford Memorial Pastor Charles Adams, who left on a Middle East trip Monday with President Bill Clinton to attend the Israel-Jordan accord signing. "I know there is a lot of fear that operates in both our com- munities and that fear is tragic," she said, noting several factors exacerbating the tension between blacks and Jews. People are not sufficiently ed- ucated about ways the two groups worked together during the civil-rights movement, she said. Furthermore, the physical separation of black children in the cities and whites in the sub- urbs only serves to reinforce at- titudes of us-and-them. "I know most black children only see black and white," she said, pointing to the Eight Mile Road border between Detroit and suburbia. "I know we teach our children how to be racist," she said. "We do it by our inability to cross lines in great numbers. We do it when we refuse to share our resources fairly. We do it when we are un- able or unwilling to be with each other across a border that I've learned to almost hate in the Detroit area." A major concern, the Rev. Smalley said, is that wealth will continue to move out of the inner city, leaving blacks without hos- pitals and other institutions nec- essary for survival. As for the Louis Farrakhan is- sue, the Rev. Smalley says she looks to a different black leader, Cornel West, who advocates un- derstanding, cooperation and peaceful reconciliation through honest and ethical behavior on both sides. "That fear is tragic." — The Rev. Smalley "Louis Farrakhan speaks to the brokenness that many black people feel," she said. "He is able to speak very passionately about the state of economic blight that many black inner-city people ex- perience. He speaks to the ab- sence of black males in homes. And whether the methods he uses to talk passionately about these ills is right or wrong, this is what happens. Black leaders who have the same status in the community as Louis Farrakhan does must be willing to sit down and reason with this man ... • "But Jews have got to learn to accept the fact that (some) blacks are always going to respect Farrakhan and that respect for Farrakhan does not mean they will do things to you," she said. If Marty Bulger could do one thing to help blacks and Jews im- prove relations, he would edu- cate people about the real scene. The Southfield middle-school teacher was one of few blacks in the audience Monday night. He hears myths emanating from both communities. Too many blacks consider Jews dollar-driv- en opportunists. Too many Jews think blacks just want monetary hand-outs. "I don't believe that," Mr. Bulger says. Education is the key to inter- ethnic harmony, he believes. But there's one thing Jews shouldn't expect from blacks: An all-out de- nunciation of the Rev. Farrakhan. "In our community, Farrakhan is someone who brings us out, who lifts the sense of self," Mr. Bulger said. "But (his) finger- pointing and name-calling has got to stop. It gets us nowhere. It's wrong. "I believe the denunciation of Farrakhan is not going to hap- pen from the black community as a whole because of the influ- ence he has on lifting young black children's sense of self." ❑