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an understanding with the chief
rabbis that the "blacklist" will be
reviewed with an eye to remov-
ing as many cases as possible.
It also has been agreed that no
one will be added to the list with-
out a proper hearing.
The cause of granting Israelis
the freedom to choose how they
wish to be buried (another sphere
under the exclusive jurisdiction
of the religious establishment)
was advanced last week by two
sad incidents in which women
from the former Soviet Union
whose Jewishness was in doubt
were held in hospital morgues for
days while family and friends
searched frantically for a ceme-
tery that would accept them.
After a great stir was created
in the media, both women were
buried in kibbutzim, outside the
rabbinate's power.
As a result of the outrage, Kib-
butz Kiryat Anavim has dedicat-
ed a quarter of an acre of land to
relieve the immediate problem of
immigrants whose status is am-
biguous since they are not enti-
tled to be buried in any of the
country's cemeteries: Jewish,
Christian or Muslim.
Clearly, this is a short-range
solution since Absorption Minis-
ter Yair Tsaban estimates that
in the coming decade, burial ac-
commodations will have to be
made for some 15,000 to 19,000
whose Judaism is not acceptable
to the religious establishment.
Then there are the bona fide Jews
who wish to have other than Or-
thodox Jewish burials.
Just how far Shimon Shetreet
will go in advancing these and
other reforms in the state reli-
gious system cannot be predict-
ed, but there is some optimism
from those who would like to see
change. Says IRAC's Rabbi
Regev: "Shetreet has worked in
cooperation with us on matters
of discrimination in the past."
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Terrorist Bomb
Kills In Gaza
Jerusalem (JTA)— An explosion
ripped through an apartment
building in Gaza City, killing at
least eight people, including a se-
nior Hamas activist who was
sought by Israeli and Palestinian
security forces.
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Palestinian police said that
Sunday's explosion occurred
when bombs being made by
members of the militant funda-
mentalist Hamas movement
blew up prematurely.
Among the dead was Kamal
Kheil, a member of Izz a-Din al-
Kassam, the military wing of
Hamas. A 3-year-old girl was also
among the dead, according to wit-
`— nesses.
The explosion, which took
place on the second floor of an
apartment building in Gaza, also
left at least 30 people wounded.
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system and death in early childhood. There is no cure for the disease.
Most carriers are Jews of Eastern European descent.
You should be tested if you are a male or female over age 17, of
Ashkenazi (Eastern European) descent and considering marriage or
pregnancy, or had been tested for the disease prior to 1980. Orthodox
Dor Yeshorim approach to screening is available.
For the month of April, Sinai Hospital will offer Tay Sachs screening
for a reduced fee of $20. The regular charge for this test is $90.
Call Sinai Hospital genetics counselor Robin Gold today at
313-493-6060 to schedule an appointment.
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