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November 10, 1995 - Image 70

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1995-11-10

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ewt Gingrich is neither a ments scheduler and a hotel bar-
Jewish activist nor an ob- tender).
servant Jew. He just
"We recently celebrated the
sounds like both — at least U.S. Bicentennial," he said. "The
in front of a Jewish audience.
city of David celebrated it's Bi-
"The fact is that if you don't centennial some 800 years before
read and you don't study, and if Christ.
you don't know, it's very hard to
We tend to forget all too often
be observant," the speaker of the that freedom and faith require
U.S. House of Representatives armed might, that David was a
said to 45 supporters of an At- warrior and he captured
lanta Day School. "I think in the Jerusalem."
Jewish tradition, because of
At one point, he asked for per-
Egypt and Babylon, it became mission to offer an outsider's view
very clear, very early, that if there of Judaism.
weren't inheriting patterns,
"Being Jewish is one of the
everyone would
most irrational
be assimilated."
things to do on
Many in the
the planet," he
group had paid
said. "It's an act
up to $500 a
of commitment
couple to see the
... It's an act of
leader of the Re-
stubborn persis-
publican revolu-
tence of a people
tion and light-
who reached out
ning rod for crit-
to God as an act
icism of the
of faith."
GOP's agressive
That persis-
agenda.
tence converges
Mr. Gingrich
with his efforts,
briefly spoke to
he said. "A large
reporters at the
part of what i'm
Doubletree Ho-
trying to do is at
tel before enter-
least parallel to
ing the room for Newt Gingrich:
that part of
the fund-raiser. Left favorable impressions.
American Jew-
After basking in
ish commit-
the Braves' World Series victo- ment. That is, if America's been
ry the previous night, he dis- good to you, what have you done
missed a question about a House for America this month? It's not
ethics committee investigation enough to write a check to the
into his behavior.
IRS.
When pressed about the con-
"I see myself trying to figure
tents of a letter sent to the com- out, how do we recreate a com-
mittee, said that he couldn't mitment to a cultural revolution,
respond because the letter wasn't a commitment to charity, a com-
sent to him.
mitment to learning?"
Mr. Gingrich has always left
He later added, "It's impossi-
Jewish groups, regardless of their ble to grow up in the Jewish com-
views of his domestic stands, im- munity without having to be
pressed with his defense of Israel, absolutely brainwashed that if
intelligence and persuasive ora- you are not deeply involved, that
tory. Sunday was no exception. everyone near you will make you
As the man many call the feel guilty and that you are mea-
country's most powerful politi- sured by your acts, acts of char-
cian spoke, his two distinct arti- i ty and acts of commitment."
cies of attire were an Atlanta
But for some in the crowd, the
Braves tie and a thin black kip- speaker's close association wtih
pah standing almost at attention the Christian Coalition was wor-
atop his thick mop of white hair. risome. Rabbi Binyomin Fried-
The Georgia Republican first man of Congregation Ariel asked
zeroed in on the Jerusalem 3000 how, despite sharing some agen-
celebrations that he helped to da items, to work with a group
host at the U.S. Capitol.
whose followers were "historical-
When he asked, "How many of ly reluctant to support my right
you have visited Jerusalem," to be a Jew."
there were some chuckles as the
"This is not Bosnia," Mr. Gin-
hand of every audience member grich responded. "We don't have
went up (other than those of Mr. t o all be of one tribe or killing
Gingrich's two guards, appoint- e ach other. We have to learn to

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