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Now Only $132 rir Diamonds and Fine Jewelry ORCHARD MALL 6337 Orchard Lake Road at Maple Road West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322 (810) 932-7700 Outstate (800) 337-GIFT Washington (JTA) — As Re- publicans and Democrats con- tinue to spar over the political implications of Oregon's special election, Jews have focused on the return of a minyan to the Senate. Rep. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the son of German Jewish refugees, became the 10th Jew in the Sen- ate when he defeated Republican Gordon Smith in the special elec- tion held to fill former Sen. Bob Packwood's seat. Sen. Packwood resigned from the Senate last year to avoid fac- ing an ethic committee's investi- gation into sexual misconduct and obstruction charges. Jewish representation in the Senate dropped to nine members after Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, retired before the 1994 elections. Mr. Wyden won with 48 per- cent of the vote. Mr. Wyden's vic- tory cuts the Republican majority in the Senate to 53-47. As expected, Jewish Democ- rats hailed Mr. Wyden's election to Congress' upper body. "It's nice to have a minyan in the Senate," said an ebullient Ira Forman, executive director of the National Jewish Democratic Council. "There was a clear ide- ological difference between the two candidates and we're proud and happy about Wyden's suc- cess." Mr. Wyden, 46, became the first Democrat to represent Ore- gon in the Senate since John F. Kennedy was president. He also became the second Jewish sena- tor in the state's history. Sen. Richard Lewis Neuberger was elected in January 1955 and served until his death in 1960. The NJDC's political action committee led an effort to chan- nel about $34,000 to Mr. Wyden's cash-strapped campaign. About 130 people donated money to Mr. Wyden through the council's PAC. Other Jewish Democrats con- tributed at least another $34,000 to the campaign, Mr. Forman said. Peres Weighs Election Decision Jerusalem (JTA) — Amid con- tinuing speculation that the date for Israel's national elections would be advanced, Prime Min- ister Shimon Peres said that a decision on when they would oc- cur would be made during Feb- ruary. The general elections must be held by Oct. 29. Since Yitzhak Rabin's assas- sination, there has been growing talk about the possibility of mov- ing the elections forward, possi- bly to May. Labor Party officials in favor of such a move say the party should capitalize on some of the support it garnered after Rabin's killing, especially if the peace ne- gotiations with Syria do not move forward. Mr. Peres has insisted that there is no tie between the tim- ing of elections and the Israeli- Syrian talks. He reiterated that position, telling reporters on the plane with him to London that when- ever the elections are held, they would have no bearing on the ne- gotiations. The speculation over the elec- tions has been a matter of some concern to American officials in- volved in the Israeli-Syrian talks. Israel Radio reported that Mr. Peres had informed senior Amer- ican diplomats of his considera- tions about the elections. Labor Party primaries are now scheduled for mid-April, though Nissim Zvilli, the party's secre- tary general, has said that under directions from Mr. Peres, offi- cials were looking into the possi- bility of moving the primaries to an earlier date. Meanwhile, Labor closed its registration for party primaries. More than 200 people regis- tered as candidates. However, two current Labor members of the Cabinet — Transport Minister Yisrael Kessar and Agriculture Minister Ya'akov Tsur — will not be run- ning. Mr. Tsur, who was appointed to the Cabinet by Mr. Rabin and is not a Knesset member, said a politician has to know "when enough is enough." • In the opposition Likud Party, calls have been mounting for moving that party's internal elec- tions. Among those in support of the move are Likud Knesset mem- bers Limor Livnat and Dov Shi- lansky. Singapore Names Ambassador Jerusalem (JTA) — Singapore has appointed its first ambas- sador to Israel. Singapore's government an- nounced that Foo Meng Tong, 54, would present his credentials Thursday to Israeli President Ezer Weizman. Mr. Tong, also the ambassador to France, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland, will continue to work from his office in Paris. Israel and Singapore estab- lished diplomatic relations in 1969, but Singapore never opened an office in Israel.