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LECTION '96
THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT COUNCIL
OF SYNAGOGUES AND TEMPLES
Cordially Invites You to Attend
FORUMS ON CRITICAL, ISSUES AFFECTING
OUR CONEVIUNITY
STATE & LOCAL RACES
Wednesday, September 25, 1996 at 7:30 PM
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield. 810/357 5544
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Candidates Invited
Oakland County Executive, Oakland County Prosecutor and State Legislators
Moderators..
David Gad-Harf, Executive Director, Jewish Community Council and
George Cantor, Columnist and Commentator
NATIONAL RACES
Sunday, October 20, 1996 at 10:00 AM
Temple Israel, 5275 Walnut Lake Rd., W. Bloomfield. 810/661 5700.
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Candidates Invited
U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives
(Covering Oakland County Districts 11 & 12)
Moderators:
Arthur Horwitz, Publisher, The Jewish News and
Sherry Margolis, WJBK TV News Reporter
WHY THE FORUMS?
To assist you in becoming a better informed voter by hearing the candidates'
position on such issues as
• Terrorism
• Prayer in schools
• Public support for private education
• U.S. - Israel relations
• The New Empowerment — From Washington to Pontiac
ELECTION '96 IS PRESENTED BY THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT ,
COUNCIL OF SYNAGOGUES AND TEMPLES: Adat Shalom Synagogue
Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel-Moses, Congregation Beth Achim,
Congregation Beth Shalom, Congregation B'nai Moshe, Temple Kol Ami,
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Temple Shir Shalom, Temple Emanu-El and Temple Israel.
OUR CO-SPONSORS ARE: Anti-Defamation League, B'nai B'rith, Hadassah, Jewish Community Center,
Jewish Community Council, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, The Jewish News,
National Council of Jewish Women and Women's American ORT.
AN OPPORTUNITY — AN OBLIGATION
PLEASE COME!
sumac and arbutus trees. In ar-
eas where ancient terraces re-
main, fruit trees such as olive,
almond, carob and fig will soon
be blooming. Some portions of the
forest will be left to grow natu-
rally.
The redevelopment program is
expected to take three or four
years at a cost of many millions
of dollars.
But the collective trauma
caused by the destruction of so
many trees and the fact that their
restoration has been declared as
national priority point to some-
thing more significant that just a
redevelopment program. "Trees
in Israel are highly valued," says
Dr. Zachs. "They are a symbol to
all Jews." ❑
WZPS
Israel's Credit
Is Questioned
Jerusalem (JTA) — The Bank of
Israel denied a report that it had
received a letter from Moody's, a
stock and bond rating service,
warning of a possible lowering of
Israel's credit rating.
A bank spokesman said no let-
ter had been received and at-
tributed the report to rumors
circulating on the Tel Aviv stock
market.
The Israeli daily Ma'ariv re-
ported that Moody's was consid-
ering lowering Israel's rating,
now at A-3, because of the coun-
try's budget deficits.
A lower credit rating means
that investors face greater risks
on their investments, and this in
turn would force Israel to provide
greater returns, in the form of
higher interest payments, to
make up for the added risk.
Israel Protests
PA Article
Jerusalem (JTA) — The Prime
Minister's Office has submitted
a formal protest to the Palestin-
ian Authority about the publica-
tion of an article in a
Ramallah-based newspaper that
compared Prime Minister Ben-
jamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler.
The article described Mr. Ne-
tanyahu as "more of a Nazi than
Hitler."
The prime minister's commu-
nications adviser, David Bar Ilan,
said Israel would not tolerate
such published comments,
adding that they represented a
violation of the self-rule accords.
Palestinian leaders have crit-
icized what they view as Mr. Ne-
tanyahu's refusal to implement
the peace agreements signed by
the previous government.