You are invited to attend the Family Circle Event for family members of Jewish people with special needs Striving Us And Them SARAH BAKER KEUSCH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Be One: A Jewish Community That Includes All Jews Keynote Presenter: Rabbi Eliezer M. Goldstock, Ph.D. National Director, "Heart to Heart": American Jewish Society for Distinguished Children SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1996 9:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. Agency for Jewish Education 21550 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield REGISTRATION ADULT WORKSHOPS • Families in the Public Eye • Involving Your Near and Far - Flung Family • Round Table Discussion for Parents and Communal Leaders Cost: $5 per person / $10 per family Pre registration is required. Please call the Agency for Jewish Education at (810) 354-1050 to pre-register. F-I PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS • Fun and Fitness with the JCC • Crafts with Jewish Experiences For Families • Clowning Around and Creative Cooperative Games • Babysitting and Developmentally Appropriate Care • Teens and Adults YACHAD/NCSY • KIDPOWER for siblings and friends Co-Sponsors Agency for Jewish Education (Jewish Experiences for Families (JEFF) & School Services Department), Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC), Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, Jewish Family Service, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Jewish Information and Referral Service, Kadima, Keshet Temple Beth El, The Jewish News, PTACH, YACHAD of National Conference Synagogue Youth (NOSY) This program is made possible by a generous contribution from the Woman's Auxiliary of MIS ,111111.1! ■ 11111MNIMIINft The restaurant stood on top of a hill in the West Bank village of Belt Jala. Bethlehem's church steeples rose to the south and He- brew University's campus in Jerusalem stretched to the north. The purple and gray Judean Hills bridged the two communities and served as a backdrop to my hus- band Avram's base, where the Is- rael Defense Forces stationed him for reserve duty. I snapped a photograph, cap- turing it all in one frame, and thought, "Such a small area to encompass such a great amount of fear and anger." A Palestinian flag waved over the military camp, blowing to- ward the Israeli flag that stood at the opposite end of the build- ing's roof. "One of the guard's posts is under the Palestinian flag," Avram informed me. The irony of seeing a man in an Is- raeli uniform positioned next to a pole that raised the red, white and green stripes of the Pales- tinian flag filled me with a sur- real feeling. "Shalom," said an Arab getting out of his car. I was too surprised to answer. My husband, with a gun slung over his shoulder, replied, "Ooh'vracha" Hebrew for blessings. Avram suggested we go inside for a bite to eat. "Avram," I re- minded him, "you're in uniform." I later relayed this story to sev- eral Israeli friends who assumed I'd refused his invitation out of fear. These Israelis couldn't be- lieve I'd driven him to his West Bank base. My husband, who would rather be drinking coffee with Arabs than toting a gun around their neigh- borhoods, sometimes assumes his heart is on his sleeve for all to note. After all, we didn't vote for Bibi Netanyahu. We went to the peace demonstrations. But re- gardless of an individual's actions, the Israeli-Palestinian situation reduces the players to us and them. DON'T LET HOUSEHOLD PESTS HOLD YOU HOSTAGE! CALL THE ERADICO PROFESSIONALS! MOk: specially priced at 25% OFF 120 Marsha Friedman . 810-788-7161 RSVP by Marsha Eradicds safe and proven methods keep your home free of insects, rodents and other pests. Trust Eradico for an honest assessment of your needs and dependable, affordable service. Cockroaches • Ants • Fleas • Bees • Hornets • Wasps • Rats • Mice and any other pests. For a FREE inspection and estimate, Call Today! 1111. ■ Ns... was 411P Ma OM Mama- - Perhaps the peace process hasn't brought Palestinians and Israelis to the same side, but before the rioting we could see each other across the bridge. No one understood this more than people in the Israeli army. Drafted 18-year-olds no longer went into basic training with terrified hearts. The peace process greatly reduced the chances of being wounded or dy- ing during duty. The riots destroyed this. 0 r,- !— -. Sit • MIMUIL ULAN YILBAI=V VIP mow CONTROL Eradicate With Emilie° Michigan's Largest Independent Pest Control Company For Service Throughout Southeastern Michigan Call: (810) 546.6200 Sarah Baker Keusch is an American-born free-lance journalist who lives in the Israeli town of Ramat Gan.