CHURCH-STATE page 10 When Rabbi Al Lewis of Tem- ple Emanuel and Rabbi Krishef met in Grand Rapids with the center's field director in early March, they were told the pre- vention program would proba- bly be dropped. But the rabbis fear the program might be rein- troduced in the future. "We de- cided we can't sign onto something when we're not sure where it's going," said Rabbi Lewis. Even if the center drops the prevention program and focus- es solely on promoting the 1995 guidelines, Mr. Stern questions the need for a full campaign and disagrees with Mr. Gersten's claim that the guidelines have been ineffective. "We hear on both the right and left that when they bring [the 1995 guidelines] to the attention of school offi- cials, problems are resolved," said Mr. Stern, one of the orig- inal drafters of the guidelines. He stated that the AJCongress has reprinted thousands of copies and receives frequent re- quests for them. Michael Lieberman, legal counsel for the Anti-Defamation League, also served on the draft- ing committee of the 1995 guide- lines and expressed concern that while promoting awareness of a "second stage" of trying to the guidelines was "laudable," build on the guidelines. the center's campaign involves and other Jewish organizations • will vigorously oppose," he said. Mr. Lieberman was not certain if and when stage two of the center's campaign would be.-- launched, but stated that he had heard the prevention pro- gram might be dropped. According to Mr. Gersten, despite the cool reception from Rabbis Lewis and Krishef, the center will go forward with its plan to launch the campaign in Grand Rapids. He expressed confidence that even "if there's no support from the rabbis, we'll have no trouble getting support from other leaders in the Jewish community." Founded in 1996 by Ortho- dox Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, the Center for Jewish and Christ- ian Values works to protect re- ligious expression in public schools, Mr. Gersten said: According to Mr. Stern, the center serves a primarily evan- gelical Christian clientele and, with a few exceptions, almost all the Jews on the center's board "are associated with the political right within the Jew- ish community, and that's not the primary thrust of Ameri- can Jewish life." ❑ "If there's an effort to expand tive programs being discussed, along the lines of the preventa- that is something that the ADL Debra Nussbaum Cohen of JTA contributed to this article. Detroit's Original Discounter 20% off everyday 20% off everyday 20% LEVIN'S BEAUTY SUPPLY New Arrivals for Spring: 0.P.1 South Seas Polish Collection 12 NEW Essie Polish colors THE DETROI T J EWISH NEWS SF.LF c.: -Ts c - AN LOCATED IN THE ORCHARD MALL 6385 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD AT MAPLE WEST BLOOMFIELD MI 48322 810.855.4488 MONDAY - TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY FRIDAY - SATURDAY 10 AM - 5:30 PM THURSDAY 10 AM - 8 PM fIEMS UNDER $25 EXCLUDED . and an ever changing selection of outstanding hand crafted items for yourself, your home, and gift giving Professional Hair & Nail Supplies, Including NAILTIQUES West Bloomfield • 851 7323 Orchard Lake Road In The West Bloomfield Plaza - OPEN 7 DAYS Levins New Spring Colors: 11 Lipsticks 12 Eye Shadows 2 Blushes 3 Lip Glosses 6 Waterproof Eyeliner Pencils Oak Park • 547 9669 24695 Coolidge At I 0 Mile Road - Open 111-Sat. 9-6 • Closed Sun.