R.,,. ' . *>T - -:.. ,,, - • klAK, ao:stt.l. .itNt4 RIFT page 13 world Jewry," he wrote, 'the state must be Jewish, not Orthodox." "We've had enough," said Rab- bi Spectre, whose brother, Rabbi Pinchas Spectre, is the leader of the Conservative movement in Is- rael, known as Masorti. "It's gone on and on. There's a lack of re- spect. These people have no idea of what pluralism is all about. This is a very serious situation. I hap- pen to feel my chancellor is cor- rect. I believe that the chief rabbinate in Israel has become a joke." For Rabbi David Nelson of Con- gregation Beth Shalom, the issue has reached a serious and sad lev- el. "When we're divided and frag- mented, we bring no glory to God's name," he said. "We have to ad- mit that there are some very se- rious problems here. Rabbi Schorsch is addressing them. He's my rabbi; he's my leader. I'm glad he's addressing all of this. "There are indignities that we shouldn't be facing. It's been a long time since Orthodox rabbis have met with us as equals. With the rare exception, they have made it clear they don't live in the same universe. "We've been working hard to create a movement in Israel which we believe in. All of our beliefs and convictions are laughed at. Maybe the UORUSC represents a fringe element. But there are an awful lot of people who are gleeful when they speak." Rabbi Irwin Groner of Congre- gation Shaarey Zedek, past na- tional president of the Rabbinical Assembly, sees the level of dishar- mony as being critical at this time. "There is no respect, no accep- tance for any other interpretation other than the Orthodox," he said. "Our scholars have pointed out that Israel was created as a Jewish state, not an Orthodox state. The great danger we face now is that this situation will cre- ate an even higher level of ten- sion between the Jewry of North America and Israel, especially when you realize that 80 percent of North American Jews are members of the Conservative or Reform movements. "What makes it worse is that the Orthodox leadership in Is- rael is not interested in compro- mise and seeks to impart its will by coercion or political power. "I think the crisis will have to get worse before it gets better," said Rabbi Groner. "When the sense of outrage in the North American Jewry is communicat- ed to Israel's leaders, then maybe they will realize how serious is the rift between Israel and the ma- jority of the Diaspora." ❑ In A Holding Pattern David Tenenbaum is biding his time as the FBI continues investigating his activities at TACOM. JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER avid Tenenbaum is "mak- ing what he can of his life when he can't go to work every day," his attorney said this week. Mr. Tenenbaum, 39, continues to draw his salary as an engineer at the U.S. Army Tank Auto- motive and Armaments Command in Warren while the FBI investigates his ac- tions in sharing intelli- gence information with Israeli officers at the base. In mid-February, after he was polygraphed for a routine security upgrade, Mr. Tenenbaum men- tioned that he had inad- vertently passed classified documents related to mis- sile and defense vehicle technology to- Israeli liai- son officers at the base and to Reuven Granot of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. He was subsequently placed on paid ad- ministrative leave, and his Southfield home was searched. Agents removed boxes of com- puter files, phone bills and fi- nancial records from the house. David Tenenbaum: Still waiting. Martin Crandall. "All I know is they took a bunch of documents out of his home on Feb. 15." FBI Special Agent Radford Baker said he is prohibited from commenting on the status of the investigation. Mr. Crandall has advised Mr. Tenenbaum not to speak pub- licly about the case. But, he said, he is confident the FBI will "reach the right conclusion — someone misled them into think- ing [Mr. Tenenbaum] divulged classified information, which he did not." Mr. Tenenbaum, who has been working part time as an emergency medical technician, began working at TACOM 10 years ago. Israelis have been sta- tioned at the base for a long time, as have officers from Eu- ropean countries. Soon after Mr. Tenenbaum's actions came to light, the Israeli press reported that he has been trying to make aliyah since 1990. As a U.S. Army adminis- trator, however, he was pre- vented by U.S. authorities, the Israeli reports said. ❑ Publicity Deadlines "There's nothing new at this moment, because the investiga- tion is secretive as all federal in- vestigations are," said attorney The normal deadline for local news and pub- licity items is noon Thursday, eight days pri- or to issue date. 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