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LETTERS
PUNISHMENT
from page 32
Jews and non-Jews alike have today
joined hands in countless organiza-
tions to oppose capital punishment in
all its forms and to urge America to
follow in the footsteps of virtually
every other developed nation in the
world in prohibiting that barbaric cus-
tom as we have outlawed slavery, poll
taxes and the pillory.
How paradoxical it is to support
the notion that we must kill people to
prove that killing people is wrong!
Rudy Simons
Board member, Michigan Coalition for
Human Rights
Vice president, Cranbrook Peace
Foundation
`Cute' Essay
Was Degrading
If I were an automotive dealer who
advertises in The Jewish News
or
one of their salespersons — I would
be extremely upset with the cutesy
little essay by Matt Mossman ("Guy's
Eye View" Oct. 17).
Mossman's description of a sales-
person was disgusting and degrading.
Using ethnic slurs, he lapsed into the
old stereotype portrayal of car dealer-
ships and salespeople that no longer
is true in a great majority of dealer-
ships around the country.
The automotive companies, espe-
cially we at Ford Motor Company,
work closely with dealerships, pro-
viding guidelines, training courses
and other assistance to help make
sure that salespeople carry out their
duties in a professional and dignified
manner.
By saying, "Welcome to Midway
Ford," Mossman implied that his
repugnant description of dealership
employees applied to Ford dealership
people only. He could have used
"ABC Motors" or something similar
to carry out his diatribe, thus not
castigating only the hard-working
Ford employees.
There's nothing wrong with hav-
ing a festival atmosphere in a dealer-
ship; there's nothing wrong with call-
ing a prospective buyer a guest, not a
customer; there's nothing wrong with
shaking that person's hand; there's
nothing wrong with offering some-
one a test drive. The only thing
wrong is The Jewish News allowing
this piece of garbage article to appear
in an otherwise excellent newspaper.
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Debate Issues,
Not People
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg of West
Bloomfield is a personal friend and an
esteemed colleague. We work together
in the same organizational framework
and see eye-to-eye on most matters.
However, I believe my friend made a
serious blunder in his letter to The cit
Jewish News ("Belief System Gulf
Widens" Nov. 21), in which he pointed
out differences between halachic and
other views on pre-marital cohabitation.
Although I share the identical
halachic views expressed in the letter, I
feel that it was inappropriate to identify
by name the rabbis who had taken
other positions; it is the issues and the
philosophy that should be debated, n -
the personalities.
In his letter, my colleague concluded
by regrettably dragging in "from left
field" recent public statements (regard-
ing Conservative and Reform Judaism)
which were a non-sequitur to the above
halachic concerns.
Our work is to draw all Jews togeth-
er through Torah now more than ever.
Inflammatory statements at this time
are lamentable.
Rabbi Yitschak M. Kagan
Lubavitch Foundation of Michigan
VIEWS
MIRAGE from page 33
It is called "Seeds of Peace." Last sum-
mer, nearly 2,000 teen-agers from Israel,
the Palestinian Authority and eight
Arab countries came together in a
remote area in Maine to spend three
weeks at camp. They arrived as
strangers and antagonists; they departed
as friends. They were immersed in
twice-daily "coexistence sessions," where
they strenuously debated the tough
issues and described their hopes and
fears. They spent the rest of their time
having fun together as campers.
They are the best and the brightest
of the Middle East; they are its future
leaders; they will determine whether or
not an atmosphere of peace truly takes
hold. Next year, the Seeds of Peace
organization hopes to double the num-
ber of youngsters who can take advan-,---
rage of this rare opportunity.
I invite others from the Jewish com-
munity to join me and my colleagues in
lending support to this project. By mak-
ing this kind of an investment in the
future, the legacy of Yitzhak Rabin will
live on for generations to come. ❑