Now they have a whole other reason to visit. DETROITWW X V NEWS 1,,M StOTEtWQ 26, 1.937?24 5z7O A United Voice Inside: The Year 5757 In Review -- Locally, Internationally. Neighborhood Shifts To Improvement Loans. Jewish Advocacy Day aims to show community solidarity to state legislators. LONNY GOLDSMITH StaffWriter 0 n Wednesday, April 1, at the Lansing Center, Jews from across the state will be heard at the fourth annual Jewish Advocacy Day. The 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. program, sponsored by the Michigan Jewish Conference, gives members of the . Jewish community throughout Michigan a chance to speak to state legislators about issues of communal concern. Showing a Jewish presence in Lansing. "Our goal is to show legislators that they have Jewish constituents and there is an organized communi- ty in Lansing," said Allan Gale, the assistant director for government relations for the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit. "This community needs to be recog- nized." Two speakers scheduled for the day are Mary Lannoye, state budget director, and Sharon Park, senior planning research associate with the Michigan League for Human Services. Following the two speakers, the crowd will be briefed on the two major issues they will discuss with legislators when they make the trek to the Capitol Building. "We'll be lobbying against poor people having their benefits taken away by the Family Independence Agency (which administers welfare programs) without a 10-day notifi- cation period," said Cindy Hughey, the state government affairs director for the Michigan Jewish Conference. "Previously, there was a pending notification period, but the new rule is that no prior notification is neces- sary. Only notification after termina- tion. "We also are lobbying for the `Clean' Religious Freedom Restoration Act bill." Currently, there are two RFRA bills that are being considered by state legislators: a "clean" bill that is available to everyone without excep- tion and a bill that leaves out pris- oners. "If prisoners are exempt from reli- gious liberty today, who will it be tomorrow?" Hughey said. The Michigan Jewish Conference, founded in 1991, is a Lansing- based lobbying organization that represents 14 Jewish communities in Michigan. ❑ Honey & Apples For A Sweet New Year Rosh Hashanah 575$ Please send all payments with this coupon to: The Jewish News P.O. Box 2267 Southfield, MI 48037-2267 or fax us at: (248) 354-1210 You're a grandparent. Now your children will be visiting Grandma and Grandpa all the time. And when they aren't, you'll either be babysitting or visiting them. Knowing your children are so busy, why not make their lives easier by giving them their own subscription to the Detroit Jewish News. After all, they have a whole new reason to visit! r — INTRODUCTION GIFT SUBSCRIPTION CARD ❑ YES! I'd like to send a 52 week gift subscription to the .Jewish News plus five issues of Style Magazine for only $46. (so 3 out-of-state). ❑ Please Bill Me. ❑ Payment Enclosed. Charge my: ❑ VISA ❑ MasterCard Publicity Deadlines The normal deadline for local news and publicity items is noon Thursday, eight days prior to issue date. The deadline for out-of-town obituaries is 10 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior to issue date. All material must be typewritten, double-spaced, on 81/2 x 11 paper and include the name, address, and daytime telephone number of sender. Exp. Date ❑ Send the gift subscription to: Name Signature (required) Address My Name City My Address Phone City State State Zip Zip Phone Gift Card Message L Allow 2.3 weeks for delivery. New subscribers and new gift subscribers only. GBBT298 , 3/27 1998 19