'°) aqUa aeltatiC/3 ' 3 illy/xvicke The World ance • Sic Newt al the jetash gedeAcition Atetwpatitan Det/taieo /Cali anniteefocmg- • organization faces a "tough period." In addition to the country's chaos, all of the mechanisms that have triggered previous outbursts of Russian anti-Semitism are in place. During the past several years, many Jews, of whom Goussinsky is the most well-known, have become prominent members of Russia's mar- ket economy. Several members of recent Russian Cabinets have had Jewish ancestry. • edektate! Join the JCC between September 13-27• and Save 25% Russian Jews are watching the unfolding events with uncertainty and fear. To find out how you can take advantage of this special offer, please call the JCC Membership Services Department in West Bloomfield (248) 661-7621 or in Oak Park (248) 967-4030. The first 200 people to sign up will receive a FREE 1998 JCC Maccabi tote bag! • L p Jewis11 t;eder..-11:14,r1 • tA.:•(1 Jt,m, ish Jcwish C'ommonity uf NletroNlilart Doroil The Heart of Ow Neighborhood D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building 6600 W. Maple Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Jimmy Prentis Morris Building 15110 W. Ten Mile Road Oak Park, MI 48237 *Pteasrt e IcA us on at the 21th hlg l Septecabet GG Kahn SoUdoy a Gentenntat Ocoic to et the 1000 t0110‘ *Some restrictions may apply May not have been a ICC member in the past 12 months 9/25 1998 V oder at‘cd s NOt1W erSarsil • Adoet Cuickttut Stacks • giacquethatt • 40 Detroit Jewish News In the last Cabinet, for instance, Kiriyenko and his first deputy Boris Nemtsov were half-Jewish and Economics Minister Yakov Urinson and the chief presidential adviser on economic affairs, Alexander Livshitz, were Jewish. Jewish leaders fear that if the situation does not improve quickly, some Russians will hold Jews responsible. So far, this has not occurred. "Thank God, no one now is blaming Jews for what is going on," said Alexander Osovtsov, executive vice president of the Russian Jewish Congress. Though the Kremlin has repeat- edly promised to stick to reforms, many Jews fear that early elections could spell trouble. "Every scenario now seems possi- ble," one Jewish activist said. "Jews fear that using this turmoil, the Communists may come to power and the country will change its course," said Evgeniya Lvova, a Jewish leader in St. Petersburg. Parliamentary elections are sched- uled for December 1999, and presi- dential elections for 2000. "If the situation does not stabilize in two weeks, people will begin leav- ing the country in bigger numbers than usual," said Lvova. "The longer the situation remains uncer- tain, the more likely there will be an outburst of social discontent." Global Digest Palestinians Ready UN Campaign UNITED NATIONS (JTA) — The Palestinians are bringing their campaign for statehood to the United Nations. A draft Palestinian resolution, which will be presented to the U.N. General Assembly during its current session, would recognize the Palestinians' "right to establish an independent state." Israel's U.N. ambassador, Dore Gold, warned that any declaration of statehood in the absence of a final-status accord would violate the Oslo agreements. Under those accords Palestinian statehood is one of the final-status issues that was expect- ed to be resolved in direct Israeli- Palestinian talks no later than May, 1999. But with the peace process deadlocked for more than 18 months, it appears that final-sta- tus talks, which also include such highly contentious issues as the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settle- ments and Palestinian refugees, rill not be concluded in the next eight months. Palestinian Authority, Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu are to address to the world body next week, and Arafat is expected to call for passage of the statehood resolution. They will also meet separately with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Israelis Expected To Travel Abroad JERUSALEM (JTA) — Some 200,000 Israelis, or 3.3 percent of the country's population, will travel abroad during the High Holidays, according to the coun- try's association of travel agents. The most popular European vaca- tion spots are Paris and London. New York and Orlando are the top American destinations.