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Assisted Living Residence

Waltonwood of R al Oak

Now Open

Conveniently located on the
northwest corner of Thirteen Mile
and Woodward (across from
William Beaumont Hospital).

3450 W. Thirteen Mile Road
Royal Oak, MI 48073

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Waltonwood communities,

offering the finest in independent

living and assisted living.

Call today for a personal tour.

Older adults needing daily assistance can experience gracious
living in a secure setting. Our charming Assisted Living residence
features courteous staff to assist with personal needs, nutritious
meals in an elegant dining room and tastefully furnished apart-
ments. We offer a variety of quality services to bring out the best
in life. For more information, call (248) 549-6400.

Check out these benefits:
O Private studio and one-bedroom apartments
O Porches, bay windows and other distinctive features
O Housekeeping and linens provided
O Activities and outings
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O Beauty shop, gift shop and more
O Licensed home for the aged.

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Human Relations Commission and has
worked over the years with local Jewish
leaders to forge greater ties between
their communities.
In an interview with the Jewish News
last week, Al-Marayati said terrorism
was a "social disease," the causes of
which needed to be explored. "There is
no justification for terrorism," he said.
David Harris, executive director of
the AJCommittee, said the attempt to
cast Jewish opposition to Al Marayati's
appointment as an "anti-Muslim, anti-c .---\
Arab framework," is a "predictable and
unfortunate tactic."
"The issue is not, nor has it been,
ethnic nor religious background," he
said. "The issue is qualifications or lack
thereof, and if it had been a Christian
or a Jew holding the same views, we
would have been equally forceful."
Morton Klein, president of the
ZOA, called Al-Marayati's state-
ments "appalling" and said that if
Arab American groups are standing
behind him, "then we're going to
have a serious problem with main-
stream Arab groups."
Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice
chairman of the Conference of
Presidents, called the reaction from
the Arab and Muslim communities
" regrettable and counterproductive
to what we all want to see, which is
to see terrorism addressed seriously
in this country."
Although a spokeswoman for
Gephardt said this week that the con-
gressman was considering appointing
another American Muslim to take Al- _1
Marayati's place on the panel, as far as"--\
Arab and Muslim groups are con-
cerned, the damage has been done.
In the meantime, at least one Los
Angeles-area Jewish official who has
had frequent contact with Al-Marayati
said he plans to keep working to
bridge differences. "We'll be talking
together and seeing where we can
agree and what we could do together."
said David Lehrer, director of the
ADUs office in Los Angeles.
Other Jewish figures in Los Angeles
rallied even more forcefully behind Al-
Marayati, with some appearing with
him at a news conference last Friday.
Rabbi Emeritus Leonard Beerman
of Leo Baeck Temple charged, "This
assault on Al-Marayati by a consor-
tium of Jewish organizations is for h
me, as a rabbi and as a Jew, an
appalling display of ignorance, mind-
lessness and arrogance.
In an attempt to dishonor a good
man, I think these organizations have
dishonored themselves," the Los Angeles
Times quoted Beerman as saying. Li