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SCULPTURE EXHIBIT AND SALE

Featuring the works Of Award Winning Sculptor

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JERRY SOBLE

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rr ethnic intimidation statute in Michigan would not have helped to
AI prevent Buford O'Neal Furrow Jr. from his rampage had he chosen his

targets in Michigan, said the Southfield police chief.
The police can act when a person becomes disorderly, or they do some
thing overt that puts a group of people in jeopardy, said police chief Joseph
Thomas. "Putting people in jeopardy doesn't mean saying you're going to
do something to them, its when you're actually going to cause damage or
bodily harm to a person or group of people."
Defined by the state of Michigan, the ethnic intimidation statute pro-
tects people from crimes due to gender, religion, race and national origin.
It is up to the arresting officer to make the initial ethnic intimidation
charge according to the evidence gathered at the scene, Thomas said And
once that determination is made, it is checked two more times, once when
the warrant is issued and again during arraignment.
Thomas could recall two possible cases of ethnic intimidation in the last
two years. One turned out not to be that kind of case, he said He declined
to discuss the second. ❑

Hany Kirsbaum

"Poseidon's
Bride"

reading, "Don't leave yourself
unarmed against those who want to
murder you. Gun control laws are
only observed by decent people, and
haters aren't decent."
The family of Joseph Ileto, the
Filipino American postal worker
whom Buford Furrow is accused of
killing, attended the rally, during
which doctors, nurses, police and fire-
men who aided the victims of the
Granada Hills shooting were honored.
But Los Angeles Jews found new
cause for concern when worshippers
arriving Saturday morning at Temple
Knesset Israel in East Hollywood dis-
covered that an outside wall had been
spray-painted with a swastika and the
words "Jews die."

Vigilance At The Temples

As the High Holidays approach,
Detroit-area rabbis said temples are
being even more careful than usual.
Some will have plainclothes police
among their ushers. Others are work-
ing with uniformed city police to
make the security visible.
But all the rabbis spoke with a
sense of woe about how the shootings
had so rapidly cast a pall over their
communities.
"It's unthinkable that this kind of
thing can happen in America," said
Rabbi Stephen Weil of Young Israel
of Oak Park. "But anti-Semitism con-
tinues to bubble under the surface of
our society. This hits very close to
home. It's particularly painful to us
because he attacked young children."
Adat Shalom's Rabbi Daniel
Nevins said he had "a terrible sense

that life has been desanctified."
"The gun lobby has a lot to answer
for," he continued. "There are plenty
of countries where, if you want to go
hunting, you need to belong to a gun
club. I don't understand why, in this
country, anybody needs a pistol or an
assault weapon.
Rabbi Dannel Schwartz of
Temple Shir Shalom and president
of the Michigan Board of Rabbis,
noted that most churches and syna-
gogues are vulnerable by virtue of
the fact that they are what they are.
We want people to be welcome; we
don't want to have to buzz people
in. What's the purpose of a syna-
gogue if you can't get in?
"Part of me says, 'Yes — increase
security, lock all the doors.' But we
can't let them win that way."

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Bronze

A delightful way to enjoy the day. All art displayed on the
grounds of the Artist's Studio, located on Upper Straits Lake.
Bring your children & grandchildren for their viewing of
intriguing art and creative sculpture made from bronze,
stainless steel, glass, aluminum and stained glass.

Bitter Words

Chicagoans, still raw from the early
July shooting spree in which six
Orthodox Jews were injured by white
supremacist Benjamin Smith, reacted
more with bitterness than fear.
"Since Columbine, you just know
that when you send your kids to
school, they could get killed," Liz
Schwaeber said after dropping her 3-
year-old son off for day camp at the
Heller Jewish Community Center on
Chicago's north side.
"Now, with what happened in
California, I'm numb," she said.
Some parents said they feel more
comfortable knowing security guards
are now posted at the front doors of
JCCs in the city and suburban
Chicago.

"Outeenie"

Stainless
Steel

G entleness"

Bronze

• SHOW NEXT WEEKEND •

Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
August 26, 27, 28 & 29 • 12 Noon - 5:00 p.m.

Artist's Studio is located at 3819 LaPlaya, Orchard Lake, MI.

Orchard Lake Road to Pontiac Trail go West 1/2 Mile to Light
at Old Orchard Trail. Go Right 2 Miles to LaPlaya

Call 248-683-4364

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All Proceeds Payable to J.C.C.

8/20
1999

Detroit Jewish News 11