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32 Detroit Jewish News
Licensed & Insured
Hymie Cutler
director,
Michigan Committee for a Safe Israel
Detroit
Farmington Hills
STEVEN TARNOW, C.R.
PREFERRED
dent Clinton's White House in a sign-
ing ceremony.
There are thousands of years of
Jewish history and remnants of 25
ancient synagogues in the Golan
Heights. The Golan was part of the
League of Nations Mandate for the
Jewish Homelands. In 1923, Britain
transferred the Golan to the French
Syrian Mandate. Until 1967, when
Israel captured the Golan, Syrians
bombarded the Jewish communities
in Israel's northern valleys from the
Golan Heights, causing death and
destruction.
Giving up the Golan, which com-
mands Israel's Galilee and controls
Israel's water supply, is national sui-
cide for Israel. Now both Arabs and
Jews live there. "No Jews allowed" is
racism. And forcing Jews to give away
all their property is thievery.
Israel must keep the Golan. That is
the Jewish land for peace.
The Community Views piece by
Rabbi Marla Feldman ("Posting Of
The Ten Commandments: That's No
Panacea") and the related editorial
("Mandatory Lunacy") on July 9 are
important pieces to be read by all
members of our community.
We need to be reminded of our
historical, and continuing, position of
the place of religion in the lives of the
citizens of this country.
Thank you for printing her view-
point and for your editorial.
Ronald M. Horwitz
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Camp Work
Very Detailed
In an otherwise well-written and
beautifully photographed article on
Camp Maas ("Changing Camp-
grounds," July 30), there are several
important omissions.
The words "works at camp" are
barely descriptive of the 21 years we
have been artists-in-residence at camp.
In addition to the highly successful
dance program in the Winter Dance
Barn, more than 30 sculptures in
wood, stone and metal dedicated to
teaching and inspiring campers about
Jewish history have been created.
Consider:
1. We are the only camp in the
country that has a Holocaust memori-
al in wood, metal and stone.
2. In Sheruth Village is an eight-
foot-tall stone sculpture, Jacob's
Ladder.
3. In Shiffman Village is a playful
stone sculpture, Jonah and the Whale.
4. In DeRoy Village are a 12-foot-
tall stone sculpture, The Eternal
Flame, and a stone sculpture, The
Priestly Blessing. In the woods behind
DeRoy is an 18-foot-tall wood sculp-
ture inspired by the Western Wall
titled Wall of Hope, where campers
can leave messages that will be deliv-
ered to the Western Wall in Israel.
5. In the auditorium are two 15-foot-
tall portrait poles titled The 12 Tribes of
Israel, inscribed with the name of each
tribe and a large polychrome and wood
Exodus and Aliya mural. In front of the
auditorium, is a stone sculpture titled
•
Symbol of Brotherhood.
6. In front of the office is an eight-
foot-tall stone arch of peace leading
into the sculpture court dedicated to
tzedeka.
7. There are two large outdoor
menoras lit on special occasions and
to initiate Shabbat on Friday night.
8. At Butzel Conference Center a
wood-and-brass menora decorates the
wall; in the sanctuary are a brass
menora and eternal light. Command-
ing the lawn is an eight-foot-tall con-
crete column dedicated to Jerusalem,
decorated with symbols of Jerusalem. (---\
9. At a beautiful spot overlooking
the lake site is a life-sized concrete fig-
ure, Miriam With Her Drum.
It is unfortunate the long-standing
tradition of Camp Maas in the arts —
three lively arts and crafts shops, an
ambitious drama program, the dance
program and three talented guitarists
who regularly turn on the entire camp r
to Hebrew melodies — was not high-
lighted.
Irving and Harriet Berg
Camp Maas
Ortonville
More Yiddish
Opportunities
I was delighted to read about the
vibrancy of Yiddish in Detroit
("Yiddish Spoken Here," July 30).
Your readers may be interested in
hearing about a different population
nearby that is reading, writing and
speaking in Yiddish. These are people