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Featuring Andersen Windows 8/20 1999 NARI . I H 1111 HI WH,111 , 1.1,III,IHN 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 PARAMOUNT FDIC LETTERS FROM PAGE 30 Important Reading Visit today or call 1-800-421-BANK and discover the bank where personal service is paramount. MAIN OFFICE LETTERS 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