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Pollard Spy Case Holocaust Book

T he

he mere mention of the Jonathan J.
spy case usually evokes
an emotional response. Regardless of
which side you're on, the situation
still pushes buttons in the Jewish
community.
Pollard, convicted of spying for Israel
in the mid-1980s and now serving a
controversial life sentence, has become a
symbol for many. Some believe Pollard
drew such a harsh sentence because of
America's hatred of the Jews. Others feel
he's symbolic of deep-seated government
hostility toward
Israel. Still others
see Pollard as clearly
guilty of a treaso-
nous crime against
our country.
Pollard was in
the news again in
recent months
when New York
Jonathan J Pollard
politicians were
pressuring Senate candidate Hillary
Rodham Clinton to influence her
husband, President Bill Clinton, on
behalf of Pollard.
Meanwhile, Pollard has sat in
prison for 14 years, refusing to apolo-
gize for spying, offering no explana-
tions, justifications or excuses.
For a fresh look at Pollard, his
plight and his fate, plan to attend
"What Justice for Jonathan Pollard," a
debate scheduled 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
14, at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park.
The event will feature three speak-
ers: Margot Gardner, a longtime
activist urging Pollard's release; Jeffrey
Hadden, deputy director of the
Detroit News editorial page, who will
speak against his release; and Robert
Sedler, a Wayne State University law
professor and nationally known expert
on constitutional law.
The debate will focus on these ques-
tions: Is Pollard a traitor and an embar-
rassment to patriotic American Jews? Is
he an unjustly persecuted man and
someone Jews should defend? Is his life
sentence stiffer than what other spies
have received in similar cases? Was
some anti-Semitism behind Pollard's
conviction? Should our sympathies as
Jews affect our judgment of the case?
The event is sponsored by EMES,
the temple's seniors group. To attend,
call 967-4252, ext. 604, and leave
your name and phone number.

— Keri Guten Cohen,
Story Development Editor

Is Withdrawn

New York (JTA) — A publisher with-
drew the English translation of a high-
ly acclaimed Holocaust memoir whose
authenticity has been questioned.
Schocken made its decision regard-
ing Benjamin Wilkomirski's Fragments
after a draft of a study commissioned
by his agent indicates that
Wilkomirski was a Christian child
who lived in Switzerland during
World War II and not a Jewish orphan
who survived concentration camps.
"The enormous impact that
Fragments has had upon its readers must
not blind us to the truth about the
book," Schocken said in a statement.

Russian Jews
Raise Concerns

Moscow (JTA) — Russian Jewish
leaders are concerned that increased
xenophobia in the wake of bombings
in Moscow earlier this year could be
turned against Jews, said the leader
of an interfaith group that will mon-
itor December parliamentary elec-
tions there.

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Washngton (JTA) — A U.S. govern-
ment panel released previously classi-
fied documents that could
shed light on Nazi-era war crimes.
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famous denunciation of French anti-
Semitism is to be auctioned in
London this month. Christie's auc-
tioneers estimate Emile Zola's JAccuse
will sell for $6,600.
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elist denounces the imprisonment of
Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus on false
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