World Briefs — from Yasser Arafat's wife on down — he will not allow it to paralyze the peace process. He said that, unlike his predeces- sor, Binyamin Netanyahu, he will not first insist that his neighbors become "Jeffersonian democracies" before Israel can make peace with them. It was a theme he echoed in a taped video presentation to the Jewish delegates in Atlanta. "Today to be pro-Israel is to be pro-peace," he said via satellite after the mishap in England made him miss his planned appearance. Barak said he realizes that a final- status agreement on a piece of paper will not make peace in the hearts of individuals. That could take genera- tions. "We are fully aware that the basic attitude of the people around us will not be changed overnight." First, he said, there must be peace, politically and legally, before Palestinians and Israelis can start on the journey toward true peace in their attitudes and rhetoric. So, what are the first steps along this journey? Barak mentioned a few to the Israel Policy Forum and the Conference of Presidents: • A "joint code of conduct" should be drawn up so that although nego- tiators do not necessarily need to say nice things about one another, they will at least agree to keep the rhetoric civil; • In addition to a physical fence separating Israelis and Palestinians, there will be an economic one as well. "Separate economies for separate peo- ples," complete with a separate Palestinian currency. A complete divorce would, he said, end any talk of the Palestinians attempting a "phased way to destroy Israel." Even with separation, however, Barak said he envisions "free-trade agreements with the Palestinians and broad economic cooperation, the sharing of know-how and raw materi- als, and some Palestinians working in Israel." Barak indicated that peace not only involves Israel, the Palestinians and other Arab neighbors. It also must come among Jews themselves — a theme that found a receptive audi- ence in the United States. With Israel no longer worried about its continuing existence, it can be "liberated to pursue a wide-rang- ing agenda of human and economic rights, environmental protection and the difficult questions of religion and state. " fl Opinion Poll Under Fire A Jewish leader criti- Berlin (JTA) cized a new opinion poll that found Germans have become more anti- Semitic because of talks on a compen- sation fund for Nazi-era slave laborers. Salomon Korn, a member of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said the talks had only brought latent anti-Semitism to the surface among younger Germans. — German Airline Makes Compensation Germany's national Berlin (JTA) airline announced it will take part in a compensation fund for Holocaust- era slave workers. The Lufthansa announcement, which did not include a dollar amount, was reportedly made by representatives of the firm in Israel. The announce- ment came as German President Johannes Rau urged more German firms to participate in the fund. — r j ach year, hundreds of Federation volunteers have spread out through the tri- county area on Christmas Day, provid- ing relief and service to many individ- uals. This year, as December 25 falls on Shabbat, we give a new twist to our annual Volunteer Extravaganza. Long Separation Has Happy Ending Ottawa (JTA) — A 101-year-old great-grandfather living in Ottawa was reunited with his sister after a separa- tion of more than 80 years. Benjamin Feinstein and Sara Pyatigorsky hugged and wept when they were brought together recently in his small apart- ment in the Canadian capital. It was the first time they had seen each other since he left Russia in 1919. Although he had wanted to go to Palestine, Feinstein emigrated to Winnipeg, worked as a grocer and raised a family of four. Pyatigorsky spent most of her life in Ukraine and came to Cincinnati as a refugee in 1994. Max M. 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ARNOLD LINCOLN-MERCURY-MAZDA Drive East Pay The Least War Diaries Are Returned New York (JTA) — A Holocaust sur- vivor won a court case to get his moth- er's concentration camp diaries from a scholar who was translating them. Michael Simon, who was born in Theresienstadt in 1943, asked last year for the return of the diaries, but the translator refused, saying she had a right to finish her work. Your generous contribution to our community-wide Food and Toy Drive will benefit metro Detroit food banks and family agencies. Please take your non-perishable food and new, unused toys to any of these eight drop-off sites between November 25 and December 21. 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