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Earthquake Victims
Need Our Help

Bloomfield Township — The Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit is
seeking contributions for the relief of
earthquake victims in India.
Checks from the Detroit Jewish
community will be forwarded to the
American Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee (JDC), which, in turn,
will ensure that donations reach their
intended destination.
On Jan. 26, the most powerful
earthquake to strike India in a half-
century brought devastation upon the
subcontinent. The quake, measuring
7.9 on the Richter scale, was centered
close to India's border with Pakistan.
At least 6,200 people — perhaps as
many as 20,000 — have been killed in
the disaster, said a Jan. 30 report by
the Associated Press.
Damage is estimated at more than
$2.17 billion.
Responding to the crisis, the JDC's
Open Mailbox campaign will enable
the American Jewish community to
provide -non-sectarian disaster assis-
tance in India. Contributions will
fund medical care and supplies, food
and other items needed desperately by
the earthquake victims
"These are truly gifts of compas-
sion," said Federation President Penny
Blumenstein.
To help, send a check payable to
JDC to: Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit, P.O. Box 2030,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-2030.
Mark envelope: Earthquake Relief.

UJC announced officially that Louise
Stoll would maintain a "consulting
relationship" with the organization.
But it is not clear exactly what role
Stoll will play after she moves to
Washington, where UJC said she plans
to "pursue other professional interests."

Central Galilee Gets
New High-Tech Plant

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Tel Aviv/JTA — The largest high-tech
plant in Israel was dedicated in the
northern town of Migdal Hdemek on
Jan. 31.
Israel Radio reported that the Tower
Semiconductor plant is expected to
employ 1,000 people and create jobs
for hundreds of others in related fields.

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workers still prefer to eat the basics,
including pizza and hummus, despite
their yuppie image.
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the Israeli daily Yediot Achronot, pizza
and pasta topped the workers' food
preferences, with Middle Eastern spe-
cialties hummus and tahina the most
popular in the salad category. Silshi
also garnered a mention.

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the world in Internet use, according to
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New York/JTA — The Hebrew
Immigrant Aid Society said it helped
6,490 refugees relocate to the United
States last year.
Most of the refugees came from the
former Soviet Union, the New York-
based group said Jan. 31.

UJC's Exec
Steps Down

New York/JTA — The No. 2 execu-
tive at the United Jewish
Communities officially left her post
on Jan. 31, 13 months after coming
on board as the Federation umbrella
group's chief operating officer.
After weeks of protracted negotia-
tions over the details of her departure,

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Teheren/JTA — Iran is denying that
10 Jews imprisoned on charges of espi-
onage have formally requested clemen-
cy from the country's highest leader.
News reports earlier this week said
the 10 had sent a letter to Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei in which they asked to
be pardoned from sentences ranging
from two to nine years. But a judiciary
spokesman said a pardon request must
first be channeled through the courts,
which critics say are controlled by
Islamic hard-liners.
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