ta; Week Staff Notebook SALEABRATION 2002 DEVILLE DOWN 469* 12,000 Miles/Yr. 36 Month Lease AUDETTE WidVW.audettecadillac.corn BREAK -.7-- THROUGH 7100 Orchard Lake Road, W. Bloomfield Mon. & Thurs. till 9; Tues., Wed., Fri. till 6 The Michigan chapter of Seeds of Peace, an organization dedicated to bringing Israeli and Palestinian teen-agers closer together, announced the post- ponement via e-mail. The program was scheduled to feature guest lecturers Dr. Yossi Beilin, former Israeli min- ister of justice; Yasser Abed- Rabbo, Palestinian Authority minister of culture and infor- Eric Abramson and Sarah Sawilowsky, mation; and Edward S. Walker, both of Wiest Bloomfield, showed their president of the Middle East solidarity with Israel at Maple and Telegraph Institute, former assistant secre- in Bloomfield Township on Monday tary of state and ambassador to Israel and the Arab Republic of Egypt. The event was to have kicked off a national tour of the three speak- ers; the postponement came at the request of Palestinian Minister Abed- Rabbo, said John Wallach, Seeds of Not all of the casualties in Israel are Peace president based in New York. the direct result of suicide bombings. That tour was to begin in Detroit Betti Konforti, grandmother of Maya next week and will be rescheduled as Abramson of West Bloomfield, was at soon as possible," he said. "It is the home in the city of Kiryat Yam when intent of Seeds of Peace to do whatev- she heard about last Saturday night's er possible, at any and all times, to bombing in Haifa. Panic-stricken at the further the peace process. thought that one of her grandchildren "Both speakers understand the situa- had been killed in the blast, Mrs. tion, have expressed their own desire Konforti suffered a heart attack. to remain close to their people, and The ambulance was delayed because of have strongly re-committed themselves the bombing. But finally she was trans- to carry through with this commit- ported to Ramban Hospital in Haifa, ment at the earliest possible time." where many of the bombing victims — Harry Kirsbaum were being treated. She died the next day and was buried Monday, April 1. Maya Abramson, along with her mother, Ruth Chen of Berkley, flew to Israel to bury their matriarch. The grandchild she had worried about was • The story "Scientists On Stage" not hurt in the blast. (March 29, page 78) was written Eric Abramson, Maya's husband, by Jewish News Special Writer Bill was among those carrying signs of Carroll. support Monday in a public expres- • In Appletree's Picture This! sion of solidarity with Isiael that blan- ("How Matzah Is Made," March keted six busy suburban Detroit inter- 22, page 112), Douglas and sections during rush hour. Barbara Bloom of Birmingham are "I was proud that we were standing shown with son, David, left, and side by side with Israel, especially after arandchildren, from left, Rachel, what happened in our own family," and Sarah Bloom, 8 and 4, said Abramson. Its very important respectively, and Claire that we get our message out." Zuckerberg, 2, of Rochester Hills. — Ronelle Grier Ironic Fatality In Israel Corrections 0,64 due atsigilingplus tax, and otate. All rebates to dealer. rentlY leasIng cwiRact4SSfttqww* of dealer stock- COUNT ON US Count on us for everything you need to know in your community... Portraits by William Aks el iamakselart.corn (248) 356-7812 www 4 / 5 2002 12 email: waksel@williamakselart.com B&W and oil/alkyds Bar/Bat Mitzvah's • Health New Arrivals • Engagements Food • Insight and much more! DET2,01'T /111T11311 3rEIPS 'TN Seeds Of Peace Event Canceled A day-long conference and benefit dis- cussing peace in the Middle East sched- uled for April 8 has been postponed because of the deteriorating situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories.