• .11 ,W.11.1N.A. CANIPAIG I E This Week Intermarriage Still Rising New York/JTA — Homes of intermar- ried American Jews soon will outnum- ber purely Jewish households if high intermarriage rates keep pace, a new report suggests. A study out this week by the New York-based Jewish Outreach Institute says that intermarriages have climbed above 33 percent since the mid-1960s, meaning that the ratio of intermarried households to Jewish households is ris- ing. With intermarriage estimates since 1990 ranging between 40 percent and 52 percent, the report says, the ratio of intermarried homes to in-married homes runs between 4:3 and 2:1. The institute, which promotes out- reach to unaffiliated and intermarried Jews, says there is hope for Jewish sur- vival because an estimated 30 percent of interfaith families raise their chil- dren as Jews, an amount that the insti- tute believes could be increased to 50 percent. Church Builds Wall Replica Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit Help us build a stronger tomorrow. The Orley Jewish Family Service Building NEW BUILDING FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Jewish Family Service will soon break ground on a new headquarters building in West Bloomfield. In addition to its presence in Southfield, JFS will soon be able to expand its reach and connection to more families and individuals than ever before. But we need your help. Please consider a gift to our Capital Campaign so that together we can extend our life line to those in need. Thank you. Please send contributions to: JFS Capital Campaign, 24123 Greenfield Rd., Southfield, MI 48075, or call Dave Moss at (248) 559-1500, ext. 222 Jewish Family Service 4/25 2003 10 of Metropolitan Detroit New York/JTA — A church in Texas has built a replica of the Western Wall as part of its tribute to Israel and the Jewish people. The New Life Christian Center in San Antonio built the wall with Jerusalem stone imported from Israel. Israeli Soldiers Get Bulletproof Vests New York/JTA — A U.S. Jewish group recently donated 250 bullet- proof vests to Israeli soldiers. The donation is part of an ongoing campaign by a group known as Save Our Soldiers to equip every Israeli soldier with a bulletproof vest. The group says there are 30,000 soldiers without vests. Czech Man Arrested For Blood Swastikas Prague/JTA — Czech police arrested a man who painted swastikas with his own blood in a hospital waiting room in the town of Pilsen. Police said the man, 23, had arrived over the weekend in a drunken state and had painted Nazi symbols using blood from his injured hand. He has News Digest been charged with promoting a move- ment aimed at suppressing human rights and freedom. Police have yet to establish a motive for the crime. Fake Bomb Found Near Moscow Shul Moscow/JTA — A fake bomb was dis- covered next to a Moscow synagogue. The device was located next to a car in the Polyakov Synagogue in central Moscow. Russian police believe the device, which lacked a detonator, was intended to frighten a businessman who owned the car. Jewish leaders called the incident an attempt to intimidate both Russia and its Jewish community. Departure Order Lifted For Israel Washington/JTA — Nonemergency U.S. employees may return to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. The State Department had ordered all such employees and their families to leave U.S. facilities in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem when military action against Iraq commenced, fearing Iraqi attacks against Israel. A warning to Americans to avoid travel to Israel, West Bank and Gaza remains in effect. Court Taking Up Holocaust Case Washington/JTA — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week on a California case regarding Holocaust-era insurance records. The American Insurance Association is challenging a California law requir- ing insurance companies to open their Holocaust-era records in order to do business in the state. Women's Group Speaks Out New York/JTA — Mainstream Jewish groups are stifling criticism of Israel and pushing pro-Israel propaganda, a Jewish women's activist group said in a mock newsletter. Jevvishwomenwatching.com issued JewishSpeak, which carries the motto, 'All the news that's fit for Jews to read." A headline in the newsletter reads, "Dissent: Is it good for the Jews? Major Jewish organizations say 'no.'"