Tb s Week News Digest %.egreni otreel ofcliksicHoomfield New Crown Heights Defense Presented Assisted Living from S3,500 per month New York/JTA — The man facing a retrial in the 1991 Crown Heights riots admitted that he killed an Orthodox Jew. However, Lemrick Nelson says he was drunk when he stabbed yeshivah stu- _ dent Yankel Rosenbaum, and wasn't motivated by anti-Semitism. The retrial is for violating Rosenbaum's civil rights; Nelson cannot be retried for the actual murder since he was acquitted of mur- der and manslaughter in a 1992 state trial. Lawyers for Nelson, 27, said he had been drinking beer when he was swept up in an Aug. 19, 1991, riot and stabbed Rosenbaum. Hours earlier, a driver in a motorcade carrying Chabad-Lubavitch leader Rebbe Menachem Schneerson had acci- dentally struck a 7-year-old black child, Gavin Cato, and his cousin, killing Cato and sparking the riot. Nelson was convicted of violating Rosenbaum's civil rights in 1997 and sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison. However, an appeals court later threw out the conviction. ?7x C*a4 C%(/vice Y dee 7 abeyi Orchard Lake Rd. South of Lone Pine Rd. West Bloomfield, Michigan 248.683.1010 cittetzeteT;or Benjamhi Seth Manson on your graduation from the Detroit College of Law Michigan State University We are very proud of all you have accomplished and wish you good health, happiness and success in all you do. We love you very much! Mom, Dad and Jeremy Bubby Sara and Grandma Norma Randi and Ali 4etzet7Jir Jeremy Matthew Manson on your graduation from the James Madison College Michigan State University We are very proud of you and wish you all the best as you begin your studies this coming fall at the Detroit College of Law Michigan State University We love you very much! 5/ 2 2003 10 Mom, Dad and Benjamin Bubby Sara and Grandma Norma Ali and Randi Commandments Display Is Nixed Washington/JTA — The U.S. Supreme Court barred the display of a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of Kentucky's state capitol. Without comment, the court Monday let stand an appeals court rul- ing that had said the display would vio- late the constitutional separation between church and state. The monument features the words "I am the Lord thy God" on it, followed by the commandments. There also are two small stars of David and a Jesus symbol on the display. In a related development, the American Jewish Committee urged a federal court to declare unconstitutional a Ten Commandments memorial recently erected in the rotunda of Alabama's highest court. Abbas Sworn In As Prime Minister Ramallah/JTA — Mahmoud Abbas took office as the first Palestinian Authority prime minister. Prior to his inauguration, Abbas condemned the lat- est suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that 709360 killed three and wounded 55. A swearing-in ceremony for Abbas and the other Cabinet members was held at the Ramallah headquarters of P.A. leader Yasser Arafat, a day after the Palestinian Parliament held a vote approving the new government. The move was viewed as a key step in advancing a U.S.-backed "road map" for Middle East peace. Abbas Linked To Munich Attack Jerusalem/JTA — The new Palestinian Authority prime minister should be investigated for his alleged role in financing the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, an Israeli law group said. Shurat Hadin-Israel Law Center said Mahmoud Abbas helped finance the PLO's Black September group that committed the attack, which killed 11 Israeli athletes. Strike Shuts All Of Israel Jerusalem/JTA — Israeli workers launched a general strike as Israel's finance minister presented an austerity package to the Knesset. The strike ordered by the Histadrut shut down Ben-Gurion Airport, ports, trains, schools, banks, the stock exchange and government ministries. The labor federation launched the strike to protest proposed cuts of $2.3 billion that Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said are essential to reining in the budget deficit and preventing the economy from collapsing. Speaking in the Knesset, Netanyahu warned that promised U.S. loan guarantees of $9 billion hinge on approval of the plan. Jewish School Cuts Scholarships Atlanta/JTA — An Atlanta Jewish high `school said it no longer can offer schol- arships to students in financial distress. Because of the economy, the Yeshiva Atlanta High School said it must change its 33-year-old policy and demand a minimum tuition from every student. The school's principal, David Adler, said the move is particularly unfortu- nate because families of immigrants from the former Soviet Union are among those most likely to be harmed by the move.