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Live. I've spoken to Christians trying to
understand my problem with
Christianity, and I explain that I don't
have a problem with Christianity; I have
a problem with using deception to get
Jews to convert. People have been really
positive. I ran into a couple Jews who
were really happy to see me out there."

SHiRAnRIIMAIN
City: Farmington Hills
Kudos: Defending Judaism

Shira, 29, is earning a master's in politi-
cal science at Wayne State University in
Detroit. Active in Hillel of Metro Detroit,
she comes from a family known for its
activism — especially in support of Israel.
When Jews for Jesus recently solicited on
the WSU campus, Shira was a constant
presence, following behind them and
handing out flyers to counter their prosely-
tizing. With her motto, "Whatever it is,
I'll do it," Shira is a making positive
impact.

How did you get involved countering
Jews for Jesus?
We [Hillel members] found out they
were on campus, and we got flyers from
Jews for Judaism on how to deal with
them. We made tons of copies so we
could hand them out. I'm the person
with the most free time because I'm
done with my classes, so I volunteered
to do it. It's been a lot of fun. I'm lucky
to have the chance."

Do you talk to people as well?
"Most of the time I'm handing out
flyers, but I definitely will answer ques-
tions if people have them. I've had many
conversations with Jews for Jesus. Some
of them of them have been pretty talka-
tive. I also talk with the people who
have been approached by them."

What responses do you get?
"I get different responses, mostly posi-

Have you been involved in activism
before?
"It comes in the blood. It helps to
come from an activist family, but you
need to figure out what you want to do
and run with it. The past couple years,
I've been involved on campus in the
Arab-Israeli conflict. Whenever they
would have a protest, we [Hillel stu-
dents] would have a counter-protest.
Now this need came up, so I said I
would help out. I'm happy to do it and
to be part of it. I'll do whatever needs to
be done."

— Shoshanna Cohen, special writer

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Presbyterians Rebuff Jewish Protest
New York/JTA — Presbyterian Church USA
officials refused to back down from a decision
calling for the church to divest from compa-
nies that do business with Israel. The refusal
came Tuesday during a meeting in New York
between Jewish religious leaders and organiza-
tional officials and church leaders.
After the meeting, church officials said they
were eager for dialogue with Jews on the issue
and expressed regret that the discussion had
not taken place earlier. But they also insisted
that the church would not back away from the
decision, which passed by a 431-62 vote at the
group's July gathering.
"There's a natural divide in terms of per-
spectives — we see things through radically
different lenses," said Rabbi Paul Menitoff,
executive vice president of the Reform move-
ment's Central Conference of American
Rabbis.
Tuesday's meeting was the first face-to-face
opportunity for these Jewish leaders to express
their unanimous, vehement opposition to the
church's move.

Fin- 50 years, Beth Shalom has
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