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We have just returned from a very suc-
cessful luncheon given by the Labor
Zionist Alliance Education Fund honor-
ing Evelyn Noveck.
Before we had removed our coats, we
were surrounded by guests who had
read Laurie Rappeport's letter regarding
the books we have sent to Safed over the
years CA Kind Gesture," March 31,
page 6).
The letter was read, and after 63 years
of the Jewish News (I was there almost at
the beginning), it is good to know that
you continue to serve the Detroit Jewish
community.
Dena and Irving Greenberg
Southfield
Concerns About Papacy
At the risk of seeming out of step with
the contemporary mood of adulation
that has overtaken the globe on the
passing of Pope John Paul II, it may be
of value for Jews to remember that:
• While John Paul was "good for the
Jews," most of his 264 predecessors were
not — by far. Yes, he did more than
many others (perhaps all others) who
resided at the Vatican to develop amica-
ble relations with Jews and a positive
attitude toward Judaism, but it will take
many years of the same to overcome
nearly two millennia of hostility, anti-
Semitism and the death and destruction
that it caused.
• Let no one be seduced by the
pageantry of the Vatican. It was this
tableau of pomp and symbolism that
provided for countless inquisitions and
autos-da-fi that doomed generations of
Jews.
• Contemporary Jewish communities
have learned not to rely on the benefi-
cence of individuals, be they popes or
kings. Only the clearly defined and
meticulously enforced rule of democrat-
ic law can guarantee the freedom that
Jews and other peoples need to prosper.
Rather than proclamations of faith
(President Bush: "I have no doubt in
my mind that the Lord Christ was sent
by the Almighty. No doubt in my mind
about that."), we prefer leaders who
emulate the Almighty by governing with
the wisdom that promotes kindness and
justice — and leave their theological
musings private.
Isaac Lakritz
West Bloomfield
Our Father's Passing
From a Jew in a Warsaw awash in red
and white flags hosting a black cord, the
word is one. It's very moving here, a
silent black city whose traffic-clogged
streets are empty and restaurants and
theaters are closed. The city goes home
to mourn. All around us the depth of
the black night is punctuated by mil-
lions of candles. Some sidewalks are cov-
ered in wax!
The length of ulica Jana Pawla lined
by candles one meter apart, brought by
individuals but spaced so perfectly on
both sides of this wide boulevard for
several kilometers, makes it appear to
have been planned and not sponta-
neous.
Silence. And mourning. And every-
one knows we are mourning for our-
selves. Little bits of goodness come out
of each person; the city is filled with a
God-like presence. We say in Hebrew
the Shechinah. It is amazing: The pass-
ing of the leader of the Catholic
Church. The passing of the leader of the
Western world and democracy. The
passing of the father of Poland. This
night we are one family, mourning the
loss of our father. All the city of Warsaw.
All the Republic of Poland. All the peo-
ple of Central Europe. All Israel. All the
planet. People of many religions, but
one faith. One humankind.
In Poland, which lived in fear for 60
years, you can feel that this nation fears
it has lost its shepherd. The reason that
simple candles do not blow out in the
breeze is that all the country holds its
breath, waiting to learn how to live in a
world without the people's papa.
Michael Traison
Detroit, writingfrom Warsaw
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In his Special Commentary column,
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Choosing Life," March 31, page 21)
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