said over the weekend that in the
month since Israel withdrew from
Gaza, its security forces had foiled
17 attempted attacks and confis-
cated dozens of rockets and
bombs from terrorist groups.
Israel says the Palestinian fig-
ures are unrealistic, but doesn't
dispute that violence emanating
from Gaza has abated. But offi-
cials warn that the various terror-
ist groups merely have shifted
their efforts to the West Bank.
"We had no direct intelligence
warnings about today's attacks:' a
senior Israeli security source said,
referring to the shootings outside
the settlements of Efrat and Eli.
"But the sense of a new
groundswell of violence in the
West Bank is no surprise."
Sharon's opponents in Israel
have accused the government of
encouraging a new stage in
Palestinian terror by withdrawing
from Gaza unilaterally.
Government officials say the
move was meant as a stopgap
measure in the absence of negoti-
ations with the Palestinian
Authority, not as a solution.
Taking no chances, Israel is
continuing its own crackdown in
the West Bank. On Sunday, troops
arrested five Hamas members,
pursuing a dragnet that has led to
the detention of hundreds of sus-
pected West Bank terrorists. ❑

Congresswoman
Has Jewish Roots

Washington/JTA — The
influential chairwoman of a
congressional subcommittee on
the Middle East has Jewish
roots.
The mother of Rep. Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., was born
Jewish and converted to
Catholicism when she married,
the Forward reported.
Ros-Lehtinen's grandfather,
Jacobo Adato Levy, was a leader
in Cuba's Jewish community.
Ros-Lehtinen fled Cuba with her
parents in 1960, after the
Communist takeover, when she
was 8.
She is close to Miami's Jewish
community and, as chairwoman
of the Middle East subcommit-
tee of the House of
Representatives' International
Relations Committee, she has
championed a number of meas-
ures favored by pro-Israel lob-
byists, including the Syria
Accountability Act.
She is in the running to suc-
ceed Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., as
chairman of the International
Relations Committee in 2007,
should the Republicans retain
control of the House.

October 20 . 2005

Caring Partners
Workshops for Family Caregivers

Caring for a loved one with a memory
disorder or Alzheimer's disease takes
a lot of heart...and help. Attend one of the
workshops below to learn caregiving tips and
the resources available in the community.

Caring Partners is a project of the

Dorothy & Peter Brown
Jewish Community
Adult Day Care Program

All workshops are
open to the community
and feature:

Fall Series Line-up

Caring for Your Aging Parents

*

Free admission

Saturday, October 29
8 - 9 p.m.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
27375 Bell Rd., Southfield

*

Relevant, up-to-
date handouts

*

Expert presenters

*

Light refreshments

Empowering the Sandwich Generation —
Resources for Caregivers

Tuesday, November 1
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Congregation Beth Shalom
14601 Lincoln, Oak Park

This project is supported by the

Jewish Women's
Foundation of
Metropolitan Detroit

J EWA'S H
WOMEN'S

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Thursday, November 17
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