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Our Christian Friends
This letter was edited incorrectly last week
so is being re-run correctly.
Christianity is a proselytizing religion
so Union for Reform Judaism President
Rabbi Eric Yoffe is no doubt correct that
Christian Zionists harbor a hope in their
hearts for the conversion of the Jews, but
they do not make this a condition for
their support ("Reject Yoffie, Embrace
Christian Zionists," April 24, A50).
The rabbis said that it is better to do
the right thing for the wrong reason
than to do the wrong thing for the right
reason. Judaism is not interested in the
motivations for actions but in the conse-
quences of actions.
All I know is that for the 60 years of
Israel's existence, the Arab world has
waged wars against Israel, encouraged
Palestinian terrorism against Israeli
civilians and carried out a worldwide
campaign of defamation against Israel.
Christian Zionists give monetary and
public relation support for Israel and
they visit Israel often.
Christian Zionists say that are moti-
vated by the biblical verses — Genesis
12:2-3 — where God says to Abraham, "I
will make of you a great nation ... I will
bless those who bless you and whoever
curses you, I will curse." I hope that God
will bless our Christian friends.
Shoshana Wolok
Oak Park
Theological Threats
I was troubled to read a letter from a
reader last week ("Our Christian Friends:'
May 15, A5) in which she wrote "it is
better to do the right thing for the wrong
reason than to do the wrong thing for
the right reason:' referring to embracing
the support Christian Zionists show for
the State of Israelit is true that these
Christians are not threatening physical
harm toward Israelis, but one should
know that their theology is a threat.
We should take seriously threats on
the spiritual level. The way I interpret the
words of prominent Christian Zionists is
that they are compelled to pray for Israel
and support it financially to satisfy their
theological purposes. Their theology
is not ours. They view us as spiritually
deficient because we do not accept their
version of God manifest as man.
One should not be so invested in the
physical world as to ignore the spiritual.
Israel as a temporal place is very impor-
tant to many Jews. I think Jewish Zionists
should join their love for the land with
a respect for themselves as Jews and not
accept support that on one hand looks
like it comes without strings, but on the
other comes with the great desire that
their theology will prevail.
We may not, and should not, believe
that we need to accept the Christian ver-
sion of God to be complete people — as
do these Christian Zionists. But can we
ignore their theological threats in our
minds while accepting their support?
Frank Castronova
in starting the Mobil Cardiac Unit Center
at Providence Hospital.
When many Jewish families were
moving out of Southfield to Farmington
Hills and West Bloomfield, my father
felt a strong commitment to continue
living in Southfield. In 1976, my par-
ents moved from their house on Avon
Lane to Cumberland Condominiums in
Southfield, thus satisfying his continued
strong ties to the city of Southfield.
My father passed away in 2000. Any
time I hear the words "city of Southfield;'
I cannot help but remember my father
and everything he did for the city where
I grew up.
Betsy Selik LaFond
Ferndale
Commerce Township
A Father's Legacy
I found the articles on the city of
Southfield's 50th anniversary very inter-
esting to read ("Green Lawns, Golden
Cuty',' April 24, A15).
I cannot help to remember my father,
Dr. Martin Selik, and his commitment
to the city of Southfield. My father was
Southfield's first First Citizen of the Year
in 1971 (Southfield Eccentric, Nov. 4,
1971).
My family moved to Southfield 50
years ago, before the Ira Kaufman Chapel
was built. Our subdivision, Wedgewood,
was located around the corner from Ira
Kaufman and next to Lederle School, off
Nine Mile.
My father was on the Friends of the
Southfield Library board, vice presi-
dent of Upper Teens, very involved in
the Southfield Fair, involved with the
Community Blood Center Blood Donor
Bank and chairman of the Southfield
Public Health Department.
Through the Southfield Public Health
Department, my father was instrumental
Communal Kudos
Thanks to the Jewish community for
supporting the Lenore Marwil Jewish
Film Festival ("Marwil @ 10, Israel @ 60','
May 1, C5).
It was another successful year.
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