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accused 10 years ago of spying for Israel
was unjustly targeted because of his
religion, a review found.
A final report released by the
Inspector General of the U.S.
Department of Defense backs David
Tenenbaum's claim that he was targeted
for investigation because of his faith
and ethnic background.
Tenenbaum, a Southfield resident,
was given a polygraph test in 1997 dur-
ing which he said anti-Jewish epithets
were shouted at him. The next day, he
says, he found his computer gone and
his name erased from the e-mail system
at the Tank Automotive and Armaments
Command, the military facility in
Warren, where he worked.
After a yearlong FBI criminal inves-
tigation, the U.S. Justice Department
determined that there was no basis to
prosecute Tenenbaum. In March 2006,
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D.-Mich., ranking
member of the Senate Armed Services
Committee, asked the inspector general
to independently review the case.
The report says Tenenbaum was "the
subject of inappropriate treatment by
Department of the Army and Defense
investigative officials" by their use of a
personnel security investigation "as a
ruse for a counterintelligence investiga-
tion." It says Tenenbaum's religion was
"a factor in the decision that resulted in
the inappropriate continuation" of the
investigation.
"We believe that Mr. Tenenbaum was
subjected to unusual and unwelcome
scrutiny because of his faith and eth-
nic background, a practice that would
undoubtedly fit a definition of discrimi-
nation:' the report says.
Rabbi David Zwiebel, who repre-
sented Agudath Israel of America in
pressing the Defense Department on the
case, said that the report is "a historic
disavowal by the Defense Department of
the notion that religious Jews are some-
how to be regarded, by virtue of their
religion, as untrustworthy employees of
the government."
Pollard Sues Israel
Tel Aviv/KTA — Jonathan Pollard is
suing Israel to disprove claims that he is
receiving support from the state.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in Tel Aviv
District Court, emphasizes that it is for
declaratory relief only and that neither
Pollard nor his wife, Esther, is seeking
financial relief from the state.
Instead, the suit argues that repeated
suggestions by Israeli spokesmen that
the state is assisting the Pollards are
hampering his efforts to cut short the
life sentence that a Washington district
court handed down in 1987.
Pollard, a civilian U.S. Navy analyst,
was convicted of spying for Israel.
Pollard reports, with documentation,
that he and his wife have received no
financial support from the Israeli gov-
ernment.
Kindness Spurs Surprise
Steve Stein
Special to the Jewish News
K
eith Kingston didn't expect
anything in return when he sent
tapes of Professional Bowlers
Association matches to Earl Anthony's
family.
The Farmington Hills resident and
avid bowler just wanted to help Anthony's
family remember Earl, who died in 2001
after winning 43 PBA championships and
being named PBA Player of the Year six
times.
Mike Anthony, Earl Anthony's son,
was touched by Kingston's gesture. Here's
what he wrote to Kingston recently on an
Internet bowling message board:
"I wanted to drop you a quick note to
say thank you again for your generosity.
We've truly enjoyed having the videos and
watching them on the big screen.
"Watch for a FedEx box that should
arrive in a couple days. In the box I've
sent you an original of Bowling Magazine
that was published in (Earl Anthony's)
memory after he passed away, an original
of the photo card that was passed out at
his memorial service and, most of all, a
pair of my father's Lind's Special Edition
aqua and purple bowling shoes that he
wore while competing on the PBA Tour.
"It's not much, but they're real. I hope
this finds you well and thanks again for
being such a great fan of my father and
bowling."
Here's Kingston's reply: "Wow! I'm
speechless! I greatly appreciate the ges-
ture. It's certainly more than I ever hoped
for. I'm so happy you are enjoying the
shows. If I ever come across more, I will
certainly send them your way"
Kingston's friend and fellow bowler
Barry Fishman of Bloomfield Hills put
Mike Anthony's generosity in perspective.
"To me, Earl Anthony was the greatest
bowler of all time Fishman said. "This is
like getting a baseball from Babe Ruth."
Painful Title
Stephanie Crawford is a national cham-
pion. But the title may have come with a
price. Playing through pain, the former
Novi High School soccer superstar helped
the Bloomfield Force capture the U.S.
Youth Soccer Association women's U19
national championship last month in
Little Rock, Ark.
"Stephanie played about a half to three-
quarters of every game at the nationals
and she had an assist, but she's having a
lot of pain in the knee she had surgery on
in April;' said Crawford's mother, Libby.
Stephanie, a sophomore on the
University of Michigan women's soccer
team, planned to see her trainer and sur-
geon to determine what needs to be done
with her knee.
The Force lost its first game at the
four-team national tournament, but
came back to win three straight and win
its second consecutive national title. It
was the USYSA women's U18 national
champion last year. After a 3-2 loss to the
Keith Kingston holds some Earl
Anthony mementoes.
Slammers from California, the Force beat
the FC Penn Strikers from Pennsylvania
3-0, the Challenge from Texas 3-1, and the
Slammers 2-1 in the title match.
Ageless Wonder
Nancy Lieberman became the old-
est player in the history of the Women's
National Basketball Association when
she played one game at age 50 with the
Detroit Shock last month.
Lieberman already owned an age-relat-
ed record. When she won a medal at the
Montreal Olympics in 1976 at age 18, she
became the youngest basketball player to
earn an Olympic medal. "Lady Magic',' as
she was known during her college days at
Old Dominion, showed her mettle at the
Olympics when she took a charge from a
7-foot-2, 280-pound Russian center. [1]
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