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President Obama Has
Support Among Jews
We read with dismay the June 2 "Local
Views" feature in which the Jewish News
solicited opinions of the president's
recent speeches on Israel (page 23). Of
the 11 people interviewed at the JCC in
Oak Park, 10 presented negative view-
points about the president, including
one that stated, "He's actually an Arab?'
It must be asked why only one positive
comment was included?
The president has reiterated his sup-
port for Israel, and while the situation
seems grim, Hamas is still classified as
a terrorist organization. Barack Obama
may not be everybody's favorite, but so
far no president has been able to nego-
tiate a lasting peace in the Middle East.
Based on these interviews, readers
could readily infer that the Jewish com-
munity as a whole condemns the presi-
dent's Middle East policies. We would
suggest there are other opinions worthy
of print to show the variety of political
viewpoints here in Metro Detroit.
Gail Katz, West Bloomfield
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Thank You, Backers
Of Moishe House!
Thank you, IN, for spotlighting a few of
our community's emerging leaders who
are living at Moishe House Detroit! I can
tell it is already helping to change how
our community is marketed, near and far.
I would appreciate the chance to thank
the initial donors that made it a reality:
The Norman and Esther Allan
Foundation, Al Taubman, the Four
Friends Foundation, the Mandell
and Madeleine Berman Foundation,
Nancy and James Grosfeld, Jane and
Larry Sherman, Eugene Driker, the
Seligman Family Foundation, the Torgow
Foundation and an anonymous donor.
Adam Finkel
Bloomfield Hills
Jazzalot: Music For The Soul
Event Aided Cancer Patients
We want to thank Shelli Liebman
Dorfman, the Jewish News calendar of
events and the Jewish News for the won-
derful article and notice about our fifth
annual "Jazzalot: Music for the Soul" that
our company (Living For Music, Inc.)
sponsored along with Temple Israel on
May 24 ("Healing Through Music, May
19, page 131).
Our company is a not-for-profit orga-
nization that was formed to raise money
to help those who are dealing with cancer.
We raised enough funds from the sale of
tickets to work with more cancer centers
to continue our mission. Thank you again.
Israel Tangled In
Political Briar Patch
Land-for-peace not only is ill considered,
but also inane. Anyone with any seichel
(wisdom) knows it is risky to trade
something concrete (land) for something
abstract (peace).
And collection can be nasty. Israel is so
reluctant to call to account her "partners
for peace,' the Palestinians (literally) get
away with murder.
Land-for-peace is, in essence, extortion
— a shakedown. Perhaps Israel is begin-
ning to "get it!' After 63 years, it seems she's
beginning to understand that her confi-
dence-building gestures and "painful con-
cessions" only undermine confidence in
her capabilities; that bowing to critics only
earns more scorn; that giving in to enemies
doesn't satisfy them but only whets their
appetites; that apologies only confirm her
guilt; that good will only works with those
sensitive to the reciprocities of good will.
She needs to understand that if she
deserves to exist at all, peace should be a
given. She shouldn't beg for it. She should
demand it the way Palestinians demand
land. If Israel doesn't think she deserves
peace, neither will anyone else.
Winners don't sue for peace. As long
as Israel continues unilateral conces-
sions, Palestinians will deem their
tactics successful and not give up until
Israel is pushed out of existence — or
until she finally decides her destiny is in
her own hands.
Longtime Rabbi And Cantor
Remembered At B'nai Moshe
I was surprised to notice that no mention
was made of Rabbi Moses Lehrman and
Cantor Louis Klein (other than the social
hall pictured) ("Warm And Welcoming,"
May 12, page 1).
Cantor Klein was brought to Detroit
after the uprising of Hungary in 1956.
The synagogue of my memories was on
Dexter and later in Oak Park on 10 Mile
Road. Walter Farber was head of the reli-
gious school then.
I was born and raised in Detroit and
remember these people with great fond-
ness. My uncle Sigmund Jaulus was presi-
dent of the shul for some years before he
passed away (in 1956). His father (my
grandfather) along with Harry Rosman
were prominent in the founding of B'nai
Moshe.
Although I no longer reside in Detroit,
I do read your paper on Thursdays via
Internet delivery. It might be nice to have
added some mention of these people.
Mitzi Alvin
Aliza Slatis-Weinberg
Franklin
Rehovot, Israel
Elaine Greenberg,
President, Living For Music, Inc.
Ron Paul's Views On Israel
Not Correctly Represented
I read the article "Republican Jews
Blast Ron Paul's Presidential Bid"
(May 26, page 26). I am disappointed
because it is factually inaccurate.
Labeling him an "isolationist" who
is a "harsh critic of Israel" is a main-
stream, skewed conclusion of his prin-
ciples.
Although Ron Paul is in favor of
cutting foreign aid to Israel, this is
not a premise to be mistaken. Paul is
not an isolationist, but rather a non-
interventionist. Simply, this means
not meddling in the internal affairs
of sovereign nations, while promot-
ing economic and cultural ties. "Israel
is our close friend," Paul stated in his
response to President Obama's Middle
East speech. "Unlike this president,"
who has made hard concessions in
Israel's border conflicts, Paul does "not
believe it is our place to dictate how
Israel runs her affairs?'
"Our military's purpose is to defend
our country, not to police the Middle
East," Paul said.
Aside from this, America is in her
own financial turmoil. People bash
Paul for wanting to cut aid to Israel,
but he wants to cut the illogical for-
eign aid to her Arab neighbors as
well. "We give $3 billion to Israel and
$12 billion to her enemies," Paul said.
Even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu stated that foreign aid
may do more harm than good, and he
proposed efforts to wean Israel off of
American military aid payments.
There is no need, or moral justifica-
tion, to tax domestic residents to sup-
port foreign nations.
Stephanie Cole
West Bloomfield
Obama Wants To Be
The Peace President
President Obama has his faults, but
he is no dummy. He surely knows and
respects Israel for its position in the
world. So why, then, does he take his
latest position re: Mideast peace?
The answer is that he truly wants to
be known as the president who brings
peace to the Mideast and has let this
fervent desire color his position. Deep
in his heart, he must know Israel is
our only reliable ally in that troubled
region. But, if he can achieve his goal
to get peace by coercing Israel into
some major compromises, so be it.
Ronald M. Horwitz
Farmington Hills
june 9 20i
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