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… Jews. Dr. Gitel- man is a professor of political science at the University of Michigan and director of the U-M Center for Russian and East European Studies.) "Aliya from the Soviet Union is something…

…12 , Friday, August 19, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Soviet Jews Show Jewish Pride 'TaMaROFF LeasinG 28585 TELEGRAPH RD. Southfield Across from Tel-12 By RAE ANN SHARFMAN CO (Editor's note…

… their reaction to the renaissance of national Jewish feelings emerging from the Jews of the Soviet Union, so long considered lost to Judaism. They were considered to be highly assimilated and therefore…

…." "Three long-term fac- tors explain the emergence of Jewish consciousness in a public and demonstrative way in the USSR: • "Psychological condi- tions of the Jews in the Soviet Union. • "Role of the Zapad…

…- nikis" — the million or more Jews absorbed by the USSR along with territorial ac- quisition from Poland, Romania, the Baltic States and Czechoslovakia from 1939 to 1944. • "Anti-Semitism in the Soviet…

…." The Soviet Jews began to feel proud to be Jews, in spite of the anti-Zionist Soviet prop- aganda flooding the country. It was the Leningrad trials of 1970- 1971 that truly brought their feelings out…

… Soviet Union, of support for our people, in addition to massive letter writing and publicity, to let the Jews in the Soviet Union know they were not alone. To be truth- ful, having been involved for a few…

… years, we activists, gained strength and deter- mination from the courage of the Soviet Jews. As the numbers of refusniks grew and nationalistic feelings grew, the Jews began to band together, learning…

… free Soviet Jews from the big prison called the Soviet Union. He is actively in- volved with a yeshiva, from where he energetically tries to bring those Soviet Jews in Israel back to leading full Jewish…

… lives. He has become, in every sense of the word a wonderful Is- raeli, and uses his experi- ence as a former prisoner and activist for the bene- fit of all Jews. Could anyone have im- agined that Jews…

…'t want anyone in the world to think we're congratulating those bas- tards," said Sol Lachman, President of the Michigan friends of SJEIC. Lachman recalled the late Senator Henry (Scoop) Jackson's proposed…

… amend- ment of 15 years ago which suggested an annual quota of 60,000 Jews gaining exit visas. Shtern remembered 1979 when 51,000 Jews left, 1980 when 20,000 left, 1981 when 9,000 left and the stag- nant…

… 1,000 every year since. Due to a relative in- crease in emigration — nearly 2,500 Soviet Jews have already emigrated this year — "we're in the position to say we're glad. Our aim is not to be glad…

… imprisoned Soviet Jews who he said tell him, "don't be happy, don't let yourself be tricked. We could be the last Jews to leave," Shtern him- self cautioned, "millions of Jews could be victims of our optimisim…

… effort to aid the struggle to free Soviet Jews. He observed that the Israeli people demanded little from the government in the way of helping Soviet Jews both gain exit visas and re- Continued on next…

… of countless fellow Jews here, in Israel and elsewhere overseas. A successful 1982 Campaign will take teamwork. Theirs and yours. Please send your pledge to the Jewish Welfare Federation, 163 Madison…

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…UP FRONT MSU Students, Protests Mark Independence Day MICHELLE COHEN Special to The Jewish News pproximately 150 Michigan State Uni- versity students celebrated Israel's 41st birth- day May 10…

… a right to attend the event, which was organized by Michigan State's Student Coalition for Israel and Hillel Jewish Center, but objected to the continuous chanting through- out speeches and songs…

…. Hillel director Dr. Mark Finkelstein spoke about Israel's importance as the only democratic nation in the Middle East. Finkelstein said, "In the past, Jews had no place to go. But now they have Israel…

…," and in order to survive, Israel needs every Jew's support. Following Finkelstein's speech, Stuart Newman, aide to Senator Jack Faxon (D- Farmington Hills), gave a chronology on Israel, in- cluding Arab…

…, but home is where the heart is, and Israel is my home:' Jennifer Winer (Israel shirt) and Rachel Williams, right, distribute Israel literature at Michigan State University. I ROUND UP Sempo Sugihara…

… Receives Honor New York — Sempo Sugihara, who as Japanese consul in Lithuania during the Nazi years helped thousands of Jews escape the Holocaust, was posthumously honored with the Anti- Defamation League…

… of B'nai B'rith's "Courage lb Care" award. The award, established to recognize exceptional actions by non-Jews on behalf of Jews, was presented to Sugihara's wife, Yukiko, and son, Hiro. Sugihara, who…

… died in 1986, saved some 4,000 Polish and Lithuanian Jews. As consul of Kovno, he acted despite repeated objections by his government, which at the time was forging an alliance with Hitler's Germany…

…. Jackson's Ties With Farrakhan The certainty that nothing he did would make Jews ac- cept him was behind the Rev. Jesse Jackson's decision not to condemn Black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan, ac- cording to…

… a new book by the 1988 presidential candidate's former press secretary. Elizabeth Colton says in her book that Jackson did not understand why Jews were so unhappy with him, believing his opponents…

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… considerable effort by the reli- gious patties to make their defini- tion of "who is a Jew" a part of the public law of the state. The most recent effort at change was prompted by the politics of coali- tion…

… converts in the eyes of Orthodox Jews. Third, American Jewish lay leadership did not sit on their hands during the Knesset debate. The Executive of the Jewish Agency made a strong repre- sentation to the…

… of our religious leaders. Avern Cohn Who Is A Jew And Illegitimacy I would like to address Rabbi Irving Greenberg's article of July 12. How can there be "one Jewish people"? Today, there are many…

… Jews of different cultural back- grounds, different political views, and different ideas on who or what a Jew is. Judaism will survive only if there is acceptance of all halachically-illegitimate chil…

…- dren and the acceptance of how and why we were conceived. Somehow, in all this discussion, this issue has been conveniently overlooked. The old adage that it is just as easy to fall in love with a Jew…

… from groups of us that are in this predi- cament; children, conceived out of love, with a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother and yet we were raised in the Jewish faith. Of course Jews have strong family…

… ties. Every culture in the world does. Jews are not unique. There are also plenty of bad mar- riages between Jews, just as there are in other ethnic groups. Rabbi Greenberg brings up the fact that Jews…

… the year 2000. If my calculations are correct and 60 percent of Jewish boys are marry- ing non-Jewish girls, there will soon be very few "pure" Jews left to worry about who is and who isn't. We deserve…

… hear from the Orthodox Council despite my many phone calls. While I am waiting, when asked what religion I am, should I put down illegitimate Jew? Flora L. Castleman Howell Hits Racism Jerusalem (JTA…

…THE RETROIJ,JEVIISK ► r Friday,,August J9, 1983 3 See Emergence of Soviet Jews Jewish Pride (Continued from Page 12) seems to have dissipated during the past few years, perhaps because of the…

… deterioration of the situ ation of the Jews within the Soviet Union today. How- ever, at one time, it did cause many problems be- tween the differing groups. The support for the Jews, from some democratic dissi…

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… Over 40 Years Washington — Jews are widely accepted in the United States, according to a poll that is being. touted as the most comprehensive ever re- garding U.S. religious views. The poll, released…

… 3,000 people polled at random in Decem- ber said Jews "have too much power and influence"; 61 per- cent felt "It's O.K. for Jewish groups to give money to poli- ticians who support Israel"; and 10…

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…) — Ethiopia responded to an appeal for Ethiopian Jewish immigra- tion to Israel by claiming that Israel had kidnapped thou- sands of its Jews and that the country was "determined" to repatriate them to their…

… African homeland. Kongit Sinegioris, an Ethiopian delegate to the United Na- tions Commission on Human Rights, also said last week that the Ethiopian Jews have a better life in Ethiopia than in Israel. An…

… estimated 10,000 to 20,000 black Jews remain in Ethiopia, a country beset by famine and civil war, follow- ing the massive airlift to Israel in 1985 and 1986. It is widely thought that virtual- ly all…

… Ethiopian Jews wish to leave for Israel. But Sinegioris termed the Operation Moses airlift a for- [ r— We Will Always Be There -N When You Need Us For A Beautiful Shiva Tray STAR DELI OPEN 7 DAYS 7 a.m. to…

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… Shcharansky warned here last Monday that the plight of Soviet Jews is worsening, and called for an open, vigorous campaign in the West to pressure the Soviet authorities to accord the Jews and other dissidents…

… their due human rights. Speaking at a press con- ference sponsored by the Israel UN Mission, the former Soviet refusenik, who now lives in Israel, charged that the situation of Soviet Jews worsened in…

…," Shcharansky said. "But the truth is that Gorbachev's record on human rights is the worst. He just has a good public relation campaign. Good propaganda." Shcharansky said that more Jews are being arrested now…

… for teaching Hebrew than before and that the level of Jewish immigration from the Soviet Union is now lower than it has been in many years. "About 400,000 Soviet Jews ar waiting to leave, but only 1…

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… recognize Israel's right to exist, with Israel holding a plebiscite immediately "to determine whom West Bank Palestinians want to negotiate for them." Lerner contends that American Jews "have an ex…

… Government of Israel. Addiction Among Jews Is Growing CROSS WINDS MA LL • 4301 20 o onim,19, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 1988 Orchard Lake road-West Bloomfield, N11•313•851•7633 The myth that Jews are not…

… alcoholics has been laid to rest in recent years. Now studies show that not only is alcoholism among Jews far from rare but that the in- cidence of cross-addiction — to both alcohol and another substance —may…

… be far higher among Jews than non-Jews. An item in the February issue of Psychology Today refers to studies done by psychologist Benzion Twerski that found that while 20 per- cent of men and 34 percent…

… network of support groups known as Jewish Alcoholics and Chemically Dependent and Significant Others. Twerski said that "American Jews have an extraordinary historical responsibility." denial, isolation…

…, ignorance of the disease, and guilt — all factors in alcoholism in general — were "greatly in- tensified by the myth of Jewish sobriety." He added that Orthodox Jews seem to suffer the most from these…

… geog- Irwin Groner is rabbi at Cong. Shaarey Zedek. raphy, economics or sociology. The key is how the Jew per- ceived himself in relationship to God and to the world. Other people were larger, other…

… nations mightier. But the Jew had an image of himself that bestowed upon him moral stature, He be- lieved in his own unique and unchanging mission, a mis- sion that would not be thwarted by any fate however…

… believe that the greatest problem we face as Jews in the modern world is not dis- crimination, persecution, or in this rare opportunity and participate in building a new Young Israel and become a charter…

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… the quality of the image that every Jew carries of himself, for that is the, test of the authenticity and strength of our Jewish existence. Many of us have lost this sense that we are bearers of a…

… vital spiritual message that speaks to the world. Every Jew needs to ask, "Who am I?" Before any other question in life can be answered, this one must be considered. What is the nature of my Jewish…

… uncontrollable. Never- theless, the proper definitions are vital. In the American Heritage Dic- tionary we read: Diaspora — The aggregate of Jews or Jewish communities outside of Palestine. The body of Jews living…

… outside the Holy Land. It was originally used to designate the dispersal of the Jews at the time of the destruc- tion of the Temple (586 B.C.) and the forced exile to Babylonia. During this period there…

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… Jews "michutz la-Aretz" — out the ancient homeland. There was a sad interruption in tourism and now we have a return to the original years when hundreds of thousands made trips to Israel as corn…

…- mitments to fellow Jews who are mak- ing the Land of Israel the joy of their lives. The encouraging factors now are the family group and mostly the youth who are pilgrims again. Many among the latter are…

… Michigan sesquicentennial with a concert at 3:30 p.m. September 28 at Orchestra Hall. The afternoon program features Metropolitan Opera star Robert Merrill. Guest artists include direc- tor Brazeal W…

…. Dennard and the Brazeal Dennard Chorale, Detroit soprano Earnestine Nimmons, pianist Joseph Gurt of Eastern Michigan University and pianist Fed- ora Horowitz, artistic director of the Lyric Chamber Ensemble…

…. For tickets and informa- tion, call. 357-1111; the Lyric Chamber Ensemble, or Or- chestra Hall, 833-3700. Ethiopian Jews In Peril Ofra Haza has been dubbed a "phenomenal" singer by a London critic…

… the Juilliard Philharmonia. WITH THE MUSIC OF MACK PITT AND HIS ORCHESTRA Washington (JTA) — Since "Operation Moses," the secret airlift which brought some 10,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel between…

… Jewry at the Capitol Hill Hyatt here were told last Sun- day that there are still some 7,000 to 10,000 Jews in Ethiopia, most of them the elderly, women and children. They suffer from the pro- blems that…

… all Ethiopians do, hunger and drought, but also persecution as Jews, speakers said at the conference which is sponsored by the American Association for Ethiopian J ews (AAEJ). "Instead of holding a…

… Michigan State Fair Above Booth 19 in the Whitehall building at the 1983 Michigan State Fair, the Jewish Community 0112ll2 WEEEt SELECTED JEWELRY WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR _l LCT. MOVED NEXT DOOR In Barber…

… 255-1540 — DEFINING JUDAISM — The Jew in History! Footnote or focal point? Intermarriage: What is the Jewish view? I The Authenticity of Torah (Bible). I Is Jewish law applicable to modern day…

… original manuscripts by Bernstein. Danish Jews Featured in NY Museum Exhibit NEW YORK — "Kings and Citizens: The History of the Jews in Denmark 1622-1983," an exhibition illuminating three cen- turies of…

… Jewish life in De- nmark, will open to the pub- lic at the Jewish Museum on Oct. 23. The exhibition, timed to commemorate the 40th an- niversary of the rescue of the Danish Jews, is being mounted at the…

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…-productive labor need- ed for a modern building in- dustry .. . A UJA-Israel housing pro- ject will do more for the future of our people than sub- sidizing Soviet Jews to come to America. Hymie Cutler Michigan…

… that not all Jews, not all people, live in spacious suburban homes and that they are, in fact, privileg- ed to enjoy their present lifestyle and surroundings? Liz Kanter Southfield Sherry Kanter…

… Huntington Woods Soviet Jews And Israel It has been said many times that the State of Israel rose out of the ashes of the Holocaust so that no Jew would be stateless again. Israelis have made the ultimate…

… sacrifice, fighting numerous wars, to perpetuate a homeland for all Jews. American Jews have con- tributed many millions of dollars toward this same goal. In the May 5 article, ". .. Passage to Freedom…

… be asked today. Not one American visa is necessary for emigrating Soviet jews. Israel is here to- day specifically to embrace emigrating masses of Jewish people without any quota and visa restraints…

…. If "freedom of choice" is really the issue and half the emigrating Soviet Jews wanted to resettle in India, would the American Jewish Joint Distribution Commitee still foot the bill? Marsha and Fred…

… Newman Farmington Hills Make Israel More Welcome Telegraph at 1-696 • Southfield • 10 FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1989 355-1000 I Young Israelis starting out in life, American olim and, now, Soviet Jews face…

… Soviet Jews to America, should be used to build 2,000 or more affordable rental apartments in Israel. Over time, the federations will get their money back through the rental income. Presently, the low…

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… ingredient in the peace process." The resolution on Soviet Jewry noted that the "exodus" of Jews from the USSR" has now declined to a trickle of 250 per month from an average of over 4,000 a month in 1979…

…." Re- pression of the Jews in the Soviet Union has inten- sified, the resolution stated. There is constant intimida- tion and harrassment and severe sentences of impris- onment and exile is meted out…

… , to activists on false charges. The resolution on Ethio- pian Jewry expressed "deepest concern over the danger of physical and spiritual disintegration of Ethiopian Jews. It con- tinues to. call on all…

… con- cerned agencies, organiza- tions and governments to make greater efforts to ameliorate their plight." It noted "with apprecia- tion the fact that the number of Ethiopian Jews reaching Israel has in…

… Jewish organizations for their alleged failure to help greater numbers of Ethiopian Jews emigrate to Israel and of Israeli agen- cies for treating those Ethiopian Jews who have come to Israel as second…

… warned that the fixation on past catas- trophies that befell the Jewish people and the view that Jews continue to face destruction at any time and anywhere — that "all roads lead to Auschwitz" — is self…

…-defeating and negates any plea to non-Jews to live in peace with thQ, Jewish people. people in its historic home- land, Eretz Israel, through aliya from all countries; the strengthening of the state of Israel…

… cultural val- ues; and the protection of Jewish rights everywhere." Another speaker at the forum was Sirnha Destel, an Ethiopian Jew. He told the audience that in Ethiopia today it is very hard to live as a…

… Jew. "Jewish schools are closed by the order of the govern- ment. Teaching Hebrew is prohibited by the govern- ment. Jews are not allowed to meet together even in a small group of three. There…

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… emigration, already pitifully low, by 90 percent from current levels. Last month, 102 Jews left the USSR. Only about 800 Jews. will have emigrated in 1986, down from 1,140 in 1985. Since 1979, Soviet Jewish…

… emigration has dropped by an astounding 98 percent. About 375,000 Soviet Jews have taken the first steps to emigrate. Another 30,000 Jews have been repeatedly refused visas — these are the "refuseniks." What…

… to pass a new law calling attention to the plight of Soviet Jews and pointing out the dangers of the Soviet law. He warned that the West wants to be deceived" by Gorbachev's pleasant ways. Said…

…; from the hapless immigrant to the great artists, musicians and sci- entists — each generation of Ameri- can Jews constituted an unparalleled phenomenon of upward mobility. Some sociologists explain the…

… success of Jews in America in terms of the Jewish experience. Since Jewish tradition always stressed learning, it was inevitable that ad- vanced education would lead to eco- nomic success. There is general…

… was a vital determining unreasonable expectation. factor in the success story of Ameri- Jewish families are increasing can Jews. statistically at a rapid rate in the Some social thinkers claim the…

… fore- on the economic horizon. Jews, un- fortunately, are not included in any Richard Leland is a retired assistant definition of minority groups given principal of Southfield-Lathrup High special…

… Secu- lar Humanistic Judaism. He spoke in Detroit last December for the Michigan "Coalition of Secular and Humanistic Jews. Katz said the Israeli affiliate emerged in July 1983, comprised mainly of…

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… "consistent with all my val- ues." "I'm a secular Jew. I've been a secular Jew all my life. The temple provided me an oppor- tunity to participate in the Jewish community as a secu- lar Jew." Controversy- has…

… thing in Judaism is the moral, cul- tural, national, historical, literary values that we find in Judaism — in the histor- ical religious writings and traditions." But Israeli Humanistic . Jews don…

… have an official position in the movement. Katz said, however, that members of the Knesset have been known to act as advocates in the Israeli parliament on behalf of Humanistic Jews. Rather than…

… practicing the rituals learned by gen- erations of Jews, Humanis- tic Jews practice their ideals culturally and aca- demically. Katz said Humanistic Jews practice on three levels. First, there are discussion…

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…. Today, the signs are on the walls in Morocco. It is turning Eastward economically and culturally. In this turn, there is no room for Jews, and they all know it. The strength of the past, however…

…, mystifies the attachment to Morocco. Morocco is more than beautiful; it is magic. It is bathing in the sun, the water, the sea; and legends. Arab and - Jewish legends cohabit together, just as Jews and…

… Arabs have lived here so long together. In the south of Morocco, Ber- bers remember the grand old days when the Jews were here. They loved them, they miss them, but now there are new generations who do…

… not know what Jews did for this land. Soon Jews, too, will be turned into legends told by the elders. Among these legends will cer- tainly be the story of Es- saouira (or Mogador), which had in its…

… great days 18,000 Jews and 6,000 Arabs. Thisis an enchanting place with an old Portuguese port, an island, a port and fortifica- tions constructed around the city and on the sea. Othello's story was…

… burial place of my family but also of the saints and of the tzadikim, grand and small ones. Here there are great saints and Cabbalists who had the power of know- ledge and sanctity. I met- the Jews of…

…- niversary of the Leningrad hijack arrests and to protest the continued imprison- ment of the last two defen- dants, Yuri Fklerov and Alexei Murzhenko, both - non-Jews. In a related development, e trial of…

… Moscow College of Advo- cates, but that he had re- fused. She has not been permitted to see her hus- band who remains in jail pending trial. Ik In Jerusalem, new statis- tics on noshrim, the Soviet Jews…

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… end of the bank." P L 0 to th e m e t i n g w a s l in k ed to th e beo a r a 's a ec i - Insurance Pays sion• —Off for Arabs, Secretary of State Ale- xander M. Haig, Jr., ap- Jews in Israel pealed to…

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…-installed nuclear reactor in Iraq, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, first president of Israel, de- scribed non-Jewish attitudes on Jews as wel- coming their being in a museum. Then Jews would always be admired in the memory of na…

…- tions. The Zionist leader commented in a time when there was little support for the Jewish cause and a very minimal amount of assistance when millions of Jews were under the heels of the Nazis. The…

… the United Na- tions and in diplomatic circles when she rejected an invitation for Jews to be obedient at a time when they needed to fight for survival. Menahem Begin said the same thing, even if in…

… different terms. As a matter of fact, this idea was expressed decades ago in a book by Maurice Samuel which he entitled "Jews Be Nice," in rebuttal of invita- tions for Jews not to be protesting and to be…

… submissive. Samuel's views were widely de- bated and "Jews Be Nice" was a subject for dis- pute for a number of years. In Israel, the defini- tion for th e right to live even if the battle for it arouses…

… Jews by sion, then there remains the right to resort to the Nazis. The Nazi brutalities are reported in their many details and they firm action, even if it involves one's own gov- will horrify the…

… readers. The occasional acts of kindness from non- ernment. Jews provide comfort that villainy is not total in a population domi- In this country and in Great Britain, Jews did nated by beasts. not hesitate…

… the form of the other countries. It included Argentina. The ex- Judenrat, the Jewish councils that were organized by the Nazis to tended discussions over the Timerman attitude select Jews for the forced…

… the many thousands who share the same horrors. Even during the liberation there were anti-Semitic Poles who agonies there is also the duty of admonishing an molested the survivors and Jews in the…

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… and of low legal status, since, as one critic puts it, "anyone who disputes the gassing of the Jews will be judged according to the same criteria as someone who calls his neighbor a rogue." The…

… the Kampfbund Deutscher Soldaten offered one is in itself of the necessity of 20,000 marks (about $7,000) to anyone who could prove that the Nazis had ever gassed a For years, right-wing single Jew. The…

… Kampfbund stipulated, extremists in however, that evidence from Jews, Poles or Germans op- Germany have posed to Nazi principles was sought, by one means not acceptable. For years, right-wing ex- or another…

…, to hide or tremists in Germany have sought, by one means or an- deny the Nazis' other, to hide or deny the monstrous mass Nazis' monstrous mass murder of Jews. They have paraded murder of Jews. with…

… banners that read: "What an ass am I to believe that Jews were gassed." And they have flooded the mails with so much constantly challenging "the lie" pro-Nazi propaganda that the and the related distortions…

… it became evident that ous concentration camp in Po- the Jewish people everywhere land where the Nazis mur- and especially in Israel were dered millions, mostly Jews, aware of what had happened to and…

… prose- tion that did not know, and re- cuted for telling the "Au- minded a generation that was schwitz lie" unless be or she forgetting. The trials are definite neces. was accused by a Jew charg- ing…

…PURELY COMMENTARY Wiese! Prods Gorbachev For Massacred Jews Stalin actions against the Jews were branded as "the Black Years of 1948 to 1952" in Russian history. The Elie Wiesel name is impressive…

… were to proclaim their official rehabilitation on Aug. 12, 1988. "You have had the courage to do so much for so many in re- cent years. History would be thankful, Mr. General Secretary, and so would Jews…

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… Padua. Then there are the salons of the Spanish-Portuguese Jews of London and even some sensual matters involving gaming and bawdy houses. First mutilated by publishers, the original of this Luzzatto text…

… small town of San Daniele del Friuli in the pro- vince of Udine in northeastern Italy. He was one of three sons born to Raphael Luzzatto, a physician, and descendant of the first Jews to settle in San…

… discussions and debates over the Jewish reactions Diaspora-wide, especially in the United States. Jews are under challenge: do they have the courage to criticize Israel? Meanwhile, there is an emergence of…

… criticize and the accusing when there is dispute over self-condemning. That's what Jews have been doing all the time, and it was tested as early as in the days of the Pro- phet Isaiah. That was about 2…

… 48 to 46 Democratic majority. Michigan until that time was almost always a Republican state. Ford 2 FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1988 was defeated by Truman Newberry, and the entire election resulted in…

… resigna- tion and the threats he confronted, are related here. There was a Michigan law at the time restricting campaign ex- penses to $3,750. Newberry's reported expenditure was $176,000. He was ac- cused…

… already carried grudges against Jews and link- ed them with the Wall Street he hated. Therefore he accused Jews and Wall Street of beating him in the political campaign. As Prof. Kellman describes it in his…

… essay: "Ford . . . attributed his defeat to a single cause — 'Wall Street' and 'an in- fluential gang of Jews' working their sinister magic for Newberry's benefit." The Kellman essay is detailed and is…

… the board of spending too much money to justify declining Michigan Educational Assessment Program test scores, calling for new Continued on Page 16 Speakers See Myths In Israel Relationship HOIDINZ…

…," Clayman said. But it raises the old question of whether to be critical in public or private. "In recent months and years there has been a critical factor in the rela- tionship. American Jews are more…

… Jews' religious pluralism. "In the words of Shlomo Avineri: 'The shul that Israelis don't go to is Or- thodox: " At the same time, American Jews do not understand the Israelis' on the Who is a Jew issue…

… Who is a Jew issue will boil up again in 18 months. He said the religious right in Israel will be far more organized after the next Israeli elections and American Jews have not continued to fight the…

… DENTISTRY 630 N. Woodward (on the hill) 0 o Nazzih Amaro works on a body bag in Am-Shalem's gym. Na Politics Are Involved When His. Arabs, Jews Fight Birmingham, MI (313) 644-2136 DAVID HOLZEL Member…

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… Bright Idea: Give a Gift Subscription 40 FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1989 _ THE JEWISH NEWS Israel Correspondent A rab fighting Jew is a long-acknowledged reality in the Middle East. And Shimshon Am- Shalem…

…, for one, doesn't think it's always such a bad idea. In fact, the Israeli businessman — a member of the pre-state Irgun under- ground — goes out of his way to bring together young Jews and Arabs to…

… the Ramat Aviv gym: "I just did miluim (reserve duty) in the territories," says Lipton, 32. "It wasn't easy. Now I box. He's not an Arab and I'm not a Jew. We've found a medium in which to communicate…

…." Am-Shalem boasts of the Israeli Arabs he has trained for victory in international competitions. And this Sephardi Jew, whose family came to Israel from Morocco generations ago, has a theory why boxing…

… has become im- portant to Arabs. "In Poland (before World War II), the only way Jews could show they were proud was to stand up and fight. I think the Arabs feel the same way today." Stand up and fight…

… Community Center 6600 W. Maple at Drake West Bloomfield, Michigan Admission $6.00 or FREE with purchase of 10 $1 raffle tickets 4 New York (JTA) — Anti- Semitism continues at a disturbingly high level in…

… plight of Jews in the Soviet Union, the dupli- city of the Kremlin on that issue and to let Jews in the USSR know they are not forgotten. On January 23, the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews (UCSJ) will…

… Soviet Jewish emigres about worsen- ing conditions of Soviet Jews in the 20 months since Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union. On February 26, B'nai B'rith International will stage a…

… Jews here February 26, the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ) an- nounced. University of Florida activists will spend the day lobbying individual Congressmen to raise aware- ness and support for…

… the human rights of Soviet Jews, the SSSJ said. Jewish Archives At University of Arizona Thcson, Ariz. (JTA) — The Jewish ranchers, shopkeepers and others who helped to set- tle the Southwestern…

… Metropolitan Detroit 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield, Michigan 48033 26 Friday, September 19, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Austria To Work With AJC To Stem Anti-Semitism New York (JTA) — The Austrian…

… pro- gram to reduce anti-Semitism in Austria includes three elements: A major conference involving academic research institutes on anti-Semitism in Austria; •symposium on the contribution of Jews to…

… or panic of anti-Semitism among the some 9,000 Jews in Austria. "They are concerned that the use of political anti-Semitism will be used in the future, unless it is stopped now," Nevas said. Portugal…

… diplomat who saved some 30,000 Jews and others during World War III. The bipartisan letter was initiated by Reps. Henry Waxman and Ibny Coelho, both (D.Cal.). Coelho is the only Portuguese-American member of…

… Congress. The diplomat was Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, who headed the Portuguse consulate in Bordeaux in the south of France in 1940 where Jews and others had fled in the wake of the…

… and into neutral Por- tugal. Working around the clock for three days, de Sousa Mendes gave visas to Jews and others fleeing Nazism despite orders from the military government of An- tonio de Olivera…

… those who helped save the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Terror Obstacle Washington (JTA) — Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin said that terrorism is preventing any movement in the peace…

… would like to point out that in March 1982, Rabbi Meir Kahane objected loudly to the waste of then-$50 million dollars to com- memorate dead Jews. Now finally, the rest of the Jewish community is coming…

… to realize the millions will do noth- ing for the Jews that are living. Let us see the same people who push the Memorial, spend the mil- lions on Jewish education for children. Live Jews, aware and…

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… preceding page Jews left in Germany. But at that time, even to me, it was unthinkable. From my own experience, the pressure was for us to emigrate. Had we all been given the chance to emi- grate, I don…

…'t know if the ex- termination policy would have ever been implemented. Eichmann once proposed to re- settle all the European Jews in Madagascar and the Jews would have been shipped there. Instead, they…

… abut, and that's one of the reasons why I came to Cen- tral Michigan University to give my talk, are the average people who want to put it (the Holocaust) out of their minds because it's such an inconven…

… Jews, narrated by Abba Eban which is currently being aired on the Pubic Broadcasting System (Channel 56 in Detroit). The major thrust of the com- plaint seems to be that Eban is not presenting the Torah…

… the historical period that it seeks to cover. Eban does a magnificent job of presenting his point of view of Jewish history and the role of the Jew in the history of civilization. The Cambridge…

…-educated Eban is not nor ever has been an Or- thodox Jew. Why does it surprise his detractors that he does not ex- press the Orthodox viewpoint? There is great worth in Heri- tage. Barely past its midpoint, this…

… serial will show millions — Jews and non-Jews alike — that although the Jews number less than 2 percent of mankind, they have contributed far in excess of their numbers to the civilization of the entire…

… Community Center. Michigan Gov. James Blan- chard will join other political, religious, business and social leaders at the ceremonies. Catholic Archbishop Edmund Szoka, Episcopal Bishop Coleman Mc…

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…, precious little written about New Orleans' ante- and post-bellum Jews. The late Ber- tram Korn's The Early Jews of New Orleans stops in 1848. There have been a couple of biographies, none recent, of Judah P…

… because it falls into a genre of the historical ro- mance, it should not be sold short. Given diversity of its subject- matter — the inter-actions be- tween Jews and Catholics, Jews and slaves, whites and…

… blacks, in- cluding "free persons of color," fathers and sons, pro-slavery fac- tionalists and abolitionsts, as- similated Jews and tradi- tionalists, male chauvinists (there were a lot of them!) and…

…. Among these attractions is the author's profound awareness of the peculiarly bifurcated alle- giances of Southern Jews and their resulting predicaments. Basic among these was the prob- lem of the Jew, who…

… real Jews — is both praised and condemned for his pro-slavery speeches in Congress. Plain is also sensitive to the unique combination of beauty and terror that has always marked the Southern heartland…

… current work was prepared by W. Grangewood in collaboration with the author. While the subjects covered are admittedly those confronting the Orthodox Jew, the compiled work, and an addendum volume planned…

… to be issued soon, treat the Sabbath observance problems as matters of concern for all Jews. The laws involving kashrut are among the major ones under dis- cussion. Washing dishes and grinding meat…

… give the sermon. At 8 p.m. March 28, the musical program "An Over- ture to Opera" will be pre- sented by • the Michigan Opera Company at the synagogue. Cantors Lef- kowitz and Shimansky will also perform…

… Congregation B'nai David at Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road Southfield, Michigan 48076 24350 Southfield Road Southfield, Michigan 48075 Doreen Raskin, chairman of the weekend, said that Dr. Paul…

… the Military Court in Lod, Israel Mistrust in Israel on JERUSALEM (ZINS) — A recent survey shows that there is a basic mistrust be- tween Israeli Arabs and Jews. Some 73 percent of the Jews regard…

… Israel as a na- tional home for Jews. Only five percent of the Arabs held the same opinion. Only 18 percent of the Arabs be- lieve that Jews will always be the majority in Israel. "Terrorism in Israel: An…

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… Oakland County, Michigan during the 11-year period (1969-1979). Using two different sets of statistical analysis, the authors concluded that the suicide rate for non-Jews in Oakland County was much higher…

…64 Friday, June 19, 1981 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Jewish Suicide in Oakland County, Michigan By BRUCE L. DANTO and JOAN M. DANTO (Editor's note: This is the concluding article of a two-part series…

… than that of Jews. According to one set of fig- ures, the Jewish rate was 6.86 per 100,000 population compared to 14.07 per 100,000 population for non-Jews. According to a second set of statistics, the…

… significant dif- ferences between the Jewish and non-Jewish population according to age. The greatest number of Jews committed suicide at ages 50 to 54 (15.60 pet- cent), but the greatest number of non-Jews…

… were ages 20 to 24 (12.55 per- cent). That age group (20 to 24) was second highest for Jews (12.84 percent), and the second greatest for non-Jews (11.28 percent) was the 25 to 29 age group. Comparing the…

… widowed. The study sample in- cluded 108 Jewish and 1,259 non-Jewish suicides. The rate of 6.86 per 100,000 in Oakland County reflects a generally acknowledged lower rate among Jews. The rate 14.07 per 100…

…,000 for the non-Jews in Oakland County more nearly approx- imates the reported known suicide rates in the United States. Rates Vary by Religion These rates are consistent with those that are still re…

…- ported from the work of Durkheim. Perhaps this is because population ratios of Jew to non-Jew have not changed significantly or be- cause there has always been more of a taboo associated with suicide among…

… the Jewish population, as dis- cussed in the introduction. Some data have shown that suicide rates have been sub- stantially higher among Protestants than Catholics, and that suicide rates among Jews…

… Jewish suicides occur in two communities, Oak Park (22.02 percent) and South- field (42.20 percent). This is not surprising because the Jewish community is con- centrated primarily in this area. Jews have…

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… traffic from the podium. Participants hurried from corner to corner, decid- ing whether "Helping Jews" or "Helping Humanity" was personally more important in making their career decision, or whether "Jewish…

… life in America: • "If we continue to use guilt and `gelt' as informing reasons for being Jewish, it should be no surprise to find in a love-oriented society that (some Jews will say) 'Include me out…

….' The `Jewing' process must be positive." • "We're nourished by those who convert to Judaism. I'm all for inter- marriage, as long as there's conversion to Judaism." • "Don't do a thing in your house for…

… 'the children'; do everything for yourselves. If it's real and authentic, your children will know it ... As a young couple, behave Jewishly because it's the best way Jews have of being hu- man…

… colleague described him — "a legend in our field." - - He reminded his audience — among them hospital and social workers, fund raisers and agency executives — that "Our business is not only the health of Jews…

… of Special Investiga- tions, Alfonsas Patalauskas, 76, led a group of Lithuanian Nazi sympathizers known as "baltaraisciai." The baltarais- ciai in 1941 allegedly marched thousands of Jews into the…

…AUDETTE CADILLAC, INC. IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENTS OF as he had expected, but for Mother Russia." But to him, a Jew, "Mother Russia" is alien. It is all more than he can bear. He has…

… passionate reli- gious zealot. His full black beard and great black eyes were perpetually aflame with rage against the "worldly" Jews.... I stare at the bima and a gasp, a wailing, bursts from my throat, as…

… though someone were strangling me: "Twenthy thousand Jews for the Opening of the Ark. But the Gate of Heaven did not open ... "Forty thousand Jews for the Opening of the Ark. But the Gate of Mercy re…

…- mained locked ... "Seventy thousand Jews have perished. Com- munities outbid each other: Which would bring more sacrifices? But none could induce the Gate of Continued on next page MARTY MARTENS AND ALAN…

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… represent a pro- gram that a large section of Israeli Jews support. The program of the Sheli Peace Party and the Peace Now movement, which according to the Gallup Poll repre- sents the thinking of 25…

…-30 percent of Israeli Jews, is very little different from the "advice" of the open letter. A news organ as inf- invitations in blume inviting and exciting paper goods for all occasions calligraphy Edward C…

… York and tell the Israelis they must risk their lives because we think it is the thing to do. What can we do? Michigan was carried by Jackson. Michigan has a Jewish senator, Carl Levin. Surely the Jewish…

… the Democratic Party, Jesse Jackson? What does it take to make a Jew angry? Unless the real leaders of the Democrats, Dukakis and Jackson, repudiate these statements, come down four- square on the…

… American prin- ciples against this kind of pre- judice, then Jews should not support the Democratic Par- ty. There are all sorts of divi- sions in the Jewish communi- ty — Reform, Conservative, Orthodox…

… — Democrat and The community should pressure Carl Levin to pressure Dukakis. Republican — Zionists and Peace Now — but on one sub- ject all Jews are united. We must oppose anti-Semitism no matter where it is…

…- vivors of that time, are still under attack for not doing enough. Let us not repeat that mistake. Let us fight this scourge as hard as we can at every level we can. I know now what it takes to make a Jew…

… repatriation agreement, freeing all of the Jews. "Every Jew has a right to emigrate to Israel," he said. Shtern came to Detroit as part of a two-week fundraising visit in North America and met with the Michigan…

…. "Gorbachev initiated a new law to nearly prevent anyone from emigrating, not for becoming a liberator of Jews." Like a modern-day Moses, Shtern makes one clear-cut demand. He wants the Soviets to sign a…

… Glenn Meet Modern-Day Moses Requests Freedom For All Soviet Jews Noah Feldman joins Elyse Stettner in the shade on Sunday as hundreds of Oak Park and Southfield residents visited the Neighborhood…

… were filed against Hershkovitz during the last year in Oakland County Cir- cuit Court alleging that he and others had failed to pay back nearly $1 million in business loans. The Michigan State Police…

…- caust survivors, Detroit became the center for the resettlement of Jews throughout Michigan. From 1945 to 1950, small outstate commun- ities were strengthened to meet new arrivals and organize fund…

… Jews of all age groups became a reality. Another milestone was the opening of the first Jewish hospital in Michigan, Sinai Hospital of Detroit. For several decades, many people were con- vinced that…

… State of Is- rael in 1948. To this momentous event, our community re- sponded with a power and generosity that re- flected unity and kinship with Jews everywhere. We did not separate overseas concerns…

…, schools and centers for all Jews, rich or poor; a community that attained new heights in American Jewish philanthropy. I believe our community has accomplished all of this because the quality of Detroit…

… printed by Allport beause he too had a thought that, yes, the Ger- mans could do such a thing." Did Bettelheim speak before Jewish groups alerting them to the dangerous situation fac- ing the Euroepan Jews…

…? Bet- telheim remains placid as he explains that "the Jews in par- ticular were anxious not to ap- pear biased. At that time, the American Jewish Committee felt such actions could only in- crease…

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… will answer questions and engage REG. $830 Presents PROFESSOR ZVI GITELMAN of the University of Michigan who will lecture on "HERITAGE: CIVILIZATION AND THE JEWS" Based upon the Abba Eban Television…

… "The Jews and the United Nations." CONG. B'NAI DAVID: Services 6:30 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. Satur- day. Rabbi Yolkut will chant the Haftorah. 'CONG. B'NAI MOSHE: Services 6:35 p.m. today and 8:45 a…

…). Michigan State Temple Youth will hold its "It" event and participate in the service. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Dana Jacobson, bat mitzvah. LIVONIA JEWISH CONGREGATION: Services 8 p.m. today and 9 a…

… theme "Where Have All the Young Jews Gone," will be held Oct. 26-28 at the synagogue, ' 29901 Middlebelt Rd., Far- mington Hills. Among Prager's numerous books on Jewish topics are The Nine Questions…

… People Ask About _Judaism and Why the Jews? - -The Reason for Anti-Semitism. The author is also the moderator of "Religion on the Line," a Los Angeles-based radio program and has been active in the Student…

… citizen. Charles Benham, as regional director of the Detroit Round Table of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, was the masterful organizer of a notable event. Most important, however, was the…

… of honor for Mr. Fisher in the family of the incoming American ruling polit- ical family. All the more credit to the Detroit Round Table of the National Conference of Christians and Jews for hon- oring…

… Council of Michigan: Rabbi Jack Goldman, Admin. tragedy. A merchant selling briefcases casually told him about Oskar Schindler and the Schindlerjuden, and that Los Angeles Schindler- jude emerged as…

… Catholic who re- scued 1,200 Jews from the crematoria by claiming them as his Juden who were necessary for the manufac- ture of munitions. It was first in Cracow, Po- land and then the plant op- erated by…

… Schindler in which these Jews were em- ployed was moved to Moravia when the Nazis were on the march to trans- fer the Jews to the death camps. Keneally fascinated a large audience at the Jewish Community Cen…

…, Keneally em- phasized that there were the courageous who did not submit to Nazism, that there were Germans and Poles who helped rescue Jews. Inter alia, he commented about Poland being the Keren Dorot…

… to Israel, and the many scores he has met in writing his great novel in areas throughout the world. graveyard without graves Jews can visit because the 3.5 million Jews in Poland have been almost corn…

… News Each fall, the hundreds of 3 D e etroit-area Jews who attend Wayne State University know that they will have the opportu- nity to see new Jewish faces on campus — usually in the form of incoming…

….m. Saturday and hold its first annual Matzah Ball Soup Night 9 p.m. Wednesday. Hillel North will offer dinner and movies at the Michigan Union 5 p.m. Oct. 28. 'here is a charge for these events. The North…

… Washington — Controversial issues affecting Jews the world ver will be the topic of discussion for r several hundred college stu- cients during Washington Three — the National Jewish Student Conference on…

…- dents' identities as Jews. Some of his ideas include a Jewish film festival, and having Ongei Shab- bat on campus — an activity- he was involved in with Jewish stu- Variety of activities for MSU students…

… A number of social and cultural activities fill out the remaining portion of the October calendar of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Jewish Student Center at Michigan State University. Students will have the…

…. 28. The MSU Hillel is also hosting a university telecourse based on the PBS series Heritage: Civiliza- tion and the Jews. The three- credit course meets alternate Tuesdays. Meanwhile, Hillel has intro…

… what it means to be a Jew. All these topics would be approached in such a way that the students' understanding of their own view- points and feelings in these areas would be deepened." Oppenheimer has…

… met were concerned about (Jewish) issues on some level, even if they did not actively iden- tify themselves as Jews at all. Re- cent events in Israel and the Mid- dle East have made many young Jewish…

… and concerns in this area." Oppenheimer is planning a pre- sentation on the plight of Jews in Argentina, where many Jewish people disappeared n the 1970s Continued on next page Birmingham Southfield…

… NBEATABLE DE A LS ' I LETTERS 1 Continued from Page 6 ed. Our JCCouncil and Federation should have taken a booth, distributing literature of our involvement in the crucial areas as Jews. Yet when I spoke…

… Rubin told Steve Cokely, the aide to ac- ting Mayor Eugene Sawyer of Chicago, that blacks and Jews have nothing in common. He also said that we blacks are jealous of you Jews because of your success in…

… years I have never met a Jew that cared a damn about blacks that were not his housekeeper or lover .. . You Jews are fast making enemies of the only people in the world who could be your true friends…

…. Down in West Virginia when I was a little boy, we sang a little poem: "Acka backa soda cracker, acka back boo. If your daddy chewed tobacco he is a dirty Jew." That was an awful thing for a child to say…

… been made mean- ingless .. . There will only be peace when Jews take what is rightfully theirs leaving no question in the mind of the Arabs, be they identified as "Palestinians" or not, that the game is…

… time to put an end to the lie of "homeless, stateless Palestinians" and honestly face the fact that Jordan is the independent Arab Palesti- nian homeland demanded. Hymie Culter Chairperson, Michigan…

… appear to be shared by many other Jews over- seas. You wrote me, with an air of excited condemnation; you will recall, that "Israel's name is not what it used to be, and Begin should give bask his Nobel…

… Prize." ()fliers have used even stronger language. Some said they were "ashamed to be Jews." I was saddened to note that some Jews took to the public press, via letter to the editor, or even by way of…

… a man, accepted as member of a minyan, and counted as a full member of the Jewish people. Upon his shoulders would be all the duties and also all the responsibilities of a Jew. He listened earnestly…

…- gregation, bearing my full responsibility as a Jew, surely I should also know all the innermost secrets of our people. Tell me, frankly, what are the details of our use of blood of a Christian child at our…

… and in chamber music con- certs. He has been professor of music at the University of Michigan School of Music since 1969 and in summer, he teaches at Interlochen. He will be joined by his 11-year…

… menu. TEL AVIV (JTA) $5.25., f 2601 W. Big l3eaver Rd.. Troy. Michigan 48084 Children's portions available from $2•25 • 3't …

… having Christian prayers in their schools." Descending from the podium to speak to his audience face to face, Metzenbaum declared: "I've never quit being . . . a very proud Jew. I was called — and I…

… resented it, but in some sense I am proud of it — the senator from B'nai B'rith." American Jews are so privileged, he said, that they shouldn't have to solicit funds from each other for Jewish charities…

…. Each Jew should ask himself, "What should I do? What can I do? Am I doing enough? If we let our con- sciences be our guide, then this community — as generous as it is — would probably give dou- ble…

….1. MERCEDES BENZ • BMW • AUDI FOR THOUSANDS LESS! Afh J7v 6 : ACURA LEGEND William Davidson William M. Davidson has been named chairman of the annual testimonial dinner of the Michigan Region of the American…

… Red Magen David for Israel (ARMDI) to be held Oct. 21st at 6:30 p.m. Adat Shalom Synagogue. Dr. John J. Mames, chairman of the Michigan Region, and Dr. Morris Starkman, chairman Medical-Dental Council…

… ARMDI, stated that the event will honor Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fox. Davidson received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Uni- versity of Michigan and a Juris Doctor degree in law from…

… Wayne State University. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court in 1949 and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan. Davidson is a member of the Franklin Hills Country Club and is active on…

… behalf of numerous community and Is- raeli philanthropic, cultural and educational causes. He serves on the board of the Michigan Region ARMDI and continues his support for Magen David Adorn (MDA…

…). American-Israel Chamber Meets • The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce of Michigan will have its opening meeting and cocktail buffet on Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Recess Club in the Fisher Building. One…

… open to the Michigan business public. Ad- vance reservations can be made by calling the Chamber office, 661-1948. There is a fee. Reward yourself with the luxury of performance. The 1986 Acura Legend…

… Ben- sonhurst neighborhoods, Solarz described some of the cases that have come to his attention. One involved a young Soviet Jew who was tortured by police. But in Rome, he was denied refugee status…

… policies that have resulted in the dramatic surge in rejections of Soviet Jews applying for refugee status. McNary, a longtime sup- porter of President George Bush, is currently county ex- ecutive for St…

… Soviet Jews stranded in Italy because of recent changes in U.S. refugee policies. Most of these cases are brought to Solarz' attention by relatives in his district. Now, Solarz is blowing his own horn a…

… WITH 12qyctiancic snap oon mwo-zrgie 1990 count will miss a signifi- cant number of blacks and Hispanics. There is also some concern that the counts could miss a fair number of lower- income Jews…

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… the world . . . doom- ed to oblivion and forced out gradually from the Synagogue . . . This may not be the Galut of the Jews, but it is the galut of Judaism . ." The basic Jewish approach to the galut…

… is apparent. It is treated as degradation. The commitment is for emancipa- tion. Therefore the message from Israel to all Jews: "Welcome!" Cowell's revealing story from Kuwait emphasizes the indicated…

… human rights in Arab lands. In contrast, Israel keeps calling to fellow Jews, "you are welcome." With more Rus- sian Jews promised exit visas by the Kremlin, this is especially aimed at them. It is a…