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… ties. Richard Lobenthal, Michigan "Blacks and Jews do have a com- mon agenda," said Frank Jones of regional director of the Anti- Defamation League, said one reason the two groups may seem to be less…

… escalating tensions between blacks and Jews in Chicago, leaders of both communities late last week issued a statement denouncing bigotry and began planning programs to focus on the "historic ties" between the…

… communities. In interviews, slaves and Jews who were murdered few blacks here said they sense any in Germany!' Yet Jones, 27, added that "It serious problems between blacks and seems like the things on which we…

… Jews. In fact, most blacks interviewed work together have lessened. You just said they feel the two groups share don't see blacks and Jews working together on a lot of projects!' the same goals and close…

… unified is that the goals which bound blacks and Jews 20 years ago "are no longer terribly germane!' Blacks are no longer relegated to the back seats of buses, nor do they have to face ben- ches marked…

… out an elaborate end-game with PLO chairman Yassir Arafat for the control — if not the Continued on Page 18 RENEWING YAVNEH Continued on Page 16 South Africa's Jews are torn between their affluent…

…I LOCAL NEWS) Light-years apart from any other lighting sale of the year ... Primary Continued from preceding page Michigan Court of Appeals, second district. Fischer has been an Oakland County…

… Allardyce, Raymond Holland, Dennis Vatsis and newcomer Judith Holtz defeated other Republican candidates to win respective four-year terms. Blacks And Jews Continued from Page 1 to speak out, he said. The…

… doctors are infecting black babies with AIDS and that Jews are in- volved in a conspiracy to rule the world. Cokely made his comments before followers of Nation of Islam leader Louis Far- rakhan, who said…

… Jews were upset by Cokely's remarks because "the truth hurts." Sawyer waited a week before dismissing Cokely, which further antagonized the Chicago Jewish communi- ty. Only three of the city's 18 black…

… alderman called for the dismissal. Blacks in Detroit reacted with incredulity to Cokely's charges against Jews. "That's ridiculous," Rome Muse said of Cokely's claim that Jews are infecting blacks with the…

… there is much hostility toward Jews within the black community there. Lu Palmer, a newspaper columnist in Chicago, told the New York Times that, "I defy anyone to deny that Jews as a group are greatly…

… are working together now on social pro- grams, although they had dif- ficulty naming anything specific. One who did cite an exam- ple was Muse, who said he has a friend who is working to encourage Jews…

… to become involved in projects with blacks in inner city Detroit. Examples of blacks and Jews working together on social issues may be difficult to trace, but this is not the case in the professional…

… work field. A number of blacks in- terviewed expressed positive views of Jews based on their experience at their jobs. Marion Mays, who lives in Oak Park, said she has "a good rapport" with the Jews with…

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… York (JTA) — Jews and blacks may be unable to restore the spirit of in- tergroup harmony they developed in the 1960s, say black and Jewish leaders, but the groups can avoid the con- flicts that often…

… and Jews is rather tense, but both groups come out of a commonality that's still there," said Albert Vorspan, director of social ac- tion at the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Reform Jewish…

… cause of tension between the groups, but as a symptom. The cause of the tension may be that Jews and blacks have diverged in economic status and thus in political and social conviction. Said Phil Baum…

… 1984 and 1985. Blacks don't understand why Jews mistrust them when they say the Far- rakhan's anti-Semitic pro- nouncements are marginal to his real message of black economic independence, said Brown…

…, and Jews don't understand how painful it is for blacks to be asked to refute one of their leaders. Ironically, Farrakhan's notoriety led to the formation of black-Jewish coalitions in a number of cities…

…. Some, such as the New York Black/Jew- ish Coalition, have since become dormant. Wilbert Tatum, a founder of the New York coalition and editor-in-chief of the Amster- dam News, the country's largest black…

… Palestine Liberation Organi- zation. Blacks accused Jews of forcing the ouster. The coalition has since changed its mission to tackle urban issues such as housing, education and crime preven- tion, according…

… to Sol Kolack of Boston, national communi- ty service director of the Anti- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Such coalition-building im- plies that Jews and blacks still share an agenda. "Both groups…

…." Blacks and Jews were the only two groups to vote in ma- jority for Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale in 1984. But Friedman and others are concerned about underly- ing tensions. "Polls are…

… under Keren Kayemet l'Israel — Jewish National Fund — inspiration. Tree planting never ceased through the ages. In the centuries preceding the modern Zionist movement there were Jews who never left Eretz…

… Theodor Herzl's leadership. The JNF and its tree plan- ting program were the ideological crea- tion of Heidelberg mathematics pro- fessor Hermann Shapira in 1901. Since then, non-Jews as well as Jews have…

… Palestine? Every man and woman, Christian or Jew, must have read with horror and shame of the brutalities perpetrated on defenseless Jews in the Holy Land. I join with you in voicing my indignation at the…

… in paying honor to the dead and in exten- ding the sympathy of this com- munity to the Jewish heroes who defended the Jewish set- tlements in Palestine and who Continued on Page 40 Michigan Native In…

… additional supplements the fourth week of March, the fourth week of August and the second week of November at 20300 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, Michigan. Second class postage paid at Southfield, Michigan…

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… native Detroiter, University of Michigan educated, who taught at the Universi- ty of Texas before assuming the American history professorial post he now holds at Tel Aviv University. Professor Rockaway, as…

… on Page 34 Salo Baron's Addendum To Russian Jewish History tudents of history, non-Jews as well as Jews, will always be indebted to Prof. Salo Baron for his philosophical studies of the history of…

… Jews through the ages. Sharing a leading role as historian with Heinrich Graetz and Shimon Dub- nov, Dr. Baron has contributed a vast library to the archival Jewish records. A second edition of his The…

… Russian Jew Under the Tsars and Soviets (Schocken-Pantheon Books) sup- plements his great works which were especially highlighted by the 20-volume A Social and Religious History of the Jews. The current…

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…, Southfield, Michigan 48076 $24 per year $26 per year out of state 60' single copy Vol. XCII No. 24 2 February 5, 1988 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1988 knowledge sought on the subject by the present generation of…

… young Americans who are engaged in the effort to secure means of aiding the tens of thousands who demand visas to leave the USSR, especially those desiring to go to Israel. Dr. Baron's The Russian Jews…

… the brief existence of the Duma which was instituted by Nicholas III in an attempt to pacify the develop- ing revolt against his tyranny. It didn't take long for that gesture to be dis- solved. Jews…

… generally participated in the elections to the two Dumas. The socialists boycotted the elections, seeing in it a reactionary attempt to pacify "the discontented masses!" Twelve Jews were elected to the Duma…

…- sies revealed here. The economic status of the oppressed Russian Jews as well as the literary Renaissance that developed in spite of the oppressions. In his descriptions of the Com- munist and…

… revolutionary era, Dr. Baron provides important data with special references to the anti-Semitism that marked a continuation even under Communist dogmas, which proclaimed anti-Semitism to be a crime. Jews like…

…CLOSE-UP A home in a Jewish neighborhood in Johannesburg. South Africa's Jews are torn between their affluence and the growing problems of apartheid Walls and gates are becoming commonplace…

…. LILA ORBACH Special to The Jewish News J1 OHANNESBURG, South Africa — It is winter now in South Africa. But a winter's day here is more like a spring day in Michigan. The sun is strong. And despite…

… imminent, it arrives in waves, ebbs and tides that slowly reach every cor- ner of the country. A glimpse at the life of the Jews of South Africa shows a community brac- ing for this change. There is no one…

… response to the boiling political situation, and the Jews react in different ways. The scene in the Jewish community varies from a Jewish South African soldier proud to fight for his country to a lonely…

…'s Jewish communi- ty is both holding on and letting go. They are a strong and tight-knit community, these South African Jews. And they have made their mark on every facet of society. They own food chains and…

… and the fear in most households. There's a sense that one of these days things are going to explode. Of the estimated 120,000 Jews in South-Africa, some venture that as many as 20,000 have left. "You…

…, ser- vants, well-kept gardens and swimm- ing pools. Here people live, luxurious- ly, in one of the most physically beautiful countries anywhere. Many Jews living in South Africa, especial- ly those with…

… reported the greatest absolute decline, with a loss of nearly_ 20,000 Jews. The greatest relative loss occurred in Mississippi, where the Jewish population fell from 3,005 to 2,400, a 20 percent loss. Still…

…, New York remained the state with the highest Jewish concentration, with 1,891,400 Jews, comprising 10.6 percent of its total population. New Jersey folow- ed with 427,000 Jews, or 5.7 percent of the…

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… University of Michigan Jewish Law Students Union will present Aaron Kirschen- baum to speak on "The New- ly Proposed Constitution for the State of Israel," at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the U-M Law School. Prof…

… discrimination against Jews and women. The resolution passed unanimously by the 50-member body, according to Sondra Ponico, who chairs the MSA women's issues committee. Ponico, a U-M senior, said that JAP…

…-baiting and anti- Semitism is a growing pro- blem on the Ann Arbor cam- pus, "especially with graffiti in the library against Jews." She said that Jewish women from New York, like herself, are immediately…

…-3459, for information. , Students Attend Law Seminar Five Michigan law students, along with 18 other law students from around the country, spent their winter break in Israel participating in the National…

… Jerusalem. Sixty-seven Jews were killed, 60 wounded, synagogues and homes were destroyed. In 1936, after more Arab riots, British authorities evacuated Hebron's Jews. Detroit, 1967. Riots in the inner city…

… led to a mass exodus of Jews to the northwest suburbs within a year. Some 43 persons, mostly black, were killed by rioters, police and National Guardsman dur- ing the week-long "disturbances." Gaza…

… party caucuses will debate, argue and filibuster about the relative merits of the 13 men who have declared that they want to be president. The Michigan GOP debate two weeks ago and Monday's vote are the…

… meet and marry non-Jews. Ruth Beck written story and my special thanks to Glenn Triest for the lovely photos that accom- panied the article .. . West Bloomfield Bette Schein old U.S.A. via Miami…

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… problem (get rid of the territories and them!), this country could be a dream . . . and a fun place. After all, Jews are a dynamic, crazy and creative people; and there's no telling what we could develop…

… here. Then again, historically speaking, Jews have a hell of a time living together .. . I suppose I'll always be ambivalent about this place (Israel). It's almost the classic Jewish dilem- ma: On the…

… strive for universal support again for justice to Jewish needs, the loyalty of the Jew is most vital. If that is assured, there will be greater confidence that destruc- tiveness may end and cooperation…

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… Faith who was in New York last week for a Biblical scholarship con- ference, struck a conciliatory note on Jewish-Catholic relations. Asked at a press conference on the Catholic view of Jews, Ratzinger…

… Christ. But Ratzinger, whose thinking is considered to be very close to that of Pope John Paul II, seemed to balance his previous com- ments with admiring reflec- tions on Jews and Judaism at the press…

… or civil- ians opened fire after being trapped in their vehicles between roadblocks the involvement of Jewish civilians Continued on Page 20 SOVIET JEWS ARE TRICKLING INTO DETROIT. THE NEW IMMIGRANTS…

… private in- Benjamin Hershkovitz, the former vestigators found him in Atlanta, Southfield travel agent charged with Hershkovitz returned to Michigan embezzlement in June 1986 after an and surrendered to…

… Michigan State alleged million-dollar scandal, is ex- Police. He was arrested on embezzle- pected in court next Tuesday for his ment charges and returned to Atlan- ta with permission from the courts. long…

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… the final year of World War II, is credited with saving at least 100,000 Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps by giving them haven at the Swedish mission and providing them with documents. He has…

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…, that Jews also should contribute to this ef- fort." Why did Arad wait so long to raise the issue? "We didn't want to go public. We wanted the problem to be solved quietly and we didn't think the…

…- sity of Michigan Alumni Association, a member of the Technion Society, a member of the Engineering Society of Detroit. He leaves his wife, Jac- queline; three daughters, Mrs. David (Karen) Frank…

…, died July 31 at age 69. A native Detroiter, Mr. Nusholtz was graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1943. He was a member of the Philomathic Debating Club and Temple Emanu-El. He leaves…

… Conference of Chris- tians and Jews, warned against the scapegoating of some religious groups and the possible fostering of group hatred by those opposed to the yet-to-be-released film "The Last Temptation of…

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… this week in the 1988 American Jewish Yearbook. The yearbook, published by the American Jewish Com- mittee, estimates there were 5.94 million Jews in the United States in 1987, representing 2.5 percent…

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… particularly crucial that the crisis of religious polarization and sectarian hatred in Israel be healed so that the Jews themselves, bound by mutual love and respect, can meet the other challenges of life as a…

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… seating area was arranged with a graph and after each of the seats was Continued on Page 16 ROUND UP Rally At MSU Attracts 400 About 400 students and faculty members packed an assembly hall at Michigan…

… editorial cartoon published in the school's student-run newspaper compared the Israeli government with the Nazis. Michigan Anti-Defamation League Executive Director Richard Lobenthal was among the speakers…

… significant progress in their efforts to prevent the Orthodox religious establishment from amending the Law of Return, allowing Israeli citizenship to all Jews who seek it. The amendment would recognize only…

… conscience Dr. Alexander Paritsky of Kharkov, the Ukraine, his wife Polina and their daughter Anna were Tuesday promised an exit visa to Israel by local authorities, the Cin- cinnati Council for Soviet Jews…

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…. What is more significant is that there was not a single report of Jews fleeing as a result of Arab massacres. LOCAL NEWS Brandeis Used Book Sale To Begin Aug. 17 At Mall Subscribe Today To The Jewish…

…. History Society Elects Officers The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan elected and installed its officers for 1988-1989. Officers are: President, Adele Staller; Vice President, Harriet Siden…

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… Jewish Agency, his profes- sional counterpart, and that their approach is unified. Asked about the current crisis between Palestinians and Jews in the West Bank and Gaza, Kaplan stressed the continuity of…