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…SECOND CLASS POSTAGE THIS ISSUE 60cP SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY SEPTEMBER 1, 1989 / 1 ELUL 5749 Chippin At The Old Guard Who's Who in Israel's next generation of leaders. (Can you name an Israeli leader under the age of 50?) Detroit Expands Soviet Absorption KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer Detroit's Jewish community is ex- pecting 600 Soviet Jewish refugees to ,ettle here through June 1990 — dou- ole the recent projections and th...…

…I PURELY COMMENTARY JPS: A Century Of Publishing Pride cp\ \VUBL1CAT/04, PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus A Century of Jewish Publication Society's creativity is filled with so many treasures, is steeped in so many sentiments, is dominated by so much genius, that the mere reviewing of the produced texts is like a historic dramatization. A volume entitled JPS is defined as "The Americanization of Jewish Culture — 1881-1988" and its editor...…

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…rUP FRONT Siegel Teaches Men And Women Mind Over Matter ELIZABETH A PPLEBAUM _ Features Editor D r. Bernie Siegel car- ries stories, not stethe- scopes, in his black doctor's bag. He pulls them out, one by one, each a testimony to his belief in the healing power of what he calls "peace of mind." Take the story of a man told he had 99 percent chance of dying. Instead of despairing, he opted for the 1 percent chance for life, Dr. Siegel sa...…

…EDITORIAL F End Of Innocence fifty years ago today, Europe and, eventually, the entire planet, was plunged into an event of such proportions, of such terror, of such tragedy that our lives have not been the same since. On Sept. 1, 1939, the Germany of Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. Two days later, France and England — the latter after years of hopeful appeasement with the Nazis — entered the conflict. World War II would not end for another si...…

…I CONTENTS OP-ED] Can Intermarriages Be Saved By Outreach? LYDIA KUKOFF Special to The Jewish News C an we save inter- marriages by com- municating? Divorce results from a breakdown in communica- tion, as partners become unable to satisfy their own needs and the needs of their spouse. The gap grows and can't be bridged. Certainly that happens in endogamous marriages, but in marriages where partners represent two different histories, two ...…

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…I LOCAL NEWS I ZBT Abolishes Pledgeship RUTH BAUM BIGUS Special to The Jewish News Z eta Beta Tau, the Jewish-founded col- lege fraternity, last week officially abolished pledgeship as part of its recruitment policies. Effective immediately, ZBT will in- itiate new members within 72 hours of rush (recruitment). The change follows a ZBT governing board meeting last year, where members discuss- ed ways to improve the frater- nity. Making a...…

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…I NEWS I THE ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA Metropolitan Detroit District Absorption Continued from Page 1 Six communities — New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and San Francisco — have resettl- ed the majority of Soviet Jews coming to the United States. Jerome Levinrad, CJF direc- tor of the Refugee Resettle- ment Program, said New York City continually reset- tles at least 45 percent of the immigrants. This year, he sai...…

…Eagle dialogue with the Catholic Church. "For those of us who are working with Polish Catholics, it makes our work much harder," said Rudin, who also is the American Jewish Committee's national interreligious affairs director. Other American Jewish leaders on Monday joined the chorus of criticism against the Polish primate's speech. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, said Cardinal Glemp's sermo...…

…(OPINION NICOLETTI Sc NATUZZI I M P O T R E D LEATHER 0.4,F Study Can't Hide Taint Of Eugenics BARRY MEHLER Special to The Jewish News A few weeks ago the Jewish Telegraphic Agency carried a story, "Twins researchers deny neo-Nazi link." The story was a follow-up on the many stories that have ap- peared in numerous Jewish newspapers about a con- ference at the University of Minnesota on the use of Nazi concentration camp data. J...…

…quotes. They have been published in scholarly periodicals and are footnoted. But that was in 1937. Weyer said, "these two men died long before the Pioneer Fund undertook its present grant programs." What has the Pioneer Fund been doing in the past few decades? A 1977 New York Times article about the fund "Fund Backs Con- troversial Study of 'Racial Betterment' " began, "A private trust fund has for more than 20 years supported research by a do...…

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…MIKE AND MARY MUST ting on their own, in violation of "Israeli law and policy, which is strongly committed to the war on drugs?' Israeli police said they have asked Interpol, the interna- tional police information clearinghouse, for help to identify any Israelis involved in training "hit squads?' The Defense Ministry in 1986 instituted a licensing system for firms and in- dividuals who want to deal in the export of either military weaponry or...…

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…CLOSE-UP Who's Who In Israel's Next Generation of Leaders? ZE'EV CHAFETS Special to The Jewish News erusalem — Not long ago, 2,500 fans crowded into an arena near 1bl Aviv to watch a basketball game between a team of radio reporters and a pick-up squad of Knesset members. The game, which was won by the reporters, was not a great athletic event, but the spectators weren't disappointed. They got what they paid for: a look at some of the risi...…

…There are The Princes (the sons of prominent Likud figures) and The Paupers (self-made men from the Sephardic blue-collar class). And their time is coming. BENNY BEGIN he has his father's famous name, but not his charisma. Does he have the stomach for political infighting? ti HAIM RAMON one of Labor's Young Turks. AVRUM BURG a former peace activist and son of the National Religious Party's perennial leader Yosef Burg. YOSSI BEILIN as depu...…

…Next Generation Continued from preceding page But if Labor has closed the quantitative gap, the Likud clearly leads in quality. Labor's young guard are mostly anony- mous party hacks, back-benchers without an individual power base or a clear public image. None have cabinet level jobs, and only three — Ramon, Deputy Finance Minister Yossie Beillin and Avrum Burg, a former peace activist and son of long- time National Religious Party Leader Yo...…

…eagerly awaiting the departure of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. Some observers believe that Shamir would like to leapfrog them, and turn the party over to the young generation, but it is doubtful that he has the power to do so. Still, in the immediate post Shamir period, one or two will almost certainly become senior cabinet ministers. Thus far, the young Likudniks have been able to avoid the open rivalries that characterize the Levy-Sharon-A...…

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…black-Jewish relationship. "We march in consciousness of the aid to civil rights of the American Jewish communi- ty," the litany read. "We pray that our coalition of cons- cience will be restored to vigor." Federations Work To Change SSI Eligibility Activists working for Jewish federations are quiet- ly pressing Congress for more money for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. "We're working for minor adjustments that still can have ...…

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…volumes are also said to be finding their way into the Soviet Union. A new English translation, published by Random House, is due in December. Members of Rabbi Stein- saltz's staff admit that their edition is popular rather than scientific. Its purpose is to make the text available to those who would otherwise be unable to study it, not to issue a new authoritative edition. Nor has the academic com- munity taken a great interest. in it, accord...…

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…KADIMA Jewish Residential Care and Support Services for the Mentally Ill cordially invites you to JOIN IN THE LAUGHTER with comedian and unimaginative leader- ship?' Halevy and Livingstone say that Israel's intelligence gives "little attention" to long-range planning. They urge Israel to put greater em- phasis on projecting the con- sequences of such actions such as Obeid's kidnapping and less "on the sort of opera- tional intelligence ne...…

…INSIGHT INTRODUCES 1989 ITS COLLECTION FURS & LEATHERS OF FOR MEN & WOMEN LAKESIDE MALL STERLING HEIGHTS 271 W. MAPLE BIRMINGHAM Israeli workers protest unemployment. Choking In Red Tape TWELVE OAKS MALL NOVI A Shimon Peres plan to combat Israeli bureaucracy and ease unemployment was ap- proved by The Cabinet, despite doubts. CROSSWINDS MALL WEST BLOOMFIELD FAIRLANE TOWN CENTER DEARBORN ZE'EV CHAFETS T Israel Correspondent • ...…

…ROSH HASHANAH GREETINGS PICK ... THE GREETING OF YOUR CHOICE very high degree of central- ized control. The government owns more than 90 percent of all available land, controls most of the nation's invest- ment capital and is Israel's largest employer. Ironically, this economic domination, which has led to the bureau- cracy that the Finance Minis- ter finds so objectionable, was put into place in the 1950s and 1960s by his own Labor Party. T...…

…BACKGROUND CONGREGATION BETH ACHIM and THE DETROIT FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY cordially invite you to attend our SHADDAT DINNER honoring RONALD S. HARRIS Immediate Past President of Congregation Beth Achim on Friday, September 15, 1989, 7 P.M. Adults Children (under 12) $22.00 $12.00 The celebration will also include our Weekend Scholar: PROFESSOR GERSHON WINER Rena Costa Professor of Yiddish Language and Literature, Bar-Han U...…

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…BYLAWS JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF DETROIT The following text of the reconstituted bylaws of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit will be voted upon at the Federation Annual Meeting to be held Tuesday, September 26, 1989, 6:30 p.m. at Adat Shalom Synagogue. ARTICLE I - MISSION The Jewish Welfare Federation is the central organization of the Jewish community of metropolitan Detroit. Guided by Jewish values, Federation operates as a volu...…

…(3) The Chairman of each Budgeting and Planning Division, the Chairman of the Conference of Division Chairmen, the Chairman/Chairmen of the Allied Jewish Campaign, the Chairman of the JWF/ UJC Endowment Fund, the Chairman of the Leadership/Human Resources Development Committee and the Chairman of the Personnel Committee. The Chairman of each of these committees shall be selected from the members of the Board of Governors. (4) The President of...…

…PURELY COMMENTARY JPS Continued from Page 2 1919 to 1922. He was the honorary Spanish consul here. He was the son-in- law of David W. Simons, the Orthodox Jewish dignitary who was among the early presidents of Shaarey Zedek and was 'one of the elected members of the first Detroit nine-man City Council and was closely associated with Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis in the Zionist movement. (D.W. Simons was the father of Federal Judge...…

…... COMMUNITY Rosenne: Intifada Hasn't Hurt U.S. Jewish Ties To Israel ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor I srael's handling • of the Arab uprising has elicited tremendous debate in the Jewish com- munity, but it has not damag- ed American Jewish ties to the Jewish state, says former Israel Ambassador to the United States Meir Rosenne. lb back this assertion, he points to the growth of American Jewish philan- thropy benefiting Israel and the c...…

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…!SYNAGOGUES Beth El Installs Gail Hirschenfang Temple Beth El will install Cantor Gail Hirschenfang at services 8 p.m. Sept. 8. The program will feature the temple's adult chorale, a brass quintet and a small in- strumental ensemble. The service will encompass a wide range of styles from the art music of Ernest Bloch to the Gail Hirschenfang congregational melodies ar- ranged by Stephen Richards. The works of other Jewish composers — Lewis...…

…SYNAGOGUES We the members of CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL OF WEST BLOOMFIELD wholeheartedly believe that our synagogue is the warmest, the most caring and the most concerned of all synagogues in greater Detroit It is for this reason that we would like to invite you and your family to join with us in perpetuating the finest traditions of Judaism contained in our • DAILY MINYAN SERVICE • SABBATH SERVICES & HOLYDAY SERVICES We therefore wholeh...…

…NEWS) Bigotry Flares Over Temple Atlanta — The Atlanta chapter of the American Jewish Committee has joined with Methodist, Catholic, Baptist, Episcopal and Presbyterian leaders in con- demning anti-Semitic sen- timents surrounding the pro- posed construction of a new synagogue in a suburban Atlanta community. Several residents of Gwin- net County, Ga., spoke out at a meeting of the Municipal County Planning Commis- sion to protest a zoning c...…

…I YOUTH I Congregation Shaarey Zedek Presents OPERATION ALEF BET LEARN TO READ HEBREW IN NINE WEEKS!! Henry Auslander, Instructor Section One Tuesday, September 5, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Section Two Sunday, September 10, 9:30-11:30 a.m. THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE COURSE WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE SHABBAT SERVICE I would like to enroll in Operation Alef Bet-SECTION ONE I would like to enroll in Operation Alef Bet-SECTION TWO Name Address City St...…

…It's important that your child makes the ri t connections. Temple Beth El is a good place to start. Rabbis Daniel Polish and Julian Cook, along with Cantor Gail Hirschenfang, are heartily committed to helping our children make the right connections. What are those connections? Children need to connect with themselves and who they are. And who they are in their families, their community and the world. And they need to connect with God. We give...…

…EDUCATION On the Shabbat of September 2 the following congregations in Metropolitan Detroit will salute BAR•ILAN UNIVERSITY MAY ITS PRINCIPLES OF UNCOMPROMISING QUALITY AND CONCERN FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE GUIDE IT IN THE FUTURE AND BE A WORTHY EXAMPLE FOR JEWS EVERYWHERE. Rabbi Efry G Spectre Rabbi Elliot Pachter ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE Rabbi Chaim Bergstein BATS CHABAD OF FARMINGTON HILLS Rabbi Meilech Silberberg BAlS CHABAD OF WEST BLOOMFIEL...…

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