…THE JEWISH NEWS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS DECEMBER 14, 1990 / 27 KISLEV 5751 SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY JWF Cautiously Marks Calendar PHIL JACOBS Assistant Editor O n Jan. 15, the world could be at war. On Jan. 19, a dele- gation of professional and lay leadership from the Detroit Jewish Welfare Fed- eration could be in Israel. That is, if there is no war. A trip planned by the Fed- eration to show solidarity and support with Israel a...…
…LOOKING BACK And So It Was A search for Butzel memorial leads to surprises in Detroit history. LEONARD N. SIMONS Special to The Jewish News S ome new tales, very interesting and sur- prising, have come to light about early Detroit Jewish history. Some go back to the beginning of our local Jewish community around 1850. Perfect examples of serendipity. This article pertaining to the Butzel family started when a Robert Steiner of Washington...…
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…UP FRONT Attitudes Toward Intermarriage Handicap Communities, Groups DEBRA NUSSBAUM Special to The Jewish News A s communities across the country begin to grapple with the implications of skyrocketing intermarriage rates, pro- gram directors are finding that their greatest obstacles are attitudes - within their own organizations and communities. The process of formulating policy and implementing programs to deal with intermarriage is slow...…
…EDITORIAL More Than Trees And Candles A trendy story at this time of year in the nation's media, be it newspapers, maga- zines or television, is the ever-increasing rate of intermarriage and how these intermarried families celebrate Chanukah and Christmas. These stories often show happy couples lighting menorot with a Christmas tree in the background. Reporters interview couples, many who say they respect one another's religion and that they...…
…CONTENTS CLOSE-UP ENTERTAINMENT Split Over The Gulf Young And Old ARTHUR MAGIDA IRA RIFKIN JAMES D. BESSER HELEN DAVIS SUSAN A. PATCHEN The crisis in the Persian Gulf has led to a split in Jewish ranks, strained U.S.-Israel relations, and presents new problems for the Jewish state. AARON HALABE `Rosen By Any Other Name' will feature two young faces and a theater veteran in a play about Jewish identity. 71 26 LOOKING BACK 2 A search ...…
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…DETROIT The Vatican Pushes Forward On Auschwitz, Anti-Semitism ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor T he Catholic Church last week re-affirmed a September decision to fight anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe and an- nounced it has provided funds to complete a Carmelite monastery off the grounds of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. The decisions were an- nounced as part of a two-day meeting at the Vatican bet- ween 30 representatives of the...…
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…G U L F CRIS THE SPLIT OVER THE GULF ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Special to The Jewish News A lmost every day over the last week has taken the world on a military and diplomatic see- saw. On Sunday, for example, chances of a Persian Gulf war briefly waned and a dip- lomatic break-through was rumored. But on Monday, Saddam Hussein challenged the world anew by declaring again that Kuwait was Iraq's 19th province. From Baghdad came word that it woul...…
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…U.S. Walks The Line In U.N. Negotiations A Security Council measure underscores the difficulty of keeping both Israel and the Arabs happy. IRA RIFKIN and JAMES D. BESSER Special to The Jewish News he ever-fraying tightrope walked by the United States on the Persian Gulf crisis was brought sharply into focus by the intense diplomatic maneuvering over the pro- posed United Nations Security Council resolution urging an international con- fere...…
…ISIS Israel's Bottom Line After everything has been said, it is the Jewish state's military muscle that must be weighed in the balance of Middle East power. HELEN DAVIS Foreign Correspondent J erusalem — Regardless of what else passed between President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir this week, it is very likely that the U.S. chief of state imparted this message: Once the crisis in the Gulf is resolved, Jerusalem will come...…
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…BACKGROUND An Israeli Policeman fires tear gas. INA FRIEDMAN Special to The Jewish News T he first 1,000 days of the intifada were days in the sun. Everyone saw, understood, and backed us. Now, after the Gulf crisis and the massacre at Al- Aqsa, we Palestinians are entering a dark tunnel. Anything can happen to us." That gloomy statement by Dr. Mandi Abdul Hadi, head of the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affai...…
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…HOLIDAYS OZZIE NOGG Special to The Jewish News I t's Chanukah time! We all know the characters and the plot. Wicked An- tiochus vs. the brave Mac- cabees in a struggle for religious freedom. The victory of the few over the many. The Temple rededicated! The miraculous cruse of oil! What more can be said? Let's retell the eight day festival that began Dec. 11. Maybe we'll find something new. After Alexander the Great conquered Palestine, Gre...…
…I LOOKING BACK I So It Was Continued from Page 2 Bavaria where special anti- Jewish laws were the most severe — Jews were not allow- ed to be citizens. To control Jewish population, only the oldest son in a family was allowed to marry, and only a certain number of Jewish marriages could be held in a certain period of time . . . the number of houses where they could reside was restricted to them, as were business oppor- tunities and travelin...…
…COMMUNITY Detroit Round Table Honors Civic Leaders Three Detroit civic leaders were honored by the Greater Detroit Interfaith Round Table of the National Con- ference of Christians and Jews at its 1990 Brotherhood Dinner. Receiving the organiza- tion's National Human Rela- tions Award were Charles Fisher III, chairman and president, NBD Bank; Walter McCarthy Jr., retired chair- man of Detroit Edison, and Alan Schwartz, senior part- ner, Honi...…
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