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…UP FRONT 'Roger And Me' Film-Maker Admits He's Pro Palestinian STEVE HARTZ Special to The Jewish News M Michael Moore (with camera) in a promotional photo for Roger and Me. 'Drug Problem Is Here' SZ Symposium Told SUSAN GRANT Staff Writer N athan Firestone's voice still shakes with pain, anger and frustration when he re- members yelling at his son during a stay at a Min- neapolis drug rehabilitation center. He told him not to come ho...…

…EDITORIAL Russia's New Anti-Semitism T here is a sad and tragic irony brewing regarding Soviet Jewry. A new record for Jewish emigration from the USSR was set last year — 71,196 Jews left for the West. This year's prospects for emigration look equally good, if not better. But many are fleeing not for the positive reasons of wanting to settle in Israel, or even in the United States. They are exiting because they are being made to feel increa...…

…OPINION CONTENTS Wolpe In S. Africa Did Not End Apartheid RALPH SLOVENKO S urprise, surprise! Congressman Howard Wolpe, D-Lansing, on a five-day visit to South Africa urges stricter sanctions against that country. He finds no reason to modify his long- standing position on sanctions. Assuredly, Congressman Wolpe does not speak for the Jewish community or the vast majority of blacks in South Africa, or for anyone else in South Africa excep...…

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…I LOCAL NEWS 1 ATwist of Gold... • Sue, Michelle, David and Carly Efros. Campaign Close-Up: Togetherness At Camp HOWARD A. SALTER Special to The Jewish News Editors note: Several agencies helping families grow together and learn about their Jewish identity receive funding from the Jewish Welfare Federa- tion's Allied Jewish Cam- paign. With the 1990 Cam- paign under way throughout Detroit, the following profile — the second in a series ...…

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…dangers of drug abuse. The children sat attentive- ly as Brown showed a video tape about John, who began smoking cigarettes to be "cool." Later, when he tries to quit smoking, he starts drinking and taking drugs until he almost dies after mixing pills and alcohol. As the children watched the story unfold, kinder- garten student Samantha Letvin said, "I know what is going to happen next." The other students did not seem surprised that John beca...…

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…Strike Up The Band. They've been around for more than 40 years, but Detroit's Jewish bands are always right in tune with the most popular music. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Features Editor e's like a live jukebox — his tunes stream out one after another and every one a different style. He grabs his saxophone and he's got that hip, wild Benny Goodman sound. Put on those zoot suits and swing out on to the dance floor. Two minutes later, he picks up ...…

…from the studio to my home with all my makeup on, and still wearing the costumes in which I had played a sailor or a schoolboy." Although he hated practicing — "God forbid I practiced" — Rosenow emerged into a top- notch musician. He formed his own band in 1937 with piano, saxophone, violin, drums and trumpet and found work playing dance music in cocktail lounges. With Hitler's rise to power, Rosenow and his musicians, all of whom were Jewish,...…

…ack Pitt hated the way he looked play- ing his mandolin. "He'd learned to play the instrument as a child. "My father belonged to the Workman's Circle and in those days, every Workman's Circle branch had its own mandolin orchestra," he says. Pitt was a quick study and was performing in concert by the time he was 8. "But I didn't like the way I looked playing — you know how kids are. Then I saw a high school boy playing saxophone. He looked so s...…

…• Life with the Beneke-Miller Orchestra was the ritz, Pitt says. He worked with the group for three years, playing in Hollywood, perform- ing a solo on the first recording of "St. Louis Blues March" and staying in fancy hotels where valets carried their instruments. Before one of those trips, Pitt had the oppor- tunity to introduce Beneke to his parents. Pitt was staying at his parents' home in Newark. They lived in back of his father's deli ...…

…INSIDE WASHINGTON Pearls a-Plenty .. . pearls, pearls, pearls Funding Shortfall For Refugees Spurs Activists For Soviet Jews JAMES D. BESSER Four-strand cultured pearl bracelet (4.5mm pearls) with multi-colored gemstone separators in 14K gold. Citrine, amethyst, blue topaz, peridot and rhodolite stones. Washington. Correspondent T r.t.) 0 Gem/Diamond Specialist Awarded Certificate By GIA In Grading Fine Jewelers Established 1919 Pho...…

…threaten to overwhelm the entire foreign aid system. Lonsdale is a scientist and businessman who reportedly thinks the venerable Hat- field is vulnerable on the abortion issue. But, observers point out, he is a political neophyte — and Hatfield has a reputation for bringing Oregon important government contracts. Rep. Solarz Reaches Out To Aid Syrian-Americans Rep. Stephen Solarz, D-N.Y., recently demonstrated the global reach that is one of...…

…CAPITOL REPORT V& CENTER FOR 1.11• AIMIC 5TklblE5 171 Wayne State University The Palestinian List: It's A Waiting Game Topic I WOLF BLITZER Washington Correspondent T MANYA SHOHAT AND HER FRIENDS: Women Who Built the State of Israel Co-host: Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Sunday, February 11, 1990 Jewish Community Center Jimmy Prentis Morris Building 15110 W. Ten Mile, Oak Park 7:30 p.m. Topic II AGING AND THE AGED...…

…"Second, Mr. Shamir cannot reasonably deny the Palestinian delegation the right to discuss final status during the initial talks on elections. What he needs from the Palestinians is a commitment to agree on and carry out elections before consummating talks on final status." The newspaper said that Arafat, for his part, "knows Israeli leaders can't let him be seen to choose or instruct the Palestinian delegates. Nor can he expect Israelis to re...…

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…MO:RELAX & ENJOY! has been critical of the new anti-Semitism is that published by the Young Communist League (YCL). An op-ed in the Times by William Korey, the B'nai B'rith director of interna- tional policy that appeared three days before Keller's piece in the magazine stated that an article in the YCL paper by a Jewish member of the Congress of People's Deputies had described "clouds of pogroms .. . gathering over our heads." Grigory Kanovi...…

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…MATSEL'S GALLERIES ANNOUNCES AN IMPORTANT T DW AY ° ESTATE AUCTION Sat. & Sun., February 3 & 4 - 1 P.M. At our Gallery: 815 WOOWARD AVE., PONTIAC (One mile North of Square Lake Rd.) Comprising 450 "CHOICE" Individual Items of desirable furnishings, antiques mit that we are German and believe in German values," he says. "It is the Commu- nists who destroyed this country. The only industries that work around here are the ones that were bu...…

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…e A pay reparations to the vic- tims. Unlike other East European states, which are now lining up to restore ties that were broken after the 1967 Six Day War, East Germany never has had dip- lomatic relations with Israel. The Communist regime consistently rejected sugges- tions that it was in any sense a successor state to the Third Reich or that it bore any historic responsibility for the Holocaust. — H.D. *ft World of Elegance CURRENT AP...…

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…ZE'EV CHAFETS Israel Correspondent T his week, thousands of pilgrims gathered in the Negev town of Netivot to pay homage to the memory of the venerated Moroccan rabbi, the Baba Sall. Among them were many Israeli senior leaders of the Labor party, including deputy prime minister Yit- zhak Navon. But Likud chief Yitzhak Shamir, who has at- tended the annual ceremony in the past, was conspicuous- ly absent. Shamir stayed away after Baruch Abu ...…

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…COMMUNITY Maggid's Stories Stress Torah And Kindness Toward Others ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Features Editor C haim Shia was a good student and a kind- hearted boy. Growing up in Russia in the early 1900s, he was promised a surprise if he completed his studies. After weeks of work, Chaim received his new boots. He went outside to show them off and met up with young Shaika, who lived in a run- down house with his poor mother. Chaim took off his ...…

…TORAH PORTION 57th InternCongregational Men's Club Dinner hosted by Temple Israel Brotherhood Thursday, February 8, 1990 6:00 p.m. Cocktails 7:00 p.m. Dinner at Temple Israel 5725 Walnut Lake Rd. West Bloomfield This unique dinner brings the Men's Clubs of the Orthodox, Conservative and Reform congregations in the Detroit area together to show the solidarity of the Detroit Jewish community. ' Rabbi David Saperstein Religious Action ...…

…Ordinarily a reserved man, Yehuda stood his ground: "And the kibbutz I helped start, Ein-Tzurim, will be my defense attorney. And I think this attorney will win the case." His old school mate was taken aback by the answer and said, almost admiringly, "You've stayed the same Yudke." Yehuda wouldn't let the ml■■ •••1 ■ 11 issue drop. "It's not true, Reb Elya. I didn't remain the same Yudke, but you remained the same Elya. You are what you were...…

…I SYNAGOGUES RESPONDING TO THE ARAINISRAELI CONFLICT Presentation Discussion Workshop > Featuring Two Different Viewpoints > Offering Skills in Propaganda Analysis Wednesday, February 14, 1990 7:30 PM Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit 6600 West Maple/West Bloomfield 661-1000 ext. 293 Sponsored by: Beth Abraham Hillel Moses, Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit tH E L Pi CELEBR...…

…drapery bosuetique- c. 60% TO PLUS UP 251 y TO AN oik OFF EXTRA THAT 70 °/0 %or OFF RETAI PRICES a woman need not wait until sunset to immerse herself in a mikveh on the day her monthly period ends. Ultra- , Orthodox rabbis posted notices in the community warning against any changes in the rites of purification. Palestinians' Appeal Rebuked Jerusalem (JTA) - An ap- peal by Palestinian nation- alists to end the flow of mainly Soviet im...…

…PURELY COMMENTARY 'MU Continued from Page 2 Dr. Tannenbaum, always dealing with religious mat- ters with great dignity, was compelled to conclude his ex- pose of the bigot with ridicule: "Some Nobel Peace Prize Laureate!" There is an accumulation of condemnations of the Tutu role that has given him leadership in anti-Semitism. For instance, a letter pub- lished by the Chicago Tribune helps to multiply the indict- ments. Tammy Kaplan of Chic...…

…Let Us Entertain. You Opens With: MOVIE FIJUSTIY% Star of Stage, Screen and Yiddish Theater Saturday, February 3, 1990 8:00 P.M. Tickets $12.50 4 ARTHUR STRIMLING SHERI NICHOLS SID CAESAR DUDU FISHER in Fairfax Tales Feb. 11, 1990, 2:30 p.m. — Admission $4.00 — Jimmy Prentis Morris Bldg. "An Evening on Broadway" Feb. 17, 1990, 8:30 p.m. — Admission $10.00 — Maple/Drake Cabaret Evening with Dancing March 10, 1990, 9:00 p.m. — Admissi...…

…SPORTS 43 a) 0 Reitblat, the Robinsons, translator Luba Berton and Rembrandt the collie enjoy a stroll. rkadij Reitblat couldn't smile. Flashbulbs by the thousands were going off in the July night and 60,000 Jews from around the world were roaring as he stood there, gripping tightly the pole holding the flag of Lithuania, his team of 57 Soviet Jewish athletes bun- ched behind him. He and the team were about to make history: in moments, th...…

…READY FOR THE '90S? PROFILE AIR-STEPPER Reitblat came, there was a Jewish dance troupe and a Yiddish theater, and he threw himself into Jewish life. He joined the dance troupe and studied the Torah and Talmud in Russian. He studied Hebrew, but hid his books — the punishment for studying the language was 13 years in jail and somebody had threatened to tell the KGB about him. Reitblat had to look out for "tails" when he went to classes. Reitbl...…

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…EDUCATION I Machon L'Torah Plans Discussion Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz, director of Machon L'Torah, the Jewish Learning Network of Michigan, will lead a ses- sion of JudaiCollege with 'a lecture entitled: "Aaron and Moses, A Leadership of `Tough Love', " at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Machon Learn- ing Center. There is no charge. For in- formation, call the Machon of- fice, 967-0888. Mrs. Bayla Jacobovitz, of Machon L'Torah, will lecture on "The n...…

…Beginning at 7:30 p.m., visitors can speak to Rabbi Zev Shimansky, headmaster at Akiva, and meet with the teachers. The evening will conclude with a tour of the Akiva building. For information, call Rabbi Shimansky, 552-9690. Don't walk in pain! We take care of painful corns, bunions, callouses, diabetic foot, arthritis and hammer toes. House calls, transportation available at no extra charge. Midrasha To Hold Lecture Series The Midrasha-Co...…

…j I EDUCATION I Summer is right around the corner.. . Come find out about CAMP YOUNG JUDAEA Livonia Program Set On Mondays COME MEET ZVI ALFASSI, DIRECTOR OF CAMP YOUNG JUDAEA IN WISCONSIN AND STEVEN LOWENSTEIN REGIONAL YOUNG JUDAEA DIRECTOR HERE IN DETROIT HADASSAH HOUSE 5030 Orchard Lake Rd. (The old West Bloomfield Library) 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 7, 1990 Entering 3-9 graders welcome Parents are encouraged to attend Refreshm...…