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…SECOND CLASS SEVENTY-F1VE CENTS • SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY SEPTEMBER 21, 1990 12 Tishrei 575 May the sound of the shofar open the gates of heaven …

…PURELY COMMENTARY PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus A nxieties of a global nature pave the road of the new year 5751. The trials and tribulations that concern all mankind multiply for Jewry in its need to combat anti-Semitism. Bigotries on university campuses, like those that oc- curred at the University of Wisconsin, and desecrations of synagogues and cemeteries in several states, keep us alerted to the serious aspects of our concerns as J...…

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…Rosh Hashana is a time of beginnings. The start of a New Year. Our hopes and prayers for everyone. Good health, prosperity, and a year of peace at home and in Israel. When a ship is tossed by stormy seas, it casts anchor. At this time, when world events create stormy seas for our brothers and sisters here at home and in Israel, it is time for all of us, individually and collectively, to seek that anchor of our roots, our tradition and our her...…

…ROUND UP Expedition Delivers 6,000 Yiddish Books To Baltic Jews Amherst, Mass. — Three American Jews have just returned from the Soviet Union, where they travelled 1,200 miles in a rented truck to deliver 6,000 previously forbidden Yiddish books to Jewish groups in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Sponsored by the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Ma., the expedi- tion brought Yiddish primers, classroom texts and library volumes to new ...…

…EDITORIAL Our Actions Count The High Holidays are a time for prayer and reflection, for inner soul-searching and resolutions. But although the synagogue services are solemn, our mood should be one of commitment and optimism. On Rosh Hashanah we pray to be in- scribed in the Book of Life. On Yom Kippur we ask to be sealed in that book. The ratio- nale is that the outcome will be in our favor because the God we appeal to is one of mer- cy. In ...…

…CONTENTS Making The Message Count Most Dangerous U.S. Politician? PHIL JACOBS ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Rabbis spend weeks, sometimes months, planning their High Holiday sermons. MICHAEL POUSNER David Duke dismisses his KKK ties as he runs for the U.S. Senate. 30 Year In Review GARY ROSENBLATT The ten major events of 5750, plus a look at Detroit. 162 Women's World CARLA JEAN SCHWARTZ GLENN TRIEST Shaarey Zedek's Sisterhood hosts a fall fas...…

…Warmest Wishes From All The Merchants At Evergreen Plaza For A Most Happy & Healthy Holiday Season mem: 12 MILE ROAD AT EVERGREEN The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Harris Mainster, President, Michigan Chapter Shayna Silverman, Executive director American Friends of The Hebrew Universith 29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite #120, Southfield, Michigan 48034 (313) 357-0510 e DESIGNS IN DECORATOR .) LAMINATES For High Quality Formica Always ...…

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…LETTERS I Continued from Page 6 that the ends were noble, Mr. Pollard's action was illegal and punishment was proper. Even if one wonders about the severity of the punishment when compared to other acts which truly endangered our country's welfare, there is a time for forgiveness. Perhaps now our govern- ment can forgive Mr. Pollard. In fact, thanks to Pollard our government has the time to take steps to prevent nuclear blackmail from the li...…

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…A child. Israel's future. Thousands of them with their families will complete the historic exodus from the Soviet Union this year. More than twice the number that Israel originally expected. Plus thousands more from places like Ethiopia and Argentina. For over 50 years, Detroit's Allied Jewish Campaign, in partnership with the United Jewish Appeal, has helped families from every corner of the world come home to Israel. In the midst of the g...…

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…DETROIT di Federation Will Prepare A Communal Strategic Plan PHIL JACOBS Assistant Editor W hen the Jewish Welfare Federation gets together for its annual meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, you can bet that they'll talk about the vol- ume of issues and successes that confronted the organ- ization this past year. There was the B'nai Moshe building success, the hiring of executive vice president Bob Aronson, the demo- gra...…

…DETROIT I Refusenik Continued from preceding page Wishing All A Peaceful, Healthy and Happy New Year. SARA & ASA SHAPIRO AND FAMILY May the coming year be filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all of our Families, Friends and Customers CSHANA TOVA •• •• ru tu ristic Furnishi nos, Inc. ANDREW D. SALLAN 16 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1990 ■■ •• SCOTT P. DRESNER the necessary papers," said Mr. Tsivkin, during a tele- phone conv...…

…The Families of Hillel Day School Wish You and Yours A Year Filled With Health, Happiness, and Peace. The Acker Family Steven, Barbara, Jared, Evan & Lee Ann Marcia Fishman & Philip Schaeffer Jerry & Cell Liebman Arthur & Marcia Fllgman The Acrich Family Ruben, Susanne, Bryan & Jennifer The Frankel Family David, Ann, Mark & Robert The Liebman Family Martin, Judith Letvin, Noah & Miriam The Alterman Family Susan, Irwin & Owen The Fried...…

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…The Friends of Bar-Ilan University salute our Detroit Jewish community on the occasion of Bar-Man's 35th Anniversary and proudly honor its past Detroit Chairmen and Honorees on Tuesday, October 2, 1990 Mat Shalom Synagogue Doreen Hermelin General Chairman ii "0, Cocktail reception: 6:00 p.m. / Dinner: 7:00 p.m. / Dessert reception: 9:15 p.m. Bernard H. Stollman General Chairman HONOREES Abraham Borman* Honorable Avern Cohn Irwin I. ...…

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…Making The Message Count Rabbis spend weeks, sometimes months, planning their High Holiday sermons, Part emotional, part current events, part schmoozing, they appeal to the broadest audience. osh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are times of judgment and repentance, of families coming together, crowded syna- gogues, a change in the seasons, symbols of apples and honey. And for Detroit area rabbis, it's also a time to step into the spotlight and deli...…

…they say, 'I can use that se- ries of thoughts to change my direction.' " Major issues on Rabbi Nelson's mind include interfaith relations, black- Jewish ties, Soviet Jewry and anti-Semitism. Once he decides his topic, Rabbi Nelson writes his thoughts down, often going back and finding "I've made so many changes I can't read my own writing." Then he goes over the sermon with his wife, "my live-in critic," he says. "My sermon has to be both tim...…

…Making The Message Count irowts~imona~sotsmetrottoirown ABOVE: Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz: "I want people to get something practical, an answer to, 'What does this mean for my life?'" BELOW: Rabbi Norman Roman: "If one person comes up to me and tells me I've made a difference, then I know I'm a success." constantly comes across ideas to use in his Rosh Hashanah sermon. "I can be sitting in a car or waiting in line when I'll think of a word. ...…

…The Message Continued from preceding page leaders as well. He says he gets nervous during this time of year. "You begin to examine yourself," he says. "As a rabbi, I question myself. I want to see if I have ad- vanced in a year and where I stand with my own pro- fessional life. All these things are important." Rabbi Sleutelberg R abbi Arnie Sleutelberg believes the High Holi- day sermon is "overrated" and says he'd much rather "create a c...…

…May Health, Happiness And Peace Be Yours Throughout The New Year. Alan & Marcie Agauas Sheldon & Ruby Fridson Alan, Barbara, Jody Kenneth & Marci Kurjan Aaron Alan & Karen Gold Jason Mark & Debbie Landau Andrew, Ryan Jack & Loretta Gold Michael, Eric Janet Landsberg Jerry & Naomi Ashel Miles & Debbie Barnett Susie & Seth Leslie & Jeri Berlin Jami & Andrew Howard & Alissa Goldberg Staci, Ashley Ken & Lenie Bershad Sarah & Ben Jack ...…

…INSIDE WASHINGTON ■ 1111 ■ 1111111=1•111111==11111.1 JAMES D. BESSER Washington. Correspondent Saudi Arms Sale 'Offset' To Israel Seems Unlikely T he word of the week among pro-Israel ac- tivists is "offsets" as the administration cranks up a colossal arms sale to Saudi Arabia. Two weeks ago, rumors suggested a sale in the works amounting to no more than $10 billion — a huge sale that put Israeli nerves on edge. But late last week, it be...…

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…BACKGROUND HELEN DAVIS Foreign Correspondent I srael stands on the brink of a new year that is filled with more uncertainty than any in its 42-year his- tory. Yet while the coming year is replete with potential hazards and dangers, it also carries the seeds of fresh op- portunity and renewed hope. The end of the Cold War has been accompanied by a massive exodus of Soviet Jews to Israel — some 100,000 so far this year — and by a dramatic re...…

…I BACKGROUND I CENTER FOR JEWISH CREATIVITY AND EXPLORATION Dangers Continued from preceding page LET'S TALK BOOKS Select a booklist, read and share reactions. Dates: First Monday of the month, beginning Oct. 1; 7:30 p.m. Location: JCC-M/D-Library Facilitator: Adele Silver AN HISTORIAN LOOKS AT THE NEWS "IS IT GOOD FOR THE JEWS?" Four-week course Dates: Tuesdays, beginning Oct. 2; 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free: S20 (Bagels and coffee included) I...…

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…A I N R E V c:2 THE TEN MAJOR EVENTS OF THE PAST YEAR T he Jewish calendar year 5750 was one of extraor- dinary change, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the rise of Saddam Hussein. In Eastern Europe, governments — and ideologies — toppled. Israel's unity government col- lapsed; then, after months of political jockeying, a new, more right-wing government was formed. The rift between Washington and Jerusalem widened. By year's end, t...…

…A R E N V Saddam Hussein (right) became increasingly isolated in the world for his aggression against Kuwait, but PLO leader Yassir Arafat remained loyal. Saddam Hussein And The New Middle East or months, Israel had been warning the world about Sad- dam Hussein. The president of Iraq, a despot who during an eight-year war with Iran used chemical warfare against civilians, turned his attention to the Jewish state, which he threatened to d...…

…Y A R E V Soviet Jews arrived in Israel in record numbers — at least 150,000 are expected this year — sparking enthusiasm for future prosperity. In the meantime, there were serious economic problems regarding housing and employment. The Greatest Exodus Since Biblical Egypt 0 n any given day, more Jews arrive now in Israel from the Soviet Union than arrived during a two year period a decade ago. The great exodus that American and Israel...…

…Y E A R E V The Collapse Of Communism I The night the wall was conquered: East German youths help each other climb the Berlin Wall as they celebrate the opening of East Germany's borders with the west. Chipping away: Berliners took to chipping pieces of the Berlin Wall, which were marketed around the world. A West Berlin boulevard is crowded with thousands of people, many from East Berlin. The imminent reunification of East and West ...…

…Y E R A E W E The Rescue Of Ethiopian Jews F There were numerous incidents of anti-Semitic cemetery desecrations in Europe, most notably in France, where the mutilation of a body led to a huge protest rally in Paris. Anti-Semitism On The Rise nti-Semitism was on the rise this past year. Jewish cemeteries were desecrated, most notably in France, Poland, Italy, the United States and Canada. And the fear of pogroms in the Soviet Union he...…