…(OBITUARIES I Graveside and Cemetery Chapel Services A Sensible Alternative All Jewish Funerals end at the cemetery. Family and close friends go to the gravesite. Therefore, why burden those closest to you? The graveside or indoor cemetery chapel service: FLORENCE H. BEIGLER, 68, of Farmington Hills, died Sept. 20. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Laurel and Richard Cohen of Stamford, Conn.; brother, Samuel Hurwitz of South- ...…
…SAY )04, 1 WITH TREES 'XCK SCAPA, 85, of West Dr. Robert Cowen loomfield, died Sept. 16. He ayes his wife, Edmee; 14ghter and son-in-law, Rita d Samuel Soltan of West oomfield; son and daugh- r-in-law, James and Sally of est Bloomfield; sister, Ri- etta Talvy of Spain; five andchildren. Dr. Robert L. Cowen, a West Bloomfield Township resident and a Detroit urologist for 60 years, died Sept. 18. He was 98. Born in Harrisburg, Pa., Dr. Cow...…
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…SECOND CLASS THE JEWISH NEWS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS OCTOBER 25, 1991 / 17 CHESHVAN 5752 Local Israelis Dream Of Real Peace At Home AMY J. MEHLER Staff Writer p eace in the Middle East would mean Dalia and Chaim Levi from Ramat Hasharon can quit holding their breaths every time their children go off to play or walk back and forth from school. They would sleep easier at night, confident Arab workers were n...…
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…CONTENTS SPECIAL REPORT Peace . . . At Last A Beginning HELEN DAVIS JAMES D. BESSER INA FRIEDMAN IRA RIFKIN AMY J. MEHLER NOAM M.M. NEUSNER FOCUS Family Ties SUZANNE CHESSLER A religious heirloom is providing genealogy for hundreds of Jews. 55 11 UP FRONT American Jews are more hawkish for Israel. 14 DETROIT • State kills funding to Holocaust Center. • Lubavitch have another date with West Bloomfield. 22 NOTEBOOK 26 Middle Eas...…
…EDITORIAL Peace Maneuvers Images in the Israeli press regarding the upcoming peace conference do not inspire optimism. Israel is depicted as having its arms twisted, of being dragged to the nego- tiating table. A headline in Ha'aretz, the country's most respected daily, reads, "Gang Rape In Reverse," with the accom- panying story describing how the U.S. has forced its will on all of the participants. Indeed, Israel has much to worry about. M...…
…OPINION PHIL JACOBS Managing Editor T hroughout the year, there are many people in our community whose names appear in these pages on more than an average basis. One of these is Mark Schlussel, who recently was elected to his third year as Jewish Federation presi- dent. For many, it is easy to be derisive when a photograph appears and re- appears in the newspaper. That person we callously label an "opportunist," a "publicity seeker." But t...…
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…UP FRONT Poll Shows American Jews Are More Hawkish On Israel MITCHELL BARD Special to The Jewish News T he American Jewish community is much more hawkish than past polls have shown, ac- cording to the latest Ameri- can Jewish Committee poll of American Jewish at- titudes (conducted in July- August). Jews remain almost evenly divided on most of the controversial issues, but attitudes toward the territories and set- tlements are not as "dov...…
…UP FRONT Hawkish Continued from preceding page favorable ratings respective- ly. Mr. Shamir has the highest "very favorable" rating (25 percent). In the latest Harris poll of American public opinion (conducted in August, before the President's press con- ference in which he opposed loan guarantees), Israel was viewed as a close ally or friend by a 79 percent-16 percent majority of Ameri- cans. By contrast, re- spondents were hostile to Syri...…
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…DETROIT State Of Michigan Kills Funds For Holocaust Memorial Center KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer G ov. John Engler's re- cent vetoes of discre- tionary grants for museums leaves the Holo- caust Memorial Center in the lurch and Jewish state legislators fuming. In previous years, the state contributed $110,000 to $115,000 to the Holocaust Center's annual budget of $900,000. For this fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, the state contribution is...…
…to our exciting AJCommittee Addresses Crown Heights' Lessons NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer I n an open board meeting last week, the American Jewish Committee ad- dressed some of the hard- won lessons of Crown Heights. No blacks, however, attended the meeting, which addressed black-Jewish relations. "This was meant as an in- sider, Jewish community opportunity to examine some of the issues," said Sharona Shapiro, the AJC's local director....…
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…PROVIDENCE CANCER TER N E C The Jewish News Wins State Honors The Detroit Jewish News won second place among the largest weekly newspapers in Michigan in the 1991 Excellence in Journalism Awards. The competition, judged on overall excellence, was sponsored by the Uni- versity Press Club of Mich- igan. The paper competed against weekly newspapers with 15,000 or more circula- tion. The judges' comments in- cluded: "Is it a newspaper or a magaz...…
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…I ANALYSIS JEWISH 111A11011AL IFILIIIID THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUND COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN Cordially invites you to attend a Lecture by DR. RAYMOND TANTER Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan "Prospects for Peace in the Middle East" THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1991 7:30 P.M. ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE 29901 Middlebelt Farmington Hills This Community Education Program is part of the JNF's 90th Anniversary Celebration. Admission is...…
…NEWS Unarmed Man Shot At Border Tel Aviv (JTA) — A man in civilian clothes acting suspiciously near the Israeli- Jordanian border fence was shot to death by soldiers on both sides, the Israel Defense Force disclosed. The incident occurred close to the Yarmuk River, a major tributary of the Jor- dan, in the vicinity of the Hamat Gader hot springs, near Kibbutz Mevo Hamma on the Golan Heights. The man, who was - un- armed, was spotted by IDF a...…
…SPECIAL REPORT MIDEAST PEACE CONFERENCE AT LAST, A BEGINNING After decades of war, mistrust, hopes, prayers and false starts, what can we expect from the Mideast conference? :12 • • - . • • C.) ' • • IS .c 2 .gy m • ,,,"•••• • 4-4 4% ;51:1 7 • .1: -77 26 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1991 …
…It wants recognition, legitimacy and demanding detailed answers — security in the region, an end to the about the future borders of the Jew- decades of suspicion, hatred, hostili- ish state. In the real world, Israel will prob- ty and war. It wants urgently to convert at ably have to return territories on at least some of its swords into plow- least some fronts and cede a large shares, to transform a chunk of its measure of control on others. ...…
…SPECIAL REPORT MIDEAST PEACE CONFERENCE Continued from preceding page The status of Jerusalem, and whether it will remain unified, is the most controversial and potentially explosive issue of all to be resolved. Israel To Syria: A Long Road To Peace Jerusalem trusts President Assad the least of all its Arab adversaries. HELEN DAVIS I Foreign Correspondent f peace between Israel and Egypt is described as "cold," relations between Damasc...…
…The White House Plan Is To Pray For A Break U.S. threats and carrots — have pushed the peace process along. The hope is that momentum will take over from here. JAMES D. BESSER I Washington Correspondent n football, teams in desperate straits sometimes resort to the on-side kick, a short little kick right into the opposition line. The object is to shake up the game and hope something positive devel- ops from the ensuing commotion. Secretar...…
…SPECIAL REPORT MIDEAST PEACE CONFERENCE Continued from preceding page changed unexpectedly, and the pro- cess became relatively easy." That mechanism involves a series of steps designed to provide a little symbolic something for everyone — an international forum for the Arab nations that have demanded that kind of forum, direct bilateral nego- tiations designed to satisfy a key Is- raeli demand, regional talks aimed at untangling some of the...…
…to achieve a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel — and that after a euphoric start prompted by Presi- dent Sadat's visit to Jerusalem and the advantage of Egypt's foreknowledge that Israel would re- turn the Sinai Peninsula. To say that the opening condi- tions today are less auspicious is to mock understatement. "The Arabs want only land and Israel is offering only peace," says architect Yehuda Pearlmutter. "How do you imagine they're going...…
…Continued from preceding page Not having to worry about Egypt, explained Robert 0. Freedman, dean of the graduate school at Bal- timore Hebrew University, has allowed Israel to redeploy its securi- ty forces along its borders with Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. "Not having to keep a lot of troops on its southern border has given Israel freedom to move a lot of men and equipment to other hot spots," he said. Louis Cantori, a political science prof...…
…CLOSE-UP Israelis Continued from Page 1 from the peace conference. "We don't have the objec- tive support from the United States," said Mr. Zilber, who works for an Israeli company in Detroit. "This is not the U.S. of the time we made peace with Egypt. Israel was a lot less dependent on America then. Were too dependent now, and that's part of the problem." Mr. Zilber doesn't believe the Arabs want peace. He says they created a Palestin- ian...…
…CLOSE-UP Simple Solutions! Israelis Continued from preceding page FROM THIS: TO THIS: Perhaps the solution is as simple as linking all the operations of your various components: TV, VCR, disc player and stereo into one integrated remote control unit thus effectively putting you in command of your home entertainment center. Or, perhaps you need a custom installation of in- wall speakers in your home or even a fully integrated home theatr...…
…Timeless beauty from to begin with small steps. "Maybe Israel should start deciding not to build set- tlements for awhile or postpone them for about six months," he said. "Maybe Syria could start letting out some Jews or tone down their anti-Zionist rhetoric. Israel could permit a greater flow of goods between the West Bank and Jordan. These are the small things that could make a difference in the daily lives of people." Dalia Levi says both ...…
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…Madrid: Choice Of Historical Romantics? NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer T he folks at the U.S. State Department may not have known about it, but in choosing Madrid for the Mideast peace talks they have made misty-eyed historical roman- tics weep for joy. Five hundred years after their expulsion and defeats at the hands of Christian Spain, both Jews and Muslims are coming back to settle their differences. "Spain was the meeting place for thr...…
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…tions" about what could be accomplished. His stance was regarded as important support for Mr. Shamir, especially in light of a much more ambivalent statement made by a fellow Likudnik, Deputy Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Speaking on Israel Televi- sion, Mr. Netanyahu said there was much likelihood the conference would break up. The Cabinet vote threw Israel's right-wing Tehiya party into disarray. It con- vened in Tel Aviv, where two o...…
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…We are pleased to announce Erik Stone heavily damaged or destroyed in the attacks. An estimated 2,000 Jews live in Croatia, mainly in the large cities and towns. Their statement, which spoke of Jewish com- munities existing there for centuries, was an un- qualified expression of loyal- ty to Croatia and an en- dorsement of its aspirations for independence. "Although the present government of Croatia was deliberately depicted as anti- Semitic...…
…POLITICS A GUIDE TO THIS YEAR'S COUNCIL ELECTIONS. Southfield: At a Crossroads? NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer outhfield, a city built on what seemed like a limit- less future, now faces an uncertain one. Once Detroit's scourge as a suburb on the rise, it is fin- ding itself the victim of even farther expansion into newer and newer suburbs. And with that expansion, Southfield faces a peculiar challenge: what do you do with old suburbs? S...…
…A GUIDE TO THIS YEAR'S COUNCIL ELECTIONS. Vicki Goldbaum Profession: Computer Instructor, Executive Secretary I n anticipation of Gov. John Engler's "Robin Hood" plans, Vicki Goldbaum has sounded the alarm. She views state revenue sharing plans as ominous signs of state belt-tightening. "In order to stay a stable community, we have to fight that," she said. With an excellent bond rating and strong city services, Southfield is not given ove...…
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…NEWS I "Great suit. Did you come into money?" President Herzog Meets With Czech Officials Prague (JTA) — The visit of Israeli President Chaim Herzog to Czechoslovakia this week, the first by an Israeli chief of state, has had a dual focus. Mr. Herzog's meetings with President Vaclav Havel and other top officials of the federated Czech and Slovak republics underscored the normalization of -relations between their countries, which had no dipl...…
