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…EDITORIAL Saving Israel's Political Viability L ast week, President Chaim Her- zog of Israel said that his coun- try is saddled with a political system "with no parallel in the dem- ocratic world." Sadly, Mr. Herzog is quite correct. In an effort to create a parliamentary government that was the essence of democracy, the government created in Israel almost 42 years ago allowed even the smallest of political parties to gain a seat in the Kne...…

…OPINION CONTENTS A Jewish Perspective On A United Germany MARVIN $CH1NDLER ROSLYN SCHINDLER I t is hardly possible for Jews to view the ap- proaching unification of Germany with equanimity. And the Jewish response can all too easily be an overreaction. But the extraordinary pace alone of the movement towards union, borne at least in part by the wave of na- tionalism that has swept Eastern Europe in recent months and, if not out of con- tr...…

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…1LETTERS I Continued from Page 6 expressions of concern by out- siders that sanctions will hurt the people we most want to help — buttressed by methodologically flawed polls by interested groups like the South African Chamber of Mines. One thing I have learned in visiting with South Africans on the spot is that the most representative organizations in the black community — trade union federations, churches, broad- based political groups — o...…

…YOU'RE COVERED With Our T-Shirt! "T1-IERE'S NO URGENCY; ITS 1 HAVE i NOT LIKE WE'RE NOTHING DEALING WITH 10 APP . (ANGER' 'DE PATIENT. .';'0 'WE'RE IT WILL ALL LOME NOT IN GOOD TIME. RUNNING A EVEN MEANWHILE, WORK. RAILROAD' TRAINS ON THE VOLUME ARE TWAT HAVE DEEN OM ETIME LATE -N PUDLIN-IEP" The Review illustration which offended BHU president Smolar. Archaeology Magazine Attacks BHU Professor ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Special to The Jewish News...…

…to Baumgarten on Oct. 13, Prof. Philip R. Davies, a pro- fessor of biblical studies at the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, England, asked Baumgarten whether he could inspect the documents "for private study only." Davies pledged "not [to]anticipate your own efforts in any way by publishing any material I see." He also told Baumgarten that he had been seeking access to the documents for 15 years. In an Oct. 29 letter, Baumgarten declined ...…

…I UP FRONT I Earth Day The Latest in Fashions . • • At Gries we Commit Ourselves to Quality and Value MOVADO. PIAGET RAD 0 RAYMOND WEIL CONCORD .4.14 All at Discount Prices! JEWELERS years from now (because it's not biodegradable)," she says. University of Michigan students and staff are being joined by 76 groups for Earth- Day II. One of the most visi- ble is the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor. "We began, along with 20 other ecology...…

…DETROIT Athletes To Provide More Than Competition RICHARD PEARL Staff Writer M ove over, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You're go- ing to have serious competi- tion this summer. So say Stewart and Mardi Bobkin of Oak Park, in whose household the little green warriors of toystore, video and movie fame have been holding sway over sons Jared, age 41/2, and Bradley, 1 1/2, for quite some time. The Bobkins said "Yes!" to a recent caller and wil...…

…I DETROIT Fein Challenges Continued from preceding page ish community comprised of desperate and rudderless people. "Theodor Herzl offered himself as our rudder," Fein said. "Yet today, we swallow our heroes and we soon become bored with them. Those who might have become our leaders have been through analysis. We have gone from a people with charisma to bureau- cracy." Fein said managers, not leaders, guide the Jewish community. "That is th...…

…50 years ago, six million of our people had nowhere to turn. Today, there is Israel. By the hundreds of thousands, Soviet Jews are making their way from a land of oppression to new lives in freedom. Support Operation Exodus for the rescue and resettlement of Soviet Jews. David S. Mondry Chairman, Operation Exodus Fill out this form and mail to: Operation Exodus, 163 Madison Ave, Detroit MI 48226-2180 fEDEitii. /0 0 M *—I I N .17 0 ...…

…I DETROIT l'imm•" Temple Addition Nearly Complete SUSAN GRANT Staff Writer E xcept for some interior work, Temple Israel's new building addition is almost complete. Temple Administrator Eva Shapiro said work on the ad- dition's exterior has been finished, but interior walls must be painted and fur- niture ordered for the new rooms. Landscaping will be done later this spring. "It's still a hard hat area," Shapiro said about the con- struc...…

…NOTEBOOK STREET WISE With Style Magazine You can now purchase copies of the colorful, in- formative Style fashion magazine from these con- venient locations: This Cohen's For You Matt Cohen introduces kosher beer, brewed in Israel, to the United States. — SOUTHFIELD — PHIL JACOBS Special to The Jewish News Spitzer's R Harvard Row abbi Jacob Simcha Cohen raised his glass when his son, Matt, was born, and assumed that he would contin...…

…DETROIT ake your kids to court. Franklin's Junior Tennis Program is open to members and non-members alike. Gearedto those between the ages of 5 and 18, instruction is provided on an individual basis at all levels. Sessions fill up rapidly, so call and register today or stop by at 29350 Northwestern, just west of Franklin Road in Southfield. Spring Session Begins April 23rd 352-8000 To register, or for more information, call: Ext. 38. As...…

…SO1 1 li p JEWISH 11A11011AL FINID INI KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL AN OPEN LETTER ID THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FROM JEWISH NATIONAL FUND A major challenge is at hand. With perestroika and anti-Semitism on the increase within the Soviet Union, more than 250,000 Soviet Jews are expected to emigrate to Israel in 1990. 11,994 brethren emigrated in 1989. Is Israel ready to accommodate these new citizens? Will they move into the mainstream, or will they...…

…DETROIT I hillside furniture clearance center Soviet Immigration Continued from Page 20 contemporary for less ANY UNIT YOUR CHOICE $ 2 promise of direct flights between Moscow and Tel Aviv, show that politics are the east bloc's only concern. "Aeroflot is not refusing to fly to Israel because of econ- omics or logistics," Arad said. "They could not ask for better terms: 100 percent oc- cupancy, payment in foreign currency, and flights ...…

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…Your Seder Table Deserves The Best! Detentions Protested Jerusalem (JPFS) — An Israel-Palestinian human rights group has announced a month-long protest cam- paign against what it termed the "massive, uncon- trolled use of administrative detention" in the territories. The Israel-Palestinian Human Rights Committee said the campaign, involving several Israel peace groups, would include panel discus- sions, demonstrations, lobbying in the Knesse...…

…Pho tos by Arg ollo Hern andez/courtesy o f Miami Conven tion and Vistors Bureau South Miami Beach has boomed in the past two years, brightened by restored hotels, new restaurants and plenty of yuppies. But the economic revival has displaced many low income elderly Jews. The Chanaina Tides Of Miami Beach C ool ocean breezes waft through a hotel veranda where Clara Rosenthal sits with her friend Clara Wein- stein. Bundled in sweaters and ke...…

…F rom a retirement mecca to the art deco capital of the world, South Miami Beach has boomed in the past two years, brightened by restored hotels, new restaurants and plenty of yuppies. The transformation is most evident along the newly reopened Ocean Drive, a palm tree shaded promenade stretching from 5th to 15th streets. The city of Miami Beach spent $2.4 million to widen Ocean Drive and spruce up adjacent Lummus Park. Real estate developers...…

…CLOSE-UP Miami Beach Continued from preceding page 0 Photo by Ellen Berns tein her. "They're throwing out everyone. The young and the old," she tells a reporter. In unprintable terms, she says why young people are coming to the hotels and how quickly they leave. "They only want transient trade. I come down from November to March. stay 'til Pesach. J shop. I buy groceries, fish, meat. I buy gifts." But the reasons behind the elderly Jewish...…

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…CLOSE-UP Lubavitch at 11 An ex-Miami newscaster tells why he switched to a spiritual channel. ELLEN BERNSTEIN Special to the Jewish News Open Mon.-Fri. 9-5 & Sat. 10-4:30. We repair watches on our premises. We will turn your ideas into jewelry. GORNBEIN JEWELERS Fidelity Bank Bldg. 24901 Northwestern Highway Southfield, MI 48075 357-1056 The $7.50 Plan is alive and well at k MONITRONICS DR1107E•11,1 l CELLAILAR 31051 Stephenson H...…

…INSIDE WASHINGTON JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent f I Jerusalem, Hungary Fuel Rough Week t was a week of extraor- dinary activity as Jewish activists in Washington rushed from one crisis to the next. And there are few signs that the crisis at- mosphere will ease anytime soon. "By the end of the week, I could barely remember the situations that seemed ab- solutely critical on Mon- day," said the Washington representative of one ma...…

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…Lin) E Retail / Wholesale Furniture Store In Downtown Farmington wish without regard to their faith." But they said recent statements by top U.S. offi- cials "could raise doubts about our long-standing commitment to the right of Jews to live in East Jerusalem." The six other lawmakers who signed the letter were Sens. Alfonse D'Amato (R-N.Y.); Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.); Connie Mack (R- Fla.); John McCain (R-Ariz.); Larry Pressler (R-S.D.); ...…

…MEDIA MONITOR Im"""°"' Children and Grandchildren: Remembering Genocide and the Holocaust Is Fascism Dead In Eastern Europe? ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Special to The Jewish News I Inge Auerbacher Louise Manoogian Simone Wednesday, April 4, 1990 McGregor Memorial Conference Center Wayne State University Program 9:45 a.m. Complimentary Coffee Available in the Lobby 10:00 a.m. Opening Remarks and Greetings 10:10 a.m. Genocide 1915 - Afterm...…

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…long years before Jews would have the satisfaction and solace of hearing words of painful Christian contri- tion such as those spoken last week by the Dean of York, the Reverend John Southgate who spoke of Christians and Jews meeting together "in tearful recollection of March 1190, whose events we face in truth, penitence and forgiveness . . . " In fact, British Jews learn- ed almost as much from the commemoration at York, organized primarily ...…

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…I NSIGHT ZE'EV CHAFETS Israel Correspondent ore than 10,000 Or- thodox rabbis and yeshiva students packed the seats of Israel's Yad Eliahu basketball stadium on Monday night. For most of them, it was their first visit to the arena, but they weren't there to see Maccabi Tel Aviv in action. They came, instead, to at- tend the founding conference of the Orthodox Degal Hatorah Party, and to listen to a rare public speech by its unquestioned lea...…

…INSIGHT "MARCH INTO SPRING" The Rabbi Continued frm preceding page Let Brose Lighting and CATCRAFT of Montreal 1 enhance the beauty and warmth of your home with high-tech, contemporary lighting. tional budget for Orthodox projects. According to MK Avraham Verdiger of Agudat Yisrael, that amount will more than double next year. Leaders of both the Likud and Labor have also made it clear that they will not force a change in the current elec...…

…"'""""ml NEWS UNBEATABLE SAVINGS PONTIAC C Jewish Politicos Exchange Barbs Washington (JTA) -- A Jewish advocate of the Dem- ocratic Party accused a Republican counterpart for being an "apologist" for President Bush's recent statement on Jews settling in East Jerusalem. Hyman Bookbinder, con- sultant to the recently cre- ated Democratic Jewish Study Group, made the charge to Ben Waldman, ex- ecutive director of the Na- tional Jewish Coali...…

…BUSINESS S uccess At Sunrise Soviet immigrant Michael Kuchersky is a champion of the capitalist system. MELANIE KOFF Special to The Jewish News n the eyes of many of his comrades, Michael Kuch- ersky was a success. At 31, he was the manager of a popular restaurant in Moscow and enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle by Soviet standards. Living with his family in a two-bedroom apartment, he had a car and a refrigerator stocked with food. But it w...…

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…I BUSINESS I Success At Sunrise Continued from preceding page and Jennifer, her 11-year-old, aspires to be a judge. Kuchersky and Pavlov still have 50 relatives in Russia, but neither have any desire in returning to visit the Soviet Union. Kuchersky writes his relatives letters about his life and accomplishments in- America but they do not believe him since, as he says, "the Soviet media portrays America as a land for the rich, where a poo...…

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…I BOOKS I ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Assistant Editor A : Author. Israeli writ- er David Grossman be- came the talk of the town with his book The Yellow Wind. Published in 1988, The Yellow Wind tells of Grossman's three-month stay in the West Bank, and of the Palestinians' terrible hatred of Israel. B: Books. In 1989, Grossman published See Under: Love, a novel that has critics scrambling in search of new adjectives of praise. The book is written...…

…BOOKS Grossman Continued from preceding page Fashion Has No Size . . . 14 Plus A SALUTE TO THE WOMAN OF THE 90'S Meet Liz Dillon, Ford model and spokesperson for the Plus Designers Council . . Preview Spring, Summer '90 Collections from: Adrienne Vittadini Woman Givenchy En Plus Bis Woman Nancy Heller B.B. U.S.A. Judith Ann Plus Caberra Patrizia S Criscione Tamotsu Gispa Trunk Show Friday & Saturday 10-6 p.m. Seminar on Friday at 12:25...…

…NEWS' DEMANDED BY AND CREATED FOR PERFECTIONISTS The HIGHEST Money Market Rate Among Major Financial Institutions in the Detroit Metropolitan Area for • "Friends of the Earth," a project of the University of California at Santa Barbara, designed to impart an ethic moral sense of responsibility for the environment. 314 Consecutive Weeks INSTANT LIQUIDITY Public 'Defiant,' Rabbis Told New York (JTA) — Some 100 newly ordained rab- binical ...…

…I PURELY COMMENTARY I Come See Our Population Continued from Page 2 tire ogranization, plans to spread the work to other parts of the city and to build new schools in the North and West Ends of Detroit, where new Jewish centers are being created. The faculty of the United Hebrew Schools includes Bernard Isaacs, super- intendent. These fascinating historical recollections bring to light again the noteworthy con- tributions to educational pr...…

…COMMUNITY Robert Orley Marta Rosenthal Walk For Solidarity Scheduled For May Marta Rosenthal and Robert Orley have been named chairmen of the Walk for Jewish Solidarity set for May 6 in West Bloomfield. Sponsored by the Jewish Welfare Federation and the Israel Anniversary Commit- tee, the walk will celebrate Israel's 42nd anniversary and the historic aliyah of Soviet Jews to Israel. Registration will begin at 10:45 a.m. on the Maple- Drake...…

…[SYNAGOGUE SERVICES ORTHODOX: BAIS CHABAD OF BIRMING- HAM/ BLOOMFIELD HILLS 646-3010. Rabbi: Moshe Polter. Services: Saturday 10 a.m. BAIS CHABAD OF FARMING- TON HILLS 32000 Middlebelt Rd., Farmington Hills, 855-2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein. Services: Friday sun- down, Saturday 9:30 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m. Detroit Chapter Brandeis University Women's Committee Drop Off Book Depot: 25595 Coolidge, Oak Park, MI 399-3845 For Pick-Up Call 341...…

…BETH ISAAC 2730 Edsel Dr., Trenton, 675-0355. TEMPLE BETH JACOB 79 Elizabeth Lake Rd., Pontiac, 332-3212. Rabbi: Richard A. Weiss, D.D. Services: Friday 8:30 p.m. TEMPLE EMANU-EL 14450 W. Ten Mile Rd., Oak Park, 967-4020. Rabbis: Lane B. Steinger, L. David Feder. Rabbi Emeritus: Dr. Milton Rosenbaum. Cantor Emeri- tus: Norman Rose. Services: Friday 8:15 p.m., Saturday 10:30 a.m. Bar mitzvah Saturday of. Nathan Cohen, son of Linda and Rona...…

…I TORAH PORTION I THE CULTURAL COMMISSION OF Making Sacrifices CONGREGATION IYNAI DAVID Continued from preceding page Cordially Invites You to Hear DR. SIDNEY BOLKOSKY Professor of History, University of Michigan, Dearborn ON "The Reunification of Germany A Historian's Perspective" 11:00 A.M. Sunday, April 1, 1990 AT CONGREGATION IYNAI DAVID 24350 Southfield Road Southfield, Michigan 48075 557-8210 Question and Answer Period ...…

…Temple Emanu-EI NOBLIA IT'S HAPPENING 14450 West Ten Mile Road Oak Pork, Michigan 48237 (313) 967-4020 help themselves and others. What a beautiful reminder to us as adults to be willing to do the same! As God called Moses, let us all respond to His call by re-evaluating our lives and being willing to make the sacrifices that can enrich our lives and help us and the Jewish people con- tinue to be a winning team. ❑ SYNAGOGUES lima Bolkos...…