…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 60(P SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY JULY 29, 1988 / 15 AV 5748 Movie Protests Claim Bias Fundamentalists protest against The Last Temptation of Christ.' They say the film will unleash anti-Semitism. TOM TUGEND Special to The Jewish News Los Angeles — The scene was pure street theater and although the backdrop was Beverly Hills, the undertones were those of a medieval Passion play. On a corner of Sunset Bo...…
…T THIS ISSUE 60(P SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY Palestinian Plank Not A Dead Issue DAVID FRIEDMAN Special to The Jewish News Atlanta (JTA) — Jewish leaders this week applauded the withdrawal of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's proposed platform calling for the establishment of a Palestinian homeland. "I'm glad it was withdrawn," said Congressman Sander Levin, D- Southfield, the state's only Jewish representative on the platform com- mittee....…
…THIS ISSUE 60(P SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY JULY 15, 1988 / 1 AV 5748 Ban On Refugees Draws Ire ELIZABETH KAPLAN Staff Writer Representatives of major American Jewish organizations have launched an extensive lobbying cam- paign to guarantee that the United States will continue issuing refugee visas to Soviet citizens who wish to emigrate. Jewish leaders began planning the campaign on Tuesday — one week after the American Embassy i...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 6O SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY JULY 8, 1988 / 23 TAMMUZ 5748 Excavations Spark Violence STAFF REPORT Kathleen Straus is in no ivory tower. SINGLE BY CHOICE works around the clock for the First Amendment Jerusalem — Israel's capital city settled into relative calm this week after an archeological dig in east Jerusalem sparked a two-hour battle between Arabs and Israeli authorities. The rioting started ...…
…THIS ISSUE 60cP SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY PLO Statement Called JULY 1, 1988 / 16 TAMMUZ 5748 CLOSE—UP Israel's Last Chance ELIZABETH KAPLAN Staff Writer Palestine Liberation Organiza- tion spokesman Bassam Abu Sharifs statement calling for direct negotia- tions between the Palestinians and Israel is likely to be "the last conces- sion the PLO will be able to make," according to Isa Hasan, a local Palestinian American. "The PLO...…
