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HHH·HIHHHHHfHH:,-DIGlT 02506 241 1/31./94 H 6,S R. I. JEWISH HISTORICAL PSSOC!AT!ON 130 SESS10NS ST. 02~06 Rhode Island JP:J:N:~:-• 'Liberators' Withdrawn --HERALD See Page 7 The Only English-Jewish Weekly in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts VOLUME LXXVIV, NUMBER 14 ADAR 4. 5753 /THURSDAY.FEBRUARY 25. 1993 35< PER COPY Christopher To Arrive in Israel Fanny, a Friend by Mike Fink With New Demands on Deportees Herald Contributing Reporter by Gil Sedan Mubarak and Syrian President " I've been concerned with JERUSALEM OTA) - Israel Hafez Assad indicated the animal rights for 20 years, since is expecting to come under Palestinians would not return I met Cleveland Amory in the pressure to make further con to the negotiations unless Israel early '70s." Steve Kass spoke to cessions on the deportation cri made further concessions. me this week before going on sis, following U.S. Secretary of Israel has offered to take the air at WHJJ with his talk State Warren Christopher's back immediately 101 of the show. I had tried to get through visit to Arab capitals, where deportees and the rest by the time after time to do my inter leaders told him Palestinians end of the year, but the Pales view before the ears of the would boycott the peace talks tinians have rejected the deal. Rhode Island world. But they'd unless the issue is resolved. Mubarak reportedly de- already gone on past Fanny the Israeli officials originally be manded three concessions: that elephant to the Clinton tax lieved that a compromise deal Israel announce officially it thing. worked out with Washington would not resort again to de regarding the 415 Palestinians portations as a punitive mea deported by Israel to Lebanon sure; that it would accelerate ''Pawtucket doesn't deserve in December had taken the is the appeal process by which Fanny, or even a pigeon." sue off the international agenda deportees have an opportunity - Steve Kass and paved the way for a re to get their deportation orders sumption of the peace talks. canceled, and that the depor However, according to re- tees be allowed to stay in the " I used to run a Pet Care ports received from the Israeli-controlled security zone Center chain business around Christopher shuttle, both of southern Lebanon until they here. I gave that up. But not my Egyptian President Hosni (Continued on Page 12) interest in kindness to animals. And Slater Park Zoo in Paw tucket, they have a rotten record of care. There have been The Once and Future Purim: incidents of serious abuse, due to lack of supervision," he said. Thoughts on the Holocaust " Would you say there's con nection between your involve (Editor's Note: The following perished along with them. ment with the Fa nny issue and is the first of a two-part feature. But I don't think I really con Part 11 will appear in ,1ext fronted the Holocaust, at least Jewish eth ics?" I asked. ''I'd say it's more of a general week's paper.) not head-on, until I saw for the human problem, not a religious by Rabbi Avi Shafran first time the actual images of o ne specifically. But it's true Special to th e Herald what can only be ca lled that the zoo is like a concentra I thi nk I fi rst met the Holo " mega-m urder," in vivid tion camp. I don't mean to triv caust in 1968, when I was 14. enough black-and-white, on ialize our tragedy, however." I certainly knew of it well television. How ironic, I some " I was told your wife wore a before that, even the fact that times think, that it took a CO OKIE QUEEN - Kristin Elizabeth Keinz prepares to choose fur coat to the hearing on the many members of my parents' medium which has become a confectionary treat last week at the Jewish Ho me for the Aged . Slater Zoo at the City Council families met their ends in it. synonymous with mindless dis (See stor y on Page 13) Herald photo by Omar Bradley Even that millions of my some traction to carry a message of (Continued on Page 3) what more distant relatives (Continued on Page 5) Jews Who Are Gay: We'd be Poorer Without Them by Mike Fink floor in a circle. Reps called Herald Contributing Reporter facilitators among the group Brown-RISO Hillel launched made themselves known, by its series of programs on homo first names. " I call myself a sexuality and religion with an 'queer,"' began a young event on homophobia among woman. " We're not here to out Jews last week. anyone. There are no correct I stopped by to catch the answers. You can stop us on lecture. But the room wasn't the street and ask about any set up with podium and bridge thing. But we haven't got all chairs. Instead, you sat on the (Continued on Page J) Chief Rabbis Elected After Bruising Campaign by David Landau Ashkenazic chief rabbi and JERUSALEM (J TA) - After a Rabbi Eliahu Bakshi-Doran of campaign marred by mudsling Haifa as Sephardic chief rabbi. ing and allegations of romantic Lau 's victory to succeed misconduct, the nation's two Rabbi Avraham Shapira as new chief rabbis were elected Ashkenazic chief rabbi came Sunday for IO -year te rms. follow ing newspaper stories A 150-membercouncil, made claiming Lau had engaged in SENSATIONAL - David Paskin of "Shir Sensati ons" perfo rms Yiddish and Israeli songs for up of both rabbis and secular improper relationships with seniors and children at the kosher meal s ite last week at the Jewish Community Center of Rhode political leaders, elected Rabbi women other than his wife. Island. 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