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Page 2 The Jewish Transcript November 20, 1986 Anti-paramilitary training Protest sparked by laws have deterred court ruling on hate groups, ADL says 'The Diary of Anne Frank

Atlanta (JTA) — Anti-paramilitary devices with intent to engage in civil New York (JTA) — The Anne Frank leaders to condemn attempts to ban 'The training laws — adopted in 14 states in the disorder. Center here has joined the mounting na­ Diary of Anne Frank' and other books past six years — have had a deterrent effect In North Carolina, Glenn Miller, the tional protest against a Federal court ruling from public schools and libraries. The on violence-prone extremist hate groups leader of the White Patriot Party, an armed last week that upheld the right of a group of Center calls for the reaffirmation of the and have resulted in successful prosecu­ racist group, was convicted earlier this year Christian fundamentalist parents in 'Diary' as a vital tool for education and tions, according to a report issued by the for violating a federal court order banning Greeneville, Tenn. to keep their children understanding." Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. operation of an illegal paramilitary out of the local public school when "The Eli Wallach, the actor, who performed in The laws, which are based on an ADL organization. The court order, handed Diary of Anne Frank," among a long list of the stage version of "The Diary of Anne model statute which bans paramilitary down in 1985, prohibited the organization other books, was read in classrooms as part Frank," said that "to counter this thing" training aimed at provoking civil disorder, from taking actions that would violate of the curriculum. he would work with the Center to help raise were enacted in four states this year — North Carolina's 1981 anti-paramilitary The decision by Judge Thomas Hull on funds to pay legal expenses to appeal Hull's Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan and training statute. Oct. 24 that the parents had the right to decision. Nebraska. The extremist groups' paramilitary train­ protect their children from what they con­ Sheldon Harnick, lyricist of "Fiddler on The 10 other states which have passed ing activities, according to the ADL report, sider "Godless" influences and teach them the Roof," and playwrights Wendy similar statutes are California, Colorado, have typically involved instruction in to read at home, shocked academic, legal, Wasserstein and Christopher Durang af­ Connecticut, Florida, Missouri, New weapons handling, demolition and guerrilla publishing and religious circles all over the firmed their determination to speak out on Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Penn­ warfare strategy with "combat" training country. behalf of "Anne Frank" as well as the sylvania and Rhode Island. interspersed with indoctrination of hatred "The Diary of Anne Frank," along with freedom to read and learn in accordance In Missouri, according to the report, the and totalitarian ideology. The paramilitary such classics as "The Wizard of Oz," was with the liberties guaranteed by the United enactment of an anti-paramilitary training training classes are conducted "in prepara­ found objectionable by the parents because States Constitution. statute in 1984 has forced the Christian tion for anticipated civil strife, the rationale they stress humanitarian values and deem Johanna Reiss, author of "The Upstairs Patriots Defense League, an extremist sur- being the visit of a coming race war," ac­ all religions to be of equal value, an Room," a book about her own experiences vivalist group, to eliminate weapons train­ cording to the ADL's report. anathema to the religious right. All of the as a Jewish child hiding in Holland during ing from its meetings. For several years the Operators of these paramilitary centers, books cited in the case are part of a basic the war, said "I wonder if our children are CPDL had offered instruction in fighting the ADL pointed out, claim their activitities reading series published by Holt, Rinehart not supposed to know there really was a with guns and knives, demolition, are "defense" or "survival" training & Winston, World War II." She said her book has been camouflage and even anti-aircraft and anti­ courses. "But regardless of the label ap­ "joins with national and international removed from libraries in the South. Q tank weaponry. plied," the report noted, "it is clear that In Florida, the first jury convictions of armed racists, pathological enemies of violators of a state law banning Blacks, Jews, immigrants and other minori­ paramilitary training were obtained this ty groups are engaged in paramilitary train­ Peres, Shamir accused of spring. Four members of the Ku Klux Klan ing for guerrilla warfare and against their were convicted of training with firearms for purported adversaries." terrorist acts against minorities. Included in The report was prepared by the Legal Af­ cronyism in appointments the charges brought against them was par­ fairs Department of the ADL's Civil Rights ticipation in instruction to make incendiary Division. • Jerusalem (JTA) — Foreign service pro­ It was necessary in order to create a fessionals are furious with Foreign Minister senior Foreign Ministry post for Beilin, a Shimon Peres for what they see as political close Labor Party associate of Peres, whose appointments and preferential treatment nomination to be Israel's next Ambassador for a selected few in his efforts to re­ to Washington was vetoed by Likud. Chief Rabbinate clears organize the Ministry. They also balked at Peres' insistence that They are also angry with Premier Yit­ Minister-Without-Portfolio Ezer Weizman zhak Shamir for alleged cronyism in the last and his aides be housed within the Foreign heart transplants in Israel minute appointments and promotions he Ministry precincts. Weizman previously made before switching jobs with Peres served under Peres in the Prime Minister's Jerusalem (JTA) — A ruling by the Chief sent of the donor or next of kin and the under the Labor-Likud rotation of power Office as liaison for Arab affairs. Rabbinate Council has cleared the way for concurrence of a panel of doctors which agreement. The professionals are no less bitter over heart transplant operations in Israel. It must include at least one Orthodox physi­ Peres ran into an increasingly bitter con­ Shamir's reappointment for an additional came after weeks of discussion between the cian. flict with the Foreign Ministry Staff Com­ two years of nine political ambassadors, 12-man council and a panel of physicians Hadassah Hospital said that it is mittee which has threatened to lodge a com­ men from outside the foreign service who which focused on the definition of death as prepared to begin heart transplants im­ plaint with the Supreme Court over his were installed in embassies abroad when applied to the heart donor. mediately. In fact, it has been ready for the decision to divide the office of Foreign Shamir was Prime Minister in the Likud-led Ministry Director General. Although the rabbis had long insisted procedure for some time but delayed government in 1984, before the national that death occurs only when the heart stops because it wanted to comply with rabbinical The decision, approved by the Cabinet, unity coalition was established. beating, they have now apparently accepted directives. was to appoint Avraham Tamir Director They are uncomfortable with Shamir's General and former Cabinet Secretary the medical definition that death is signaled Health Minister Shoshana Arbeli- decision to grant the personal rank of am­ Yossi Beilin as Political Director General. when the brain ceases to function. They set Almoslino, who recently authorized two bassador to six Foreign Ministry officials Tamir, who served as Director General of stringent conditions, however. liver transplants at Rambam Hospital in widely seen as his personal friends, at the the Prime Minister's Office under Peres, Haifa without rabbinical sanction because expense of more senior, experienced According to the rabbis, the part of the accepted the dual appointment reluctantly. brain that controls breathing must be mori­ time was of the essence, praised the Rab­ diplomats. Q bund for 12 hours before the donor's heart binate Council's ruling. can be removed. But ultra-Orthodox circles in Jerusalem Doctors at Hadassah Medical Center, have refused to accept the Rabbinate Coun­ which says it is fully qualified and equipped cil's ruling, insisting that heart transplants Israel hoop team to perform heart transplants, nevertheless are murder. The extremist Eda Haredit sect hailed the Rabbinate position. ordered a boycott of Hadassah Hospital's They said heartbeat can be maintained by cardiac department. It warned that the artificial means for 12 hours after breathing boycott would be extended to the Medical to appeal ban of ceases, assuring that a healthy, blood- Center as a whole, costing the hospital nourished heart will be available for "millions of dollars a year." • transplant. Another condition requires con­ Micheal Ray Richardson New York (JTA) — The manager of a for cocaine three times. He said he had top Israeli professional basketball team has hoped to begin his return to the NBA by Israel's first liver said he will appeal the International Basket­ playing well in Israel. He reportedly had ball Association (IBA) ban of former signed a one-year contract with the Israeli American star Micheal Ray Richardson. team worth $.50,000, after earning $750,000 transplant patient dies The Munich-based IBA was reported per year with the Nets. Monday to have informed the Israeli The signing caused a storm in Israeli Jerusalem (JTA) — Mira Schichmanter, after surgery and was about to be released Basketball Association that Richardson basketball circles. The Jerusalem Post Israel's first liver transplant patient, died from the intensive care unit when she began was ineligible to play in Israel. An Israeli quoted Moshe Weinkranz, coach of the shortly before dawn Nov. 8 of complica­ to bleed and a second operation was per­ basketball official said no reason was given rival Hapoel Tel Aviv, as claiming he re­ tions that followed surgery Oct. 22 at Ram­ formed. and that the decision was final. fused on ethical grounds to sign Richardson bam Hospital in Haifa. A mother of two A Rambam Hospital spokesman said it However, Avraham Hemmo, manager of for $40,000. The head of the Knesset Sport from Kfar Saba, she had her 40th birthday would continue with liver transplants ap­ the Hapoel Ramat Gan team that had Committee, Pinhas Goldstein (Likud), said in her hospital bed surrounded by her fami­ proved by the Health Ministry and was not signed Richardson, reported that an IBA allowing Israel to field banned athletes is ly who were with her at the time of death. discouraged. official told him that Richardson's two- unethical and unsportsmanlike. On the Doctors said her death was not caused by Meanwhile, the second liver transplant year ban from the U.S. National Basketball other hand, some sportswriters have con­ the operation, which was successful, but by patient, Eliahu Schreier, 59, remained in Association was a major factor in the IBA tended that Richardson should get his massive internal hcmhorraging related to critical condition at Rambam Hospital. He ban. comeback chance in Israel. Hemmo said the liver ailment she had suffered for years, underwent surgery several days after Richardson, 30, and a former New Jersey weekly medical exams had shown Richard­ which had made the transplant necessary. Schichmanter and also had to undergo a se­ Nets star, was barred from the NBA in the son has been drug-free for three months. D She had been recovering up to five days cond operation for internal bleeding. • midst of last season after testing positively

The Jewish Transcript Page 3 November20,1986 Editorial Viewpoint Viewpoint^ Tensions between Reform, Orthodox Election '86: in Israel defused with Baka accord Good news by Edwin Black for Israel erusalem — An explosive situation was defused earlier this month when Rabbi Eliahu Abergil, the ultra- by Craig Degginger Orthodox chief Rabbi of Jerusalem'J s Baka district, signed an accord The 1986 elections would appear to be all with Israel's Reform movement which in good news from a Jewish context. The essence recognized Reform Judaism's right makeup of the 100th Congress will be more to exist — at least in Baka. decidedly pro-Israel than ever. In exchange, Reform Rabbi Levi The shift in the Senate from Republican Weiman-Kellman agreed to drop criminal to Democratic control was a boon for charges against Rabbi Abergil lodged when Israel. the chief rabbi led a violent raid against Gone are such folks as Charles Mathias Weiman-Kellman's Reform synagogue on of Maryland, Mack Mattingly of Georgia, Simchat Torah eve. James Broyhill of North Carolina, Rabbi Abergil's handwritten declaration Jeremiah Denton of Alabama and James condemned violence, apologized to the Abdnor of South Dakota. None of the Reform congregants, welcomed all Jews to aforementioned, all Republicans, could be Israel regardless of their "different opi­ considered strong backers of Israel. nions," and pledged "not to interfere" In their place are Democrats Barbara with Reform services in Baka. By agree­ Mikulski, Wyche Fowler, Terry Sanford, ment, copies will be distributed "to every Richard Shelby and Thomas Daschle, all mailbox in the neighborhood." more favorably disposed toward Israel. The latest chapter in Israeli civil discord In the House, which is heavily erupted suddenly on Simchat Torah as Democratic, the balance shifted even more Reform Rabbi Weiman-Kellman was in favor of Israel as a result of the Nov. 4 leading his congregation of men and The climax to the strife came when Rabbi cident as "unimportant" because there balloting. women in traditional joyous dancing with Abergil rallied his own ultra-Orthodox con­ weren't enough Reform Jews in Israel to The victory by Brock Adams over Slade the Torah. Weiman-Kellman's Congrega­ gregants in Baka to demonstrate at what he matter. Gorton in Washington state is generally tion Kol Haneshama, comprised of some 50 called "the whorehouse." He then led a Forces on both sides quickly began considered a "wash" in terms of support families drawn from south Jerusalem, is group of some 25 followers to Kol escalating their rhetoric and their deter­ for Israel. temporarily located in the gym of the Baka Haneshama for the confrontation. mination to either persevere or obstruct Although Gorton voted to sell AWACS community center in south Jerusalem. Rab­ "Abergil just suddenly interrupted as we future Reform services. Telegrams of con­ to Saudi Arabia in 1981, he was a steady bi Abergil, Baka's chief rabbi, an official were dancing and demanded to speak," re­ demnation of the Orthodox violence came supporter of aid to Israel and was a co- of the Chief Rabbinate, has long agitated counts Rabbi Weiman-Kellman. "He called in from around the world, Orthodox ac- sponsor of the bill authorizing the negotia­ against Kol Haneshama, according to con­ us evil, corrupt and a whorehouse." tivisits vowed to step up their campaign, tion of a free trade agreement between gregation officials. Rabbi Abergil explains: "I was unac­ and police protection was stationed around Israel and the U.S. customed to seeing men and women danc­ Kol Haneshama. The Dybbyk of Israeli Gorton in fact enjoyed considerable ing together, and dancing with the Torah." civil violence was about to reappear in a Jewish support during his re-election cam­ At one point, "a young man tried to grab new form: this time it was not religious vs. paign, as witnessed by ads showing the en­ the Torah away," remembers Rabbi secular, but religious vs. religious. dorsement of prominent community Weiman-Kellman, "and when he couldn't, Baka suddenly became the new war-cry members. he and I struggled, and he let go of the of those seeking a more democratic Israel, But Adams can be expected to be as Torah to kick me in the groin. I was still including the freedom to worship. strong, and perhaps stronger a supporter of holding onto the Torah, to prevent it falling Spearheading the drive is the fledgling Jewish issues than Gorton. to the ground, while he was still kicking Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism, While Gorton waffled on the issue of Published semi-monthly, except July- me." Later, the police were summoned, the Reform movement in Israel. school prayer, Adams clearly stated during August (monthly) by the Seattle Jewish and Rabbi Abergil was charged with Five thousand members strong, their the campaign that he is opposed to prayer Transcript, a nonprofit corporation felonious interference with a worship ser­ spokesman is Uri Regev who was raised in the schools. owned by the Jewish Federation of vice and acts of violence. Greater Seattle. secular, but who adopted the Reform Adams also appears ready to push hard The incident might have remained just denomination after visiting the U.S. HERMAN SARKOWSKY in Congress for a foreign policy that in­ President another act of civil violence in Israel had "Only when I saw Reform Judaism in cludes the release of Soviet Jewry. RABBI MELVIN L. LIBMAN Sephardic Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliahu America," recalls Regev, "did I realize But putting Jewish issues aside, Gorton Executive Vice President himself not commented on the affair over there were more than two options for a was done in by the possibility of a nuclear KENTSWIGARD Israel Radio by noting that there is "no Jew: religious and secular. Among the waste dump at Hanford and his trading of Director of Communications freedom of worship" in Israel. Former Reform in America, I saw a vitality and in­ votes in the Manion case. CRAIG DEGGINGER, Editor Ashkenaz Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren add­ tensity among children and adults alike. I Most political observers had written off ANDREA BLAKE, Production ed that there might be no problem at all if was immediately drawn to it." Adams before the Manion episode. But Editor "Reforms would not insist on calling Regev was typical of the masses of when Gorton traded his vote for Daniel LISA YEAGER, Office Coordinator themselves Jews." And Zevulun Hammer, Israelis who have been effectively forced Manion for the nomination of Bill Dwyer, FRANCES POSNER, Account Executive Minister of Religion, tried to dismiss the in- away from religion in the Jewish State by it gave Adams the opening he needed. DIANA ALTCHECH, Account an ultra-Orthodox minority. Faced with the Executive But even so, Gorton could have won the choice of all or nothing, many Israelis are election if President Reagan had said the REBECCA MINSKY, Subscriptions compelled to choose "nothing." But when Manager right things in Spokane. But when he Regev tried, as many other Israeli families fumbled the Hanford issue and said RONALD WEINSTEIN have, to follow Reform traditions, he Chairman, Transcript Committee Candle nothing about a new site-selection process, found religious discrimination. Ironically, it was good-bye Slade, hello Brock. STEVEN W. SARKOWSKY such discrimination is only directed against Vice-Chairman The other race of major interest Nov. 4 Jews and not against the myriad of other Transcript Committee Members: Lighting Times was Rep. John Miller's narrow victory over religious groups populating Israel. Eugene Arfin, Carl Bianco Reese Lindquist in the 1st Congressional Rabbi Anson Laytner November 21 4:08 "All clergy in Israel are recognized and District. Francine Loeb, Allan Steinman November 28 4:02 funded," explains Rabbi Weiman- Lindquist's strong showing in the general Kellman, "including Christians and election, after he received only 38 percent Office—Suite 510 Securities Bldg., Moslems — but not Reform. We're the on­ Seattle. WA 98101-624-0136 of the primary vote, was a surprise. If the Second class postage paid at Seattle. WA ly ones not recognized." More than simply election had been held a week later, Lind­ Publication Identification No. ISSN0021-678X lack of recognition, the Israeli bureaucracy, quist might have pulled off the upset. Subscription Rate—1 year SI2, 2 years $20 News Copy under pressure from the powerful religious The cornerstone of Lindquist's campaign factions, systematically forces Reform Jews was Miller's vote in support of aid to the The Transcript welcomes expressions of opinion out of Israeli life. in typed, signed letters to 300 words. Letters are contras fighting in Nicaragua, one that a subject to editing. If requested, initials will be Deadlines Continued on page 5 majority of Miller's constituents didn't used. (Daytime phone number must accompany letter for verification.) agree with. In the event of a typographical error advertising EDITORIAL COPY DEADLINES WILL Unfortunately, when it came to other goods at less than the proper price, The Jewish BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED AND NO issues, Lindquist seemed to have only vague Transcript will furnish letters to the advertisers Correction positions. stating the correct price, but goods may not be EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE! sold at the price printed and the difference In the Oct. 30 issue of the Transcript For Miller's part, the state's only Jewish charged to this newspaper. Also, in the event of EDITORIAL COPY ("Jewish candidates face uphill battles," congressman ran a lackluster campaign that an error in an ad. The Transcript will republish DEADLINE PUBLICATION page 6), it was reported, "The most recent gave little indication of what he did in his without a charge that portion only of the ad in DATE Jewish person in memory to serve in the first term in Congress. His failure to debate error. POSTMASTER: Send address changes BY NOON to: The Jewish Transcript, 510 Securities Bldg., Legislature was Mark Litchman. . . Lindquist more than a couple of times was Seattle, WA 98101. Nov. 25 Dec. 4 from 1955 to 1972." In fact, Mike disappointing. Dec. 9 Dec. 18 McManus, the outgoing State Senator For now, Lindquist remains a Roosevelt The opinions of our columnists do not necessarily Dec. 30 Jan. 8 from the 21st District, served 1982-1986. High School history teacher. In two reflect the views of The Jewish Transcript. Jan. 13 Jan.22 He chose not to run for reelection this years, however, he may be back on the Jan. 27 Feb. 5 year. • campaign trail after Miller once again. •

Page 4 The Jewish Transcript November 20, 1986 don't believe in the Ten Commandments, Israel, however, it is new. All these ques­ road to Ramot. when they drive to schul on Shabbos, when BLACK tions will take time." Edwin Black's column, written from they eat hazer (pork). If they want to start a But Reform Jewry is tired of waiting. Continued from page 4 Jerusalem, is syndicated to Jewish new religion, and not call themselves Jews, And Orthodoxy believes never is too soon. newspapers in 36 cities throughout they can do it. Fine. But in that case, a new Consequently, the Baka incident set the the U.S. and Canada. For example, Reform congregations — religion needs no recognition from us stage for a long awaited confrontation, just © Copyright 1986, International there are 19 of them countrywide — are anyway." as did the Petah Tikva cinemas operating Features. • regularly evicted from their premises, When verbalized, Orthodox intolerance on Friday and the sabbath drivers on the especially when the property is owned by a can often seem repugnant. But from the governmental or political entity. Kol Orthodox view, the Jewish people spent Haneshama itself was evicted from a centuries striving to maintain and adhere to clubhouse in Baka owned by the Labor Judaic beliefs. To do so required Party, which is why it is now temporarily perseverance over dispersion, occupation, domiciled in a gym. Ostracism is even assimilation, and extermination. The price directed toward children, who are often was not cheap, and is measured in blood segregated in schools. among the generations. Now the faithful •Letters to the Editor Even in death, the Reform find have come to the wellspring, to Israel. If it themselves isolated. When one Orthodox is indeed a Jewish State — even nominally, group discovered a Reform rabbi buried in in their view — it is a disavowal of Jewish a Jerusalem cemetery, they constructed a history to recast Judaism as a mere shadow Dear Editor: shocked and hurt by the actions of certain wall around his grave to isolate him from of its former sense, which is what critics My initial reaction to your Nov. 6 front of the community leaders (self-appointed other Jews. assert Reform Judaism seeks to do. page was "hurrah!" The video piece was and otherwise) in the just concluded Unwilling to accept the situation, Regev, In a more contemporary context, Israel's well written and researched and it seemed political campaigns. an attorney, filed a lawsuit four years ago Orthodox see Reform Judaism as "false that a modern American issue had finally They just went overboard in their sup­ against the Rabbinate seeking to overturn advertising," as one Mea Shearim store- found its way to Seattle's Jewish press. port of a just-rejected political figure (he of its prohibition on Reform marriage owner called it. "If I said that 'pork is Then I turned the page and found out the AWACS, Manion and similar deals). ceremonies and other Reform practices. kosher,' this would be false advertising and how truly American you had become. In I am reminded of the response given by But that controversial litigation, still in should be stopped. To say that this new not-so-subtle fashion, the reader was bom­ (former black Congresswoman) Barbara Israeli courts, has a tortuous future before form of religion is Judaism is also false. It barded with video ads. Not ads for just any Jordan at a congressional hearing, when any denouement. is something, yes, but it is not Judaism." video, but, would you believe, for the very asked why she was so concerned — after Regardless of any civil ruling, however, After all, Reform Judaism only emerged company used as a prime news source in the all, she had it made. the ultra-Orthodox community here will about a century ago as compromise be­ article. Her response was: "I haven't forgotten never accept Reform Judaism. Rabbi tween German Jews drifting into Somehow, I felt duped and the piece from whence I came." Zalman Quittner, personal assistant to Lutheranism, and those hoping to retain seemed sullied. If we're going to be sold a My friends I am referring to have forgot­ Ashkenaz Chief Rabbi Avraham Shapira, the salient aspects of their Mosaic heritage. bill of goods, at least give us a few pages ten from whence they came. Some Jews expressed the Orthodox view. Since then, Reform Judaism has become a before you hand us the bill. who forgot were the German Jews of pre- "It isn't that we don't recognize Reform major alternative for American Jewry, Andrea Helman Hitlerdays. Jews as Jews, that is, people born Jewish struggling to maintain their identity in a Seattle If you think I wrote this in anger — you who later joined the Reform movement," society that breeds assimilation like a Dear Editor: are right. explains Rabbi Quittner. "We just don't disease. As an old-time member of the Seattle Samuel Cohen recognize their rabbis, nor their halachic "This movement is well-established in Jewish community (since 1909), and active Mercer Island actions. How can they be rabbis when they America," concedes Rabbi Quittner. "In in many organizations, I was dismayed,

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November 20,1986 The Jewish Transcript Page 5 wolf Blitzer: The Mossad in action Times. The Post's Jerusalem correspon­ there is a prevailing assumption that Israel half a billion dollars, which is dent, Glenn Frankel, noted that skeptics by Wolf Blitzer Israel's external intelligence gathering ser­ nothing to sneeze at. "suggest that the entire episode may have vice can concoct almost anything, no mat­ In fairness to the Mossad, it must be been concocted by the Mossad to put hard­ ashington D.C. — President ter how remote and far-fetched. This no­ pointed out that Eitan was no longer ac­ line Arab states on notice that Jerusalem Hafez al-Assad's intense cam­ tion has been popularized in novels and tually in the agency when he came across has the bomb and the ability to use it if paign to paint the aborted bom­ films, often with official Mossad coopera­ Pollard, a "walk-in" who offered his ser­ necessary." Wbing of an El Al airliner in Lon­ tion. vices for some $1,500 a month. By then, The Times' Thomas Friedman wrote of a don as a sophisticated Mossad ploy design­ Over the years, Israeli officials have also Eitan had been placed in charge of Lekem, "school of thought among military analysts ed to embarrass Syria has not met with any contributed to this sense by planting in the the Defense Ministry's now-defunct scien­ in Israel that suggests the entire Vanunu af­ real success in Britain or the United States. international news media all sorts of tific intelligence-gathering branch. fair is a ruse by Israeli intelligence. These, But incredible as it may seem, Assad's dramatic success stories involving the But whatever the value of the informa­ analysts say the goal may have been to con­ theory — publicly advanced in a rare inter­ Mossad. Having Israel's adversaries edgy tion Pollard was passing along to Israel, it vince Arab governments — particularly view with Time magazine — has apparently and off-guard about Israel's intelligence certainly was not worth the risk to Syria — of Israel's nuclear ability at a time won some modest support elsewhere in capabilities can at times certainly prove to American-Israeli relations. His Israeli when the Syrians have been trying to Western Europe, especially in Greece, as be useful. handlers — especially someone as ex­ achieve strategic parity with Israel while the evidenced by the failure of the European But this image of an all-powerful and all- perienced as Eitan who had once worked Israeli Army has been forced to cope with Community to support Britain's proposals capable Mossad has also become a two- his way up to the number three position in economic retrenchment." for diplomatic isolation of the Damascus edged sword for Israel — as underlined by the Mossad — should have realized this. Is it possible? Did the Mossad organize regime. Assad's semi-successful campaign to link Lately, the Mossad has also been in the the Vanunu affair? There is no doubt that Privately, straight-faced Syrian the Mossad to the El Al incident. Israel's news as a result of the Mordechai Vanunu this version of the events is possible. It has diplomats have been advancing Assad's enemies wind up blaming the Mossad for affair. Vanunu, who had worked for 10 some supporters. But the real truth is still theory in hectic diplomatic exchanges in almost anything unseemly. years as a nuclear technician at the Dimona very much in doubt. major capitals around the world. And in There, of course, is some truth to this reactor, sold secrets of Israel's alleged Friedman wrote that the leak to much of the Arab and Islamic world, the popular image of the Mossad as a group atomic weapons program to the London Newsweek may itself have been planted by Third World, and the Soviet-led bloc, of consisting of superstars. It has indeed done "Sunday Times" before disppearing. There the Mossad. "For one thing," he said, course, Assad's version of the plot is of­ some truly incredible things in its history. is suspicion that he earlier had made some "this is a way of reassuring the Israeli ficially accepted as the truth. Israel's overall security, as a result, has very sensitive information available to public that Mr. Vanunu is now back in U.S. officials said that those Europeans been strengthened. But as an organization, Israeli communists and Arabs. Israel's hands, without having to say so of­ who have been murmuring of some it is by no means perfect. Newsweek magazine reported that he had ficially. To confirm formally that Israel suspected Mossad involvement in setting up In fact, there have been very serious been kidnapped by Mossad agents and had him would require Israeli leaders to ex­ convicted Jordanian terrorist Nezar Hin- blunders, such as the failure to anticipate brought back to Israel, where he is now plain how he got back to Israel, and since dawi were simply looking for an excuse to the Egyptian-Syrian surprise attack on awaiting a secret trial. "It could be the plot his transfer here may have been in violation avoid direct action against Syria. These Yom Kippur in 1973 and to understand the for le Carre's next novel," it said. of laws of one or more European countries, Europeans, basically seen by Washington full fallout from the war in Lebanon in But even in reporting this story, they may not want to go into such details." as weak and indecisive in the fight against 1982. It was Rafael Eitan, a former Mossad Newsweek was uncertain of the real facts. What is clear is that in the aftermath of terrorism, did not want to risk upsetting master spy, moreover, who ran Jonathan Its headline asked: "A Mossad Caper: A the Hindawi trial in London and the Assad by imposing even minimal Jay Pollard in Washington. complex operation — or a ruse?" After Vanunu affair, a new spate of Mossad- diplomatic and economic sanctions. Recruiting the U.S. naval intelligence reporting how Vanunu was supposedly related stories can now be expected to sur­ That some people are prepared to believe analyst — despite his erratic personal lured aboard a yacht by a woman and then face in the international news media. The that the Mossad is capable of carrying out behavior — was certainly not the most apprehended by the Mossad crew in inter­ spotlight is once again on the Mossad. such a supposed plot is an indirect tribute brilliant caper in the history of the Israeli national waters, the magazine said: "But That story has the added attraction of in­ to the Israeli intelligence organization. In intelligence services. The damage, while skeptics in Europe and the Mideast suspect volving Israel's alleged atomic weapons the world of fancy espionage, the Mossad's politically contained, was still very real. For the leak was actually orchestrated by the program. Many of the most sordid allega­ reputation is indeed first-class. one thing, Israel immediately lost a $535 Mossad as a warning to hostile Islamic na­ tions of the past will again be recycled, in­ Thus, when it comes to Israel's million bonanza when an irritated Congress tions, particularly Syria and Iran, that cluding the suspected theft of missing masterspies, serious people are prepared to dropped legislation, then well on its way Israel's long-suspected nuclear capabilities uranium. believe the implausable — if not the im­ toward passage, involving a reduction in in­ are real. In that case, Vanunu's case could Where all of this will wind up remains to possible. terest payments on outstanding U.S. quietly be dropped." be seen. There's no doubt, however, that Israel, to a certain degree, has itself to military loans to Israel. This same skepticism was cited on Oct. the Mossad itself becomes quite uncomfor­ blame for this predicament. Because of the Thus, in a very practical sense, the 29 in reports on the case published in The table when others start snooping around very mystique surrounding the Mossad, Pollard affair quickly wound up costing Washington Post and The New York about its own activities.

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Page 6 The Jewish Transcript November 20, 1986 Jewish incumbents win re-election to House, Senate

Washington (JTA) — AH Jewish in­ seat being vacated by Sen. Thomas And, James Scheuer (D-NY), Charles Neil Goldschmidt, former Mayor of cumbents seeking re-election to the Senate Eagleton (D-Mo.). Schumer (D-NY), Norman Sisisky (D-VA), Portland and Secretary of Transportation and House won Nov. 4. In addition, one Two other Jews running for the Senate Lawrence Smith (D-Fla.), Stephen Solarz in the Carter Administration, was elected Jewish newcomer was elected to the House, also lost: Kramer and Mark Green, a (D-NY), Henry Waxman (D-Cal.), Ted Governor of Oregon. But Madeleine Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.). Democrat, who failed to upset Sen. Alfonse Weiss (D-NY), Howard Wolpe (D-Mich.), Kunin, seeking her second term as Gover­ This keeps the number of Jews in the D'Amato (R-NY). The two Jewish Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sidney Yates (R- nor of Vermont, received the largest Senate at eight, evenly split between re-elected were Sens. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) 111.). number of votes but apparently failed to Democrats and Republicans. In the House and Warren Rudman (R-Vt.). In other election results, one Jew was win the 50 percent majority required by the the number of Jews in the 100th Congress In Maryland, Rep. Barbara Mikulski, a elected governor while the nation's only in­ Vermont State Constitution. This means will be 29, one less than at present because Democrat, defeated Republican Linda cumbent Jewish governor was still in doubt the decision will be left to the Republican- two incumbents gave up their House seats Chavez to win the Senate seat vacated by whether she had won re-election. Both are controlled Legislature. Q to make unsuccessful bids for the Senate. Sen. Charles Mathias. Democrats. Rep. Ken Kramer (R-Col.) was defeated Chavez, born and raised a Catholic, is by Rep. Timothy Wirth (D-Col.) for the married to a Jew, Chris Gersten, head of Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Gary the National Jewish Coalition. Hart. Rep. Bobbi Fiedler (R-Cal.) lost A side issue to the campaign was whether Jews lose bids earlier in the year in the California Chavez converted to Judaism when she Republican primary election for the Senate. married Gersten. Chavez said she never However, the number of Jews in the did, but the rabbi who married the couple House could still be 30 next year depending said that he converted her prior to the for legislative seats on what happens in New York's 27th Con­ ceremony. gressional District where Rosemary Pooler, by Craig Degginger Island, for House Position 2 in the 41st a Democrat who is active in the Syracuse While the number of Jews in the Senate District, which includes Mercer Island and Jewish community, is locked in a close race are evenly divided among Democrats and Jewish candidates in Washington state, part of Bellevue. with Rep. George Wortley (R-NY). The Republicans, in the House the Jewish con­ with the notable exception of Congressman May drew 18,902 votes to 7,771 for outcome is expected to depend on absentee tingent is overwhelmingly Democrat, 25-4. John Miller, failed in their attempts to gain Anschell. ballots. Jewish Senators are: Rudy Boschwitz (R- office in the general election. Harvey Kriloff was beaten by former Among several Jews who failed to win Minn.), Chic Hecht (R-Nev.), Frank Nationally, the results were more Bellevue mayor Roy Ferguson for state House seats was Bella Abzug, who in 1970 Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), positive, as the 100th Congress will have representative, position 1 in the 48th was the first Jewish woman elected to the Howard Metzenbaum (D-Ohio), Warren about the same number of Jews when it District, which includes much of Bellevue. House. A Democrat, she served three terms Rudman (R-NH), Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) convenes in January. Kriloff, a Democrat, received 6,388 votes in the House, representing a Manhattan and Edward Zorinsky (R-Neb.). Miller, R-Seattle, narrowly defeated to 17,611 for Ferguson, a Republican, in district. But on Tuesday, running in Jewish members of the House are: Gary Reese Lindquist to win re-election in the 1st the heavily Republican district. Westchester, Abzug failed to unseat Rep. Ackerman (D-NY), Anthony Beilenson (D- Congressional District to his second term. Also in the 48th, Democrat Sidney Stock Joseph DioGuardi, a Republican, elected to Cal.), Howard Berman (D-Cal.), Barbara Miller drew 87,593 votes to 84,469 for was defeated by Republican Paul Sanders. his second term. Boxer (D-Cal.), Sala Burton (D-Cal.), Ben­ Lindquist in unofficial returns. Sanders won despite being rated "not If Pooler is elected, the House will again jamin Cardin (D-MD), Ben Erdreich (D- Four Jews lost in bids for seats in the qualified" by the Municipal League of have three Jewish women. The two in­ Ala.), Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Martin Washington State Legislature. Seattle-King County. cumbents are Reps. Barbara Boxer and Frost (D-Texas). Herb Krohn, a Republican, lost to in­ Sanders tallied 15,402 votes to 8,733 for Sala Burton (both D-Cal.). Also, Sam Gejdenson (D-Conn.), Ben­ cumbent State Sen. Al Williams, D-Seattle, Stock. In the Senate races, Missouri Lieutenant jamin Gilman (R-NY), Dan Glickman (D- in the 32nd District, which includes the In races for judicial posts, Darcy Good­ Governor Harriett Woods, a Democrat, Kan.), Willis Gradison (R-Ohio), Bill neighborhoods of northwest Seattle. man won election to position 3 on the Seat­ lost in her second attempt to become the Green (R-NY), William Lehman (D-Fla.), Krohn drew just 5,856 votes to 22,913 for tle District Court, while Stephen Schaefer first Jewish woman elected to the Senate. Sander Levin (D-Mich.), Mel Levine (D- Williams in the heavily Democratic district. was re-elected to the Seattle Municipal She was defeated by former Governor Cal.), Tom Lantos (D-Cal.), John Miller Grove Anschell, a Democrat, lost to in­ Court bench. Both Goodman and Schaefer Christopher Bond, a Republican, for the (R-Wash.). cumbent state Rep. Fred May, D-Mercer were unopposed.

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Novembers, 1986 The Jewish Transcript Page 7 Jewish Book Month begins Nov. 27 autograph copies of her book. ead any good books lately? At the Jewish Day School in Bellevue, If not, organizers of this year's turkey feathers will be the symbol that ties Jewish Book Month activities Thanksgiving to Jewish Book Month. "The 'Ima on the Bima': woulRd like to help you find an engrossing students will fill out a feather for each book volume or two. they read and then pin it on a turkey This year the celebration runs from Nov. displayed on the library bulletin board," a refreshing children's story 27 to Dec. 27. Here are just a few of the ac­ said JDS librarian Margo MacVicar- tivities planned. by Esther Altshul Helfgott For the first time, the Seattle Public has filled the rabbi's desk with pencils, Library will be celebrating Jewish Book Rabbi Mindy Portnoy's Ima On The papers and sermons in progress. Month. Bima: My Mommy Is A Rabbi (Kar-Ben Most impressive to Rebecca are the In cooperation with the Temple De Copies, Rockville, Md., 1986) is a books that line the walls. "Everywhere I Hirsch Sinai Library, the downtown branch refreshing children's story about the look," she says, "there are books and of the Seattle Public Library will host a development of positive parent-child rela­ books and books." In her mother's en­ series of free programs for adults and tionships, especially those between mothers vironment, Rebecca shows us the toys and children in December. Lectures for adults and daughters. books kept on a shelf "just for me." will address such topics as Jewish humor, Five-year-old Rebecca is the teller of this Rebecca sees her mother engaged in Jews in baseball, and Jewish music. tale. We first meet her as she sits at a table lernen, an activity historically delegated, if For children, TDHS librarian Kay Crane watching her mother read the newspaper. not promised, to men. will screen the film, "Molly's Pilgrim," Rebecca explains that she calls her mommy It is a pleasure to read a story where based on Barbara Cohen's book about an "Ima," (pronounced eema), the Hebrew author and illustrator complement one immigrant Russian Jewish girl. word for Mommy, and that her Ima is a another so beautifully, as when Rebecca's rabbi. (Bima is pronounced beema and babysitter reads from the Torah during her In addition, the public library will exhibit Jewish Book Month poster for children new books from TDHS. For specifics about means pulpit.) bat mitzvah. Throughout the book, designed and illustrated by Jonathan this cooperative effort, call librarian Kay touching surprises reflecting an intermingl­ Kremer, calligrapher and graphic designer From the outset, the reader understands Crane, 323-8486 or 323-9446. ing of Jewish and female themes appear. based in Philadelphia. that this child adores her mother, that there Book fairs have been planned by is none of the tension and antagonism so Rebecca says, "On Friday nights, Ima synagogues and Jewish schools and Whelan. "It's a way to give thanks for often prevalent between mothers and leads Shabbat services. She stands in front organizations around town and around the learning — and to give thanks for books." daughters regardless of age or time. of the ark on the bima." Rebecca and her state. While local Jewish schools and organiza­ Like many small children, Rebecca father listen with the rest of the congrega­ "With no Jewish bookstore in town," tions are celebrating Jewish Book Month follows her mother through the day; but tion as her mother tells stories and gives ser­ said Ann Meisner of the Stroum Jewish this year, it'll be business as usual for Rebecca also has the opportunity to watch mons. She and her father watch as Ima of­ Community Center, referring to the demise Yeshivat or Hazafon. and study her mother in the public ficiates at weddings and bar mitzvahs. of Books Mercaz, "Jewish Book Month "I'll tell you why we have no special workplace. It is here that a special relation­ This is a supportive family with a love for will mean that more books will be readily celebration," said Rabbi Bernie Fox, dean ship develops between this particular Judaism. On Shabbat, "We light candles, available." of the only all-day Jewish high school in the Jewish mother and her child. sip wine and sing songs. We say a blessing The SJCC, Meisner said, will be display­ Pacific Northwest. Rebecca sees her mother's unique posi­ before we eat and one after." ing samples and taking orders for children's "Our students spend half of every day tion within their religious community. She Rubin's rendering of Rebecca staring at and adults' books. studying Judaica — classical Jewish sees her mother in a decision-making role the braided Havdalah candle captures the The center also will stage "The Odd literature in English and Hebrew as well as that commands respect and status. appreciation of Jewish tradition. Potato," a multigenerational musical modern literature," he said. "Everyone listens to Ima when she talks," Rebecca asks her mother, "If a star can about Hanukkah based on the book by "So I guess you could say that Jewish Rebecca says. be Jewish, is the moon Jewish too?" Eileen Bluestone Sherman. Sherman will be Book Month, which is designed to draw at­ Rebecca introduces us to Ima's ©1986 Esther Altshul Helfgott available at both performances, Dec. 13 at tention to the diversity of available Jewish synagogue office. In a splash of sepia-and- Ms. Helfgott is a syndicated columnist 7 p.m. and Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m., to literature, goes on all year, here." D white watercolor, illustrator Steffi Rubin based in Washington.

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November20, 1986 Page 8 The Jewish Transcript Mystery with TDHS Library to hold open house a Jewish flavor In honor of Jewish Book Month, the the librarian.) Temple De Hirsch Sinai Library will host Most of the Library's volumes are in an Open House on Friday evening, Dec. 5, English. There is a small selection of 1986. This special event will immediately Hebrew and Yiddish books and periodicals. by Sol H.Marshall "Death Turns a Trick." By Julie Smith. follow 8:15 p.m. services in the Main Sanc­ The Library houses a selection of current Pinnacle Books. New York, N. Y. $2.95. tuary. The community is invited to worship popular periodicals, children's and teen's One of the most popular types of fiction How does a nice and nice-looking Jewish with the TDHS family and attend the Open fiction, adult fiction, and books on Jewish is the mystery. This includes murder, cops- girl, a lawyer especially, get into trouble? House at 1441 16th Ave. on Capitol Hill. history, religion, culture and philosophy. and-robbers stuff, the ever-present private She tries to do something quite unusual, Plenty of parking is available. Hours are Tuesdays, 1 - 7 p.m., and Sun­ investigator and sometimes more obtuse and then crazy things happen. Rebecca With over 5,000 volumes, this historic day mornings when Religion School is in stories. Here are three interesting, new Schwartz, doing well in San Francisco, library is home to the largest collection of session from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. During regular mysteries featuring Jewish protagonists: wants to see how the other half lives. This popular Jewish literature in the Pacific hours use the 1511 East Pike and 1520 East other half is made up of the prostitutes she "Greenwich Killing Time." By Kinky Northwest. It is open to the entire com­ Union Street entrances. sees in and around the courthouse. To play Friedman. Beach Tree Books/William munity, free of charge. (Nonmembers of For more information and to confirm it safe, she finds a job playing piano in a Morrow Company. New York, N.Y. the congregation are asked only to register hours, call librarian Kay Crane at 323-8486 brothel. a name, address and phone number with 513.95. or 323-9446 during Library hours. • Friedman is a country singer and When the police raid the joint, she ducks songwriter in a minor rut at a Greenwich out with a state senator, crashes the car and Village club. He has recorded four albums is picked up at the scene. That isn't so bad, Four books win and has written the score for a Broadway but it puts her into the police department's musical comedy. One day he saved a young computer. When murder is committed in her living room, her uncle is the prime woman from a bank robber and was in­ in literary competition suspect. The rest of the story is the usual trigued by the headline, "Country Singer New York — New Jersey Gov. Thomas fun and games. by Leonie Ossowski, published by Lerner Plucks Victim From Mugger." That set H. Kean was keynote speaker Nov. 13 at Publications Company. The novel tells the him to wondering if he could write about "Tourist Trap." By Julie Smith. The the 1986 awards ceremony of the Janusz story of four teenage German boys in the some of the life he had observed around the Mysterious Press. New York, N. Y. $15.95. Korczak Literary Competition for the best last days of World War II who discover a club. This latest in the Rebecca Schwartz series books for or about children. The competi­ Jewish boy in hiding and face the dilemma So he wrote this mystery novel, and uses the story line of an attorney linked tion, sponsored by the International Center of whether or not to turn him in to the named the protagonist Kinky, perhaps to with a newspaper reporter boyfriend. They for Holocaust Studies of the Anti- authorities. indicate that he really did live in the center ascend Mount Davidson during a fog- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, honors Books about children for adult audiences of all the sleeze and crime of lower Manhat­ wrapped night to be in time for an Easter Dr. Korczak, who, as head of a Warsaw selected for this year's awards: tan. "This book is a true form of expres­ Sunday sunrise service. Nothing special Jewish orphanage, died with his children in First prize: Thou Shalt Not Be Aware by a Nazi gas chamber rather than abandon sion," he says. "I can say what I want to about that. Alice Miller, published by Farrar Straus them. about coke dealers, homosexuals, women, What was special was finding a tourist Giroux. Subtitled "Society's Betrayal of life, love, loneliness and anything else." nailed to the cross. Because his byline is the Child," this volume focuses on the Kinky the writer calls the detective used on the story, boyfriend Rob Burns The books for young audiences selected physical and sexual abuse that parents can Kinky, sidekick of Mike McGovern, a Dai­ finds himself the recipient of telephone for the 1986 awards are: inflict on their children. ly News reporter. Mike finds a dead man in calls from the murderer, who continues to First prize: Days of Honey by Irene Honorable mention: Your Child's Mind an apartment across the hall, and is hauled put other tourists out of the way. These Awret, published by Schocken Books. The by Herman Roiphe and Anne Roiphe, in by the police, who discover a gun in his coincidences are too much for doubting book is a memoir of life in Tunisia which published by St. Martin's Marek. The book place. The rest of the story is the usual policemen, of course, so the couple is reflects the vigor and glory of the now vir­ deals with such young children's problems cops-vs.-private-investigator plot, fast suspected. • tually vanished Jewish life of North Africa. as fear of strangers, jealousy or the effects reading and entertaining. © Copyright 1986, JTA Honorable mention: Star Without a Sky of TV.

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November20,1986 The Jewish Transcript Page 9 Report to the Community 49 percent giving increase: Special Gifts Luncheon produces $46,043 by Kent Swigard more than $163,000, or 37 percent more than what was given by the same givers last year. n the wake of this month's Special Gifts Linda Feldman, Special Gifts Division Luncheon, all doubts, if any existed chair, praised her co-workers for helping to before, vanished with the tallying of make the event a major success, including pledgI e cards. Barbara Sulman, Special Gifts vice chair; Federation's Women's Division is on a Cindy Masin and Carol Roodman, Special roll. Gifts event co-chairs; and Marilyn This year's $500-minimum gift luncheon, Arensberg and Shirley Fleischman, who attended by 91 women at the Four Seasons coordinated luncheon favors and flowers. Olympic Hotel, produced a record $46,043 However, Feldman said most of the on behalf of the 1987 Federation/United praise belongs to the numerous solicitors Jewish Appeal Campaign. who, by their many hours of behind-the- That amounts to $15,085 more than what scenes efforts, "made our job really easy." was given by the same givers last year. "Overall, I think what we saw at the lun­ cheon were individual women who were feeling a responsibility to Jews and who were responding by answering to Jewish needs," she said. "More and more, I think women are coming to realize that they want to make their own pledge to the Campaign and their own commitment to Federation."

Freda Keet addresses Special Gifts Luncheon.

that when people see what Federation is do­ back upon our march through history. ing (in meeting Jewish needs), the money "I believe we owe Israel a debt that we follows." can never repay," she said. "It stands for Freda Keet, the luncheon's speaker, ad­ the unity of Jews throughout the world. It dressed the need for continued support of represents life." Israel. To fully appreciate Jewish ties to Israel, Speaker Freda Keet, right, with Barbara Without Israel, Judaism would not have Keel said, Jews must look back into history Sulman, left, and Linda Feldman. survived the Holocaust," Keet said. "But further than where their ancestors lived Israel does exist. It rose like a miracle out during the past few centuries. Ultimately, I of the ashes of the Holocaust, it picked us she said, "all of us were born in Stated yet another way, the luncheon up again as a people, it gathered us in to a Jerusalem." rj produced what several Campaign officials Carol Roodman, left with Cindy Masin, homeland lost for 2,000 years and it set us said they can only describe as an "incredi­ center, and Marilyn Arensberg. ble" giving increase of 49 percent. This year's luncheon attracted 21 new Feldman said that as Seattle's Jewish givers at the Special Gifts Division community becomes larger, local Jewish minimum $500-gift level. During the lun­ needs are becoming increasingly acute. She cheon, eight of those attending spon­ said that just a few of the programs that taneously raised their gifts by a total of need to be supported locally include those nearly a thousand dollars after listening to dealing with battered women, abused the luncheon's guest speaker, Freda Keet, children, day care, meals on wheels for the one of Israel's most well-known radio hungry and quality care for the elderly. broadcasters. "What Women's Division is trying to do Combined with the Women's Division's is to include people in all aspects of Federa­ two previous events — Lion of Judah and tion activities — not just in fundraising but Left to right, Janet Gray, Mary Jane Grand Givers — this month's Special Gifts in hearing speakers and by actively par­ Creighton-Levine, who donated door Left to right, Lauren Jassny, Barri Rind Luncheon has helped push the Women's ticipating in educational and organizational prizes, and Nancy Etsekson. and Michele Rosen. Division Campaign total to $604,922 — programs," Feldman said. "We're finding Vanguard Brunch slated for Dec. 7 Irwin Cotler, a professor of law at Foundation and is chair of the Canadian McGill University in Montreal, Canada, Commission on Economic Coercion and and a specialist in civil liberties, will speak Discrimination. He also serves as a director' at this year's Vanguard Division Brunch on of Canada's Center for Law and Public Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Bellevue home of Policy. Herb and Rita Rosen. In addition, Cotler is on the board of The event calls for a minimum gift of editors of Middle East Review, and has $4,000 to the 1987 Federation/United served as one of the attorneys who worked Jewish Appeal Campaign. Oil behalf of recent Soviet Jewish im­ Cotler is a former president of the Cana­ migrant to Israel, Natan (Anatoly) dian Jewish Congress and is a founder and Shcharansky. co-chair of Canadian Professors for Peace Jerry Caston is this year's Vanguard The Sukutai Mirimba Ensemble, above, are among several Black and Jewish groups in the Middle East. He was a visiting pro­ Division chair. Co-chairing the division are scheduled to perform between 2 and 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, at the "Anti-Aparth fessor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem Gene Arfin and Nate Ross. Aid" concert. The event, which will be at the Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center at and led a study mission to Egypt, Syria and Dietary laws will be observed. 17th and Yesler, will raise funds to train South African Blacks at Histadrut's Afro- Jordan in 1977. Persons wishing more information Asian Institute in Tel Aviv. The program is designed to peacefully promote the Currently, Cotler is on the board of should contact Richard Fruchter at the abolition of apartheid. directors of the Canadian Human Rights Federation, 622-8211.

Page 10 The Jewish Transcript November 20, 1986 On behalf of Soviet Jews: Women's Plea activities set for December

A roll call of refuseniks, a Soviet Jewry Jewish students from throughout the area, concert, a presentation in honor of Soviet Thousands 51.320 Sternoff said. It will be coordinated by refusenik Vladimir Lifshitz and a Soviet 50 Michele Stern, a teacher at the Jewish Day Jewry art and writing contest will highlight School of Metropolitan Seattle, who human rights activities on behalf of Soviet 45 recently visited the Soviet Union. Jews during the second week of December. "This is the most ambitious series of pro­ The activities are being coordinated by 40 grams we've ever put together on behalf of the Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry — a 35 34,733 Soviet Jews," Sternoff said. "But, given joint effort of Hadassah and Federation's the sad and deteriorating state of affairs for

Community Relations Council. 30 28.664 refuseniks today, we feel we have no Last year's Women's Plea primarily con­ choice. sisted of the Mary Travers Soviet Jewry 25 "We've got to get the message across to concert at the Seattle Center. our country's leaders that there must be a This year, however, activities have been strong link between arms agreements and expanded. Nancy Sternoff, one of this 16.736 human rights," she said. "And we've got year's Women's Plea Organizers, outlined 13.022 to solidify our support for Soviet Jews the three major events involved: who, under new Soviet leadership, are suf­ • Dec. 6, Saturday, 8 p.m: Soviet Jewry fering from the most intense harassment concert at the Mercer Island Jewish Com­ and oppression since the days of Stalin." munity Center, 3801 East Mercer Way, 2_1'314. 861 , '•14°. featuring Israeli vocalist Geula Gill. Gill 1971 '72 '73 • 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 '81 '82 '83 84 1985 Recalling her own recent trip to the has visited Jews in the Soviet Union and has Soviet Union to visit refusenik Jews, Ster­ Statistics provided by Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry produced music regarding her experiences. noff said that the repressions placed upon Advance tickets can be ordered by calling these people "are real." the Federation at 622-8211. Jewish Emigration "Families are being divided, people are • Dec. 9, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.: Presenta­ losing their jobs, arrests and beatings are tion in honor of Soviet refusenik Vladimir from the USSR increasing," Sternoff said. "And yet Lifshitz at Renton High School, sponsored refuseniks are continuing to cling to their by Amnesty International. Scheduled identities as Jews. Hebrew instruction is ac­ speakers include Dr. Larry Lerner, director by civic, spiritual and community leaders in Persons interested in participating should tually on the rise. of the Russian and Eastern European front of Plymouth Congregational Church contact Nancy Sternoff during the evening "I don't think we can do anything less Studies Program at the University of at Sixth and Seneca. Music or theater at 722-2720. than everything we can to support them in Washington, State Sen. Jim McDermott, presentations will occur for ten munutes at The art and writing contest, centered on every way possible," she said. "If we, as who visited refuseniks in the Soviet Union the top of each hour. the theme of Soviet Jewry, will involve Jews, don't do it, no one else will." • last spring, and Holt Ruffin, executive director of the World Without War Coun­ cil, who visited Soviet refuseniks in Behind the statistics: September. Further information can be obtained by calling Amnesty International spokesman Seymour Hanan at 655-6476 or 644-7475. A grim portrait of those who wait. • Dec. 10, Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: A roll call, in which the names of Soviet by Kent Swigard Vladimir talks about how he was trained refuseniks will be read for 12 straight hours to be an electrical engineer. But like all tatistics, Joan Florsheim has refuseniks, he lost his job long ago and for discovered, don't tell the whole story. years he's had to work at menial jobs. Women's study S Florsheim, Hadassah's chair for this year's Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry, returned from a mission to visit refuseniks group formed in Moscow and Leningrad this month with glimpses of the real people who make up In an attempt to expand the depth and those statistics. Tanya Edeishtein, left, with daughter meaning of Women's Division activities, a Florsheim provided the following pro­ Yulia. women's study group has been formed to files of those who, in her words, "wait and delve into what one group leader described wait and wait. . . " LEV FURMAN as "the family of values that binds Jews IDA TARATUTA "Lev's wife is pregnant. The KGB warn­ together as a people." "After 13 years of unsuccessful attempts ed her to keep quiet about their refusal or "We're doing it because we believe it's to emigrate, Ida is growing weary. She talks Vladimir Prestm else harm would come to her and her baby. not enough to simply raise money for the lightly about this being her 'bar mitzvah' The KGB, she was told, would not be blam­ Campaign or even to know how that money year of waiting to get out. But the weariness I know a friend back east who visited ed. is being used to meet Jewish needs," Nancy shows in her face. Vladimir back in 1975. 'Is he still the Sternoff, leader of the study group, said. Ida says that the definition of a pessimist happy-go-lucky, optimistic, upbeat man I "We're doing it because we want to be is a person who is a good, informed op­ remember?' my friend asked after I return­ enriched with the knowledge of why we timist. She's trying to say that it's tough to ed. work for Jewish causes. be an optimist when you know the truth. 'No,' I had to say. Vladimir is a beaten "The idea came out of the realization man. He sits in his chair. And he talks that we've been doing our Jewish business about how his daughter-in-law is pregnant. without a lot of learning," she said. "And 'Maybe there is hope for my grand­ so now we're responding to the desire ex­ children,' he says." pressed by a number of Seattle women who TANYA EDELSHTEIN want to do some good old-fashioned "You watch her sit there, smiling. She's studying together." got her daughter, Yulia, sitting in her lap. Sternoff said that group, which meets Her husband, Yuli, was arrested after try­ Lev Furman once per month, is scheduled to meet Nov. ing to teach Hebrew. He's off somewhere 20 at 7:30 p.m. at ihe home of Tawny thousands of miles away in a Siberian labor But Lev's wife refuses to remain silent. Ratncr, 1024 15th Avenue East, in Seattle, Ida Taratuta camp. Lev says she's a 'fighter.' What's more, to discuss "Jewish Unity: The ties that Tanya received word recently that Yuli despite the threats. Lev continues to teach bind, the issues that divide." Leading the was injured in an accident, a bad fall. And Hebrew. He is still young and has not given discussion will be Rabbi Anson Laytner, And the truth, she said, is that refuseniks now she's afraid for his life. up hope. director of Federation's Community Rela­ are being used as hostages for political So I watch her talking and smiling in this 'If you are strong, you are safe,' Lev tells tions Council, and Albert S. Maimon, a gain. tiny apartment as 1 prepare to take her pic­ me. 'But if you are weak, you will be Past president of Seattle Hebrew Academy. VLADIMIR PRESTIN ture. But then, just for an instant, she stops beaten.' " Persons interested in attending this pro­ "Vladimir has given up hope of ever see­ smiling. Those accompanying Florsheim on the gram or in participating in future programs ing Israel. He's been trying to get an exit I saw it with other refuseniks as well. The mission included Julie Morris of Spokane, should call Sternoff during the day at 442- visa since 1970, and that makes him one of mask falls away and you see the strain. You Hadassah's Northern Coast Region presi­ 4220 or during the evening at 722-2720. • the longest term refuseniks. see the premature aging." dent, and State Sen. Mike McManus. D Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

November 20, 1986 The Jewish Transcript At AJC meeting: Panel examines the roots of extremism by Kimberly B. Marlowe Semitism is very much a part of American The Ku Klux Klan and other similar The panelists all praised the efforts of the society and something that must be con­ groups were once concerned with maintain­ AJC to educate the public in their fight Effective manipulation by extremists, an­ stantly monitored. ing the status quo as they saw it — keeping against racism and anti-Semitism, including cient prejudices and the stress of economic Feingold also spoke of ". . . the Jewish immigrants out of the country, Catholics the recently successful lobby to remove a and social crises can be blamed for much of penchant for finding anti-Semitism out of the White House and blacks out of series of offensive political advertisements the current racist and anti-Semitic activity, everywhere (that) overshadows a greater the mainstream. aired on Southern television stations. according to four panelists at the 1986 Na­ threat to Jewish survival in America, the Now, Zeskind said, the movement is "There's a lot we can do as an organiza­ tional Executive Council meeting of the threat that comes from being loved to working to overturn the status quo. . . to tion," said Rosenberg. "We must provide American Jewish Committee. death, from being absorbed by a change the American way of life, not keep education about what we think is The panel, "Combating the Roots of Ex­ benevolent society." it. good. . . and what threatens us." D tremism," was held as part of the four-day Mounting social crises, including the meeting at a Seattle hotel. Speakers were threat of nuclear war, poor relations with Henry Feingold, professor of history, City foreign governments and particularly the Extremists well-trained, University of New York; M.J. Rosenberg, worsening of prospects for farmers have AJC Washington, D.C, representative; the given so-called New Right and white Rev. William Wassmuth, pastor of St. Pius supremacist groups a boost, Wassmuth unpredictable, AJC report says X Church in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and said. chair of the Kootenai (Idaho) County Task People become desperate when they are Seattle — The good news is that there is tion, classes on human relations and the Force on Human Relations; and Leonard threatened by a host of social crises as well less racism and anti-Semitism in the United history of discrimination, ethnic sharing Zeskind, research director of the Center for as the collapse of the agricultural economy, States than there was 20 years go. programs and coalition-building are needed Democratic Renewal (formerly known as said the Roman Catholic priest, who came The bad news is that the existing ex­ to combat what is ". . . an American — the National Anti-Klan Network). to national attention when his Idaho rec­ tremist groups are increasingly sophisti­ not exclusively a Jewish — problem." The use of often-ignored techniques such tory was bombed by members of such an cated in their approaches. Several recommendations are included in as business directories listing "Christian- organization. "And when we face these These conclusions are part of the detailed the report, calling for specialized training owned" firms and services exclusively, and crises and are unable to cope with them, we report of the National Task Force on Anti- of enforcement officials to deal with "hate "Put-a-fellow-Christian-in-office" cam­ retreat into a structure where we can cope," Semitism and Extremism released at the re­ crimes," and the creation of victim paign slogans from the New Right are clear­ he added. cent National Executive Council Meeting of assistance programs, local and state task ly anti-Semitic and lead eventually to the When asked if today's extremism is simp­ the American Jewish Committee. forces to determine the extent of the pro­ more publicized direct violence, said ly "another contraction or part of a cyclical "While hate groups represent a small blem in a given area. Rosenberg, when asked to describe the change," Rosenberg noted that the dif­ proportion of the population, anti- Several recommendations regarding the most significant threat facing Jews today. ference in these times is the existence of the Semitism or related doctrines cannot go un­ media role in covering extremism were also State of Israel. "It produces something for noticed because of the ever-present poten­ This breakdown of society into "mean- noted. They called for meetings between the haters of Jews to rally around," he tial for harm," the report emphasized. spirited groups" or what has been called Jewish or communal leaders and media said. the "Balkanizing of the nation," and the The report characterized extremist decision makers to hear concerns; condem­ use of "Christianizing" as a weapon, is a In the 1920s when anti-Semites did not groups as practicing "domestic terrorism," nation of extremist activities and develop­ growing concern, Zeskind said. have Israel to focus on, Jews were per­ and as being "well trained. . . violent, mer­ ment of guidelines similar to those for Feingold suggested that the need to ceived as pitiful and weak, and were hated curial and unpredictable." reporting incidents of international ter­ distinguish between latent and overt anti- for that, Rosenberg said. Now they are per­ Such groups describe Jews and non- rorism. Semitism was an important part of ceived as powerful, which in turn changes whites in "demonized" views and often The report was presented by Task Force understanding and fighting extremism to­ the kind of anti-Semitism they face. coordinate their activities with other similar chairman Bruce Ramer of Los Angeles and day. Historical changes in the goals of ex­ organizations, the report said. prepared by Richard T. Foltin, associate tremists make today's white supremacist He said overt or government supported The report concludes that public educa­ legal director of the AJC National Affairs activities different from those of the past, anti-Semitism is not common in the United Department. D Stated today, but stressed that latent anti- said Zeskind.

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November 20,1986 The Jewish Transcript Page 13 COUPLES Continued from page 1 not completely sure what that will mean for feel lost in his family. I feel the cultural them. stumbling blocks. I want to participate, but One couple in the group quipped, "We I don't know how. And his family has not Historically Speaking: just had a baby 10 weeks ago. It was a boy, been supportive." so we had to decide really fast what we were Judaism definitely has an element of ex­ going to do." clusivity, Weinberg said. "After all," he "Actually," the non-Jewish wife said, said, "one of the best things about being in "we've been researching the issue for three a club is all the nonmembers, right?" years. What we found was that some One Jewish woman in the group said her religion is better than no religion and that it greatest fear was that her kids would come would be better for the sake of the family to home one day and announce that they had practice one religion rather than two adopted some "off-the-wall" religion. If religions." so, what would she do? The couple above agreed to establish a "I'd have to bite my lip," she said. "But Jewish household. I wouldn't slam the door on them the way "She's even going to give away her the door was slammed shut on me," she ad­ Christmas dishes," the husband said, ded, referring to the way her parents "even though I don't think she should." responded when they found out she When the non-Jewish partner starts look­ planned to marry a non-Jew. ing for answers about Judaism, he or she As evidence of how children can bring tends to approach the likeliest source of in­ parents back to their roots, one woman in formation: the spouse. The problem is, the group, who called her Jewish up­ Weinberg said, "most Jews are not bringing "diluted," is now attending Sun­ knowledgeable about Judaism." day school at Northshore Jewish Com­ One Catholic woman in the group munity with her four-year-old son. laughed. "I know more about Judaism "I finally found out why we light candles than my husband does," she said. "But I on the Sabbath," she said. • JMMM High School of Jewish studies •^VT*.'/A-,r*

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Page 14 The Jewish Transcript November 20, 1986 Seattle Jewish leaders condemn Rabbi Kahane Seattle's leading Jewish spiritual and and constitutes such a perversion of Jewish community organizations condemned religious, ethical and traditional values and Meir Kahane last week on the eve of the practice." controversial rabbi's scheduled visit to Federation's CRC, which represents 32 Seattle on Nov. 19. Jewish organizations in the Seattle area, Issuing statements of condemnation were unanimously passed a resolution in which the Western Washington Board of Rabbis community leaders said that they "em­ and the Community Relations Council phatically denounce" Rabbi Kahane. It (CRC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater maintains that Kahane does not speak for Seattle. Seattle Jews, nor does he in any way repre­ Kahane, who was narrowly elected to sent "the sentiment of American Jewry at Israel's Knesset with one percent of Israel's large." vote, maintains that Arabs should be The resolution was drafted in a forced to leave Israel. He was quoted in a cooperative effort between the CRC, the recent interview in Moment magazine as American Jewish Committee and the Anti- having said, "I have no intention of losing Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. my country to Arab bullets or Arab babies." "Our objection is based on Kahane's A statement drafted by the Western platform and comments which, in our The Israeli Chassidic Festival will perform Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. at the Stroum Washington Board of Rabbis indicates that minds, incite racism and are a perversion of Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island as part of the Center's Season of the board's membership "speaks as one" in Jewish religious, ethical and traditional Excellence Performing Arts Series. Individual tickets for the Festival are SIS for its rejection of Kahane's policies, goals and values and practice, as well as of America's adults/512 for students and seniors. Tickets for the Performing Arts Series, which practices. tradition of pluralism and democracy," the includes Avodah Dance Ensemble on March 7 and Hannah Senesh on April 25, are $35 "We speak in the knowledge that doing resolution states. for adults and $25 for students and seniors. The Chassidic Festival's appearance in so may lend greater importance to this "Kahane and his Kach party received on­ Seattle is one of a limited number of West Coast appearances. Call the Center, 232- phenomenon than it deserves," the state­ ly one percent of the Israeli vote," it con­ 7115, for more information. ment reads. tinues, "and have been emphatically re­ "Yet any such concern is overwhelmed," jected by Israeli governmental leaders, the it states, "by the moral necessity to speak Knesset and the Israeli people." forthrightly to our collective constituency The resolution notes that the percentage and to all Americans, making clear our of Israelis who voted for Kahane is less Jewish artists total and unequivocal rejection of violence, than the percentage of votes racist parties racism, demagoguery and hate-mongering, "unfortunately receive" in many United particularly when it emanates from within States and European elections. • sought for exhibit The Pacific Northwest Jewish Education tle. Seminar (Mini-CAJE) is seeking 20 North­ Because limited space is available, artists Shcharanskys name their baby Rahel west Jewish artists to exhibit and sell their must sign up now. Artists in the Seattle area original pieces of Jewish art at an upcoming should call the Jewish Education Council Jerusalem (JTA) — The daughter born named for a sister of her paternal grand­ seminar. The seminar will be held Sunday, office, 625-0665; those in outlying areas to Avital and Natan Shcharansky here on mother, Ida Milgrom. She is the couple's Jan. 18 and Monday, Jan. 19 at Temple De should call Joan Garden at Temple Beth El, Nov. 6 was named Rahel, during Sabbath first child. • Hirsch Sinai, 1511 East Price Street, Seat­ Tacoma, 564-7101. • services at a Jerusalem synagogue. She was

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well as grandparents Reba and Asher Alex­ Mrs. Morrie Schulman, Mrs. Marion Ariela Migdal, ander of Boca Raton, Florida, and Riv and Rubenstein and the late Nat Rubenstein of Ben Migdal of Elizabeth, New Jersey. • Chicago. David Jeffrey Bat Mitzvah She is a seventh grader at Islander Middle School on Mercer Island. • Naness, Leslie Rubenstein, Bar Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah Saul Tooley, Bar Mitzvah

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Mara Collins, freshman at Garfield High The National Council of Jewish Women, ABE H. SPEAR, 74, former University Sharon Joseph, School and member of Congregation Beth Tacoma Section, has moved the NCJW of Washington football player and assistant Shalom, was selected to serve on Thrift Center to a new location at 6th Ave. coach under Coach Jim Phelan, died Nov. Jeffrey Droker KidsBoard. Mayor Charles Royer personal­ and Anderson in Tacoma. The Center 1. ly greeted KidsBoard members at the welcomes all clean merchandise, furniture, A native of Mirgorod in the Ukraine, married kickoff meeting Nov. 10. and appliances. The hours are Monday to Spear came to Seattle in 1931. His name At the 31st biennial convention of the Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. was spelled Shper while he attended the National Federation of Temple Elliot Goldberg has joined the Jewish UW. Brotherhoods and the Jewish Chautauqua Family Service staff as a therapist in the He owned Arrow Transfer & Storage Co. Society in Philadelphia, Bellevue resident Bellevue office. He has a Master of Social and the Spear Oil Co. and had been in­ Albert L. Anglin was elected to the ex­ Work Degree from the University of Kan­ volved in industrial real estate since the late ecutive board for a two-year term, and sas. Previously, he was employed as a child 1940s. Seattle resident Walt Hardman was elected and family therapist at the Child Guidance He is survived by his wife, Sonia; two senior advisor for a two-year term. Clinic of Tacoma, Seattle Children's Home sons, Jeffrey of Princeton, N.J. and The musical group Kol Zimra performed and Eastside Mental Health. Goldberg will Bradley of Seattle; a daughter, Sandra for the residents of Shalom House on Nov. be available for individual, couples, and Salvo of Swampscott, Mass.; a brother, 2 as part of the outreach program for peo­ family therapy, afternoons and evenings, David Spear, and a sister, Rae Cohen, both ple in the community who have experienced along with Nancy Swigard, director of the of Chicago. mental health problems. The members of Eastside Office of Jewish Family Service. Kol Zimra are Robin Asher, Scott Shar Joseph and Jeff Droker Zoe Koosis, coordinator of the Jewish ROSE SHULMAN, widow of Felix Greenberg, Michael Koppel, Robin Meyers Family Service Southeast Asian Resettle­ Shulman, passed away Oct. 13 at the Kline Shar Joseph and Jeff Droker were mar­ and Nina Spellman. ment Program, will present a workshop at Galland Home. She is survived by her step­ ried Sept. 7 at Bikur Cholim Machzikay the 11th Annual Washington State Social children, Leonard and Betty Lou Shulman; Hadath Congregation. Rabbi Moses Lon­ Phil Boguch and Stanley M. Little will be Work forum on Dec. 4. Ms. Koosis will four grandchildren; and three great­ dinski and Rabbi Moshe Pomerantz of­ honored by the Jewish National Fund at its join the Rev. Donovan Cook of the Univer­ grandchildren. ficiated. Community Hanukkah Banquet at the sity Baptist Church in presenting "The New Shar is the daughter of Moritz and Frida Westin Hotel on Monday, Dec. 15. Gov. Immigrants: Perspectives on Asian and SOPHIE (Fifi) LISTER, 92, died Oct. 5 Joseph. She graduated from the University Booth Gardner is honorary chairman of the Central American Refugees." • after being stricken ill while attending a of Washington with degrees in dance and dinner. A garden of 1,000 trees will be concert with friends. nursing. planted in Israel for each of the honorees in Mrs. Lister was a resident of Vienna until Jeff is the son of Wayne and Hilde recognition of their outstanding contribu­ New Arrivals 1939. She and her late husband Bruno were Droker. He graduated with a degree in tions to our community and to the state of able to leave Vienna for England but were microbiology from the University of Israel. Linda and Stephen Malkinson announce interned on the Isle of Man. Washington and with a Masters in nutrition Goldie Silverman was elected to the na­ the birth of Andrea Rachel Malkinson, In 1940 through the efforts of her uncle, from Washington State University. tional board of the Association of Reform born Oct. 6 at 6:57 p.m. the late H.N. Sereth; her cousins, the Both are employed at The Sports Zionists of America at the organization's Mr. and Mrs. Robert Feder announce the Sameths; and the late Mandel and Clara Medicine Clinic in Ballard. • national assembly in Chicago Sept. 19-22. birth of a son, Brandon Thomas, born Oct. Nieder of Seattle and the Kleiners of 19, 1986. He joins a three-year-old sister, Tacoma, the Listers were able to enter the Leslie Ann. The grandparents are Mr. and United States and settle in Seattle. Mrs. William Arensberg, Mr. and Mrs. Fifi was active in the Seattle Symphony Alberto Garcia of San Jose, Costa Rica, League, Hadassah and the Jewish Club. Tax Reform Tips and the late Albert Feder. The great- She is survived by her cousins Stella This is the first in a series of articles by Seattle-area accountants and grandmother is Mrs. Sarah Zetin. • Sameth and Rosalia Kofler of Seattle. • attorneys on the implications of the recently approved Tax Reform Act on charitable giving. The series is sponsored by the Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.

by Larry Ross, CPA nounced top tax bracket of 28 percent is MORRIS PIHA The Tax Reform Act of 1986 is the itself somewhat illusory, as high-income MANAGEMENT DAVID AZOSE most significant piece of tax legislation taxpayers may find that through the loss to be enacted in the last 30 years. Pro­ of low-bracket rates and personal ex­ GROUP INC. President nounced to be revenue neutral, its com­ emptions their marginal tax rate on a bination of lower top tax brackets and range of income in 1988 will actually be elimination of certain deductions and 33 percent. 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Although the charitable con­ If You Are Single, This Is For You. . . familiar benefit given to long-term tribution deduction for non-itemizers capital gains — that is, the ability to ex­ will expire at the end of 1986, in follow­ JEWISH SINGLES NETWORK clude 60 percent of the gain from tax­ ing years those who itemize will still be able income — generally will become a able to deduct from their top tax bracket A personal, confidential, thing of the past, and long-term capital up to 50 percent of their adjusted gross comfortable way for single people gains will become taxable like other or­ income for gifts to charity, regardless of to meet through a non-profit the nature of their income. dinary income. This one item will ob­ computer introduction service. For Further, one will still be able (within viously have a great effect on those your brochure and questionnaire, holding stocks or other appreciated in­ limits) to deduct the full fair market vestments but may mean little to other value of appreciated property donated M please call: taxpayers. to charity, without having to pay or­ Less visible, but potentially far more dinary income tax on the appreciation. (206) 467-5796 meaningful, is the new Act's thrust to The element of appreciation, however, allow certain types of deductions only becomes a "tax preference item" after against specifically defined similar types 1986 and could become subject to an of income. Thus, in certain situations a alternative minimum tax at the rate of Give (3) weeks to Israel taxable loss from a rental real estate ac­ 21 percent should this computation pro­ VOLUNTEERS FOR ISRAEL tivity will not be allowable as a current duce a higher tax than the taxpayer's comes to Israel's aid by recruiting deduction against other types of income, regular tax calculation. volunteers, ages 17-65, to spend three such as salaries and interest or dividend In summary, because of restrictions weeks in Israel serving in non-critical income. This categorization is in sharp being imposed on other potential deduc­ areas on military bases. contrast to existing law, which generally tions, the deduction for charitable con­ Fly subsidized airfare r/t from New York to Tel has taxed individuals on their net tributions may in the future be even Aviv. Room, board (kosher), touring & evening economic gain from all sources during a more important than it is today. At the programs included w/airfare. For further information taxable period, without the need to look same time, all taxpayers should examine contact Eric Leibman, 823-5059. at the components of that income. their situation for the remainder of The changes made by the Tax Reform 1986. Many people will find it Act for the most part become effective economically advantageous to accelerate charitable deductions into 1986 both to on January 1, 1987, with many of the Before your next trip to a casino, visit bill's provisions carrying confusing take advantage of the deduction against phase-in rules. 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Beginning with Havdallah and desserts, 12/5 (Fri.) Nancy Amidei To Be Guest SEATTLE/BELLEVUE/MERCER ISLAND the program will feature games and Speaker at Temple B'nai Torah Arts and Entertainment discussion. All Jewish singles, couples 6195 92nd Ave. S.E., Mercer Island, Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath and marrieds are welcome. For more 11/23 (Sun.) Anti-Aparth Aid: A Benefit following Shabbat services at 8:00 p.m. Congregation (Orthodox) information call 232-8555. Concert Nancy Amidei, a syndicated columnist 5145 S. Morgan Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center, Thru 11/23 Herzl-Ner Tamid Annual regularly featured in the Seattle P-l, is a 723-0970 or 722-4440 17th and Yesler, Seattle, 2:00-5:00 p.m. Bookfair nationally known expert on issues of Capitol Hill Branch Council House The Community Relations Council, the A. 3700 E. Mercer Way, Mercer Island hunger, poverty, and homelessness. For 1501 17th Ave. Philip Randolph Institute, and the The bookfair will feature a wide selection more information call Laurie Lippold, 523- 323-0344 Histadrut will present a benefit concert of of paperbacks, hardcover books, boxed 7049. B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at the University of Washington Black and Jewish music to raise money to sets, tapes, and calendars. For more 12/6 (Sat.) Havdalah and Kumsitz at Cafe 4745 17th NE send Black South African trade union and information call 232-8555. Kochav Hatsafon community leaders to study in Israel at the Northend Stroum Jewish Community 527-1997 Histadrut's Afro-Asian Institute. For more 11/23 (Sun.) Sabra Hadassah Center. 6800 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle, 7:30 Chabad House (Traditional) information and to order tickets, call the Bingo/Auction p.m. 4541 19th NE Jewish Federation, 622-8211. KING TV Studio, 333 Dexter Ave. N., Bid farewell to Shabbat and spend the 527-1411 Seattle, 2:00-6:00 p.m. evening with friends, food, and Israeli and Congregation Beth Shalom (Conservative) 12/3 (Wed.) 18th Israeli Chassidic Festival For reservations and more information, American folksongs. The evening is 6800 35th NE Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. call lanth Sidell, 232-3293. geared for adults. A nominal fee will be 524-0075 Mercer Way, Mercer Island, 8:00 p.m. Congregation Ezra Bessaroth (Sephardic 11/24 (Mon.) Avivah Chapter Amit Women charged. For more information call the The Israeli Chassidic Festival, featuring Orthodox) Walls home, 6201 Wilson Ave. S., 11:30 branch, 526-8073. top Israeli musicians and dancers, will 5217 S. Brandon a.m. perform. For ticket reservations and more 12/7 (Sun.) Lox and Bagels Brunch 722-5500 Marvin Stern, executive director of the information call 232-7115. B'nai B'rith Hillel, 4745 17th Ave. N.E., Congregation Tikvah Chadashah Seattle office of the Anti-Defamation Seattle, 11:30 a.m. (Traditional Reform; special outreach to 12/6 (Sat.) 1987 Women's Plea for Soviet League, will give a talk and a slide Rabbi James Mirel will lead a discussion Gay/Lesbian Jews) Jewry Concert presentation on his recent trip to Russia. on the Jewish perspective of apartheid. 1919 E. Prospect Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. Members and friends are invited to attend Gail Zucker will discuss the Jewish 522-5353 or 328-6032 Mercer Way, MerceMsland, 8:00 p.m. this luncheon meeting. For more community in South Africa. A donation is Emanuel Congregation (Modern Orthodox) Sponsored by Federation's Community information call Meta Buttnick, 722-0982. requested. For more information call 527- 3412 NE 65th Relations Council and the Seattle Chapter 11/24 (Mon.) Kline Galland Home Monthly 1997. 525-1055 of Hadassah, this year's concert will Residents' Birthday Party Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative feature Geula Gill, an Israeli singer. For 12/7 (Sun.) Neighborhood House Kline Galland Home, 7500 Seward Park Celebration Congregation tickets and more information, call the 3700 E. Mercer Way, Mercer Island Federation, 622-8211. Ave. S., Seattle, 1:30 p.m. Columbia Tower Club The Seattle Banjo Club will entertain. Neighborhood House, which marks its 80th 232-8555 Sponsored by the Seattle Section, year of service to low income people in Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation National Council of Jewish Women, the the community, will honor its past board (Orthodox) event honors home residents whose presidents at a celebration. For more 6500 52nd S. Special Programs birthdays fall within the month. Relatives information call Katherine Dahlem, 447- 723-3028 and friends of the honorees are invited. 8446. Temple Beth Am (Reform) 11/21, 12/3 University of Judaism 12/7 (Sun.) Shalom Branch, Seattle 8015 27th NE Admissions Director in Seattle 11/25 (Tues.) "Hate: Anti-Semitism on the Section, National Council of Jewish 525-0915 Miriam Prum, director of admissions at the Rise" Temple B'nai Torah (Traditional Reform) Women University of Judaism, Los Angeles, will B'nai B'rith Hillel, 4745 17th N.E., Seattle, 6195 92nd Ave. SE, Mercer Island Council House, 1501 17th Ave., Seattle, be in Seattle. To schedule an appointment 7:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 232-7243 with her, call the University of Washington Professor Ellis Goldberg, University of Temple De Hirsch Sinai (Reform) Rabbi James Mirel of Temple B'nai Torah Hillel office, 522-1060. Washington Department of Political 1441 16th Ave., Seattle and daughters Chava and Shoshana will Science, will discuss anti-Semitism, Its 323-8486 12/2 (Tues.) Rosh Chodesh: A Celebration destructiveness and its growth in the entertain at this program meeting and for Women brunch. A donation for the Jewish Family Suburban facility, 556 124th NE, Bellevue Northwest. Refreshments will be served. 454-5085 Northend Stroum Jewish Community Service food bank is requested; For more information call 527-1997. Yeshiva Gedolah (Traditional) Center, 6800 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle, 7:30 Reservations are required by Dec. 3. For 5220 20th Ave. NE p.m. 11/25(Tues.)GreaterSeattle Chapter B'nai reservations and more information call 527-1100 According to Jewish tradition, Rosh B'rith Women No. 647 Luncheon Nana Boxer, 325-0426, or Fanny Korman, Chodesh celebrates the new month and Council House, 150117th Ave..Seattle, 12:00 325-1134. noon BELLINGHAM also is a monthly holiday for women. This 12/10 (Wed.) Seattle Chapter, City of Beth Israel Synagogue (Reform) session, which will take place on Rosh For reservations and more information, call Hope Luncheon Meeting AnnetteWidell, 525-8249. Broadway & Irving Chodesh, will explain what the celebration Scottish Rite Temple, 1155 Broadway, E., (206) 733-8890 is all about. For more information call the 12/1 (Mon.) Emanuel Congregation Seattle, 11:30 a.m. branch, 526-8073. BOTHELL Sisterhood The guest speaker will be Jeanette Williams, Seattle City Council Member. Northshore Jewish Community 12/4 (Thur.) Sha'at Yeladim Emanuel Congregation, 3412 N.E. 65th, 18515-92nd Ave. NE, Bothell Northend Stroum Jewish Community Seattle, 7:30 p.m. The reservation deadline is Dec. 7. For reservations and more information, call For service times and dates call Nick Center, 6800 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle, 6:30 Judy Rosenfeld will give a slide Parker, 481-3024 p.m. presentation and first-hand account of her Betty Jaffe, 284-4836; Becky Mutal, 725- Children are invited to come in pajamas to experiences as a Volunteer for Israel. 0982; or Anna Scher, 323-7428. BREMERTON this children's storytelling hour, which will Congregants, their families, and friends Jewish Community Center (Conservative) 12/10 (Wed.) Combined Organizations 11th & Veneta feature Esther Smith. A nominal fee will be are invited to attend. For more information Luncheon (206) 373-9884 or (206) 876-3341 charged. For more information call the call 453-8268. Temple Beth El, 5975 S. 12th St., Tacoma, branch, 526-8073. 12/1 (Mon.) Adult Education Classes Begin 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. EVERETT/LYNNWOOD 12/5 (Fri.) Open House in Honor of Jewish Herzl-Ner Tamid Congregation, 3700 E. The National Council of Jewish Women, Temple Beth Or (Reform) Book Month Mercer Way, Mercer Island Hadassah, and the Sisterhood of Temple P.O. Box 1232, Everett. WA 98206 Temple De Hirsch Sinai Library, 1441 16th Session II of the adult education program Beth El will have a joint luncheon in honor (206) 353-7571 or 252-8344 Ave., Seattle, immediately following 8:15 begins. For class offerings, times, and of Human Rights Day. Joan Florsheim will FORT LEWIS p.m. services in main sanctuary more information, call 232-8555. speak about her recent visit to the Soviet Jewish Chapel With over 5,000 volumes, the TDHS library Union. For reservations and information Liggett Ave houses one of the largest collections of 12/2 (Tues.) Arab/Jewish Dialogue call Jani Doctor, 584-6686. (206) 967-6590 popular Jewish literature in the Pacific B'nai B'rith Hillel, 4745 17th Ave. N.E., Northwest. The community is invited to OLYMPIA Seattle, 7:30 p.m. the open house. For more information call Temple Beth Hatfiloh 323-8486. Walid Mulah, an Israeli Arab, and Ronny (Conservative/Reform) Brawer, an American Jew, will lead a Workshops 802 S. Jefferson discussion on the problems of Arab and 11/23 (Sun.) How Do You Talk to Your (206) 357-8160 Jewish understanding from the student Child About Death?: A Workshop SPOKANE perspective. Refreshments will be served. Herzl-Ner Tamid Congregation, 3700 E. Temple Beth Shalom For more information call 527-1997. Mercer Way, Mercer Island E. 1322 30th St. Dr. Jeff Gold of Jewish Family Service will Organizations (509) 747-3304 lead the workshop and offer resources for 11/21 (Fri.) Latin American Shabbat Dinner 12/2 (Tues.) Jewish Communal Careers B'nai B'rith Hillel, 4745 17th Ave. N.E., children and adults. For more information TACOMA B'nai B'rith Hillel, 4745 17th Ave. N.E., call 232-8555. Temple Beth El Seattle, 6:00 p.m. Seattle If you are interested in a career in Jewish 5975 S. 12th Miriam Prum from the University of 12/2 and 12/9 (Tues.) Two-part Hanukkah (206) 564-7101 Judaism will discuss Jews in Latin Communal Service, take advantage of this Workshop America. A Hispanic Shabbat meal will be opportunity to meet with Miriam Prum, Temple De Hirsch Sinai, library, 1520 E. TRI-CITIES served. Reservations are required. A Director of Admissions at the University of Union, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Congregation Beth Shalom donation is requested. For more Judaism. For an appointment, call 527- This workshop will explore the history, 312 Thayer Drive, Richland, WA 99352 information call 527-1997. 1997. symbols, and meaning of Hanukkah as a (509) 943-0457 Congregation Chaverlm 12/3 (Wed.) High School of Jewish Studies celebration of freedom, dedication, and struggle. Participants also will share P.O. Box 536, Richland, WA 11/22 (Sat.) Sephardic Bikur Holim Art — Second Semester Begins (509) 946-5866 Auction Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. recipes, songs, blessings, and games. 6500 52nd Ave. S., Seattle, 7:00 p.m. Mercer Way, Mercer Island, 7:00-9:15 p.m. The workshop is free and open to the YAKIMA The Ladies' Auxiliary is holding its first art For information about course offerings and public. For more information call 323-8486. Temple Shalom auction of framed original lithographs, registration, call Allen Silver at the Jewish 1517 Brown Ave (98902) etchings, and graphics. A modest donation Education Council, 625-0665. 12/3 (Wed.) High School of Jewish Studies P.O. Box 2097 (98907) and a can of food for the Kosher Food Workshop: Jewish Life at College Bank are requested. For more information 12/3 (Wed.) Henrietta Szold Group of Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. call Bev Varon, 524-4634, or Jackie Varon, Hadassah "Baby Shower" Luncheon Mercer Way, Mercer Island, 5:30-7:00 p.m. 723-2888. Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Miriam Prum from the University of Judaism This service presented Seattle, noon in Los Angeles and Sandy Samuel from the 11/22 (Sat.) Lox and Bagels and Tefilla: Ida Z. Green Lassers will be honored as Northend SJCC, will lead a discussion How Does Judaism Fit Into Our Lives? Woman of the Year. Tia Cohen will of issues that concern Jewish students. as a courtesy of Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative entertain. Proceeds will benefit mothers Seattle area high school students and Congregation, Feinberg Social Hall, 8:00 and babies at Hadassah Hospital at Ein their families are invited. Dinner will be p.m. Kerem, Israel. For details and provided for a nominal fee. For more "Yachad" (together), a newly formed reservations, call Manya Silverton, 324- information call Allen Silver, Jewish RMMERBANK* group for young Jewish adults ages 22-35, 7964, or Anita Mottelson, 324-1419. 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11/28 (Fri.) New Connections—Gourmet Lectures and discussions Singles Wine and Cheese Evening and Sabbath Service 11/23 (Sun.) Jewish, Single and Over 55 7:00 p.m. 11/23 (Sun.) "A Lone Yarmulke in the 11/24 (Mon.) Issues Facing Interfaith Northend Stroum Jewish Community For details and reservations call Sam A., Supreme Court: My Case Against the U.S. Couples Center, 6800 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle, 2:00 232-2013. Air Force" Northend Stroum Jewish Community p.m. 11/30 (Sun.) New Connections—Potluck Congregation Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Center, 6800 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle, 7:30 Jewish singles over the age of 55 are Henry S's, 6:00 p.m. Hadath, 5145 S. Morgan, Seattle, 7:30 p.m. p.m. invited for an afternoon of games — cards, Dr. Simcha Goldman, an Orthodox Jew Vivien Benjamin will present a lecture on scrabble, Monopoly, and more. Bring your For information on what to bring, call Lynn and ordained rabbi, will describe his issues of concern to interfaith couples. favorite game to share with others. For C, 828-4034, or Henry, 527-4764. A donation experience of taking the U.S. Air Force to Preregistration is required. A nominal fee more information call the branch, 526-8073. is requested. the Supreme Court over his right to wear a will be charged. For reservations and more yarmulke while on duty. For more information, call the branch, 526-8073. New Connections is an activities group for 12/3 (Wed.) New Connections—Dinner at information call Louis Treiger, 623-7580. single Jewish adults, mid-30s and up, Jungle Jim's 12/2 (Tues.) Lecture on Jewish Humor sponsored by the Stroum Jewish Bellevue, 7:00 p.m. 11/23 (Sun.) Fort Lewis Jewish Chapel Seattle Public Library, downtown branch, Community Center. For the newsletter and For details, call Sam A., 232-2013. Brunch/Cultural Program noon more information, call Ann Meisner at the 12/4 (Thurs.) New Connections—Men's Fort Lewis Jewish Chapel, Liggett Ave., Rabbi Kerry Baker, Temple De Hirsch Stroum JCC, 232-7115. Group at Wang's Kitchen 11:30 a.m. Sinai's Associate Rabbi, will explore how 11/21 (Fri.) New Connections—Gourmet Bellevue, 7:00 p.m. Rabbi Dr. Simcha Goldman of Los Angeles Jews throughout history have responded For reservations and details call Leo B., Dinner Club will speak on "Religious Rights in the U.S. to the vagaries, conflicts, and crises of life 746-9037, or Bernie F., 232-7386 or 453-6483. Armed Forces." Dr. Goldman fought the through humor. This is the first of five free For more information call Ann Meisner at case of wearing the yarmulke while on programs in celebration of Jewish Book the Stroum Jewish Community Center, active duty all the way to the U.S. Month. Call 323-8486 for more information. 232-7115, or Al Mayer, 822-5234. Supreme Court. A question-and-answer 11/21 (Fri.) New Connections—Sabbath Cablearn session will follow the presentation. 12/8 (Mon.) Judaism for the Teenager of Chinese Dinner the 1980s Joni C's, 7:00 p.m. Jewish Studies Hour 11/23 (Sun.) Possibilities for Settling the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. For reservations and more information call Monday 8:00 p.m., repeated Thursday 8:00 Israeli-Palestinian Problem Mercer Way, Mercer Island, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 Joni, 236-2624. (Oneg and dancing after p.m. Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Youth Lounge, p.m. Sabbath services.) Viacom Channel 27, Seacom Channel 37 1441 16th Ave., Seattle, 7:30 p.m. A ten-week class taught by Rabbi 11/23 (Sun.) New Connections — Hike 11/20 Aharon Appelfeld Lecture: Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Americans for Yechezkel Kornfeld will begin. Sponsored You don't have to be a mountain goat to "Transcendental Commitment" and Progressive Israel, American Jewish by the High School of Jewish Studies and enjoy this hike. For details, call Leo, 746- Conversation with Joseph Mendelevich Committee, and the Community Relations B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, the course 9037, or Ann, 367-0779. will address personal issues that concern 11/24 Aharon Appelfeld Interview: 'His Council are sponsoring this lecture by 11/24 (Mon.) New Connections—Dinner at Jewish teenagers. For more information Holocaust Writings" Haim Shur, editor of New Outlook The Butcher Restaurant call Allen Silver at the Jewish Education Part I, Part II magazine, an English language monthly 7:00 p.m. devoted to Arab-Israel peace published in Council, 625-0665. For reservations and more information call 12/1, 12/4 Dr. David Weiss on "Judaism Israel. For more information call Dan Jackie C, 641-1353, by Nov. 21. Grosse, 525-1051. Today" and "Roots of Zionism"

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