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Israeli Writes of R.I. Rhode Island JL.;-... ., •• Page 2 R.l.er Writes from Israel HERALD Page 5 The Only English-Jewish Weekly in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts VOLUME LXXVIII, NUMBER 28 SIVAN 3, 5752 / THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1992 35¢ PER COPY Jewish Group North American Helps Oust Klan Jewish Choral Festival by Adele Gaster viewed with contempt for its front of the school because a The Co11 1tecticut Jewish Ledger violent racism and anti white student allegedly was HARTFORD, Conn. ()TA) - Semitism, the JDO'S program more severely punished than a The grand dragon of the Ku has raised the constitutional black student after an alterca Klux Klan of Connecticut, issues of free speech and free tion between them. Putnam William Dodge, was dismissed dom of association. High has 375 students, but from his manufacturing job on Dodge, of Bristol, Conn., was only 16 blacks. May 15, a week alter he led a one of three employees let go More than 500 people gath Klan rally in Putnam that at by the Apex Machine Tool ered in Putnam to protest the tracted much attention. Company of Farmington for Klan rally and it took three At about the same time, what his employer said was an dozen state and local police of William Holl, who worked for economy move ficers to separate them from the the Third World Employment But the company had re Klansmen. agency in Lower Manhattan, ceived a dozen or more tele The JOO claimed credit for was fired after being exposed phone calls during the week assembling the protesters. Lovers of choral music raise their voices at the North as leader of the Klan in New threatening physical violence Meanwhile, the Connecticut American Jewish Choral Festival in the Concord Resort Hotel, York. or property damage if Dodge Civic Liberties Union said it is Kiamesha Lake, New York. More than 250 took part in last Both had been targeted by continued to work there. examining the case to see if the year's gathering. At least that number is expected to attend the New York-based Jewish The JOO freely admitted that Klan leader's civil righ ts were the third annual festival at the Concord, July 5-9. Synagogue Defense organization, a mili it "began a phone and pressure violated. choirs and other singing groups from all branches of Judaism tant offshoot of the Jewish De campaign demanding the com " While we view the Klan's are invited to take part. The festival is sponsored by the Zamir fense League, which claims pany terminate its KKK em activities as despicable, we Chorale Foundation and Joint Commission on Synagogue success for its " Operation ployee." The Klan, which nevertheless feel the employer Musicof ReformJudaism . Information about this year's event Klan-Kicker" campaign. meets regularly in the state, shouldn't dismiss an exam may be obtained by calling Festival Director Matthew Lazar " We will get Klansmen scheduled a gathering for Sat ployee because of any of his as- at (212) 362-6633 or Program Coordinator Robin Hirsch at kicked out of their jobs, homes urday, May 9, to protest what it (201) 599-0080. a nd eventually the state," said called " the racial discrimina (continued on page 2) JOO leader Mordechai Levy in tion policies at Putnam High explaining the goals of the School." campaign. That afternoon, 27 Klan " While the KKK is widely members demonstrated in Calling Attention To Judaism And Nature by Mike Fink before your eyes like a rare are some prayers and essays Herald Contributing Reporter jewel - that scarce and hard on that subject. Rabbi A.J. Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer to get your hands on.'' The Heschel commented, 'Every Clinton Says stopped by my house with his rabbi smiled and added, evening we recite He creates freshly typed notes of the "We've lost that sense of the light and makes the dark. Temple Emanu-EI retreat in value of living things. We have Twice a day we say He is ONE. Bush 'Squandered' the state's southern, rural to fi nd it again." What is the meaning of such Alton Jones Center. " The pur I asked my guest a question. repetition? A scientifi c- theory pose of the Sunday we spent " Rabbi, do you have pets in does not have to be repeated. Peace for Israel together, over sixty of us, was your house? Do you grow a But the insights of wonder to study and experience Juda garden in your yard?" He re must be constantly kept alive. Since there is a need for daily by Tom Tugend ning for office from the plat ism and nature," he had writ plied, ".'."°' actually, I'm a city wonder, there is a need fo r LOS ANGELES (JT A) form, a swarm of Democratic ten. " The children had a full person. " Do you think we Jews have Gov. Bill Clinton, the Demo and Republican hopefuls program in the farm area. They daily worship.' let go of that sense of being at " And then, Reb Nachman of cratic presidential frontrunner, would not be denied some ex fed the animals and did crafts. ease on the land?" Bratslav in the 18th century charged that the Bush adminis posure two days before the They had a list of things to do. Rabbi Kaun/er handed me a wrote 'Master of the Universe, tration had " badly squan California primary elections. Like, " Look at your shadow green packet of papers in grant me the ability to be dered" a chance for peace by The festival, which coin and the shadow of the trees." Hebrew and English. " Here applying " unbelievable one cided with the 25th anniver Rabbi Kaunfer and I talked (continued on page 15) sided pressure" on Israel in the sary of the reunification of in my cool, dark parlor. Middle East peace talks .. Jerusalem, had as its theme " Adults met in the conference " America has always been a "Celebrate Jerusalem - The center. They discussed how strong friend of the state of City of Peace." Featured were a we and wonder form keys to Israel," Clinton said. " Let us a recreation of the Western religious sensitivity. We looked rededicate ourselves to the ele Wall, a booth-lined shopping at berachot you can't o ften say mental proposition that we area resembling Jerusalem's in the city. We did an aware must seek peace in the Middle ancient Cardo, and an archaeo ness exercise with an orange, East on terms that maintain logical dig for children. smelling it, feeling its texture our fair and deep devotion to During opening ceremonies, and peeling it with our fingers. democracy in Israel and the sur Ran Ronen, the outgoing We ate our orange and said the vival of the nation of Israel. " Israeli consul general, pre bracha, 'Who brings forth fruit Clinton also praised the Jew sented a "Jerusalem Megillah from the earth.' ish community's contributions of Peace" to leaders of the Jew "Then Greta Steiner - you to America in a brief address at ish community for their sig know her, she came here from the Los Angeles Jewish Festi natures. Germany just before the war val on Sunday. The annual In light of the devastation - she took out a special, fancy day-long celebration of Jewish and hunger caused by the little knife she'd kept with her culture and solidarity at Fairfax recent Los Angeles riots, which since I 937, a token of old High School was attended by also affected the Fairfax dis Europe's dainty details. She 35,000 people, a spokesman trict, festi val visitors brought did an elegant job of opening said. bags of food items for distribu her orange. She said she'd Although the festi val rules tion to the homeless and job eaten her first after World War Emmanu-El hikers on a nature retreat at Alton Jones. initially barred poli ticians run- less. I, when fresh fruit glowed 16 - THE RHOnt:' Jr.: r Al\ lT" . ....... ,. _ _ _ - THE RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THURSDAY, JU NE 11 , 1992 FOCUS Israeli Student Writes Of Dilemmas In R.I. by Mike Fink object shocked her, an exotic She was part of the RISO team Herald Contributing Reporter bizarre thing that dropped that set up the educational tent Tanya Damm hovered rest from her hands. at the Dinosaur show at Roger lessly over the registration I tried to let the Apple or the Williams Park. When you take desk looking for a liberal arts Macintosh or the mouse in that ex hibit, you may feel course that fit into her indus smooth over the rough path of the presence of an Israeli artist trial design studio schedule. I her prose. My task was to en explaining evolution in graphic recognized th e Israeli accent courage her to spin yarns terms. Kids walk through the and offered to set up an inde instead of making speeches. open jaw of a giant ancient pendent study project with " Let the scene move along, reptile with pointed teeth. her. She went for it. don't stop and preach," I said They the n study models of Tanya wrote a group of sto these beaks and fangs. " With ri es about the dilemmas of an hands they play with moving Israeli li vi ng outside her eretz. -----·· parts. I modelled teeth," says On a word processor that ·- Tanya. At Beth Hatefusoth in scrambles to fi x her spelling Tel Aviv, the models for the and syntax, she spelled out tale of the Diaspora were scenes of her food shopping l,;-:i=--:=.x::=====·- shaped largely by craftspeople among the ethnic stores of outside of Israel, non-Jewish Rhode Island towns.