Page 8-THE NEWS-December 1990
Temple Israel Sisterhood Sponsors Brownie Troop
Temple Happeninss
Beth El V’Shalom
Dec. 7 - Confirmation Class Trip to Cincinnati (thru 12/9)
Dec. 9 - Chavurah Daled, evening
Dec. 14 - Chanukah Family Dinner; Chanukah Family Service,
8:15 p.m.
Dec. 16 - Chavurah Gimel, evening
Jan. 7 - Temple Board Meeting
Jan. 13 - Director of UAHC Camp Coleman to speak, 10:15 a.m.,
Shalom Park
Israel
Dec. 13 - Business Torah Luncheon with Rabbi Millgram,
Noon-1:15 p.m. RSVP: 376-2796
Dec. 14 - Family Night Chanukah Shabbat Dinner, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 15- TOT Shabbat, J0:45-Noon
Dec. 16 - Rabbi Millgram’s Bible Study Class, 10:45-11:45 a.m.
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Temple Beth El V’Shalom
Dec. 15 - David Cooper, son of Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Cooper
Dec, 29 - Joshua Berkowitz, son of Nancy Anderson & Dr. Gerald
Berkowitz
Jan. 5 - Michael Hirschel, son of Mr. & Mrs. David Hirschel
Temple Israel
Dec. 1 - Michael Jacobsohn, son of Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Jacobsohn
Dec. 8 - Corinne Brier, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Brier
Jan. 5 - Colee Curtis, daughter of Roslyn Segal
Temple BEVS Sisterhood Holds Fashion Show
On Oct. 16, Temple Beth El
V’Shalom Sisterhood held its
annual paid-up membership
luncheon and fashion show in
Gorelick Hall, Shalom Park. It
was attended by 60 women.
Fashions were from The Tree-
haus, a specialty sample shop
showing one-of-a-kind clothing,
shoes and accessories at whole
sale prices. In this pricey world
of ours, what a wonderful way
to shop for women’s clothing
and accessories.
Many thanks to our wonder
ful models: Nancy Blacker, Lynn
Cojac, Paula Gentile, Faye
Green, Gloria Grifenhagen,
Honey Kridel, Penny Laufer and
Fran Lyons.
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Nearly new designer &
name brand fashions for
the discriminating woman
ON CONSIGNMENT
1721 Kenilworth Ave.
Lorraine G. Oudin
Sheryl Auerbach
M-F 11-6 p.m.
332-3365 (store)
372-0860 (home)
Sat 11 -4 p.m.
It’s Time To Order
704-563-8288
THE KOSHER MART
BEEF
VEAL • LAMB
POULTRY
GROCERIES
& SO MUCH MORE
The Kosher Mart Store will be opening soon
in the Amity Gardens Shopping Center —
Independence Blvd. (between Jamco & Rev-
co). Phone orders now accepted for Imme
diate delivery.
Temple Israel Sisterhood’s
newly sponsored Brownie Troop
662 is off to a grand start. Troop
Leader Judy Miller has intro
duced the ten 1st, 2nd and 3rd
graders to the wonderful world
of Girl Scouting. Through scout
ing they will be learning impor
tant skills that will be carried
with them throughout their lives.
On Saturday, Oct. 22, the
troop attended HarvestFest, a
fall festival of art, games and
dance, sponsored by the
Hornets’ Nest Girl Scout Coun
cil. The girls had an enjoyable
day and were delighted to learn
that their scarecrow had won
first place in the scarecrow
decorating contest. The girls
decided to decorate their scare
crow as a Brownie Scout with
each girl being responsible for
one part of the costume. The
girls learned the importance of
cooperation through this activ
ity. This was indeed an honor
for a newly formed troop.
On Dec. 10 an Investiture/
Rededication ceremony will be
held at Shalom Park for the
Brownies and their families.
— Susan Coen
Stein Speaks on Middle East at Temple Israel
By Cynthia Chapman
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
was the topic of a well attended
lecture given by Dr. Kenneth
Stein at Temple Israel on Oct.
30. Dr. Stein, associate professor
of Near Eastern History and
Political Science at Emory Uni
versity and director of the Mid
dle East Programs at the Carter
Center, outlined several objec
tives Saddam Hussein had in
invading Kuwait. These includ
ed territorial needs, economic
interests and political motiva
tions. Control of Kuwait would
allow him to control 20% of the
oil reserves and allow him to
ignore the large debt owed by
his country to Kuwait. Political
ly he could gain from the residue
of anti-Western feeling in the
Arab world. There was no real
success in the Iran-Iraq war, said
Dr. Stein, so a successful inva
sion by Saddam would help him
politically, as well as fulfill his
vision of himself as successor to
Nassar’s legacy of leadership of
the Arab world.
But something went wrong,
said Stein. Saddam Hussein
“saw the opportunity and he had
the means” to carry out the
invasion. He believed no one
would contradict his actions. He
made, according to Dr. Stein,
several miscalculations.
He • did not think that the
Saudis would invite in the Uni
ted States and the Western
powers because of the long
history of European occupation
of the Arab world and the
lingering hostility toward the
West. He did not believe his
“Arab brethren would immedi
ately align against him.” Sad
dam Hussein also counted on
bringing Israel into the fray, but
Israel instead has managed to
maintain a rather low profile. As
Dr. Stein noted, Israel “took out
his nuclear reactor in 1978”
which has been proved by this
recent conflict to be a blessing.
How does Israel benefit from
the invasion? Dr. Stein pointed
out that the Israelis have been
trying to tell the world that Israel
does not have such nice neigh
bors. Saddam Hussein has
shown his true nature by killing
his own population and by his
actions in the war with Iran.
What will happen in the im
mediate future? According to
Dr. Stein, Saddam Hussein
could “win by using diplomacy.”
If the conflict is resolved through
diplomatic efforts, Saddam
“could live to fight again.” If this
happens, Stein suggests, it could
well be that within a decade
Saddam Hussein “will probably
be fighting Israel.”
What impact has the invasion
had within Israel itself? The
invasion created the situation in
Israel where “Israelis had to
focus on their security.” This
focus on security “solidified
Likud’s position” within the
government. It has also given a
setback to the efforts of those
within Israel advocating peace
and negotiation on the Palesti
nian question. This was brought
about also because Saddam
Hussein was embraced by Ara
fat.
What about the effects of the
incident at the Temple Mount?
Dr. Stein sees a “temporary
weakening” of Israel’s position.
One result, however, is that the
United Nations vote following
the incident “showed Israel that
the international community is
focused on oil” and not on the
security of Israel. Israelis re
sponded to the U.N. vote by
feeling that the international
community was “ganging up
against Israel.” Israel believes
that allowing an international
group from the U.N. in to
investigate is a certain prelude
to an international conference
on the Palestinians, which Israel
does not believe would be in her
best interests.
How do Israelis feel? Kenneth
Stein described the Israelis he
has talked with as feeling
“demoralized,” in part by the
reaction of the American Jewish
community. Tourism is down
75%, and Dr. Stein said this
makes -Israelis “question the
nature of the relationship” be
tween Israel and the American
Jewish community.
Stein asserted that the Bush
administration is “restoring a
continuity”to the U.S. approach
toward Israel. American admin
istrations have tended to try to
“push the Israelis and the Arabs
together” at a bargaining table.
Anwar Sadat “made it kosher”
to like an Arab, said Stein, when
he went to Jerusalem. The Arabs
did not like him, but the rest of
the world began to see him as
an Arab good guy. The “special
relationship” of Israel and the
United States which existed
before Sadat went to Jerusalem
“will not be restored,” asserted
Stein.
The Reagan/Bush team was
“unparalleled” in its support of
Israel because of Reagan’s fear
of. the Soviet Union and his
support of Israel as a strong ally
against Soviet influence in the
region.
According to Stein, the reality
is that “Israel is captive to those
who have oil” and “no amount
of involvement from the Amer
ican Jewish community will
change this.” Just as oil and its
importance in the world market
have created “envy and greed in
the Arab world,” so the focus
in the rest of the world on oil
wiU only be in«reased in the next
decade.
Dr. Stein suggested that the
U.S. may have a “continuous
presence” in Saudi Arabia for
years to come.
The impact of Saddam Hus
sein’s invasion has been a post
ponement of the possibility of
Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Optimistically speaking, Stein
said that Israel may have the
“opportunity to make peace with
her Arab neighbors, perhaps
with Syria” because of what has
happened in Kuwait. Then may
be resolution of the Palestinian
conflict can follow.
The bright spot in all this, he
said, is that “each Arab state has
put its own self first.” Also,
according to Kenneth Stein, the
Palestinian issue is not “as
significant in the Arab states as
was the case in the 1950s.” Israel,
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