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Negotiate
Jerusalem's
Status With
Palestinians
Now,
Says Mayor
Olmert
Urges American Jews
to Call on President
Clinton To Recognize
Jerusalem as United
Capital of Israel
NEW YORK — Jerusalem's
final status should be negoti
ated with the Palestinians now,
not in two years "when conces
sions have been made and facts
have been created," Mayor
Ehud Olmert told the Confer
ence of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organiza
tions.
"If negotiations over Jerusa
lem have the potential to un
ravel the peace process, the
Government should do it now
If we're doomed
to lose the entire
peace process over
Jerusalem, let
it better be now,
rather than later."
before additional territory is
ceded and the Palestinians have
created facts on the ground that
will be virtually impossible to
undo," he said adding:
"Why should Israel make
concessions to the Arabs for two
years and then be told: 'We can
not have real peace with you
since you continue to occupy
Jerusalem.' If we're doomed to
lose the entire peace process
over Jerusalem, let it better be
now, rather than later."
Europe is
Floundering -
and it's not good
for Jews
by Robert Goldman
Europe has become less
important in the world than it
was before the collapse of the
Soviet Union. This may be an
other way of saying that, once
the Cold War was over, the great
prize of that superpower ten
sion — the sed^rity and welfare
of western Europe lost its value.
The clearest evidence of this is
the floundering of two institu
tions that only a few years ago
were essential to western and
world security: the European
Community and NATO.
.The broader issue of de
clining leadership in European
countries, and lagging interest
in long-term foreign policy
goals in Washington, should
also be of concern to Jews. For
tunately, Israel these days is no
longer the pariah it was for so
long before the Rabin-Arafat
process got underway. But still,
Israel needs friends, and the
United States should not be the
only one. It is in Israel's interest
to have the continued involve
ment of Europe's democracies
on the side of a secure peace and
in advancing democratic prac
tices in the Arab world.
It is important for the Eu
ropean and Atlantic communi
ties to hang together as well as
they can, so that Germany, so
disproportionately populous
and economically powerful, has
a framework into which it re
mains integrated, rather than
once again becoming a "loose
cannon."
In short, Jews need to be
concerned on an interest-related
level with these broader and
longer-term developments of
foreign policy, first of all in
Washington, and right next to
it, in democratic Europe.
Throughout the 16 years of the
Charlotte Yiddish Institute,
sponsored by the Charlotte JCC,
we have encouraged the partici
pation of students attending
Yiddish Studies programs in
colleges and universities
throughout the United States.
Each year selected students,
recommended by their Yiddish
Studies professors, are awarded
full scholarships and travel
stipends to attend the annual
Charlotte Yiddish Institute at the
Wildacres Retreat, located in
Little Switzerland, NC, This year
one of the students selected was
Eliyana Adler, a Ph.D. student at
Brandeis University in the Dept,
of Modern Eastern European
Jewish History. The following is
an evaluation/essay of Eliyana’s
Yiddish Institute experience.
Baila Pransky, Coordinator- CYI
Charlotte
Yiddish
Institute 16
by Eliyana Adler
I came for the 'Yiddish' in
the "Charlotte Yiddish Insti
tute." Charlotte meant nothing
to me and I did not know what
the Institute would hold. After
a year of Yiddish in university
and a six week intensive sum
mer course, I was ready to be
in a Yiddish speaking environ
ment and connect myself with
other lovers of the language and
culture. As it turned out I found
that all three of the elements
were integral to the experience.
Charlotte, the Yiddish and the
Institute all made my weekend
one to remember.
Raised in California and
educated in Ohio and Massa
chusetts, what did I know from
Judaism in Charlotte? I had no
idea about the communal spirit
that made the Charlotte Yiddish
Institute possible. In what other
community could a group of
dedicated volunteers create and
sustain a program of this sort?
Containing
Saddam And The
Ayatollahs
During his talks with Boris
Yeltsin, President Clinton urged
the Russian leader to halt arms
sales to Iran. Moscow has sold
Iran an estimated $1 billion
worth of submarines, missiles,
and tanks over the past year,
strengthening the military capa-
Each member of the community
contributed some particular
skill or energy to the overall
program. In addition was the
lovely Wild Acres Retreat,
enough to make any weekend
special.
As for the Yiddish aspect of
the weekend, I did not hear as
much as I would have hoped
but the Yiddish I did hear was
at a high level. Dr. Sheva Zucker
delivered fascinating lectures
on Yiddish literature. She also
carefully mixed English into her
talks to make them accessible to
all. The musical aspect of the
program made the language
come alive even for those who
could not understand the lan
guage. Both Zalmen Mictek and
Robert Abelson contributed
considerable talent and energy.
The Institute itself was
physically beautiful and better
organized than I could have
imagined. From carpools to
split-level workshops to wor
ship services, everything went
smoothly. The programs were
also designed to meet the needs
of a particular yet varied audi
ence.
That is my objective analyti
cal appraisal of the Charlotte
Yiddish Institute. A well-
rounded, well-organized pro
gram run by generous and
energetic volunteers. What will
I really remember though? My
shabbos hike through the dense
green forest, dancing until
dawn with the diehards, the
variegated accents and dialects
of Yiddish represented, and the
openness and hospitality with
which each Institutnik took an
interest in my life and shared
some of his or her own with me.
Eliyana Adler
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA.
September, 1994
bilities of one of the world's
most dangerous regimes.
Washington is trying to dis
suade the Russiai\s (as well as
nations such as China, France
and Germany) from continuing
to bolster Tehran.
By any measure, dealing
with dangers posed by Iran and
Islamic radicalism in general
has become one of the most ur
gent national security problems
facing U.S. policymakers today.
N.C. Hillel:
A Jewish
Home to
Hundreds of
Students
by Darin Diner-
NC Hillel Program Director
Without question one of the
most eventful times of the Jew
ish calendar year occurs around
the High Holidays. This year
was certainly no exception at
N.C. Hillel. The holidays may
have fallen during the first
weeks of the semester, but noth
ing stopped Hillel's wide-rang
ing program from operating at
full speed. N.C. Hillel is led by
a Student board which orga
nizes and runs activities rang
ing from community service
projects to social and athletic
programs.
October was an especially
exciting month as several Stu
dent groups met again this year
to plan and participate in Hillel
events. The Arab-Jewish dia
logue Jewish Gay, Lesbian, Bi
sexual and Friends group
Jewish Creativity Series and
Gradsplus group, all kicked off
their programs with many more
activities to follow.
"There are endless numbers
of Student groups that we can
support here at Hillel," says
Rabbi Andy Koren, executive
director of Hillel. * ''If the Stu
dents express an interest we will
back them all the way."
That attitude is quickly un
derstood when other groups
such as the United Jewish Ap
peal, a Jewish women's group
and Interfaith Dialogue have
plans to begin early this month.
Also under Hillel's umbrella
during October were several
non-credit classes offered to
Students and the entire Triangle
community. "How to Pray
Jewishly" and "Reading and
Chanting Torah" were taught by
Rabbi Koren. Durham resident
Batya Eisner also taught begin
ning and intermediate modem
Hebrew courses. According to
Rabbi Koren several more
courses will begin early in the
Spring.
"I enjoy the chemce to par
ticipate in such a wide variety
of programming," says senior
Gill Ian Steinberg student presi
dent and class participant.
"Hillel is a unique place where
people can learn and have fun
at the same time."
But Steinberg says the fun
is only beginning since
Chanukah is just around the
comer. On the planning books
for later this semester are sev
eral Chanukah celebrahons, in
cluding a statewide party for
Jewish students which will be
held in Chapel Hill on Decem
ber 3rd.
N.C Hillel is located at 210
W. Cameron Ave. just west of
the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill.
The offices can be reached at
(919)942-4057 and are open 9
a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday
through Thursday and 9 a.m.
until 3 p.m. on Friday.
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Did You Know?
• Only 0.9 percent of the U.S. budget goes into foreign
aid; 0.2 percent goes to Israel.
• Over 80 percent of U.S. foreign aid is spent in the
United States, creating jobs for hundreds of thousands
of Americans
• Israel has never defaulted on an international loan
• Israel’s population at the beginning of 1994 stood at
5.33 million. It consisted of 4.34 million Jews (81.5%)
and 989,000 non-Jews (77% Muslims, 14% Christians
and 9% Druze and others).
• In 1993,69,000 immigrants came to Israel. Since 1948,
over 2.35 million immigrants have arrived from 130
countries.