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PBS probes Israeli, Palestinian rift
The Public Broadcasting Sys
tem will air “Flashpoint Israel
and the Palestinians," a 2'/ : hour
installment of PBS’s fledgling“lree
speech” format which will examine
the history and complexities sur
rounding claims made by Israel
and Palestinians over the same
piece of land. (The program will be
shown on Channels 8 and 30 in
Atlanta at X p. m. Wednesday
April 0).
I he PBS format, called “Theme
Night ditlers from documentary
journalism in that partisan films
made by independent filmmakers
otter opposing viewpoints on a
single, controversial issue. Ibis
creates the equivalent of a news
paper sOp Ed page, w Inch, accor
ding to “Theme Night" reporter
Stephen I albot. is an attempt to be
a “forum tor free speech on tele
vision.”
“Flashpoint Israel and the Pa
lestinians” will focus on land as
being at the heart of the Israeli-
Green Fields’ to play at High
“Green Fields,” directed by Ed
gar Ulmer, will be shown at the
High Museum of Art at X p.m. Fri
day, April 11, in the Hill Audito
rium. Admission is $2.50 for the
general public, $2 for students and
senior citizens. The film is pres
ented as part of a month-long ret
rospective of Edgar Ulmer's work.
An additional show ing that does
not conflict with Sabbath obser
vances will take place at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, in the Rich
Auditorium of the Woodruff Arts
Center.
Based on a folk drama by Peretz
Hirschbein. the film tells the sim
ple story of an otherworldly young
veshiva hokhr (student) who sets
out into the countryside in search
of “true Jews," convinced that it is
only there that they are to be
found. Given lodging by a good-
hearted Jewish peasant couple
whose rough ways initially discom
fit him, he is persuaded to stay on
as a tutor to their children and
eventually, after numerous roman
tic-comic complications, as their
son-in-law. “Green Fields” stars
Michael Goldstein and features a
cameo appearance by a very young
Herschel Bernardi. The film opened
in 1937 to immediate critical and
box oil ice success. It ran to packed
houses in downtown Manhattan
lor 20 weeks—so packed during
the first few days that police had to
be called in to control the crowd!
In 1938, “Green Fields” won a
“Best Foreign Film” award in
Paris.
For more information, call
L inda Dubler, 892-3600, ext. 391.
‘Jewish’ disease cripples lives
In many Jewish communities in
North America, families suffer the
devastation of a little-known disease.
Ironically, it is the most prevalent
of the seven genetic disorders known
as “Jewish” diseases.
Gaucher’s Disease (pronounced
"go-shay”) is approximately twice
as common among Ashkenazi Jews
as the better-known Tay-Sachs
Disease. One in 12 Ashkenazi Jews
is a potential carrier of Gaucher’s
Disease.
Estimates show that one in every
600 Jewish babies could be affected,
as opposed to one in every 40.000
of the general population. Twenty
thousand cases are diagnosed in
the United States alone.
Gaucher’s Disease may be diag
nosed at any age. Not a fatal
disease, its symptoms are, nonethe
less. significant. Those most
commonly seen are an enlarged
spleen and or liver, unusual bleeding
and or bruising, and bone and
joint pain.
The youngster who suffers from
an enlarged spleen may develop an
abnormally distended abdomen, or
“pregnant” appearance. This charac
teristic may persist into adulthood.
A splenectomy is often necessary
resulting in a decreased immune
system.
Afflicted individuals may ex
perience chronic anemia, periodic
severe bleeding episodes and painful
bone inflammation, infection and
fractures. As a result, some victims
need hip or other bone replacements.
Since this is a genetic disease,
both parents must carry the defective
gene to produce offspring affected
with Gaucher’s Disease. In this
case, there is a 25 percent chance
that the child will inherit it, ultimately
to pass it on again. A blood test can
determine if one has Gaucher’s
Disease or is a carrier of the gene.
Although no known cure or
treatment exists, scientific research
is yielding promising results. The
gene which manufactures the enzyme
lacking in Gaucher’s Disease, has
recently been identified and cloned.
The enzyme has been successfully
extracted from human placenta,
and is being administered to a
group of patients on an experimental
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Palestinian dispute, and if there is
a program focal point it is the West
Bank and Gaza Strip, territories
controlled by Israel since the I967
war. According to PBS sources,
viewers will be able to hear very
different versions presented in a
sympathetic light of this volatile
situation as expressed, for exam
ple. by members of Gush Emunim.
Israel's religious settler movement,
and by Palestinians.
“Flashpoint,” by its very free
speech nature, does not claim to
present all sides of the conflict. But
Theme Night producers say they
hope it is a beginning, one that will
compel viewers to confront their
own perceptions and attitudes a-
boui the Israeli Palestinian con-
flict.
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provide great promise of a cure not
only for Gaucher’s Disease, but for
as many as 300 related disorders as
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Few people, including medical
practitioners, are familiar with
Gaucher’s Disease. This adds to
the great pain and anguish felt by
newly diagnosed victims and their
families.
In I984, the National Gaucher
Foundation was founded to promote
and support medical research and
clinical programs working towards
the goal of finding a cure for
Gaucher’s Disease. In addition, it
offers support to self-help groups.
J he Gaucher’s Disease Registry, a
newsletter published bimonthly by
the foundation, is distributed to 49
states and 17 countries.
Groups and individuals can contact
the National Gaucher Foundation
at 1424 K Street, N.W., Fourth
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, or
call (202) 393-2777 for detailed
information on Gaucher’s Disease.
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