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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE November 14, 1986 Page 7
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pulled out his army chaplain’s
identification, adding, “see I even
serve in the Army.”
Rabbi Weiman-Kellman
seemed surprised. But then again,
Rabbi Abergil expressed equal
surprise that Rabbi Weiman-
Kellman donned teffillin each
morning and said his prayers. “I
didn’t know Reform did that,”
conceded Rabbi Abergil.
It took about an hour to dis
charge all the paperwork at the
police station. When the two
emerged, both exhausted and re
lieved, they first shook hands,
and then hugged each other. Two
Jews. One in black. One in white.
“We are both Jews in the ^and of
Israel,” one of them said—but it
wasn’t clear which.
As Rabbi Abergil stepped away
from Rabbi Weiman-Kellman,
the chief rabbi of Baka was asked
the pivotal question he had re
fused to answer specifically on
paper: “Is there room for both
Heart to Heart camp founder
to address Temple members
Bruriah Barish, who arrived in
Palestine from Transylvania as
an illegal immigrant in 1946 and
now is the driving force behind
an unusual program which brings
together Jewish and Arab youth
to create better understanding,
will be in Atlanta next week.
She will be the guest speaker at
Friday evening services at The
Temple on Nov. 21. Services begin
at 8:15 p.m.
Mrs. Barish has overcome many
obstacles in Israel that impede
the kinds of Jewish-Arab pro
gramming that are the focus of
Heart to Heart camp.
A traditional Moslem girl who
participated in the camp said,
“My parents always told me the
Jews were no good...they were
different. But now I see they’re
just like me. I’m going to tell ev
eryone back home. How did we
ever get to hating each other?”
It is statements like this that
keep Mrs. Barish involved, in
addition to serving as vice presi
dent of the Israeli movement for
Progressive Judaism.
The program is part of the
adult education committee’s Fri
day Night Speakers arrangements.
Committee members are Jill
Thornton, chairperson; Janet
Beerman, Terry Epstein, Joel
Lowenstein, Dr. Madelaine Mu
rad, Barbara Murovitz and Dale
Shields.
—Jewish inmates study Torah~\
NEW YORK (JTA)—Seventeen Jewish minimum security
inmates from the Northeast and Southeast were brought
together last month for a Torah Retreat Leadership Program.
The retreat took place at the(Lubavitch) Rabbinical College of
America, Morristown, N.J., and was coordinated by the Aleph
Institute, Miami Beach.
The Jewish Horizon, Scotch Plains, N.J., reports that
Rabbi Moshe Herson, dean of the college, said that the inmates
were released to the retreat on a special court order. This was
^ the first such program to his knowledge. J
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Reform and Haredi (Orthodox)
in Israel?” He answered with the
same codeword language, “Yes,
there is room for Jews of all dif
ferent opinions to live together
peacefully.”
Regardless of ambiguous lan-
gauge, however, the accord’s most
important sentence may be the
declaration: “The future of our
people depends on our ability to
talk together and accept one
another.”
Reform sources in Israel hailed
the accord as a precedent that
would go far beyond the neigh
borhood. “This is historic,” de
clared Meir Azarit, executive
director of the Israeli Movement
for Progressive Judaism. “If this
is accepted by both sides, it will
mean the chance for peace among
our people in Israel.”
But realistically, all parties
concurred that the document re
solved only a local dispute. “It
may not be legally binding upon
the rabbinate, but this is a model
for other neighborhoods through
out Jerusalem,” explained Azarit.
While Reform, conservative and
secular sources saw the agree
ment as a “breakthrough,” mem
bers of the religious community
were quick to condemn it. Rabbi
Abergil confided to a friend that
he was expecting “a tremendous
backlash” and was determined to
“disconnect the phones for a
week,” if necessary.
Indeed, standingjust a few feet
from where rabbis Weiman
Kellman and Abergil were hug
ging at the police station, one
black-garbed hassid declared that
no one from the Orthodox com
munity would recognize the doc
ument. “There Reform twist ev
erything about Jewish law,” as
serted the man who identified
himself as Moshe Rabinowitz
from Mea Shearim. “There is no
room for them in the Land of
Israel. The rabbi who negotiated
it was naive, with the mind of a
child. That agreement isn’t worth
the paper it’s written on. Watch
and see.”
Edwin Black is the author of
"The Transfer Agreement: The
Untold Story of the Secret Pact
the Third Reich and Jewish
Palestine" (Macmillan), winner
of the Carl Sandburg Award for
the best nonfiction of 1984 and
nominatedfor the Pulitzer Prize.
His weekly column written from
Jerusalem is syndicated to Jew
ish newspapers in 36 cities
throughout the United States and
and Canada.
® 1986, International Features
JBOOKENDSfc
A WEEKEND CELEBRATION OF JEWISH BOOKS
Saturday Evening, November 22, 1986 7:30-11:00 p.m.
Opening Night Festivities
CAFE DIZENGOFF
BOOK SHUK
RARE BOOK
EXHIBIT
THE POET
AND MORE
Spend an evening with entertainer, Yale Strom, in an informal bistro
setting.
Food and drink will be available for purchase.
Wander through book stalls modeled after the annual ISRAEL BOOK
FAIR. Books will suit all tastes, including a wide selection of children’s
books, cookbooks, Judaic, Hebrew books and gift books.
Records and tapes from the House of Menorah and Tara.
Used books from Brandeis University Women; Chassidic books from
Chabad of Georgia. Have your book purchases personalized with a
complimentary calligraphic inscription in English or Hebrew.
Linger at an exhibit of selected photographs from A Tree Still Stands by
Yale Strom and Brian Blue.
Enjoy the beauty of classic Hebraic volumes on display from private
collections in the Greater Atlanta area.
You provide the bare facts and this magical computer will create a
personalized poem on a decorative gift card.
Calendars, greeting cards, gift wrap, records and tapes.
Sunday, November 23, 1986 Noon to 10:30 p.m.
A Full Day of Exciting Activities for Everyone in the Family
12-8
12-4; 5-7
1-1:30
2- 3
3- 4
4-5
8-9:30
9:30-10:30
RARE BOOK
EXHIBIT
THE POET
AND MORE
BOOK SHUK in the Gymnasium. The city s largest-ever presentation &
sale of Jewish books. Make your own library-style book covers.
Calligraphy demonstration by Marcy Karon.
Home-Booked Meals at the HOME-BOOKED CAFE.
Renee Brachfeld, the JUGGLING STORYTELLER, enchants children
and adults in the Auditorium.
YALE STROM entertains in the Auditorium.
Rabbi Dov. B. Edelstein speaks on his book, Worlds Torn Asunder, in the
Zaban Lounge.
Center Children’s Acting Troupe presents its first PLAY FOR CHILDREN
of all ages.
Featured Speaker - CHARLES SILBERMAN will present ‘‘Jews in Amer
ica: I Have Good News and Bad News" in the Auditorium.
Book Shik reopens. Your last chance to make your book purchases. Mr.
Silberman will be happy to autograph his books.
Enjoy the beauty of classic Hebraic volumes on display from private
collections in the Greater Atlanta area.
You provide the bare facts and this magical computer will create a
personalized poem on a decorative gift card.
Calendars, greeting cards, gift wrap, records and tapes.
Charles Silberman is coming to Atlanta by invitation to give the Sidney Q.
Janus Memorial Lecture sponsored by Leah Janus and Family and the Aha-
vath Achim Synagogue.
Yale Strom is coming to Atlanta courtesy of a grant from Temple Emanu-EI.
Both programs are co-sponsored by the Atlanta Jewish Community Center
Department of Special Events and The Israel Program Center.