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LETTERS Jewish Interests To the Editor: The article "Election '82: Jewish Interests and the House of Representatives" by moment contributing editor Aaron Rosenbaum is a disappointing example of...

...Are there no "Jewish Interests" in his support of Salt II and the nuclear freeze, his opposition to massive funds for the MX missile or chemical weapons, while he continually works for economic and military aid for Israel, and for Soviet Jewry...
...About the environment...
...That is not only in our community's self-interest, but is also our Jewish commitment, consistent with the best American democratic traditions...
...No concern about the nuclear arms race...
...but Yates is widely respected and possessed of considerable influence on foreign policy issues when he chooses to use it," is puzzling and uninformed...
...Roz Keller Hoopa, California Letters to the Editor moment welcomes letters from readers...
...James P. Rice Chicago, Illinois Consciousness-Raising To the Editor: Re: Letty Cottin Pogrebin's "Anti-Semitism in the Women's Movement" (July-August 1982): I was completely devastated by the article, disillusioned, hopeless, frightened and furious...
...Or that he has consistently supported human needs at a time when many other liberals are wavering...
...Are there no "Jewish Interests" in his support of the ERA, for which he received the endorsement of NOW— despite the fact that his highly-financed opponent in the election was a woman...
...Aronson has given us a significant ritual object— timely in its concerns and timeless in its expression...
...Only signed letters with a complete return address can be considered...
...Cover Note "Angels of Light," David Aronson's extraordinary interpretation of a Cha-nukah menorah, makes a successful marriage of art and religion at a time when art is noted for its secular commitments, religion struggles for its very existence and marriage itself is no longer built on rock...
...When didn't Congressman Yates "choose to use it...
...Thanks so much for printing it in moment...
...LETTERS Jewish Interests To the Editor: The article "Election '82: Jewish Interests and the House of Representatives" by moment contributing editor Aaron Rosenbaum is a disappointing example of superficial reporting...
...Somehow in my daily life I had managed to escape the sickening reality with which everyone else is so familiar...
...Somehow, after I read it, my own Jewish identity was revitalized and refreshed...
...No concern about massive unemployment...
...A prime example of Rosenbaum's superficial if not misleading reporting is his brush-off of Congressman Sidney Yates (Dem.-IL), rightly described as "the dean of Jewish House members...
...Not in flight, but virtually ensnared by the branches of the menorah, they suggest the immense struggle between the worldly and the spiritual...
...For Aronson's angels are of the 20th century, more human than celestial, bearing their full burden of the anxiety of our times...
...As a constituent of Congressman Yates, as one who in his professional capacity has represented major Jewish overseas and domestic agencies, I can testify that Rosenbaum's comment...
...We reserve the right to edit for publication...
...Where the artist departs from the ancient, decorative models is the point at which the menorah becomes a vehicle of expression...
...About support for education...
...Certainly in eleven columns on five pages of moment, Rosenbaum could not possibly offer such detail on each congressional election race, but when moment makes a similar report for 1984 (fateful year), one would hope that the Washington expert selected will understand that Jewish interests encompass human needs, in addition to appropriate emphasis on support for Israel...
...I can't remember the last time I was so moved by a piece of writing...
...And I finally understood what my father has been telling me for 34 years...
...In his key role opposing AWACS for the Saudis, and sophisticated arms for Jordan...
...But is that the sum total of our "Jewish Interests...
...All letters should be typed, double-spaced, and sent to the moment Editorial Office, 462 Boylston Street, Suite 301, Boston, MA 02116...
...About the needs of the elderly...
...Aronson's sculpture works because it fulfills its commitments to both religion and art...
...Certainly, for the vast majority of American Jews, support for Israel is a major and justifiable preoccupation...
...Is it not relevant to our "Jewish Interests" that he was endorsed by the Sierra Club, by the Consumer Federation of America, by Handgun Control, Inc...
...The ritual function of the traditional menorah requires places for eight lights plus the shammash, the master light...
...Rosenbaum's "Jewish Interests" seem limited to congressional candidates who support Israel—with vague references to conservative or liberal tendencies...

Vol. 8 • December 1982 • No. 1


 
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