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Thursday, August 19, 2004
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A ride down history
Rabbi Andrew Paley
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spiritual leader.
VOLUME 58 NO. 34
Centenarian,
Phil Rabinowitz,
breaks world record
in 100-meter sprint.
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BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Goss hands-off
on peacemaking
Like Bush, CIA nominee
thinks hands-off policy
in Mideast is best
By Ron Kampeas
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep.
Porter Goss’ distance from Israeli-
Palestinian peacemaking was likely a
plus in securing the nomination to
lead the CIA.
In fact, Goss (R- Fla.), President
Bush’s choice to succeed George Tenet
as intelligence director, is about as far
from the CIA’s peacemaking efforts in
the Middle Fast as Tenet was close to it.
Tenet’s intimacy with the
foundering Israeli-Palestinian peace
process in 2001 made him critical to
President Bush’s belief at the time that
he should keep a line open to the
process.
These days, though, Bush believes
the parties are better left working
things out themselves — a view (ioss
shares.
“Porter Goss probably comes to
this with a sense that the CIA doesn't
have much of a role” in Middle Fast
peace negotiations, said Dennis Ross,
President Clinton’s top Middle Fast
peace negotiator, who has briefed
Goss on occasion.
“I would suspect he would prefer
not to have the agency involved as it
was. He’s more of a traditionalist in
terms of what he thinks the CIA’s role
ought to be."
Otherwise, Bush’s decision in 2001
to keep Tenet in place and his nomi-
nation this year of (ioss to succeed
him are remarkably consistent.
In fact, (ioss had this advice for
Bush in 2001 when he was asked
about Tenet: Keep him; he’s a “com-
pany” man and he’ll take orders. The
same qualifications led Bush to nom-
inate Goss on Aug. 10 as Tenet’s
replacement.
Announcing the nomination,
Bush emphasized Goss’ own “com-
pany” roots, first as a CIA case officer
four decades ago, then as chairman of
the House of Representatives Intelli-
see PEACEMAKING p 21
An off-duty Israeli female soldier, center, orders coffee at a restaurant in the German colony neighborhood, Thursday,
Aug. 12, 2004 Jerusalem security forces remained on a very high alert after three Fatah terrorists were arrested
for blowing up a bomb in northern Jerusalem and police continued to look for a suspected suicide bomber trying to get
into Israel. Photo Bnan Hendlar/J TA
Man seeks marrow donors for ailing brother
By Steve Israel
Staff Writer
FLOWER MOUND - “Please help
save my brother’s life!”
That was the appeal Randy Streng
e-mailed to nine of his closest
friends on July 26, just days after
doctors declared that his big
brother, Ronald, was no longer
responding to oral chemotherapy.
This week, Randy Streng told the
7/P,“We hope Ronald will be able to
celebrate his 45th birthday in
October.” And Randy said the local
Jewish community might help make
that birthday celebration possible.
The recent setback for Ronald
came 11 months after he was diag-
nosed with Chronic Myeloid
Leukemia and seemed to be doing
well, said Randy, who is a Nissan
USA Dealer Parts and Service
Manager.
Now, the sudden ineffectiveness
of chemotherapy has left but one
option, he told friends: “The only
possible cure is a Stein Cell, better
known as a Bone Marrow’, trans-
plant.”
Blood tests showed Randy was
not a match. Efforts to identify a
match in the National Bone Marrow
Donor Bank have failed.
That’s where the community may
be able to help, he said. “We under-
stand chances are better for a match
among the Jewish community." A
local donor drive has been sched-
uled for Saturday, Aug. 28, from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 13748 Neutron
Rd., in Dallas. Persons age 18
through 60 are eligible.
Those interested in participating
on a day other than Shabbat may be
tested on Aug. 27 or 30 at the
National Marrow Donor founda-
tion Office, Sammons tower, Baylor
University Medical Center.
More information is available at
(800J4BAYLX)R or (214) 820-1589.
“We are attempting to have at
least 100 members of the Jewish
Community come to the Drive and
be tested, due to our family’s her-
itage,” he said in his e-mail, which
his friends subsequently forwarded
to more than 70 other contacts in
the community.
He described the initial 30-
minute procedure as “a simple
blood test.” If a match is found,“the
stem cells are harvested by placing
an IV needle in one arm, running
your blood through a machine to
harvest the stem cells, and returning
your blood through an IV needle in
your other arm.”
Though newer technologies usu-
ally eliminate the need to remove
marrow from a donor’s pelvic bone,
donors still must accept injections
to enhance release of stem cells from
their marrow into their blood
stream, according to a flyer circu-
lated by Randy.
Ronald Streng, who has worked
in several industries and currently is
unemployed, had lost weight and
was experiencing night sweats and
an enlarged spleen before the
see DONORS p. 19
Maccabi
athletes
celebrate
56 medals,
friendships
By Steve Israel
Sta ff Writer
DALLAS - They came home from
the 2004 JCC Maccabi Games
bedecked with 56 medals, but many
of the 85 young athletes and their
families insisted the most valuable
souvenirs they collected in Austin
were heartfelt.
“I’m competitive and I do like to
win, but I liked being with the Jewish
kids the most,” smiled Brittany
Gabay, 13, at her Plano home, where
she had 13 reasons to be celebrating
her athletic achievements. That’s
how many swimming event medals
Brittany won, leading all Dallas-area
athletes. (Story on page 3.)
In fact, Brittany was echoing the
very reason her mom had suggested
going to the games in the first place.
“When they saw 1,500 kids walk
into that opening ceremony, they
understood why they were there,”
Fonda Gabay explained. “It’s being
connected with other Jewish kids."
For the record, the local 13 to 16-
year-olds danced, swam, bowled,
golfed and served their way to a
highly respectable showing at the
annual games, which attracted
6,000 young people to four Amer-
ican cities, Aug. 1 -6.
“It was such a self affirming week
for them,” said Suzie Hacker, co-
chair of the Dallas delegation. “The
kids had a great time being around
thousands of other Jewish kids. They
come back pumped up and already
looking forward to next year.”
“It was great year for us - we built
a great foundation,” said Laura
Myers, who coordinated the ath-
letes for the JCC. “Our athletes
excelled at individual sports as
they’ve done in recent years. Again,
dance and swimming are strong.”
see MACCABI p. 3
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