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November 22, 2002/Kislev 17 5763, Vol. 55, No. 13
Letters to the EditorNovember 22, 2002
JDL's Rubin murdered in prisonEditor:I find the notion that Jewish Defense League chairman Irv Rubin committed suicide on the way to the courthouse to be absurd. Rubin was no stranger either to adversity or to courtrooms. On the contrary, he made his career out of fighting passionately for his beliefs. Whether or not you agree with Rubin's methods, he fought for the dignity of the Jewish people. The idea that he slit his own throat and then hurled himself over a railing is nonsense. What does make sense is that a fellow prisoner, be he a neo-Nazi white supremacist or a militant Muslim, came up in line behind Rubin and murdered him, and the prison officials hushed it up so as to stave off a horde of outraged Jewish litigants. The stonewalling must stop and a full account of the facts made public. To all of the aggressive Jewish trial attorneys - Where are you? Jon Sigona Scottsdale Celebration at Culver Street synagogueEditor:On behalf of the board of directors of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, I would like to thank the community for the huge outpouring of support at the Jewish Heritage Fair Nov. 10, and for the purchase of the first synagogue built in Phoenix. The event included a musical concert performed by cantors and children from six area synagogues and temples and filled the 80-year-old building with Jewish voices. Hebrew floated out of the doors and windows onto the yard filled with organizational support from all walks of Jewish life in the Valley. For the event, there were more Jewish people in attendance than lived in Phoenix (when the synagogue was built), according to the 1940 statistics. Phoenix City Councilman Phil Gordon, as well as newly elected Attorney General Terry Goddard, and religious leaders from neighborhood churches were there to offer support for the restoration of the Culver Street Synagogue. Gov. Jane Hull sent a proclamation declaring Nov. 10-17, 2002, as Arizona Jewish History Week. It is our hope and prayer that the support will continue as the AJHS approaches the community for the donations to restore this wonderful place to join other cultural institutions in the downtown historic arts district. Corrine Brooks AJHS President Mesa
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