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from a practice which was
alien to their faith.
How many people are
aware that George Washing-
ton had read and borrowed a
plan from the Book of Mac-
cabees? He set up a dummy
camp to lure the British, and
stationed a small force
around the camp. When the
enemy attacked, the Ameri-
can forces ambushed them
and won the battle, much as
Judah Maccabee had done to
the Syrians.
There is no need to be
envious of the observances of
other religions. The exciting
tale of Chanukah is replete
with heroes to admire and a
heritage that should instill
pride in any Jew.
A sage, in discussing his
religion with a Christian,
simply explained, "That
which makes me a good
Christian in your eyes,
makes you a good Jew in
mine."
When we as Jews under-
stand this concept and accept
the great virtues in every as-
pect of Judaism, truly a great
miracle shall happen here.
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fine article about Conrad
Giles and his ascendency to
the presidency of the Jewish
Welfare Federation ("A
Prescription for Progress,"
Nov. 14).
For nearly ten years, Dr.
Giles has been a selfless pro-
vider of volunteer services as
an outstanding pediatric
ophthalmologist at the De-
troit institute for Children.
Many youngsters have bene-
fited from his professional
skill. But those of us who
have come to be colleagues
with him. have benefited as
well.
He candidly demands that
all of us who work with him
measure up to his high
standards of service; it's a re-
quirement we welcome since
it is consistent with our 66
years of service to disabled
youngsters.
We often view articles such
as this one to be "halo polish-
ing." Dr. Giles has a halo; it
merits polishing. Your de-
scription of him was no
media hype; it was fact.
Robert T. Goldman
Southfield
I was bothered by your
poor taste and insensitivity
in your obituary of Judge S.
Jerome Bronson. I don't think
it was necessary to mention
"a self inflicted gunshot
wound on Nov. 14 hours after
being arraigned on bribery
charges" in his obituary
notice.
This was not a news item
but a final mention of a
man's life. Out of respect to
his family his obituary could
have been written with better
taste.
Marcia Parven
Bloomfield Hills
Terence D. Vaughan
Administrator, Detroit
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ing, in the Nov. 21 issue,
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