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Population Study
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toward present
neighborhoods and factors
that would affect decisions to
stay or move; views toward
Israel, anti-Semitism and
other communal issues.
Larry Ziffer, Federation
director of planning, said,
"Every individual who
responds is speaking for
roughly 60 other people in
the community. The random
nature of the study insures
that we are going to get a
perspective of this communi-
ty.
"What kind of people join
or don't join. Jewish
organizations, stay or don't
stay in Jewish
neighborhoods, give or don't
give to the Campaign, use or
don't use Jewish services?
Why?
"People who say that there
are no priorities at Federa-
tion are making a big
mistake," Ziffer said. He
pointed to recent and ongo-
ing studies on Detroit's
Jewish aged, the disabled
and Jewish education.
"We see the population
study as a major asset in
future policy planning.
Nothing will happen
automatically based on the
data. But we will have the
data to feed into the deci-
sion-making process," Ziffer
said.
"I suspect that 50 percent
•
will corroborate what Fed-
eration is already doing. But
I also suspect that a great
deal will be different from
what we expected." 0
YAD Hosts
Social Evening
Detroit area young adults
are invited to a social evening
at Cranbrook House and
Gardens 7 p.m. Thursday.
Sponsored by the Jewish
Welfare Federation Young
Adult Division, the gathering
will provide a chance to meet
new people and learn about
YAD's activities and
programs.
There is a charge. Pamela
Lippitt and David C. Victor
are outreach programming
chairmen. Paul S. Magy is
YAD president.
For informationm, call
Federation, 965-3939.
Israel 'Dip
Preview At Machon
Machon Ifibrah, the Jewish
Learning Network of
Michigan, will hold an infor-
mation night regarding the
"Connecting Flight to Israel
Tour," 7-8 p.m., Oct. 25 at the
Machon building.
For information, call the
Machon office, 967-0888 or
967-9887.
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"creative problem solving"
which holds that if you ask
the wrong questions you're
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Do now ask: "What's the
best way to fix the toaster?"
Ask: "What's the best way to
make toast?"
Perhaps all of these articles
have had so little effect
because they've been address-
ing the wrong questions.
Perhaps they have resisted
addressing the right ques-
tions because, as a former col-
league of mine used to
quip:"We can't discuss that —
it's too basic."
Irwin Shaw
West Bloomfield
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I was very distressed to read
Aaron Lerner's letter in the
Sept. 26 issue of The Jewish
News, criticizing the choice of
Father Alex Brunett to
receive the 1989 Leo Franklin
Award in Human Relations
from Temple Beth El in
Birmingham.
It has been my privilege to
work with Rev. Brunett in
many capacities over a period
of many years. Through his
good offices, the then newly
arrived Archbishop Edmund
Szoka spoke with Rabbi Marc
Tanenbaum at a joint
meeting of the League of
Jewish Women's Organiza-
tions and the League of
Catholic Women.
Rev. Brunett was unfailing-
ly helpful to me when I serv-
ed as chairman of inter-
religious affairs of the Detroit
Chapter of the American
Jewish Committee and when
I was chairman of the exhibit,
"Anne Frank in the World —
1929-1945." In his capacity as
officer of the Ecumenical In-
stitute for Jewish-Christian
Studies, his efforts are untir-
ing on behalf of interfaith
communication and good will.
His support of the institute
during its inception and
through its formative years
has been critical to its
development as a force for
good in our community.
Marjorie Saulson
Chairman of development,
Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-
Christian Studies