Media Our relationships with local media grew exponentially this year, as we became more pro- active in issuing statements and initiating media interest in a variety of issues and activities. The Persian Gulf War and the vicious attacks on Israel by Saddam Hussein turned intensive media attention to the local Jewish community. Council rose to the challenge by providing spokespersons and story ideas to TV stations, radio stations and newspapers on a round-the-clock basis. Nearly a dozen reporters attended a news conference with Israeli Consul General Uri Bar-Ner the day before the start of the war. We produced, as one of our regular "Open Doors" programs on WDIV-TV4, a program featuring Israeli schlicha Sivan Maas, during the war, giving metro- Detroiters a more personal view of how the attacks on Israel affected the Israeli people. Kathy Ozery, former Council staffer now living near Jerusalem, was interviewed on an almost daily basis by WWJ Radio and WKBD-TV50. In our continuing efforts to enable the news media to educate the general community about the Jewish community, we provided news kits to more than 150 local news organizations, with information on the major Jewish holidays and feature ideas. At our November Community Assembly, U.S. News and World Report Senior Editor Michael Barone and Political Consultant Jack Casey analyzed the election results and their implications for the Jewish community. We created, through the generosity of The Jewish News, a new full- page feature, called the Kesher Page, offering a wealth of opportunities for those wishing to volunteer time or donate goods to worthy organizations. The Jewish News also makes Project Chametz, our program to feed the hungry at Passover time, a great success by donating full-page ads. The Detroit News, Free Press, WXYZ-TV7 and WWJ Radio cosponsored the World Food Day "7% Solution," which raised more than $12,000 to feed Michigan's hungry. Metro Detroit now has a much increased awareness of who we are and how we feel, resulting in new relationships between the Jewish community and some groups, and strengthening our bonds with others.