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Why have the community's overseers been silent about the openly blatant lack of management and misman- agement? Whatever else may be said of employees at Borman (o elsewhere), it is not realisti to expect high efficiency o personal caring from no highly-paid personnel unless there is understanding an helpful supervision. Instead there has been a proliferation of assistant/associate execu- tives, gobbling up funds bet- ter used for residen betterment, but still no mean- ingful supervision. Mismanagement and the absence of supervision are the root causes of the current dis- aster — not community lack of interest. The communit does not know what its agen do not convey to it. The com- munity now knows and cares,. because its leaders have giv- I en it a black eye, a shandy i the Jewish tradition. And the residents of Bor man have paid for it dearly with poor care, bad food, etc.. but most of all in having their dignity taken from them. Vivian and Al Best Southfiel Letters Policy Address My Name Tip Blame Leaders For Borman Hall West Bloomfield Tip Thom State Phyllis Strome Executive Director Irving Warshawsky Name Signature (required) aty were disappointed, however, that the headline gave cred- it to Beth Abraham Hillel Moses for hosting the two so- cials. Please send all payments along with this coupon to: The Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, M148034. Or call 1-800-523-5867. Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. 1 2/1 1 /92 Misleading Headline The article in the Nov. 20 is- sue of The Jewish News about the two social events planned by the Youth Department of Congregation Beth Achim showed much planning on the youth staffs part. All of us at the synagogue The Jewish News en- courages readers to com- ment on issues in the newspaper. Preference is given to letters which are brief. All letters must be typewritten, double- spaced, and include the signature, home address and daytime telephone number of the writer.