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A fresh look at some of the stories we reported on in the past weeks.
A Temple
Recalls
Holocaust
ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
ASSISTANT EDITOR
emple Emanu-El has
its first best seller.
Last Rosh Hasha-
nah, the congrega-
tion began distribution of
....And So We Must Re-
member, a collection of
Holocaust writings by
temple members.
Since then, more than
400 copies of the book —
almost half the number
printed — have sold.
A number of schools
have expressed interest in
Funding
Catalyst
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RUTH LITTMANN
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New Boss
Takes Over
Gallery
LESLEY PEARL
STAFF WRITER
/'
ewish Family Service
directors are breath-
ing sighs of relief.
Thanks to a grant
pen for two seasons,
the Janice Charach
Epstein Museum
Gallery at the Jew-
ish Community Center is
home to its second direc-
tor.
Sylvia Nelson has re-
placed Sharon Zimmer-
man, who left the gallery
in January to pursue
other interests.
Although the two
women come from differ-
ent backgrounds, their
goals are the same.
Israel
Chamber
Hosts
Big Event
KIMBERLY LIPTON
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incorporating the book
into their curricula, and
copies have been donated
to 22 libraries in the
Detroit area (including
four universities), to the
new U.S. Holocaust
Museum in Washington,
to West Bloomfield's
Holocaust Memorial
Center and to Yad
Vashem in Israel.
The donations were
made possible through the
rabbi's discretionary fund
and with a gift from Lloyd
and Bert Strausz, made in
honor of those who con-
tributed to the book.
The authors will read
selections from ...And So
We Must Remember dur-
ing Temple Emanu-El's
upcoming Yom HaShoah
service. The program will
be held at 9:05 a.m. April
18 at the temple. It also
will feature a candlelight-
ing memorial service.
from the Kresge Found-
ation, a window of hope
has opened for the continu-
ation without cuts of the
Windows Family Violence
Prevention Program.
Two weeks ago the
Jewish Family Service,
which runs Windows, was
accepted into the Van
Dusen Endowment Chal-
lenge, developed by the
Kresge Foundation and
the Community Found-
ation for Southeastern
Michigan.
The grant will fund 5
percent of the agency's $2
million endowment goal.
The Van Dusen Endow-
ment Challenge also will
provide JFS with three
years of $100,000 in oper-
ating costs, plus up to
$666,000 in extra endow-
ment monies if JFS reach-
es its target.
The help comes in the
nick of time, directors say.
It replaces a $250,000
annual allocation from the
Skillman Foundation. The
Skillman Grant, $1.2 mil-
lion over five years, ran
out in January.
"We're very excited,"
said Sandra Jaffa, pro-
gram manager for Win-
dows.
However, according to
"I want to show the
huge diversity of art by
Jewish artists and with
Jewish themes," Ms.
Nelson said. "I want to
attract people to this
beautiful space."
Ms. Nelson earned a
bachelor's degree in fine
arts from the University
of Michigan, with a minor
in art history. She has
worked in display design,
corporate art consulting
and training members in
the Art to the Schools pro-
T
he American-Israel
Chamber of Com-
merce hopes to capi-
talize on its export
potential during Michi-
gan's celebration of World
Trade Week.
The U.S. Department of
Commerce is coordinating
activities at Cobo Hall
from May 17 to May 21.
During the program,
speakers and seminars
will highlight businesses
throughout the world —
from Eastern Europe to
China to Israel to Saudi
Arabia.
Israeli programs are
gram
through
the
Birmingham Bloomfield
Art Association.
The Emerging Artists
exhibition currently hang-
ing at the gallery is Ms.
Nelson's first show at the
JCC.
"It was a lot of work.
And I'm happy with how it
came together," Ms.
Nelson said. "I love work-
ing with different artists.
I know how difficult and
special it is to find work
in the arts."
slated for May 18.
Speaking for the chamber
will be Scott Eisenberg,
president of the chamber
and vice president of
Onset Bidco, Inc. of
Livonia.
Mark Kahn, president of
Production Tool Supply,
will address the issue of
importing from Israel, and
George Herrera, director
of international sales for
Masco Corp., will talk
about exporting to Israel.
Keynote speaker is
Amnon Neubach, the
Israel minister of econom-
ic affairs, who is based in
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11()1,0C.U:ST REIIESIBRANCES
JFS Executive Director
Alan Goodman, the budget
battle for Windows isn't
over. The United Way
might be forced to cut its
allocation to JFS this
year. The 1993 budget
allocation from the Allied
Jewish Campaign of the
Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit will
not be determined until
June.
"We are still facing a
severe funding crunch,"
said Mr. Goodman. "(But)
the endowment will insure
the future of the pro-
gram."
Sylvia Nelson
Washington.
Other highlights are
many how-to sessions,
including how to develop
an export business plan,
how to tackle internation-
al markets and how to
keep international ship-
ping from impacting U.S.
export sales.
For more information on
World Trade Week, con-
tact the U.S. Department
of Commerce at 1-800-733-
4763; or the American-
Israel Chamber of Com-
merce at 661-1948. El
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