A fresh look at some recent stories in the headlines.

HMD Offers
Art Gallery
For Students

RUTH LITTMANN

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llen Schoenfeld of Oak
Park is seizing the oppor-
tunity to display her pho-
tography at the new Hillel
Gallery on the campus of
Wayne State University.
The 25-year-old graduate
of Eastern Michigan
University, who earned her
master's in graphic design
this year, is pounding the
pavement in search of full-
time employment. In the
meantime, she is glad Hillel
of Metropolitan Detroit
(which has changed its name
from MetroDetroit Hillel) has

opened its doors to people
like her — young adults, not
necessarily just college stu-
dents.
"I had always been
involved with Jewish groups
through high school," Ms.
Schoenfeld said. "Now that
I've returned home, it's
important to me to maintain
strong ties within the Jewish
community."
Executive Director Miriam
Starkman, along with Hillel's
new programming director,
Neil Gottheil, are working
with young adults like Ms.

Schoenfeld to revamp the
organization. In accordance
with conclusions of a task
force, which said the group
needed to improve its image,
they have started an art
gallery at their headquar-
ters, located on the sixth
floor of the Student Center
Building at WSU.
Leaders of HMD also are
planning for their kick-off
event, a train ride with
entertainment and cash bar.
The event has been sched-
uled for Oct. 10.

Ellen Schoenfeld

RUTH LITTMANN

STAFF WRITER

Church,
Temple
Interaction
Continues

LESLEY PEARL

STAFF WRITER

Kadima
Goes
In New
Direction

KIMBERLY LIFTON

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within the domestic violence
community," Ms. Jaffa said.
"We also want to share our
piece about Jewish domestic
violence. There are things
that are specific to Jewish
women that sometimes make
it more difficult to leave a
violent situation."
JFS, the National Council
of Jewish Women, and Safe
House, a shelter in Ann
Arbor, are sponsoring the
seminar. They have invited
Ellen Ledley, an author and
clinical social worker, to dis-
cuss domestic violence in the
Jewish community.
Sponsors of the dedication

hope the seminar will serve
to make the secular and
Christian communities
aware that Safe Place exists
as an alternative, primarily
for Jewish women.
The public has been invit-
ed to the official dedication
ceremony 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20
at Congregation Beth
Abraham Hillel Moses,
where Ms. Ledley will speak
on "Creating Shelter...
Breaking the Silence:
Domestic Violence in the
Jewish Community." The
shelter is at an undisclosed
location. For information,
call NCJW at 258-6000.

he dialogue continues.
Talks
between
Temple Israel and
Hartford Memorial Baptist
Church began many years
ago, then were revitalized
this past year with the joint
sponsorship of the play
Crossing The Broken Bridge.
When arson last month hit
the small chapel of Hartford
Memorial, its spiritual lead-
ers asked Temple Israel
members to pray. They did.
In addition, Temple Israel

Rabbi Paul Yedwab joined
other religious and political
leaders in an ecumenical ser-
vice at the church.
Following a meeting Aug.
26 of lay and professional
leaders of both congrega-
tions, Hartford Memorial
and Temple Israel have
designed the framework for
three joint projects.
A concert of music show-
casing Temple Israel Cantor
Harold Orbach and the
Hartford Memorial Baptist

Church choir is being
planned for some time before
the end of 1993. All proceeds
will benefit the restoration of
Hartford Memorial's chapel.
The Denby Center, a home
in Detroit for teen mothers
and their children, will be
the focus of two separate
activities.
Members of both congrega-
tions are developing a tutori-
al program for the young
mothers and creating a
library for the women and

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will have parlor meetings,
and we will beef up fund-
raising efforts."
Already, more than 700
people have responded to
Sunday's fund-raiser, to be
held at the Franklin home of
event co-chair and Kadima
past president Janet Aronoff.
As Warner Bros. record-
ing artist Alexander Zonjic &
Friends entertain the crowd,
board members will be
schmoozing, spreading the
Kadima message: This orga-
nization offers innovative

residential, outreach and
employment programs to
help adults with mental dis-
abilities reenter the commu-
nity as productive citizens.
Kadima clients do not suf-
fer from developmental dis-
abilities like those served by
JARC, board members
stress.
Kadima operates one
group home; eight people live
in apartments supported by
the organization. In addition,
30 people participate in its
outreach service program. ❑

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t its Sunday benefit,
Jaiz In The Courtyard,
Kadima hopes to do
more than raise money for
the organization its leaders
say few people understand.
Janette Shallal has served
as executive director for the
non-profit, non-sectarian
organization that serves
adults with psychiatric dis-
abilities. She hopes to expand
the scope of supporters.
"I'm going to do whatever
it takes to get this agency out
there," Ms. Shallal said. "We

their children.
"Neither of these projects
focus on the African-
American or Jewish commu-
nities. Instead, they merely
focus on tikkun olam —
repairing the world," said
Nancy Gad-Harf, program-
ming director for Temple
Israel. "It's also a great way
for both congregations to
develop interpersonal rela-
tionships and understand-
ing.

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Safe Place
Dedication
Has
Message

ponsors of Safe Place —
the Jewish community's
shelter for victims of
domestic abuse — are reach-
ing out to directors of secular
and Christian agency shel-
ters in the metropolitan area.
Sandra Jaffa, program
manager for Windows, the
Jewish Family Service's
domestic violence program,
said sponsors of the Safe
Place dedication have invited
representatives from secular
and Christian agencies to a
day-long seminar on domes-
tic abuse.
"We would like to establish
ties with those who work

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