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Saturday, January 27, 1996
7:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. - Reception
8:15 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Gaming / Dining
11:00 p.m. - Prize Distribution
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Pearlina Bodzin
Jonathan Steinberg
Millionaires Party Co-Chairperson
Committee Co-Chairpersons for the Evening;
Joanne Zuroff
Auxiliary President
Joel Smith
Benefactors President
Sheri Traison DeVries
Rochelle Elson
Sharon Fleischman
Pola Fletcher
Hannah Moss
Shelly Nadiv
Rosie Schlussel
Dr. Marc Chicorel
George Glassman
John Hamburger
Mark Kowalsky
Michael Pivoz
Gary Shiffman
Larry Slutsky
Lawrence Tower
avid Gad-Harf
says it's outra-
geous to think the
recently disbanded
Southfield-Lathrup Mul-
ticultural Coalition was
terminated to get even
with former Southfield
City Council candidate
Sharkey Haddad, who al-
legedly made anti-Semit-
ic statements during his
campaign. Mr. Haddad
was a co-founder of the
coalition and served as its
co-chair.
The reaction by Mr.
Gad-Harf, the executive
director of the Jewish
Community Council,
comes in the wake of a
Detroit News article quot-
ing an unnamed South-
field official.
"Our discussions about
(disbanding) the coalition
far preceded the cam- Sharkey Haddad: Stronger ties with Jewish
paign," Mr. Gad-Harf community.
said. "Our conversations
date back to the summer. There Oakland NAACP, the Chaldean
is no link between the two. This Federation of America, the
was an effort by one individual Southfield School District and the
to undermine Sharkey's reputa- city of Southfield.
When the coalition lost mo-
tion."
According to Mr. Gad-Harf, the mentum, an offshoot association
Jewish Community Council had of clergy — the Multicultural Re-
to reduce its administrative role ligious Leaders Coalition —
in the group because of budget stepped in to continue some of the
constraints. Although the Coun- coalition's work. The association
cil didn't support the group with evolved under the Ecumenical
direct funding, devoting staff time Institute for Jewish-Christian
to the project in the wake of cut- Studies.
'We were told by the JCCoun-
backs was too costly.
"We at Council no longer had cil, and have no reason not to be-
the capacity to staff it because we lieve it, that the coalition
wanted to expand intergroup re- disbanded for financial reasons,"
lations to other communities," said Barbara Yuhas, the program
director for the Ecumenical In-
Mr. Gad-Harf said.
The Council is looking to stitute. "Sharkey Haddad is on
launch similar efforts in West our board of trustees. When he
Bloomfield and some of the speaks to groups, he asks that
"emerging outlying areas" such any speaking honorarium go to
as Walled Lake, Novi and Ply- the Ecumenical Institute. That's
where his priorities are." ❑
mouth-Canton.
Mr. Haddad agrees the claim
the group was disbanded because
of his involvement is ridiculous.
He said the accusations have
strengthened his ties with mem-
bers of the Jewish community
We'd like to hear your very fa-
who have continued to support
vorite memories from summer
him.
camp, however silly or somber.
"I bet you would recognize sev-
Please contact Julie Edgar by
eral names of people from the
Dec. 25 by either calling (810)
Jewish community who will be
354-6060 or sending a written
at my wedding," said Mr. Had-
account to her at The Jewish
dad, who is getting married on
News, 27676 Franklin Road,
Sunday.
Southfield, MI 48034. Please
In the wake of Jewish Com-
enclose a photograph that re-
munity Council cutbacks, other
lates to the memory. We will
partners in the multicultural
publish our favorite from the
coalition were unable to assist or
bunch in a special family sec-
assume the leadership role. The
tion next month.
other groups include the South
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