HONOR

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ferences in pursuit of a
noble ideal, and to
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recommit ourselves to
• 10:30 a.m.. Monday, Jan. 17: Peace Walk, begin-
these ideals once again."
ning
at Hope United Methodist Church, 26275
Rabbi Syme said that
Northwestern
Highway at Civic Center Drive.
Malin "devoted his life to
•
11:30
a.m.:
Southfield Pavilion, Civic Center
building bridges. He felt
Drive at Evergreen. Keynote speaker is retired Air
he could change the
Force Maj. Gen. Lucius Theus. Presentation of the
world if people could like
Martin Luther King Jr. Service Recognition Award.
each other as people."
zging of a liberty bell will be timed to coincide
In 1995, Malin initi
with the ringing of bells throughout the country.
ated the relationship
that continues between
Temple Beth El and
Greater New Mount
• 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16: Candlelight vigil,
Moriah Baptist Church
West Bloomfield High School Atrium.
of Detroit. The two
• 8:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17: Pre-rally with
became sister congrega-
games and prizes in West Bloomfield High School
tions, with members
Media Center.
visiting one another's
• 9 a.m.: Breakfast in West Bloomfield High
services and sharing
Cafeteria.
special events.
• 9:15 a.m.: Welcome ceremony in auditori-
Rabbi Syme said the
um. Keynote speaker is Conrad Mallett Jr., for-
church's pastor, the Rev.
mer. Michigan Supreme Court chief justice.
Kenneth Flowers, was "a
• 10:15 a.m.: 1.5-mile peace walk, leaving from
protege of Mrs. King,
and returning to the high school. The route is on
with a close, personal
Orchard Lake Road, which will be closed to traffic.
relationship — referring
• .11 a.m.: "Youth Dialogue," a multi-school chat
to him as her other son."
with trained student facilitators. Also a facilitated
Martina, Rev.
adult dialogue session with the keynote speaker.
Flowers and Rabbi
Events will be held in the high school's Laker
Syme contacted Dr.
Commons and Cafeteria. Lunch will be provided.
Daniel Krichbaum,
executive director of the
the new century in understanding
National Conference for Community
and tolerance. We have a lot of
and Justice/Detroit chapter, "to make
wounds to mend and bridges to build
an inter-religious, inter-cultural, inter-
if we are going to be a strong country,
racial statement" at the March pro-
dedicated
to common ideals in the
gram. The community event has been
future,
working
ardently in and
renamed the "Izzy Malin Bridge-
beyond
our
own
community."
Building Lecture Series."
Schonberger, the daughter of Izzy
The NCCJ, which will help
Malin, said her father's legacy has
underwrite it, also will present a series
reached his grandchildren. Her son,
of dialogues relating to issues of races
Keith, 12, is an International Club
and religion. Dr. Krichbaum said the
member.
Another son, Michael, 18,
program, titled "Different People ...
will
participate
and is a past co-chair of
Common Ground," will begin
United
We
Walk,
an event established
Monday, Jan. 17, a date that marks
in
commemoration
of Martin Luther
Dr. King's birthday.
King
Jr.
Day
in
West
Bloomfield.
"It's a way of supporting what Dr.
Wanting to create a connection
King was trying so hard to achieve —
with her father, Elaine Schonberger
a just society where people have
said she sent Mrs. King photos of the
learned to trust each other, despite
Mains and a video of previous walks.
their differences," he said.
Schonberger said she feels Mrs.
Mrs. King will speak at 7 p.m.
King's
"presence in the community
Tuesday, March 21, at Temple Beth
will
build
bridges in a wonderful way
El, following a reception for patrons
— and bring groups together." ❑
at 5 to benefit the Sickle Cell Anemia
Research Center at Children's
Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.
The charge to attend Coretta
Patrons will have an opportunity to
Scott King's lecture presentation
meet Mrs. King and get reserved seat-
at
Temple Beth El is $15. It's
ing at her speech on "Building
$100
for the patron event, with
Bridges in the 21st Century."
the
location
to be announced. For
The focus of Mrs. King's appear-
information,
call (248) 352-0990.
ance, Martina said, is to "really
embrace working together, to kick off

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