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Kathleen Straus A
Civil Rights Warrior

The president of Detroit Jewry's human
rights, interfaith and public relations
voice is being saluted for being among
the "distinguished warriors" on behalf of
human and civil rights.
The Detroit Urban
ue will honor
Jewish Community
Council of
Metropolitan Detroit
President Kathleen
Straus and four other
human and civil rights
activists at the 2000
Kathleen Straus Salute to
Distinguished
Warriors dinner. The league's largest
annual fund-raiser, the dinner begins at
6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the
downtown Detroit Marriott Hotel.
"Kathleen Straus has committed the
majority of her life to "thefurthering of
public education and community ser-
vices in Michigan," reads a statement
from the Detroit Urban League. The
84-year-old United Way agency provides
programs and services for African
Americans and other minorities.
Since 1980, the league has honored
the courage, dedication and vision of
local residents "who have made signifi-
cant strides in the struggle for human
and civil rights."
Straus is a former president of the
League of Women Voters of Detroit and
the State Board of Education. She was
active with the Michigan Association of
School Boards, the State Board for
Public Junior and Community Colleges,
the Michigan Senate education commit-
tee and other education groups.
The Detroit resident was executive
director of PRO Detroit (People and
Responsible O_rganizations for Detroit),
a community coalition of businesses,
labor, civic groups and schools formed
to ensure that court-ordered desegrega-
tion came smoothly and peacefully.
Straus was a founder and serves on
the board of the Michigan Tax
Information Council. She also serves
on the Detroit Science Center board,
ArtServe Michigan board, American
Jewish Committee/Detroit Chapter
advisory board and the executive
committee of the National
Conference for Community and
Justice/Michigan Region.
Straus retired in 1991 as president of
Detroit's Center for Creative Studies.
For dinner ticket information, call
the Detroit Urban League, (3 1 3) 832-
4600, ext. 129.

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