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Closed By Fire

Hillel Image is confined
to the school's clinic area.

small fire at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan
Detroit gave students an unexpect-
ed day off on April 14.
The Farmington Hills Fire
Department responded to an
alarm from the school, 3220
Middlebelt Road, at 2:28 a.m.,
said investigator Michael Kish.
Firefighters followed a burning
smell to the area of the school's
medical clinic, where they saw a
glow through the clinic window.
The blaze was extinguished with a
small amount of water.
The policy at Hillel of closing
all classroom doors stopped the
fire from spreading outside the
clinic area, Kish said. Water and
smoke damage also was contained
to the clinic.
Firefighters left the school just
before 9 a.m., he said. The cause
of the fire is still under investiga-
tion, but it appears to be acciden-
tal. There is no history of fires at
the school, Kish said..
Students, faculty and staff were able
to pick up materials later that day.
The fire gave an early start to
Hales two-week Passover vaca-
tion, which began Monday. A let-
ter mailed to parents stated that
the school "will test air samples
before opening the building to
make sure they do not present any
health concerns." El

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been vociferous in condemning it.
The recent advertisement, which
states "Judaism Is Not a Mirror of
Society's Shifting Mores" in large writ-
ing at the top, goes on to say, "Let it
be said loudly and clearly: The Torah,
the very basis of the Jewish faith,
explicitly considers such acts and rela-
tionships deeply sinful, condemns
them without qualification and leaves
no room for their formal recognition."
Despite the criticism from Orthodox
groups, the CCAR's Menitoff empha-
sized the general reaction to the resolu-
tion has been positive. ❑

— Julie Wiener,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

