Dwelling in Unity . . . Together
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COUNCIL
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ack in 1938, when anti-Semitic rhetoric and
a wider arena.Take, for example, the Council-sponsored
restrictive codes were common in Detroit,
VIP study trips to Israel that have fostered new
the newborn Jewish Community Council
understanding between our community and state
dedicated its mission to protecting Jewish interests
government leaders. Or New Detroit's recognition
in the public arena.
of Council for its efforts on behalf of all Detroit's
For more than six decades, the Jewish Federation's com-
citizens through the multi-faceted Detroit Jewish
munity relations agency has kept the mission while
Initiative and the Jewish Coalition for Literacy.
adjusting its agenda to changing needs, helping make our
Improving the world doesn't always require grand
metropolitan Detroit area a better place by bringing
gestures. But it does call for many small steps, like
people, ideas and commitment together.
building coalitions between faiths, ethnic groups and
Council's issues have been a reflection of the world we
races, developing relationships with legislators, and
live in: Civil rights. Soviet Jewry. Israel. Church-state.
informing the public on issues of Jewish concern.
The Detroit partnership.
It is pleasant for brethren to dwell together in unity.
But you have to work at it.
Today, more than ever, it's understood that the strength
of the Jewish community is linked to our participation in
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