Dwelling in Unity . . . Together

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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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