Insight
Remember
When •
Interfaith Healing
On the evening of the national tragedy, people of various faiths
gathered together locally for support and peace.
SHARON LUCKERMAN
Staff Writer
L
ike nothing else in recent
American history, the
Tuesday morning terrorist
attacks on New York City
and Washington, D.C., united the
nation.
Various events around metropoli-
tan Detroit underscored that need
to be together, regardless of reli-
gious, cultural or ethnic differences.
On the University of Michigan
campus in Ann Arbor, 15,000 peo-
ple participated in a candlelight vigil
for peace. Elsewhere in the area,
church and synagogue members
gathered together for joint fellow-
ship, feeling compelled to share
their pain and hope.
"People really needed to be
together last night," said Ronnie
Simon, administrator of Temple
Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor. "They
didn't want to sit and watch televi-
sion; they wanted to gather and
lend support to each other."
Her temple, along with
Congregation Beth Israel and St.
Clare's Episcopal Church, both of
The peace vigil on the University of Michigan campus in
Ann Arbor, gathered at the building Ann Arbor attracted 15,000 participants.
co-owned for 27 years by Beth
Emeth and the church. The 40-
and Justice, says Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth El.
minute service, led by six interfaith
Many people interviewed also expressed concern about
clergy members, included Hebrew and English songs, end-
reaction
to the metro Detroit Arab population, the second
The
Star-Spangled
ing with America the Beautiful and
largest
in
this country after Los Angeles.
Banner.
"The biggest danger in our area is a mindless anti-Arab
Rabbi Joseph Klein of Temple Emanu-El of Oak Park
backlash," said Marc Krumen, Wayne State University his-
took part in an interfaith prayer service in Berkley spon-
tory professor and a Temple Emanu-El member. That con-
sored by the Berkley Clergy Association. Several hundred
cern was why WSU, with its large Arab student population,
people met at Cana Ev Lutheran Church in Berkley. Clergy
of different faiths, including Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, shut down Tuesday and Wednesday, he said.
Michael Brooks, executive director of the University of
Presbyterian and Jewish, led the group.
Michigan
Hillel Foundation, also expressed concern at
"It was a service of comfort, direction and help," said
Tuesday
night's
vigil that people were reporting intolerance
moment
of
uplift
in
a
day
of
great
Rabbi Klein. "A
and
abuse
toward
Arab Americans.
tragedy."
"To survive the dark night of hatred, irrationality and
Local Christian and Jewish leaders now are planning a major
interfaith service held between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur violence," Brooks told those attending the vigil, "the answer
is quite literally in our hands."
in conjunction with the National Conference on Community
9/14
2001
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From the pages of the Jewish News for
this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50
years ago.
1991
Cardinal Jozef Glemp of Poland
expressed regret over his "misunder-
standings" with Jews.
Detroiter Norman Robbins was
named executive editor of the
American Bar Association Family
Advocate magazine.
Susan Schlussel of Southfield was
elected president of Yeshiva
University's Stern College for
Women Student Council in New
York City.
1981
Ira Gershwin and his late brother
George became the first recipients
of the Goodspeed Opera House
Award, presented in New York.
Fred Gruber declared his candi-
dacy for mayor of Southfield.
1971
A prominent Jewish Lebanese
lawyer was kidnapped by armed
men in the center of Beirut.
Sinai Hospital in Detroit opened
its new 17-operating-room surgical
suite.
1961
A bomb badly damaged the home
of Chief Rabbi Jacob Kaplan in
Paris.
Detroiter Dr. Max Karl Newman
has been named president of the
American Academy of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation.
The Jewish Braille Institute of
America issued a three-volume set of
the complete Union Prayerbook on
Jewish Worship for the High Holy Days.
1951
Detroiter Edwin Simon was elected
to the executive committee of the
National Youth Conference, spon-
sored by the National Jewish
Welfare Board.
Detroiter Maurice Winston was
named to head the Dearborn
United Foundation Drive.
Detroiter Rabbi Joseph Elias
became the new principal of
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah.
— Compiled by Sy Manello.
editorial assistant