War On Terrorism

Time To Heal

Community members reach out to one another during a candlelight vigil.

State Rep. Gilda Jacobs, D-Huntington Woods,
spoke of standing together "in unity and love,
and called for advancing American values and
strengthening our communities. While underscor-
ing the importance of "rooting out the enemy,"
she warned against persecuting others based solely
on their ethnicity.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, who
went to New York as a member of the Search and
Rescue Squad following the World Trade Center
attack, related his experiences at "Ground Zero."
He praised the amazing generosity of metro Detroit
citizens, who, within hours, donated some 80,000
pounds of bottled water, batteries and flashlights
that were transported to the disaster scene.
The rescue effort was a time of "anger and sad-
ness, but also pride and inspiration," Sheriff
Bouchard said, calling the heroism of the rescue
workers "a tribute to the American spirit."

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Hatred Into Love

SUSAN TAWIL
Special to the Jewish News

I

t was pure grassroots America the evening of
Thursday, Oct. 25, as about 200 residents
gathered in the gymnasium of the
Huntington Woods Community Center for
a patriotic candlelight vigil to mark the tragic
terrorist events of Sept. 11.
Billed as "a time to remember, a time to under-
stand, a time to heal and a time to share," the pro-
gram brought together citizens of all ages to hear
words of unity and tolerance from local politicians

and religious leaders.
Participants in
A welcome by Huntington
the Huntington
Woods Mayor Ron Gillham
Woods candle-
preceded the presentation of
light vigil hold
the colors by the U.S. Naval
their candles aloft
Sea Cadets color guard and
in unity.
the singing of the national
anthem.
Mayor Gillham talked about change in America
after the September terrorist attacks.
"On Monday, we were upset to wait six minutes
in the grocery line; on Tuesday, we didn't mind
waiting six hours to give blood," he said.

After a performance of patriotic songs by
Berkley's Norup Middle School Band and
speeches by county officials, three local religious
leaders took the podium.
The Rev. Peter Nickel, pastor of the Huntington
Woods Lutheran Church, spoke of "turning acts of
hatred into opportunities for love."
Rabbi Reuven Spolter, spiritual leader of Young
Israel of Oak Park, recited the Yizkor (remem-
brance)- prayer in English in memory of those
murdered in the terrorist attacks. He explained
that shalom, the Hebrew word for peace, was

derived from the root word for wholeness, com-
pleteness.

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