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Mayville with the James R. Lyons
Award
for her continuous telling of
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her parent's story to school chil-
dren and civic groups. The
n a week marred by continu-
Kooistra family, Dutch Christians,
ing violence in the Middle
hid eight Jews in their Utrecht
East, one event celebrated
home (near Amsterdam) from
hope and possibility.
1942-1945. A tree was planted in
One hundred and seventy
their honor on the
Christians and Jews gath-
Avenue
of the Righteous
ered at Congregation
at
Yad
Vashem,
Israel's
Florence and
Shaarey Zedek April 11
holocaust
memorial.
Yet,
Arnold Michlin
for the Ecumenical
Burke-Kooistra
doesn't
visit
with
Institute for Jewish-
see her parents as
Reverend John
Christian Studies' ninth
heroes, "but people like
Burke.
Dove dinner.
you and me."
"With everything going
She also said she
on in the world — the
speaks to share a story of
pain, Israel's isolation and
hope she learned from her parents
the rise of anti-Semitism —
"a story Of love." From the peo-
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tonight we're honoring five people
ple
they saved, there are 60 chil-
who do good when everyone
around them says to do bad or [do] dren, grand and `rear-grandchil-
nothing at ail," said David Biewett, dren.
The institute presented its first
executive director of the
Legacy Awards to - Christine Lyons
Southfield-based institute.
of Lathrup Village, widow of insti-
The 20-year-old institute hon-
tute founder Rev. James R. Lyons,
ored Anneke Burke-Kooistra of

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