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As one of the organizers of the grass-
roots rallies in support-of Israel, I feel
compelled to respond to your article
on a pro-Palestinian rally ("Opposing
Voices," April 12, page 20).
When Israel advocacy advocate Don
Cohen asked me if I would help
organize a rally in Oak Park, I didn't
hesitate to give him, and Israel, my
support. My daughter, who is the fam-
ily artist, sat down with me to decide
on which of the almost one dozen
phrases that Don had forwarded to me
for using on posters would be chosen.
We decided that we wanted to keep
the phrases in a fairly positive mode,
so we decided to use the phrases
"Peace for Israel," "Terrorism Kills
Peace" and "U.S. Supports Israel."
My three children (15,,12Tand 9)
and I were joined that Monday by my
16-year-old nephew, as well as about
20 others. On the way to the rally, I
discussed again the importance of a
positive, rather than a negative,
approach. I warned them that, along
with the people who would drive by
and honk in support of our efforts, we
could also expect people possibly
yelling obscenities or showing us signs
of disapproval. They agreed that the
best response to those people would be
to do nothing.
My youngest son kept a count of
the number of honks we received in
the half-hour we were in front of the
Federation Apartments on 10 Mile
Road, and my oldest the negative
responses. They were both surprised
and pleased to find that the positive
far outweighed the negative responses.
We'll attend Yom HaZikaron events
this week, as will many others in the
Detroit Jewish community, and we'll
stand at our posts holding up signs
and counting honking horns. It's the
very least we can do, but at least it's
doing something positive.

Sharon Krasner

Oak Park

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Jews Must Raise
Money For Israel

With war going on in the Middle
East, Arab countries are raising money,
sponsoring telethons on their own net-
works to help Palestinians rebuild their
villages, helping victims and families,
and helping organizations like Hamas
and the Palestine Liberation

Organization. This gives me a very
disturbing chill (Heavy Casualties,"
April 12, page 16).
Last May, I was one of the many
young adults who had the- honor to
participate in a Birthright trip to
Israel; ever since then, I have a new
respect and support towards Israel.
One of the stories that caught my
eye was Al-Jezeera (the Palestinian tel-
evision network) raising money to
help the Palestinian cause. Ever since
Sept. 11, it's so disturbing that people
are supporting this kind of terror.
Arab princes are donating millions to
help this cause. With this type of
fund-raising going on, I am writing to
suggest that Jews from all walks of life
help raise money to aid Israel and to
help families of the victims of the
homicide bombings. I would like to
see Jewish (and non-Jewish) celebrities
get together and raise money for
Israel. This isn't a war on all Arabs; it's
a war on the people who support
homicide attacks.
Nathan Silverman

Bloomfield Township

We Must Record
Witness Memories

The Yom HaShoah cover story ("Not
To Be Forgotten," April 5, page 22)
moved me to write.
Some years ago, I participated in a
program initiated by Sonia Popovs
marking the Warsaw Ghetto
Uprising. Cantor Sidney Resnick and
I provided the musical portion of the
program, held at the Workmen's
Circle-Arbiter Ring in Oak Park. This
is where I met Professor Sidney
Bolkosky [who is recording
Holocaust oral histories].
At the front of the hall was a long
table with a white cloth and a black
runner and six candlesticks; each held
a tall candle. One by one, a survivor
or the child of one came forward to
light a candle and deliver a few
remarks; it was very solemn and mov-
ing with appropriate musical back-
ground.
The last speaker, a young lady
whose family had perished, spoke the
words that could never be forgotten.
With quiet emotion, she said: "Who
will bear witness when the witnesses
are gone?"
• It was more a statement
than a question. This is in answer to
those who say dayenu — enough
already.
Lillian Zellman

Oak Park