Something Extra
Wallach Looks Forward
Matt Lash Update
Victorious in the June 14 Farmington
ting board member received 36 per-
Public Schools board election, Trustee
cent of the vote. I pledge to remain
Howard Wallach said, "I'm delighted
loyal to the principles that we hold
with the outcome, and I 'sincerely
dear."
want to thank everyone who voted for
Wallach and Rosenberg, who.both
me and who worked on my
live in Farmington Hills, had
campaign.
publicly opposed each other
"I'm looking forward to
on several issues, including a
moving the district ahead so
new international affairs
that our students can get the
course that allegedly had some
education they all need in this
anti-Israel and anti-American
changing world."
Web sites listed as resources.
In the highly contested race
After many heated discussions
for the 2-year term, Howard
and examination by several
Wallach defeated Eric
staff
members and outside
Wallach
Rosenberg, 1,830 to 1,029.
sources, some of the course
Wallach had been appointed
materials were subsequently
to the board earlier this year
changed.
following the retirement of
The two available seats for
Trustee Cathleen. Webb.
the 4-year term on the
"I have personally congratu-
Farmington school board were
lated Mr. Wallach, and I look
won by incumbents Priscilla
forward to supporting him
Brouillette and Gary Sharp.
when I can and to disagreeing
The selection of a new
Rosenberg
respectfully with him when I
superintendent upon the
must," said Rosenberg.
retirement of Dr. C. Robert
"I wish to thank the 1,029 people
Maxfield in June 2005 will be one of
who put their trust in me. This is the
the major challenges for the board.
first time in many years that a first-
— Ronelle Grier, special writer
time candidate running against a sit-
Three years ago, Matt Lash of Novi
are also available for $5 at Stone's
participated in his first West
Jewelry of West Bloomfield and
Bloomfield Relay for Life at the start
Emery's Creative Jewelry of
of long and grueling cancer treatment.
Farmington Hills, with the cost of the
This year, he arrived at the June 12-
pins underwritten by Sheldon Stone of
13 relay with the confidence of a new
the Pillar Group of Southfield.
college graduate on his way to
Matt described
law school and with the
this year's relay as
smiles of a young man cele-
bittersweet.
brating survivorship.
"A friend of
"We have a lot to cele-
mine, June
brate this year — Matt's
Farthing, passed away earlier
acceptance to Chicago
this year of cancer, and this was
Kent College of Law, grad-
the first relay without her," he said.
uation from Michigan
"I missed her a lot and I definitely
State University and, most
felt her there, and that made me feel
importantly, his remis-
good. That's the kind of thing the
sion," said Roberta Lash,
relay brings out: sadness of loss
Matt's mother and a member
— and joy and relief from
of his relay team.
meeting and having
Diagnosed with Ewing's Roberta Lash's Team
these experiences with
sarcoma, a rare form of
people around your
Chaverim
bone cancer, Matt, 23,
community."
find-raising pin
has undergone multiple
Matt is always happy
rounds of radiation and
to share conversation,
chemotherapy, numerous
offering to speak with anyone
surgeries and the amputa-
who might "need to talk to
tion of his left leg below the
someone about cancer or about
knee.
all that you go through."
Matt has participated in
Matt's longtime chemotherapy
each relay since by walking
treatments have stopped. He will
in the opening survivors' .
continue to receive checkup
Lash
lap. It's one way he shows
scans every three months for a
his strong support for the
while.
America Cancer Society (ACS).
"I'm feeling great," he said. "I work
"They've shown me a community
out almost daily, work at my job, have
that has never backed down from
great energy, great smiles and I'm even
adversity and given all their love and
getting some color in my skin. When
support to so many in dire need of it,"
they took my IV's out, I hit the
Matt said.
ground running.
For the fourth year, Matt's friends
"I start law school Aug. 16. I move
and family participated in the relay on
to Chicago on the 11th and begin a
Team Chaverim, which is Hebrew for
whole new chapter — a healthy chap-
friends. This year, the team sold relay
ter," he said.
pins designed by Roberta Lash, with
— Shelli Liebman Dorfman,
all proceeds going to the ACS. They
staff writer
Israel insight
THE ISSUE
BEIUND THE ISSUE
In negotiations in the 1990s, Israel
recognized Palestinian grievances
and claims in the West Bank and
Gaza as legitimate. But negotia-
tions broke down and violence
ensued. Many Palestinians now
have radicalized, with claims that
Israel will never recognize.
Recent Palestinian writings and
speeches have called into question
the legitimacy of having a Jewish
state in the Middle East, the
ancient Jewish claim to the land
and the existence of a Jewish
Temple in Jerusalem.
'cha
Don't Know@
— Allan Gale, Jewish Cornmuni
Council of Metropolitan Detroit
Yiddish Limericks
2004
National Football League commissioner Paul
Tagliabue is the only head of a major American
professional sport — football, baseball, basketball,
hockey — who is not Jewish. Can you name the
Jewish commissioners?
2004
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June 1964
A vet at the Preakness named Kay
Would write exam records this way:
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— Martha Jo Fleischmann
* — Healthy as a horse
Local philanthropy furthered the name of sci-
ence in our community.
A gift of $500,000 from Samuel and Louis
Hamburger and Maxwell Jospey and their fami-
lies was given to help construct a medical research
building at Detroit's Sinai Hospital.
Jospey, a Sinai trustee, and the Hamburger
brothers are officers and, with their families, own-
ers of Production Steel Corp. and associated com-
panies.
— Sy Manello, editorial assistant