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Israel's Hungry

Eighty percent of all money that
Mazon spends to fight hunger stays in
the U.S. Of the remaining 20 percent,
most of that is spent on hunger in
Israel, which is led by a government in
denial that there's a problem feeding
hungry Jews, says the head of Mazon:
The Jewish Response to Hunger.
"The private philanthropic commu-
nity, the diaspora, foundations and
some federations have really tried to

enlighten the Sharon government that
there needs to be a partnership in try-
ing to address the problem of 22 per-
cent of Israeli households being
defined as 'food insecure,"' says Dr. H.
Eric Schockman, president of the
L.A.-based Mazon.
Local Israeli leaders, in contrast, are
aware of the food lines and acuteness
of the problem, he says.
Dr. Shockman was surprised to
learn that Israel throws away surplus
food instead of redistributing it to bat-

America And Middle East Peace

Aaron David Miller

Aaron David Miller, president of Seeds
of Peace and a former State
Department deputy who helped devel-
op U.S. policy in the Middle East in

the 1980s and 1990s, will be the fea-
tured speaker at the Jewish Commu-
nity Council's annual meeting 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at the
Jewish Community Center in West
Bloomfield.
Miller replaces the Hon. Daniel
Ayalon, Israel's ambassador to the
United States, who was forced to can-
cel his speech because of official com-
mitments. Miller will address
"America's Role in the Middle East
Peace Process: A Look Back and a
Look Forward."
Dennis S. Bernard of Birmingham
will be honored as the Council's 2005
Activist of the Year. The award honors
an individual whose efforts have
helped to achieve Council's mission by
advancing Jewish interests and build-
ing constructive relationships.
Council's election of officers and
board of directors also will take place,
followed by a dessert reception. For
information or to RSVP, call the
Council, (248) 642-5393, ext. 0.

— Keri Guten Cohen,
story development editor

de hunger. "There's a disconnect," he
said on an April 29 visit to the Detroit
Jewish News offices in Southfield
organized by local Mazon board mem-
bers Barbara Levin and Joel Jacob. "I
say this in a constructive way: to try to
find what the best way is to build
partnerships."
Dr. Shockman doesn't favor another
bureaucratic layer. "But there has to be
an accommodation for the private
nonprofit sectors to come together
along with the food industry to really

help Israel figure out its conundrum,"
Dr. Schockman said.
He added, "We're now helping put
through a Good Samaritan law in the
Knesset. It would hold harmless food
donors, mostly big corporations, if the
food becomes contaminated down the
line. We've had this law in the U.S.
since the '70s. It's a blanket sort of
protection that permits more to be
given into the emergency food sys-
tem."

—Robert A. Sklar, editor

DECA Repeaters

For the second consecutive year, West Bloomfield High School students have
won the national marketing quiz bowl competition at the DECA International
Career Development Conference.
Approximately 15,000 students participated, with the finals held in Anaheim,
Calif.
West Bloomfield's champion quiz bowl team included Ben Feldman, Brett
DeMarrais, Jacob Hampton and Dan Herman.
Other West Bloomfield participants at DECA included Sarah Jackier, first in
the nation in full-service restaurant marketing; All Greene, top 10 for two con-
secutive years in hospitality research written event; Zack Zucker, national final-
ist in market management; and Arthur Peschansky, top 10 finish on the sports
marketing exam.
West Bloomfield students earning certificates of excellence were Nathan
Frederiksen, Evan Hanson, Calvin Moy, Eugene Vinogradov, Andy Lederman
and Evan Sachs.

— Alan Hitskv, associate editor

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Quotable

"People hugged each other at the end. It was eye-opening that we
could worship together if we put a little effort into it."

— Rabbi Philip Pohh Congregation B'nai Shalom, Olney, Md., after his
congregation crossed the street with its Torahs on Simhat Torah, Oct. 6,
1996 to celebrate with their neighboring African-American church. From
a Spring 2005 United Synagogue Review article, "Conservative
Synagogues Reach Out to the African-American Community"

Franklin's Champions

Matthew Bernstein, 16, of Oak Park and Karen Green, 49, of Waterford won
state championships last month at the Michigan racquetball tournament in
Taylor.
Both are affiliated with Franklin Athletic Club in Southfield.
Bernstein placed first in Junior 16s and the Men's D divisions. He also took
firsts in the same divisions in the regional tournament and second in the region-
al Junior 18s. In June, he will play in the Junior National Championships in
Portland, Ore.
Green finished first in Women's 45+ and second in Women's Open. She has
been playing competitively for 15 years and, since retiring as a middle school
principal, has been director of racquetball and squash at Franklin.
Since 2001, she has won a national singles title (Women's 45+A), a national
doubles title (Women's 25+A) and three U.S. Open singles. titles.

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How do Moroccan Jews use hard-boiled eggs in their celebration of the
holiday of Purim?

— Goldfein

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-pluq sasn zEgi jEoi pualq pappAell-asruu '31E11.10
UT ST wynd ap gazvnyo treDiaioTATarl j, uaivistry

— Alan Hitsky, associate editor

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