Something Extra NOTEBOOK High Post At U.N. More Hopeful Times T Palestinians can have an honest dis- he Detroit Jewish community cussion about how they can work made it into Detroit Mayer together to economically improve Kwame Kilpatrick's January their region:' he said, "then surely we inaugural address. should be able to have a similar con- Near the end of his -upbeat Jan. 5 versation among Detroit, Wayne, speech, the mayor referred to his 1999 Oakland and Macomb countries. trip to Israel as.part of a Jewish "We are all in this together. No mat- Community Council-sponsored delega- ter where you live in this region, you're tion of lawmakers. Kilpatrick was a from Detroit. So ultimately, it's about member of the Michigan House of . Detroit love." Representatives at the time. He talked The Palestinian reign of terror about having separate meetings with ignited in September 2000 against Mayor Kilpatrick Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Israelis dashed much of the Mideast "In each of those conversations:' he enthusiasm for peace and economic cooperation said, "the leaders with whom we met were talking that the mayor said he experienced. I don't know about how they had to come together in their what that Mideast breakdown portends.for regional region to build tourism. They were working to get cooperation here in Metro Detroit. rid of terrorism to build their economy" The discussions raised his hopes for Israeli- — Robert A. Sklar, editor Palestinian peace. "It occurred to me that if Israelis and With the philosophy that "acts of loving kindness should not be random," the "A Kindness a Day" cal- endar was created. "Charity, kindness and social justice must be an integral part of everyone's day," said Daniel Rothner, founder and director of Areyvut, the New York based non-profit organization that produced the calendar. Designed in a "one day per page" format, the cal- endar, advertised as "365 ways to make the world a "A Kindness a Day" cal- endar better place" offers daily suggestions to better one- self and the world. The Jan. 1 entry suggests, "Let your first check of the year be to charity" Others remind readers to "call someone who won't expect it" or to "be quick to forgive those who have wronged you." The 2006 edition includes a connection to the weekly Torah portion with each Shabbat entry, sub- missions from teachers and students and a themat- ic index for reference planning by those who use the calendar as a project or curriculum resource. Areyvut, Hebrew for mutual responsibility and accountability, was established in 2002 to help Jewish youth of all denominations bring Jewish val- ues of kindness, charity and tikkun olam (repairing the world) into their lives. "A Kindness a Day" calendars, priced at $10.95, may be purchased through ama- zon.com, JudaicaPress.com , areyvut.org and Jewish book and gift stores. For more information, contact www.areyvut.org or (212) 813-2950. — Shelli Liebman Dorfman, staff writer Sample page from the new calendar IlLEFZET l 'cha Don't Know The Chanukah festival lacks the Sabbath-like restrictions that exist for other holi- days. There is one customary restriction for women, however. Can you name it? — Goldfein •uapppol s! Aepfloq aq4 uo bulTsej se Lilo ob slew buflea ail Intl) •uginq am salpue3 qminueqo all awl aqi buiinp IJOM woij tneJjaa o4 pa)ise Alleuon -!pe.q. ale Aaq4 leql mom oi pelt, aq Ttlbp uawom tuoileiedaid Aeplloq pue buNooa aquie Daily uamsuy :i3Copyright 2006, Jewish Renaissance Media ' — Robert A. Sklar, editor Granting Support Better Every Day 11 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has named Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan, the niece of a West Bloomfield couple, to the post of assistant secretary- general. Grynspan, whose aunt and uncle are Rochelle and Norman Sable, also will serve as assistant administrator of the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) and director Rebeca Grynspan of its Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean. She will lead a professional staff of 800 covering UNDP's 24 country offices in the region. Grynspan is current director of the Mexican-based Subregional Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. She has worked toward poverty reduction, democratic governance and gender equality. She was vice president of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998, and a for- mer professor at the University of Costa Rica. Grants are flowing for Fresh Air Society & Tamarack Camps with the latest two totaling $56,500. The Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan gave $40,000. This grant will fund a program designed to share aspects of the Fresh Air Society's Outdoor Education Program with Detroit Public Schools students. Outdoor Ed spotlights the envi- ronment, outdoor survival skills, science and nature, pioneer skills and team building. The Sinai Guild gave $16,500 to buy medical supplies for the health center at Tamarack's resident camp, Camp Maas in Ortonville. The medical supplies also will be used on teen adven- ture/wilderness trips and at Tamarack's two outpost camps. — Robert A. Sklar, editor Honoring Holocaust A World Holocaust Remembrance Day observance will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit, in cooperation with the HMC, the event will mark both the 61st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the community's outrage over recent Holocaust denial statements by the Iranian gov- ernment. The United Nations-sponsored World Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds with the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermina- tion camp by Soviet. forces on Jan. 27, 1945. Auschwitz was the largest Nazi Germany killing center in Europe and has become a symbol of the Holocaust, representing the depths of man's inhumanity to man. Eighteen governments have legislated Jan. 27 as an annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. Speakers at the local event will include HMC Director Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig and JCCouncil Executive Director Robert Cohen. Memorial prayers and a symbolic candle-lighting ceremony also will take place. For information, call the HMC, (248) 553-2400, or the JCCouncil, (248) 642-5393. . — Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor January 26 e 2006 11