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Numbers Don't Shock
surprised that the first paragraph of
After reading the results from the
the sub-heading, "Rabbis Weigh In,"
Jewish Federation's survey of popula-
mentioned all of the denominations
tion trends in the Detroit metropolitan included in the pie chart except for
area ("Hand In Hand:' June 8, page
one: Reconstructionism.
14; Editor's Notebook, "If Numbers
This omission is significant
Could Talk:' June 8, page 5), I was dis-
since Reconstructionism is a very
heartened but not surprised. So many
fast-growing Jewish movement in
young, well-educated Jews have left
the United States. The three active
this region in the last decade and con- •Reconstructionist congregations in
tinue to do so.
the Detroit metropolitan area are
At a Farmington Hills graduation
the Reconstructionist Congregation
party, I met a young Jewish woman
of Detroit, Congregation T'chiyah
who went to Indiana University, got
in Oak Park and the Ann Arbor
a job in Michigan near her family
Reconstructionist Havurah. Somewhat
and then left again to work for a large
beyond the Detroit metropolitan
financial company in Manhattan.
area, but still within easy reach,
At a Jolson AZA reunion a year ago,
is Congregation Kehillat Israel in
I was stunned that most of the 30-
Lansing.
something Jewish men there lived
Roslyn Abt Schindler
in various states around the country
president
— everywhere but Michigan.
Congregation T'chiyah
As the Detroit car companies limp
Oak Park
through another round of cost cutting,
trying their best to avoid bankrupt-
cies, we realize that this area, for bet-
Where's Arab Outrage?
ter or worse, is still tethered to the
I was flabbergasted to read Brenda
domestic auto industry. While our
Rosenberg's Community View
local economy suffers with one of the
"Breaking Barriers, Pursuing Peace"
highest unemployment rates in the
(May 18, page 26) about her project
country, all we can try to do is survive
Reuniting the Children of Abraham.
the economic pain, hoping it's not per- She talks about how she had an amaz-
manent. Like most Michigan compa-
ing experience in Israel with an inter-
nies, my company is not hiring either,
faith group that was promoting peace
focused — like GM and Ford — on
and dialogue among the religions.
reducing costs.
Mrs. Rosenberg: While you are
So is anyone surprised that we are
walking arm in arm with Arab Israelis
in the midst of an exodus of our best
and Palestinians who you have
and brightest?
found supportive, some of their Arab
Is anyone upset that the most inno-
brethren are blowing our brethren
vative American car product today is a to pieces! Why aren't the Israeli Arab
movie from Pixar/Disney, completely
and Palestinian members of your
created and produced in California?
group speaking out and teaching their
Arnie Goldman
people to stop slaughtering innocent
•Farmington Hills
Jews? They need to speak and march
(Editor's note: Arnie Goldman writes a blog
and write to their own people to have
on JNonline.us.)
them change their lives.
You finish by saying that you want
Also Reconstructionism
to break down barriers of ignorance,
I appreciated the article on Detroit
fear and hatred. Israelis and Jews have
demographics ("Hand in Hand:' June
every reason to fear the Palestinians
8, page 14) and the section of it on
because of their hatred of us.
"Religious Differences" (page 19).
Michael L. Kahan
The package was quite informative
Bloomfield Hills
and well documented. However, I was
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MERE' *cha born Know
Wisconsin, with only a half percent Jewish population, is rep-
resented by two Jewish U.S. senators. Now another state with
only a half percent Jewish population has elected its first
Jewish supreme court Justice. Which one?
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