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Letters

Behind Bush

Thank you, Berl Falbaum, for
speaking in your Community View
to the dead-set Jewish Democrats
who insist on vilifying President
Bush and refuse to acknowledge
the importance of his support of
Israel ("The Case For George Bush','
Aug. 31, page 39).
It is about time that we Jews
wake up and realize that, yes,
American social issues are
important; but the existence and
well being of Israel should be a
top priority for us. If Israel falls
at the hands of Hezbollah and
the like, as Mr. Falbaum aptly
puts it," ... we will discover the
triviality of the social agenda
that the Jewish body politic so
values."

Jeannette Olson

West Bloomfield

Bush A Friend
I want to commend Berl Falbaum
on his Community View ("The
Case For George Bush," Aug. 31,
page 39).
After reading a letter to the
editor supporting our "demo-
cratic process" with the ousting
of Joe Lieberman, a 'devoted Jew
and someone devoted to Israel,
I then read the article "Nothing
to Fear" (Aug. 31, page 27) about
the U.S. Campaign to End the
Israeli Occupation founded by
Josh Ruebner, an American-born
Israeli Jew. He was participating
in a University of Michigan-
Dearborn rally for the cause
of Palestinians, whose terror-
ist leaders still hold an Israeli
soldier and are still calling for
Israel's destruction.
After that, it was heartening
read Mr. Falbaum's commen-
tary — he truly gets it. While
President Bush may have his
faults, Israel has never had a bet-
ter friend than he is.

Michael L. Kahan

Bloomfield Hills

Against Bush

In response to Berl Falbaum's
Community View "The Case

of visiting the zoo, going to the
For Bush',' (Aug. 31, page 39):
parks or visiting relatives at their
Support President Bush only
hotel swimming pool. We opted
because he is a friend of Israel?
for the latter and, yes, there are
What about all the other issues
reminders of potential danger; as
important to U.S. citizens — Jew
Doron frolicked in the pool with
and gentile? The Democratic
his children, his gun was safely
Party candidate that will be
and momentarily tucked away in
elected president in 2008 will be
my purse.
a friend of Israel.
The next day, we visited a huge
Mr. Falbaum mentioning that
amusement park where children
former Israeli Prime Minister
laughed and played and parents
Benjamin Netanyahu endorses
bought ice cream and snacks.
Bush reminded me of a dinner I
Outwardly, this seemed a carefree
attended at a local synagogue in
existence.
1984. One of the speakers was a
Most often, there is genuine
retired Israel Defense Forces offi-
surprise when I describe the
cer urging the purchase of Israel
crowded streets, restaurants and
Bonds. Unfortunately, at the end
of his speech, he urged us to vote malls. Ironically, I feel farther
away from the war here than at
for Jack Lousma, the Republican
home watching CNN or Fox.
Party candidate for U.S. sena-
But it is the courage and
tor"because Republicans are
determination of the Israeli
the best friends of Israel." The
people that inspires me most.
Democrat he asked us to vote
With heavy hearts, they will still
against was the incumbent sena-
tor, Carl Levin. I exchanged harsh buy flowers for Shabbat because
that is part of the sweetness of
Nyords with him after the dinner.
life. The bitter intrudes brutally
George W. Bush has given us
with the news of a fallen soldier.
his catastrophic war of choice
HOW can we bear this pain, I ask
in Iraq where thousands of U.S.
military personnel have died and boron. "Mother, he didn't die a
Holocaust victim. He died pro-
hundreds of billions of dollars
- tecting his homeland."
are being wasted. Not all ardent
And I see his point. Israel is
supporters of Israel are exem-
worth dying for; just as hopefully
plar human beings. One such
in the future it will be worth liv-
dedicated supporter was Meyer
ing for, as it is now.
Lansky, who also was a longtime
Geraldine Spilman
friend and business associate of
Orchard Lake
Bugs), Siegel.

David Brody

Southfield

Israel's Worth
With fear and trepidation and
heavily forewarned by friends
and family, I visited Israel during
the recent outbreak of war.
My thoughts centered on
tanks, artillery fire and destruc-
tive rockets. Images of Doron, my
son, a spokesman for the Israeli
army reporting from the front
were imbedded deep in my heart.
What a contrast this was to
my experience in Jerusalem. It
seemed implausible that when I
approached Doron and his fam-
ily at the airport, there was talk

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Dearborn Threat

As a Jewish student at the

Helping Effect Change
The Editor's Letter "The Power Of
Docents" (Sept. 7, page 5) is won-
derful. As the docent educator,
the training is my responsibility.
The Holocaust Memorial Center
is more than a history lesson.
Our goal is to help young and old
realize what hatred and bigotry
can create.
Our goal is to help young and
old, look at their own corner of
the world and make it better.
Our goal is to encourage young
and old, to vote intelligently, to
treat all people with dignity and
respect. Our goal is to throw a
pebble in the water and have it
spread to the oceans.
I have been a docent since
1985. Other than when I taught
school in Detrokthere has been
no more rewarding effort in my
life. Our docents and survivor
speakers are amazing people
... anxious to learn, to share, to
change the world.

Judy Miller

Bloomfield Hills

Touching Moments

It was great to read your Editor's
Letter on the docent speakers at
the Holocaust Memorial Center in
Farmington Hills ("The Power of
Docents',' Sept. 7, page 5). I know
the impression they make on the
young people who visit as well as
the adults who accompany them
or who come without youngsters
because I talk to thein as a survi-
vor speaker after they have been
through the center,
It is touching and heartwarming
to see them afterwards when they
come up to me and shake hands
and sometimes hug me. I feel we
are "getting the message through:'

Walter M. Stark

Bloomfield Hills

Correction

• In "Sticking Together," (Sept. 7,
page 37), the amount raised so far
for Federation's Israel Emergency
Fund should have been reported
as $13.6 million, not the $24.6
million quoted in the article.

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Irving Handelman

University of Michigan-Dearborn
from 1998 to 2005,1 read with
great interest the university
chancellor's comments about
the hosting of a national con-
ference relating to the "Israeli
Occupation" ("Nothing to Fear':
Aug. 31, page 27).
Chancellor Daniel Little and
his administration have been
effective in developing an open,
non-threatening environment
for the few Jewish students on
campuS. As the former interim
president of the school's Jewish
student organization and a stu-
dent on the campus for seven
and a half years, can offer
another perspective from inside
the university community. While
the school itself promoted a non-
threatening environment for all
students, the problem is that the
Arab-American student groups
have sponsored several activities
over the years that are merely a
reflection of the international
program of anti-Israel propa-
ganda that many JN readers are
familiar with by accessing other
media outlets.
Jewish Detroit-area students
Moment Of Truth
may
have their own reasons for
Last year at this time, the Israeli
picking
a university other than U-
settlers pulled out of the Gaza
M
Dearborn,
but certainly the anti-.
area, hoping for peace; instead,
Israel
environment
promoted by
Hamas and Hezbollah started
Arab-American
students
is a factor.
with the missiles. But rather
reporter
Don
IN
I
commend
then losing thousands of Israeli
Cohen
for
providing
valuable
troops fighting through tun-
context in his story by noting
nels, land mines and booby
that
the Arab-American enroll-
traps, Israel's air force blitzed
ment
at U-M Dearborn repre-
the whole country of Lebanon,
sents
slightly less than 10 percent
paralyzing its infrastructure to
of
the
student body but makes
the point that, for its survival as a
up
74
percent
of the student gov-
nation, Lebanon had to demand
ernment
board.
Hezbollah stop the missile
Leonard Poger
attacks for now.
Westland
Will the U.N. forces remove the
missiles and prevent further war

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supplies coming in from Syria
and Iran? Or will they just look
the other way?
Time will tell.

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