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A Courageous Pastor
In this Editor's Letter, "Blacks and
Jews" (Jan. 25, page 5), Robert Sklar
commended Pastor Glenn Plummer,
founder of the Plymouth-based
Fellowship of Israel and Black America
February 1 . 2007
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(FIBA), for his trailblazing and critical
efforts to rekindle the historic friend-
ship existing between blacks and
Jews and for his outspoken support of
Israel.
I have had the privilege of hearing
Pastor Plummer address the Jewish
community on several occasions,
including at the Israel Solidarity rally
held at Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield this past July. Each time
Pastor Plummer has spoken, he has
powerfully and cogently articulated
our biblical, spiritual and historical
bond to the land of Israel. It is unfor-
tunate, but often our own Jewish
communal leaders fail to highlight
this very fundamental source of the
Jewish people's connection to the land
of Israel-namely the biblical covenant
granting the land of Israel to our fore-
fathers.
To commend Pastor Plummer sim-
ply "for being Israel's ambassador
of good will to black America" is to
unfairly limit the potency and breadth
of his message. In fact, it is we, the
Jewish community, who must pay
close heed to Pastor Plummer's ora-
tory and actions. If we cannot view
the State of Israel through the same
"biblically colored prism" as the black
evangelical Christians, then upon what
basis do we continue to fight for this
particular homeland?
It is because Pastor Plummer's mes-
sage has resonated so strongly within
our community that Yeshivat Akiva
has decided to bestow upon him the
Israel Humanitarian Peace Award at
its 43rd annual banquet on March 18.
In the past, the united front forged by
blacks and Jews provided the strength
necessary to effectuate great and posi-
tive change. It is our hope that Pastor
Plummer's courageous efforts in sup-
port of Israel at this historic juncture
will continue to be a light onto others
and, even more importantly, a light
onto ourselves.
Mark Nadel
president, board of directors
Yeshivat Akiva
Southfield
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lations, including Haifa, Lod, Jerusalem and Akko. There is
only one such city in the West Bank. Can you name it?
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Anti-Israel Bias At WSU
As a graduate of Wayne State University
and the mother of four WSU graduates
and a current undergraduate, all active
in Jewish student leadership, I closely
follow developments at my alma mater
particularly as they relate to the Jewish
student body. While my husband and
I share fond memories of the vibrant
Jewish life we enjoyed on the Detroit
campus as students decades ago, we are
very concerned about alarming anti-
Israel hostilities in the classroom and on
campus today.
Given the troubling developments
that have been brought to light by
StandWithUs-Michigan and reported
in the Jewish News and press reports
nationally, I was quite surprised to read
Arthur Horwitz's Publisher's Letter
"Wayne State's Jewish Roots" (Jan. 11,
page 5). In his testimonial for Wayne
State, he neglected to address reports
by students of anti-Semitism and anti-
Israel bias.
I have three suggestions to add for
WSU to attract more Jewish students:
• Be tolerant so that religious Jews
can attend graduation ceremonies.
Graduation is currently scheduled on
Shabbat.
• Ensure that pro-Israel students feel
comfortable on campus and are not
berated and intimidated by Israel haters.
•Address the continued lack of bal-
anced discussion about the Middle
East by the Near East and the Peace
and Conflict Studies departments.
No more should Jews blindly sup-
port Wayne State University until it
begins to redress the unacceptable
anti-Semitic and anti-Israel hatreds
than we should run out to buy Jimmy
Carter's book Palestine: Peace Not
Apartheid.