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Make Chessed Call
As a volunteer for Project Chessed, I
am but a small cog in the workings of
this wonderful organization ("Project
Chessed Honors;' Dec. 27, page B1).
Yet my pride couldn't be greater in the
recognition given to Project Chessed
and the Jewish Family Service of
Metropolitan Detroit by their having
been presented the Sosnick Award.
Especially in the economic down-
turn that we are suffering from here
in Michigan, we probably all know
people who can't afford health care. By
matching those people with the gener-
ous doctors who have offered their
services, Project Chessed is giving
hope to thousands.
Several hundred doctors from all
fields are volunteering their time to
make this program a success. But
where are the other doctors? You who
have the God-given ability to treat, to
cure, to relieve this burden, how can
you not do so? How can you not give
even an hour of your time to people
who are suffering?
As a community volunteer, I have
seen the beautiful results of this pro-
gram. Please, if you are not yet a part
of Project Chessed, become a part of
it now. The Jewish Family Service is
waiting for your call.
Cherna Kowalsky
Southfield
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Jewish Side Of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr., whose 79th
birthday will be celebrated on Jan. 21,
was, no doubt, the greatest civil rights
fighter for blacks in the United States.
On Aug. 29, 1963, Dr. King made in
Washington, with the Lincoln Memorial
as a backdrop, his historic "I Have a
Dream" address, which can be regarded
as the start of the victory in the difficult
struggle against the discrimination and
segregation of African Americans in this
country.
In a letter to an anti-Zionist friend,
MLK wrote that anti-Zionism is noth-
ing but anti-Semitism in disguise. He
said that in Western countries, it is no
longer popular to express hatred of
Jews publicly so the anti-Semite had to
find new ways and new forums to drip
his venom. Now the anti-Semite isn't a
hater of Jews, but merely an anti-Zionist.
However, there is no margin for error.
When people throw accusations at
Zionism, their true object is the Jew.
And when sitting in a Birmingham,
Ala., jail cell, Dr. King wrote a historic
letter where he said, among other things,
that we cannot forget that all that Hitler
did in Germany was "legal" and that all
that the Hungarian freedom fighters did
was "illegal." In Hitler's Germany, it was
"illegal" to extend a helping hand and
encourage a Jew.
However, Dr. King underscored that
had he lived in Germany at that time, he
would have helped and given encour-
agement to his Jewish brethren even
though it was against the law. Knowing
this courageous man, these words can
be believed.
Rachel Kapen
West Bloomfield
A Sacred Duty
Many contemporary Jews look on Tu
b'Shevat (Jan. 21-22 this year) as a
Jewish Earth Day and use Tu b'Shevat
seders as occasions to discuss how
Jewish values can be applied to
reduce many of today's environmental
threats.
While Judaism teaches that "The
Earth is the Lord's" (Psalms 24:1), and
that we are to be partners with God in
preserving the environment, there are
daily news reports about global warm-
ing, water shortages, air and water
pollution, rapid extinction of species
and other environmental threats. Tu
b'Shevat is the New Year for Trees,
the date on which the fate of trees is
decided for the coming year. Hence, it
is an ideal time to consider the rapid
destruction of tropical rain forests and
other environmental problems.
Tu b'Shevat can be a great opportu-
nity for education about environmen-
tal crises locally, nationally, in Israel,
and internationally.
For a complimentary copy of our
new documentary A Sacred Duty:
Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the
World for possible use for an environ-
mental program, please contact me at
president@JewishVeg.com .
Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D.
professor emeritus
College of Staten Island
Staten island, N.Y.
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