Metro
We've been fighting
the War on Terror
since the day we were born.
Three simple ingredients available in
any grocery or hardware store, plus
instructions accessible on the Internet.
Technion scientists at the university's
Center for Security and Technology, in
That's all the London terrorists needed
to build triacetone triperoxide(TATP)
explosives. This new explosive
looks like sugar
Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, are also
developing nano-sized parachutes that
Joining Forces
Young adults form alliance to
reinvigorate the community.
collaboration with researchers at its Russell
scatter in the wind
and can be molded
like dandelion seeds
to detect airborne
to resemble the
most innocuous of
objects, such as a
toxins; ultra strong
concrete for shelters
and personal armor;
scented candle or
a rubber duckie,
making its detection
a face recognition
system so effective it
distinguishes between
virtually impossible.
identical twins;
software that identifies
computer users by
Researchers at
the Technion-
Robin Schwartz
Special to the Jewish News
T
each person's unique
typing pattern; and the
basis for an antidote
to anthrax made from a
Israel Institute of
Technology—home
to Israel's Nobel
scientists—
common antibiotic.
have developed a
hand-held scanner that detects this
The American Technion Society is proud
explosive. They are now perfecting
this scanner so it can uncover TATP
to be a partner in these efforts. With your
help, we can ensure that Israel's scientists
explosives in public areas such as
airports and department stores.
continue shaping a stronger Israel and a
better, safer world. Join us.
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American
Technion
Society
To join us, call 248-737-1990
or email. detroit@ats.org
To learn more about Technion research,
visit www.ats.org/antiterror
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Jo Strausz Rosen, Detroit Director
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July 31 •
2008
I s
employment and the economy are
difficult right now, but you've gotta
have something to come to. There's an
opportunity for us to come together
regardless of affiliation and build
something great."
hey say there's strength in
numbers and that's exactly
what a group of young Jewish
leaders is counting on. After years
of working separately as individual
Reversing The Trend
organizations, about 20 representatives So, how will they do it? The group
from area synagogues, universities
will be working to reverse a troubling
and other Jewish groups are coming
trend. In 2005, the highly publicized
together in the hopes of strengthening Detroit Jewish Population Study found
the community and attracting 20- and
solid evidence young Jews are moving
30-somethings to
away from the comfort
Metro Detroit.
of home, family and
They all took
friends to explore life
part in the first
in other cities. Based
meeting of the
on the data, only 2.1
newly formed
percent of the local
Young Leadership
Jewish community
Community
is made up of people
Council July 21 at
aged 24-34.
Jill
Brad "Bubba"
the Max M. Fisher
Menuck
"Our community
Urdan
Federation Building
right now is so splin-
in Bloomfield
tered for whatever
Township.
reason and now is the
"I feel like I know
time to come together;'
a lot of Jews in
Urdan said. "We've got
this town and I've
to stop the hemorrhag-
never met some of
ing of young adults
you before — that's
leaving Detroit — we
a problem!" said
Rabbi
Rabbi
have to start acting as
Rabbi Eric Yanoff
Yanoff
Kaluzny
one unified body."
with Congregation
The group's efforts
Shaarey Zedek Oakland County. He
are still in their infancy but they want
organized the meeting along with
to start by hosting up to four com-
Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny of Temple
munity-wide social and social action
Israel in West Bloomfield, Jill Menuck,
events per year. The first will be an
president of the Jewish Federation of
outdoor Sukkot event being planned
Metropolitan Detroit's Young Adult
for mid-October in Birmingham's
Division and Brad "Bubba" Urdan, out- Shain Park. There will be activities
going YAD president.
for families and children, people who
Other groups represented around
want to learn more about the holiday
the table included; Hillel of Metro
and a late-night cocktail party for
Detroit, University of Michigan
singles and young couples inside a
Hillel, Temple Beth El in Bloomfield
sukkah.
Township, congregations Beth Ahm
In March 2009, the group plans to
and B'Nai Moshe in West Bloomfield,
expand on a big Purim bash that's
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces,
been held at the Palace of Auburn Hills
the American Israel Public Affairs
Alliance on page A17
Committee/Metro Detroit Chapter, the
Jewish Law Students Association and
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's Theodore and
For more information about the
Jean Weiss Partners in Torah program
Young Leadership Community
in Southfield.
Council or to get involved,
"This is about giving young adults
contact YAD Director Jennifer
reasons to stay and seek out Detroit;'
Levine at (248) 203-1471 or
Urdan told the group. "We know that
e-mail jlevine@jmfd.org .