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Rabbi's Great Work
The entire Jewish community lost a
great visionary in the death of Rabbi
Charles Rosenzveig ("Keeper Of The
Flame Dec. 18, page A13).
In my 22 years as a docent and
interviewer at the Holocaust Memorial
Center and as a Holocaust survivor
myself, I did not always see eye to eye
with the rabbi on operational matters;
but there was never any doubt that the
overall purposes were achieved and
that his accomplishments served not
only the Holocaust community, but
also the entire community in a man-
. ner unsurpassed by any other facility
of its kind.
He was a marvelous person. It will
be difficult to fill his shoes, but the
governing body needs to find a person
with the same dedication and drive
that the rabbi possessed.
Hans Weinmann
West Bloomfield
Support Postville
The IN article on Postville ("Meat
Shortage Worse Nov. 27, page A27)
did not include information the Jewish
community needs to know. Our friend,
who lives in Decorah, Iowa (20 miles
from Postville), has e-mailed us first-
hand information about the deplor-
able situation of the stranded illegal
immigrants that the Rubaskin family
hired to work at Agriprocessors.
St. Bridget Catholic Church has been
serving three meals a day to hundreds
of unemployed people for six months.
The Lutheran churches have been
helping. Our friend said he would like
to see some Jews come forward to help.
I called the Jewish Federation in Des
Moines, Iowa, and found out that it has
been working with St. Bridget church
by making some contributions. I
informed our friend of the Jewish help.
But there is a community of 6,000
Jews in Iowa; in the Detroit area, there
is a total of 72,000 Jews. Jews need to
help more to alleviate the situation in
Iowa, which can give rise to a wave of
anti-Semitic feeling.
Contributions may be made to the
Jewish Federation, 910 Polk Blvd, Des
Moines, IA 50312-2225. Designate that
the donation is for Postville.
Judith Ginsberg
EUROPEAN & AMERICAN
DESIGNER
CLOTHING COLLECTIONS
Farmington Hills
Magical Moment
As the new CEO of JARC, I found the
amazing community response to our
recent fall fundraiser — a night at
Wicked at the Detroit Opera House
— extremely heartwarming. The seats
at the Detroit Opera House were filled
with 2,700 JARC supporters, those to
whom we provide services and their
families, volunteers and staff.
We are grateful to everyone who
turned out that evening. Through your
friendship and generosity, we will con-
tinue our mission of enabling people
with disabilities to live fully inclusive,
dignified lives in the community, and
to providing support and advocacy for
their families.
As we are about to embark on
our 40th anniversary year, I found
it touching to see how many of our
existing supporters and volunteers
were there along with a large number
of new friends. Nonprofits such as
JARC appreciate how important it is
to maintain a relationship with those
who understand the work we do, as
well as to attract other people to our
"extended family"
To everyone who attended and those
who helped make this magical evening
happen, I extend a personal thank you.
ACCESSORIES
HANDBAGS
SHOES
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Rick Loewenstein
chief executive officer, JARC
Farmington Hills
Corrections
• The editorial "Center Of It All For
Teens" (Dec. 18, page A46) should
have stated that the new teen center at
the West Bloomfield JCC is named in
honor of Beverly Prentis Wagner, who
lives in Bloomfield Hills.
• The story "Lives Remembered"
(Dec. 18, page A20) on Kavod HaMet
Society's dedication of gravestones for
unmarked Jewish graves omitted that
remarks also were offered by Peter A.
Perlman, president, B'nai B'rith Great
Lakes Region.
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