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is honoring Mothers
and all the Special Women in our lives
by having a
Peace Partner?
There was much to agree with in your
editorial "Leaving Mitzrayim" (April 9,
page A39).
As stated within, prospects for peace
in the Middle East are inextricably
linked to Palestinian society. The
Palestinian Authority and the society
it rules need to change: to end incite-
ment to anti-Jewish violence in the
news media and from the pulpit and
cease hate education in the schools,
summer camps and in children's TV
programming.
Further, the P.A. needs to continue
democratization, institute transparen-
cy in economic policy and budgeting,
end political corruption and establish
the rule of law by disarming and dis-
mantling terrorist elements.
Only then will the Israelis begin to
see a true partner for peace negotia-
tions leading to coexistence.
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What Justice?
Joel Marcovitch, the former assistant
director of the University of Hillel
in Ann Arbor, got a little taste of
American justice ("Deported!" April
16, page A9).
In a country with approximately 15-
20 million illegal aliens, he is deported
because of a clerical error, or as he
said, "for a mistake I had nothing to
do with?"
Unbelievable.
He had a job, a mortgage, paid
taxes, helped the underprivileged and
tried to convince students to stay in
Michigan. It is cruel irony that he was
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April 23 • 2009
Joel
Marcovitch
The Courageous
Heart of Irena Sendler ("A Righteous
Heart," April 16, page C6). Irena was
one of the greatest Holocaust heroes,
a truly righteous gentile, who was able
to smuggle 2,500 children out of the
Warsaw Ghetto. We are fortunate that
America gets to learn more about this
2007 Nobel Prize winner who died less
than two years ago.
It is sad that Joel Marcovitch will
be unable to witness this as he will be
on a plane, escorted by U.S. Customs
agents back to London "jobless, unsure
if or when he'll be back."
Where is the justice in that?
Arnie Goldman
Farmington Hills
I am very moved by the beautiful and
sensitive Editor's Letter that Robert
Sklar wrote about my husband, Alan,
and me and our Jewish Hospice &
Chaplaincy Network experience
("Hospice And Humility," April 9, page
A5).
It was so skillfully and carefully
woven together.
I realize how talented you are and
I know why you are the editor of our
beloved paper.
Thank you for this wonderful tes-
tament to me and to what I tried to
accomplish as well as to the caring and
compassionate work done by Jewish
Hospice.
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being deported on
Yom HaShoah.
Thankfully,
there is at least
a little justice on
Yom HaShoah,
even if it's only
on television, in
the form of CBS
and Hallmark's
React To Deportation
We wanted to thank the Jewish News
for its coverage on Joel Marcovitch and
his situation ("Deported," April 16,
page A9).
It is incredibly embarrassing and
unfortunate that such a wonderful
person's life is being turned upside
down due to our own government's
mistake and the ridiculous rigidity of
our current visa laws.
As Jewish students who have
learned in Ann Arbor, we can both
relate how amazing Joel is at what he
does. As future lawyers, we cringe at
the thought of representing people in
such blatantly unfair and unfortunate
situations.
Thus, we encourage you to contact
your local congressmen — Gary
Peters (248) 273-4227; John Dingell
(734) 481-1100; Thaddeus McCotter
(734) 632-0314 — and Michigan
Senators Carl Levin (202) 224-6221
and Debbie Stabenow (202) 224-4822.
Voice concern over current visa poli-
cies as well as to push them to support
Joel's application for the H-1B visa in
any way they can.
Having grown up in the Metro
Detroit Jewish community, we know
how powerful this community is when
it rallies together.
It's time to protect one of our own.
Jordan Acker and Daniel Horwitz
Ann Arbor