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Farrakhan's Wrong
I must reply to Robert Sklar's Editor's
Letter concerning the Rev. Louis
Farrakhan ("The Folly Of Farrakhan,"
April 23, page A5). I believe the black
community has enough problems to
eradicate without hating another corn-
munity. Examples include education,
jobs, health care, crime, discrimination.
Either you're too light or too dark. This
was the way the slave masters kept the
black race divided and it still holds
strong. Another example is injustice in
the courts for black America.
I have never followed Farrakhan's
teaching. He has no use for me either,
especially now. Slave masters taught
their religion to the slaves. It was illegal
to teach a slave to read and write, thus
slaves could not read for themselves any
bible. The same people who enslaved us,
taught the world blacks had tails and
horns and taught the blacks that Jews
were evil, had horns and killed Jesus.
Some Jews did own slaves and fought
on the side of the Confederacy. They also
knew they were prohibited from owning
slaves under Jewish law. You cannot hold
a whole group of people responsible for
the actions of a few.
Blacks have long embraced the notion
there were only two acceptable religions
for us. Christian and Muslim. Wrong:
My family has embraced Judaism. I see
the Jewish community actively fighting
to stop the genocide in Darfur. This is a
Muslim community the Jewish commu-
nity is working to save. Where is the out-
rage from the black and Muslim America
communities concerning Darfur? The
Jewish community has treated me and
my family fairer, kinder and better than
any community on this Earth, including
the black community. Mr. Farrakhan, I
am thrilled to be Jewish.
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Blacks And Farrakhan
Your Editor's Letter "The Folly Of
Farrakhan" (April 23, page A5) posed the
following question: Do Jews challenge
Rev. Louis Farrakhan enough? I think a
better question is: Do blacks challenge
Rev. Farrakhan enough? That is, promi-
nent blacks, clerical blacks and blacks
in leadership roles of major black civil
rights organizations.
How many of them remember that we
Jews supported them in the NAACP and
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality).
And we marched with them at Selma?
Common decency would dictate that
black leadership should challenge Rev.
Farrakhan; but, beyond that, we Jews
have earned the support of blacks.
Beyond our local Rev. Glenn Plummer,
where is it?
West Bloomfield
Erwin Posner
Southfield
Ignore Farrakhan
CELEBRATE YOUR BAR / BAT MITZVAH AT
Yom HaZikaron ceremony last week
("Yom HaZikaron," April 30, page B25).
Once again this year, our attendance
reflected the deep connection our com-
munity has to Eretz Yisrael. Over 500
strong, we stood together and remem-
bered Israel's fallen soldiers and victims
of terror as we prayed for the release of
Gilad Shalit.
As the Jewish community of Detroit
well understands, our support of Israel
during these turbulent times continues
to be of the utmost importance. I have
been honored to co-chair this ceremony
for the past few years with Clara Gaba;
we are so grateful to Federation pro-
fessionals Amy Neistein and shaliach
Yoav Raban for all their hard work and
dedication.
This year, we added a memorial
candle for the 2008 Cast Lead war in
Gaza. May we soon see the day when no
additional candles are necessary.
The shande (shame) is to devote a
whole page to Rev. Louis Farrakhan
("The Folly Of Farrakhan," April 23,
page A5), who uses freedom of speech
to rail against Jews as his only means of
gaining attention to himself.
It is time that Jewish people discredit
his speeches and make him look like the
silly fool he is.
We do not need anyone to invent and
rewrite our history. Nothing he says
deserves print or voice.
Enough? Yes!
Gloria Krause
West Bloomfield
Strong For Israel
I want to thank the Jewish News for its
meaningful coverage of our community
Inspired Vision
Publisher Arthur Horwitz' column
"Bridging Detroit And Ann Arbor" (April
16, page A5) was inspiring, creative and
visionary. JARC stands ready to explore
collaborative opportunities with Arthur,
the Jewish News and other organizations
in Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor.
As JARC embarks on our 40th
anniversary, we remain committed to
enabling people with developmental
disabilities to live full, dignified lives
in the community. We look forward to
the journey ahead and to the endless
possibilities of enhancing our collective
Jewish community.
Richard A. Loewenstein
chief executive officer, JARC
Farmington Hills