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'Thoughts' On Technion
Thank you very much for your cover-
age of the Detroit chapter of Technion's
Food for Thought program that was
held recently ("Food For Thought , ) ' May
21, page A58). It was a wonderful edu-
cational program enjoyed by all who
attended and heard the two speakers,
one local and one from the Technion.
We were extremely pleased and
proud that this program was devel-
oped and conducted by our Women's
Task Force, chaired by our two dynam-
ic and talented chairs, Ferne Kepes
and Linda Kovan, along with a group
of volunteers who took responsibility
for each detail that made the program
a success, including attracting a num-
ber of men who attended as well.
This is part of an ongoing educa-
tional series. More information can
be obtained by calling the Technion
office, (248) 737-1990.

Allan Gelfond, regional director

American Technion Society

Farmington Hills

Successful Film Fest
Kudos to the Detroit Jewish communi-
ty: Thank you for your support of the
Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival
at the Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit ("From Here To
Entertainment," April 23, page B3).

Joel Marwil

Farmington

What An Effort Downtown!

In "Making a Difference" (May 21, page
B1), Teen2Teen Writer Michelle Kappy has
written a compelling vignette in which
she describes how an army of Jewish
teenagers — participating in J-Serve —
descended on the Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue on April 26 to clean, repair
and beautify its aging building.
How gratifying it was to witness
these committed young people work
with zeal and purpose on behalf of the
only traditional synagogue that remains
in Detroit! It was a poignant and telling
reminder of the ties that bind the great-
er Jewish community to the central
city, a theme developed at some length
several weeks ago by the editorial staff
of the Detroit Jewish News.
The officers and board members of
the congregation are extremely grate-
ful for the considerable amount of
work expended on behalf of the syna-
gogue. Equally important, however,
was the opportunity afforded these
teenagers to become reacquainted —
or even acquainted for the first time

— with a city in which many of their
parents were born and raised and to
realize the importance of sustaining a
traditional Jewish presence in Detroit.
We thank Michelle and the Jewish
News for sharing this heartwarming
story with the Jewish community of
Metro Detroit. And we thank all of the
participants for their extraordinary
support of the Downtown Synagogue.

Martin M. Herman, president

Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue

Detroit

Complete kitchen and bathroom remodeling as well as furniture
design and installations including granite, wood and other materials.

Thank You, Tsaidis

Robert Sklar's Editor's Letter "Echoing
Akiva's Soul" (May 21, page A5) was
profound. As a parent of a preschooler,
elementary student and soon to be a
high schooler, my family is immersed
in Yeshivat Akiva and we couldn't be
prouder. We thank Shulamit and Rabbi
Yigal Tsaidi for all they have done and
look forward to the future.
Mr. Sklar exceptionally portrayed
Akiva not from a parents' perspective
but as an impartial journalist and yet,
he echoed my sentiments. It is clear
to Mr. Sklar that "Akiva enthusiasm
remains fervent" because we believe in
our children and the integral values of
our Southfield-based school. I thank Mr.
Sklar for pointing out to the community
the importance of having an Orthodox
Zionist day school in Michigan and how
we continually, positively impact and
include the entire community in all we
strive to accomplish.
I concur with Mr. Sklar's assessment
that Akiva wouldn't be where it is
today without the instrumental cata-
lyst of Rabbi and Mrs. Tsaidi.

Lois Haron Allied Member ASID 248.851.6989

Happy 65th Anniversary

to our parents, grandparents

and great grandparents —

Phillip and Norma Layne.

RENEE & JOEL STILLMAN

JENNY & JONATHON STILLMAN

SARA & BRANDON BERGER

HUDSON BERGER

H EI DI & JEFFREY BAILL

MARGOT BAILL

AN DREW BAILL

Yehudit Jubas

Southfield

Corrections

•"Male Mentors Needed" (May 28,
page A8) gave an incorrect phone
number for the Oakland County
Mentoring Initiative. The correct
number is (248) 592-1193.
•"Devoted To Detroit" (May 21,
page A61) should have stated that the
Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company's fall
production of Amiri Baraka's Dutchman
centers around the interactions of a
black man and a white woman on a
subway. The play deals frankly, even
brutally, with racism. The theater com-
pany's name derives from a "magenta"
aura — the energy thought to sur-
round a person with a creative person-
ality — and the "giraffe,' an animal that
can see above and beyond the throng.

THANKS
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