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Screenings Sought
Thank you kindly for the very accu-
rate, well-written and positive cover
story printed about my endeavors in
the city of Detroit ("Lights, Camera,
Action," July 9, page A10).
The printing of this article serves as
a great motivator for me, reassuring
that my actions are not merely idealis-
tic or romantic, but also supported by
my community at large. I truly hope
that the publication of this story will
help thrust forward a communitywide
engagement with the city of Detroit and
its residents — and with our own his-
tory and connections to the city itself.
My film Our School will be screen-
ing at 9 a.m. Friday, July 17, as part of
the Allied Media Conference, an amaz-
ing social action conference geared at
empowering people through media. I
am, however, continually looking for
venues to screen the film and would
love to make it available to my com-
munity.
Thank you for your interest in my
work and my passions. I hope that this
article will yield continual positive
growth in the city of Detroit.
Oren Goldenberg
National Jewish Committee on Scouting/
Boy Scouts of America
ourschoolproductions.com
West Bloomfield
Emeritus For Evelyn
I agree 100 percent with Judy Miller's
letter "JET Revisited" (July 2, page
A8): Detroit would not have had a
Jewish theater if it were not for Jewish
Ensemble Theatre Founding Artistic
Director Evelyn Orbach.
This Jewish community owes much
to her and her determination to bring
Jewish theater to our area. She is
"Detroit Jewish theater" and, as such,
should be named JET's artistic direc-
tor emeritus.
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chosen to be part of Jewish family life.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary
of the Boy Scouts of America, BSA has
created a "National Hall of Leadership."
Has a Scout, leader or volunteer
made a significant difference in
your life or the lives of others by the
extraordinary service given and the
Scouting virtues modeled? You can
thank, honor and recognize them by a
nomination to the BSA 100th-anniver-
sary National Hall of Leadership. Share
your story by visiting the National
Hall of Leadership section at www.
Scouting.org/100years.
The Jewish community has a long
and distinguished relationship with
BSA. The National Jewish Committee
on Scouting was founded in 1926 by
Mortimer Schiff, then vice president
of BSA, and Cyrus Adler, who was
to become chancellor of the Jewish
Theological Seminary in New York.
The strength of that relationship con-
tinues to this day as the Boy Scouts
of America gets ready to celebrate its
100th anniversary.
Having been involved for the past
10 years with the National Jewish
Committee on Scouting, I never cease
to be amazed at the friends and col-
leagues who will stop to share a story
about either the impact Scouting had
on their own lives as a Cub Scout or Boy
Scout, or will acknowledge the good
works — the tikkun olam (repair of
the world), which is part and parcel of
being a Scout, a Scout leader or a volun-
teer with the Boy Scouts of America.
With 40,000 Jewish children affiliated
with BSA, clearly, the Boy Scouts are
far and away the largest youth program
Buckmans Will Be Missed
I wanted to acknowledge the beauti-
ful article that Senior Writer Shelli
Liebman Dorfman wrote about Rabbi
Lee Buckman and his family ("Fond
Memories," July 2, page A17).
When my daughter applied to the
Frankel Jewish Academy two years ago,
she did not pass the math portion of
the entrance exam. Rabbi Buckman
personally went over her test with her
and explained to her the mistakes she
made. He told her that she would need
to retake the test and get a passing
score to be admitted to the Academy.
He found an older student who was
willing to tutor my daughter at a
very reasonable cost, and she retook
the exam and passed it. He was very
accommodating and supportive in try-
ing to help her get into the Academy.
The Katherine and Jacob Greenfield
Hebrew Academy in Atlanta is very
fortunate to get Rabbi Buckman. In
addition, my son had his wife, Rachel
Buckman, for a teacher in Judaic stud-
ies at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit for the past two years and had
a wonderful experience, too.
I just wanted to share our good feel-
ings and respect for the Buckmans.
Suzanne Sondheimer
West Bloomfield