11 SAJE J¢VttLOtMO fe All 9e, 1,C JEWISH RENAISSANCE Letters m DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com i PRESENTS A Distinguished Speakers Series Rabbi David Saperstein Wednesday, January 13 7:30 p.m. Sacred Goals, Unholy Practices: The Use and Abuse of Religion in Politics Jewish Community Center - West Bloomfield Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen Wednesday, January 27 7:30 p.m. Step Forward: A Strategy for Facing Crises, Both Global and Personal Jewish Community Center - Oak Park Jewish News for publishing the informative commentary "The Greatest Gift" by Hadassah's Nancy Falchuk regarding organ dona- tion (Dec. 17, page 40). I would just like to add the Web site to sign up in Michigan: Giftoflifemichigan.org . It is so important that everyone is aware of this. The Michigan Secretary of State's Office then will mail you a heart sticker to put on your driver's license. Lenore Dorfman Bloomfield Hills Dr. Susannah Heschel Wednesday, February 10 7:30 p.m. Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: The Legacy of Abraham Joshua Heschel Jewish Community Center - West Bloomfield Following each lecture, please join us for a dessert reception with the speaker. Advance registration: Full series: $25 per person Individual lecture(s): $10/lecture per person Tickets at the door: Full series: $40 Individual lecture(s): $15/lecture per person To register, please call 248.432.5692 Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Jimmy Prentis Morris Building A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Center 15100 W. Ten Mile Road Quiet Celebrities You run a weekly column in your Arts Sr Entertainment section called "Celebrity Jews." I read it with some mild interest and I sometimes discover someone I never would have thought was Jewish, or partially Jewish, to be a landsman. It started me thinking that we Jews have had equity positions in many industries, but the entertainment industry stands out. Many Jewish composers, actors, comedians, writers, etc., have made their mark. Unlike blacks, Hispanics, Asians and others who have always looked at news- paper ads, TV spots, catalogs and other mass media in order to see if there is diversity and representation, we Jews usually watch the credits of a movie or TV show to count the number of Jewish names that are writers, producers, directors and maybe even actors. I have never looked at an ad for Target, Macy's, Sears or any other mass retailer wondering why there are no Orthodox rabbis shown wearing their fashions or using their products, or kids getting bar mitzvahed, spinning a dreidel, etc. Just testimony, I believe, to the fact that we Jews are very integrated and assimilated into our American cul- ture — and we don't make a big deal about it. Oak Park, MI 48237 Dennis R. Green www.jccdet.org West Bloomfield r mu Douglas Miller Franklin Correction • The "Judaic Fundraiser" caption contained wrong identifications (Dec. 24, page 24). Shown are Pomegranate Guild of Southeastern Michigan members Anne Greenstein and Judy Galperin of Farmington Hills and Nadine Eder of Canton Township. We prefer letters relating to JN articles. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Letters of 225 words or less are considered first. Longer ones will be subject to trimming. Letter writers are limited in frequency of publication. 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