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FROM HERE.
More than 700,000 people have attended
Oakland Community College since it was
founded in 1964 — that's equal to half the
population of Oakland County.
Among its graduates OCC counts an
astronaut, the president and CEO of
one of the nation's largest real estate
companies, a physician with attention deficit
syndrome who has risen to the top of his
profession, and innumerable other leaders
in the fields of business, banking, and
community activism.
There's no better place to begin your higher
education than Oakland Community College.
With programs in 160 high-demand fields,
OCC is here for you to get started in a
high-demand career.
If you're planning to go on for a four-year
degree, you can do your first two years
at OCC for 1/4 the cost of a four-year
university — that's lust S60.10 per credit
hour for Oakland County residents.
And there's a full range of financial
opportunities including scholarships,
grants, loans, and work-study programs.
Anti-Israel Bias
You would think after reading the
American newspapers and listening
to the cable networks that Israel ran-
domly decided to plop a new Jewish
neighborhood right into the heart of
Palestinian territory, inflaming Vice
President Joseph Biden as well as
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and
President Barak Obama to overwhelm-
ing states of fury.
The public relations sentiments
of the U.S. "leaders" were clearly and
overwhelmingly negative: "See, you
can't trust Netanyahu and you can't
trust Israel:'
Yet, as Michael Oren, Israel's ambas-
sador to the United States, wrote in the
New York Times, "neighborhoods like
Ramat Shlomo, a northern Jerusalem
neighborhood:' are "home to nearly
half of the city's Jewish population."
They are also "isolated from Arab
neighborhoods and within a couple of
miles of downtown Jerusalem." ("For
Israel and America, a Disagreement,
Not a Crisis;' Michael B. Oren, N.Y.
Times, March 18)
The world is always angry at Israel
and now that includes our president,
vice president and secretary of state.
Still, you might wonder what anger
and fury were triggered when the
Palestinian Authority announced the
naming of a town square after Dalai al-
Mughrabi, the Fatah terrorist who helped
hijack an Israeli bus in 1978, murdering
37 civilians, including 12 children and an
American, 39-year-old Gail Rubin.
All we heard from our "leaders" after
the Palestinians announced the hon-
oring of their shahid ("martyr"), the
murderer of so many innocent people,
was silence — pure deafening silence.
Arnie Goldman
Farmington Hills
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Valued Lessons
The Jewish Home & Chaplaincy
Network (JHCN) "Handle With Care"
program was outstanding ("Ending
Passages:' March 25, page 50)!
The presenters were all extremely
insightful. They extended our thinking
to what we can look forward to and
what we must do to prepare.
I need to compliment the JHCN
staff. Planning, preparation and
execution of any conference with
750-plus participants challenges even
the strongest organizational plans,
let alone when there is food involved
and Jews are invited. Hats off to Rabbi
E.B. "Bunny" Freedman, Cheryl Weiss
and all their hard-working colleagues.
They really did a great job.
The evening afterglow at the beauti-
ful home of Andi and Larry Wolfe was
an excellent ending to one of the most
satisfying days of learning, business
and conversation I can remember.
Sanford Linden, president/CEO
Professional Parent Care
Southfield
Yes, Palmer Park!
What wonderful articles on Detroit's
Palmer Park (April 1,"Diminishing
Diversity:' page 39, and "Where The
Heart Is',' page 42) relating to the
Jewish Ensemble Theatre presenta-
tion of Palmer Park April 13-May 9 in
the Aaron DeRoy Theatre at the West
Bloomfield JCC and the Hilberry Theatre
presentation in Detroit May 21-29.
Many thanks for doing such a splen-
did job. Special Writer Judith Doner
Berne captured everything and left out
nothing. I had been busy going round
and round in my mind and your
articles went right to the center in an
interesting and supportive manner.
This important project goes way
beyond actual performances. The
JET/Hilberry partnership provides
audiences of all ages opportunities
to consider some serious issues that
have plagued Metro Detroit for gen-
erations. Those of us working on the
Palmer Park project agree with IN that
through collective discovery of our com-
monalities rather destructive emphasis
on our differences, we can create new
understanding and friendships that can
help move our region forward.
We are so excited about the whole
project and it seems to be taking
off. This Jewish News coverage will be
invaluable to our success.
Barbara Kratchman
Bloomfield Hills
Correction
The Letter "Stand With Israel' (April
1, page 60) was written by Shoshana
Wolok of Oak Park.
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