SAVE MONEY! Challenges Ahead Local community leaders and activists attended Forum sessions and were both dismayed and ener- gized by what they experienced. Local SWU leaders are consid- ering how best to bring the mes- sage of the workshop to the larger metro-Detroit community. "The ) cause of human rights and Israel go together, and while our educational efforts are very broad, we won't be stopped from exposing anti-gay persecution in the Middle East:' says SWU-MI co-chair Barbara Moretsky. For Sheri Schiff of Birmingham, a longtime interfaith activist, anti- Semitism was in play. "It may be organized under the concept of Israeli apartheid, boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel — but it is what is has always been — anti-Semitism," Schiff said. At the same time, she made it clear that much more was going on at the USSF. "I spoke with folks who really do important community work who were appalled by the far- leftists and what they were doing to the Forum," she said. Community professionals like Allan Gale, associate director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Detroit, says there is much work that remains to be done. "We need to approach churches, campus organizations, community organizations and community organizers, reinforcing a message that Jewish self-determination — that is Israel — is rightful and legitimate,' Gale said. "Also, the `Zionist Left' needs to better orga- nize and engage so that in forums like the USSF, they can fill the `vacuum' that is now filled by radi- cal anti-Zionists." Kari Alterman, director of the American Jewish Committee's Bloomfield Township office, also criticized the exclusion of the SWU workshop. "Dissent and discussion are important American values that were given short shrift at the USSF," Alterman said. "It appears that a small group of the organizers found it within their power to decide what is and isn't politically correct. As we move forward with our work, we need to be relentless in present- ing balance and truth in regard to Israel." Li Modify your mortgage rates as low as 2%! PAYMENT RELIEF Citibank - West Bloomfield $317,000 mortgage 5.625% $2,597/m Modified to 2% > $1,771/m Monthly savings $826! Wells Fargo - Oak Park $114,598 mortgage 5.63% $1,127.61/m Modified to 2% > $865.83/m Monthly savings $261.78! WaMU - Franklin $555,000 mortgage 6.38% $4,205/m Modified to 2% > $1,823/m Monthly savings $2,382! Wells Fargo - Southfield $214,000 mortgage 5.125% $2,239/m Modified to 2% > $1,684/m Monthly savings $555! Chase - Southfield $160,800 mortgage 6.50% $1,878/m Modified to 2.25% > $1,221/m Monthly savings $657! Bank of America - Farmington Hills $259,000 mortgage 6.0% $3,454/m Modified to 2% > $2,241/m Monthly savings $1,213! Aurora - Huntington Woods $334,757 mortgage 6.75% $2,909/m Modified to 2% > $1,456/m Monthly savings $1,453! 41 JHA \ •Whether you are up to date on payments or delinquent. •Take advantage of government programs •Short sale and foreclosure counseling available •FREE CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION Call Jewish Housing Association and save thousands of dollars every year 1.800.458.0404 Jewish Housing Association 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1700 Southfield, MI 48075 1.800.458.0404 www.jhamd.org Jewish Housing Association of Metropolitan Detroit Ij iJewish Federation v of Metropolitan Detroit WE'RE PART OF THE TEAM A Michigan non profit organization 1600920 July 1. 2010 17