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Areivim-Davidson
Lawsuit Settled
A suit filed against the estate of Bill
Davidson by a nonprofit foundation
founded in 2006 to promote and support
Jewish education in North America was
settled, the Detroit Free Press reported.
New York-based Areivim Philanthropic
Group Inc. had sought $4.8 million, the
amount it claims would have completed a
$5 million pledge from Davidson, the late
Bloomfield Hills philanthropist and busi-
ness magnate who died March 13, 2009, at
age 86.
The civil action was filed last January
in Oakland County Probate Court against
the Oakland County-based estate. The suit
was settled for an undisclosed sum, the
Free Press reported on Aug. 31.
Areivim is Hebrew for "responsible for";
an areiv is a guarantor.
Areivim Philanthropic's founder and
chairman is Michael Steinhardt, philan-
thropist, past hedge fund operator and
founding chairman of Jewish Renaissance
Media, parent company of the Detroit
Jewish News.
Areivim had sought a $5 million gift
from each of its founding members.
In its January response to the lawsuit,
the estate denied that Davidson had made
any provision in his estate plan for a
charitable contribution to Areivim even
though he had supported establishment of
the foundation and attended an organiza-
tional meeting.
Karen Davidson did not comment
directly about the settlement involving
her late husband's estate. But she did say
in a statement provided Sunday by Marx,
Layne & Co., a Farmington Hills public
relations firm: "Bill was a man of his word
and he would honor this clear, unequivo-
cal commitment"
Peres On Jewish Unity
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- In a Rosh Hashanah
message, Israeli President Shimon Peres
called on Jews in the diaspora and Israel
to work together.
In a message to Jewish
communities around
the world, Peres called
for Israel to continue to
"be a part of the Jewish
and Zionist education
of Jewish youth in the
Shimon Peres
diaspora" and for youth
to visit the Jewish state
as a way to achieve this goal.
Peres also called for Jews to work to
thwart efforts to delegitimize Israel as the
Jewish state and to "fight against fanatic
leaders, armed with nuclear weapons, and
who deny the Holocaust and call for the
destruction of the State of Israel."
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"Our mission for the coming year is to
strengthen our unity in matters that affect
the destinies and future of us all. We must
work together in harmony and reach agree-
ments through dialogue," he said.
"Solidarity, brotherhood, tolerance and
understanding are the foundations of a
strong and secure family. We cannot, and
must not, allow disagreements to tear
us apart. We must collectively dedicate
ourselves to the well-being of the Jewish
people'
West Bank Boycott
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- More than 150
American television and film artists have
signed a letter in support of an Israeli art-
ists' boycott of performing in the West Bank.
The letter, signed by American actors,
writers and directors, was drafted and
organized by the Jewish Voice for Peace
organization.
Praising the "brave decision" by Israeli
theater professionals not to perform in
Ariel, the letter says "we salute our Israeli
counterparts for their courageous decision."
"Most of us are involved in daily com-
promises with wrongful acts. When a
group of people suddenly have the clarity
of mind to see that the next compromise
looming up before them is an unbearable
one — and when they somehow find the
strength to refuse to cross that line — we
can't help but be overjoyed and inspired
and grateful: the letter says.
Signatories include actor Ed Asner of
Lou Grant and The Mary Tyler Moore
Show; Cynthia Nixon, Miranda on Sex
and the City; actor Mandy Patinkin; play-
wright Tony Kushner, who wrote Angels in
America; and actor Theodore Bikel.
British artists also signed the petition.
More than 50 Israeli theater profession-
als signed a petition in late August saying
that they will not perform in the new Ariel
cultural center when it opens in November.
The center, which cost more than $10 mil-
lion, was built with public funds. Several
major Israeli theaters are scheduled to stage
productions there this year.
At least 150 Israeli academics and
authors also threw their support behind
the boycott. Ariel is one of the largest
Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Salita Wins
In Ring
NEW YORK (JTA) --
Orthodox Jewish boxer
Dmitriy Salita was victo-
rious in his return to the
ring after being knocked
out in a title bout.
Dmitriy Salita
Salita won an eight-
round decision over
Franklin Gonzalez in their light-welter-
weight fight at Oceana Hall in Brooklyn,
N.Y., the venue of his first professional
bout. Many in the crowd wore yarmulkes.
The Ukraine-born Salita promoted the
event, which was called "Redemption."
Salita, a yeshivah student nicknamed
the "Star of David: said the victory "feels
good going into the yontiff with this:'
"I feel redeemed: he said in the locker
room following the bout, Tablet reported.
"I've had a lot of anger for the last nine
months."
Amir Khan, a Muslim fighter, knocked
out Salita last December in the first round
of their World Boxing Association light-
welterweight title bout in England.
Will Israel Freeze
Settlements?
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu that peace talks are off unless
Israel extends a partial moratorium on
settlement building.
"It's really a litmus test; make it or
break it: Nabil Shaath, a top aide to Abbas,
told JTA, confirming that Abbas raised
the freeze in meetings he had last week
with Netanyahu on the first day of U.S.-
sponsored direct talks.
"You don't negotiate land for
peace when someone is grabbing for more
land. We are willing to wait until the 26th
of this month for more action."
The moratorium lapses on Sept. 26.
U.S. and Israeli officials refused to com-
ment on whether settlements were even
discussed, abiding by what they said was
a decision to not describe the contents of
the talks.
Abbas and Netanyahu are due to meet
again Sept. 14 in Sharm el-Sheik in Egypt,
and have committed to meeting every two
weeks to advance the talks. The Obama
administration wants a peace agreement
within a year.
Abbas: Security Is Key
WASHINGTON (JTA) Mahmoud Abbas
agreed with Benjamin Netanyahu that
securing Israelis and Palestinians was the
key to advancing peace.
"Security is of the essence; it is vital
for both of us:' the Palestinian Authority
(P.A.) president said on the first day of
U.S.-brokered direct talks with the Israeli
prime minister. "We cannot allow for any-
one to do anything that would undermine
your security and our security."
Abbas also noted the role of P.A. secu-
rity forces in pursuing terrorists who mur-
dered four Israelis — two men and two
women, one of whom was pregnant — on
Aug. 24 in an ambush near Hebron.
"We not only condemned them, but
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