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Reversing The Flight
I have been following the Publisher's
Notebooks written by Arthur Horwitz
encouraging Detroiters to find ways to
"create a vibrant future" for the young
adults choosing to leave our area, "so
they will want to stay, return or relocate
here." I have personally witnessed par-
ents saying, "I told them to go. There is
nothing here anymore."
Arthur Horwitz is trying to turn this
attitude around.
I am not originally from the Detroit
area, but I love living here; and after 32
years, it is certainly home for me now I feel
fortunate that I was able to raise my three
daughters here; and I know how blessed I
am that they all live here at this time.
When I read the pledge that young
leaders signed, which was published in
the column entitled "A Jewish Declaration
for the New Year" by Arthur Horwitz
(Sept. 2, page 5) and his follow-up sug-
gestions for revitalizing our Jewish com-
munity, I was thrilled!
I commend him for his "grassroots"
approach.
Special Writer Robin Schwartz also
merits recognition for the companion
article she wrote entitled "Detroit's Jewish
Declaration" (Sept. 2, page 18).
Both deserve praise for bringing this
topic to the forefront of our community.
Please continue to keep this issue in
the public's eye. We all need to be vigilant
and look for ways to help people in their
20s, 30s, and 40 stay in Michigan. We are
experiencing brain drain that we cannot
afford. We need their young ideas and
dreams to make our state great; and they
need to rediscover this wonderful place
to raise a Jewish family.
I encourage the Jewish News to
remind readers to go to wwwthejew-
ishnews.com/declaration and endorse
the Southeastern Michigan Jewish
Declaration so each of us can take steps
to redirect our community's vision for
our young Jewish adults.
Duncan, asking him to assure the Title
VI Civil Rights protections for Jewish
students on campus:
I have wondered why nearly 500
members of Congress did not sign the
first letter. Not signing it certainly does
not mean they were disinterested in the
plight of Jewish students experiencing
anti-Semitic harassment. Congressman
Peters as well as other congressmen did
sign the Aug. 9 addendum to the con-
gressional letter sent to Duncan.
Meanwhile, read Congressman Peters'
letter of June 29 where, along with Rep.
Ted Poe, R-Texas, he inspired more than
300 members of Congress to support
Israel it its defense against the Gaza-
bound flotilla last May. That action shows
clearly where Congressman Peters' sup-
port of our Jewish community lies.
Janet Halper
West Bloomfield
[Both the above letter and the Sept. 23
letter it refers to relate to the IN editorial
"Protect Jewish Students," which ran Aug.
26 (page 37).]
F. Linda Cohen
Time's Dismaying Cover
I was outraged with Time magazine's
cover picture defaming the Jewish Star
with its caption "Why Israel Doesn't
Care About Peace" and the article "The
Good Life and Its Dangers" (Sept.
13). Israelis were portrayed as living the
good life — prosperous and disengaged
from the peace process.
Maybe the author should have inter-
viewed the other 90 percent of the popula-
tion who are probably exhausted, which
may have been confused as lack of interest.
Along with my outrage with the maga-
zine has been my disappointment with
the lack of response from the other news
media. I waited for numerous Jewish
communities to be quite verbal.
I was hoping our community as well
as the Jewish News would have discussed
the issue as well.
Franklin
Carol R. Wiseman
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Behind A Signature
Regarding the Sept. 23 letter "Letter
Signing Context" (page 7) questioning
why U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield
Township, did not sign the original letter
dated July 8 to Education Secretary Arne
Jewish Community Relations Council's
2011 ACTIVIST AWARD
Contact JCRC at .,,248 4 642-5393. ext. 5
or visit the JCRC website at detroiticrc.org
West Bloomfield
Correction
• The letter "Minimize Anti-Zionism"
(Sept. 30, page 6) should have identi-
fied the residence of the writer Barbara
Moretsky as Bloomfield Hills.
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