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Students Party For The Cause
his Middle East Peace through
Medicine dinner wasn't limited
to the usual suspects. A group
of college-aged students, who com-
mandeered a table close to the buf-
fet offerings, brought the age demo-
graphic down.
One of them, Andy Lederman, said
he was introduced to the charity via
an invitation to the dinner from co-
chairman Steven Cole and his son,
Kevin. "After hearing about the tre-
mendous cause we felt a responsibil-
ity to contribute," said Lederman,
a Michigan State University senior
in the Eli Broad College of Business
who grew up in West Bloomfield.
"We decided to host a nightclub
event [for age-eligible students]
touting support for Palestinian and
I
Friends for Middle East Peace through Medicine was born out of the friendship of
Dunia and Dr. Shukri David with Becki and Steve Cole.
doing things because its taking such a
long time," she said.
"My parents always told me we're not
friends [with the Jewish people]; we're
family," said Tim Attalla, a Palestinian
American whose family is from
Ramallah. "We're all sons of Abraham."
Attalla, a Northville resident and
an attorney with the Miller Canfield
Paddock & Stone law firm in Detroit,
believes that contributions "not only
help the hospital, but also help the peace
process."
"For most of the Muslims and
Christian Arabs who live in the area,
Shaare Zedek is their hospital of choice
said Traison, a principal attorney with
Miller Canfield, who splits his time
between their Chicago and Detroit
offices.
Dr. David, whose father is Jordanian
and his mother Palestinian, said, "It's a
dream of many of us to bring peace to
that part of the world. This is maybe a
small part of what can be a bigger pic-
ture?'
Their next step hasn't been deter-
mined. "Our organization will need to
regroup to review the results of our first
fundraiser," Cole said. "We haven't yet for-
mulated plans for our next mission?'
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associate
director of the
local Jewish
Community
Relations
Council, was
a participant
in the annual
Government
Allan Gale
Affairs
Institute of
the Jewish
Federations of North America Oct. 5-6
in Washington, D.C.
More than 50 Jewish federation and
JCRC professionals from across the
country gathered to learn about the
Jewish community's federal issues agen-
da, including services to the elderly, vul-
nerable, disabled and elderly Holocaust
survivors, tax policies that encourage
philanthropy to Jewish causes, the U.S.-
Israel relationship, employment and
training, homeland security and other
issues.
HMC And Kroger
It's easy — just shop, swipe your Kroger
card and earn dollars for the Holocaust
Memorial Center Zekelman Family
Campus in Farmington Hills.
The HMC is committed to educating
our community about the Holocaust.
With your help, along with the Kroger
Community Rewards Program, sup-
Israeli children alike," Lederman
said. "Our efforts were immediately
supported by MSU Hillel."
The result: "We had about 200
MSU students who chose to spend
a Thursday night partying for a
cause," he said. "Donations were
collected at the club's entrance;
and an alcohol sponsor, Dragon Bleu
Vodka, made a nice contribution.
"In all, we raised $520 from the
one-night event."
"What I like about this concept is
that it's setting an example for the
next generation," Steven Cole says.
"Our kids have spread that perspec-
tive to their friends. It's great to see
the next generation grabbing and
holding on to it."
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porting the HMC has never been easier.
Simply register your Kroger Plus card at
www.krogercommunityrewards.com .
Select the "enroll" box under
"Participant?' In the next window, you'll
go to "sign up today" in the "new cus-
tomer" box.
Follow the instructions for entering
your zip code and e-mail address. And
then select the Holocaust Memorial
Center as your nonprofit organization of
choice.
If you'd rather not sign up online, the
Holocaust Memorial Center can furnish
a barcode sheet you can bring to your
Kroger store to get your Kroger Card
activated in support of the HMC.
Questions? Contact David Moss at
david.moss@holocaustcenter.org .
Ruling Due On Nazi
A U.S. immigration judge will decide
within 90 days whether to deport an
89-year-old Troy man who served in
a Nazi-controlled police force during
World War II.
The government alleges John
Kalymon killed a Jew in 1942 when Jews
were rounded up in Lviv, Ukraine.
Judge Elizabeth Hacker last week
denied a request by Kalymon's lawyer to
hold a mental competency hearing.
Kalymon denies shooting Jews. His
lawyer described the police unit as a
group with little authority, and says
Kalymon suffers from dementia.
Kalymon claims he has prostate can-
cer.