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October 28 2010
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Peace Via Health
to help destroy the Jewish state. I'm
Supporting coexistence and Israeli
sure the Europeans, Turks, Palestinian
peace with the Palestinians through
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
healthcare is not new ("Giving Peace
and their allies are using these Jewish
A Chance Oct. 21, page 28). I want to
celebrities as models in their war
mention two Israeli projects in which I
against Israel.
was involved.
Rather than using their energies to
Save A Child's Heart (SACH, www.
damage Israel, the celebrities should
saveachildsheart.org ) offered surgical
call for the end of incitement and hate
correction of congenital heart defects
in the territories. Do they condemn the
free of charge. Over the last few years,
naming of schools and town squares
more than 1,000 Palestinian kids have
after murderers of Jews? No, they
had their congenital heart defects
would rather condemn the Jews.
corrected. The organization also has
Ed Kohl
trained many Arab physicians, some
West Bloomfield
of them Palestinians, in cardiology
techniques. SACH's motto is "Mending Yes, B'nai Moshe!
Hearts...Building Bridges!'
On Oct. 10, 143 eager B'nai Moshe
The Israel Heart Fund (www.israel-
members and guest participants
heartfund.org ) studies the high preva-
boarded three buses for a tour of
lence of coronary artery disease (CAD) Jewish Detroit, including stops at
among Israeli Arabs.
former B'nai Moshe syna-
Every hospital in Israel
gogue sites ("Historical
is involved in creating
Tour:' Oct. 21, page 59).
bridges. Meir Hospital in
The bus guide leaders
Kfar Saba sees many West
— Arnie Collins, Jerry
Bank patients who cross the
Cook and Ruth Goldstein
border without difficulty. In
from the Jewish Historical
the next bed to my daughter
Society of Michigan —
Merav (when she had my
took the bus trippers on a
granddaughter, Netta) was a
nostalgic and informative
Palestinian woman from the
tour.
West Bank; the whole family
There were lots of sighs
came to visit her.
Larry Gunsberg of
and shared memories
These efforts are not
Farmington shares
as the buses passed by
politically charged. The
memories at the
Maccullough Elementary,
Jewish (Rabbi Akiva) dic-
former B`nal Moshe
Durfee Junior High
tum Ve'ahavta le're'aha
synagogue on
and Northern High School.
kamoha (Be loving to your Dexter in Detroit.
Perhaps the most signif-
neighbor as you would to
icant part of the tour was
yourself) is hanging in the
a program held at the for-
St. John Providence Heart Institute's
mer B'nai Moshe on Dexter in Detroit.
Southfield office of Shukri David, M.D., The building is now the St. Paul A.M.E.
a Christian Arab — which also was my Zion Church. A gift was presented to
office.
the pastor by Rabbi Elliot Pachter from
Isaac Barr, M.D.
the B'nai Moshe congregation.
Bloomfield Hills
There were many smiles, happy tears
and precious memories shared on the
No Star Power
100th Anniversary B'nai Moshe Tour.
The more than 150 American televi-
It is important for us, as the 100th
sion and film artists that signed the
Anniversary Celebration chairwomen,
letter in support of the Israeli artists'
to note how knowledgeable, caring and
boycott "praising the 'brave decision' by co-operative the representatives of the
Israeli theater professionals" who "have Jewish Historical Society were from the
refused to allow their work to be used
very first planning stages through the
to normalize a cruel occupation which
day of the tour. A special thanks goes
they know to be wrong" are aiding and
to Susan Friedman, who chaired the
abetting our enemies by enhancing
event.
their propaganda war against Jews and
Carol Pollack, West Bloomfield
Israel ("Star Boycott:' Oct. 14, page 25).
Pearlena Bodzin, Southfield
The president of the Jewish
Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Correction
notes, "A number of the artists who
Bert Stein is not a retired accountant
signed [the current letter] are sup-
as reported in "Not For Women Only"
porters of Israel." Supporters of Israel
(Oct. 14, page 46). He is an active CPA
do not provide fuel to Israel's enemies
with Bert Stein CPA, PC in Southfield.