Letters Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor cordially invites you to its 36th Anniversary Celebration honoring Susan and Barry Gross How to Send Letters We prefer letters relating to JN articles. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Letters of 225 words or less are considered first. Longer ones will be subject to trimming. Letter writers are limited in frequency of publication. Letters must be original and contain the name, address and title of the writer and a day phone number. Non-electronic copies must be hand signed. Send letters to the JN: 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034; fax (248) 304-8885; e-mail, letters@the jewishnews.com . We prefer e-mail. Power Of Pickling My brother, his best friend and I are all members of the Suddenly Sauer pickle club and we're all big fans ("Preserving The Earth," Jan. 20, page 16). Blair Nosan's success with the Detroit- based artisanal fermented pickle busi- ness Suddenly Sauer is so exciting to me not only because I get to enjoy her delicious pickled vegetables, but also because it's inspiring to see she has dis- covered work that is both enjoyable and an expression of her values about com- munity and the environment. Most of us find lots of reasons why we don't live in Detroit, why we buy most of our food at the grocery store, why we need to eat whatever is convenient. It's great to have Blair showing us that its possible to live and eat in a way that is more sustainable, healthy and locally mindful (not to mention, creative; her hot head cauliflower is my favorite prod- uct.) Thanks for publicizing Blair's awe- some efforts. Jennifer Bass, Class of 2012 University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor Four Points by Sheraton 3200 Boardwalk, Ann Arbor 6:00 p.m. Strolling dinner and program Quality Kosher Catering Dinner Ticket: $140 36th Anniversary Co-Chairs Todd and Judy Endelman. 36th Anniversary Honorary Co-Chairs Prue and Ami Rosenthal i ft.„ c „6. at n rj ) Hebrew Day School 6/75-20/1 giAnn Arbor Ad space is available in the Tribute Journal. For more information on tickets, placing an ad, or making a contribution, please call Hebrew Day School at (734) 971-4633, or go online to www.hdsaa.org United We Walked For the 17th time, I had the great honor to take part in United We Walk, which is at the center of the West Bloomfield annual celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration. Despite the big chill, we all walked in unity and great harmony — a sea of diversity, people of all ages and of myri- ad religions and ethnic groups, girls and women with with hijabs, the traditional Muslim headcovering, alongside boys and men wearing kippot. After the mile walk along Orchard Lake Road, which for about an hour on Jan. 16 became a human mall, there was the inspiring program at the West Bloomfield High School auditorium. It included the presentation of the Community Leadership Award given to Clara Bohrer, director of the West Bloomfield Public Library. Earlier, the library was granted the 2010 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, which was presented by First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House. Each year, as I participate in United We Walk, which I regard as a sacred rite of winter, I am reminded anew of how blessed I am to be living in a community where diversity and harmonious co- existence are the name of the game. Rachel Kapen West Bloomfield Deadline: February 22nd 6 January 27 2011 The Pollard Issue To its credit, the IN has kept its readers informed on the Pollard case for the past 25 years (Roundup, Jan. 13, page 8). Recall when Jonathan Pollard did plead guilty to the charge of spying for Israel, the U.S. government promised not to seek the maximum penalty under the law — a promise quickly broken. When Pollard appealed his life sen- tence, the appellate court ruled 2-1 against him. Appellate Judge Steven Williams, in the minority opinion, called Pollard's punishment "a fundamental miscarriage of justice:' In contrast, Judge Ruth Ginsburg, who now sits on the Supreme Court, cast the deciding vote, supporting the government position. Fast forward to 1998, to the Wye Agreement. It was then Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believed, during the negotiations, he had a verbal agreement with President Clinton to commute Pollard's life sentence. That, it turned out, was a mistake. Fast forward to the present. During recent "peace negotiations" between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, initiated by President Obama, the con- tentious issue of the "settlement freeze" arose. Prime Minister Netanyahu stated he would agree to continue the "freeze" if President O'oama would agree in writing to commute Pollard's life sen- tence. President Obama refused. By making his request public, via an open letter, the prime minister ensures the Pollard issue will persist, impacting the peace process further and perhaps, as a result, the next presidential election. For some, the politics of "hope and change,' so evident in the last presidential election, seem to ring hollow, do they not? Irving Warshawsky West Bloomfield Correction • In "Working On Water" (Jan. 20, page 28), the photo was incorrectly cropped and the caption incomplete. 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