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Jewish Senior Life
Evasive In Article?
The recent article about Jewish Senior
Life ("Aging with Dignity:' July 7, page
42) made me feel empty, sad and dis-
gusted.
Why, when asked questions about
budgets and personnel by reporter Bill
Carroll, were the JSL representatives so
evasive? The community deserves better
from any agency supported by commu-
nity dollars.
One question that's still on the minds
of many two years after the fact: "Why
did Jewish Apartments & Services (JAS)
and Jewish Home & Aging Services
(JHAS) merge into JSL in the first
place?" To suggest it was a merger is
nothing short of hyperbole. It more
resembled a takeover.
What is puzzling to me is that JSL CEO
Rochelle Upfal's only truly defined goal
of the six listed in the IN story stated that
the agency will "establish a purpose-driv-
en culture to enable continued growth
and new initiatives:'
I can only speak for the culture of the
former JAS because I worked there, but
JAS was purpose-driven and thrived in
the days of the late Helen Naimark and
then was recognized nationwide for set-
ting new standards for nonprofits with
its growth and leadership of former

Black Jew Condemns
Kwame's Scapegoating
I was compelled to respond to the
Kwame Kilpatrick article ("Blaming The
Jews?," July 14, page 8). As a black Jewish

ZOA Awards 11 Scholarships
For Zionist Study In Israel
The Zionist Organization of America-
Michigan Region has awarded scholar-
ships to students studying in Israel
during the 2011-2012 school year.
The grants have been made possible
by donations to the ZOA Scholarship
Endowment Fund to help students
attend Zionist school programs in Israel.
The endowment supports students
who express the Zionist ideal and dedi-
cation to Jewish values and identity. This
scholarship is intended to help young
adults reach their educational goals.
The 2011 scholarship committee
included Toby Schlussel, chair, and
members Dr. Leora Bar-Levav, Dr.
Barbara Goodman, Rayna Kogan,
Larry Traison and Esther Krystal.
The 2011 scholarship recipients are
Dovi Snider, Daniel Benaderet, Adina
Mayerfield, Diana Leytus, Yaakov
Ross, Joshua Kahn, Aviva Rose, Tzuri
Teshuba, Bela Mittelman, Tzvi Klein
and Aaron Daniel Massey.
To contribute to the ZOA Scholarship
Endowment Fund, contact the ZOA-MI
Region office, (248) 661-6000.

B'nai Moshe Offers Fun Day,
Kindergarten Promotion
Congregation B'nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield will offer free Shabbat
(Saturday morning) kindergarten for
the upcoming school year.
The congregation offers top teachers,
small class size, innovative learning
and unique family programs through
high school.
Contact Education Director Gail
Gales, (248) 788-3600 or visit cbme-
du@bnaimoshe.org .
B'nai Moshe invites families to join
together at Willoway Day Camp for
games, kosher food, fun and families
from 1-4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 7. Meet
clergy and leadership, and learn
about the free kindergarten promo-
tion, Learning is a Family Experience
(L.I.F.E.) educational program and the
$180 membership in celebration of the
synagogue's 100th year.
Family-friendly activities will
include swimming, kickball, candle-
making, paddleboats, soccer, volleyball,
mini golf, and arts and crafts.
There is no cost nor no obligation to
attend.

Executive Director Marsha Goldsmith
Kamin.
For more than 20 years, Goldsmith
Kamin and her board built a sustainable,
respected and fiscally responsible agency
that enabled hundreds of elderly resi-
dents to age with dignity in a safe, afford-
able and heimish community. And what
did she get? She got walked to the door
and asked for her keys last summer.
The disrespect this new agency
has shown through its management
approach should have everyone asking
questions like Bill Carroll did for the
Jewish News story.
I personally know of 11 employees
who were either fired or left JSL within
the past year. Ten of them were from the
former JAS and the other (who quit) was
from JHAS.
Instead of continuing in a tradition of
excellence, JSL leaves me worried. How
can they say they honor great commu-
nity traditions the agency was built upon
when they refuse to acknowledge it?

Peter Wurdock

Grand Rapids

American, the article angered me.
Camille, George and Alyssa McMillan
are all black Jews. I am angered because
the Jewish community was being used as
a scapegoat for Kwame's behavior. We, as
blacks, are used as scapegoats all the time.
It is horrible and we are highly offended.
When I worked, I was accused of
taking a white man's job through affir-
mative action. Not true, I scored the
highest on the apprenticeship test out of
900 testers. I am a retired journeyman
electrician.
I am irritated by comments like this.
Knowing how this feels, we should
never do it to others. What Jewish per-
son was there when Kwame was indulg-
ing in extracurricular activities, sending
inappropriate text messages or firing
cops resulting in a lawsuit?
Kwame needs to look in the mirror
and recognize the person who caused
his problems and be accountable to the
face staring at him in the mirror.
People are people, and I don't expect
every Jewish person to accept me. I
really don't care because only God can
judge what's in my heart. I can honestly
say, though, no community has treated
my family better than the Jewish com-
munity, including the black community.

Camille F. McMillan

West Bloomfield

For information, directions and to
RSVP, contact B'nai Moshe, (248) 788-
0600 or e-mail bnaimoshefamilies@
gmail.com.

Israel's Millionaires
Keep On Growing
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The number
of Israeli millionaires rose by more
than 20 percent last year, according to
the recently released Merrill Lynch-
Capgemini World Wealth Report.
The 10,153 Israeli millionaires in
2010 were worth about $52 billion,
according to the report.
Around the world, the number of mil-
lionaires grew in 2010 by 8.3 percent,
for a total of 10.9 million millionaires
— defined as those with at least $1
million in liquid funds excluding their
year-round home.
There were 99 Israeli multimillion-
aires — those worth more than $30
million, excluding debts.
Israel had the third highest rate of
increase of millionaires after Hong
Kong, at a rate of 104 percent, and India,
at 51 percent.

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