DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS frontlines >> letters theJEWISHNEWS.com Letters from page 5 Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor jheadapohl@renmedia.us Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor kcohen@renmedia.us Gail Zimmerman Arts Editor gzimmerman@renmedia.us Deborah Schultz Corporate Creative Director dschultz@renmedia.us EDITORIAL Senior Copy Editor David Sachs dsachs@renmedia.us Editorial Assistant Sy Manello smanello@renmedia.us Senior Columnist Danny Raskin dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net Contributing Editor Robert Sklar rsklar@renmedia.us Contributing Writers Bill Carroll Suzanne Chessler Annabel Cohen Don Cohen Shelli Liebman Dorfman sdorfman@thejewishnews.com Ronelle Grier Robin Schwartz Steve Stein sports@thejewishnews.com RED THEM magazine Editor Bryan Gottlieb bsgottlieb@renmedia.us Executive Editor Gail Zimmerman gzimmerman@renmedia.us 6 September 1 2011 the general community, the news media, government officials and other religious and ethnic communities is vital to the health, welfare, strength and resilience of the Jewish community. For more than seven decades, JCRC has been proud to serve in that role, although doing so has been especially challeng- ing in recent years. We will continue to review what we do, how we do it, what needs to be changed and what needs to remain in order to maximize the benefit JCRC brings to the Jewish community. Richard Nodel, President Sharon Lipton, Vice President Seven Mile and Evergreen location. Not a lot of customers, but they got hot bagels before 6:30 a.m. every Sunday. The guys from Front Door Bagels owe a big thank you to Harvey for starting what has grown into a great business ("Front Door Bagels," Aug. 25, page 3). David Sonne Northridge, Calif. Corrections • The film Life, Above All (Aug. 18, page 47) has been rescheduled and will now open on Sept. 9 at the Landmark Maple Art Theatre in Bloomfield Township. Jewish Community Relations Council Opportunity Knocks At The Front Door In the mid 1960s I worked for Harvey Goldsmith at New York Bagel on Seven Mile Road and Schaefer. Harvey sold me bagels for 65 cents a dozen, and I negotiated pric- ing for lox and cream cheese with Sol at the • In Front Door Bagels (Aug. 25, page 3), one of the young entrepreneurs pictured was misidenti- fied. He is Rudy Schreier of Bingham Farms. F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us Keith Farber Sales Director kfarber@renmedia.us Account Executives Ann G. Abrams Jan Haskell Melissa Litvin Heidi Martin Rick Nessel Dharlene Norris Senior Sales Assistant Kim Metzger BUSINESS OFFICES Customer Service Asst. Jan Main Rudy Schreier Billing Coordinator Pamela Turner Collections Analyst Hazel Bender Production By FARAGO &ASSOCIATES Holiday Learning At Adat Shalom Adat Shalom Synagogue will launch this year's lunchtime learning programs with a three- part series, "My Most Inspirational Passages Rabbi from the Babylonian Yoskowitz Talmud." Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz will facilitate 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 8, 15 and 22. He will discuss tractates pertaining to Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot, respectively. Participants are invited to bring their own dairy lunches. Drinks and dessert will be provided. There is no charge. RSVP by the preceding Fridays to Sheila Lederman at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 248-851-5100, ext. 246 or slederman@ adatshalom.org. Adat Shalom Hosts Blood Donor Drive Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills will sponsor a blood drive 7:45 a.m.- 1:20 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. Red Cross spe- cialists will be on hand. Donors should be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. To register, go to: www.recrossblood. org. Under "Make An Appointment:' enter "adatss" for sponsor code, and click on the blue "find" button. You may also call Ruth Zerin, (248) 538-9260. Drop-ins are welcome and will be accommodated as quickly as possible. Ruth Zerin and Amy Strauss are co- chairing the event. Bereavement Group At Adat Shalom "Healing from Loss:' a free bereave- ment support group will meet 10 times on Sunday mornings at Adat Shalom Synagogue during the coming year. The first session is 9:30-11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. The group will be facilitated by Rabbi Rachel Shere and social worker Rebecca Hayman. Email Rabbi Shere at rshere@adatsha- lom.org. Yad Ezra Included In Meijer's Simply Give Program Meijer is including Yad Ezra in its Simply Give Program, which aims to help local food pantries. From now through Sept. 24, at the Southfield Meijer located on 12 Mile Road and Telegraph, customers can purchase a Simply Give card for $10 at the checkout. Each customer donation will be matched by Meijer (up to $100,000) and will result in a store credit that Yad Ezra will then use to purchase food and toilet- ries for client families. Manager Scott Drzewiecki Designers Jeffrey Meyer Pam Sherevan Michelle Sheridan PUBLISHED BY: RENAISSANCE "MEDIA Chairman Michael H. Steinhardt President Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@renmedia.us Chief Operating Officer F. Kevin Browett kbrowett@renmedia.us Controller Craig R. Phipps Corporate Creative Director Deborah Schlutz dschultz@renmedia.us IT & Circulation Director Deanna Spivey FULFILLMENT circulationdesk®thejewishnews.com Customer Service Manager: Zena Davis DEPARTMENTS JCRC Annual Meeting The Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Detroit (JCRC) will hold its annual meeting and election of officers 7 p.m. Sept. 8, at the Max M. 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