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Patrick Keating
Michigan Chronicle Staff Writer
September 29 2011
1
he State of the Black/Jewish
Socioeconomic Alliance"
is the theme for the launch
of the Black/Jewish Forum at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Temple Beth El
in Bloomfield Hills.
The forum was conceived by two
men who touted their friendship as
the catalyst to revisit the historical ties
between blacks and Jews.
Arthur Horwitz, publisher of the
Detroit Jewish News, and Bankole
Thompson, senior editor of the
Michigan Chronicle, over the last three
years have developed a close friend-
ship that has been extended to their
families.
"Bankole and I have gotten to know
each other very well as friends and as
people who care about the future of
Detroit and the Detroit metro area,"
Horwitz said.
The two have had several opportuni-
ties to collaborate, ranging from being
on panels together to writing articles
that touch on both communities.
Whenever they go out for lunch,
they talk about ways to bring the
"historically strong, but currently not
so strong" black/Jewish alliance, two
communities with longstanding socio-
economic and political ties, closer
together.
"It was really through those con-
versations that Bankole came up with
the concept of a Black/Jewish Forum,"
Horwitz said. "But not something that
would be sterile. Not something that
would be one and done. Not some-
thing that would be from organiza-
tion to organization, or institution to
institution. But, rather, we both felt the
real power in re-energizing the black/
Jewish alliance."
The forum, he pointed out, would
create "ways people could engage each
other on a personal level, their fami-
lies, and understand and identify the
shared interests they have, of which
there are many"
Thompson agreed that the forum
shouldn't be another "feel good"
town hall meeting or panel discus-
sion. Instead, the Black/Jewish Forum
will be a continuous conversation on
issues held every four months, with
leaders and up-and-coming leaders
from both communities.
"We plan to match-make the
guests that are coming to the forum , ) '
Thompson said. "Part of our vision here
is to not only make this forum a national
model showing that Metro Detroit is
more than the unflattering image that's
out there, but also a very important
conversation platform for leaders locally,
nationally and internationally.
"Arthur and I recognize that we
cannot change the world overnight,
but we can contribute in our own way
to make our community a better place
for our children."
Horwitz expects forum participants
not only to engage with each other
and develop unique friendships, but
also to identify common areas of
interest and work to build on them to
create socioeconomic transformation.
Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth
El applauded the effort and the spirit
behind the October event.
"Black-Jewish relations are part of
America's dream and America's soul,"
he said. "We share common pain and
common triumphs, and nowhere is
that bond celebrated more keenly than
at Temple Beth El, Michigan's oldest
and newest Jewish congregation."
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