frontlines >> letters 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 email. Delmon Young Needs To Make Amends With Jews With all due respect to Rabbi Bennett, he is not a representative for the sensi- bilities of the entire Jewish community, nor is it his place to issue forgiveness on behalf of anyone but himself ("Back In Uniform," May 10, page 24). If Delmon Young is truly remorseful for his anti-Semitic slurs, he needs to do more than reach out to one rabbi. He needs to express his remorse to the whole community of Jews. Until he does, shame on the Tigers organization for putting him in the lineup. Laurel Fink West Bloomfield Madeleine Albright Should Embrace Her Judaism I find the story of Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state, very sad despite her personal achievements ("Madame Secretary," May 3, page 1). Her parents converted out of Judaism to Catholicism, and she grew up with- out any knowledge of the fact that her parents were actually Jewish and her grandparents perished in the Shoah. However, once she found out about her true identity, wouldn't it have been nice if she embraced her true identity and be proud of it? I, for one, would respect her much more. There are descendants of Anussim, Spanish Jews who were forced to become Christians and who prac- ticed Christianity publicly yet continued their Jewish traditions secretly, who returned to their true identities and re- embraced their Jewish heritage many years later. Judaism isn't merely a religion — look at all the non-observant Israeli Jews — but rather a people and a civi- lization and, once you are born Jewish or your parents were, you are Jewish no matter how many conversions you go through. I don't believe Hitler would be much impressed by Madame Secretary's parents conversion to Catholicism. Rachel Kapen West Bloomfield Southfield Mikvah- Serves Diverse Jewish Neighborhood Thank you to the Jewish News for the cover article last week regarding the institution of the Mikvah. A mikvah represents the very center of a Jewish community, and we are fortunate in several of our local Jewish communi- ties to benefit from the support of such a facility, so that every Jew who wishes can access a mikvah. In this spirit, we wanted to address an omission in the list of mikvaot pub- lished in last week's (May 10) issue. The Southfield Mikvah. is located on 12 Mile between Evergreen and Lahser roads. It serves the diverse Jewish neighborhood in north-central Southfield and operates on Friday and holiday evenings to help accommodate those in the community who live beyond walking distance to other mikvaot. The formation of the mikvah was a true grassroots effort of a cross-section of residents in the area in cooperation with neighboring mikvaot. We avoid major fundraising campaigns and rely on modest annual memberships and usage fees, as well as general donations and tributes, to continue our operations. Confidential reservations can be made by phone or via our website (www.southfieldmikvah.org ), which contains detailed information regard- ing the use and support of the mikvah. Thank you again for promoting the ritual of the mikvah and for including us in your list of area mikvaot. 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