DETROIT JEWISH NEWS DETROIT JEWISH NEWS frontlines theiEWiSFNEWSxorn 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 Esther Allweiss Ingber Harry Kirsbaum Lynne Konstantin Rabbi Jason Miller Allan Nahajewski Robin Schwartz Steve Stein sports@thejewishnews.com RED THREAD magazine Managing Editor Jackie Headapohl jheadapohl@renmedia.us Executive Editor Gail Zimmerman gzimmerman@renmedia.us Contributing Editor Keri Guten Cohen kcohen@renmedia.us 70 6 july 12 2012 What makes me particularly angry with Robert Cohen were both his nasty allegation at that meeting that opponents to the no-bid sale procedures were. racists and bigots, and his letter to the JN falsely stating that opponents of Muslim facilities across the country used tactics "straight out of the anti-Semite's playbook." Your reporter did not mention that at that meeting, Dawud Walid of CAIR spoke, as did Kellman and Robert Cohen, in favor of the sale, and he said that the buyers were his "constituents." This is the same Dawud Walid who said in a May 25 sermon at Imam El Turk's mosque in Warren, "Who are those who incurred the wrath of Allah. They are the Jews, they are the Jews." See http:// www.investigativeproject.org/3608/ dawud-walid-the-quran-and-jews. Walid, in that sermon, continued to rail against the U.S., Israel and the Jews. The national ADL has noted that El Turk's mosque in Warren was established by the Islamic Organization of North America (IONA), which is the new name of the virulently anti-Semitic Tanzeem- e-Islami Pakistani organization. By the way, that same El Turk was invited to speak at the 9-11 memorial service at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield in spite of concerns by many in our community. The Jewish News should consider hav- ing an investigative reporter address this issue in a balanced way and investigate the evidence contained in the letter to the attorney general, so that the truth be known. After all, this is happening in the heart of the Metro Detroit Jewish com- munity — the IN's targeted audience Irving Ginsberg, Ph.D. Farmington Hills Editor's note: Since June 2011, the IN has published four extensive stories on this issue and will continue to report new developments as they occur. 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 Senior Sales Assistant Kim Metzger BUSINESS OFFICES Customer Service Asst. Jan Shain Correction • In "Pooch Passion:' (June 28, page 39) the Hebrew Free Loan program in which Nikki Budaj participated was misidenti- fied. The correct name of the program is the Marvin L Danto Small Business Loan Program. Billing Coordinator Pamela Turner Collections Analyst Hazel Bender Production By FARAGO & ASSOCIATES Manager Scott Drzewiecki Designers Bielski Brothers Exhibit At HMC A new exhibit will be on display at the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills beginning on Sunday, July 15. "Courage and Compassion: The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers," details the resistance group operating against the Nazis during the occupation of Poland and Belarus. Their story was made famous in the 2008 movie, Defiance, with Daniel Craig portraying Tuvia Bielski, the group's leader. The exhibit, on display through Nov. 4, begins with life in Belarus, accounts of escape and the formation of prob- ably the most famous partisan detach- ment. Through panels, artifacts and interactive displays, the exhibit shows the courage and commitment of this intrepid band of rebels. Award-winning independent film- maker and television editor Sharon Rennert, who recently made the docu- mentary, In Our Hands: A Personal Story of the Bielski Partisans, will deliver the keynote address at the opening ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15. Rennert is the granddaughter of the famed partisan Tuvia Bielski, who, along with brothers Zus and Asael, refused to succumb to the hopeless circumstances of the Holocaust, took fate into their own hands, and kindled a flame of hope in the hearts of Jews searching for sense and meaning dur- ing one of their darkest times in his- tory. For more information, visit www. holocaustcenter.org or call (248) 553- 2400. Professor To Discuss Iranian Nuclear Threat Hear Professor Steven R. David give "A Critical Briefing on Iran vs. Israel — Apocalypse Now? The Iranian Nuclear Threat Against Israel" 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. David has been study- ing international rela- tions, with a focus on international security and the developing world, for three decades. He has served as a consultant to the CIA and Department Steven David of Defense. A minimum gift of $18 to Federation's 2012 Annual Campaign is required to attend. RSVP at jewishdetroit.org/Maimonides . For information, contact Jeff Lazor at (248) 642-4260. Send Emanu-El Honey For A Sweet New Year Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood/Women of Reform Judaism is sponsoring its annual Rosh Hashanah Honey Sale. For $10 a jar, your L'Shanah Tovah greetings will be sent with a personal- ized note to anyone in the world. Orders can be made at www. orthoney.com/index.html . In order for the sisterhood to receive credit, use the following codes when placing an order: GROUP CODE: TEE. GROUP NAME: Temple Emanu-El. Free shipping on orders placed before July 17. Orders placed after July 17 will incur a $10 shipping fee. 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