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Sentinel Verdict, Hits
'Wild Attacks on Jews
Yad Ezra President Richard Simtob and Executive Director Lea Luger receive
$85,000 from Walmart's Joe Barendse and Bernie Dave.
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Yad Ezra receives $85,000 to help
feed the hungry.
Own Section
REMEMBERING WHEN...
EASY DOES IT
With his low-key, folksy style, Marty Kraar has
managed to take control of the helm of the
Federation here seemingly effortlessly. And that's a
testament to his hard work and good sense.
GARY ROSENBLATT
Editor
May 22, 1987
At the recent dosing meeting of the record-breaking allied Jewish Campaign, co-
chairman Paul D. Borman paid tribute to Marty Kraar, who has been executive vice
president of the Federation since September, by noting that "he has fit in just like a
glove."
An accurate observation that says a good deal about Kraar's deceptively low ,-
key style. Deceptive in the sense that despite his laid-back Southern manner, he is
probably two steps ahead of you, whether it's planning a strategy or anticipating a
question.
AT YOUR SERVICE
Your Dateline makes meeting people to date a whole
lot easier
June 19, 1987
Their slogan is, "When you are not looking, we are!" No, it's not another personal
shopper or real estate agency; it's an introduction service called Your Dateline.
Operated by Lois Fishman and Marilyn Hoskow, both of West Bloomfield, Your
Dateline offers clients a chance to meet a minimum of three potential dates in
one year, although the aim is to find a client "as many introductions as possible."
Open to the general community — although Fishman and Hoskow decline to fix up
Jews and non-Jews — Your Dateline has as one of its goals taking the stress out of
meeting people to date.
The Detroit Jewish News °ululation's goal is is to digitize every issue of
the Jewish News, dating to Mardi Li, 1942, and make them available and
searchable to the public. 1Iw l-otindation will also support and sponsor
forums, town hall meetiogs and other educational events to best utilize
and share this historical community lemiurce.
To assist the Foundation in its work, simply go to
the website www.thejewishnews.com and
click on the word "donate"
at the top right portion of the home page.
The Detroit Jewish NPWS
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August 2 a 2012
Inc, is a 501 (c:) (3) non-profit organization.
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ad Ezra received an $85,000
contribution July 18 to
assist with its Healthy
Choice Groceries Program, which
focuses on providing fresh fruits and
vegetables, healthy grains, and low-
fat and low-sugar foods to clients.
The grant, the largest corporate
gift the Berkley-based nonprofit
kosher food pantry has received,
will work to provide healthy and
nutritious kosher food options for
vulnerable families in southeastern
Michigan.
The grant is through the Walmart
Foundation's State Giving Program.
"This grant has a huge, positive
impact on struggling families trying
to make ends meet," said Richard
Simtob, Yad Ezra president. "There
are still many families in our com-
munity who are food insecure!'
The grant was presented to Simtob
and Lea Luger, Yad Ezra execu-
tive director, by Walmart Market
Manager Joe Barendse on behalf of
the Walmart Michigan State Giving
Council.
"The Walmart Foundation is very
pleased to be supporting Yad Ezra
and is committed to helping those in
need in the communities where we
serve:' he said. "Through this grant,
we are hopeful that residents in
FJA Youth Casting Call
For Oliver! Production
The Frankel Jewish Academy
Performing Art Department is reach-
ing out to the community by look-
ing for orphans and Fagin's gang
of thieves for FJM fall production
of Oliver! to be performed at the
Berman Center of the Performing
Arts.
Auditions for ages 6-14, will be
held 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6,
at FJA Performing Art Studio 7503
southeast Michigan will have access
to a greater variety of healthy fruits,
vegetables and kosher food!'
Last year in Michigan, Walmart,
Sam's Club locations and the
Walmart Foundation awarded more
than $21 million to local organiza-
tions.
Yad Ezra ("helping hand" in
Hebrew) opened its doors in 1990 to
provide supplemental kosher food
packages to needy Jewish families in
southeastern Michigan. Yad Ezra was
founded to address this vulnerable
population in need of continuous
food assistance and to provide basic
food staples to any hungry indi-
vidual at least one time, regardless
of religious affiliation, who comes
for help. The food pantry currently
has about 1,500 families on its active
roles entitled to free food, household
cleaning and toiletry items every
month.
Yad Ezra, an independent organi-
zation, distributed almost 900,000
pounds of free groceries in 2011,
paid for with a budget of $1.3 mil-
lion. Yad Ezra's small staff relies on
a corps of 150 regular volunteers,
board members, donors and advo-
cates to execute its mission. For help
or to learn more, go to www.yadezra.
org.
at the Jewish Community Center in
West Bloomfield.
Rehearsals will be held Thursdays
4-6 p.m., beginning Sept. 13. with
dress rehearsals starting Monday,
Nov. 26.
The two performances will be held
Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 1-2.
Interested youth must register
before the auditions to director
Mitch Master at mmaster@frankelja.
org . Any questions may be sent to the
same email.