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Community Rallies Behind
Magen David Adorn
We wish to thank Robert Sklar for cap-
turing the math (spirit) of the Dr. John
J. Mames Chapter-Michigan Region
of American Friends of Magen David
Adom's Annual Dinner and showcas-
ing the generosity of this community
to support emergency medical care in
Israel ("Summer To Remember," Sept.
27, page 48).
The chapter has raised more than
$30 million since 1967 and this year,
Detroiters have already sponsored three
new life-saving ambulances (includ-
ing one dedicated in memory of the
chapter's founders Eva and Dr. John
J. Mames), three paramedic training
scholarships, blood collection supplies
and so much more.
Eden Adler, a sophomore at the
University of Michigan and the third
generation in her family to be involved
with MDA, wowed the audience as she
shared her experiences this past sum-
mer as an MDA volunteer. As MDA is
not government-funded, she empha-
sized how important it is for those of us
here in the United States to make sure
MDA has the resources they need to
serve our people and keep the Jewish
homeland alive and thriving.
As the new director for the Michigan
Region, my best wishes to all for a sweet
and healthy new year and kol hakavod
(all the honor) for helping now, and in
the future, to ensure that Israel's 7.8
million citizens can count on Magen
David Adom's rapid, skilled medical
care when needed.

Cari Margulis lmmerman

AFMDA Director-Michigan Region

We Must All Exercise
Our Right to Vote
Voters are a powerful force for progres-
sive social change. When we speak out
and demand the very best from our

leaders, we make a profound difference
in the lives of women, children and
families.
This year, you have an opportunity to
exercise your power by casting a ballot
in the 2012 election. Whether you plan
to vote early, absentee or on Election
Day, affirm your commitment to the
issues you care about by getting to the
polls and voting
Ninety-two years ago, women
finally gained the vote after the 19th
Amendment was signed into law on
Aug. 26, 1920.
Many issues we care about are at
stake during this fall's election. Our
voices will not be heard unless we raise
them. Our votes will not be counted
unless we cast them.
Honor the efforts and sacrifices of
so many brave women and men who
fought for voting equality by voting on
Nov. 6!

Fern Ettinger

West Bloomfield

Florence Herrmann

Beverly Hills

Internet Isn't The Problem -
It's Those Seeking Genocide
I don't disagree with the editorial that
Internet anti-Semitism shouldn't be dis-
counted, but blaming the Internet is like
blaming the publisher for Hitler's Mein
Kampf ("Don't Discount The Virulence
Of Internet-Inspired Anti-Semitism,"
Oct. 4, page 37).
In both their writings and biogra-
phies, Hitler and Mohammad have in
common an escalating slander of Jews
culminating in a call for genocide.
Hitler was impatient and industrialized
his murders while Mohammad was
patient and plotting with a war of attri-
tion and small skirmishes, but the goal
is the same.
The Koran calls for "terrorizing"
neighbors but not striking the first

blow. This cleverly keeps inattentive
future victims from recognizing the true
aggressor and provides time to build the
strength to ensure victory, and Europe
is taking the bait. The Internet merely
allows this to metastasize more rapidly.
If there is cancer in the blood stream,
there is no chance of finding a cure as
long as you refuse to acknowledge the
source. It may feel right to include in
our outreach Muslims who reject the
hate, but their rejecting violence may be
inadequate. Jesus preached loving your
enemy and pacifism, but Mohammad
preached deceit, conquest, persecution
and genocide.
When a Christian teaches their child
that Jesus was sent by (or is) their god,
Jesus' words compel him to reject vio-
lence. When a Muslim teaches their
child that Mohammad speaks for their
god, intentionally or not, they sow the
seeds of hate because Mohammad's
words threaten hell's fire if he turns from
fighting the unbelievers to the death.
The "Underwear Bomber" [who
attempted to blow up an airliner over
Metro Detroit] is a perfect example of
how parents, claiming they are Muslim
while denying its core principles of
Jihad, destroy their credibility making
the child vulnerable to the fundamental-
ists. When we reach out to these people,
I worry that we are facilitating the rais-
ing of the next "Underwear Bomber."
The best chance is to focus on pre-
vention through youth outreach while
young minds are still malleable and we
can block stereotyping and lies of the
Internet (and the mullah in the mosque)
through real life experience. But from
hearing the experiences of friends
raised in Muslim countries, I see it all as
futile and expect the history of Nazism
to be repeated with no guarantee that
Western civilization will prevail again.

Dennis L. Green

Farmington Hills

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'Portraits Of Honor'
Exhibit Now Online
"Portraits of Honor: Our Michigan
Holocaust Survivors" has launched
new components to the exhibit of
400 Holocaust survivors in Michigan:
an online, comprehensive, interactive
exhibit (www.portraitsofhonor.org )
and the Passports program for exhib-
it visitors to connect one-to-one with
a survivor's story and journey.
The exhibit, under the direction
of Dr. Charles Silow, is an interac-

tive, electronic Holocaust educational
exhibit of the Program for Holocaust
Survivors and Families, a service of
Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan
Detroit. The online version includes
voiceover narratives of each survivor's
personal story, plus links to maps,
history and other educational sites.
"Despite all the horrors they went
through, the survivors have inspir-
ing messages of hope, peace and
tolerance," says Silow, director of the
Program for Holocaust Survivors and

Families.
"We want people to know what our
Holocaust survivors experienced," he
says. "We hope future generations
will learn to have greater tolerance,
respect and love for one another.
There seems to be so much anger
and hostility in the world today.
We hope that learning about the
Holocaust will sensitize people of all
ages to the importance of respecting
one another and working together to
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