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A Community-Owned
Nursing Home Needed
It seems to us that the majority of our
Jewish community believes that the
Betty and Marvin Danto Health Care
Center, located on the campus of the
Jewish Community Center in West
Bloomfield, is owned and operated by
Federation.
So many people that we speak with,
including those involved with Jewish
organizations as well as many medi-
cal professionals, believe that Danto is
"the Jewish nursing home" replacing
the closed Borman and Prentice facili-
ties which were owned and operated by
Federation.
The fact is that there is no longer a
"Jewish nursing home" Danto is a for-
profit facility owned and operated by a
private corporation, HCR Manor Care.
HCR owns approximately 500 facilities
nationwide under such names as Arden
Courts, Heartland and ManorCare.
We find it sad that our large Jewish
community does not have a Jewish
nursing home owned and operated by
Federation as do many smaller Jewish
communities.
Debbie and Alvin Iwrey
West Bloomfield
Veteran's Story Brought
Back Memories Of Korea
I was very impressed with Bill Carroll's
article "Honoring Veterans" (Nov. 8,
page 1). I read the article with inter-
est, as I do most articles in the JN, and
found it very well written and accurate.
Mr. Carroll had to have done in-
depth research to arrive at the details
he expressed in the article. Reading
it brought me back to Korea with his
detailed descriptions of events I expe-
rienced.
I sincerely thank you for publishing
the article. Semper Fi.
David George, commander,
Jewish War Veterans,
Department of Michigan
Auburn Hills
Shir Tikvah Is A Very
Welcoming Congregation
Allow me to praise the beautiful series
of articles written by Karen Schultz
Tarnopol titled "Jewish And Gay" (Nov.
15, page 1). It was informative, accu-
rate and beautifully written. Thank you
for sharing the joys and difficulties of
our lives.
There was one quote that was taken
out of context that I wish to clarify. It
says that: "I would never have believed
that my congregation would be so
welcoming and come together the way
they have to support us ..." I said that,
but it was in the context of 30 years
ago, when I was a rabbinic student, I
could not have believed it then.
But today, it comes as no surprise at
all that Congregation Shir Tikvah is so
welcoming of Robert and me and our
relationship, and has come together the
way they have to celebrate our mar-
riage. In fact, 400 supportive congre-
gants came together to bless us, lift us
up and dance with us.
I am so proud of our congregation
and have the greatest faith in their lov-
ing, gracious acceptance of us and all
who would come through our doors.
Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberq
Lake Orion
M
ore than 160
budding artists
have entered the
Jewish News' Chanukah
art contest, and you can
choose your favorite.
From Nov. 23-30, online
voting will be available
on our website, www.
thejewishnews.com . Pick
the winners in each of the
three age categories and
then look in the Dec. 6
issue of the Jewish News
to see if your favorite won.
In addition to online
winners chosen by the
public in each category,
we will have a grand prize
winner and first-place
winners in each category
chosen by the staff of the
Jewish News. ❑
Last year's
winner:
Dalya Apap,
then age 7,
Akiva
Hebrew Day
School.
Your
Financial
Issues
Correction
• "Which Jewish Candidates Won?"
(Nov. 15, page 20) should have included
Neal Barnett (R), elected as a trustee in
Bloomfield Township.
Yiddish Limerick
Thanksgiving
It's November again and
Thanksgiving Day
For alles vos mir hobn a dahnk'
we will say.
Mir essn di hindik, ** and
stuffing and pie
Mir essn tzu fill un mir
platzn,*** oy my.
But don't feel so bad, on
Thanksgiving you may.
* alles vos mir hobn a dahnk — all
what we have a thank you
** Mir essn di hindik — We eat the
turkey
*** Mir essn tzu fill un mir platzn
— We eat too much and we
explode
— Rachel Kapen
Online Chanukah Art
Voting Starts Nov. 23
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