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Letters Uniting Community
Over the past year, I have read the
most vitriolic, divisive and disturbing
postings to the "Letters to the Editor"
section in the Detroit Jewish News.
Your publication is doing a dis-
service by further dividing the Jewish
community. Yes, you should pres-
ent different respectable views, but
your overall mission should be to
bring the diverse Jewish community
together by emphasizing our com-
mon bonds.
I see many articles and initiatives
about relations with other commu-
nities but very few about bringing
together the different Jewish commu-
nities within Detroit.
It is time for the Detroit Jewish
News to refocus and stop sowing the
seeds of distrust by publishing letters
which seek to inflame rather than to
build our community.
David C. Sloan
Huntington Woods
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Why Did Tamarack
Keep Staffer At Camp?
I cannot be the only person who is outraged
that a counselor was allowed to work at fam-
ily camp after he allegedly hit a kid at camp.
("Tamarack Staffer Arrested In Canton;
Charges unrelated to time spent a camp,
says Tamarack director; Feb. 21, page 12).
I am upset that Tamarack knew there was
a problem with this counselor and allowed
him to work at camp in January.
I trusted him to watch my two small kids.
More than being worried about one coun-
selor, I am worried about the system that
allowed him to stay in contact with children
after he was a known threat to children.
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Eric Schofield at an IDF base in Israel
Volunteers For Israel
An IDF Morale Booster
I recently made my first trip to Israel,
volunteering for three weeks with the
Volunteers for Israel/Sar-El program.
It was an incredible experience.
I could have gone to Israel just
as a tourist, but I would never have
gained the great experience that I
did. I learned a lot about Israel and
the Jewish people, and I was also
able to meet and live with some very
nice volunteers and Israel Defense
Forces soldiers, which made my trip
a lot more personal and educational.
It was also great when other volun-
teers helped out as tour guides dur-
ing the weekends.
While the living conditions were
not those of a five-star hotel, they
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were more than adequate. Being part
of a team with the same purpose of
supporting and lending a hand to
Israel was very satisfying. Especially
when you get the feedback from the
IDF soldiers of how appreciative they
were for the support. It is definitely a
morale booster for them to see that
they are not alone in this world.
After my three weeks with Sar-El,
I spent my last five days in Jerusalem
as a tourist. I am looking forward
for the opportunity to go again. For
information, contact Ed Kohl at
(248) 420-3729 or michgan@vfi-usa.
org, or Paul Matlinat at (248) 557-
0004, or prm371@yahoo.com , and
visit wwwvfi-usa.org.
Eric Schofield
Monroe
Beth Goldberg Ganezer
Bloomfield Township
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by Daniel Snyder in jewish@edu ("The
Religious Side, page 29, Feb. 14). The
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