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HMC Celebrates Planting
Of Anne Frank Sapling
The Holocaust Memorial Center
Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington
Hills will hold a series of events to com-
memorate its acquisition of a sapling
from the actual white chestnut tree that
brought Anne Frank solace as she hid
from the Nazis during World War II.
The schedule includes free educational
programming, which begins at Camp
Tamarack Friday, June 28, for children and
adults and culminates with the tree planting
and exhibit dedication ceremony in the fall.
The sapling, awarded by Anne Frank
Center U.S.A., is just one of 11 to be planted
in the U.S. from the nearly 200-year-old
tree that served as one of the Jewish teen-
ager's only connections to nature while she
and her family hid in a secret annex in her
father's company building in Amsterdam.
It will become part of a larger exhibit titled,
"Looking Out Anne Frank's Window":
"Our exhibits create a call to action,
teaching visitors through the examples
of those who risked their lives to save
others and asking our guests to react to
contemporary challenges such as racism,
intolerance, bullying and prejudice," said
Holocaust Memorial Center Executive
Director Stephen Goldman.
This summer's curriculum, featuring
programs designed for both children and
adults, includes the "Anne Frank Door
Project" (Friday, June 28, and Friday, July
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The tree before it fell in 2010.
26, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. at Camp Tamarack
in Ortonville for girls ages 12-13 and
Thursday, July 25, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. at the
Oak Park Library for teenage girls).
Participants will decorate a door that
opens up to a photo of themselves and their
handwritten answers to the questions: If
you could walk through a door without
fear, where would you go? Where would it
lead you? What obstacles are in the way of
getting there? The goal is to help confront
some of the same issues Anne Frank faced
(e.g., identity; being a teen; dealing with
parents; hope versus despair; bravery;
responsibility to standup for what's right;
and to fight discrimination and bullying).
Upcoming events include a special semi-
nar for teachers in July, a creative writing
project for families and a presentation of
the film Anne Frank Remembered, all lead-
ing up to the planting of the sapling this fall.
For more information on the dedication
and surrounding events, call (248) 553-
2400, or visit www.holocaustcenter.org .
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Ameinu Lobbies To Keep
Student Loans Affordable
Yad Ezra Launches
Summer Snack Program
During the summertime, children are
home more during the day, and without
lunch assistance programs, a family's food
supply has to stretch further. Yad Ezra's
Summer Snack Program is a package for
families with children on summer vacation
and not in school.
The Berkley-based kosher food pantry
created these packs so kids have healthy
and fun treats throughout the summer.
Packages include pretzels, granola bars,
fresh fruit and veggies, Skinny Pop, orange
juice, fruit roll-ups, applesauce and crack-
ers.
Tweens interested in volunteering to
assemble the packages on July 2, July 30
and Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. at Yad Ezra's ware-
house (2850 W. 11 Mile Road) should
contact Katie@yadezra.org. Limit of 10
volunteers per session.
Ameinu Detroit, a longtime progressive
organization in Southfield, is leading a
statewide drive to prevent the interest
on subsidized Stafford (federal) student
loans from doubling on July 1.
If the White House and Congress can't
agree soon on what the new interest should
be, the current rate of 3.4 percent will
double to 6.8 percent, the level it was before
passage of the College Cost Reduction and
Access Act in 2007. The expired act's one-
year extension is about to end.
Americans now owe more on student
loans than they owe on their credit cards,
Ameinu says. The automatic doubling of
interest would negatively affect most current
college students and graduates, facing years
of debt to repay the cost of their education.
Ameinu wants to keep college a possibil-
ity for families. Its campaign is reaching
out to the Jewish community, including
congregations, organizations and college
Hillels, to call representatives in Congress
to bring down the interest rate.
For more information, contact the
Ameinu Detroit office at (248) 967-3170.
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