DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor jheadapohl©renmedia.us Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor kcohen@renmedia.us Gail Zimmerman Arts Editor gzimmerman@renmedia.us Deborah Schultz Corporate Creative Director dschultz@renmedia.us EDITORIAL Senior Copy Editor David Sachs dsachs©renmedia.us Editorial Assistant Sy Manello smanello@renmedia.us Senior Columnist Danny Raskin dannyraskinFsbcglobal.net Contributing Editor Robert Sklar rsklar®renmedia.us Contributing Writers Suzanne Chessler Annabel Cohen Don Cohen Shelli Liebman Dorfman sdorfman©thejewishnews.com Ronelle Grier Esther Allweiss Ingber Harry Kirsbaum Lynne Konstantin Rabbi Jason Miller Allan Nahajewski Karen Schultz Tarnapol Robin Schwartz Steve Stein sports@thejewishnews.com RED TRW Managing Editor Jackie Headapohl jheadapohl®renmedia.us Contributing Editors Gail Zimmerman gzimmerman@renmedia.us Keri Guten Cohen kcohen@renmedia.us Printed In Michigan 6 July 25 • 2013 frontlines >> letters Teacher's Israel Journey A Wonderful Story The travel of Marc de Zwaan and his dear wife, Manya, to Israel has many faces ("Holocaust Hero;' July 18, page 3). First, how often do we think about the endeavors of our parents and grandparents? Every one of them has a story to tell, courage in war and perseverance in hard times. Marc was lucky to rediscover his grandfather, to speak with the people whom he saved and be a righteous person. All of us should take time and learn the strug- gles and achievements of our parents, grandparents and beyond. Second, I met Marc de Zwaan when I visited the International Academy in Bloomfield Township. Marc recog- nized my German accent (I was born there). I showed him printed exam- ples of Nazi anti-Semitism, and we understood that we can learn much from each other. Indeed, a beautiful friendship was formed. Third, I met Manya de Zwaan, a teacher by profession, but now a mother of three. A few days before the trip we met again, and I found that she was pregnant. An energetic, assertive, knowledgeable person who speaks her mind, Manya climbed all the mountains in Israel, the hilly streets of Jerusalem and the many steps of the Baha'i gardens in Haifa. A noble, "Proverbs 31:10-31" kind of a woman. Fourth, many were involved in sending Marc and Manya de Zwaan to Israel, the Zionist Organization of America in Detroit, Rabbi Aaron Bergman of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills and StandWithUS, who did a phenomenal job and most of the financing. Fifth, Marc told me that it would be nice to take other teachers to have better understanding of the Middle East. Maybe, he thought, even take DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com the senior class of the International Academy to visit the Holy Land. For me, however, it was also a learning experience of the dire need to send more teachers to feel history in Israel. Isaac Barr, M.D. Bloomfield Hills Orthodoxy Is Judaism's Enduring Root Form In reference to the recent Frankel Jewish Academy discussions, there is a popular but incorrect terminology in use that speaks of "branches" or "streams" of Judaism. This leads many to think Orthodoxy is one of many equivalent forms of Judaism. The terms, however, don't reflect the reality. Orthodoxy is the root from which the various branches (Reform and its offshoots Conservative, Reconstruction, Renewal, etc.) sprout- ed. It is the source from which the various streams emerged. If it wasn't for Orthodoxy, Reform would have nothing to reform. Orthodoxy is not a movement; it is the expression of the living Torah handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai. A search through Jewish history reveals many reform movements. They have all disappeared. The Sadducees were so powerful in their time that they appointed the High Priest in the Holy Temple. They are gone. We have many writings from the Essenes but not one surviving Essene. More recent are the Karaites, who were a large part of the Jewish popu- lation but now number a few thou- sand. It seems clear from history that movements come and go, but only Orthodoxy remains. Perhaps the FJA realizes this and desires that their students and the offspring of their students remain part of the Jewish people forever. (I have no relationship whatsoever with the FJA.) Joel K. Letvin West Bloomfield kbrowett@renmedia.us Keith Farber Sales Director kfarber®renmedia.us Account Executives Ann G. Abrams Jan Haskell Melissa Litvin Ilene Lubin Heidi Martin Rick Nessel Sales Manager Assistant Lisa Wren BUSINESS OFFICES Customer Service Asst. Jan Shain Billing Coordinator Pamela Turner Collections Analyst Hazel Bender Production By FARAGO & ASSOCIATES Manager Scott Drzewiecki Designers Amy Pollard Pam Sherevan Michelle Sheridan Susan Walker PUBLISHED BY: RENAISSANCE OICVIEDIA Chairman Michael H. 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