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Hugh Greenberg's
Maccabi Service
I read with interest Contributing Editor
Robert Sklar's Essay "Mr. Maccabi" (Aug.
14, page 40) about Jay Robinson and his
contribution to the Detroit JCC Maccabi
Youth Games. It certainly was a well-
deserved tribute.
I believe, however, that you should
also acknowledge and give kudos to
another Detroiter who played a major
role in the creation of the JCC Maccabi
Youth Games — my husband, Hugh
Greenberg.
Hugh served as an officer of the Jewish
Welfare Board, the national body over-
seeing all the Jewish Community Centers
in the U.S. and Canada. It was there that
the concept of international youth games
was developed and instituted.
Hugh was the first commissioner of
the Games, traveling around the country
(Chicago, Baltimore, etc.), and in each
community he met with the leadership
and was the flag bearer or the one to toss
out the first ball on Opening Day.
Naturally, when the Games were slated
for Detroit, he was intimately involved
with Jay, Mort Plotnick (executive direc-
tor of the JCC at that time) and the rest
of the Detroit leadership.
Hugh often said his involvement with
the Maccabi Youth Games was one of the
most gratifying contributions he person-
ally made in his many years of service
to the Jewish community. Hugh passed
away last October. Our family is pleased
to be supporting the 2014 Detroit
Maccabi Games in his memory.
Carolyn Greenberg
Franklin
Correction
In a photo caption with the story "Bus
Trip Back In Time" (Aug. 14, page
18), the name of Estelle Kleiman was
misspelled.
Almost Home Plans
'Rescue Me Gala'
Almost Home, the 100 percent
"never kill" nonprofit animal
rescue and shelter owned by
Jewish mother and daughter
Gail Montgomery Schwartz and
Lauren Anchill, will be holding
its second annual Almost Home
Rescue Me Gala on Friday, Sept.
26, at the Historic Players Club
located at 3321 E. Jefferson Ave.
in Detroit.
Gail Schwartz and Lauren Anchill
Almost Home takes in all aban-
doned animals from Southfield,
as well as animals from other
The Rescue Me Gala is its biggest
shelters that do not have a no-kill
fundraiser of the year, and the
policy. Last year, the organization
organization is looking for corpo
helped almost 500 dogs and 140
rate sponsors to help in maintain-
cats, with the help of a small army
ing its mission as a 100 percent
of volunteers, many from the Jewish no-kill animal shelter.
community, especially young people
The Gala begins at 6:30 p.m.
who adopt the shelter for their bar
and will feature a Taste of Detroit
and bat mitzvah projects. "It's so
Dinner Medley. Tickets are $85 and
enlightening to see kids who really
include appetizers, dinner, drinks
want to make a difference in the
and desserts. Guests will also enjoy
lives of animals:' Schwartz says.
a live band and dancing, a silent
Almost Home treats all of its
auction and raffle and special
animals for preventative and com-
appearances by Almost Home
municable diseases; its annual vet-
animals. Tickets can be purchased
erinarian bill runs around $60,000.
online at almosthomeanimals.org .
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In legal terms it's called dual
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'Dance Against Hate'
In Southwest Detroit
The Anti-Defamation League
(ADL) will hold its first annual
Dance Against Hate on Thursday,
Aug. 28, at El Kiosko in southwest
Detroit. The event, which will
take place from 8-11 p.m., is an
outreach event designed to bring
people together from across cul-
tural borders to reject bigotry and
celebrate diversity through the art
of dance.
The evening will feature spectacu-
lar Latino dance showcases as well
as group lessons in order to educate
and engage the community in the
cultural expression of dance. Latino
dances will include rueda de casino,
salsa, son Cubano, rumba guaganco
and bomba with two dance lessons
of beginner salsa and bomba.
Tickets are $10 in advance
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Continued on page 6
Grandparents,
Get Ready To Brag!
N
ational Grandparents Day is Sept. 7. To celebrate, the Jewish
News will run its "Grandparents' Brag Book" in the Sept. 4
issue.
To participate, send in a photo of your grandchild (with name, age and
place of residence) along with a cute or funny comment he or she made to
jheadapohl@renmedia.us with "Grandkids" in the subject line by Aug. 28.
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