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THIS FALL!
There is still time to register for the seventh running of the HealthPlus Brooksie
Way, returning to Oakland County on Sunday, September 28. Walk or run
the half marathon, 10k or 5k race through scenic river trails, historic Rochester
neighborhoods and the beautiful campus of Oakland University.
Runners and walkers on the half
marathon course will conquer a new
challenge this year — Dutton Hill!
Completing this 1.5-mile stretch will
give you ultimate bragging rights and
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the fastest male and female on Dutton
will be honored at the post race awards
ceremony. Also, be sure to check out the
special Dutton Hill merchandise.
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20 September 18 • 2014
Poretsky Fund Offers
Challenge Grant To U-M
Rita Poretsky was trained as an engi-
neer but devoted most of her life
to the study of Judaism and artistic
expression. Her interest in Yiddish,
like her interest in Hebrew, which she
spoke fluently, came from a commit-
ment to learning about Jewish lan-
guages, cultures, politics and folklore.
Before she died tragically at a young
age, she established the Rita Poretsky
Foundation, dedicated to the promo-
tion of Jewish culture, education, arts
and health in the U.S. and Israel.
To increase support for Yiddish
language instruction, the Rita
Poretsky Memorial Fund recently
gave a $150,000 challenge grant to
the University of Michigan Yiddish
Program. The program is part of the
Frankel Center for Judaic Studies in
U-M's College of Literature, Science
and the Arts. Gifts of any size will be
matched dollar for dollar, until the
goal is reached, or by Jan. 31, 2019.
"This gift recognizes the endur-
ing importance of Yiddish for future
generations of students who seek
to understand the Jewish world of
Eastern Europe, America and even
Israel; says Deborah Dash Moore, the
Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of
History and the director of the Frankel
Center. "It will allow the center to
maintain its extraordinary position
as the leading academic venue for the
study of Yiddish in the United States:"
The recognition that Yiddish is an
essential, irreplaceable Jewish lan-
guage has become the cornerstone of
the U-M Yiddish Program, with fac-
ulty and students from several depart-
ments, including English, history,
political science, Slavic studies, Near
Eastern studies, German studies and
comparative literature.
The program combines language
instruction with cultural immersion.
Whether studying modern Yiddish
literature, comparative Jewish litera-
tures, Eastern European or American
history, Orthodox Judaism, Jewish
politics, the labor movement or
ethnicity in America or Israel, the
program is ensuring that Yiddish is
spoken, read, written and studied.
Graduate students and other
scholars meet regularly in classes
and workshops to share their new
research and insights, Moore says.
Undergraduates begin their studies
with the alphabet and progress to
read Yiddish literature, read and write
Yiddish essays, sing Yiddish songs and
study Yiddish folklore.
For information, go to www.lsa.
umich.edu/judaic.
Buy Israeli Wine — And
Aid Magen David Adom
As Americans continue to look for
ways to support Israel after this
summer's Operation Protective
Edge, a new partnership can help
them save lives in Israel while also
sustaining the country's growing
wine industry.
American Friends of Magen David
Adom (AFMDA) and the Israel
Wine Producers Association (IWPA)
have announced a new initiative
whereby IWPA will donate $24 to
MDA (via AFMDA) for every 12
bottles of Israeli wines purchased
through Oct. 31.
The funds will help MDA, Israel's
national emergency medical
response and blood services orga-
nization, replenish critical medical
supplies such as needles, bandages
and blood transfusion kits that were
used up during Operation Protective
Edge. MMs operations are not
funded by the Israeli government.
With the High Holidays approach-
ing, the sales of Israeli wines could
increase. Among the wineries
participating are Gamla, Barkan,
Carmel, Shiloh, Binyamina, Flam,
Segal's and Domaine du Castel.
Many of Israel's 300 wineries are
now producing internationally
renowned wines, and sales of Israeli
wines top $315 million annually.
To initiate the donation, simply
mail the receipts for the purchased
wine as well as a completed rebate
form to: IWPA/MDA Israeli Wines
Rebate, P.O. Box 407-MPS-Dept.
482 #IWPAMDA, Cinnaminson, NJ
08077-0407.
Rebate forms can be found at par-
ticipating wine retailers and at www.
afmda.org/wine-rebate or www.
iwpa.com/rebate.php. Rebates and
receipts must be mailed by Nov. 30
to qualify.
The $24 donation will be made
only in increments of 12 purchased
bottles, although the denomina-
tion does not matter (i.e. a person
can provide three receipts with four
bottles on each).