frontlines >> letters }low to Send Letters We prefer letters relating to JN articles. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Letters of 225 words or less are considered first. Longer ones will be subject to trimming. Letter writers are limited in frequency of publication. Letters must be original and contain the name, address and title of the writer and a day phone number. Non-electronic copies must be hand signed. Send letters to the JN: 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034; fax (248) 304-8885; e-mail, letters®the jewishnews.com . We prefer email. Dom Mom Seem Smarter Wow ghat `You're VIder? To celebrate Mother's Day, the Jewish News wants to pay homage to our wise Jewish moms. What's the best advice you ever got from your mother? Send it an email a to jheadapohl@renmedia.us along with a high-resolution photo of you and your mom. Be sure to include your name and your mother's name and the city where you each live. Look for it in the May 7 issue of the JN. Deadline for entry is April 30. Don't Be Left Out! The Jewish News will be honoring all Jewish students who are graduating this spring from Michigan high schools in our Cap & Gown Yearbook 2015. The Year- book will be published in our May 21 issue. Go online to submit your free listings: https://www.thejewishnews.conn/contact/ cap-and-gown/free-listing/ All Cap & Gown submissions MUST go through the website. If you have any questions, call Managing Editor Jackie Headapohl at (248) 351-5110. Our Team In Iran Lacks Skills In Negotiation Kudos to Ken Gross on his column about negotiations with Iran ("Negotiation Is The Key:' April 9, page 35). Ken Gross' article is straight from "Negotiation 101" and is the same message that Bibi delivered to Congress last month. I don't think Secretary of State John Kerry and his team have the skill set to negoti- ate a new car price let alone a nuclear deal with Iran. Art Goldman Rochester Hills Correction • In "A Troubling History" (April 9, page 66), lecturer Joshua Cole inadvertently misrepresented a public opinion poll, which actually showed 69 percent of the French public as a whole and 42 percent of the Muslim population approved of the 2004 French senate ban on Islamic heads- carves in public schools. He realized the Muslim percentage he stated was too high. Israel Memorial Day At West Bloomfield JCC The Detroit Jewish community will commemorate Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror at a service sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and other com- munity partners on Yom HaZikaron, Israel's Day of Remembrance, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. The program, which is free and open to the public, will include a can- dlelighting ceremony and memorial service for those who have given their lives for Israel's independence. Victims of terror also will be remembered. An officer from the Israel Defense Forces will represent the military and speak at the ceremony. The Yom HaZikaron program is modeled after the community pro- grams held in Israel, honoring the sons and daughters of Israel, heroes who have given their lives, as well as those who live on, with courage and hope. One of the most moving moments of the program is a minute of silent reflection while a siren is sounded. For information, contact Lori Davidson Mertz, Israel and Overseas Department at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, (248) 203-1493. SPRING ELATION 2015 Wed, May 20 • 6 - 9 PM AT THE DETROIT ZOO oU:s. 2015 SpringElation Art Contest CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Pre-school through eighth grade! JARC needs your creativity! 9 PRIZES $100 Gift Card Grand Prize Winner $25 Gift Cards Honorable Mention Winner from each age category 9 ART DEADLINE Friday May 8, 2015 Download an entry form at www.jarc.org 9 VOLUNTEER AT SPRINGELATION Contact Melissa Garrett at 248.488.7541 or melissagarrett@jarc.org BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY! www.jarc.org/2015SpringElation 30301 Northwestern Hwy I Suite 100 Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3277 www.jarc.org MICS 4206 1958960 April 16 • 2015 5