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Oct. 22-28, 2015 I 9-15 Cheshvan 5776 I Vol. CXLVIII, No. 12
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Several years ago, when Karen
and Ed Bell were looking for a
home of their own, they took the
opportunity offered by Neighborhood
Project loans to help establish their
family in Oak Park.
"Of course, that program doesn't
exist any longer, but at the time, we
were so grateful to Hebrew Free Loan
for their help purchasing our house,"
Karen said. "We repaid the loan and
still live there happily. They were great
to us."
Now grandparents, the Bells are
retired and Karen says they have had
several health care issues in a short
span of time. "Among other things, I
needed two root canals done, and I
was in a lot of pain," Karen said. "On
top of all the other issues, the estimate
to fix my mouth was more than we
could handle, and a girlfriend reminded
me about Hebrew Free Loan."
The Bells' loan, which was funded
as part of HFL's Project HEAL
(Health Emergency Assistance Loans),
enabled Karen to get back on her feet
quickly. Project HEAL assists with
medical, dental and related health
care expenses, and was established
with a grant from The Jewish Fund.
"Everyone at HFL was so kind to
us, cordial and compassionate,"
Karen said. "It was a positive experi-
ence for a not-so-good reason, since
I was in pain, but they seemed to
genuinely care about helping me.
"I do tell people about Hebrew Free
Loan, and how they were there for us.
I paid off our loan sooner than it was
due so the money would be available
for the next borrower, and I have even
co-signed on an HFL loan for a friend.
I'm so glad this agency exists."
Become an HFL Donor.
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Hebrew Free Loan gives interest-
free loans to members of our
community for a variety of
personal and small business
needs. HFL loans are funded
entirely through community
donations which continually
recycle to others, generating
many times the original value
to help maintain the lives of
local Jews.
Mike Smith
Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist
S
o, my teenage nephew comes to
me and says, "Look at this, Uncle
Mike," as if he was showing a
caveman something new. He wanted me
to see his latest discovery — an issue of
Mad Magazine.
One part of me did not want to admit
that I have read Mad Magazine. But, I
guess I wanted to show him that once,
a long, long time ago, I was also cool
enough to read Mad and that I know
who Alfred E. Neuman is (he debuted in
1954, by the way).
Mad has been (believe it or not) an
influential satirical publication since
1952. It was also created and first edited
by the Jewish writer Harvey Kurtzman.
Then, I wondered — was the irrever-
ent Mad ever cited in such a fine news-
paper as the Jewish News?
Well, Mad Magazine has been cited
26 times in the JN, usually to note that
one of its writers was coming to Detroit.
Sometimes, as a comparison, that some
written work was so bad it belonged in
Mad.
However, I also found a neat story
from the Oct. 22, 2009, issue of the JN
about a local collector, Allen Warner,
who, to that date, possessed every issue
of Mad. My nephew and I are totally
impressed. *
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