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Visit talmerbank.com for current rates, terms and account requirements. 2096650 8 May 12 • 2016 he anti-Israel boycott, divestment clothing and other goods and, this month and sanctions (BDS) movement especially, Israeli food items. continues to rear its ugly head May is the month of Yom HaShoah across our nation. We often hear reports (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom of academic associations, university stu- HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day) and Yom dent governments, graduate HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence student unions and church Day), and many associated commu- groups voting to take punitive nity events that bring Detroit Jewry action against Israel, blaming closer to each another and to Israel. her solely and unfairly for the Yet our faith commands us to also be Palestinian-Israeli conflict. So concerned about our greater com- the Detroit JCRC is fighting munity and to care about the less for- back by turning BDS into Buy, tunate. The JCRC’s Buy Israeli, Help Defend and Support (Israel). the Homeless project helps the Israeli Richard Krugel economy and will also help those in In a unique effort, the Jewish Community Relations need in our own community. The Council (JCRC) is asking the Jewish com- project builds Israel (Boneh Yisrael) and munity and all local friends of Israel to repairs our local community, tikkun olam. “Buy Israeli and Help the Homeless.” BDS as a tactic is deceptive, dishonest Participants are encouraged to buy Israeli and fundamentally unfair. But we know the foods at local grocers, donate them at des- pro-Israel community won’t be able to win ignated drop-off sites and Israel-themed every battle. There will be church groups events in our community, and JCRC will that vote to divest. University groups that later transfer the goods to homeless shel- call for breaking off academic relationships ters in our community. with Israeli colleges. Food co-ops that stop With Passover, many stores greatly carrying Israeli products. Attempts to stop increased their offerings of Israeli-made the delivery of Israeli goods at U.S. ports. products and added extra shelf space to Demonstrations against and shout-downs accommodate them. Who would have of Israeli speakers. But the actions of pro- expected Lay’s Potato Chips, Knorr falafel Israel individuals and groups are effective mix, bagel flats, animal cookies, cereal and can continue to be effective in giv- bars, popcorn and mango juice — all made ing Israel the overseas support she needs in Israel — to be available to Detroit area and deserves. The Buy Israeli, Help the shoppers? Your purchases could help to Homeless project is a simple and direct way encourage the grocers to carry these prod- you can make a difference in countering ucts year-round. BDS. Please join us. All details on the JCRC project — avail- Dr. Richard Krugel is president of the Jewish able food items, grocers that carry them Community Relations Council of Metropolitan and the several drop-off locations in the Detroit. Jewish community — are listed at the JCRC’s website, www.detroitjcrc.org. The month-long effort, new to Detroit, was started a couple of years ago in Great Britain by North West Friends of Israel and Sussex Friends of Israel, found great suc- cess there and has spread internationally since. Why is JCRC doing this? It’s obvious that Detroiters live some 6,000 miles from Israel. But just because Israel is out of sight, doesn’t mean that it is out of mind. We have many ways to be supportive of the Jewish State. Give to the Jewish Federation and other organizations that provide fund- ing to Israeli institutions. Monitor the media, seek fair coverage and write letters to the editor. Get to know our U.S. senators and U.S. House members and ask them to support Israel. Talk to your non-Jewish neighbors, co-workers and friends about Israel. And support Israel’s economy by purchasing Israeli securities, Israeli-made CORRECTIONS • In “Documenting Mass Murder” (May 5, page 40), the last line of the story about Father Patrick Desbois was inadvertently cut off. The last two paragraphs of the stories should have read: “I am moved by the work Father Desbois is doing to expose those murdered in the Holocaust, not in camps or ghettos, but by bullets,” said Robin Axelrod, Holocaust Memorial Center’s director of education. “He’s showing the world a largely unknown chapter of the Holocaust in order to identify those who perished and make us recognize and denounce the ongoing epidemic of global genocide. We must learn the dangers of unrivaled hatred and make the ethical choice to con- demn it.” • “Test Before You Toke” (May 5, page 10) should have stated that with a state-issued medical marijuana certificate, patients can grow up to 12 marijuana plants for individual use or designate a caregiver to grow marijuana on their behalf. Caregivers can grow 12 plants per patient on behalf of five patients. Also, Dr. Nina Robb was misquoted on pages 12-13. The article should have reported her view that dosages for marijuana edibles are not easier to adjust for medical marijuana patients than other marijuana options.