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non-Jews, contacted the university
administration, which responded
quickly.
“The university does not agree
with or approve of the views
expressed on the leaflets, nor do
we approve of the manner in which
they were distributed,” said Daniel
Little, chancellor of UM-Dearborn.
The campus department of pub-
lic safety, the Office of Institutional
Equity and the Office of Enrollment
Management and
Student Life are
investigating the
incident, he added.
When and if those
responsible are iden-
tified, he said, they
or their organization
could face a code of
David Kurzmann
conduct review or a
Title IX bias incident.
“UM-Dearborn’s campus commu-
nity has worked hard to build a wel-
coming and safe environment rooted
in inclusion, respect and mutual
understanding,” he said. “The inclu-
sive nature of our campus community
is a great source of pride for all of us at
UM-Dearborn.”
Little noted that the university has a
campus-wide incident reporting web-
site where students, faculty and staff
can report discrimination, harass-
ment, bias or sexual misconduct.
David Kurzmann, executive direc-
tor of the JCRC/AJC, said the “park-
ing violation” incident does not rep-
resent the atmosphere on campus.
“It’s a great operation. Unfortun-
ately, students sometimes do really
stupid things,” he said.
Unlike some Muslim organizations,
Students for Justice in Palestine and
other supporters of the BDS (boycott,
divestment and sanctions) move-
ment are unwilling to engage with
Jewish students in a respectful way,
Kurzmann said. The JCRC/AJC and
Hillel of Metro Detroit have offered to
hold joint programs with SJP, but they
have refused, he said.
Miriam Starkman, HMD executive
director, said the parking ticket inci-
dent was disturbing.
“We want all students to have a
safe, comfortable environment on
campus, and the university adminis-
tration wants that as well,” she said.
“They work hard to encourage inclu-
sivity and civility.”
An issue perhaps more upsetting to
Jewish students on campus is that stu-
dent government meetings are held
on Friday night, when many Jewish
students are unable to attend.
“This has been going on for several
years,” Collins said. “We contacted the
president of the student government
about our concerns, and the response
was that there were other ways
Jewish students could be involved.”
Collins said the Jewish Student
Organization would continue to
press for changing the meeting time
so that Jewish students can partici-
pate fully in student government. •
B’nai Moshe To Bring Kaline’s Batboy
Congregation B’nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield will soon begin its third
Spectacular Speaker Series on
select Tuesday nights beginning
May 9 (also July 11 and Sept. 12).
The series is open to the commu-
nity and will be only $5 per session.
Dennis Clotworthy, author
of Al Kaline’s Last Bat Boy, will
speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9.
Clotworthy was born in Malta, a
country where the national sport
is soccer. From this beginning, he
moved to Detroit, where he grew
up across the street from Briggs/
Tiger Stadium. Chance combined
with personality, ability and
willingness to work, and young
Clotworthy found himself living
out every American boy’s dream —
becoming a bat boy for the Detroit
Tigers. Hear him share his incred-
ible journey with his heroes: Norm
Cash, Willie Horton and, of course,
Al Kaline.
On July 11, hear from Arthur
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Horwitz, publisher/executive edi-
tor of the Detroit Jewish News; and
on Sept. 12, Heidi Budaj, ADL-
Michigan Regional director, will
speak.
To register, email cbminfo@
bnaimoshe.org or call (248) 788-
0600 and ask for Steve. •