views essay Kathleen letters continued from page 5 S he was the girl I studied in high school.” high school. We talked on the phone In every class we had often. Even then I could feel together, I’d look at her and the warmth of her voice. wonder how it would She became ill. be to have hamburg- The surgeon said he ers with her at Art’s fixed the problem. Now Tuxedo Junction. she had to rest and one Sharing an order of day before long she fries. Dipping into could go home. ketchup. Marveling I reached over the that I was with such a railing of her hospital grand person. bed and held her hand. I Norman Prady What it would be kissed her fingertips. We like to hold her hand talked about the things while seeing a movie people talk about 65 at the Avalon. years after they graduate I wanted so much to call from high school. Much about her for a date. But I somehow continuing the friendship didn’t feel worthy of her. I’d we’d come to 65 years after we look at her. Never spoke to her. graduated. Just studied her. She went home. Briefly. New Time clicked on. Plans being pain. Back to the hospital. made for the 65-year reunion Never again back home. of our graduating classes. I I hear that a stage of grief is wrote a story for the Jewish anger. I’m angry that so com- News naming people I remem- pellingly wonderful a person bered from Central High. She was denied more life. I’m angry was on the list. Kathleen Klein. that the connection we’d finally Later, Kathleen Kanners. made after 65 years was so cru- At the party, she sought me elly severed. out and came to say hello. Her I’m doing all I can to manage voice was soft and warm. Her my grief. smile reassuring. I still didn’t It’s very difficult. feel worthy. But I stumbled out, She was the girl I studied in “Maybe we could have lunch high school. • one day.” We had lunch one day a Norman Prady of Berkley is a writer number of days. We had dinner whose work has been published at together. several Detroit dailies, Hour Detroit magazine, Crain’s Detroit Business, the She said she’d like to read Christian Science Monitor and the New one of the books I’ve written. I York Times Syndicate, among others. gave her one. I inscribed it “To His novels and story collections are Kathleen, the girl I studied in available on Amazon . Contributing Writers: Ruthan Brodsky, Rochel Burstyn, Suzanne Chessler, Annabel Cohen, Don Cohen, Shari S. Cohen, Shelli Liebman Dorfman, Adam Finkel, Stacy Gittleman, Stacy Goldberg, Judy Greenwald, Ronelle Grier, Esther Allweiss Ingber, Allison Jacobs, Barbara Lewis, Jennifer Lovy, Rabbi Jason Miller, Alan Muskovitz, David Sachs, Karen Schwartz, Robin Schwartz, Steve Stein, Joyce Wiswell Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us F. 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Ed Kohl West Bloomfield Trump Facts Were Ignored I am writing in response to Eugene Greenstein’s letter in support of Donald Trump. Greenstein does not say a word about minor issues, such as Trump’s business scams like Trump University and Trump Institute; his constant lying; his sordid sexual history, including being accused of rape by one of his wives and his incestuous com- ments about his daughter; his insults; his alienation of allies; his anti-Semitic ads in the campaign; and so much more. And he is proud as a Jew to support the man who said neo-Nazis who bragged that “Jews will not replace us” are some very nice people. All this reminds me of the Sales Manager Assistants : Karen Marzolf | Business Offices Billing Coordinator: Pamela Turner N. Baker West Bloomfield better unsaid, but his actions show that he is a friend of Israel. Let’s stop this political slander and start supporting Israel and the Jewish people together. Annette Meskin Honorary Council National Hadassah West Bloomfield Evangelicals Are Friends Of Israel Rev. John Hagee and Christians United for Israel (CUFI) are true Friends of Israel. We could not ask for better friends. Berl Falbaum, in the Jewish News June 7, 2018, issue, attacked the Christian min- isters at the Jewish Embassy dedication. He smeared Rev. John Hagee based on a smear from the Obama campaign of 2008. Falbaum shows disdain for Christian supporters of Israel, the embassy dedication in Jerusalem and, of course, President Trump. John Hagee is no anti- Semite. He has met every prime minister of Israel since Menachim Begin. He has given millions of dol- lars through his ministries to Israel and has supported numerous Jewish causes, especially tourism. On many trips to Israel — and I have made more than 50 — I see more buses from his groups than any other organization, including Jewish tourists. The reverend’s remarks of decades ago would have been Falbaum Commentary ‘Hateful’ Kudos to Eugene Greenstein for his insightful defense of President Trump and his poli- cies. His commentary stands in stark contrast to the hateful opinions and comments by Berl Falbaum in his commen- tary trashing Trump and rip- ping evangelicals. Even though evangelicals are extremely supportive of Israel and friendly to Jews, Falbaum has a problem with them because they believe that Jesus is their savior and salvation. Compare that to Muslim extremists who want to subjugate and kill Jews and other non-believers, who are forbidden by the Koran to take Jews for friends and who aim to destroy Israel. Where is his outrage regarding that? Falbaum calls Trump mor- ally bankrupt but gives no evidence. 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