10 April 4 • 2019
jn
10 April 4 • 2019
jn

within our power to keep our residents 
safe. 
I’
m excited to work closely with the 
Hate Crimes Unit, law enforcement 
and the community to eradicate the 
criminal activity propelled by hate. 
If you are a victim of a hate crime or 
have credible information about a 
hate crime, contact the Department of 
Attorney General at (313) 456-0180.

Let those who wish to harm us 
know that we will not lie down; we will 
fight back; we will resist, and we will 
conquer hate by working together. ■

Dana Nessel was elected Michigan Attorney 
General in November of 2018

*We refuse to acknowledge these 
murderers by name.

views

Anti-Israel = Anti-Semitic
We have now finished Purim and 
are entering the Passover season, 
which is the holiday commemorating 
the birth of our Jewish nationality. 
Every time I drive down Orchard 
Lake Road, I see the Holocaust 
Memorial Center and I am remind-
ed that the pharaohs, the “Hamans” 
and the “Hitlers” are all gone; yet we 
the Jewish people, are still here and 
have again returned to our ancestral 
homeland, Eretz-Israel, our safety 
net!
Hitler reminded us that, wheth-
er we were Chasidic, Orthodox, 
Conservative, Reform, secular, 
Zionist, Humanistic, Jew-Denialist, 
agnostic or atheist, “
A Jew is still a 
Jew.” Everyone was rounded up.
Those that support BDS (Boycott, 
Divest Sanctions) label us “Jewish-
Benjamins” and want to wipe out the 
name “Israel” from the map are the 
same old Jew-hating anti-Semites of 
centuries old, resurfacing with a new 
agenda. History repeats itself.
Therefore, I submit that Rep. 
Omar, Rep. Talib, Rep. Clyburn and 
Deputy Chair Keith Ellison (second 
in command of the Democratic 
National Committee) are just simply 
hidden anti-Semites, and “anti- 
Jew-
ish” Israel with different names. 
History is repeating itself!
We must be aware of this because 
Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic 
party members are despicably igno-
rant and silent on it.

Dr. Fred F. Fischer

Farmington Hills

The Gift of Life
When I read the article about Brett 
Ehrmann’
s effort to find a living 
kidney donor (“The Gift of Life,” 

March 21, page 22) it struck a 
chord with me. Five weeks ago, I 
donated a kidney to my childhood 
friend, Mike, whom I’
ve known for 
more than 55 years. He was already 
on dialysis and did not appear to 
be doing well. 
I was aware of the disheartening 
statistics regarding both the num-
ber of people waiting for a kidney, 
100,000, and the length of the 
wait, five years. I didn’
t think Mike 
would survive the five-year wait.
His wife did not qualify as a 
donor. Mike never asked me, but 
I never thought it was a difficult 
decision. The chances of my being 
a match were small, but I had 
agreed to take part in the matched 
donor program. After several 
months of testing and sometimes 
retesting, this 66-year-old and his 
friend were a match, and the sur-
gery took place on Feb. 13 at Henry 
Ford Hospital. 
We both are doing well. Mike 
is off dialysis and he and his wife 
were able to see Hamilton five 
weeks after his surgery. I plan to 
slowly start to run again in the next 
two weeks. 
Mike’
s recovery and his pleasure 
in doing so well have given me a 
great deal of satisfaction. I felt the 
risk was small, and if someone my 
age can do it, I think anyone can.

Chuck Otis

Birmingham

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Correction:
 In “Moving Eastward,” March 28, 
page 12, it should have said that 
the Berkley Ice Arena is closed. 
However, Oak Park does have an 
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