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Memorial Day. The lasting
lesson of one of history’
s
darkest chapters is that it
is incumbent on each gen-
eration to educate the next
on the repercussions of
anti-Semitism. I feel strongly
that this burden falls not
only on Jewish Americans,
but those of us who consider
ourselves allies in the fight
against hate.
As your senator and, more
importantly, as your fellow
citizen, you can be sure that
I am committed to continue
dedicating myself to this
cause, and I will never stop
striving to ensure that the
United States fulfills its long-
standing promise to Jewish
Americans to give “to bigotry
no sanction, to persecution
no assistance.”
Gary Peters is a U.S. senator from
Michigan.
cy situations; a partnership
with Gleaners Community
Food Bank to offer more
produce and milk to more
client families more often;
and a project with United
Way to enhance and improve
best practices among food
providers that are United
Way beneficiaries.
Most recently, we had the
opportunity to meet with
the management team of
Woodward Corner Market in
Royal Oak and are working
together to have more kosher
food available in this area
through donations and vol-
unteer support.
We continue to provide
additional ways to learn
about and access free healthy
food, thanks to the Geri
Lester Greenhouse, a place
where clients, volunteers,
neighbors and donors can
work side by side planting
and harvesting fresh pro-
duce.
Yad Ezra’
s Max M. and
Marjorie S. Fisher Family
Giving Gardens includes a
variety of gardens (Hebrew
Calendar garden, food
forest, perennial and dias-
pora), beds in the front of
the building that include a
pergola and rain water col-
lection system, and beds in
the back for client use.
Whether serving the 250
clients who received gro-
ceries from Yad Ezra 30
years ago, or the 2,400 who
currently rely on us for food
assistance, we continue to
listen to and serve our fami-
lies with dignity and respect.
Bodacious? Maybe…
Lea Luger is executive director of
Yad Ezra.
COURTESY OF YAD EZRA
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