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Thankful to Law
Enforcement

The Michigan Jewish Action 
Council strongly con-
demns violence in our cities. 
Americans are suffering arson, 
looting, murder and intimi-
dation. Elected officials have 
turned against citizens, threat-
ening our property and our 
personal safety.
We thank police and all law 
enforcement officers for their 
courage and loyalty.
We thank President Trump 

and Attorney General Barr 
for their steadfast war against 
domestic and foreign terror-
ism.

— Ronna H. Ross, Secretary

Michigan Jewish Action Council

On “Open, When? Help-
ing My Autistic Brother 
Through Uncertain 
Times” (June 18, pg. 8) 
by Eve Silberman

This is a wonderful article 
about an extraordinary person. 
I remember Alex very fondly 
and, in spite of his struggles, 

he had a presence about him 
that made him lovable. Your 
article was so well done as you 
helped make people aware of 
the silent struggles people face 
every day that are exacerbated 
during these hard times. It’
s 
impossible to begin to com-
prehend these stories as we 
are overwhelmed by numbers 
and statistics, which, to me, 
take the human toll out of the 
big picture. I think you have 
an excellent writing style and 
I thank you for sharing such a 
personal story.

— Paul Gualdoni

On “Looking Back: The 
Jewish Automaker You 
Never Heard Of” (June 
11, pg. 54):
The Checker Car Company, 
which made most of the taxis 
in America for over 50 years, 
was owned by a Jewish immi-
grant, Morris Markin. The 
cars were made in Kalamazoo.

— David Flaisher

CORRECTION:
Photo credit in the story 
“Marching in Crown Heights” 
(page 27, July 2) should have 
gone to photographer Mo 
Gelber.

HOW WE COVER ELECTIONS
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public office, whether on city 
councils, boards of education, 
county commissions, in Lansing 
or in Washington. While we may 
not have the capacity to cover 
the breadth or depth of our local 
elections, we do strongly advo-
cate for our community mem-
bers to bring their experiences, 
often informed by Jewish values 
and teachings, to our democratic 
process.
Leading up to the general 
election in November, the JN
will compile and submit ques-
tionnaires to the campaigns of 
major races (including Congress, 
Senate and president), along 
with invitations to sit down with 
our editorial staff. Even in these 
cases, the JN won’
t be endorsing 
anyone. Endorsements at the 
Jewish News traditionally came 
from an editorial board led by 
its publisher. But these days our 
newsroom is too small to dis-
entangle any endorsement we 
make from our reporting itself, 
and we don’
t want one to appear 
to inform the other. 
Following the election, we will 
take stock of the winners and 
report on the new and return-
ing local Jewish elected officials 
worth covering. Happy voting! 

Greenberg’s View

BY STEVEN GREENBERG

