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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