NOVEMBER 18 • 2021 | 9

THE JCC BOOK FAIR
I grew up in Northwest 
Detroit and also have 
friends who remember the 
“old neighborhood” whose 
high school students went 
to Central High. Because of 
this, I have always enjoyed 
reading Mike Smith’s col-
umn, as I enjoyed reading 
about the many good times 
my friends and I enjoyed 
growing up in the 1950s in 
these areas in Detroit.
However, I did have an 
issue with his last column 
about the history of the 
Jewish Book Fair (Nov. 4, 
page 54). First, let me thank 
and commend all the many 
volunteers who helped make 
the Jewish Book Fair such 
an important event. It was 
what was not included in 
the article that bothered me.
The Jewish Book Fair 
was a pretty small event 
for quite a while. However, 
under the hard work and 
guidance of Adele Silver, 
it became the best Jewish 
Book Fair in the United 
States. Adele was able to 
bring many well-known 
Jewish authors to speak at 
the book fair without them 
receiving large payments 
for doing such. There were 
also new authors who were 
brought to our attention. 
Sometimes, it was difficult 
to choose which lecture to 
attend. It was an oversight 
not to acknowledge her con-
tribution to the book fair.

— Judith Ancell

Farmington Hills

THANK GOD 
FOR ISRAEL DAY
On Sunday, Nov. 7, I had the 
privilege of attending the 
“Thank God for Israel Day” 
via Zoom.
This annual event, spon-
sored by the Friends of Israel 
Gospel Ministry, is held 
to educate and bring the 
Christian and Jewish com-
munities together in steadfast 
support for the State of Israel.
Sixty enthusiastic pro- 
Israel supporters attended the 
event.
We listened with great 
interest to our speaker, 
Daniel Pollak, Zionist 
Organization of America 
director of government 
relations and head of its 
Washington office, discuss 
the embassy/consulate issue; 
the political turmoil in Israel; 
the younger generation’s loss 
of interest; and the hatred 
and extremism driving a 
wedge in the U.S./Israel 
relationship.
Pollak’s command of the 
subject and Q&A responses 
were smart, educational and 
important.
We came away from this 
experience encouraged by 
our Zionist Christian friends 
who expressed their whole-
hearted commitment to the 
survival of the State of Israel 
and its people.
As Psalm 133:1 states: 
“Behold, how good and how 
pleasant it is for brethren to 
dwell together in unity.”
Congratulations and thank 
you to Rev. Tim Munger, the 
Friends of Israel Great Lakes 
executive director, for his 
tireless efforts with this yearly 
program and his organiza-
tion’s dedication to Israel, and 
to ZOA”s Dan Pollack for his 
clarity and expertise.

— Ed Kohl

West Bloomfield

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