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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Rallying Together S o many emotions, so many things to think about, so much ro say ... In horror, Detroit Jewry viewed the tele- vised or published images of the Sept. 11 attack on America — haunting images of death and destruction. The enemy was faceless. We didn't know what spurred the carnage at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and on the Pennsylvania countryside. We were stunned that anyone could have the wherewitha...…
…LETTERS Story Content Spurs Anger I am quite angry to have been misquot- ed addressing local reaction to the attack on America ("Local Reaction," Sept. 14, page 30). I merely stated that I had both an emotional and an intellectual reaction; that I would comment only on my intellectual reaction; that I saw a circular jet trail in the sky that day, probably over the airspace of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and that its appearance was quite st...…
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…Cover Story Mission Of Emotion Detroiters visiting Israel discover that solidarity goes both ways in wake of attack on America. Bernie Brawer of Franklin, Morris Silverman of Farmington Hills and Bert Stein of West Bloomfield march with youths from Detroit Jewry' Partnership 2000 region in the Central Galilee at Timrat. HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer 3 11 ust moments before hearing the first report of the terrorist attack in New York City,...…
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…Michael and Suzan Folbe Curhan of West Bloomfield make Rosh Hashanah cards with Ethiopian children at the Mevasseret Zion Absorption Center. Jill Sidman of West Bloomfield gives a new Ethiopian immigrant a photo she had just taken of him at the Mevasseret Zion Absorption Center. Marilyn Hertzberg of Bloomfield Hills plants a tree in front of the Netofa School in the Central Galilee at a memorial ceremony the morning after the terrorist attack ...…
…To our brothers and sisters in Jewish Communities of Michigan... hocked and horrified by the terrible disaster that has struck America, we share the pain of every American and the anguish of the American nation. S Forever bound by our past history, we stand by you in true partnership as you face this challenge, sharing, more than ever, the bond of our common destiny. On the eve of our New Year, we can only ask that our prayers be heard and...…
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…This Week A Humble Award Winner Doreen Hermelin earns the Federation's highest honor for her nonstop involvement in the Jewish community. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News T he process for selecting Doreen Hermelin as Detroit Jewry's 2001 winner of the presti- gious Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award was one of the fastest in history The 16-member selection committee, comprised of previous winners of the award and current officers of t...…
…Shaarey Zedek Hosts Communal Meeting D oreen Hermelin will receive the Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award for distinguished commu- nity service at the com- bined annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and its banking/real estate arm, the United Jewish Foundation. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. The meeting will fea- ture the election and installation of new ...…
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…Terror In America United In Grief Terror attacks touch many families in Detroit. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff- Writer he early hours of uncertain- ty following Tuesday, Sept. 1 l's terrorist attacks in America turned from the heart-wrenching stories of strangers to the confirmation that Detroiters have been identified as being among those injured, killed, lost or grieving. "Doreen Hermelin called to tell me her nephew was missing in one o...…
