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Around Town .......... 20, 28-30 Ar ts & Life .................... 39 Calendar....................... 33 Dining In ...................... 40 Editor 's Picks ............... 42 Israel ............ 6, 10, 16, 23 Life Cycles .................... 51 Marketplace ................ 54 Metro ............................ 12 Obituaries .................... 57 Spor ts ........................... 38 Synagogue List ........... 36 Torah Por tion .............. 37 Viewpoints...................... 5 Columnists Rochel Burstyn............... 5 Annabel Cohen ........... 40 R yan Fishman .............. 48 Danny Rask in .............. 50 Rober t Sk lar ................... 6 Eli and Sue Cooper will participate in the Alzheimer's Association walk on Oct. 1. 22 22 Sept. 22-28, 2016 | 19-25 Elul 5776 | Vol. CL, No. 8 Love Letter No. 1 by Marsha Plafkin is included in ArtPrize, which runs through Oct. 9 in Grand Rapids. 39 39 T ime sure passes swiftly, just like Mom told me it would as I got older. After cruising the William Davidson Digital Archive this week, I came across some stories in the Sept. 22, 2005, issue of the JN that made me sud- denly realize that it has been 11 years since Hurricane Katrina landed on the southern shores of America in August 2005 and devastated New Orleans and other cities near the Mexican Gulf coast. The result was a national disaster. There are several great stories in this issue of the JN about the Detroit Jewish community's efforts to help those who suffered in the aftermath of Katrina, but two stood out. First, Dr. Howard Klausner of Southfield was part of a 35-member Disaster Medical Assistance Team from Michigan that worked with FEMA. Klaussner, who specialized in emergency medicine, spent many days and nights working in portable hospitals assisting those that Katrina left wounded. I also very much liked the story of the "Kids for Katrina." As part of the national "Project Yalkut," children from all classes at the Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit stuffed 200 backpacks with school supplies for needy kids in Houston, Texas. Talk about a heartwarming story! * Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation.org. Quick Click … From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History Mike Smith Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist contents OUR JN MISSION T h e J e w i s h N e w s a s p i r e s t o c o m m u n i c a t e n e w s a n d o p i n i o n t h a t 's u s e f u l , e n g a g i n g , e n j o y a b l e a n d u n i q u e . I t s t r i v e s t o r e f l e c t t h e f u l l r a n g e o f d i v e r s e v i e w p o i n t s w h i l e a l s o a d v o c a t i n g p o s i t i o n s t h a t s t r e n g t h e n J e w i s h u n i t y a n d c o n t i n u i t y . W e d e s i r e t o c r e a t e a n d m a i n t a i n a c h a l l e n g i n g , c a r i n g , e n j o y a b l e w o r k e n v i r o n m e n t t h a t e n c o u r a g e s c r e a t i v i t y a n d i n n o v a t i o n . W e a c k n o w l e d g e o u r r o l e a s a r e s p o n s i b l e , r e s p o n s i v e m e m b e r o f t h e c o m m u n i t y . B e i n g c o m p e t i t i v e , w e m u s t a l w a y s s t r i v e t o b e t h e m o s t r e s p e c t e d , o u t s t a n d i n g J e w i s h c o m m u n i t y p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e n a t i o n . O u r r e w a r d s a r e i n f o r m e d , e d u c a t e d r e a d e r s , v e r y s a t i s f i e d a d v e r t i s e r s , c o n t e n t e d e m p l o y e e s a n d p r o f i t a b l e g r o w t h . September 22 • 2016 3 Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, Michigan. 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It's a special privilege to ma ke these loans for the future, to help replace interest-bearing loans with interest-free loans when possible, and keep students from graduating so far in the financial hole. It's a huge boost to our community that is credited to the William Davidson Foundation, to the many donors to HFL's named education funds, and to community partners. Students from all over the state benefit from their generosity, which enric hes us all, potentially for many years to come. It's quite special that our Jewish community backs students in that way. "It feels good to be part of some- thing that helps people right now, and reaps benefits into the future." My Story My Story 2098320