March 5, 1999/17 Adar 5759, Vol. 51, No. 23
Letters to the Editor3/5/1999
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Editor:Thank you for including the Young Leadership Division (YLD) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix in your story about "The Next Generation," (Jewish News, Feb. 12). In a little more than a year, YLD has grown to 2000 members strong and has sponsored several large-scale events. We also participate in the annual UJA/Federation Campaign. Our upcoming campaign event, open to anyone who makes a contribution to the 1999 campaign, is set for Thursday, March 11. We'd like to reach as many young people as possible, and encourage prospective members to look us up at our website, www.yldphx.org or call the Jewish federation at 274-1800, ext. 133. YLD offers many different avenues to connect, and we look forward to continued growth. Working together, we can all be part of the vision for the Phoenix Jewish community. Marc Blonstein Steven Schwarz Brian Weisberg YLD Co-Presidents Not all Jews are lawyers
Editor:I was recently in a Jewish chat room and a discussion of your 1999 community directory came up. The consensus was that you perpetuate a stereotypical image of Jewish people. The cover shows a lawyer. Why on earth showcase an attorney when polls and surveys show law to be the most unethical and immoral profession there is? Then you have a Yuppie on the golf course. And a doctor? Is that all that the Jewish people are? Why not have a teacher, police officer, nurse, etc.? Another profession you could have profiled is Hebrew teacher. Your magazine adds to the stereotype that so many of us have been trying to change. Your magazine went in the trash from everyone I know who read it. Rick Winston (Via the Internet) Editor's note: The cover of the 1999 Community Directory featured photos of a lawyer, an accountant, a restaurant owner and a real estate agent. Also profiled were a psychiatrist, a sportscaster, a rabbi, a teenage girl and a theater director. Colorado students protest against hate
Editor:We are writing to encourage your readers to join us in our "paper clip campaign." During World War II, Norwegians wore paper clips on the cuffs or collars of their clothes to demonstrate their opposition to Nazism and to anti-Semitism. Wearing a paper clip to protest could result in arrest, but the function of the device to bind together took on the fiercely symbolic meaning of people joining against the forces of occupation. We plan to wear paperclips on our collars during the week of April 11-18, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's annual Days of Remembrance, to demonstrate visually our support of equality and our opposition to racism, prejudice and hate crimes. We ask your readers to join us. Thank you for your consideration. Students of Mountain Ridge Middle School Colorado Springs, CO (Via the Internet) |
