Letters to the Editor 7-10-09

Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769

Father-son bond or tie?

To the Editor:

After a rained out Fathers’ Day (and every other day), I want to comment on the fascinating article about Joe Klein’s school project (Surviving surviving; June 19, 2009). The article really broke ground on a heart-breaking anomaly of poverty-stricken Holocaust survivors.  (When I spoke with Joe’s mom she told me that a film crew was just arriving at their home to cover the story for television news).

Though much can be learned from every powerful line of the story, there is a sublime lesson one can learn while reading between the lines: How beautiful it is when a father shares his talent and time with his son to work together on a meaningful project. The bond between a father and child is far more important than the tie.

Happy belated Fathers’ Day.

Matis Friedman

Increasing need for foster care

To the Editor:

I just want to acknowledge and thank you for the article in The Jewish Star about foster parenting (Wanted: A loving home; July 3, 2009). It really captured all of the essential issues that were important to bring out and Yaffi Spodek did a great job of putting OHEL’s message to paper.

We appreciate the sensitivity and responsiveness of The Jewish Star to the needs of the Foster Care Program.

Director, OHEL Foster Care Program

Heavenly article

To the Editor:

David Seidemann’s column about Ilan Ramon moved me deeply (Ilan Ramon’s birthday gift; From the other side of the bench; July 3, 2009).  I’m sure that I am among many people who were touched by his brief but massively accomplished life.  Thank you for putting a kind of orbital closure on his kiddush Hashem existence.  Kudos to you.

Elissa Garrel

Cedarhurst