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In the early nineties Deeb produced a video with Detroit Public Television entitled "From A to Z: Arabic Contributions to the World." He said he chose to make it after receiving constant calls from the news media during and after the first Gulf War asking him "Who are the Arabs?"
Deeb said he learned a lot about "understanding people" from "growing up in a store." He would remain in the food retail world after studying journalism at Michigan State University (MSU), when he worked as production coordinator, reporter and eventually editor of industry newspaper "Grocers' Spotlight."His heritage has clearly been passed along, as his daughter, Jennifer Deeb Kluge, recently produced a cooking instruction video on Arab food entitled "A taste of the Mediterranean." Deeb's American bom Lebanese mother is featured in the video as Sarah "Sitto" Deeb.See the full content of this document
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Ed Deeb: A Mover, a Shaker and a Peacemaker
Ed Deeb goes to where there's trouble, and fixes things. For decades Deeb has brought together groups in conflict, whether unions and businesses, businesses and government entities, business-owners and residents, or clashing ethnic communities.
"I'm a peacemaker. I make peace... The only way t...See the full content of this document
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