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BIRTHS

Aug. 7 — Mark D. Blumen-
feld and Elaine Caplan
Blumenfeld of Southfield
proudly announce the birth
of a daughter, Ariana
Nicole, sister to Alicia.
Proud grandparents are
Gladys Blumenfeld of
Southfield, Moe and Sara
Caplan of Oak Park. Ariana
is named in loving memory
of Mr. Albert Blumenfeld
and Selda Rapoport.

Mrs. Donald Kirsch of West
Bloomfield. Proud great-
grandmother is Mrs.
Eleanor Kirsch of Tamarac,
Fla.

July 23 — Dr. Fredric and
Linda Gold (nee Linda
Moss) of West Bloomfield
proudly announce the birth
of their daughter, Lindsey
Erin, sister to Julie Nicole.
Proud grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. David Moss of Oak
Park and Mr. and Mrs. Sid-
ney Spitz of Southfield.
Lindsey is named in loving
memory of her maternal
grandmother Lena Moss,
paternal great-grand-
mother Lena Racoosin and
her great-aunt Eva Kresno.

Aug. 4 — Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Davey (nee Lynn Jacobs) of
Huntington Woods proudly
announce the birth of their
daughter, Erin Alissa.
Proud grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry (Fay) Jacobs
of Southfield and Mr. and
Mrs. William Davey of
Warren. Erin is named in July 16 — Mordechai Shi-
loving memory of her mon and Ruth Sarah Chava
great-grandmother Anna Waldman (nee Ruth Sarah
Dembs.
Chava Benjamin of
Arizona) of Oak Park joy-
July 30 — Mr. and Mrs. fully announce the birth of
Howard Goldberg (nee their daughter, Esther, sis-
Alissa Max) of Oak Park ter to Benyomin Aryeh
proudly announce the birth Yehudah, Etta and Av-
of their daughter, Ashley rahum. Esther is named in
Brooke, sister to Staci Jill.
Proud grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Sheldon (Dolores)
Max of Oak Park and Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph (Sara)
Goldberg of Southfield.
Ashley Brooke is named in
loving memory of her
great-grandfather Mr. Ben-
jamin L. Smith.

July 29 — Albert and Rose
Rubinlicht (Rose
Grossman) of Southfield
announce the birth of a
daughter,. Michelle Amy,
sister to Rachel Lynn.
Proud grandfather is Leo
Grossman of Oak Park.

July 27 — Dr. and Mrs.
David Berlin (Laura
Gottlieb) of West Bloom-
field proudly announce the
birth of their son, Jaon
Alan, brother to Michael
Jeffrey. The proud grand-
parents are Doris and
Eugene Gottlieb of Far-
mington Hills and Sara and
Max Berlin of Southfield.

July 26 — Joel F. and Linda
J. Garfield (Linda Joyce
Ferst) proudly announce
the birth of - a daughter,
Lauren Andrea, sister to
Jennifer Michele, Marla
Leslie and Stephanie Mar-
got. Proud grandparents are
Sidney and Miriam Ferst
and Alyce and Philip Rus-
kin. Lauren is named in lov-
ing memory of great-uncles
Mr. Lazar Ferst and Mr. Ar-
chie Pliss and great-aunts
Lillian Pliss and Elaine
Freidberg.

July 26 —' Dr. David and
Sandy Kirsch (nee Sandy
Stiebel) of Huntington
Woods are happy to an-
nounce the birth of their
daughter, Lauren Elyse,
sister to Joel Howard. Proud
grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Hart Stiebel of Hun-
tington Wood•and. Mr.. and

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THE DETROIT JEWISH -NEWS

loving memory of her pat- Balbes of Southfield,
ernal aunt Esther Waldman Richard Walsh and Mrs.
Ellis.
Gladys Walsh of Port Hu-
ron. Proud great-grand-
July 10 — Mike and Kathy mothers are Mrs. Sadie
Gaynor of Oak Park joyfully Kessler of Southfield, Mrs.
announce the birth of their Laura Foster and Mrs. Rose
daughter, Michelle Walsh, both of Port Huron.
Elizabeth. Proud grand- Jennifer is named in loving
parents are Mr. and Mrs. memory of her great-grand-
George M. Smith of Livonia father Mr. Harry Kessler.
and Dr. and Mrs. Alex
Gaynor of Southfield. July 2 — Jonathan and
Michelle is named in loving Susan Steinberg (nee Susan
memory of her patenal Schram) of West Bloomfield
grandmother Evelyn proudly announce the birth
Gaynor.
of a daughter, Erin Michele.
Proud grandparents are Mr.
July 9 — Robert and Linda and Mrs. Richard Schram of
Weber Franco (nee Linda West Bloomfield and Mr.
Weber of Farmington Hills) and Mrs. Robert A. Stein-
of San Anselmo, Calif., pro- berg of Birmingham. Proud
udly announce the birth of great-grandparents are Mr.
their daughter, Kasey and Mrs. Max Blotner of
Alyse.
West Bloomfield, Mrs. Ruth
Malerman of Southfield and
July 3 — Craig and Tina Mrs. Esther Steinberg of
Balbes (nee Tina Walsh) of Southfield. Erin is named in
Port Huron proudly an- loving memory of her mat-
nounce the birth of their ernal great-grandmother
daughter, Jennifer Lynn. Ida Schram and her pater-
Proud grandparents are Mr. nal great-great-grand-
and Ms. Henry (Selma) mother Rachel Blumberg.

NEWS

Haifa archaeologist unearths
ancient biblical altar in Mt. Ebal dig

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Haifa — Following the the ritual site on Mt. Ebal
1984 excavations were
Cantor S. Greenbaum
conclusion of the fourth sea- was not just an altar but the
399-7194
walls separating the ritual
son of excavations by the was an entire ritual center site
into
inner
and
outer
Reb. Hershi Roth
University of Haifa on Mt. used during a short period of
557-0888
The altar is at the
Ebal, archaeologist Adam time, when the Israelites areas.
center.
The
inner
area
Cantor
Sidney
Rube
Zertal feels he is dealing first began to settle in Is- houses approximately 60
358-1426
with the ancient altar de- rael.
round
and
square
stone
Rabbi
S.
Zachariash
557-9666
scribed in the Books of
According to Zertal, who structures containing
Deuteronomy and Joshua.
led the archaeological team, ashes, bones and pottery
According to Zertal, the ritual site was used for a
The vessels are be- OPI NI IN M IN IN NI In 11•1 •11 •1110 In NI
"Since no other site of bibli- central national ceremony vessels.
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lieved
to
cal origin has been found on and appears to have been a to God. have been presents
Mt. Ebal and since it is the pilgrimage site during the
only large burnt offerings end of the 13th Century
altar known, I am inclined B.C. and in the first half of Rabbis explain
to agree with the biblical the 12th Century B.C. objections to
story because of the loca- "However," Zertal says,
tion, the dates of use and the "none of the fiictors char- nativity scenes
character of the find."
acterizing Israeli settle-
New York — Conserva-
There is no doubt in Zer- ment, such as houses or tive
rabbis are being asked
tal's mind that he is dealng silos, were found this year." to launch
an education
with one of the ancient Is-
"This is significant," he
to explain to
raelites' large altars used says, "because it campaign
members
of
the Christian
for burnt offerings. "There strengthens the ritual na- community and
municipal
is a direct connection of the ture of the site. People came governments the Jewish
architecture and construc- there especially for sac- jection to creche displays ob-
on
tion of the Mt. Ebal altar," rificng and pilgrimages."
public property during the
he says, "to the Second
Most important in dating
Temple's altar as it is de- the altar and the site to the Christmas season.
In a communication to
scribed in the Mishna (early 13th and 12h Centuries
1200 members, the So-
oral interpretations of the B.C. was the discovery of a their
cial Action Committee of
Bible)."
scarab decorated with a
"Since no other parallels geometric design, similar to. The Rabbinical Assembly
exist in Israel — as the those used during Ramases predicted a "heightened
tension" ahead as a result of
Temple altar is buried and II rule in 13th Century B.C. the
U.S. Supreme Court de-
the Shilo altar destroyed — Egypt. In addition, all pot-
upholding the right of
and no other large altars for tery found at the altar dates cision
Pawtucket, R.I. to display a
burnt offerings have been from this short time period. nativity
scene on public
found, the only way we
In addition, ar-
(Lynch vs. Don-
could identify the Mt. Ebal chaeologists discovered that property
nelly): The astbbinical As-
WITH THIS PICTURE
altar was by comparing it to the large altar is built over semly members were ad- I
the Mishna. We found a di- the remains of an earlier vised to provide information 1
AT
rect relationship between stone structure. Two meters and conduct discussions
our altar and the Mishnaic in diameter, the structure
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description of the Second was filled with bones and the
Jewish
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about
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