The silly season is in full swing.
Debbie Schlussel, a Republican
running for a 39th District State
House of Representatives seat, is
stumping in area synagogues, playing
her candidacy off another Republican
in the race, Marc Shulman.
Schlussel raely misses an opportuni-
ty to jab at what she sees as Shulman's
foibles, large and small, or to call
attention to potentially negative
reports on him. She recently faxed to
The Jewish News a copy of an article
that appeared in The Eccentric about
West Bloomfield Township Supervi-
sor Jeddy Hood withdrawing her sup-
port for Shulman because of his pro-
life stance.
For the record, Schlussel is also
opposed to abortion.
Meanwhile, Ron Wolf, another
Republican candidate in the race, has
been banned by judicial order from
attending meetings of the West
Bloomfield Township Board of
Trustees for six months. Wolf was
convicted of malicious destruction of
property for tearing up Jeddy Hood's
political signs in 1996. For the record,
Wolf is pro-choice.
The 39th District includes the
Bloomfields, Commerce Township,
Birmingham, Orchard Lake and
Keego Harbor.
Arthur J. Tarnow was sworn in as the
newest judge of the U.S. District
Court, Eastern District of Michigan
last Friday. He was appointed to
replace Judge Julian Cook
This & That
Races run, races won;
Detroit attorney gets a robe.
Present at the investiture program
were U.S. Senator Carl Levin and
Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer. The
federal judgeship is a lifetime
appointment.
Tarnow, a 56-year-old Detroit resi-
dent, formerly practiced appellate and
criminal law in the city and taught in
Australia and Papua, New Guinea. He
was among 60 to 70 names men-
tioned for the post.
Of the five Jewish candidates run-
ning in school board elections on
June 8, two were able to break an
incumbent's hold.
Michael 'Carson running in Walled
Lake, finished second in the three-
man race, knocking off incumbent
board member Randolph Ston. In
Birmingham, Shelli Weisberg and
incumbent Dr. David Garrett were
elected.
In other races,
Felice Epstein-
Glowacki and
Robert Lieberman
both fell short in
their attempt to
defeat West Bloom-
field School Board
President Fran
Denawetz, and in
Farmington, Jackie
Katz lost her attempt
to unseat one of two
incumbents.
Judith 'Wiser,
chair of the Oak-
Arthur Tarnow is sworn in as a judge of the U.S. District
land Community
Court. In the foreground is his wife, Jackie.
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College board of trustees, retained
her seat.
A proposed constitutional amendment
that would have permitted prayer and
other religious activity in schools was
defeated last week, 224-203, in the
U.S. House of Representatives.
The Istook Amendment, named for
its sponsor, U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook,
R-Oldahoma, would have guaranteed
the right for all schools to hold or host
religious activities and prayer on school
grounds. A two-thirds majority was
needed for passage.
David Gad Harf, executive director
of the Jewish Community Council of
Metropolitan Detroit, said the pro-
posed amendment "would have under-
mined the historic protection of reli-
gious liberty guaranteed by the
Founding Fathers and endangered our
country's proud 200-year history of
religious freedom."
Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R Bloom-
field Hills, voted for the amend-
ment.
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Medical volunteers are needed for the
JCC Maccabi Games, scheduled for
Aug. 16-23 and headquartered at the
Kahn Jewish Community Center in
West Bloomfield.
Physicians, nurses, paramedics and
athletic trainers are needed for at least
a half-day shift during the Games. To
sign up, call (248) 661-7722 and leave
your name, address, phone number, -
medical field and the date/time of
your preferred sporting event (if any).
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Rabbis on a New York state bioethics
task force supported the ban on sur-
rogate motherhood contracts.
The PLO issued a statement stating
its readiness to recognize Israel's right to
exist together with a Palestinian state.
Coach Stew Bronstein's West
Bloomfield High School softball team
finished 18-11 overall, 12-2 in the
Metro Suburban Activities Association.
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Brandeis University won its fifth con-
secutive match on the "General Elec
tric College Bowl," compiling the
highest score for a single match in the
program's 10-year history.
George Tarnoff was elected presi-
dent of the Metropolitan Detroit
B'nai B'rith Council.
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deis University
The first trade agreement between
Israel and Portugal went into effect.
Rabbi Jacob Segal of Adat Shalom
Synagogue was appointed to the Jew-
ish Theological Seminary Rabbinic
Cabinet.
Leon Lucas, associate professor
at Wayne State University's School
of Social Work, was named chair-
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of the Congregation ShA arey Zedek
Men's Club.
Mrs. Sam L. Schneider was
insrAlled as president of the Beth
Aaron Sisterhood.
Arthur D. Shmarak of the Clara
Barton Elementary School was one of
seven Michigan winners in the Quiz
Kids' "best teacher" contest.
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