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Kosher bakery on
horizon; proposal to
boost Russian language
in Israel; Family Service
retains Fink.
Vaad Harabonim (Council of Orthodox
Rabbis of Metro Detroit) has approved
the ingredients to be used at a new
kosher bakery to open in Southfield.
The Bake Station, owned by Steve
Katz, will open where Zeman's Bakery
was until August 1997, at the corner
of Southfield and 13 Mile roads.
"They came to us a good number
of weeks ago with the understanding
that they would be up and running by
now," said Rabbi Joseph Krupnik.
"The hang-up is on the installation of
the equipment."
According to Krupnik, the Vaad
will complete the approval process
once equipment is in place.
Katz, who has put nearly $200,000
into the bakery, said there are a couple
of deals he is exploring regarding sell-
ing the bakery altogether.
Kerry Silver, who manages New
York Pizza World in Oak Park, is also
a part of The Bake Station, according
to Krupnik. Katz said Silver's role is
still unknown.
reported, were outraged by the fact
that he and his friends were convers-
ing in their mother tongue).
Still, most non-Russian Knesset
members are hostile to the idea. "If the
Russians want to integrate into Israeli
society they must switch to Hebrew in
the same way that newcomers from
The 800,000 Russian
Ethiopia must
immigrants who have
exchange Amharic
immigrated to Israel
for Hebrew," said
in the last quarter-
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century have done
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extremely well: acquir-
Massala.
ing housing, jobs and
More surprisingly,
considerable political
opposition to the
clout = but not
Landver scheme also
always the respect of
has been voiced by
their fellow Israelis. To
the top Russian
The Bake Station
solve the problem,.
immigrant politician,
many say Russian
Minister of Industry
should become an official language.
and Commerce Natan Sharansky. "We
Knesset member Sofa Landver of
didn't come here," he said, "to be a
the Labor Parry put forward a propos-
national minority. There is one language
al last week to give Russian the same
that unites all Israelis; that is Hebrew.
status as Hebrew and Arabic. The
Every group, culture and tongue must
change would allow public school stu-
be respected, but that's all."
dents to study Russian as a second
foreign language as they do now for
The interim executive director of Jew-
ish Family Service is staying on with
Arabic and French.
Landver's proposals were prompted
the agency, even with the hiring of
by a series of recent "anti-Russian"
full-time boss Norman Keane.
incidents, the most notable of which
Karen Fink, who joined the agency
in April following the departure of Alan
took place in Beersheba (where a
teacher said he would expel from his
Goodman, will take the title of associate
executive director. She succeeds Mar-
class any child speaking Russian) and
garet Weiner, who retired in April.
in Ashkelon (where a Russian immi-
Keane replaced Goodman as the
grant soldier was killed by North
agency's executive director in November.
African immigrants, who, it was
Marking
100 Years Of
Detroit Jewry
Laying the cornerstone
in 1951 for Sinai Hospital
on West Outer Drive in Detroit
are: Michigan Supreme Court
Chief Justice Henry Butzel,
Nate S. Shapero, Samuel H.
Rubiner and Max 03710S.
Photo courtesy 0! Leonard...N. Simons
Jewish Community Archives/Jewish Fed,,iii,n
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1998
20 Detroit Jewish News
Remember
When • •
From the pages of The Jewish News
for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50
years ago.
1988
The "Who is a Jew?" debate
renews, and Farmington Hills resi-
dent Miriam Huffstutter takes
action. A member of the Orthodox
community, Huffstutter lobbies in
Israel for changing the Law of
Return to only recognize halachic
conversions. She will appear on
Nightline.
1978
The 1978 Nobel Peace Prize has
been awarded to Israeli Prime Min-
ister Menachem Begin and Egypt-
ian President Anwar Sadat for their
efforts in the recent peace accords.
Both men paid tribute to President
Jimmy Carter, recognizing his role
in brokering peace between the two
countries.
1968
Spain rescinds the 476-year-old
edict of King Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella that expelled Jews from
their country in 1492. Rabbi
Samuel Toledano, a direct descen-
dant of Rabbi Daniel Toledano
who was the rabbi of Toledo at the
time of the expulsion, read the
announcement from the pulpit of
Madrid's new synagogue, the first
Jewish house of worship built in
the capital since the 14th century.
1958
Joseph Holtzman and Max M.
Fisher, both of Detroit, have been
elected to top leadership posts for
the nationwide 1959 United Jewish
Appeal Campaign. Holtzman is
named honorary chair and Fisher is
elected chairman. The Campaign
seeks to raise $100 million.
1948
In a dramatic announcement, the
Greater Detroit Hospital Fund said
the Jewish Hospital Association will
get $2,500,000 in the city-wide
drive for S19,720,000. The news
makes a Jewish hospital on 35 acres
in Detroit an assured reality,
the Jewish communiry's dream
or a modern center for health and
healing.