NE DATE! Star tight, star Bright -* 'Be a Star and Shine experience was less typical. Most of those in the Holocaust were East European Jews, who were less integrat- ed in society. "Otto would consider himself as a German of Jewish faith, the Polish Jews would not," she said. Most Jews went ro the ghetto, and were in the center of an oppressive experience, she added. The selective use of the diary made it a more uni- versal and a less Jewish srory. She said-that many nations used the diary selectively as well. The German translation changed the wording to make it less direct, while the Dutch used it to say they are a nation of rescuers. Only 25 percent of Dutch Jews sur- vived, she said. "Jews had a better chance in Belarus and the Ukraine." Editing of the book and the trans- formation of the play pushed the same message for 40 years. Calling the unabridged version of the diary, released in 1991, as "more honest," she said the release of two doc- umentary films of Frank after her cap- ture has also painted a darker picture. "The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank" and 'Anne Frank Remembered," both released in the past few years, "forces us to confront Anne Frank in her utterly degraded state," she said. "When she is not at all perky and ideal- istic, when she is unattractive, sick with typhus, and hopeless. "With the passage of time and with the evolution of the criticism of the original handling of the diary, there has emerged a possibility of complicat- ing the picture," she said. There was a greater possibility of hope in the diary, she said. "If she would have kept writing, would it be the same?" at Millionaires Night * + • + // 1IP Let Vs Deal You ln... ifonatres Night! Knollwood Country Club Saturday, February 27, 1999 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm Reception 8:15 pm - 11:00 pm Gaming / Dining 11:00 pm Prize Distribution & NE W DAM! GRAND PRIZE DRAWING A Benefit for our frail older Adults sponsored by the Auxiliary & Benefactors oi the Jewish Home and Aging Services Open to Everyone in the Community! for information call: (248) 661-2999 Millionaires Party Co-Chairpersons: Committee for the Evening: Agi Alpert Michael Banks Amy Berke Pearlena Bodzin Dr. Stanley Boykansky Bea Breiner Dr. Sander Breiner Dr. Marc Chicorel Terri Chicorel Rochelle Elson Sharon Fleischman ❑ Cheryl Kimelrnan Clarifications Jon Steinberg Due to an editing error, the Web site for Leonard Shlain's book The Alphabet versus the Goddess was omitted from the end of the Spotlight column Jan. 22. The site is www.alphabetvsgoddess.com . Harvey Fink David Gans George Glassman Sheri Glassman Dr. Fred Gold Sharon Goldenberg Charlene Green John Hamburger Lori Kaminsky Hannah Moss Shelly Nadiv Ida Nemzin Mark Nemzin Barbara Redstone Daniel Redstone Julie Ritten Elaine Sabbota Dr. Harvey Sabbota Brad Schram Judy Schram Gary Shiffman Lisa Shiffman Larry Slutsky Jackie Smith Joel Smith Larry Tower Linda Weiss Steve Weiss Kathy Wilson-Fink Sandy Boykansky Auxiliary President Mark Kowalsky Benefactors President SAVE THIS DATE: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1999! Sherrill Platt's name was misspelled in an article, 'A Doggie Dog World," in the AppleTree Jan. 22. lisnsmonslasusnslisususnsnsusiusnsnsns; - 1 AMAMINIC 4/1711463® 1 Quality Closeouts At Amazing Prices! g p N , 41 51 The historial photographs accompanying the Jan. 22 article "Independent Courses" should have been credited to the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archive at Temple Beth El. SHERWOOD SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER MICHIGAN MENOPAUSE P. 0 Phone: (248) 569-6699 ACTION TEAM Alai We '4 'freo 26215 Greenfield (at 10-1/2 Mile) Southfield, MI 48076 44 ! r.11 HUNTER'S SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER 30887 Orchard Lake Road (S. of 14 Mile) Farmington Hills, MI 48334 ' 41 Phone: (248) 932-5110 Hours: Sunday 10:00 AM — 6:00 pm • MON. —THURS. 9:30 am — 9:00 pm • Friday 9:30 am — 4:00 pm • Closed Saturday d, musnsnsusnsnsmonsususnsnsnsnsusus% Detroit Jewish News ' 129 1999 17