Are you caring for someone
with Alzheimer's disease?
The Jewish Community
Adult Day Care Program can help.
Older adults with Alzheimer's disease and
related disorders will benefit from:
• A safe, caring environment
• Therapeutic activities and socializing
• Personal care and health monitoring
• Kosher meals and snacks
Family members will receive respite
and support.
For information, call Peter Ostrow, (248) 559-5000
Locations: Opening soon: Rose and Sidney Diem Building,Jewish Vocational Service,
29699 Southfield Road,Southfield.Opening late 1999: Peter and Dorothy Brown
Center, Jewish Home andAging Services, 6710W. Maple Road,West Bloomfield
A program of the Jewish Home andAging Services and JewishVocational Service, in
collaboration with the Detroit Medical Center and theAlzheimer's Association-Detroit
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"Although we live in other ends of the
world," he said, "Jewish people practice
the same way and do the same things."
Reflecting on his own bar mitzvah plans,
at Temple Kol Ami, he said, "It is impor-
tant not just because of a party. Being
able to go up in front of the community
and read from the Torah is what is
important." And whether in Israel or
Detroit, understanding the meaning
behind that feeling, is perhaps the great-
est bar or bat mitzvah lesson of all."
Partnership 2000 is a program
designed in 1994 by the Jewish
Agency for Israel's Department of
Rural and Urban Development. Its
purpose is achieving people-to-people
ties between Israel and Jewish commu-
nities abroad. Under the leadership of
the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, Michigan is connected to the
Central Galilee region in northern
Israel Focusing on the absorption of
new immigrants, business develop-
ment, educational opportunities, and
encouragement of economic growth,
the program strives to strengthen
Jewish identity.
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that the group spent considerable time
interacting with each of the families,"
Davidoff said.
For Sarah Crane, 11, this first Israeli
experience was enhanced by the group
she traveled with. "The meetings helped
so I knew everyone who was going
before the trip started," she said.
By way of introduction, each Detroit
and Israeli family created a video, which
they sent to one another before meeting.
Families also compiled albums to share
while together in Israel.
Stacey Crane, mission chair and par-
ticipant, said that her children, visiting
Israel for the first time, "were able to see
with their own eyes how alike we all are.
That we are all Jewish, completely
bridged the gap."
With a February mission-evaluation
providing positive feedback, there are
hopes of a second trip in the 1999-2000
year.
For Justin Rochkind, 12, of West
Bloomfield, this was not a first trip to
Israel, but it was a different kind of trip.
He learned that "kids are the same
everywhere," and becoming a bar or bat
mitzvah is something "that has lasted
through the years.
Christian. "This complicates Jewish-
Christian relations and dialogue. Some
Christians believe that you can't be a Jew
and be part of God's kingdom and plan.
armington Hills' Arnold
That is absolutely wrong."
Michlin is known as a bridge
Hillman, education director for the
builder between Jew and gen-
Baltimore-based
Jews for Judaism orga-
tile. He's co-founder of the
nization,
warns
about
deception by
American Arab and Jewish Friends in
Christian
proselytizers.
Jews
Detroit as well as being past
for
Judaism
is
an
international
president of the Ecumenical
organization founded in the
Institute for Jewish-Christian
1980s to counter proselytizing
Studies in Southfield.
by Hebrew-Christian mission-
So why is Michlin up in
aries.
arms?
Hillman maintains that
He's incensed with
Christian
church groups allo-
Hebrew-Christian missionar-
cate
as
much
as $200 million
ies, who, he said, are an
annually
to
convert
Jews.
aggressive and subversive ele-
Scott Hillman:
Some Christians believe that
ment out to proselytize and
Fighting missionaries. prophecies require Jews to be
convert vulnerable Jews.
converted for Christ to
That's why he's bringing
return.
Others
see significance in the
anti-missionary educator Scott Hillman
upcoming
new
millennium for the "end
of Jews for Judaism to town March 28
times,"
or
Armageddon
scenario, to ful-
to address meetings sponsored by the
fill
Christian
prophecy,
Hillman
said.
Shaarey Zedek Men's Club and the
In
Hillman's
view,
missionaries
have
B'nai B'rith Center for Jewish Identity
been effective. In 1978, there were three
"The proselytizing of Jews is a real
Hebrew-Christian congregations in the
embarrassment to Christianity" said
United States. Today, there are 400 —
David Blewitt, executive director of the
and 50 more in Israel, he says.
Ecumenical Institute, himself a
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