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www.detroitjewishnews.com

. March 10, 2000

II Adar 3, 5760

Vol. CXVII, No. 3

an Press Association
per of the Year

ple-Minded

CJ's new Jewish leader .tackles
olerance and human-rights issues.

24 Universal Outreach

An exercise in improv with Ellie Levine,
17, of Oak Park, and Eli Zoller, 15, of
Huntington Woods.
Living Well
Page 101

Conservative Judaism
is beginning to think globally.

Community

41 Imagitivity Camp

JCC Central

t one time, many Detroit Jews considered the
Jewish Federation to be the central address for
Detroit Jewry. But today, Federation leaders are
among those who bestow that honor on the Jewish
Community Center.
From humble beginnings 74 years ago in frame
shanties on East Philadelphia in Detroit, the now two-
campus, suburban-based JCC is arguably the best-known
Jewish agency in our community. From a maze-like
building in its second location on Melbourne in 1929,
the JCC served 100,000 people. It now serves 10 times
that number a year, with an annual budget of $9 million.
Notably, construction of the JCC's first modern
facility at Holbrook and Woodward in 1933 was
preceded by a clarion call among some for, instead, a
Jewish hospital — something that wouldn't come to
fruition for 20 more years.
In today's cover story (pages 6-11), Staff Writer Harry
Kirsbaum, under Story Development Editor Keri Guten
Cohen's direction, updates the status of a major fund-
raising drive that will bring renovations to both the JCC's
West Bloomfield and Oak Park buildings as well as create
a $7 million endowment for programming and
enrichment.

A

Shabbat Shalom!

Being creative and imaginative,
one week at a time.

Sphaituality
67 Learning From Goodness

Program focuses on cultivating good,
not dwelling on the bad.

its
tertainment

78 Jewish Connections

DINs Van Gogh exhibit
shows subtle Jewish influences.

Candlelighting
Friday, March 10
6:15 p.m.

Shabbat ends
Saturday, March 11
7:17 p.m.

Living
Well
101 Sermons In Stones

Teens from all Jewish branches
build friendships at a retreat.

Cover:
Art and page design
By Debbie Schultz

.

AppleTree
111 War And Remembrance

Before Purim, we recall
meeting our first enemy.

Robert A. Sklar
Editor
rsklar@thejewishnews.com

DEPARTMENTS
121
Alefbet'cha
66
Anniversaries
AppleTree . ..... . III
Bar/Bat Mitzvah .. 60
Births . . ....... . 58
Business 109
Calendar . . . . . 52
Carla Schwartz .. 106
Community . . .. 41
Crossword ....... 92
Answers ..... 119
Cyber Spot ....... 94
Danny Raskin 96
37
Editorials .
62
Engagements
For Openers ...... 5
101
Living Well
115
Marketplace
MAUI TOT! • . . . • • 57
Obituaries ... 139
Out & About ..... 76
Spirituality ...... 67
Sports 104
102
The Scene
101
Teens
Torah Portion .. 71
Weddings ..... 65

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