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Magnificent Menorot

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f you headed to the mall this afternoon on the day after
Thanksgiving, there's no doubt you were inundated with
symbols of the season — the Christmas season, that is.
(So, OK, you may have seen a dreidel or two.)
Ready for a change of pace? After a suc-
cessful exhibit in 1998 and at the invita-
tion of the Somerset Collection South in
Troy, the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit has again planned a
pre-Chanukah Menorah Art Show. The
show runs Nov. 28-Dec. 11, in the wing
outside Neiman Marcus.
Featuring nearly 30 invited artists —
both Jewish and non-Jewish — and their
sculptural talents, the exhibit, says
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Federation's Kari Alterman, will "reach out
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to the general community and show what
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the holiday is all about."
And while you're doing your Chanukah
shopping, get ready for a few verses of "Oh, Chanukah, Oh,
Chanukah." Two computers flank the family-friendly exhibit, giv-
ing children an opportunity to use an interactive CD-ROM that
offers a Chanukah sing-along, as well as other holiday activities.
For a preview of these beautiful and one-of-a-kind menorot,
which will available for sale, please see our story "Magnificent
Menorot," which begins in Arts & Entertainment on page 82.

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Precious Souls

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orah teaches that children are among God's most-pre-
cious gifts. They're also integral to Jewish continuity.
Through them, we pass our history and heritage
from one generation to the next.
On page 10, Staff Writer Shelli Liebman Dorfman tells
the story of Friendship Circle's quest for a
learning and therapy center for children
with special needs — children who may
be physically, mentally or emotionally
challenged but from whom we can learn
much about what it means to overcome.
On page 49, Shelli writes about the
86th annual dinner of the Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah last Sunday. Among the high
points was Rabbi Yerachmiel Stewart's
boys choir, whose performance was as rich
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as it was resonating.
SKLAR
In a tragic story on page 25, the Jewish
Editor
Telegraphic Agency's Naomi Segal
recounts Monday's terrorist attack on a
school bus carrying Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip; two Israelis
were killed and nine others, including five children, were hurt in
the gutless — and heartless — bombing.
At the yeshiva dinner, I was touched by choir member Shauli
Baum's tribute to Golden Torah winner Rudolph Newman. The
respectful 12-year-old from Oak Park told how Newman has
been "a great fighter for his people and his community."
In Shauli I saw all that is good about our children.
May our children's hopes rise up to the sky and their actions
make the world a better place.

Shabbat Shalom!

A 2000 winner of Michigan Press Association
and American Jewish Press Association awards

JN

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November 24, 2000

Cheshvan 26, 5761

Vol. CXVIII, No. 15

This 10 Completing
Week The Circle

Friendship Circle plans facility
for children with special needs.

15 Surprise Supervisor

Underdog triumphs, takes top job
at West Bloomfield Township Hall.

Editorials
37 Special Friends

We can learn from, not just teach,
children with special needs.

ommunitsr
44 Solidarity Shabbat

Local services stress unity,
build interest in Israel mission.

Spirituality
70 All About AIDS

Activist Mary Fisher to speak
at Temple Beth El healing service.

Business
76 Front Man

Fred Marx has marshaled experience
into being a premier spokesman.

Arts
tertainment

86 Rosenthal's Reality

Stanley Louis Rosenthal unveils his
latest watercolors, new-found peace.

Living
Well
107 Owning Their Own

Two cousins become partners
on the way to a dream.

DEPARTMENTS

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Alefbet'cha
. 65
Anniversaries
101
AppleTree
119
Ask Wendy
59
B'nai Mitzvah
58
Births
76
Business
55
Calendar
41
Community
130
Crossword
136
. Answer
135
Cyber Spot
Danny Raskin .... 96
Editorials 37
Engagements ..... 63
For Openers 5
..... 35
Insight
115
Marketplace
57
Maze! Toy!
142
Obituaries
80
Out & About
68
Spirituality
112
Sports
Staff Notebook . ... 18
The Scene 107
Torah Portion .... 73
Weddings 64

Candlelighting
Friday, Nov. 24, 4:47 p.m.

Shabbat ends
Saturday, Nov. 25, 5:51 p.m.

Cover:
Page design, Debbie Schultz

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