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Kiev's Jewish Renaissance

I n American tradition, Chanukah is a family holiday
that's celebrated at home.
But 11 lay leaders of Michigan Jewry and six from
, yo: Israel's Central Galilee spent the first
few days of the holiday in the Ukraine,
in tribute to the history and heritage
they share with Kiev's 90,000 Jews.
The whirlwind trip, sponsored by the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit and Partnership 2000, brought
together young leaders from Michigan,
Kiev and the Central Galilee (Michigan
Jewry's partner region). Partnership
2000 is a people-to-people educational,
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business, cultural and social exchange
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between Jewish communities world-
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wide.
From the Shoah memorial service the first day at Babi Yar,
a ravine that marks the largest mass children's grave any-
where, to the Shabbat morning service the last day at
Brodsky Synagogue, a 102-year-old building where Jews of
all streams prayed together, the three-day trip — in many
ways — was life-changing.
Chanukah recounts our struggle for religious freedom in
ancient times and for Jewish continuity today.
So it was fitting that the holiday, and the story of its mir-
acles, furnished the backdrop for this unlikely gathering in a
town where the practice of Jewish ritual never would have
been publicized before the collapse of
the former Soviet Union in 1991. _.
Temple Israel's Steven D. Weinstock
chaired the Michigan delegation. Jews
from three distinctly different regions
— North America, Asia and the
Mideast — tapped into what they have
most in common: a quest to preserve
Jewish identity. And what resonated
most were the intense personal connec-
tions that became woven into the fabric
of their collective spirit. The young
leadership entourage included 13 Kiev
Jews, including two Hillel students
Steven Weinstock
from the former Soviet Union.
Weinstock, working with Story
Development Editor Keri Guten Cohen, Art Director
Debbie Schultz and Graphic Designer Alex Lumelsky cap-
tures the essence of the experience, in words and pictures,
beginning on page 6.
The pictures taken on the trip reverberate with images of
just how brightly the. light of Torah shone on this tiny group
of Jews who helped World Jewry advance in a big way.
Words from Proverbs 3:17 — words that are part of a
prayer honoring Torah — richly describe the trip's lasting
effects: "Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths
are peace.

Shabbat shalom!

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This Week

14 Road Of Good Intent

B'nai David makes another move
in pursuit' of a synagogue home.

Editorials
27 New Year's Predictions

Mideast crisis to strengthen
American Jewry's resolve toward Israel.

Community
31 Looking Back In Awe

Charlotte Dubin says goodbye
after 24 years at the Federation.

Spirituality
50 Aging With' Dignity

At Chanukah, Caring Partners marks
its efforts for seniors with dementia.

its
tertainment

58 Jazzy January

Jazz artists and filmmakers play
part in Ken Burns' documentary series.

DEPARTMENTS

Alefbet'cha 5
Anniversaries .... 48
AppleTree ..... 83
Ask Wendy 89
B'nai Mitzvah .
44
Births
42
Calendar
40
Community
31
Crossword
98
Answer ..... 104
Cyber Spot
102
Danny Raskin
68
Editorials ..... 27
Engagements
45
For Openers
5
Food
80
Health
78
Insight
25
Marketplace
86
Obituaries
109
Out & About
56
Spirituality
50
The Scene
75
Torah Portion
53
Weddings
47

Candlelighting

Friday, Jan. 5, 4:57 p.m.

Living
Well
75 Love For Life

Expert teaches how to make
a match that ignites forever.

AppleTree
83 Destruction And Repentance

A fast day recalls massive
suffering and siege of Jerusalem.

Shabbat ends
Saturday, Jan. 6, 6:03 p.m.

Cover: Holocaust Memorial
at Babi Yar
Photography, Sari Cicurel
Page design, Debbie Schultz

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