GREAT JURISTS OF OUR TIME
p.m. Introductory session to an intensive
program for post-treatment cancer patients
offering instruction in reducing stress, eating
properly, handling emotions, simplifying life
and exploring values and life purpose. No
charge. 12-week seminar begins on Sept. 24.
Henry Ford Medical Center, West
Bloomfield. (734) 327-9955.
EDUCATION
Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills — 32000
Middlebelt Road (248) 855-2910. Classes are
taught by Rabbi Chaim Moshe Bergstein. All
classes are free and ongoing
• Book of Tanya (Chassidic Philosophy) —
Tuesdays, beginning Sept. 4, 8:30-9:30
p.m.
• Book of Exodus with the Commentary of
Rashi — Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 5,
8:30-9:30 p.m.
Jewish Judicial Seminar — Wednesday,
Sept. 5, 12:15 p.m. "Stem Cell Research,
Cloning and Genetic Engineering — An In-
Depth Analysis According to Jewish Law"
led by Rabbi Herschel Finman. Kosher
lunch. $10. City County Bldg., Detroit.
RSVP: Rabbi Finman (248) 542-5087.
Eilu Eilu — The following programs are
open to the public. Unless otherwise noted there
is a fee per class. Call for a complete list of
upcoming classes: (248) 593-3490.
• "Beit Midrash for the Days of Awe" —
Wednesdays; Sept. 5, 12; 7-9 p.m.
Traditional Jewish study hall format with
learners paired up to explore texts. Rabbis
Lauren Eichler Berkun, Lee Buckman, Hal
Greenwald. $12 session. RSVP.
• "Judaism and Disabilities" — Thursdays;
Sept. 6, 13; 7:30-9 p.m. Dr. Mitch Parker
and Rabbi Daniel Nevins. $10 session.
JARC, 30301 Northwestern Hwy.,
Farmington Hills.
• "Putting the High Holidays in Context:
How the Jewish Calendar Links Us to God,
Nature and Jewish History" —
Wednesdays; Sept. 5, 12; noon. With Dr.
Richard Lederman. Students may bring a
brown bag dairy or veggie lunch. $7. Max
M. Fisher Federation Bldg., Bloomfield Twp.
• "Parent, Ruler, Friend and Judge: What
the Avinu Malkeinu Prayer Tells Us About
God" — Thursday, Sept. 6, noon. Drop-in
with Rabbi Rob Dobrusin. Borders Book
and Music Cafe, Novi Town Center.
• "Yehuda Amichai — Poet of Love, Life
and Loss" — Sunday, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Study session with Ahuva Newman and Beth
Greenbaum focusing Amichai's poems about
peace and conflict. Students may bring dairy
or veggie lunch. $7. Max M. Fisher
Federation Bldg., Bloomfield Twp.
BENEFITS
The Fashion Games — Wednesday, Sept 5,
6:30-8:30 p.m. Presented by Northwest
Child Rescue Women and Neiman Marcus
to benefit the 15th Annual West Bloomfield
Community Fame Games. Cocktails and
hors d'oeuvres, prizes and surprises, amuse-
ment and diversions. $50. Neiman Marcus,
Troy. Marla Kaftan (248) 645-8825.
Carl Reiner — Wednesday, Sept. 5, 7:30
p.m. Presented by the Detroit Friends of
Bar-Ilan University. $180. Seligman
Performing Arts Center, Country Day
School, 22305 W. 13 Mile Road, Beverly
Hills. (248) 540-8900.
Seeds of Peace, Michigan Chapter —
Monday, Sept. 10, 6 p.m. Detroit Gala pres-
ents the Energy Sec. Spencer Abraham and
the Martin Indyk, U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
The Ambassador David Hermelin
Peacemaker Award will be presented to
Jacques Nasser, president and CEO, Ford
Motor Company. $250. Ritz Carlton,
Dearborn. (248) 324-1567.
Detroit Friends of Alyn Hospital —
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m. Annual benefit
honors Ilene and David Techner with a spe-
cial tribute to Debbie Groner. $150.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield.
(248) 559-ALYN.
The Shul — Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:30 a.m.,
10:15 a.m. shotgun start The 1st Annual
Friends of Torah Golf Outing/Farbrengen to
Benefit The Shul includes golf, breakfast,
lunch, dinner, silent and live auction. $150,
$75 food only. Links of Novi. Lisa (248)
936-6932.
AUDITIONS
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland —
Saturday, Sept. 8. 9 a.m. Ages 8-18.
Stagecrafters Youth Theatre, Baldwin
Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak. (248)
541-8027.
Little Women — Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept.
5-6, 7 p.m.Plymouth Theatre Guild. Water
Tower Theatre, 41001 W. Seven Mile Road,
Northville. (248) 349-7110.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Tikkun Olam Volunteers, Federation's
Women's Campaign and Education
Department — Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:30-
11.30 a.m. Prepare Rosh Hashanah food
packages for homebound elderly client of
Jewish Family Service. Continental breakfast.
JFS, 24123 Greenfield Road, Southfield.
Alaine Waldshan (248) 203-1486.
Jewish Apartments & Services — W
Bloomfield and Oak Park. Esther Winer
(248) 592-1104.
Conciegre — Direct and greet visitors.
Library Assistant — Help set up library.
Cafe Manager — Staff and operate small
cafe.
Manage Grocery Store — Sell milk, eggs,
candy bars to residents.
Exercise Instructor — Conduct exercise class
for seniors.
Current Events Group — Conduct class in
current events.
Travel Club Leader — Discuss various places
of interest that have been visited by residents
or will be in the future.
Board Games — Organize card games, teach
mah jongg class, conduct bingo.
Resident Visitors — Visit with, go to lunch
or shop with a resident.
Golf Cart Driver — Transport residents
between campus buildings.
Calendar Listings are updated regularly on
JN Online: wwvv.detroitjewishnews.com
At the turn of the century, American urban centers, as well as smaller cities and
towns, were building civic institutions to serve their growing and complex
communities. Attorneys and judges were needed but were too few in number to
meet demands. Living in a democracy ruled by law was new to typical immigrant
families. In many cases it brought comfort to find their American schooled children
entering the field of law to claim a stake in their country's future and promise.
The practice of law, as a springboard to judicial and legislative office, was
a magnet for many Jewish aspirants, and our legal system has been well served by
their presence. No higher calling is the elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court, and to
this date, seven have donned the robes of associate justices in whose hands
Constitutional rule and the very life of our pluralistic system firmly rest. Among the
most prominent were:
LOUIS BRANDEIS
(1856-1941) b. Louisville, KY The first Jew on the High
Court was earlier known as the "people's attorney," a
compassionate and formidable champion of the rights
of individuals threatened by commercial and business
interests in our rapidly industrializing nation. Grad-
uating Harvard Law School at the head of his class
(1877), Brandeis took on cases that curtailed mon-
opolistic practices and protected employees against
worktime and wage abuses. After appointment to the court by President Woodrow
Wilson in 1916, the justice continued to help remold economic practices and
institutions to meet changing social and economic needs through his decisions.
In his crusade against the "curse of bigness," he often joined his likeminded
colleague, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, in decisions that curbed the excessive
power of insurance companies, railroads and utilities which clashed with the public
interest. Brandeis further became a staunch and loyal supporter of F.D.R.'s New
Deal legislation.
BENJAMIN CARDOZO
(1870-1938) b. New York City Twenty-two years in legal
practice and eventual election as chief justice of New
York State's Court of Appeals (1927), confirmed a
special quality in the softspoken and gentle "lawyer's
lawyer": his intellectual prowess and skills at
simplifying the rules of law to have them realistically
respond to social needs and issues. Throughout his
judicial career, Cardozo was noted for original thinking
and the eloquence and literary style of his briefs and opinions. Although Cardozo
was ranked as a liberal jurist, conservative President Herbert Hoover recognized his
judicial integrity and legal knowledge when naming him to the Supreme Court in
1932. In alliance with Brandeis, Cardozo stood behind the great majority of laws
enacted during President Roosevelt's New Deal period. Chief Justice Hughes had
said of him: "No judge ever came to this court more fully equipped by learning,
acumen, dialectical skill and disinterested purpose."
FELIX FRANKFURTER
(1882-1965) b. Vienna, Austria Extending the liberal
tradition established by his friends on the bench,
Justices Holmes, Brandeis and Cardozo, the former
Harvard Law School professor was a founder of the
American Civil Liberties Union in 1920. He was also
among our most scholarly jurists; his tenure on the
High Court (1939-62)--to which he was appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt--was productive and memorable.
Frankfurter helped formulate progressive labor laws and vigorously defended the
powers assumed by local governments and lower courts. He had once served as
President Woodrow Wilson's advisor at the Paris Peace Conference and then as
counselor to F.D.R. while governor of New York State and later in the White House.
Frankfurter was closely associated with the Zionist movement through the years,
and shortly before his death was presented with the coveted Medal of Freedom by
President John F. Kennedy. Many opinions of the persuasive proponent of judicial
restraint are quoted as legal precedents to this day.
- Saul Stadtmauer
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