PROFI L E Will Michael Moore be involved? "We have a personal request into him. He's very busy with the pre-election, but my husband thinks he'll kick in some money. He did see a copy of the Jewish News article on Zeitouna [July 11, 2003] and he said, 'This is great. This is what you should be filming." LAURIEWI HI City: Ann Arbor Kudos: Filming Peace Psychotherapist Laurie White, a founding member of the Ann Arbor Area Committee for Peace, started dabbling in film when she and her husband, Jack Stanzler, produced their pal Michael Moore's first film, "Roger and Me." Laurie, an Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah member, went on to make her own documentaries including the current one on Zeitouna, an Ann Arbor Jewish and Arab women's group to which she belongs. You've made 15 documentaries and videos. What motivates you? "I make most of my films to make social change, to get people to focus together on a common vision. I made a film about growing up female based on the Jewish group TOVA (Telling Our Visions Association) and two others set in Ghana and Vietnam about combat- ing violence against women in other cul- tures. " Can people get involved with the film? "It takes a village to make a film! We've had brainstorming sessions with the community, and we're looking for people to be ambassadors for the project so it gets seen. Others can help with money or food and transportation at shoots. Then there's passing along the ideas of co-existence. As a friend said, An enemy is someone whose story you haven't heard yet." — Sharon Luckerman, staffwriter What's special about your new film? "Refusing to be Enemies, its working tide, will document the model of Zeitouna, six Jewish and six Arab mem- bers. Zeitouna is about being the peace you want to see. We practice dialogue, and I'm told that no one's captured that process on film. So it'll be a first. JINI (REPORT A DOER... Know a Doer — someone of any age doing interesting, meaningful things in their life outside of their job? Share suggestions with Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor, at (248) 351-5144 or e-mail: ccohen@thejewishnews.com ... THIS WEEK Self-Reflection The High Holidays are a time of introspection, to look inward and decide what it is about your life that makes the world a better place — and what you should repent before God for. Yom Kippur, which begins at sundown Friday, is a solemn day, far unlike the frivolity of Purim or the joy of Simchat Torah. But it is almost universally cited as the most signif- icant Jewish holiday because of what it stands for: self-evaluation and self-change. This Yom Kippur, let us affirm our collective and individual will to not only fight the forces of evil wherever they arise, but also commit to changes in our lives that bring sweetness to others. The haunting melody of Kol Nidrei, which asks for release from vows or promises that cannot be kept in accordance with Jewish law, gives pause for us to reflect on what is truly important in our lives. Dinar chatimah tovah. May you be sealed for a good year. And Shabbat shalom! /Au, Robert A. Sklar, editor AS LOW AS 41,3WAIV.00 www.detroitjewishnews.com Friday, Sept. 24, 2004 • Tishrei 9, 5765 Vol. CXXVI, No. 7 414- PAYMENTS Cover Story 75 Hidden Treasure Historic Torah to be read locally on Yom Kippur. AppleTree Arts & Life Business Calendar Crossword Letters Marketplace Mazel Toy! Metro Online Opinion Spirituality Sports Synagogues The Scene World 51 53 49 16 105 6 88 84 18 27 45 71 67 80 52 38 COLUMNISTS George Cantor . . . .45 Danny Raskin . . . .64 Robin Schwartz . . .68 Robert Sklar 5 1111111$111111111NIMIMI. • Second horfies investment • investmen properties • debt consolidation • pay off credit cards • pay off land contracts In Last Call, Columnist Harry Kirsbaum talks about Britney, Rather and TV: page 86 OBITUARIES Sonia Blumenstein 107 108 Helen Weiss • pay delinquent taxes • no income verification VICTORY home loans WWW.victoryborneJoaps.eora Special Report: David Sorkin leaving as JCC's top professional page 18 v-Ar4 •AJ A • MICHIGAN PRESS ASSOaATION info@victoryhomeioans. On The Cover: Vladimir Sobolnitsky carries the Torah. • Photography, Angie Baan. Page design, Kelli Johnson The Detroit-Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Friday with additional supplements in March, September, October and November at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, Michigan. Periodical Postage Paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, MI 48034. Shabbat Candlelighting Candlelighting Candlelighting Friday, Sept. 24, 7:07 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, 6:55 p.m. Shabbat Ends Shabbat Ends Saturday, Sept. 25, 8:06 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, 7:54 p.m. 950 S. Old Woodward Birmingham, MI 48009 ZINT *APR 4.5% 9/24 2004