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No-Cost Chanukah

Sunshine State Triumph

For those who may not be planning to
light Chanukah candles this year
because of a lack of supplies or infor-

In his first run for public office, for-
right in. I am ready to work for the
mer Detroiter Ari Abraham Porth has
people of Broward and the people of
won a seat in the
Florida," he told the
Florida state house. A
South Florida Sun-
Democrat, he beat his
Sentinel. Porth cam-
unaffiliated oppo-
paigned for lower
nent, Michael Natale,
prices on prescription
a Broward County
drugs and a review of
building code super-
state hurricane build-
visor, by a 3-1 margin
ing standards.
in the Nov. 2 elec-
The Nova
tion.
Southeastern Law
Porth, 34, and his
School (Fort
wife, Tatyana, live in
Lauderdale) graduate
Coral Springs. He is a
is a nine-year veteran
state prosecutor who
of the Broward state
heads the Broward
attorney's office.
County Truancy
Porth is the son of
Intervention
Dianne and Joe
Program. As a state
Silverstein of West
representative, he rep-
Ari Abraham Porth
Bloomfield and
resents House District
Manny and Jackie
96, which encompasses
Porth of Coral
Coral Springs, Tamarac and parts of
Springs. He is a North Farmington
Lauderhill and Sunrise.
High School graduate.
"I am looking forward to jumping
— Robert A. Sklar; editor

mation, the Shul-Chabad Lubavitch
and Sterling Bank and Trust are ready
to provide both.
Free Chanukah kits — com-
plete with a menorah, candles,
dreidel and a Chanukah guide —
are available for pick up at both
the synagogue in West Bloomfield
and the bank, located on the 17th
floor of One Towne Square in
Southfield.
"We want every Jew to have
what they need to fulfill the mitz-
vah of this beautiful holiday of
Chanukah," said Rabbi Yudi
Mann of the Shul. "Through
lighting the Menorah and adding
one candle each day, not only will
they illuminate their own homes,
but the entire world around
them."
For information on the
Chanukah kits, call the Shul at
(248) 788-4000.
— Shelli Liebman Dorfinan,
staffwriter

Shedding Light On Chanukah

Tiptoe Through The Pages

The annual Chanukah parade spon-
sored by Chabad Lubavitch will
begin at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7,
the first night of the holiday, with
the lighting of a menorah at the
Jewish Community Center in Oak
Park. From there, an expected 75
cars — each bearing a lighted meno-
rah on the roof — will travel
through Oak Park, Huntington
Woods and Birmingham and make

Three years ago, the National
Council of Jewish Women, Greater
Detroit Section, published the Teen
Yellow Pages, a pocket-sized guide of
social service agencies and services
available to teens. Recently, they
have updated the publication and
published a second edition.
Additionally, the Teen Yellow Pages
now are accessible online at
vvww.teenyellowpages.org

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their way to West Bloomfield,
escorted by Michigan State Police.
"The purpose of the parade is to
bring the message of Chanukah —
light in times of darkness, joy in the
place of sadness and freedom in the
threat of tyranny — to thousands of
Detroit-area residents," said Levy Stein,
16, of Oak Park, a parade coordinator.
— Keri Guten Cohen,
story development editor

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Books and business cards with the
Internet address will be distributed
to Oakland County middle and
high schools and social service agen-
cies in coming months, according to
Ethel Rosenblatt, chair of the
NCJW's Teen Yellow Pages commit-
tee.
— Keri Guten Cohen,
story development editor

Quotables

Do You Remember

"If I thought the Jewish community's future were
rosy, I wouldn't have done this. I was attracted
because of the need. I used to say and still do that
on my tomb I don't wish it to say I was one of the
world's greatest money managers. I want to have
achieved something in this effort not because of
the dollars I spent, but because I've given it my
soul."
— Michel Steinhardt, on his role as a major giver
to programs that support Jewish education and Jewish
life in America, quoted in Hadassah magazine
in a November profile.

December 1994
After working to secure Republican victories, Jim
Alexander, Oakland County Republican chair,
announced he will not run one particular election
campaign — his own.
Alexander, the only Jew ever to hold the post,
will not run for a fourth two-year term, planning
to devote more attention to work and family.

— Sy Manello, editorial assistant