Wishing a Healthy & Happy 1", Vora" . 7fi41' New Year To All My Friends A-Lilia's and Cleaning Customers Service 313-720-9478 Lilia Klimaszewski Max Fisher, 96, the elder statesman for Detroit and world Jewry, died March 3, 2005. sparking aggressive relief efforts from numerous Jewish groups. Jerusalem — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon names Shimon Peres his senior deputy. JANUARY 2005 marks the anniversary of the lib- eration of Auschwitz. Washington — Condoleezza Rice, who has pledged to work diligently on Israeli-Palestinian issues, is confirmed as U.S. secre- tary of state, replacing Colin Powell. Three Jewish senators — Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Carl Levin, D-Mich. — vote against her confirmation. Jerusalem — An Israeli gov- ernment report finds that the number of violent anti-Semitic acts jumped dramatically in Britain in 2004 to 77, up from 55 in 2003. New York — The United Nations rebukes Lebanon for continuing to claim a section of its border with Israel. Jerusalem — Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz decides that the Jewish National Fund must make its land avail- able to both Jews and Arabs. Krakow, Poland — Close to 40 heads of state and foreign minis- ters are among 7,000 people attending a memorial marking the 60th anniversary of the liber- ation of Auschwitz. London — A British newspa- per poll ranks Israel the country least deserving of international support. Jerusalem — Mahmoud Abbas handily wins the presidency of the Palestinian Authority. Jerusalem — Ariel Sharon's new unity government is sworn in, consisting of the prime minis- ter's Likud Party, the opposition Labor Party and the United Torah Judaism faction. Brussels — Edgar Bronfman is unanimously re-elected president of the World Jewish Congress. Washington — President Bush nominates Michael Chertoff, a Jewish judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia, to head the Department of Homeland Security. Jerusalem — A group of Jewish scholars attempts to recreate the ancient Sanhedrin tribunal in Jerusalem. New York — For the first time in its history, the United Nations Year In Reveiw page 88 TN September 29 2005 May the coming year be filled with health and happiness for all our family and friends. L'Shanah Tovah! Dr. Larry and Alyeen Krugel and Family May the coming year be filled with health and happiness for all our family and friends. L'Shanah Tovah! Roz & Sid Pelton Plantation, Florida We wish our family & friends a very healthy, happy and sweet New Year. 87