Certifi available the holida - the perfect gift that always fits! Global Jewish Archives a mdberg Online doors open to 100 years of American Jewish history. *Air Titanium •Robert Cavalli •Maui Jim New York 1:•er 30 Student Sp Includes Frame and Single Vision 'Polycarbon1t0Iens A s990° complete MANE) OPTICC Largest Selection of Exclusive Fashion Eyewear in Detroit Dr. Max Gottesman Dr. Michael Weishaus OPTOMETRISTS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS • MEDICAL TREATMENT CUSTOM CONTACT LENSES • LASER VISION CORRECTION ° Applegate Square • 29983 Northwestern Hwy at Inkster Road 248.358 2920 1195430- Europe's Anti-Semitism and. Anti-Americanism An exploration of the demographic and political reality of Europe With Guest Speaker: Ilka Schroeder Ilka Schroeder is a former Member of the European Parliament (1999-2005) who in her last two years of service, started to inquire into EU funding for the Palestinian Authority. 7:30 pm for drinks, desserts and dialogue on Monday, December 11, 2006 - at Forte 201 S, Old Woodward • Birmingham The ACCESS Group Co - Chairs: Jordan Glass, Jonathan Goldstein, Rebecca Levin, Rachel Wright and Francine Wunder Advance reservations: $18 includes desserts & a drink ticket At the door: $25 per guest Mail to: AJC, 6735 Telegraph Road Suite 320 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 Call: (248) 646-7686 or e-mail Detroit@ajc.org 1187920 Y.:WW:8:::W.:,,,MOESWM,WRVAMMOX7463;M:MMAIF,a6M-MMIrON:MA:3:,:,::MMANOMMO,MX*'AMIMMWMMOMEMA, 28 December 7 a 2006 vOM A century of American Jewish history springs to life at ajcarchives.org , the American Jewish Committee's new archival Web site. The organization launched the site as part of its cen- tennial anniversary celebration. When you visit the site, you're just a click away from reading AJC correspondence with Henry Ford. Listening to a broadcast of the first Jewish religious service conducted by American GI's on liberated German soil. Viewing letters between AJC and David Ben-Gurion, among other seminal figures. The site opens doors to historic artifacts related to AJC contacts with Catholic leaders as the Church moved toward Vatican II. And to films of Natan Sharansky, Elie Wiesel and oth- ers 'addressing the historic Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry in Washington in 1987. "Unlike the vast majority of archival Web sites — and making this one of great interest to the general public — ajcarchives. org provides instant access to much of the archival material itself. It takes a vital step beyond the traditional listing of archival contents;' said Charlotte Bonelli, director of AJC's Digital Archives and Information Center. Through interactive timelines and basic and advanced search engines, the Web site opens to the Web user an expanding treasure of materials. The site contains 75,000 pages of documents; a rare collection of films, radio and television broadcasts; more than 100 years of the American Jewish Year Book, the annual record of events and trends in the Jewish world; and selections from the AJC- sponsored William E. Weiner Oral History Collection, one of the largest oral history collections in the United States. The oral history excerpts let you listen in on intimate conversations with, among others., Bella Abzug, George Burns, Abba Eban, Hank Greenberg, Golda Meir, Arthur Miller, Molly Picon and Neil Simon. Film and radio selections available at the site include AJC-produced dramas about the effects of prejudice and hate. Among the actors you'll see or hear are Robert Duvall, James Cagney and Helen Hayes. Web users click their way to the site in search of primary sources that help clarify and uncover the history of American Jewish life and activism, turn-of-the-century pogroms, World War II pro-democracy radio cam- paigns, the struggle for civil rights, Israel advocacy, Catholic-Jewish rela- tions, the movement to free Soviet Jewry, the struggle against terrorism and Islamic extremism. A host of documents and artifacts on all these topics and more are fully searchable at www.ajcarchives.org . The acclaimed historian of American Jewish life, Deborah Dash Moore, director of the Jewish Studies pro- gram at the University of Michigan and author of GI Jews: How WWII Changed A Generation, said the AJC has done a community service in constructing the Web site and mak- ing widely available its collection of archival materials. "For one thing, I think it's simply wonderful to have the American Jewish Year Book online, since it's an invaluable historical source and record of events:' said Professor Moore. In addition, she continued, "the interactive timelines, the oral history memoir excerpts, the cartoons, com- ics, and film clips all convey the com- plex process of a century of creative Jewish efforts to fight prejudice and anti-Semitism and promote a plural- ist society and a peaceful world." Radio Chanukah Washington/JTA — XM Satellite Radio is offering Radio Chanukah Dec. 15-23. The fare will include holiday music and appearances by Jewish celebrities like the Barenaked Ladies, Matisyahu, Al Franken, Kinky Friedman, Neil Sedaka and Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Politicians will include U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Carl Levin, D-Mich.