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"I don't think the American Jewish community could really
he partnership between Israel and American
prosper mentally or psychologically without a special link to
Jewry is stronger than ever and more important
the State of Israel," Binah said, "without that center of orienta-
than ever, says the Chicago-based Israeli counsel
tion. And I don't think the State of Israel could have done so
general to the Midwest, Barukh Binah.
well without the support, originally financial but now also
Together, he says, "we are 80 percent of the Jewish peo-
political, of the American Jewish community."
ple. We have to look after, and take care of, the remaining
Binah says this partnership is still budding.
20 percent because we are strong and you are strong:'
"We need to think more about where do we go religiously
There are about 13 million Jews among the world's 6 bil-
and what do we do about Jewish continuity, about the Jews
lion people.
Barukh Binah
from Ethiopia, Russia and Argentina, all of whom need to be
In a March visit to Metro Detroit hosted by the Jewish
helped and assisted. We need to figure out how do we do this
Community Relations Council, Binah talked about the
together — Israel and the American Jewish community."
powerful, unique ties between the Jewish communities of Israel and
- Robert A. Sklar, editor
America.
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"By A Thread" by Lynne Avadenka
Past Provides Commonality
Huntington Woods book artist Lynne Avadenka's newest work, By A
Thread, was part of the 2007 National Juried Exhibition of the Jewish
Women's Artist Network that recently closed at the Kraft Center for
Jewish Life at Columbia/Barnard University in New York.
Avadenka is considered "at the top of her field" by Sharon Liberman
Mintz, curator of Jewish art at the Jewish Theological Seminary, who
goes on in a New York Jewish Week story to describe the artist as "one
of very few artists producing fine art Hebrew printed books today."
By A Thread reflects Avadenka's desire to find those common
threads between cultures and to think that "coexistence is possible."
Her women from past history — Queen Esther and Scheherazade —
help bridge the gap though they lived a thousand years apart. Esther
is the heroine of the Purim story, while Scheherazade is the Muslim
storyteller for 1,001 Nights. While their lives hung by a thread, each
chose to saves lives by being true to themselves and taking a stand.
Working from her home studio, Avadenka created the text and
images for her three-dimensional book as well as its design that
includes flaps to be lifted and images to turned on their heads — all
with elements reminiscent of Persia and the Middle East.
• By A Thread will be discussed by Avadenka, artist Susan Goethel
Campbell, collector Joan Ortiz and Nancy Sojka, curator of graphic arts
for the Detroit Institute of Arts at 7 p.m. Monday, April 23. The discus-
sion will be at the Lemberg Gallery, 23241 Woodward Ave., Ferndale.
• At 9 p.m. Friday, April 20, Avadenka will speak after the 7:15 Shabbat
Limud dinner at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. There is a
charge for the dinner only. Call Tessa Goldberg at (248) 851-6880.
• To view Avadenka's fine art books, go to www.landmarkspress.com.
- Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor
Running For A Cure
Jarred Bratley, Zack Neff and Jacob Ruby are planning more than a big
celebration for their b'nai mitzah at Temple Israel. They will hold a 5K
Fun Run/Walk April 29 to raise funds and awareness for cystinosis, a
rare metabolic disease.
The boys organized the race to help their friend, Kacy Wyman, 4,
of Bloomfield Township, who was diagnosed last fall with the disease
that causes the amino acid cystine to accumulate in various organs of
the body. Kacy is doing well on mediation, but a cure is needed.
The race starts at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, April 29, with participants
going around Wing Lake in Bloomfield Township. There is a $10
registration fee, with all proceeds going to the Cystinosis Research
Network. For more information, contact Leslie Ruby at (248) 855-1135
or e-mail her at ljjlruby@yahoo.com .
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Sling King Faces Feds
A celebrity Jewish jeweler from Manhattan will be among the defen-
dants in a drug trial in U.S. District Court in downtown Detroit.
Nicknamed the King of BEng, Jacob "the Jeweler" Arabo, 41, plied
his diamond-encrusted creations to the likes of
Madonna, Elton John and hip-hop music personali-
ties. He has been charged with laundering drug
money by allegedly selling high-priced jewelry to
cocaine dealers and not reporting the cash transac-
tions to the IRS. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Judge Avern Cohn denied Arabo's motion to face
charges alone in New York. Arabo argued it's preju-
dicial to be tried along with the accused drug ring.
Jacob Arabo
His 40 co-defendants in Detroit include members
of the Detroit-based "Black Mafia Family," which promotes rap art-
ists under that name. Arabo's lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, denied the
charges, saying all laws were complied with and Arabo had no knowl-
edge customers may have engaged in unlawful activity.
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