Front Lines JNenllne NOTEBOOK This Week www.JNonline.us Happy Birthday, Israel! Send your own personal wishes to Israel on its 60th birthday, which falls on May 8. Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is col- lecting signatures and birthday greetings on an electronic birthday card that will be delivered to the Hillels in Israel. An added bonus: For every signature, an anonymous donor will donate one shekel, up to $10,000. Go to www.birthdayisrael.org and send your greetings. the washer. I feel so bad that someone must be frantically looking for their rings and have no idea where they might be. Here someone was doing a nice mitzvah, and now their rings are missing!' To claim the rings, e-mail Susan Pearl a description of them and she will gladly return them to the rightful owner. Her address is sfp190@gmail.com . - Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Join The JN's Israel®60 Celebration! -Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Rings Found In Robe For Fire Victims Susan Pearl's mother, Evelyn Drootman, was one of the residents affected by the fire earlier this month at the Lillian and Samuel Hechtman Jewish Apartments in West Bloomfield. Soon after the fire, Susan had stopped at the JCC and picked up a couple of donated items for her mother. One was a powder blue robe that was just her size. "I got home and threw it in the wash;' Susan said. "Much to my surprise, when I went to take it out, I found two diamond rings in Baby Photo Claimed ECO,„Judaism Conservation Tips What you can do to stop global warming: Reduce cooling costs! • In hot weather, keep the humidity low by simple things such as covering pots when you cook and opening the window when you take a shower to let steam and moisture escape. • Awnings help in the summer, especially on the south and west windows. • Plant deciduous trees at the south side of your home or building for shade. They block the sun and cool your home. • Replace old air-conditioners with newer Energy Star effi- cient models. www.energystar.gov • Clean or replace your air-conditioner filter at least once a month. This reduces operating costs by helping the unit to work more efficiently. Jewish Thought on the Environment: And God said: "Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth." And it was so. – Genesis 1:9 Please contact Michigan Coalition on the Environment & Jewish Life for global warming presentations: (248) 642- 5393, ext. 7, or mi-coejl@jfmd.org . Lir funds for local literacy projects. The picture is of son Allan, now 62 and a resident of Bloomfield Township. Dr. Benjamin says he has a larger version of the same 8x10 photograph. - Alan Hltsky, associate editor New Time For Commemoration The Workmen's Circle-Arbeter Ring 65th Annual Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration, which it is presenting in collaboration with the Sholem Aleichem Institute, will be held at a new time — 7:30 p.m. — Sunday, May 4, at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Few conflicts in history can compare with battle of the Warsaw Ghetto. On one side was the tremendous power of the German Army and the Gestapo. On the other were the remnants of Warsaw's starv- ing Jews — 40,000 civilians led by the Jewish Fighting Organization, several hundred poorly armed young men and women who fought valiantly. Several hundred escaping to join the partisans. The program will include a candlelighting ceremony, music and readings. After the program, members of the audience can add poetry, prose, photos, drama or music for up to three minutes each. Respond to Workmen's Circle at micirclel@aol.com or at its new Jewish Community Center office in Oak Park, (248) 432-5667 or (248) 967-4030, ext. 2008. - Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Source: Michigan Coalition on the Environment & Jewish Life -J - ■ 1 oTivil -0 :1) =Li I 1 -1 -n th171 The annual Jewish News recognition of Michigan Jewish high school seniors with cumulative grades of 3.40 or higher will be published May 22. The deadline for editorial listings of a student's achievements is May 1. The deadline for congratulatory advertisements is May 15. For complete information for both ads and announcements, go to the Web site JNonline.us and click on the Cap & Gown button on the home page. A8 May 1 • 2008 Dr. Ben Benjamin of Southfield knew that youngster looked familiar. A photograph that was found among books donated to Bookstock this year was recog- nized by Dr. Benjamin, 91, when it appeared in the April 10 Jewish News. Dr. Benjamin's wife, Hilda, died in March and the former optom- etrist has been cleaning out some things from his apartment. He gave a number of boxes of books to Bookstock, the annual used book and media sale that raises • Enter our Israel photo con- test! Open to all ages. E-mail us your favorite photograph you've taken in Israel. We're looking at all angles – corn- position, symbolism and fun! Prizes will be Israeli-made products. Winning photos will be published in a special Israel@60 section on May 15. Details at jnonline.us and in ads this issue. • Calling all teens! Tell us what you Israel means to you – whether you've been to Israel or not. We need your thoughts for our upcoming Israel@60 Teen2Teen issue in May, so act quickly! Thanks. More details, only at JNt2t. COM. Latest From Israel Want the most current news from Israel? Check our streaming news from Ynetnews.com for continu- ous updates and longer news, opinion and feature stories. And look at the center of our Homepage for an Israel story that changes twice daily. Just visit JNonline.us and click on a scrolling story on the left. Celebrations! Find weekly listings of births, b'nai mitzvah, engagements, weddings and anniversaries as well as past simchahs all online. They are all bundled under each week's publication date. Just visit JNonline.us and click on Lifecycles on the left. Online Poll This week's poll question: Will arrest of Ben-Ami Kadish harm Israeli-US relations? Visit the JNonline.us homep- age, below the left menu, to cast your vote.