figN2 VIdi Front Lines DIGEST E DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JNonline.us Advertising Sales Specter Now A Dem Pennsylvania changed their regis- Washington/JTA — Arlen Specter, tration to become Democrats:' the only Jewish Republican Specter said his change in in the U.S. Senate, is becom- party affiliation "does not mean ing a Democrat. The long- that I will be a party-line voter time Pennsylvania lawmaker any more for the Democrats announced Tuesday that than I have been for the he switched his party Republicans" and that he affiliation and will run for will "not be an automatic re-election in 2010 in the 60th vote for cloture." Democratic primary. The moderate Specter His party switch would also acknowledged that give Democrats a 60-vote he was unlikely to win filibuster-proof majority a Republican primary if Al Franken eventually fight next year with con- Sen. S pecter prevails in Minnesota servative former Rep. Pat over Republican Norm Toomey. As a Democrat, Coleman. his chances against Toomey in a Specter, 79, said he was mak- general election would improve. ing the change because his Specter said his vote for the political philosophy is now "more stimulus package earlier this in line with Democrats than year had created a schism with Republicans." Republicans that appeared irrec- "Since my election in 1980, onciliable. as part of the Reagan Big Tent, Specter's switch, assuming the Republican Party has moved Franken wins, means Rep. Eric far to the right," he said in a Cantor of Virginia would be the statement. "Last year, more only Jewish Republican in the U.S. than 200,000 Republicans in Congress. Bill Davidson with son Ethan and grandson Asher, now 8 months The Measure Of A Man At William Davidson's funeral in mid- March at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Ethan Davidson, his son, gave a moving eulogy about his father that provided a glimpse of this preeminent philanthropist and businessman. Because people have expressed inter- ested in his words, Ethan shared the eulogy with the Jewish News as well as a family photo showing three generations of the family. JN Cap & Gown Deadline Friday, May 1 The annual Jewish News recognition of top Jewish high school seniors will be published May 21. The deadline for editorial listings of a student's achievements is May 1. The deadline for congratulatory advertisements is May 13. For complete information for both listings and ads, go to JNonline.us and click on the Cap & Gown button on the right side of the home page. Creative Services creative®thejewishnews.com Creative Director: Deborah Schultz Contributing Graphic Designer: Lindsay Schwartz An excerpt from Ethan's eulogy: "The great Chinese philosopher Confucius speaks of 'filial piety': If you first cultivate justice in your home, justice will be cultivated in the world. My father never sought public approval; his aim was never self-glorification. He didn't set out to be so fantastically successful in his professional life so that others might idol- ize him. He was a great man only in one thing: He cultivated justice in his home. It was these, his hearthside gifts, his disci- pline and dedication to this one humble ideal which caused his star to shine a little brighter, his presence to be felt with a little more sublimnity, his words to carry more meaning and his public accomplishments to be called great. "His first thought was never to his business, his fame, nor his largess; it was the cultivation of domestic justice: His eye was always on his family. He only achieved his much paler public success because of his gifts as a father, a husband, a grandfather, a son and a brother. With Site Manager: Scott Drzewiecki Designers: Iris Dembeck, Beth Farley, Kathleen Kargula, Jeffrey Meyer, Pam Sherevan, Michelle Sheridan Photography Staff Photographers: Angie Baan, Armando Rios Editorial Editor: Robert A. Sklar rsklar®thejewishnews.com Associate Editor: Alan Hitsky ahitsky®thejewishnews.com Story Development Editor: Ken Guten Cohen kcohen@thejewishnews.com Arts Editor: Gail Zimmerman gzimmerman@thejewishnews.com Senior Writer: Shelli Liebman Dorfman sdorfman@thejewishnews.com Senior Columnist: Danny Raskin dannyraskin©sbcglobal.net Columnists: George Cantor, Robin Schwartz, Steve Stein Copy Team: Senior Copy Editor: David Sachs dsachs@thejewishnews.com Copy Team Assistant: Sy Manello smanelloWthejewishnews.com Platinum: Editor: Lynne Konstantin lkonstantin@thejewishnews.com Executive Editor: Gail Zimmerman gzimmerman©thejewishnews.com his family, he was tolerant, but never indulgent; firm but never authoritarian; he offered direction without fetters; lati- tude without anarchy; generosity without prodigality: this is domestic justice, this and this alone is the meaning of the Torah and the Prophets and the Wisdom. This was my dad's gift, and this was the sum total of his accomplishments; this and this only was the meaning and aim of his life, this was the trajectory which set him apart as a great man. In compari- son to all of this, his public success was mere commentary. "If each of us gathered here today could take but one ounce of what it was that made this man, if we could take but one hair, one thread of his life and use that to cultivate justice in our own homes, my friends, could you imagine the profound effect we could have on this world? "He was a man, take him for all in all." — Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Our JN Mission April 30 2009 Business Offices Customer Service Assts.: Maya Brodsky, Jan Shain Billing Coordinator: Pamela Turner Collections Analyst: Hazel Bender Production By VERTIS INC. The Jewish News aspires to communicate news and opinion that's useful, engaging, enjoyable and unique. 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