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he Detroit Jewish News Archive
(djnfoundation.org ) is a treasure
trove. But the real treasure is the
way that its headlines ("Influence
of Vatican Helps Jews of Italy"),
announcements
("URGENTLY
NEEDED USED
CLOTHING
Exclusively for
ISRAEL"), lines
("the supremacy
of King Borscht"),
and classifieds
Jack and Judy Rosenzweig, Dec. 29, 1963
("near Dexter
bus") can inform
the present and
inspire the future. Oct. 28, 2013: My Better Half
Or so I'm finding. While it didn't make headlines the way
Mary Barra did taking the helm at GM,
my wife recently returned to Ford Motor
Dec. 29, 2013: The First 50 Years
after
starting her engineering career al-
Are The Loudest
most 15 years ago. Based on my limited
My in-laws will mark 50 years of
knowledge of automotive engineering,
marriage on Dec. 29; see page 48.
I believe that"powertrain" involves a
Their half-century of marriage has
steam engine inside the car somewhere
set a remarkable, at times noisy,
that makes it go. Our kids concur.
example for everyone in their lives.

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Does it run in the family?

July 19, 1957: Abraham Schrams
Fete 50th Wedding
"Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Schram, of
4353 Tyler, recently were honored
on the occasion of their golden
wedding anniversary," during which
they "repeated marital vows they
first pledged ... on June 8, 1907,
in Russia." My father-in-law was
one of"30 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren, most of whom
attended the festivities."

Nov. 29, 2013: Breaking Bad
After my brother-in-law was diagnosed
with inoperable stage-4 non-small cell
lung cancer (same kind as Walter White,
who was also a non-smoker), he got
some good news over Thanksgiving.
His doctors pinpointed a gene muta-
tion that can be treated with targeted
therapy to stop the cancer from spread-
ing. Prayer or Pfizer?

Jan. 25, 1963: Some Norms Of
Jewish Life Help Prevent Disease,
Journal Reports
"Zadik points out [in 'Cancer and the
Orthodox Jew'] that cancer-preventing
methods, although practiced without
direct knowledge and intention, were
already known in pre-biblical times:'
Orthodox health benefits include long
breastfeeding periods for multiple
consecutive children, circumcision,
non-smoking by men on Shabbat or by
women, owing to"the strict adherence
to custom and virtue

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May 1, 1942: Defense Of Ford Is Read
On Radio
From the sixth edition of the JN,"Discuss-
ing Henry Ford and his relation to the
Jewish people over his broadcast last
Saturday night, Hyman Altman, who con-
ducts the Jewish hours on Station WJLB,
read from documentary evidence to show
that malicious attempts have been made
to discredit Mr. Ford unjustly ... 'I believe
that the proof of the pudding is in the eat-
ing ... There was never any discrimination
in Mr. Ford's factory either against Jewish
laborers or mechanics:"

Dec. 11, 2013: Crackle Chooses

Chosen To Keep Crackling

Appreciated by the New York Times as
evidence that Sony did not
up and
peddle cat videos,"the second season
of Chosen — co-created, co-written
and directed by Ben Ketai — premiered
online. This season picks up where the
dangerous game in the first left off and
features more famous people, includ-
ing an erstwhile Superman. Hope he
doesn't forget the super little people.

May 7, 1999: Behind The Scenes
116-year-old] Ben Ketai technically
wouldn't be able to watch his first fea-
ture film if he weren't the director"— or
at least attend the premiere at Andover
High School, after the administration
gave it an R rating. Transgression, his
70-minute film, took"seven months to
make, from the writing to the editing."
Ben:"I'd definitely like this for a career
because it's too expensive to be a
hobby:' Ben's mom: "He can do it all:' RT

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