$2.00 AUG. 7-13, 2014 / 11 -17 AV 5774

theJEWISHNEWS.com

A JEWISH RENAISSANCE MEDIA PUBLICATION

» Israel Protest Local anti-Israel protesters gather
near JCC before ZOA annual meeting. See page 17.

» Jewish Attorneys Form Group Welcome JBAM,
the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan. See page 28.

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

» Jewish 'Life Lessons' David Blatt — LeBron James'
new coach — was shaped by his Jewish upbringing, time in
Israel. See page 37.

A police officer keeps an eye on the
situation prior to a protest at the JCC.

metro

>> opinion

Unavoidable War,
Unfinished

David Horovitz I Times of Israel

fter four weeks, the Israel-Hamas
war is entering a new phase.
Israel's leadership hopes the war
is winding down and is redeploying its
forces. A three-day cease-fire was sched-
uled to begin Tuesday with an Israeli del-
egation headed to Cairo for negotiations.
Even so, we can begin to draw some
interim conclusions, although there are
no guarantees that the worst is over.
Looking first at Hamas' gains to date,
it can claim to have profoundly shaken
Israel's sense of security. A month ago,
most Israelis considered it to be a danger-
ous terrorist organization, capable of mur-
derous attacks. They weren't aware it had
several thousand well-trained fighters.
They weren't aware of the sophistication
of its war machine — its effective hierar-
chy, its weaponry, its terror tunnels.
And those Israelis who did know about
the tunnels underestimated the catastro-
phe they could have wrought. We may
never be certain that all the tunnels have
been found. It will take a long, long time
for residents of Gaza-enveloped commu-
nities to sleep soundly at night.
Hamas has fired more rockets, fur-
ther into Israel, than in the two previous
rounds of conflicts since it seized control
of Gaza in 2007. It has further battered
the traumatized south, where a generation
has grown up knowing that it might have
to dash for shelter any second. And it has
brought Tel Aviv and places even further

alk

JCC

In Detroit in 2008, these Maccabi

athletes from Brooklyn displayed

the enthusiasm that permeates

the Games, Price again coming to

Detroit Aug. 17-22

JCC Maccabi Games
& ArtsFest return to
Detroit Aug. 17.

Julie Edgar I Special to the Jewish News

CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

Printed In

Michigan

1942

-

2014

Covering and
Connecting
Jewish Detroit
Eve y Week

1 1 1 1 1 I

8 08805 93363 5

I

t's no small thing to play host to a thousand teens.
But come Aug. 17, some 650 athletes and artists will
stream into Detroit for a week of intense play, perfor-
mance and instruction. Along with Detroit's delegation, there
will be 1,000 teens in our neighborhood. That's a lot of energy
and a bit of pressure to shine.
No problem.
"We've been working for over two years on this program,
showcasing the Detroit Jewish community, the city, all the tal-
ent we have here said Ariella Monson, 2014 JCC Maccabi &
ArtsFest director. "We're excited to see kids from all over the
world working at their crafts, competing. We can't wait till it's
finally here:'
The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit has
hosted the games four times. This year, ArtsFest is part of the
mix. But practice makes perfect and, anyway, this is the D
where we know how to show guests a good time. The city will
be featured, with opening ceremonies scheduled at the Fox
Theatre Downtown and a tzedakah project to be held at the

CONTINUED ON PAGE 8