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… BBYO alums. At University of • Michigan Hillel. No charge. RSVP: BBYO, (248) 788-0700. Feb. 10 Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. EMU Hillel Book Club and dinner discuss- es Tough Jews by Rich Cohen. RSVP: Heather…

…-1916. Feb. 21 Saturday, 8 p.m. MSU Hillel Charity Gala at the Marriott for Israeli fellowships, University of Michigan Hospital. $20, or $30 per couple. RSVP: (517) 332-1916. • 2/ 6 2004 THE SOMERSET…

… Soloman, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@emich.edu Feb. 11 Wednesday, 7 p.m. MSU Hillel "Loaves of Love" challah bak- ing, Shakespeare in Love movie. RSVP by Feb. 8: (517) 332-1916. Feb. 13 EMU Hillel Shabbat…

… Rabbi Jonathan Berkun. RSVP by Feb. 16: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332-1916. 70% OFF ORIGINAL PRICES THROUGHOUT THE STORE. : Feb. 18 Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EMU Hillel free dinner, _Matrix movie and discussion of…

… dinner. $5. RSVP by Feb. 11: Rachel Fauman, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@emich.edu Feb. 15 Sunday, 1-3 p.m. MSU Hillel brunch and Build A Snowman Contest. To register a team or RSVP for brunch by Feb. 13…

… its Jewish spirituality. RSVP by Feb. 17: Allison, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@emich.edu Feb. 18 Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gap Bar Crawl for MSU students older than 21. RSVP by Feb. 15: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332…

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…, resources and management systems. Sixty-five Hillels in the U.S. and Canada have been accredited, including MSU Hillel, University of Michigan Hillel and Hillel of Metro Detroit. Spacious apartments Full…

… University Hillel has been accredited by Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish campus Life. The designation shows MSU Hillel complies with standards of excellence in governance, student programs, communications…

… Harry Nosanchuk Family Caring Community Fund of Temple Beth El. The Michigan Opera Theatre's "The Best of Broadway" will feature artists Betsy Bronson, Maria Cimarelli, Karl Schmidt and Mark Vondrak…

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…. David DiChiera is general director of MOT. Karen VanderKloot DiChiera is director of community programs. Bronson, soprano/mezzo-soprano, has performed in opera, operetta and musical theater and with the…

… Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony. Cimarelli, soprano, actress, has appeared with symphony orchestras throughout Michigan, performing opera, chamber music, oratorio and…

…, baritone, actor, tour manager and associate director of MOT Community Programs, has been with MOT since 1980 and per- formed a wide variety of roles for both its main stage productions and the Department of…

… Center University of Michigan - Hillel Fresh Air Society Agencies and congregations that participated but not are pictured: Hebrew Free Loan Adat Shalom, Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit, Jewish Academy…

… of Metropolitan Detroit, JVS, Michigan State University-Hillel, Shir Tikvah, Temple Emanu-El, Temple Israel, Temple Shir Shalom, Yeshiva Gedolah Yeshivas Darchei Torah Special thanks to our corporate…

… partner General Motors . Hillel Day School FEDERATIONS 2004 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN The one. For all. Yeshiva Beth Yehudah This is Federation Visit us online: www.thisisfederation.org 5/ 7 2004 836670…

… Hillel aimed at recruiting southeast Michigan high-school stu- dents, with Hillel targeting a more specific Jewish demographic. The program grew out of meetings about campus diversity and opportu- nities…

…0"1"' Raising Jewish Awareness Hillel teams with EMU to recruit Jewish high-school students. KAREN SCHWARTZ Special to the Jewish News Ypsilanti Ill or Eastern Michigan STRAWBERRY HILL Same…

… the rise across campus, said Jeffrey Bernstein, EMU associate political sci- ence professor and chair of the EMU Hillel steering committee. Reiss was invited to campus in a joint effort by EMU and…

… for Jewish students started early this semester between Hillel and admissions, said Judy Tatum, EMU director of admissions. This is the first time the two groups have worked together to highlight…

… opportunities for prospective Jewish students. "For us, this is the beginning of an opportunity to talk about ways we can be supportive of Hillel and the goals of Hillel and creating awareness on campus," Tatum…

… Metals HOUSE OF RENEW CUSTOM REPAIR 251 Merrill 2nd Level Birmingham Closed Mondays • Free Estimates (248) 642-0363 University sophomore Robyn Naigles, hearing The Simpsons producer Mike Reiss speak…

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… said, adding that she looks forward to working with Hillel again in the future. "I think the more we can make stu- dents aware we support them, that we …

… r;ot fit for you 9/ 3 2004 42 Norman T Roman, Rabbi 881810 Marisa Saltzman of East Lansing has been named a program asso- ciate at Eastern Michigan University Hillel. Saltzman, 22, majored in…

… communi- cations, with a cognate Saltzman in social science at Michigan State University. She was a vice president and social chair at MSU Hillel, and student taught at Congregation Shaarey Zedek of East…

…. Meet at MSU Hillel at 1:30 to get a ride. RSVP by Sept. 10 to Jenn, pa@msuhillel.org 3.00% APY Annual percentage yield for balances of $500. minimum. Rates effective as of 8.09.04. Rates subject to…

… Hillel Tiki Party at Big Bob's Lakehouse. Free music, food and prizes. For information, contact Brandon Pomish, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@emich.edu PARAMOUNT BANK IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUALLY OUTPERFORMING…

…, Royal Oak. Contact Jonathan Goldstein, (248) 203-1471 or goldstein@jfmd.org 6 MONTH CD * APY 2.00% 12 MONTH CD * APY 2.75% like this Ors 18 MONTH CD Sept. 10 Friday, 6:30 p.m. EMU Hillel Welcome…

… (back) Shabbat servic- es and dinner. No charge. RSVP by Sept. 8 to Scott Fishel, (734) 482- 0456 or hillel@emich.edu Sept. 12 Sunday, 2 p.m. MSU first- year students min-golf contest at Funtyme, Okemos…

… change at anytime without notice. Penalty for early withdrawal. - azr3o5o Sept. 15 Wednesday, 7 p.m. MSU Hillel complimentary erev Rosh Hashanah dinner. RSVP by Sept. 13. EMU Hillel Names Associate T…

… close-knit social events, all of us at Temple Kol Ami pride ourselves on just making you feel like you belong. Call 248.661.0040 and find out more about how you can try us on. `re plc 1(d! AN; tkc…

… Lansing for two years. Saltzman's hiring was made possible by funding from Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life and the Irwin and Bethea Green College Life Fund. Saltzman will work with student…

…, and to the University of Michigan Hillel at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. His free monologue is titled "It's Not in Heaven." Campbell describes his performance as "part stand-up," a reflection on his…

…. At University of Michigan Hillel. No charge. RSVP: BBYO, (248) 788-0700. Feb. 10 Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. EMU Hillel Book Club and dinner discusses Tough Jews by Rich Cohen. RSVP: Heather Soloman, (734) 482…

… Temple Israel at (248) 661-5700 for more information. ake Road, West Bloomfield, Michigan Ter pie Israel isJocated at 5725 Wa : Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit Extends a Hearty Mazel Toy to the…

… Service 9:00 PM, Special Service for the Shabbat Unplugged crowd Not So Average Jen Jennifer is a graduate student at the University of Michigan getting her Masters in Social Work. She works part time at…

… High School North Farmington High School West Bloomfield High School Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit Berkley High School University of Michigan Indiana University…

… Michigan State University Michigan State University Undecided University of Michigan/Honors College University of Colorado Michigan State University University of Michigan Indiana University Nativ, Columbia…

… University/JTS Lyman Briggs College / MSU University of Pennsylvania Wayne State University Rhode Island School of Design Eastern Michigan University University of Michigan — Dearborn Michigan State University…

… Hebrew University or Columbia College Unavailable University of South Florida University of Michigan University of Michigan Lynn University Bnai Akiva Hachshara Wharton School/University of Pennsylvania…

… University of Michigan Michigan State University Unavailable Unavailable Brown University Lyman Briggs College/MSU Israel University of Michigan Albion or Earlam University of Michigan University of Michigan…

… Western Michigan University University of Michigan University of Michigan Oakland University Rachel Lasser Annie Layno - Moses Aaron Lebovic Shoshana Levine Leetal Levran Miriam Liebman Ariella Lis Ilyse…

… Farmington High School Michigan State University Young Judaea University of Michigan Michigan State University Unavailable University of Michigan Northwestern University Washington University Undecided…

… Indiana University Lynn University James Madison/MSU Yeshiva University University of Michigan Michigan State University New York School of Fine Arts Unavailable University of Michigan Michigan State…

… to further their Jewish identity and become active participants in the Jewish community. Hillel Jewish Student Center at Michigan State University 360 Charles St. East Lansing, MI 48823 Phone: (517…

… and counseling, a social action group, several Israel affairs groups and more. Western Michigan University Hillel 1304 Faunce Student Bldg. WMU Box 191 Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Phone: (269) 657-8782 E…

… studies in a welcoming Jewish setting. ACICS accredited. Sol Drachler Program in Jewish Communal Leadership University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106 Phone…

… & other Lansing-area colleges. U of M Hillel 1429 Hill St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Phone: (734) 769-0500 Fax: (734) 769-1934 E-mail: umhillel@umich.edu Website: xvww.umhillel.org Hillel is the second largest…

…In, " . tt •Ik.4§0 School Cites Gruenberg Miami (Ohio) University Hillel has selected Justin Gruenberg of West Bloomfield as one of two 2004 recipi- ents of the Nicky S. Spivak Award for…

… Community Enhancement. Gruenberg was chosen for his active involvement in Hillel and his impact on the Oxford, Ohio, and university Jewish communities. Gruenberg did not take part in Jewish life on cam- pus…

… 2003 and helped bring more Jewish students to Hillel and created Jewish programming for the university and the town. He is currently researching funding opportunities for Miami University Hillel. Scene…

… until he went on Gruenbero- a Birthright Israel trip in May 2002. He returned to school in the fall and became active with the Association of Jewish Students as the social chair. He won the presidency in…

… Happenings For college age through 30-something. Send information to ahitsky@thejewishnews.com June 8 Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. Michigan Impact bar night at Roosevelts, Farmington Hills. June 11 Friday, 7:30 p…

….m. Shabbat Unplugged. Musical Shabbat service for young adults at Temple Israel. Oneg. No charge. FASTER . ER care at the speed of ly'e. Plot only are patients .seen u?ithin - 30 minutes, but most patterns…

… haye Henty Ford world-class specialists and to t our fingertips. 'Based on [lie results cy' the Press Gancy National Patient Satisfaction Saritq: June 13 Sunday, 9 a.m. Hillel Metro Detroit Relay for…

… Life team at West Bloomfield High School. Benefits the American Cancer Society. Each partici- pant must raise a minimum of $100. Contact Lesley Weiss, (313) 577-3459 or hillelpd@wayne.edu June 20 Sunday…

…, 11 a.m. Hillel Metro Detroit Lalacanoeza, $10, Heavners Canoe Rentals, 2775 Garden Road, Milford, includes food. RSVP: Karen Urman by Wednesday, June 16, (313) 577-3459 or hilleled@wayne.edu June 27…

… Sunday 5 p.m. Hillel Metro Detroit Carnival for Cans for Yad Ezra. Cost: $8 plus three kosher canned or dry food goods. RSVP to run games or attend: Lesley Weiss, (313) 577-3459 or hillelpd@wayne.edu June…

… president and current board member of University of Michigan Hillel. Hillel will also honor Arlene Tilchin with its 2004 Rabbi Jacob Segal Award. In 1966, she was the president of Hillel's the Jewish Academy…

…Hillel Bestows Honors est Yourself ••• Below is a sample quiz from the Life Unworthy of Life curriculum: True or False: . 1. Hitler had a good relationship with his father. 2. President…

… Shaarit Haplaytah survivors' organi- zation, the event is held in coopera- tion with the Jewish Community Council, CHAIM (Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Michigan), the Federation of Jewish…

… Weberman, president of Shaarit Haplaytah; Cantor Chaim Najman of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, accompanied on the piano by Cantor Sholom Kalib; Shari Kaufman Ferber; and students from Hillel Day School of…

… gift is $1,000, which includes two tickets to the dinner. Hillel will honor Trudy and Arthur Weiss with its 2004 Dream Maker Award. They are longtime supporters of Hillel, the Jewish community and the d…

… participated in the Holocaust, many times as a sub- a. Were not real medical doctors. stitute teacher at b. Viewed Jews as scientific objects. Hillel. She is a past c. Were insane. president of the Arlene…

… of Metropolitan PTO. She served as president of the Detroit. Hillel Day School Board of Directors Others are: Dr. Steven D. Grant, from 1976-1978. At Adat Shalom, she past president of the HMC; Erna…

… :series of emergency decrees. 5. Hindenburg opposed Hitler's emergency decrees. 6. Other countries supported Hitler's policies in foreign affairs. Multiple choice 7. Who resisted the treatment of the…

… Holocaust survivors and their fami- lies in memory of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust and in memory of Israel's victims of terrorism. Sponsored jointly by the b. The Einzatzgruppen c. Lord…

… Moyne d. Adolf Eichmann e. all of the above. 8. When the Germans conquered Poland, a. They immediately established death camps b. Jews were relieved because they felt safer with Germans than with Poles…

…: Akiva Hebrew Day School, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, Eastern Michigan University Hillel, ElderLink, Fresh Air Society, Hebrew Free Loan Association, Hillel Day School, Jewish Academy of Metropolitan…

… Detroit Hillel, Michigan Jewish Conference, Michigan State University Hillel, University of Michigan Hillel,Yeshiva Beth Yehudah,Yeshivas DarcheiTorah,Yeshiva Gedolah,American Jewish Joint Distribution…

…Abraham H. Foxman is the National Director You are invited to Federation's Annual Campaign Closing Celebration of the Anti-Defamation The Passion of League (ADL) and is known throughout the…

… world as a leader In appreciation for your support of Federation's 2004 Annual Campaign in the fight against anti-Semitism, hatred, please join us for an evening of prejudice, bigotry and…

… ABRAHAM H. FoxmAN National Director of the Anti-Defamation League was named National Director in 1987. Recently, Mr. Foxman has made countless WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004 appearences on network television…

… programs 7:30 P.M. such as CNN, Nightline and Fox News to discuss his passionate response to Mel Gibson's latest film. Above: Nachman Littman of West Bloomfield looks at the faces of terror. Left: Omer…

… Keat tells his story. Your 2004 commitment to Federation's Annual Campaign is required in order to attend the program (A minimum individual pledge of $18). We will also acknowledge our first Miracle…

… Mission 4 reunion A tireless supporter of the State of Israel and the Middle East peace process, he regularly travels to Israel and works closely with officials there and in the United States to ensure…

… Michael Horowitz Marta Rosenthal safety and security of the Jewish State. Corporate Sponsor BANK1ONE. Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, have sponsored families of victims. After his talk, Keat stood…

…." ❑ For more information on One Family, go to www.onefamilyfund.org PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES Your gift to Federation's Annual Campaign helps so many through the work of these partner agencies and programs…

… University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. Cost: $20; $30 per couple. RSVP: (517) 332-1916. Feb. 22 Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit paintball at Futureball (Seven Mile and Middlebelt), Livonia. $30…

…of fie Happenings For college age through 30-some- thing. Send information to ahitsky@thejewishnews.com Feb. 21 Saturday, 8 p.m. MSU Hillel Charity Gala at the Marriott for Israeli fellowships at…

…. RSVP required: Karen Urman at hilleled@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. You worry about builders not building. You stress about permits not permittiml You fret about the intricacy of the new Venetian…

…. Moreover, our local decision-making provides the funds you need, when you need them. So discover what's possible with Michigan's most accomplished real estate March 6 Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Young Adults of…

… Adat Shalom Purim Tailgate Party: light meal, drinks. Megillah reading 7:15 p.m. Wear costumes. RSVP: Kim Rubin, (248) 909-3610. March 9 Tuesday, 8-9 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Judaism 102 at Dunkin…

… Doughnuts (Greenfield and 10 Mile), Southfield. Free. Contact Lesley Weiss, hillelpd@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. March 11 Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Graduates and Professionals, JD's Key…

…:15 dinner. Hillel of Metro Detroit Sephardic Shabbat at Congregation Keter Torah, West Bloomfield. $10. RSVP by March 10 to Lesley Weiss at hillelpd@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. February-March Wednesdays, 7…

… p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Bowling League at Royal Oak Lanes. $10 per week. Contact Lesley Urman, hillelpd@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. standardfederalbank.com Member FDIC. Equal Opportunity…

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…Lansing High School Distinguished Scholar. Case Western Reserve University of. Michigan HiIle congratulates the 2004 graduates on their accomplishments and wishes them well in their future endeavors…

… Olympiad, Future Problem Solvers, Key Club, Spanish Club, Russian Club, math tutor, Royal Oak Public Library volunteer. Michigan-Dearborn University of Michigan Mlle 1429 Hill St. Ann Arbor (734) 769…

… years, softball cap- tain Pennsylvania Michigan State University Lester J. Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center 360 Charles Street E. Lansing, MI 48823 Phone: 517-332-1916 Fax: 517-332-4142 JOANNE KAGAN…

…. RIMMA ISAYEVA • Berkley Madame Curie Award in science and math, Award of Academic Excellence, Michigan Merit Award, Detroit Technology Day 2nd place, National Honor Society, Mathematics League, Science…

… Beth Jacob Senior production co-choreographer, Community Outreach Program, Wayne State University Presidential Scholarship, MSU-Hillel provides your student a home away from home! 837740 Phi Beta…

… Merit Commended Student, Dean's List with honors, Everett Arthurs Memorial Award, Metro Conference Academic Excellence Award, Michigan Upper School District Instrumental Solo & Ensemble Festival medals…

…, basketball, baseball, soccer, orchestra percussionist, junior club golf champion. Michigan EMILY JAFFE Please contact: North Farmington Habitat for Humanity vol- unteer, Adat Shalom USY, National Honor…

… Kappa. Mesilos Bais Yaakov, Israel GREG KAPLAN North Farmington National Honor Society, Computer Aided Design state competition, Mobile Tech Solutions founder. Michigan JULIE KAPLAN North Farmington…

… Committee, National Honor Society, Michigan Merit Award, OAA Scholar-Athlete, Muscular Dystrophy Association volunteer. Michigan State DANIEL KETCHEL West Bloomfield National Honor Society treasurer…

… at 7 p.m. to form teams. Sept. 21 Tuesday, 8 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Graduates and Professionals 21+ and Impact Michigan presents Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle- Totally Unrehearsed Theater. Cost…

…: Free (but you must RSVP to 313-577- 3459). Sept. 22 Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Birthright Israel Bash for Birthright alumni and wannabes, Langan's Lanes, 32905 Northwestern Highway…

…, Farmington Hills. Cost: $15, or $10 if you bring someone who has never been to Israel. Contact Karen Urman, (313) 577-3459 or Hilleled@wayne.edu Sept. 22 Wednesday, 7 p.m. Putt-putt golf with ImpactMichigan…

…The Scene/Sports Scene Happenings For college age through 30-something. Send information to ahitsky@thejewishnews.com Sept. 21 Tuesday, 7 p.m. MSU Hillel Road Rally, East Lansing. Meet at Hillel…

… at the Royal Oak Golf Center. For information, vvww.geocities.com/impactmi/ Sept. 22 Wednesday, 7p.m. EMU Hillel free ice cream social at Schramm's Deli. Join Gaygle, EMU's new Jewish gay…

…/lesbian student group, for an informal get-together. RSVP to Tammy Shapiro, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@emich.edu Sept. 22 Wednesday, 10:15 p.m. MSU first-year-students broomball in gym shoes at Munn Ice Arena, East…

…-3 at the Island Garden, Long Island, N.Y. • Junior Girls (born 1987-90) — Oct. 2-3 at the Island Garden, Long Island, N.Y. gZei ,( Yanzily. of/C'/ to ithfr OCIMAIArt (voidI We to daa Xi/ comin(Lizi(9…

… information, call Brian Schiff, (215) 952-5362 days or (610) 363- 2939 evenings. Bowling League Impact-Michigan, a B'nai B'rith unit for single men and women in their 20s and 30s, will be starting a bowling…

… league in October at 9:15 p.m. Thursdays at Drakeshire Lanes, Farmington. The cost will be $10 weekly. To sign up, contact B'nai B'rith, (248) 646-3100 or impactmi@yahoo.com giowtyi PEACE OF MIND ALIMAR…

… ,Oetli • Youth Boys (born in 1987-88) — Oct. 2-3 in Los Angeles at the JCC at Milken (West Hills); or Oct. 9- 10 at Princeton University (N.J.) Applicants must apply online at www.maccabiusa.com For…

… the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. The gala will be 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the East Lansing Marriott Hotel. Proceeds will enable Israeli physicians from Hadassah Medical…

… Center in Jerusalem to participate in a two-year training and research fellowship at the University of Michigan. Ticket prices are $20, or $30 per cou- ple, and must be purchased in advance. Call MSU…

… free dinner, Matrix movie and discussion of its Jewish spirituality. RSVP by Feb. 17: Allison, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@emich.edu Adjusts to Prime Feb.18 Wednesday, 7 'p.m. Gap Bar Crawl for MSU…

… students older than 21. RSVP by Feb. 15: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332-1916. BEM Gala tudents of MSU Hillel will hold their first Charity Gala to benefit the Israeli Fellowship in Radiology and Oncology Program at…

….m. MSU Hillel brunch and Build A Snowman Contest. To register a team or RSVP for brunch by Feb. 13: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332-1916 or pd@msuhillel.org • 74 ok APR 3-Month Intro Rate 4 00 o / Feb. 18…

… Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. MSU students from Cong. Shaarey Zedek Soqthfield, free dinner with Rabbi Jonathon Berkun. RSVP by Feb. 16: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332-1916. iso APR Feb. 18 Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EMU Hillel…

… Hillel, (517) 332-1916. S New Group For 20-30 T he B'nai B'rith Leadership Network is starting a new group for people ages 20-30. It will concen- trate on social events and social action. For…

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… country have Jewish a cappella singing groups, including the University of Michigan's Kol HaKavod and New York University's Ani V'Ata. Columbia University hosts an annual Art and Photography Show. U-M even…

… Union. This spring, Hillel is sending students from more than a dozen campuses to different parts of the globe. For example, students from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, DePaul and…

… respect, Jewish students have tons of opportuni- ties. On campus, Jewish students are diverse as ever with Queens _College alone having a Persian Club, an Israeli Club and a Bukharan Club. Outside of Hillel…

…-Jevvish.Women Dialogue and NYU has an Arab-Jewish dialogue group. Life on a college campus offers con- fusing choices. Students can look to Hillel as a resource to help find the right school and to get the most out of the…

…. Jewish students on campus regu- larly get involved in political action . with College Democrats and College Republicans. Michigan. State University's SpartyPAC, a political pro- Israel group, is right now…

… the University of Delaware to Argentina; from the University of California, Santa Diego to Honduras; and from Rutgers University and Johns Hopkins University to Mexico. During winter and late spring…

…, students are inter- acting with other groups. Princeton University has regular collaborations with the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual- Transgender community on campus. Brown Hillel sponsors an ongoing Black…

… has a social-political critique and liter- ary review called Prospect addressing many Jewish issues. A recent study has shown that 43 percent of Jewish stu- dents have taken a Jewish studies course in…

… college campus. In choosing a school, students can select a campus with an active branch of Kesher, the Reform college group, Koach for Conservative students or the Jewish Learning Initiative, an Orthodox…

… Hillels offer many opportunities for students to develop as leaders and to travel abroad. Hillels offer alternative spring break trips within the United States, to Latin America and to the for- mer Soviet…

… wwwhillel.org at 7 p.m. Nov. 9. Students at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University Hillels will join more than 80 colleges and uni- versities across the United States and Canada in getting…

… resource guide, available at wwvv.hillel.org offers programming ideas, a glossary of terms used in the movie, Chanukah recipes and Hebrew Hammer e-cards. Kesselman will join students for an online chat at…

… an early start on Chanukah this year with the Nov. 16 DVD launch of over-the-top hit comedy The Hebrew Hammer. Hillel has partnered with cable TV's Comedy Central and the film's produc- ers to sponsor…

… Germans marched into his home- town of Bialystok, Poland. The chairman emeritus of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange told his tale during the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Michigan Tribute Dinner…

…." — Laurence Maslon, associate professor of arts, New York University, in 'A Jewish Street Called Broadway" in October's Hadassah magazine. Jordanian King Hussein promised Israel "a very warm peace" and a major…

…kff NQ'Tg f `Hebrew Hammer' Joins Hillel Written and directed by Jonathan Kesselman, The Hebrew Hammer pres- ents a character rarely seen in Hollywood: a sexy and powerful Jewish superhero. "We…

… chose to partner with Hillel on this project because Hillel shares the film's cutting-edge, youthful sensibility," explains Kesselman. "The film also shares Hillel's commitment to Jewish pride." A…

… Goldberg) quest to save Christmas from an evil Santa (Andy Dick). With help from his friend Mohammed (Mario Van Peebles), the head of the African- American Kwanzaa Liberation Front, he protects his…

… traditions from destruction — while keeping his pimpy sense of style. — Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor On Christian Zionism ments against "Christian Zionism" did - not take into account the long…

… history of Protestant and Catholic statements affirming Jewish aspirations regarding Israel. "Christians in Israel are free to wor- ship and pray in a state that safeguards the freedom of all religions — in…

… Uncle Paul [Berkey, • Can you believe you've been chosen to do what you of West Bloomfield] started taking me to University of love, on national TV? Michigan games about 10 years ago. Now college football…

… Monday, 6:30 p.m. MSU TAG (twenty-something grad students) wine/ cheese party in MSU Hillel sukkah. RSVP to Morgan Taylor, taylo393@msu.edu Oct. 5 Tuesday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Tel Aviv Nights…

… in broadcast journalism at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Dream Job seems like a natural next step for you. What led to your application? As long as I can remember…

… the MSU International Center, presented by MSU Hillel and the University Activities Board. Free tickets available at MSU Hillel, East Lansing. Oct. 2 Saturday, 9 p.m. YAD in the Sukkah for age 21 and…

… interest in sports broadcast- ing to a new level at the radio sta- tion at Bloomfield Hills Andover High School. He is the son of David and Sharon Horowitz of West Bloomfield. At 21, Jason is the youngest of…

… 12 Dream Job finalists — chosen from thousands of competitors during a 14-city casting tour — vying to win a one-year contract as a SportsCenter anchor. • With Tuesday evenings' live broadcasts, four…

…-days-a- week of pre-show preparation, and your schoolwork at Syracuse, how do you use your little free-time in prepar- ing for the show? I've always been up-to-date on sports, because I enjoy it. But now I…

…- on-one interviews? Sometimes, I stand front of a mirror and practice my delivery. And I've been getting feedback from people by e-mail and phone and from my professors. Everybody else on the show is…

… going to get better so I'd better practice, too. I also watch my tapes from the last couple of years and I watch other people's tapes to learn from them, also. • As a college senior, working on a degree…

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…:30-9:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit schmooze at Brazil Cafe, 305 S. Main St., Royal Oak. Call Karen Urman, hilleled@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. March 25 Thursday. 12:30 p.m. Professor Alan Dershowitz…

….m.-2 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit and EMU Hillel tour and brunch at Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills. Free. RSVP: Karen Urman at ha- leled@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. Dershowitz At WSU, MSU…

… speaks at Wayne State University General Lectures Building on the "Case for Israel." Free. 7:30 p.m. Professor Dershowitz speaks at Michigan State University Wharton Center. Free. March 28 Sunday, 11 a…

… will follow. At 7:30 p.m., he will speak at the Michigan State University Wharton Center in East Lansing. …

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…, multiply by the number of months. Must be eligible for Conquest on CTS and SRX. Programs good thru 3/31/04. - March 21 Sunday, 10 a.m. Young Adults of Adat Shalom will pack Passover baskets at Yad Ezra…

…, the kosher food bank in Berkley. RSVP: David Goodman, (248) 788-0309. March 21 Sunday, 7 p.m. BBYO Reunion at MSU Hillel. RSVP: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332-1916 or pd@msuhillel.org March 22 Monday, 7…

… give two free lectures on Thursday, March 25, on "The Case for Israel." He will speak at 12:30 p.m. in the Wayne State University General Lectures Building in Detroit. A Dershowitz dessert recep- tion…

… Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034; fax to (248) 304-8885; or e-mail to: rsklar@thejewishnews.com Hillel Director's View Demoralizing University of Michigan. Hillel Executive Director Michael…

…, thank you and Am Yisrael Chai [the nation of Israel lives]. To the Jewish students at the University of Michigan, as well as the management of the Hillel House, I can only give my strongest recommen…

… being tar- geted because they are Americans or Jews or supporters of Israel. His attitude clearly has a corrosive- effect on the situation of Jews at the University of Michigan, and is one of the reasons…

… Jews will drop the lead- ership mantle so completely at such a crucial time. If I were a University of Michigan student, I would be demor- alized far more by Mr. Brooks' article than I ever could be by…

… students whom he claims to speak for can, in theory, be proud of ISrael reads like George Orwell's 084. To all of those who have brought 2/ 6 2004 6 Israel advocacy to the University of Michigan, I say…

… Michigan Jewish organization that is strongly Zionist in fact as well as in word? Articles such as Mr. Brooks' weaken the resolve of some Jewish students. It must leave hostile, militant Arabs laughing that…

… with in Israel were Ypsilanti such leaders and so inspiring that astern Michigan University senior they took the project and ran with it, Rachel Fauman was one of 50 Jewish and it metamorphasized into…

… philanthropist Michael Steinhardt, go.. chairman of Jewish Renaissance Media, parent Aaron Kaufman, campus director company of the Jewish News, and co-founder of of Eastern Michigan University Birthright Israel…

… wonderful and it sets her apart," he the major campuses in Michigan to contact other said. Birthright alumni. She sends out weekly e-mails to Jeff Bernstein, EMU associate professor of polit- $10 Idea ical…

… science and chair of the EMU Hillel steering "It occurred to me that if every person who'd been her GA friends and remains in close contact with national and international Hillel leadership. committee, is…

… international Hillel. the sense that we should do it, but that she also country are preparing to launch their own cam- Jeff Rubin, director of communications for knows it's our job to help make it happen." paign…

… UJC a nities and that people who've been on check for $500,000. Birthright realize how important it is Fauman, 22, of Ann Arbor, was inspired by a for other people to get a chance to speech by…

…. In Jerusalem, Steinhardt pro- Hillel, nominated Fauman to attend posed a fund dedicated to enhancing Jewish edu- the GA. cation. "She's been involved for three years He committed $10 million, providing…

… that his in all aspects of our program. She was contribution makes up no more than 10 percent also our student intern for 2 1 /2 years of the fund. He spoke of giving Jewish families and she's a…

… fantastic student leader," vouchers for Birthright Israel trips and enrolling he said. "This was the kind of experi- their children in Jewish preschools as an access ence I thought she could really grow point…

… to Jewish experience. from and would be really exciting for Rachel Fauman Fauman was struck by Steinhardt's commitment Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, her, and she loves Israel." to…

… impacted the lives of Above all, how can anyone in the thousands of students. The University Jewish community expect area Jews to of Michigan Hillel Board of Trustees maintain their Jewish identity when the…

… of sentation of Jews in the film, although I Michigan Hillel. In more than 20 think you devoted too much space to years of dedication to enriching the the subject ("Passionate About 'The lives of…

… effects of Mel Michael Brooks ("Hillel Director's . Gibson's The Passion of the Christ on the View Demoralizing," Feb. 6, page 6), Jewish community and Gibson's repre- the executive director of University…

… Federation's Annual Campaign helps so many through the work of these partner agencies and programs: Akiva Hebrew Day School, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, Eastern Michigan University Hillel, Elder…

… Family Service, Jewish Home & Aging Services, JVS, Leonard N. Simons Jewish. Community Archives, Metro Detroit Hillel, Michigan Jewish Conference, Michigan State University , Hillel, University of Michigan…

… Children's Hospital of Michigan and visited classrooms at WSU's Early Childhood Center. The delegates were also able to accompany caseworkers from the Detroit School for the Deaf's Early Intervention Program…

…Link, Fresh Air Society, Hebrew Free Loan Association, Hillel Day School, Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit, Jewish Apartments • and Services, Jewish Community Center, Jewish Community Council, Jewish…

… Patrick and Susan Welbourne of Kalamazoo. Carlee received her bachelor's degree in marketing and merchandising from Western Michigan University. She is a public relations specialist in Detroit. Neal…

… received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and his master's degree in clinical psychology from St. Michael's College in Vermont. Laurie is a graduate of Belmont High School in…

…, and Dr. Dan Karp of Houston and Liz Karp of Boston, announce their engagement. John is a graduate of Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood School. He…

… received his bachelor's degree in geography and geology, also from Western Michigan University, and is a business analyst for J. Walter Thompson in Detroit. An August wedding is planned at Bay Pointe Country…

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… & Delia Meyers Library Hidden Children/Child Survivors 46 of Michigan 48 High School Programs in Israel 45 Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit Hillel Jewish Student Center at Michigan 55 State…

… University 55 Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit Hillel: The Foundation for 54 Jewish Campus Life 39 HIV/AIDS Counseling 46 Holocaust Education Coalition 46 Holocaust Memorial Center 49 Holocaust Memorial Center…

… Judaic Studies FRIENDS Alliance Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe - F.R.E E Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Michigan Chapter Friendship Circle, The Ganeinu Day Camp Ganeinu Education Center…

… Library 46 Holocaust Survivor Assistance 39 Home Care Services 39 Home Share 31 Horizons - Special Needs 51 Hospice of Integrated Health Services 51 Hospice of Michigan I.L. Peretz House Immigration and…

… Humanistic Judaism Ira Kaufman Chapel Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue Israel Advocacy Israel and Oversees Services Israel Cancer Association of Michigan Israel Numismatic Society of Michigan, Inc Israel…

… Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) 39, 53 Jewish Family Service (JFS) Jewish Family Services 39 of Washtenaw County Jewish Federation of Grand Rapids, 33 Michigan Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit…

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…-0440 E-mail: hillel@.emich.edu Website: http:/Avww.hillel-emu.org The connection for Jewish life at Eastern Michigan University. Offers a variety of stu- dent groups and student-driven programs and…

…. The University provides funding to ensure the suc- cess of the JSO programs. Frankel Center for Judaic Studies University of Michigan 3032 Frieze Bldg., 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 Phone…

…, public lectures and other events, includ- ing the annual Belin lecture in American Jewish Studies. Eastern Michigan University Hillel 965 Washtenaw Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Phone: (734) 482-0456 Fax: (734) 482…

… the girls haven't yet tackled a Shabbat campout, the junior troop spent a fully observant weekend in Ann Arbor, staying at the University of Michigan Hillel. What the girls do have over the boys is…

… story — Jewish Girl Scouts. For more than 10 years, Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit has sponsored Girl Scouts troops, she says. At one time, Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield also had a few Girl…

… Scout troops and did activities jointly with the Hillel troops. Currently, nearly 60 girls are regis- tered in four troops at Hillel, ranging from kindergartners to fourth-graders. Bea Sacks of…

… Hillel office, following the news of killings at a mosque in Hebron. The Hillel office is on the sixth floor of the Student Center Building. The swastika was scrawled in black marker on a wall behind a…

…) ** frozen Do You Remembe& March 1994 Anger and sadness continue to be generated by the thoughtless acts of a few. Jewish students at Wayne State University in Detroit discovered a swastika outside the…

… and cookies themselves — all 800 pieces. They'll also include various candies. Members also will get a hand during the assembly phase from participants of the Dorothy and Peter Brown Adult Day Care…

… program. The Purim parcels will be delivered over this weekend. An added extra in the package is a coloring book created by member Ann Costello of Utica that tells a modern- day Purim story, complete with…

… King Ahasuerus calling Queen Vashti on her cell phone and a brainy Esther dressed in a business suit. Of course, crayons are included in the parcel, too. Freya Weberman is project chairper- son. Marsha…

… Raimi Brand of West Bloomfield, liaison to the-National Jewish Girl Scout Committee, was excited to see the JN's cover story about local Jewish Boy Scout troops, but says we missed the other half of the…

… Huntington Woods and Jennifer Wolin Patterson of Farmington Hills, president of Temple Emanu-El, show off a mishloach manot package complete with homebaked hamentashen and a hand-drawn coloring book. While…

…, PLEASE RSVP BY Nov. 20 Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Mystery Bus Tour from Oak Park JCC. Cost: $20 with RSVP or $25. RSVP: Karen Urman, (313) 577 3459 or Hilleled@wayne.edu For more…

…. RSVP by Nov. 19: Jenn Stotter, pa@msuhillel.org Nov. 29 Monday, 6 p.m. Dinner and discussion of "Golem: The Making of a Jewish Frankenstein" with Rabbi Elazar Meisels at MSU Hillel. RSVP by noon Nov. 22…

… and staff will join EMU Hillel at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills on Sunday, Nov. 21. The trip is part of EMU's Campus Life Department Excursions Program and will include a two…

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… Chavurah camping trip, Ann Arbor. RSVP: Geoff Silverstein, geoffinax@urnich.edu And Much More! JOIN US FOR OUR BROOKDALE HOLIDAY PARTY THE HERITAGE WITH ENTERTAINMENT Of SOUTHFIELD ON TUESDAY…

… information or to schedule a personal tour please call AND REFRESHMENTS DECEMBER 14TH. Nov. 20 Saturday 7 p.m. MSU Hillel Graduate TAG Bar Crawl, East Lansing. RSVP: Morgan, taylo393@msu.edu. - 248…

…: Jeffiey Lazor, pd@msuhillel.org 910040 15100Mfield Hills Schools Preview Nights Young Adults Host Chef Please join us for a preview of your child's next educational steps. Chef Keith Famie will be the…

… Community Center in West Bloomfield. The cost of $45 per person includes latke tasting and a dessert reception. Reservations are requested no later than Nov. 26 and can be made at wwvv…

….thisisfederation.org/YAD/events or by calling Jon Goldstein, (248) 203- 1471. For parents of students who are entering kindergarten, middle school or high school in the fall of 2005, Preview Nights are held throughout the District…

… Troubled Waters" between high school and chuppah. Hillels and other young adult agencies provide continuity of the Jewish experi- ence even as the photos from Birthright are processed. Funding for Michigan…

… member of the Michigan B'nai Kith Hillel Fund and board member of the Michigan Hillel Consortium, I know something about making choices. I know about finding Hillels and I know about there never being…

… the impact of the Birthright Israel trip as participants come home by engaging them through vibrant, fully funded Hillels and other local programs. As a past president of Hillel of Metro Detroit, board…

… enough money to go around. There never is. You'll see Hillel staffs on campus maximizing the number of Jews doing Jewish with other Jewish young adults — all year. While we're preaching tzedakah…

… to ensure that society implements the universal moral standards of the Torah. We, therefore, support any legal efforts to block those who wish to legit- imize same-sex marriage and to urge all out…

…. Letter writers generally are limited to one letter per 4-6 week period, space permitting. Letters must contain the name, address and title of the writer, and a daytime telephone number. Original copies…

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… same-sex marriages, the Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit wishes to make the following statement: The Torah clearly and unambiguously prohibits same-sex relationships. This prohibition…

… applies not only to Jews, but is part of the Seven Noachide Commandments, which apply to all of mankind. The very first commandment given to humankind was "be fruitful and multi- ply" — under the sacred…

…. Proceeds from the auction will provide critically needed support for the Respite Care Assistance program and for ALS research at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Respite Care Assistance Program…

… Ann Newman is a major contrib- utor to the fund. Beginning with this year's presentation ceremony on May 21 at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, and each year hehce, all seventh-graders at…

… Hillel will receive a book of Jewish con- Rabbi Lee Buckman, secondfrom left, head ofJAMD, with his son Yoni; the Groners; their friend Ann Newman; her grandson Eli Newman; Steven Freedman, head of Hillel…

… Moss, (248) 559-1500, ext. 222. ALS Gala Names Chair O ALS of Michigan will host its annual Ultimate Charity Auction and Gala with Florine Mark Ross as honorary chair. Her husband, Bill, recently died…

…Community Foundation Grants JFS Jewish Family Service has received a grant of $500,000 from the Kresge Foundation. The grant is earmarked for the JFS Capital Campaign to build a new main…

… headquarters in West Bloomfield. The new build- ing, named in honor of Graham and Sally Orley and Joseph and Suzanne Orley, will be a 30,000-square-foot facility directly across from the Eugene and Marcia…

… funds by Jan. 1, 2005," said JFS President Terran Uemis of Bloomfield Hills. Groundbreaking on the new facility took place in October 2003. The Kresge Foundation is an independent, private foundation…

… created by the personal gifts of Sebastian S. Kresge. It is not affiliated with any corporation or organization. Jewish Family Service is headquartered in Southfield with a branch office in West Bloomfield…

…. . A Daughter Remembered Rabbi Irwin Groner and his wife, Leypsa, have created an endowment fund at the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit in memory of their daughter, Debbie. Close family friend…

…, with his son Yoni. tent from the Debbie Groner Memorial Endowment Book Fund. This year ,stu- dents received a copy of Joseph Telushkin's Ten Commandments of Character, a text that will be required…

… Dr. Ronald Kerwin — where her fiance is a patient. Dr. Agrest, 30, graduated from Michigan State University and received his medical degree from MSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine. The son of Martin…

….m. MSU Hillel Poker Tournament, hosted by AEPi, East Lansing. No entry fee. RSVP: Jeff Lazor, pd@msuhillel.org April 13 Tuesday, 7 p.m. "Justice at Dachau," MSU/DCL College of Law talk by author Joshua…

… Greene. Law College Building, Castle Board Room, East Lansing. April 15 Thursday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Graduate and Professional 21 + Israeli wine and cheese event at Cafe de Marquis, 204 W 5th…

… St., Royal Oak. $8. Contact Karen Adelman, (313) 577-3459 or Hilleled@wayne.edu April 17 Saturday, 9:15 p.m. Federation YAD "Sweet Sounds" for young cou- ples. Jazz of the Dave Pyrek Be-Bop Trio and…

… works of Jewish female authors. RSVP: Jenn Stotter, (517) 332-1916. April 27 Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. MSU Hillel Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration at Crunchy's, East Lansing. Karaoke, food, birthday cake. RSVP: (517…

…) 332-1916. April 28 Wednesday, 8 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit will see Dummy, part of the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival. Free tickets from 7-8 p.m. at Java Hut, next to Birmingham Uptown 8. RSVP…

…: Karen Adelman (313) 577-3459 or Hilleled@wayne.edu April 30 Friday. Hillel of Metro Detroit and the Young Adult Division of Federation Shabbat Dinner Exchange. Sign up to be a host by Friday, April 16…

…One Fiancee To Go Lonely doctor ordered only a hamburger with fries, but wound up with much, much more. DIANA LIEBERMAN Stqff*Writer IV hen Dr. Kevin Agrest of West Bloomfield staggered into the…

…!'" The couple became engaged last March. They recently became members of Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield, where they will be married May 29. Greenfield, 25, will graduate from the Henry Ford Health…

… System School of Nursing this spring. The daughter of Michael and Maria Kallen of West Bloomfield and the late Gary Greenfield, she lives in Waterford and works full time for West Bloomfield dermatologist…

…- argument with someone who was holding a poster Israel students have mounted a dramatic effort over the . . denigrating Israeli soldiers University of Michigan students and community members protested a…

… participate in the the local JCC, which oversees Hillel, relieved Redford of Ross Berger, 20, a junior at George Washington American Israel Public Affairs Committee's Saban her duties. University in Washington…

…, as Hillel presi- dent at the University of Richmond in Virginia. ing in psychology and business, has played a key role in Gabriel, who had been a member of the Israel Action Redford sent an e-mail to…

… relationships Ariel said that on many campuses, Hillel and other lobbed a cinder block through the glass doors of the with a wide range of student leaders. organizations welcome Brit Tzedek and other left…

… spent the year as what Frankenstein called propaganda?" recruited to join Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish fraternity "the dynamic duo of Israel activists" in the student sen- Hillel officials said they…

… helps them find ways to Israel demonstrations worldwide. pro-Israel messages by networking with campus leaders. express their Zionism and their support for Israel in the At the University of California…

… students are stumping for Israel on anybody who seemed to question the anti-Israel senti- tive approach to pro-Israel activity ment. campus. A year ago, three students from the University of Oregon in Eugene…

…Campus Success Jewish students have swung the pendulum back towards Israel at U.S. colleges. Gabriel's freshman year coincided with the begin- ning of the Palestinian Editor's note: This is the…

… first in a series on the changing intifada. Not knowing hOw to advocate for Israel, he relationship between American Jews and Israel did what thousands of other supporters of Israel Berkeley Calif. had…

…-Israel didn't understand the situ- fervor. ation. Certainly there has been an outpouring of anti-Israel Over time, he said, he agitation at many campuses since the Palestinian indfa- , came to realize that he…

… at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and president of the Michigan Hillel. Second Lt. Avi Jacobson, USAF, a graduate of the Charles Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, Md., and the University of…

… their daugh- ter Jordyn Rebecca to Michael Jason Goldman, son of Brigitte and Bruce Goldman, all of West Bloomfield. Jordyn attended Michigan State University in East Lansing. She is a makeup artist in…

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… Jacobson to Rachel Roth. Avi is the grandchild of Alvin and Bernice Jacobson of West Bloomfield and Tom and Paula Bain. Rachel, a graduate of Maimonides School in Brookline, Mass., is a pre- medical senior…

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… Troy. Michael attended Arizona State University. He is a partner in his fami- ly-owned business, L'Uomo Vogue, in Bloomfield Hills. An April wedding is planned at Tam O'Shanter Country Club in West…

…Bitter Lessons College students from Hillel of Metro Detroit and EMU examine the Holocaust. PHOTOS BY BILL HANSEN r ifty students and friends from the campuses of Hillel of Metro Detroit and…

… Eastern Michigan University toured the new Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills on March 28. The group toured the building with docent Pearlena Bodzin, had lunch and then heard survivor Martin…

… Lowenberg speak about his Holocaust experiences. E — Alan Hitsky, associate editor Docent Pearlena Bodzin o Southfield begins the tour. Viewing a depiction of the Warsaw Ghetto is Chaim Sigler of Oak Park…

…. Martin Lowenberg of Southfield told the students about his Holocaust experiences. Jacob Shmailov of Oak Park looks at the "burning books" display. After the tour, lunch was a subdued event. College Loan…

…@jvsdet.org TAD Plans Israel Mission The National Young Professionals Mission to Israel is scheduled for June 27 through July 6. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Young Adult Division is recruiting…

… participants. Local chairs for the mission are Staci Bloch and Michael Stein. Jordan Glass is recruiting chair. The mission is recreational, but will offer history, culture and education events. The price of…

… the mission is $999 plus a minimum gift of $500 to Federation's 2005 Annual Campaign. Participants are singles and couples ages 25-40. Application deadline is April 30. For information, call Jonathan…

… Goldstein, (248) 203-1471. Scene Happenings • For college age through 30-something. E-mail ahitsky@thejewishnews.com April 13 Tuesday, 7 p.m. "Justice at Dachau," MSU/DCL College of Law talk by author…

… is co-chair of the Volunteer Impact Program at desecrated Yom Kippur but thrust their extremist course," Soclof said. "Of all the ways one could have University of Michigan Hillel. view into a setting…

…Rock On Students show support for peace and Israel with conviction and paint. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter Ann Arbor group of University of Michigan stu- dents showed it is the message they…

… the tor of U-M Hillel Foundation, said, to the existence of the state to make the con- Jewish community," said Henry Herskovitz of the "I think it was a wonderful way for nection between supporting…

… The fact the rock was innocently through an e-mail campaign that included else, empowering for those involved because we painted over by a U-M fraternity — participants of U-M Hillel. knew we left a…

… peaceful message. As a Catholic, I unaware of the timing of the message A letter composed by U-M Hillel's treasur- feel threatened by the destruction of human life and — was disappointing to the group, er…

… convey that is important, and not nec- essarily the venue. When they learned that Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends, a pro-Palestinian group, would be protesting on the corner of Hill Street and…

…- sized message board — into a blue-and-white painting of the words "Support Peace, Support Israel," on one side and a peace sign on the other. "The idea for the design on the rock stemmed from a campaign…

… launched [by the Jewish Federation of Washtenaw County] sup- porting both peace and Israel," said Samantha Woll, 21, of West Bloomfield, who organized the project with Paul Spurgeon, 22, of Royal Oak and…

… Perry Teicher, 19, of West Bloomfield. Paul Spurgeon, 22, of Royal Oak and Samantha Woll, 21, of West Bloomfield at the rock. "It was important for me as a member of the Jewish community on the day…

… preceding Yom frontational way," Teicher said. "In the end, writing the letter had a much greater Kippur to promote a message of peace as well "On the other hand, the anti-Israel group protest- significance…

… a farewell reception for Joanne and Peter As president of Michigan State University, McPherson guid- McPherson hosted by metro Detroit alumni at the Bloomfield ed the largest building boom in the 150…

… nearly 3,000 — 43 percent of the nearly 7,000 Jewish stu- causing a swell of approval to cascade through the crowd. dents at the University of Michigan in Ann "Much of the progress in Jewish education at…

… calling for M Hillel, graduated from MSU in 1998 with a Michael Serling universities to divest of their investments in Israel. degree in international relations. "I owe much of For the past five years, Mc…

… base of Jewish stu- helm of MSU, McPherson, 64, is moving dents from Michigan and elsewhere, just as MSU had when ROBERT A. with his wife, Joanne, to Arlington, Va. He'll he was a student 45 years…

…. "President Designate student campus. Lou Anna Simon shares my commitment." At the 2002 opening of the new Hillel, he Rabbi Jason Miller, assistant director of the U- renounced protests around the country…

… campus," he with the help of an active advisory board led by Birmingham added, "and the Jewish Studies program has led the way along attorney Michael Serling. with MSU Michigan Jewry owes McPherson, a…

…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK i For 35 years helping people with disabilities • be fully included in community life (yin A Jewish Studies Champion A s undersecretary of the U.S. Treasury under President…

… leaders to cut the interest pating Jewish students. rate on Israel's debt from 13 to 6 percent, saving the Jewish The evening of Dec. 15 was cold and snowy, but I was state $1 billion. determined to attend…

…-year history of the Hills home of Rhonda and Gary Ran. East Lansing campus, launched a $1.2 billion Capital "One of my proudest activities has been to help the MSU Campaign, shaped the study abroad…

… MSU, all that Arbor. has been accomplished with the Jewish Studies program, After the second Gill f War, President Bush including the new Hillel House, could not have happened tapped McPherson to…

… of Metropolitan Attorney Gary Torgow, Detroit, continued his edu- president of Southfield- cation at Cass Technical based Yeshiva Beth High School and. the Yehudah, called Judge University of Michigan…

… way I practice law, Judge Goldsmith, a Detroit native how I view myself as a citi- who was a member of the zen of the United States, a first graduating class at Hillel citizen of the world." Day School…

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…Taking The Bench Talented litigator accepts Oakland County Circuit Court judgeship. Peter Alter, president-elect of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, called. Judge Goldsmith "a…

… fantastic addition to the Oakland ttorney Mark A. County bench. He is extremely Goldsmith was sworn in patient, extremely bright, extremely March 19 as a judge of personable and extremely courteous Oakland…

… County Circuit — a real mentsh. Court, filling the vacancy created "One of Mark's goals is excellence Feb. 9 by the death of Judge Patrick in government, and his appointment Brennan. certainly advances…

… Detroit-based law firm life. Honigman, Miller, Schwartz and "Judaism is more than a set of rit- Cohn LLP, specializing in commer- uals," he said. "It's a way of life that cial litigation. has informed the…

… Judge Richard School in 1977. Kaufman was recently involved as an A former president of attorney with Mark Goldsmith in a Congregation Beth Shalom and the complicated business matter involv- regional…

…- influence to otherwise frenetic cir- grader at Hillel. His son, Jared, 25, cumstances. recently earned a master's degree in "In all my contacts with Mark, business administration and works in both as a judge…

… gies to public service," Judge with his excellent work ethic, I Goldsmith said. "Oakland County believe he will make an excellent Circuit Court is a very busy court judge." and gets a number of high…

… overseeing Hillel's national and local development campaigns. Matt holds a degree in Human Services and Judaic Studies from George Washington University, where he served as President of GW Hillel. He also…

…New International Director of 1313Y0, Inc., to Speak at Annual Meeting Michigan BBYO will hold its Annual Meeting on Monday, May 24, at Cong. Beth Ahm, beginning at 7:30 p.m. At that time the Board…

… will elect Michele Siegal of Beverly Hills as Chairperson Michele Siegal for the 2004- 2005 year. Michele came up through the Michigan BBYO program and served as BBG Council N'siah in 1980-81. She has…

… years with Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. As the Director of Development and Special Assistant to the President, Matt's responsibilities included working closely with the lay leadership…

…: Bauman Family From: Maxine, Stuart, Kevin, Bryan Burnstein 10 Michigan BBYOers have signed up for many of the BBYO summer programs offered in 2004. Here is an up-to-date list of who is going where…

… Aidenbaum, Achayot BBG IN MEMORY OF: Next time you need to send a Birthday Wish, a Mazel Toy or a Sympathy Card...send a Tribute instead! EVAN SHAPIRO MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP FUND IN YOUR HONOR: Michigan 1313…

… been a member of the BBYO Board since 1999 and has served as Secretary and most recently as a Vice-Chairperson of the Board. Joining Michele as Board Vice-Chair- persons are Richard Barr, Barbara…

… Horowitz, and Jodi Tobin, all of West Bloomfield and Ted Efros of Bloomfield Hills. Arthur Siegal of Beverly Hills will serve as Board Secretary and Jacob Braslaw of Farmington Hills will serve as Treasurer…

…. Featured speaker at the event will be Matthew Grossman, the new International Director of BBYO Inc. Matthew Grossman comes to the position of BBYO International Director after working Titania qa4 for nine…

…, leading strategic planning efforts, crafting Hillel's message to various constituents, and representing the organization with key supporters. He also played a leadership role in creating, implementing and…

… his experiences at the "Confronting Anti-Semitism" conference Nov. 5-7 at Michigan State University's Hillel. Fifteen students from MSU, Thomas M. Cooley Law School and Wayne State, Eastern Michigan and…

… Western Michigan universities participated. The con- ference was sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) under a grant from the Solelim Fund of United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation of New York. "We…

… of hatred," he said. "I want to reach out to the Tom Martinezes." Mondrow, Eastern Michigan's Marisa Saltman and Michigan State senior Morgan Taylor.. Morgan Taylor, an MSU senior, said, "It…

… together not just for For tips on responding to anti-Semitism, see our Hillel, but for the entire student body." wvvw.thejewisimews.com or vvvvw.acil.org Sharone Senk, assistant director for the Michigan…

… expecting a baby with his wife. "I was lonely. My life was just awful," he said. "I was looking for something — anything to be a part of." That's when he heard a televised interview with David Duke, Grand…

… Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, who delivered this challenge: Are you against affirmative action? Do you feel the government is spending too much money on busing black students to school but nothing 0 on the…

… to visit me. This guy gave me more time than my father ever had." Martinez completed the application and mailed it. "I was now a full-fledged Knight of the Ku Klux Klan," he said. Martinez recounted…

… want students on college campuses to better understand what anti-Semitism is, what it sounds like and feels like," said Gary Levin, ADEs director of tra- ditional educational programs for ADL…

…. Participants explored the history, myths and facts of anti-Semitism and worked on methods of responding to anti-Semitism and anti-Israel thoughts and actions through skill building. Kenneth Waltzer, director of…

… the time he reached 27, Martinez had joined another white supremacy organization, the Order, headed by Bob Mathews. One of Mathews' first actions when he organized the Order in October 1983 was to…

…; and $8,000 to the Lester J. Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center at Michigan State University for its Jewish Women's Leadership and Identity Initiative. (See adjacent complete list of grants.) Currently…

… support groups for widows who are also Holocaust survivors: $6,000. • Lester J. Morris Hillel Jewish . Student Center-MSU's Jewish Women's Leadership and Identity Initiative: $8,000. • University of…

… support such as day care and transportation; $6,000 for Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit's Tzenuit project that assists girls in addressing social, emotional and physical challenges of adolescence…

… organizations to cut back their financial support, one organization has actually increased its giving by 40 percent. The Jewish Women's Foundation of Detroit (JWF) announced at its fourth annual board of trustees…

… meeting Sept. 8 that it would award $70,100 to 10 pro- grams in the Detroit area and Israel — $20,000 more than determined as part of their 2002 strategic five-year plan. "We are fortunate to be growing and…

… in the financial position to support more projects than we anticipated to further our mission of helping women in our community and in Israel," foundation chair Beverly Liss said to more than 125…

…, JWF is one of 27 Jewish women foundations, which are an outgrowth of the feminist movement of the 1970s, said guest speaker Barbara Dobkin, current chair of the Hadassah Foundation and founder of Ma…

…'yan, the Jewish Women's Project, a program of the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan. There are 150 women's funds worldwide, but none yet in Israel, Dobkin said. The oldest and largest of these women…

…. percentage of United States grant dol- lars for women and girls has declined, she said. So the goal of women's phi- lanthropy is social change, which will things," but the issue of why Jewish men When Jewish…

… agencies came to help shift power and advocacy for strate- and women don't marry goes deeper, she Dobkin to fund their grants for women, gies that benefit women and girls. said, and touches the kinds of…

…. $10 includes Israeli food and bowling. RSVP Jonathan Goldstein, (248) 203-1471 or goldstein@jfind.org May 19 Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Capture the Flag. Beech Woods Recreation Center…

…MSU Hill& monthly Rosh Chodesh program has become popular on campus. PHOTOS BY JASON BROOKS 1 ewish women at Michigan State University have created a monthly group that is bringing them closer…

… through dis- cussions and programs. The Rosh Chodesh program is an outgrowth of a 2003 body image and Jewish culture work- shop. Plans for next year include speakers such as feminist Letty Cottin Pogrebin…

… and sex columnist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a women's seder, and work- shops on Jewish cuisine, culture, leadership and empowerment. 43 --- Alan Hitsky, associate editor Jennifer Stotter of Kalamazoo and…

… Courtney Anthony of Escanaba listen to the discussion of "Yentls Revenge" by Danya Ruttenberg. When rain threatened, the women took the picnic to Marisa Saltzman of East Lansing follows along as Meredith…

… Helfinan of Farmington Hills reads from Cynthia Kaplan's "Why I'm Like This." Scene Happenings For college age through 30-something. Send information to: ahitsky@thejewishnews.com May 7 Friday, 6:15 p…

….m. Impact Michigan (formerly B'nai Kith Leadership Network) Shabbat dinner and service at Congregation Chaye Olam (15 Mile and Inkster, Bloomfield Township). Kosher BBQ, followed by 7:30 p.m. service. Cost…

…, 22200 Beech Road, Southfield. Free. RSVP: Karen Urman, (313) 577-3459 or hilleled@wayne.edu 5/ 7 2004 37 …

… Center/ Wayne State University Oct. 20 Wednesday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Graduates and Professional 21+ "Detroit Financial Planning 101 — Getting and Staying Out of Debt!" At Creative Collections…

…. Happminp For college age through 30-something. Send information to ahitsky@thejewishnews.com Oct. 15 Friday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Shabbat Dinner with the Simpsons. Adam Sofer will discuss the…

… Simpsons and Judaism. Cost: $12 in advance of Shabbat. Shabbat hous- ing available upon request. Contact Karen Urman, (313) 577-3459 or Hilleled@wayne.edu r. William Hig inAtham Oct. 17 Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p…

…Severe should not prevent you from doing what you want to do. Joints are an integral part of keeping our bodies in motion. But when a joint causes pain, everything suffers...participating in…

….m. Ruach Hadassh Gift Bazaar at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. For informa- tion, contact Beth, (248) 544-6433 or ruach_chapter@yahoo.com Oct. 17 Sunday, 3 p.m. MSU Hillel football…

…/guest relations Oct. 19 Tuesday, 6 p.m. MSU Hillel Israeli cooking with Ellery Diem and Lindsay Miller. RSVP by Oct. 18 to pd@msuhillel.org A comprehensive healthcare team that includes surgeons, nurses, physical…

… therapists and physician assistants Joint replacement is an orthopaedic success story, enabling hundreds of thousands of people to live fuller, more active lives. Using metal alloys, high-grade plastics and…

… the design, construction and implantation of artificial hip joints, resulting in a high percentage of successful long-term outcomes. Sinai-Grace Hospital is dedicated to providing quality surgical care…

…- certified orthopaedic surgeon with more than 20 years of experience. He was recently named one of Metro Detroit's Top Docs by Hour Detroit Magazine. We strive to make your surgery and recovery, comfortable…

… and convenient with the goal of achieving a patient's successful return to an active lifestyle. Postoperative care, including physical therapy and home care Sinai-Grace Hospital Detroit Medical…

…Metro 0 U-M Hosts 9-11 Memorial The Jewish Greek Council and the Conservative. Minyan, both affiliates of the University of Michigan's Hillel Foundation, will have a 9-11 Memorial Service at…

… Hillel 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. Students will remember the vic- tims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks with the Havdallah candles at Hillel (1429 Hill Street, Ann Arbor). Following the service…

… Healing: A Havdallah for September 11, 2004. Rabbi Jason Miller, assistant director of U-M Hillel, will lead the service with stu- dents. Rome. Additionally, he has explored the challenges of contempo…

… New Commandments For Our Times" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. Bertman of West Bloomfield teaches the classics at the University of Windsor and has written a host of…

…- rary civilization in such books as Hyperculture: The Human Cost of Speed Bertman and Cultural Amnesia: America's Future and the Crisis of Memory. As a teacher, writer, educa- tional consultant and public…

… speaker, he has spent his life bridging the worlds of past and present. His talk will be followed by refreshments at 9:30 p.m. and a seli- chot service at 10 p.m. The discus- sion and events are open to the…

… community. Beth Olem Open Sunday Temple Kol Ami will host a commu- nity-wide Second-Day Rosh Hashanah service 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17. Rabbi Jennifer Tisdale Kroll of Temple Israel will deliver the sermon…

…; and cantorial soloists Susan Greener, Temple Kol Ami; Rachel Gottlieb, Temple Beth El; Penny Steyer, Temple Shir Shalom. The non-affiliated as well as all members of Reform congregations are invited to…

… attend. Tickets are not required. Beth Olem Cemetery (Smith Street Cemetery), on the site of the General Motors (Poletown) Plant, will be open between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12. The commu- nity…

… is welcome to visit the cemetery at this time prior to Rosh Hashanah. The cemetery was established in 1862, and remains one of the oldest historic sites in the Jewish commu- nity of greater Detroit…

… Taylor, taylo393@msu.edu Oct. 5 Tuesday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Tel Aviv Nights. Sukkot Israeli style with food, music and a hookah. Cost: $5 with RSVP or $8 at door. Contact Lesley Weiss at (313…

… Friday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Shabbat Dinner with The Simpsons. Adam Sofer will discuss the Simpsons and Judaism. Cost: $12 in advance of Shabbat. Shabbat housing available upon request…

… Hillel and the University Activities Board. Free tickets at MSU Hillel, East Lansing. Oct. 4 Monday, 6:30 p.m. MSU TAG (20-something grad students) wine/cheese party in MSU Hillel sukkah. RSVP to Morgan…

…AppleTree Saying You're Sorry Teaching your child the value of repentance. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor R %TN 9/24 2004 52 epentance is a central theme of the High Holidays, which…

… means it's a good time to teach children exactly how and why we say, "Pm sorry." But first, it's important to consider the two different kinds of forgiveness Jews are directed to seek. One is ben adam l…

… is a religion of faith and action. The first step, then, is prayer: One must appeal to God for forgiveness. But just saying, "Can you let me off the hook on this one, God?" and fasting on Yom Kippur…

… isn't going to cut it. For complete forgiveness from God, one also needs to acknowledge his wrongdoing and then promise to do his best not to err again. Consider the words of the prophets (Isaiah 1…

… if a man has sinned his whole life and repents on the day of his death, all his sins are for- given," and the Chasidic teacher Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav said, "There is no sin that will not be forgiven…

… by sincere repentance." This idea of "turning" illustrates important concepts in Judaism: that its never too late to do the right thing; that fellow creatures will be treated mercifully when man sins…

… will not be treated for us not to err (He's not up there mercifully [by God.]" laughing when we fall), that He is actu- Indeed, the very identity of a man ally much like you, the parent, who so who does…

… of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "We've known each other forever — since birth," Kessler said. As young adults, Kessler went off to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., where he is now…

… complimented the other's choice of spouse, and we got excited together From top, Kate Marshall, Michael Strausz and Seth and Allison Kessler on a camping trip. 6/25 2004 24 July 8 Thursday, 7 p.m. Hillel of…

…. ❑ July 14 Wednesday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Glow in the Dark Mini Golf Tournament at the Putting Edge, Fountainwalk, 44125 12 Mile Road, Novi. Cost: $12. RSVP to Lesley Zwick, (313) 577-3459 or…

… members; $200 for non-members. Call Marilyn Wolfe, (248) 661-1000. July 23 Friday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Fondue Shabbat, Oak Park JCC. Cost: $10 in advance. RSVP to Lesley Zwick by July 21…

… an aerospace engineering consultant. Strausz moved to Seattle, where he is a doctoral student in polit- ical science at the University of Washington (U-W). But they continued to visit one another…

…@thejewishnews.com T hey live on opposite sides of the country — and have never even gone to the same school --- but Seth Kessler, 27, and Michael Strausz, 27, have managed to stay best friends their entire lives…

… Metro Detroit free talk on buying your own home. Creative Collections, 3184 W. 12 Mile, Berkley. RSVP to - Karen Adelman, (313) 577-3459 or Hilleled@wayne.edu July 9 Friday, 7:30 p.m. Outdoor musical…

… scented candles, a glass heart — filled with rose petals and a small black velvet box — held the ring Kessler would give Feinstein. "I think it's wonderful that they are so close," Kate Marshall said of the…

… friendship she is marrying into. "But it isn't just Mike and Seth — it's Mike and Seth and Dan (Zimmerman, 26, of New York City, formerly of Huntington Woods) and Brian (Selfon, 26, of New York City, formerly…

… of Southfield). Mike and Seth have surrounded themselves with a wonderful group of child- hood friends." Strausz may have been engaged first, but the first mar- riage was the Kessler-Feinstein wedding…

…-3459 or hilleled@wayne.edu . Leslie, a social worker for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Ann Arbor, and Mitch, a student at Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law in East Lansing, had…

…@thejewishnews.com April 30 YAD Shabbat Dinner Exchange. Alaine Waldshan, (248) 203-1486 or waldshan@jfmd.org May 2 Sunday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit presents Daniel Pipes: "The Palestinian-Israeli War: Where did it…

… come from, how to end it?" at Shaarey Zedek B'nai Israel Center, West Bloomfield. Co-Sponsored by ZOA, B'nai Brith, ADL and AISH Detroit. No charge. vIN 4/30 2004 34 May 5 Wednesday. Hillel of Metro…

… Detroit Graduates and Professionals 21+, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6:15 p.m. bus tour of old Jewish Detroit. Co-sponsor: Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. Free. RSVP to Karen Urman by Monday, May 3: (313) 577…

… abandoned one of the ideas he was kicking around — proposing in a hot air balloon. The rest of us never would have fit in the basket." ❑ May 7 Friday, 6:15 p.m. Impact Michigan (formerly B'nai B…

…-1471 or goldstein@jfmd.org May 19 Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Capture the Flag. Beech Woods Recreation Center, 22200 Beech Road, Southfield. Free. RSVP: Karen Urman, (313) 577-3459 or…

… seder this year with her boyfriend, but she left with her fiance. Near the start of the evening, a discussion ensued about who would ask the Four Questions. "I suggested that we all ask them together…

…, since everyone at the table was pretty much an adult," said Mitchel Katz, 24, of East Lansing. But after the fourth question was asked, Mitch looked over at Leslie, removed a ring box that he had stuck…

… under the table, and remembers saying, "I actual- ly have a fifth question." Leslie, 24, of West Bloomfield said she looked at him in shock. "He's a joker, so he could have said any- thing," she said. But…

… what he asked — in Hebrew — was: "Leslie will you marry me?" With her Hillel Day School educa- tion, Leslie understood the question well. "She looked terrified," Mitch said. "Then I repeated the question…

…-Grace. 1942: The Detroit Jewish News goes to press. 111 1958: Hillel Day School established. 111 1969: Jewish Association for Residential Care begins. II 1976: University of Michigan offers Jewish studies…

…TIMELINE from page 29 ■ 1982: Holocaust Memorial Center is started. • 1940s: Sponsorship of Holocaust survivors is offered. *1987: Three planeloads of Detroit Jews attend Washington rally to free…

… program. ■ 111 2002: Sun., Jan. 27, 1988: Jewish population reaches 96,000. 2000: Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit, an unaffiliated day high school led by Rabbi Lee Buckman, opens to 49 9th- and…

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… Israel Independence Day at a festival 3:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, April 26, at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Games, arts and crafts and rides are sold by punch card: 20 punches…

… Only) 4 74Mittt4,0 'xrs'au. Couple Relive Journey The Jewish Genealogical Society, the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan and Adat Shalom Synagogue will host Gerald and Barbara Cook as they relive…

…'s Development Office, (248) 851- 695 0. The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University in Detroit is presenting a free lecture and slide presentation by Dora Apel, WSU professor of art and…

…. Zionism Roots Explored The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies will host a program with Shlomo Avineri, Herbert Samuel pro- fessor of political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Titled "The…

… the Institute of European Avineri Studies at Hebrew University. The free program will be followed by refreshments and is co-sponsored by Congregation Beth Ahm. For reser- vations by Friday, April 16…

…t This annual Jewish News section is one of the most antici- pated reads of the year. Filled with the Jewish community's best and brightest high school seniors, this section assures that your…

… advertising message gets high visibility! Talk to your JN Account Executive today about advertising in Cap & Gown. Hillel Slates Observance WSU Focus: Holocaust Art The community is invited to cele- brate…

… for $10. Food and beverages are sold by cash only at the Tel Aviv Cafe. Judy Goldsmith and Candi Sherman are co-chairs; Sheila Tyner and Cindy Nagel are associate chairs. For information, call Hillel…

… art history. The lecture, "Memory Effects: The Holocaust and the Art of Secondary Witnessing," will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 2339 WSU Faculty-Administration Building, 656 Kirby, Detroit. Based…

… on her book of the same title, Dr. Apel's talk will analyze the ways artists born after the Holocaust represent a history they did not experience. Dr. Apel has been Apel a full-time faculty member at…

… their backgrounds, to Jewish learn- ing and values." The Jewish Resource Center in Ann Arbor, under Rabbi Aaron Eisemann, offered the first Maimonides fellowships to University of Michigan students…

…. Michigan State University students will vie for fellowships this fall under Rabbi Einar Meisels in conjunction with Hillel. "There are over 400,000 Jewish stu- dents on college campuses in North America and…

…. SKLAR Editor E e was weary after just a few hours of sleep the night before, but Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz was animated at the 24th annual ban- quet of his Machon L'Torah, the Jewish Learning Network of…

… Michigan. Rabbi J kvelled in announcing that the JAAM- Maimonides Leadership Training Program will spread from eight campus- Rabbi Jacobovitz es this school year to 29 in 2004- 2005. Oak Park-based Machon…

… leadership ability, Jewish involvement and care for others. Banquet master of ceremonies Robert Weiss characterized Rabbi J as "a person totally dedicated to his people and to exposing all Jews, no matter what…

… with the lack of direc- tion." He added, "I say to myself isn't that sad that many of them perhaps will never realize that they come from such a precious legacy of the wonderful Jewish people who taught…

… that I would be a rabbi today without my experience in the Jewish Studies Program at MSU," he said. Now assistant director of the University of Michigan Hillel in Ann Arbor, Rabbi Miller was "yearning…

… positions while waiting for an outside community to endow two other positions. . Michigan State University did this and more for its Jewish studies program, says Michael Serling of Orchard Lake, chair of the…

… Attract Jewish Students D r. Kenneth Waltzer, director of Michigan State University's Jewish Studies Program, is cer- tain that more Jewish high school stu- dents would consider attending MSU if they knew…

…Focus on Israel MSU moves forward on professorship and contemplates study abroad. DIANA LIEBERMAN Special to the Jewish News East Lansing of many universities would agree to fund two new faculty…

… studies in the United States. Waltzer said that it "makes Israel a large and very real commitment within the university." Serling has been a longtime supporter of his alma mater, where his two daugh- ters…

…- mittee that would lift this Elaine and Michael Serling ban as of the 2005-06 school year. Whether or "The [United States] State not the university agrees to sponsor Department warning does not prevent…

… policies have become more varied. students who want to study in Israel and Some universities, especially those on who will sign a waiver absolving the the East Coast, have adopted waiver university of…

… active member of the university's Jewish Studies Advisory Board. After the presentations, high-schoolers and their families will be able to speak individually with Waltzer and others about campus life…

… studying for a Ph.D. in Russian and Jewish history at the University of Chicago. "Professor Waltzer was an excellent mentor while I was at MSU," she said. "He was espe- cially helpful in finding other…

…'s Jewish Studies Program now has two dozen professors from other MSU col- leges and departments, each devoting time to Jewish studies. Students can choose any variety of courses as electives, or add a…