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… many can no longer afford either the dues or the tuition for day schools. A bright spot in the situation is the development of Hillels in both Buenos Aires and Montevideo, Uruguay. Reaching out to more…
… Trajtenberg, the Buenos Aires Hillel director, refers to them as places of hope, not misery. Argentina's Jewish community cur- rently is being sustained in large part by the generosity of the American Jewish…
… commitment — that every Jew will help every other. ❑ Cemetery Revisited The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan's bus tour of old Jewish Detroit included a special stop at Beth Olam Cemetery, located…
… and Michigan State University student who collected children's books as a hobby until a fatal car accident took her life in November 2000. Lindsey was nick- named "Spottie Dottie" after a charac- ter in…
…TA 7 1 k k‘\ Lauren, 12, Jessica, 11, and Ross Kepes, 8, of Bloomfield Hills place stickers during the book drive. Book Drive Aids Schools Children placed commemorative "Spottie's Club" stickers…
… also assisted in the effort as a mitzvah project, said Terri Rossman, Lindsey's mother. "Lindsey's devotion to collecting children's books, and the inspiration of their loving spirit will continue…
… through Spottie's Club, to make the `fun of books' happen for children who might otherwise miss that opportuni- ty," she said. To donate books or to help with processing, call Terri Rossman, (248) 204…
…-6066. Honors For Volunteers Merle Schwartz, Kadima president, of Farmington Hills and Sissi Lapides, a Kadima vice president, of West Bloomfield were recognized as distinguished vol- unteers at the Southfield…
…-based organization's National Philanthropy Day. MELTDOWN from page 31 the two largest JCCs, Hebraica and Hacoaj, already have done so. Diego Freedman, the department's director, projects savings of $250,000 a year…
… just from this one consolidation. The future sale of buildings that the community no longer needs will gener- ate endowment money for new and expanded services. The cost of being Jewish is expensive and…