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… with us at University of Michigan Hillel three minutes after I met him five years ago," recalls Michael Brooks, executive director of the Hillel Foundation at U-M. As Rabbi Richard Kirschen readies to…

… leave his position as U-M's associate Hillel director to become executive director of the Brown University-Rhode Island School of Design Hillel Foundation in Providence at the end of this month, he looks…

…. Chosen as last year's Berman Fellow, she worked at U-M Hillel in a one-year fellowship program established by phi- lanthropist Mandell L. Berman of Franklin to help young Jewish leaders prepare for Jewish…

… communal positions. "After graduation, I started working here. I couldn't let it go, mostly because of Rabbi Rich," she says. "Working at Hillel is a pretty special kind of niche within the Jewish world…

… organization that serves any of the 6,000 Jewish U-M stu- dents interested in Hillel programming. Remember When From the pages of the Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 1991 The…

… pursuing Jewish commu- nal work in Chicago. Rabbi Potter will become assistant director of U-M Hillel the following year. "Rabbi Kirschen's vision of Jewish possibilities and his indefatigable energy have…

… left an indelible mark on the cul- ture of Jewish life at Michigan and he will be sorely missed," Brooks says. In a farewell e-mail to students, Rabbi Kirschen shared his feelings of sadness at leaving…

… back upon his time at I: M. "It has been a most remarkable five years," he says of the post he took just m3riths following his 1996 ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jerusalem Institute of Religion…

… (HUC-JIR) in New York. "I had a lot of fun here. Both the staff and the students were amazing," says Rabbi Rich, as he is typically called by students. "I always knew I wanted to work in informal…

… touched by Hillel can't always be measured by counting participants attending a lecture or a religious service. "We can have a Torah study for 15 peo- ple or a program with Dennis Ross for 800 or a talk by…

… at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Hillel House. At the University of Michigan, she enrolled in Project STaR, a two-year program for future Jewish communal workers. Zuckerman did internships at…

…Zuckerman Joins Federation Sta fF Ettie Handelman passes the family history book to the younger generation. Representing four generations of the Caplan family, from left: Bertha Feinstein, 90, of…

… Southfield; Mandy Kent, 18, of Farmington Hills; Rainy Legault, 7, of White Lake; Handelman, 80, of Farmington - Hills, and Reka Goldstein, 92, of Southfield. Families Unite! Scores of relatives from across…

…, "with the in of great-great-grand- front photo my parents n front of me, and it got me SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer -ittle did 12-year old Samuel Caplan imagine when he left Odessa, Russia, a century…

… ago to become a cap maker in England, that five generations later nearly 130 offspring from all over the world would gather to celebrate his family legacy. - Four generations of the Caplan family from…

… England, Australia, France and the United States met June 22-24 at the Novi Wyndham Hotel. Caplan's granddaughter, Ettie Handelman of Farmington Hills, is the self-proclaimed "spark that started this…

… cousin looked just like my aunt, or like my mother," she says. 7/6 2001 36 Oldest family member Reka Goldstein, 92, greets one of the youngest, Madison Meeron, 2, o Macomb Township, at the amily reunion…

…. Handelman's recipe for success included three elements: a family newsletter she sent three times this year; a strong matriarchal planning committee composed of Sylvia Elkowitz of West Bloomfield, Elaine…

… Gluckman of Farmington Hills and Sandra Brenner of Southfield; and e- mail. thinking how this reunion would have blown their minds." A more immediate effect is the enthusiasm of the under-40 crowd. "It…

…'s amazing," Handelman says. "Cousins in New York who never met each other are already planning to meet when they return home." At the end of the reunion, rela- tives didn't want to wait another 10, or even…

… Southfield. Harry and Sally Nosanchuk are mem- bers of Israel's Bonds Prime Minister's Club and the Detroit Jewish Federation's Quarter Century Club. They are on the board of trustees of the Michigan Opera…

… committees. As a dele- gate to the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, he helped formulate national policy on church-state relations. He is a former representative to the Southeastern Michigan Council of…

… Kowalsky, to provide for the morning minyan at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. The fund includes the purchase and or repair of materials, programming enhancements and a…

… breakfast marking the yahrtzeit of Edith and Larry Kowalsky, who were killed on an Egypt Air plane crash on October 31, 1999. For information of endowment funds at Hillel, contact Marianne Milgrom Bloomberg…

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… University. She has been a construc- don company executive for 27 years. She is a member of the Lion of Judah, a for- mer treasurer of the Jewish Home for ed Auxiliary-and a volunteer for the Federation…

…Shiva Asar b'Tammuz is Sunday, July 8 On the UM of Tammuz, we remember the attacks on our bilk our land Brandeis Award To Nosanchuks Harry and Sally Nosanchuk, communi- ty leaders and…

… philanthropists, will be recipients of the Justice Louis D. Brandeis Award from the Zionist Organization of America at the Balfour Celebration Concert, Sunday, Oct, 21, at the Millennium Theater Center in…

…. Theatre. Their Family Community Caring Fund sponsors programs on behalf of senior citizens; the fund under- writes the cost of videotaping religious services for distribution to senior facili- ties…

… me to learn more about my Jewish heritage," said Brian Pollack, 24, of Wayne State University in Detroit. With the 33 people from Hillel of Metro Detroit, Eastern Michigan University and Western…

… Michigan University, and a diverse mix of per- sonalities and styles, everyone became fast friends. "I thought that the gift Birthright gave me was one of the greatest things anyone has ever done for me, and…

… student at Wayne State University in Detroit. She took part in Hillel of Metro Detroit's 1O-day Birthright Israel experience for young people ages 18-25. ''.5444141;t:"". Nale 'As hoP: oun tion to the…

… directov; Hiliel ofMetro Detroit 110414 students was that when they turn 18, they go to the army and when we turn 18, we go to college," said Erica Parr, 20, of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti…

…An Opportunity Michigan college students overwhelmed by Birthright Israel experience. MONICA SKLAR Special to the Jewish News 0 n one of the last nights before the May 2001 Birthright trip to…

… Israel ended for Michigan college students, we sat in the moonlight out- side of the Knesset, the Israeli parlia- ment, and silently analyzed what we had accomplished. Using the art supplies provided, some…

… I will cherish the friends and memories I made on the trip for- ever," said Chad Silver, 25, of Oakland University in Rochester Hills. New Friends A standout component was the inclu- sion of six…

… Israelis as travel compan- ions. They spoke about living on a kib- butz or moshav, shared pictures and stories from the army, taught us about culture from Israeli folk songs to pop music, and, most of all…

…, provided us with the insight that we had more sim- ilarities than differences. "The only difference that we encountered between us and the Israeli Monica. Sklar, 24, of Ferndale is a fashion and English…

… Detroit bus w the participati unded by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan etipit's Partn steering committee and Gesher Ekesher subcommittee, these six Israe s u dents from Detroies Partnership 2000…

… Prentis-Morris Foundation also committed to name the new Hillel Foundation building on the Michigan State University campus in memory of Lester Morris, who MARGARET MORSE TOURS No One Does It Better…

… Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit has made a major commitment to benefit the Jimmy Prentis Morris (JPM) branch of the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park. The JPM building on the A. Alfred Taubman…

… Jewish Community Campus is named in memory of the son of Lester and Jewell Prentis Morris. The foundation's gift will assist the Jewish Community Center Capital and Endowment Campaign established through…

… the Millennium Campaign for Detroit's Jewish Future, a series of specially designat- ed and named donor funds under the auspices of the Federation and the United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan…

… Detroit. The announcement was made at the June 19 board meetings of the Federation and Foundation. The Prentis-Morris Foundation previously gave $250,000 to the JCC's JPM building for improving the…

… enhanced acoustics, and also create a permanent endowment to support future improvements and preservation of the Jimmy Prentis Morris branch. In addition to benefiting the Jewish Community Center, the…

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… Raton campus. She is a program organizer for Hillel Student Foundation of Metro Detroit. Ron, a graduate of University of Michigan and Wayne State Business School, is a property manager in the city of…

… daughter b b b Rachel Ann to Ronald James, son of Barbara and Robert. Radner of West Bloomfield. Rachel earned bachelor degrees from University of Florida in Gainesville and Florida Atlantic University, Boca…

…THE PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE WE? RADNER-KLEIN M ichael and Mayna Klein of Boca Raton, Fla., are pleased to annu. nce the engagement of their…

…'re made up of Jewish and non-Jewish professionals who deal with clients and their finances. We are attorneys, stockbrokers, accountants, financial planners and insurance professionals, among others. WHAT…

… DO WE DO? We sponsor educational seminars to keep our constituents current on estate planning, tax laws, Planned giving and a host of other relevant topics. We also host networking events to give…

…) 203-1453 or e-mail: spilker@jfmd.org. (9 United Jewish fa xiddion Th is is -eclercition of Meloo,ollcn Caeca Visit us on the Web: www.thisisfederation.org from:.. SUSSMAN-SOLOMON A braham and…

… Dorothy Sussman of Southfield are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter Ellen Beth to Edward, son of Samuel and Bertha Solomon of Delray Beach, Fla. Ellen has a master of edu- cation degree…

… in special edu- cation from Wayne State University. She is employed as a learning disability teacher in the Hamtramck public schools. Edward has a master's degree in library and infor- mation science…

… from Florida State University in Tallahassee. He is employed at the Detroit Public Library. An August wedding is planned at Congregation Beth Shalom. • Up to 25 % Off all book invitations • 48-hour…

… League at tight end and to the All State Academic special mention team. Goldenberg will attend the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and plans to major in film and video. His parents are Michael and…

…Scene Scene Happenings For college age through 30-something. July 22 (new date), Sunday, 8 a.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit trip to Six Flags Ohio. The bus will leave the West Bloomfield JCC at 8 a…

… awarded a Michigan High School Football Coaches Association scholarship and will be honored at the MHSFCA All-Star game on July 28 at Michigan State University in East Lansing. Ffz 99 Pi :t.es good 6 a…

… quantities specified. Limit one coupon for any particular item. -111111 ■ 11, 7/13 2001 88 We reserve the right to limit quantities to normal retail purchases. Oren Goldenberg of Huntington Woods has been…

….m. Thursday, 7/12 thru Thursday, 7/19/01 at locations listed. Coaches :Cite Goldenberg DETROIT AREA ■ ROYAL OAK - Coolidge between 14 Mile & Maple Rd. (15 Mile) ■ NORTHVILLE - just W. of 1-275 on Haggerty Rd…

…. at 8 Mile ■ COMMERCE TWP. - Haggerty Rd. N. of Maple ■ W1XOM - Grand River Ave. at Wixom Rd. • Oren Goldenberg Goldenberg played tight end and linebacker for Berkley High School. He was named All…

… chairman of the Michigan Region B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Board of Directors. ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor S berry Gilman may have resolved her 18-month dispute with the Council of Orthodox Rabbis of…

… is totally voluntary and unpaid. Gilman receives weekly ship- ment's of 500-1,200 pounds of Related editorial: page 29 1991 Detroiter Robert Steinberg became Hillel Day School's executive director…

… launched from Israel. 1951 Detroiter Harry I. Cohen joined Moe Leiter and Associates of the Dominion Life Assurance Company. Detroiter Jules Doneson, direc- tor of the Michigan Zionist Region, was presented…

… into the sea off northern Sinai. Gates of Righteousness, an abstract sculpture by Morris Brose, teacher at Oakland University, was installed above the reflecting pool at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. 1961…

…40101111. T is Week Insight Remember When • • • From the pages of the Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. Supervised! The area's first woman kosher butcher gets her rabbi…

… involved. 1981 Detroiter Feivel Wagner of Young Israel of Greenfield was elected to a three-year term on the executive committee of the Rabbinical Council of America. Detroiter Gloria Ellis was elected…

… Greater Detroit (Vaad Harabonim). The proprietor of Dexter- Davison Kosher Meats at 10 Mile and Coolidge roads in Oak Park has found hashgachah (kosher supervision) closer to home. Rabbi David Nelson of…

… Congregation Beth Shalom, where Gilman is a member, has been supervising the kashering of meat deliveries to Dexter-Davison Kosher Meats for the last three weeks. And he has been doing it without charge…

…. Representatives of the Vaad told the Jewish News last year that they asked Gilman for religious "refer- ences" that would describe her level of kashrut and religious observance. Gilman worked without salary for…

… months for former Dexter-Davison owner Eugene Feldman while learn- ing and purchasing the business. After months of dispute, the Vaad began providing supervision, but that quickly ended when Gilman and…

… address Home phone Synagogue or youth group College/university attending this fall Senior Send-Off is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit in partnership with Michigan Hillel…

… POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MICHIGAN HILLEL CONSORTIUM Mail the form be!ow to: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, P. 0. Box 2030, Bloomfield Hills, MI. 48303-2030 n. KW Parent(s) Name(s) Name Home…

… Foundations, The Michigan Hillel Consortium, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, B'nei Akiva, Habonim Dror, Miracle Mission for Teens, National Conference of Synagogue Youth, North American Federation of Temple…

… Young Adult Division Roaming Bar Nite at Memphis Smoke, 100 S. Main Street, Royal Oak. For information, contact Kara Weiner, (248) 203-1499 or kweiner@jfmd.org Travel Nelsons To Lead Tour Of Italy Rabbi…

… David and Alicia Nelson of Congregation Beth Shalom are plan- ning a tour of Jewish Italy for Feb. 17-March 1, 2002. The tour will highlight the history of Rome, Florence, Siena, Orvieto and Assisi…

… transformed into first class hotels. Individual head- phones will be provided at historic sites that allow the user to wander and still hear the guide. Connie Wolberg- of Gateway Tarvel will accompany the group…

… Youth, Young Judaea and Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Humanist and Reconstructionist congregations throughout Michigan. For details, call (248) 642-4260, ext. 353. T his is P-edercition Visit us on…

… Detroit B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Hillel-Michigan State University Congregation Beth AHM Hillel-University of Michigan Jewish Community Center Temple Emanu-El Jewish Community Council Temple…

… Detroit Friends of Bar-Ilan University American Friends of the Hebrew University, Michigan Chapter Detroit Jewish News Fresh Air Society American Jewish Committee, Detroit Chapter Hadassah, Greater…

… Detroit Chapter American Technion Society, Detroit Chapter Hebrew Free Loan Association Anti-Defamation League Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit Birmingham Temple Hillel Foundation of Metro…

…, Michigan Region Jewish Vocational Service Yad Ezra Jewish War Veterans of U.S.A. Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Kadima Yeshivas Darchei Torah Labor Zionist Alliance Council of Metropolitan Detroit - Young…

… Israel of Oak Park Zionist Organization of America Michigan Board of Rabbis Congregation Beth Shalom Jewish Apartments and Services Congregation B'nai Moshe Jewish Association for Residential Care…

…AND FOREVER SOLIDARITY MISSION TO ISRAEL SEPTEMBER 9-14, 2001 • - The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, in conjunction with the Jewish Community Council, and with sponsorship from the…

… meals and transportation in Israel The following community organizations have committed their support to this important mission of solidarity for the State of Israel and her people. Adat Shalom…

… Synagogue Congregation Shaarey Zedek Agency for Jewish Education Congregation Shir Tikvah Akiva Hebrew Day School Council of Orthodox Rabbis American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science…

… Na'amat U.S.A. Temple Beth El SEND A POWERFUL MESSAGE OF SUPPORT , LEARN FIRST-HAND ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION , BEGIN THE NEW YEAR BY PERFORMING AN IMPORTANT MITZVAH Co-sponsored by DETROIT T…

… his is - Fecleration Visit us on the Web: www.thisisfederation.org DETACH AND MAIL OR FAX • I'm interested in being a part of the ISRAELNOW Mission to Israel on September 9-14, 2001. _ Please…