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…V2 08V 1 W alAS NI1MNVad 9/..922 Te;i72 4- 1:9MV3 sm3N Hsim3r 000001: THE THIS ISSUE 60cP SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY Local Members Watch The B'nai B'rith Feud ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor T he continuing battle between B'nai B'rith International and B'nai B'rith Women has not changed the working rela- tionship between the two organizations in the Detroit area. But local ties between the two groups are not as strong as they ...…

…PURELY COMMENTARY 1990 Decades Into And Unto The Centuries PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus A thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. —Psalm 90 ommencement of the last decade of the 20th century is really mere routine for the over- whelming majority of this generation. They are certain to reach the 21st. For the few of us who began life in the 19th century it is both longevity and the...…

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…UP FRONT Local Activists Form Coalition For Peace In The Middle East ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Features Editor T heir voices have been ignored for too long, peace activists in the Detroit area say. "We've seen racists and fascists have their platforms heard while the peace ac- tivists were overlooked," adds Ken Knoppow, a member of New Jewish Agenda. "So we decided to form an umbrella organization and to be one coherent voice for all those who...…

…EDITORIAL Highway Potential PTIAK GMQV }301/.71 SPEAK AND GET tI 'TREAT.,. YOU CAN DO I nterstate 696 has finally opened, to the relief of suburban commuters and state and local officials. The 30-year battle over the freeway's route has end- ed, at astronomical cost, and the metropolitan area can begin to enjoy what had become a monumental headache. 1-696 in the planning and construction stages was a difficult burden. Now that it is open a...…

…OPINION CONTENTS and criticisms with the pro- delegations from the duction were vigorously Bavarian Bishops Conference, presented and candidly other members of the discussed. Although the Catholic hierarchy as well as delegation was told there is the play's director, producer talk of a totally new produc- and the public relations direc- tion for the year 2000, the tor (the passion play 1990 play will still use the generates up to $12 million...…

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…ATwist of Gold... said the club had some lef- tover money from its Thanksgiving fund-raising campaign and wanted to use it for the holidays. At the advice of one of the school's foreign language teachers, members of the club called JFS and asked if they could bring Chanukah gifts to the children of Soviet emigres. "We wanted to welcome them to our country," said Price, who recently spent three weeks in the Soviet Union. "This is the season fo...…

…I LOCAL NEWS TIFFANY & CO. Barbara and Gerald Cook are greeted by Yavne children and teachers. Teitel Trust Helps Yavne Day Care A Sterling Surprise Jack-in-the-box toy in enamelled sterling silver from an exclusive collection of Tiffany toys. Designed by Gene Moore, 4 1 /2" high, $1,900. JULES R. SCHUBOT jewellers — gemologists ,A0T410 Our W t . ; greatest Natural t4ii seakk Resource:, /1 #0 \ 14 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1989 bei...…

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…UP FRONT Peace Coalition Continued from Page 5 and the Palestinians, they say. "The coalition is based on a new-old idea — namely, that we have to have peace in the Middle East and that we have to negotiate even- tually with the Arabs and we have to push to get it done," says coalition member Arthur Feuer, pres- ident of the Detroit branch of Americans for a Progressive Israel. The various coalition member groups do not always share the sam...…

…Ask Any Other Michigan Hospital For A Latke And See What You Get. At most hospitals, "latke" simply isn't in the vocabulary. Much less in the kitchens. Yet, traditional foods and practices are an important part of Jewish life. That's why they're also an important part of life at Sinai. We do all we can to help you feel at home over the holidays. By preparing food glat kosher on the premises. By providing shabbos, prayer books, dreidlach, and ...…

…I NEWS I AFTER 13 YEARS I BRASS BED GALLERY IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS CITY PERMIT #78775 4 SASE IS NOW Artwork from Newsday by Gary Viskupic. Copyright a 1989, Newsday. Distributed by Los Angetes Tunes Syndicate. IN PROGRESS EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD BRASS BEDS • IRON BEDS • DAY BEDS BRASS BED GALLERY ON WOODWARD 1/4 N. OF 14 MILE BIRMINGHAM • 433 3131 - STORE HOURS: THURS. & FRI. 10-8:30 • SAT. 10-5 • SUN. 12-4 OPEN NEW YEAR'S...…

…THE WORLD'S FINEST DESIGNERS of Noriega's "Dignity Bat- talions" to assault the neighborhood, Dimmer said. They requested direct American assistance in their neighborhood, which is some 100 yards from the Vatican mission where Noriega has taken refuge. One tank entered the neighborhood for two hours, said Dimmer. He was among several New York Jews who called local members of Con- gress and the State Depart- ment, asking for help in the Jewish...…

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…sider is that he is straightforwardly lying to the people of Israel," Lerner said. The alternative theory, he said, is that Shamir "has been lied to, or fudged to, that the facts have been misrepresented to him by those who speak, or claim to speak, for American Jewry." Overall, Lerner said, a climate exists in the organized Jewish world in which Jews do not feel they can tell Shamir in "loud and clear voices" that his poli- cies are "destruct...…

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…1=1 ■ 11111MININIIMM IM MIIIIIIIMIIII• MM.= - - - - - - The ROAD BEGINS In its controversial 34 years of twists, turns and dead ends, the recently opened 1496 has had a tremendous impact on Detroit's Jewish community. ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor This project was coordinated and edited by Kimberly Lif- ton. Art was directed and designed by Deb Branner. 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 8 9 •1 I • i t ormer Huntington Woods City Councilman Sidney Ale...…

…Southfield officials recall a Jewish lan- cities under 30,000 (Huntington Woods) did downer in Lathrup Village named Salman, not. So when the final route was picked, it who complained to city leaders that their ac- went on the north side of Ten Mile (between tion would affect his property for years if the Rackham Golf Course and Coolidge) because highway department was not prepared to of the large chunk already going through buy his land immed...…

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…ME - - - - - - MI - - - NM NE U OM =I NM MI MI MI • MN MN • =M OM MI NM UM NM I - I= MN ME MI The LOBBYISTS hey were an unlikely group of rebels. In- stead of slicked-back, James Dean-style hair they wore kipot. In place of leather jackets they donned suits. And rather than a pack of cigarettes rolled up in a T-shirt sleeve, they carried plans and reports and schedules in black briefcases. Rabbi E. B. Freed- man, Rabbi Feivel Wa...…

…sions — such as the decks over the freeway — Shabbat and the High Holy Days. Near com- the federal highway department agreed to pletion of the highway, workers sought the ap- grant the Orthodox community. proval of Orthodox leaders to work on Shabbat The Orthodox group, with assistance from to put the -finishing touches on the highway. Oak Park city officials, still had to battle Pres- In addition, the Teitel Federation Apart- ident Jimmy Cart...…

…MIN111•• 1 Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Community Center 2 This photo, taken in 1985, shows an area which today marks one of three decks over the freeway, enabling pedestrians to move north of the freeway to synagogues and other places along 10 Mile Road. y. 30 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1989 Temple Emanu-El. 4 ■ Federation Apartments. =111•IMIMIIMINMENIMINEMI 5 Congregation B`nai Moshe, 6 Former site of Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue, wh...…

…NIMM=11====1EMIINIMEMINIIMMINIIIMINIMMIIIM=INIMINI== Th JEWISH CONNECTION ernice Handler was convinced 1-696 would be routed along Lincoln Road when she purchased a vacant 3/4-acre piece of property in 1955 near 11 Mile and Greenfield in South- field. One day she would build her dream house on it. But that dream died a few months later when state and federal highway of- ficials announced that the remaining 9.1-mile link of Mich- igan's east...…

…In 1984, construction workers contracted by the state transportation department began demolishing several homes and businesses. Among them was this Oak Park apartment complex near 10 Mile Road. Photo by Bob McKeown. citizen quarters in front of the JCC. But, Steinhardt said, the temple was not as for- tunate. "They got to mow their lawn." By the 1980s, after years of steady growth as the only reform synagogue south of 14 Mile Road, the templ...…

…- - - I=1 - MINMIM NM - - - - - I= Oak Park Mayor Charlotte Rothstein hopes 1-696 will bring even more apartments to the city. Although she expects the Jewish popula- tion to remain steady at about 40 percent, she believes the city's population will grow from its current 31,600 — in part because of the freeway. Rothstein hopes a high-rise apartment and some smaller apartment buildings will be de- veloped in the city now that the freeway ...…

…I= I= MI I= MO MI NM ME NM IM Mil MN =I NM I= I= NM NM I= ME MIll I=1 MN MO MN MI NM MN MI MIN MN The ROAD TO RICHES? Oak Park's long-serving mayor has been anxiously awaiting the highway's arrival. Will her city prosper? KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer harlotte Rothstein sits in her office, thumbing through papers and sip- ping cup after cup of cof- fee. She has recently returned from a Na- tional League of Cities conference in Atl...…

…I= I= =11 MI NM MI - - - I= MIN IM NM Mr OM MN I= I= NM OM OM II•11 INN MN didn't give up until we got what we were prom- ised." Now Rothstein says although she is a dreamer, she won't quit working until she is satisfied. "I always knew this highway would come through," she says. "I just didn't know when. It is fantastic for everyone. I always looked at the highway as a positive venture for our city." The city's losses from its tax bas...…

…I INSIDE WASHINGTON DETROIT'S HIGHEST RATES Minimum Deposit of $500 12 MONTH CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT ••••• Artwork from Newsday by Anthony D'Adamo. Copyright . 1989. Newsday. Distributed by Los Angeles Times Syndicate. 8.000% 8.243% Effective Annual Yield* Compounded Quarterly. This is a fixed rate account that is insured to $100,000 by the Savings Association In- surance Fund (SAIF), Substantial Interest Penalty for early withdrawal fr...…

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…the U.S. last year en route to Israel and a much more ex- tended tour this year, which ended last month. The choir gave concerts in New York, Boston, Worcester, Mass., Chicago, Houston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Tokayer said Otsuki's followers "were very early" in the practice of "praying for Jews, although they had never met a Jew." He said they were praying for the reunification of Jerusalem before they saw Jerusalem. Choir performances...…

…MEDIA MONITOR DECORATE Will Jews Be Targets In USSR In 90s? ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Special to The Jewish News W ill there be a blood- bath of Soviet in- tellectuals, former Communist Party members — and Jews — in the USSR in the coming decade? That's the frightening scenario outlined by a Soviet screenwriter and published last June in Iskusstvo Kino, the official journal of the Soviet film industry, and which Time essayist David Aikman sees as...…

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…Chagime Jihad, Oppressed of the Ear- th and others — were formed to create a new dimension in religious terrorism: hijack- ings, assassinations, car- bombings and hostage- taking. Once again, the Western powers appeared powerless in the face of a-new threat as they fumbled and faltered for strategies and policies to deal with the fundamen- talists. Meanwhile, as the decade drew to a close, so too did the Gulf War. Within a year of its end Kho...…

…Jewish Experiences For Families Presents Family Adventure In Israel August 5 - August 19, 1990 What makes the Family Adventure in Israel SPecial? •• THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY TRIP TO ISRAEL WITH MANY OF THE FEATURES OF OUR FAMILY WEEKENDS AND FAMILY CAMP. • Attention and concern for you and your family • Activities and trips designed to interest the whole family with outstanding Tamarack staff • Kibbutz guesthouse accommodations with ti...…

…PROFILE QUEEN of the CMILE Davira Taragin, DIA's curator of decorative arts, heads the national Wendell Castle furniture exhibit. Davira Taragin seated on the "Bench" designed by Wendell Castle. CARLA JEAN SCHWARTZ Local Columnist W hen Wendell Castle lectured at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1986, curator Davira Taragin couldn't believe that there was never a retro- spective exhibition of Castle's designs. It was a logical extensi...…

…I COMMENT I Why Israel Can't Give Away The Store ERIC ROZENMAN Special to The Jewish News 0 Don't get left out in the cold. Come into Workbench. And warm up to some incredible buys. Bedroom furniture. Dining tables & chairs. Wallunits. Home office furniture. Sofas. Sleepers. Kids furniture. The works. SAVINGS OF UP TO 40% ON PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING IN THE STORE! Major credit cards and Workbench charge welcome. SOUTHFIELD BIRMINGHAM AN...…

…FOUR DILLION FiriCMCIO1 •-• Rather than being attracted to an independent West Bank * and Gaza state, Israeli Arabs — increasingly identifying as Palestinians and a majority in the Galilee — will be the magnet for that statelet. Israeli Arabs might not go to "Palestine," but Arab politics •, could compel "Palestine" to ► come to them. Israel, many argue, is a regional military power •-- which can afford to trade most of the territories and ...…

…LOOKING BACK • What Were The 10 Most Significant Jewish Events Of The Decade? GARY ROSENBLATT Editor • I A defiant Prime Minister Menachem Begin ordered, and later defended, the Israeli air attack on Iraq's nuclear reactor in June, 1981. Life is messy. Decades don't have "themes" that begin and end on schedule, and they are impossible to neatly define. But any reflection on the 1980s and their impact on world Jewry calls to mind events...…

…The pro-Israel lobby went to the wall with the Reagan administration in the fall of 1981 over the proposed sale of AWACS planes to Saudi Arabia. The administration won a narrow, bitter victory in the Senate, 52-48. The war in Lebanon, which began in June, 1982, met with military success but diplomatic failure, and split Jews in Israel and around the world over issues of Israeli security and foreign policy. The Israeli rescue of thousands of ...…

…LOOKING BACK Jonathan Pollard, the American Jew arrested in November, 1985, and later sentenced to life in prison for spying on Israel's behalf, was seen as a hero in Israel but his case raised the specter of dual loyalty among American Jews. Pollard Arrested For Spying I n November, 1985, Jonathan Jay Pollard, a 32 year old American Jew working in Naval Intelligence in Washington, D.C., was arrested, charged with spying for Israel, set- t...…