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… is spon- sored by the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan (JBAM), Federation's FedEd and WSU. The cost of the talk is $10. JBAM members will be admitted at no charge. Cohn-Haddow Presents Talk On…

… the website www.djnfoundation.org 6 frontlines November 13 • 2014 When Jewish Law Conflicts With Civil Law, Who Wins? Professor Howard Lupovitch of Wayne State University will speak on "The Law of…

… 'Hillel's Rise To Greatness' The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University announces an upcoming lecture by Professor Jeffrey Rubenstein. The talk, titled "Hillel's Rise to Greatness…

…: Rabbinic Stories as History and Literature is co-spon- sored by Congregation Beth Ahm, as part of Professor Rubenstein's Scholar in Residence weekend at the West Jeffrey Bloomfield congrega- Rubenstein tion…

…- ticular challenges and issues ..." Through this discussion, some of these complexities will be addressed and explained. Rubenstein's lecture will be 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at Beth Ahm. The talk is free…

…, formerly Chef Boy-Ar-Dee, has been a fam- ily favorite dinner option since 1928. Ettore "Hector" Boiardi's creations of canned pasta products and sauces have been gracing Jewish American tables for decades…

… dumplings with various fillings that are usually boiled or fired. In 1961, a can of Chef Boy-Ar-Dee cost roughly 30 cents! Today a can of Chef Boyardee is around $1. However, even with the price increase over…

… desired date of publication. Subscriptions: 1 year $85 2 years $153 3 years $204 1 year out -of- state $125 2 years out-of-state $225 Per year foreign $300 Detroit Jewish News 29200 Northwestern Highway…

… Reconstructionist Congregation and Robert Levy of Temple Beth Emeth. On Wednesday, Nov. 19, Ascherman will meet with University of Michigan Hillel, Jewish Community Leadership Program participants and other students…

… aligned with any specific political party. Earlier on Friday, Nov. 22, Ascherman will meet with the Michigan Board of Rabbis. In addition, Ascherman will speak at 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Jewish…

… of diverse viewpoints. On Thursday, Nov. 20, at 11 a.m. he will speak at Congregation Kehillat Israel in Lansing, hosted by Rabbi Michael Zimmerman. For details about the rabbi's Michigan visit…

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… will be subject to trimming. Letter writers are limited in frequency of publication. Letters must be original and contain the name, address and title of the writer and a day phone number. Non…

… Efforts At Its Balfour Dinner The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is the oldest pro-Israel group in the United States. It has been educating the public, elected officials and college students about…

… and dis- crimination and fights anti-Semitism in general. On Nov. 23, the Michigan chapter will hold its 80th Annual Balfour Celebration at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. All Detroit area…

… Jews are urged to attend to help support this venerable organization and to show that they, too, stand with Israel. Sy Freilich White Lak Stop Using U.N. As A Scapegoat Again, as criticisms of Israel…

… must always be deflected, the Detroit Jewish News decides to make the United Nations the demon for investigating the shelling of its own charitable facilities ("U.N.'s Israel Probe Seems Predestined…

…:' Editorial, Oct. 30, page 49). What is a "proportionality card?" Facts are facts and should be investi- gated and revealed. Apparently the JN's beliefs come out of thin air. You said: "Yet the United Nations…

… Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 14, and available to the rest of the country with On Demand viewing on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The local theater premiere and only the- ater date for Michigan, with plans still in…

…, have been "In Chicago, I started working on commer- members of Congregation Shaarey Zedek. He cial movies and TV shows, starting out with also has been active with Yad Ezra, JARC and Hillel Day School…

… and studied building construction and management at Michigan State University. Michigan film incentives helped finance Beside Still Waters and Dial a Prayer. "I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to…

… acationers along the colorful beach- es of Charlevoix, Mich., may very well have found the setting pictur- esque, but Jason Potash has found the setting motion-picturesque. Potash, whose family summered around…

… Charlevoix, thought of the locale as he was reading the script for Beside Still Waters and produced the film in the Great Lakes State. It is being released this month, rolling out in theaters in New York and…

…, Daniel. Also in the cast are Beck Bennett (Saturday Night Live) as Tom, Will Brill (Muckland) as Martin, Brett Dalton (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as James and Erin Darke (The Wolverine) as Abby. "Beside Still…

… Waters is about a young man who recently fell on hard times:' explains Potash in a phone conversation from his California office. "Daniel lost both of his parents in a car accident and invites his…

… looking to the future until I graduated and moved to California. Parts of the story were based on the experi- "I soon met with the writers' strike and ences of Chris Lowell, the writer and director looked…

… short film, home in Atlanta but was moved after Potash Some Boys Don't Leave (winner of a Student showed Lowell the area around Petoskey. Visionary Award at the Tribeca Film Festival). As the production…

… Andrea and Harry Potash, the screen:' says Potash, 28 and filmmaker's parents. single. "I come from the generation of the Four years ago, Finkel decided to change characters, and I see my friends and I…