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… University Chabad of Ann Arbor Chabad of Western Michigan Eastern Michigan University Grand Valley State University Hillel Campus Alliance of MI Hillel of Metro Detroit Hebrew Union College JOIN Student…

… College Education: Where is the Money Coming From? Jewish Federatkm OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Kalamazoo College Lawrence Tech. University Masa Israel Journey Michigan Jewish Institute Michigan State…

… University Oakland Community College Oakland University University of Detroit Mercy University of Michigan University of Michigan-Dearborn Wayne State University Western Michigan University Young Judaea Israel…

… explore the opportunities that exist for Jewish students on college campuses in Michigan! Featuring representatives from: Adrian College Albion College Beyond Gap Year in Israel Central Michigan…

… Gap Year Special performance from Kol Hakavod A Capella (from U of M) at 12:30 p.m.! For more information, contact: Katie Fried , 248-432-5685 kfried@bbyo.org This program has been planned and…

… created by representatives from Jewish organizations and synagogues in Metropolitan Detroit. This program is supported by a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Metro•olitan Detroit's Ste•hen H…

…UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN I ANN ARBOR 2013-2014 Sunday, January 26, 4 pm Hill Auditorium Siberian pianist Denis Matsuev, winner of the 1998 International Tchaikovsky Competition and a relatively…

… marshmallows. Snow and sledding. Exceptional academics and a deep knowledge of Jewish values. HILLEL DAY SCHOO Mind and soul. Better together. Some things are simply better together. SIN oi Hillel S I…

…) 539-1484 or aschlussel@hillelday.org Hillel Tuition Grant: Funding for every 1st - 8th grader The amount grows with your child—up to $36,000 (248) 539-1484 • HillelDay.org Ask us about the new…

… brunch on Nov. 3, a Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance was parked in front of Hillel. The ambulance is being donated in honor of Michigan college stu- dents who have volunteered with MDA in Israel. Current…

… beginning of each month rounds the corner, the first Sunday now means that Bagel Brunch is in the "shmear" future. On Sunday, Oct. 6, hundreds of students piled in the front doors as University of Michigan…

… between U-M and Ohio State University to see who can raise the most pints of blood for the Red Cross. @ Rachel Gorosh of West Bloomfield is a freshman at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor…

…1 jewish@edu for college students by college students COMMEMORATION AND PRESENTATION By Guy Stern, Ph.D. Director, Harty and Wanda Zekelman International Institute of the Righteous International…

… Holocaust Remembrance Day Bagels And More Through the combined efforts of his assimilated German Jewish family, a little- known Jewish children's rescue organization, and the well-intentioned trickery of…

… his aunt and uncle, 15-year-old Guy Stern immigrated to St. Louis in 1937. Now 92 years old, he tells of his family's traumatic experience under Last-known photo of Stern family, Nazi rule, his…

… January 27 –the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau – the United Nations urges every member state to honor the victims of the Nazi era. A commemoration ceremony will be observed. ADMISSION…

… a lot of Chinese restaurants , PRIVATE PARTIES and I can honestly say that Chef Johnny CARRY OUT Tam from Taste of China (formally Middl Kingdom in Ann Arbor) prepares the bes t Large Group Seating…

… Hillel held its first-ever Bagel Brunch. Hillel's Governing Board created this event for students to get to know each other and to nosh on bagels and lox in a relaxing environment. Hillel student leaders…

… #schmear Twitter cam- paign and put up posters all over campus. According to senior Rebecca Grossman of Oak Park, the brunch was originally planned for 150 students, but many more attended. At the second…

…; brother, Paul (Fran) Langer; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Seymour and Francine Linovitz and Raymond and Carol Linovitz. Contributions may be made to the Hillel Foundation of Michigan State University…

…obituaries A Great Fan And Generous Man Barbara Lewis I Contributing Writer rthur "Art" Langer of Farmington Hills was thrilled when his beloved Michigan State Spartans won a spot to play in the…

… Stuyvesant High School. As a Michigan State stu- dent majoring in advertising, he served A MARTHA BAILEY, 92, formerly of Southfield, died Dec. 21, 2013, in Boca Raton, Fla. Mrs. Bailey retired from…

… wife of the late Robert E. Bailey; sister of the late Sara 60 January 16 • 2014 JN as advertising editor for the student our Hillel without Art. This is a great newspaper, the State News, a role he…

… because, he said, "your kids look ence at Michigan State. He was deeply alike:' During the seven years they dated, involved with its Hillel program, on Gail's children, Randee and Debby, root- which he…

… daughter of the late Capt. Allan Cherry; the loving sister of the late Howard H. Cherry and the late Ben Arden. Contributions may be made to the Michigan Humane Society, Development Bloomfield, died Jan. 9…

… made to the American Cancer Society or to the Michigan Humane Society. Interment Obituaries hall and the building of the school wing. Gail Langer served as president from 2001-2003, making the Langers…

… Grandparents' University, a was a good friend who had a three-day program where big heart" he could show off his alma Art enjoyed golf. He knew mater to his grandchildren the kind of golf balls each player in…

… kept calling and congratulating him when the Spartans made it to Rose Bowl. Art always wore green-and-white Michigan State attire and even an MSU yarmulke. He had green blood — his love for MSU was…

…. He was hospitalized and died suddenly on Jan. 6, 2014, at age 71. Art was vice-president and co-owner of Medical Weight Loss Clinic Inc., a company he helped found in 1986. He served as its chief…

… traditional Hebrew classics. The group rehearses at the University of Michigan Hillel. Members include Mara Chaben of Farmington Hills, Taylor Henkin of Bloomfield Hills, and Nathan Chesterman, Noah Duchan and…

… Park welcomes back the warm and talented University of Michigan Jewish a cappella group, Kol Hakavod, Saturday, Jan. 25, at Cafe Shalom. The program starts at 7:30 p.m. Kosher munchies and drinks are…

…'s Jewish com- munity? On July 3, 1946, President Harry S. Truman nominated Levin as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; he was confirmed that same month. Levin was an…

… kbrowett@renmedia.us ahorwitz©renmedia.us Jackie Headapohl identified with a learning disability, and this is not due to earlier interventions in reading. This is due to Michigan making it near impossible…

… eighth grade, 50 percent of students with a reading disability are four years behind their grade-level peers. Parents of children with learning dis- abilities, along with our pediatric medical community…

… and psychologists, need to fight for the educational rights of these children. Fight for their right to be recog- nized, receive research-based instruction, Managing Editor jheadapohl…

… Copy Editor David Sachs dsachs®renmedia.us Keith Farber and be fully prepared for post-secondary education and the global workforce. Sales Director kfarber@renmedia.us Marcie Lipsitt Michigan…

… "Clowning Around" (Jan. 9, page 36) gave an incorrect day for the performance of mime/entertainer Avner Eisenberg, known as "Avner the Eccentric:' He will appear on Thursday, Jan. 16, in Varner Recital Hall…

… Emily Zussman, all of Huntington Woods. Tickets are $18. Angels are invited to become sponsors for $72. For reservations or more information, call the synagogue office at (248) 547-7970. Designers Amy…

… QUICK CLICK ... Vignettes From The JN Archives Adam Mosseri Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit. Levin had been president of the United Jewish Charities since 1944. Under his leadership, the Federation…

… president from 1979 to 1981, and currently heads its house beau- tification committee. She also has been active with the Jewish Community Center, Hillel Day School, Jewish Historical Society of Michigan and…

… Historical Society of Michigan and archivist for Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, worked with Alterman on a committee to determine where to house the community archives. Only a small amount of…

… the Melton Adult Mini-School. Preserving History Always interested in history, Alterman earned a master's degree in historic preserva- tion from Eastern Michigan University and started getting…

… Schools and more. To her dismay, Alterman discovered that most of the agencies had given little attention to preserving their his- toric documents. "I saw that our history was, in a sense, abandoned; she…

…, Federation's longtime director of communications, to organize Federation's vast photography collection. Now that she was informally doing archi- val work, Alterman was excited to learn about a program at Wayne…

… the Butzel Building" The rest, she said, pun intended, is history. Archivist With A Vision "Nearly 40 years of records and miscel- laneous treasures filled the dusty basement of 163 Madison Ave…

…. (Federation's Detroit address); said Dubin, who describes herself as a charter member of the Sharon Alterman Fan Club. "Along came 'Dust Buster' Sharon to create order out of chaos and to create the begin…

…- nings of a Federation collection that would form the nucleus of something much larger." After organizing the documents of the Jewish Federation itself, Alterman started working to archive Federatioris…

… member agencies one by one. It's meticulous work, she said, and each of the agency collections required "count- less hours" of survey and arrangement. But "archiving is not rocket science," she added…

…, which is why much of the work can be done by volunteers. Always a part-time employee, Alterman credits her volunteers for the mammoth effort required to archive the collections of Sinai Hospital, Jewish…

… to Maiseloff at the Federation board meeting on Nov. 13. A graduate of Michigan State University, with a bachelor's degree in cognitive impair- ment and a master's degree in learning dis- abilities…

… named the 25th recipient of the prestigious Berman Award for Outstanding Professional Leadership. Among her colleagues, her students and the many families whose lives she's gently touched and changed…

…, Maiseloff is well rec- ognized as a mentor and leader. In 1988, Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman established this award to recognize the career achievement of an outstand- ing professional employed by the…

… Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, its family of agencies and other Detroit-area Jewish social service organizations. According to their time-honored tradition, the Bermans will present the award…

…, advocating for her students and managing the myriad details of customized lesson plans for children with diverse learning styles. "I had 25 students to track, each with their own classes and daily assignments…

…:' she recalls. "My individualized curricula could fill 11 file cabinets a year, but I loved it:' Ever analytical and thorough, to this day she describes teaching as the joy of positive feedback. "What…

… special educator consultant for the newly established OTD program and later as program assistant. Founded in 1995 by Naftaly, Opening the Doors has a long history of setting the bar for inclusion in the…

… classroom and in the community at large. With the expansion and 12 October 16 • 2014 Jh Reinforcing lessons in Hebrew on the iPad: Opening the Doors at Hillel Day School. (For details on the annual Anita…

… Naftaly Family Circle Conference presented by Opening the Doors on Oct. 26, see page 29.) innovation of its services in recent years, the program has won national recognition and accolades, including the…

… prestigious endorse- ment of Slingshot, a leading resource guide and a prominent funding source for Jewish communal life supported by the Ruderman Family Foundation in Boston. Asked how special education has…

… Fred Greene. Mrs. Brooks was the loving daughter of the late Sam and the late Sarah Avin; dear sister-in-law of the late Arthur Dinerman. Contributions may be made to University of Michigan Hillel, 1429…

… zombies. To register, contact the JCC Sports Desk at (248) 432-5425. Expo Aims At Health, Business Psychologist and Temple Shir Shalom member Dr. Diane Buffalin, director of the nonprofit Michigan…

…. Cohen, spiritual leader of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange, N.J. "There is an international movement called BDS — Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions — aimed at boycot- ting Israel and its…

… products," Cohen Rabbi Daniel said. "The move- Cohen ment demonizes Israel and has, as some of its lead- ing proponents, anti-Semites whose Join The Soiree At Shaarey Zedek Congregation Shaarey Zedek…

… synagogue. Enjoy a feast prepared by Daniel Kohn and Quality Kosher Catering, sip original cocktails created just for the evening and dance to the great sounds of the Rhoedes band. The event is co…

… Center of Metropolitan Detroit will host its first Zombie Apocalypse 5k run and walk at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at the JCC in West Bloomfield. The event will begin at Camp Ruth, located in the wooded area…

… behind the parking lot to the north of the front entrance. Teams of three will compete on a course filled with obstacles. At the start of the event, each team receives three flags — flags that hold a…

… mysterious appeal for the "zombies" along the way, who will do whatever it takes to steal them. To complete and survive the obituaries RUTH BROOKS, 69, of Ann Arbor, died N.J. rabbi creates new product app…

…. ultimate goal is the destruction of the State of Israel. When I learned there are BDS apps that make it easier to boycott Israeli products and goods and spread their hatred, and then found there was no…

… commensurate pro-Israel app, I just had to act. That was the impetus for creating Am Yisrael Buy." Initially, Cohen turned to some of his colleagues in the rabbinic com- munity to see if they would join him in…