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… Uncle Paul [Berkey, • Can you believe you've been chosen to do what you of West Bloomfield] started taking me to University of love, on national TV? Michigan games about 10 years ago. Now college football…

… Monday, 6:30 p.m. MSU TAG (twenty-something grad students) wine/ cheese party in MSU Hillel sukkah. RSVP to Morgan Taylor, taylo393@msu.edu Oct. 5 Tuesday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Tel Aviv Nights…

… in broadcast journalism at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Dream Job seems like a natural next step for you. What led to your application? As long as I can remember…

… the MSU International Center, presented by MSU Hillel and the University Activities Board. Free tickets available at MSU Hillel, East Lansing. Oct. 2 Saturday, 9 p.m. YAD in the Sukkah for age 21 and…

… interest in sports broadcast- ing to a new level at the radio sta- tion at Bloomfield Hills Andover High School. He is the son of David and Sharon Horowitz of West Bloomfield. At 21, Jason is the youngest of…

… 12 Dream Job finalists — chosen from thousands of competitors during a 14-city casting tour — vying to win a one-year contract as a SportsCenter anchor. • With Tuesday evenings' live broadcasts, four…

…-days-a- week of pre-show preparation, and your schoolwork at Syracuse, how do you use your little free-time in prepar- ing for the show? I've always been up-to-date on sports, because I enjoy it. But now I…

…- on-one interviews? Sometimes, I stand front of a mirror and practice my delivery. And I've been getting feedback from people by e-mail and phone and from my professors. Everybody else on the show is…

… going to get better so I'd better practice, too. I also watch my tapes from the last couple of years and I watch other people's tapes to learn from them, also. • As a college senior, working on a degree…

… the [ESPN] show is just expe- a day instead of just one. You're not supposed to be 21 diting the process. and go straight to ESPN. It's so important to me not to overstep but to show the • How did your…

… is co-chair of the Volunteer Impact Program at desecrated Yom Kippur but thrust their extremist course," Soclof said. "Of all the ways one could have University of Michigan Hillel. view into a setting…

…Rock On Students show support for peace and Israel with conviction and paint. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter Ann Arbor group of University of Michigan stu- dents showed it is the message they…

… the tor of U-M Hillel Foundation, said, to the existence of the state to make the con- Jewish community," said Henry Herskovitz of the "I think it was a wonderful way for nection between supporting…

… The fact the rock was innocently through an e-mail campaign that included else, empowering for those involved because we painted over by a U-M fraternity — participants of U-M Hillel. knew we left a…

… peaceful message. As a Catholic, I unaware of the timing of the message A letter composed by U-M Hillel's treasur- feel threatened by the destruction of human life and — was disappointing to the group, er…

… convey that is important, and not nec- essarily the venue. When they learned that Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends, a pro-Palestinian group, would be protesting on the corner of Hill Street and…

…- sized message board — into a blue-and-white painting of the words "Support Peace, Support Israel," on one side and a peace sign on the other. "The idea for the design on the rock stemmed from a campaign…

… launched [by the Jewish Federation of Washtenaw County] sup- porting both peace and Israel," said Samantha Woll, 21, of West Bloomfield, who organized the project with Paul Spurgeon, 22, of Royal Oak and…

… Perry Teicher, 19, of West Bloomfield. Paul Spurgeon, 22, of Royal Oak and Samantha Woll, 21, of West Bloomfield at the rock. "It was important for me as a member of the Jewish community on the day…

… preceding Yom frontational way," Teicher said. "In the end, writing the letter had a much greater Kippur to promote a message of peace as well "On the other hand, the anti-Israel group protest- significance…

… Center/ Wayne State University Oct. 20 Wednesday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Graduates and Professional 21+ "Detroit Financial Planning 101 — Getting and Staying Out of Debt!" At Creative Collections…

…. Happminp For college age through 30-something. Send information to ahitsky@thejewishnews.com Oct. 15 Friday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Shabbat Dinner with the Simpsons. Adam Sofer will discuss the…

… Simpsons and Judaism. Cost: $12 in advance of Shabbat. Shabbat hous- ing available upon request. Contact Karen Urman, (313) 577-3459 or Hilleled@wayne.edu r. William Hig inAtham Oct. 17 Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p…

…Severe should not prevent you from doing what you want to do. Joints are an integral part of keeping our bodies in motion. But when a joint causes pain, everything suffers...participating in…

….m. Ruach Hadassh Gift Bazaar at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. For informa- tion, contact Beth, (248) 544-6433 or ruach_chapter@yahoo.com Oct. 17 Sunday, 3 p.m. MSU Hillel football…

…/guest relations Oct. 19 Tuesday, 6 p.m. MSU Hillel Israeli cooking with Ellery Diem and Lindsay Miller. RSVP by Oct. 18 to pd@msuhillel.org A comprehensive healthcare team that includes surgeons, nurses, physical…

… therapists and physician assistants Joint replacement is an orthopaedic success story, enabling hundreds of thousands of people to live fuller, more active lives. Using metal alloys, high-grade plastics and…

… the design, construction and implantation of artificial hip joints, resulting in a high percentage of successful long-term outcomes. Sinai-Grace Hospital is dedicated to providing quality surgical care…

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… and convenient with the goal of achieving a patient's successful return to an active lifestyle. Postoperative care, including physical therapy and home care Sinai-Grace Hospital Detroit Medical…

… that I would be a rabbi today without my experience in the Jewish Studies Program at MSU," he said. Now assistant director of the University of Michigan Hillel in Ann Arbor, Rabbi Miller was "yearning…

… positions while waiting for an outside community to endow two other positions. . Michigan State University did this and more for its Jewish studies program, says Michael Serling of Orchard Lake, chair of the…

… Attract Jewish Students D r. Kenneth Waltzer, director of Michigan State University's Jewish Studies Program, is cer- tain that more Jewish high school stu- dents would consider attending MSU if they knew…

…Focus on Israel MSU moves forward on professorship and contemplates study abroad. DIANA LIEBERMAN Special to the Jewish News East Lansing of many universities would agree to fund two new faculty…

… studies in the United States. Waltzer said that it "makes Israel a large and very real commitment within the university." Serling has been a longtime supporter of his alma mater, where his two daugh- ters…

…- mittee that would lift this Elaine and Michael Serling ban as of the 2005-06 school year. Whether or "The [United States] State not the university agrees to sponsor Department warning does not prevent…

… policies have become more varied. students who want to study in Israel and Some universities, especially those on who will sign a waiver absolving the the East Coast, have adopted waiver university of…

… active member of the university's Jewish Studies Advisory Board. After the presentations, high-schoolers and their families will be able to speak individually with Waltzer and others about campus life…

… studying for a Ph.D. in Russian and Jewish history at the University of Chicago. "Professor Waltzer was an excellent mentor while I was at MSU," she said. "He was espe- cially helpful in finding other…

…'s Jewish Studies Program now has two dozen professors from other MSU col- leges and departments, each devoting time to Jewish studies. Students can choose any variety of courses as electives, or add a…

… the "Warm Fuzzies" program at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, she got to work. In about 10 days, she bought mate- rial and made 21 fleece blankets with nges to be…

…NATALIE STERN Call Today City: Orchard Lake Kudos: Warm Fuzzies and Let Though Natalie Stern, 13, of Orchard Lake participates in mitzvot activities through Hillel Day School of Metropolitan…

… Your Mortgage Champion Natalie Stern shows off a basket of her handmade blankets. How did you find out about the proj- ect? "I read in the Michigan Cancer Center newsletter that they needed peo- ple…

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…, God is comforting the people after the destruction of both temples. In my dvar Torah, I talked about how, with God's help, I could "We had a tour of the building and they told us when a patient had…

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… Judaism Shira, 29, is earning a master's in politi- cal science at Wayne State University in Detroit. Active in Hillel of Metro Detroit, she comes from a family known for its activism — especially in…

… support of Israel. When Jews for Jesus recently solicited on the WSU campus, Shira was a constant presence, following behind them and handing out flyers to counter their prosely- tizing. With her motto…

…, "Whatever it is, I'll do it," Shira is a making positive impact. How did you get involved countering Jews for Jesus? We [Hillel members] found out they were on campus, and we got flyers from Jews for Judaism…

… on how to deal with them. We made tons of copies so we could hand them out. I'm the person with the most free time because I'm done with my classes, so I volunteered to do it. It's been a lot of fun. I…

…'m lucky to have the chance." Do you talk to people as well? "Most of the time I'm handing out flyers, but I definitely will answer ques- tions if people have them. I've had many conversations with Jews for…

… Jesus. Some of them of them have been pretty talka- tive. I also talk with the people who have been approached by them." What responses do you get? "I get different responses, mostly posi- Have you been…

… campus in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Whenever they would have a protest, we [Hillel stu- dents] would have a counter-protest. Now this need came up, so I said I would help out. I'm happy to do it and to be…

… part of it. I'll do whatever needs to be done." — Shoshanna Cohen, special writer (REPORT A DOER... Know a Doer — someone of any age doing interesting, meaningful things in their life outside of their…

… church would not back away from the decision, which passed by a 431-62 vote at the group's July gathering. "There's a natural divide in terms of per- spectives — we see things through radically different…

… lenses," said Rabbi Paul Menitoff, executive vice president of the Reform move- ment's Central Conference of American Rabbis. Tuesday's meeting was the first face-to-face opportunity for these Jewish…

… late Alvin Eber and the late Bernhard Michel. Rachel is a dou- ble honor student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. One of her favorite mitzvah projects for the last four…

… late Ted Safian, the late Ruth Safian and the late Dee Safian. Ryan is a student at Cranbrook Boys Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. He helped at the Miracle League of Michigan, a baseball pro- gram for…

…should not prevent you from doing what you want to do. Joints are an integral part of keeping our bodies in motion. But when a joint causes pain, everything suffers...participating in sports…

… Zedek Southfield. Her par- ents are Beth and Steve Margolin; her sisters are. Amy and Judy. Rachel's grandparents are Arlene and David Margolin and Barbara Michel. She is also the granddaughter of the…

… years has been planting a vegetable garden at the Laker Center in West Bloomfield and donating the vegetables to Yad Ezra in Berkley. Ryan P. Safian will read from the Torah on the occasion of his bar…

… mitzvah Friday, Oct. 29, at Temple Israel. He is the son of Maureen and Dr. Robert Safian; brother of Luke, Noah, and Sierra; grandson of Sheila and Andrew _ Grinvalsky. He is also the grandchild of the…

… children with special needs and also at Temple Israel's Labor Day picnic as part of his mitzvah projects. Daniel Jeffrey Snyder, son of Melinda Snyder and the late Dr. . Michael Snyder, will celebrate his…

… bar mitzvah at Temple Israel Saturday, Oct. 30. He is the brother of David and the grandchild of Bess and Henry Friedman and Winnie Snyder. He is also the grandchild of the late Joseph Snyder. • Daniel…

… attends Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. As part of his mitzvah projects, he assisted at Temple Israel's Labor Day picnic. B'NAI MITZVAH on page 105 'Joint replacement is an orthopaedic success…

… story, enabling hundreds of thousands of people to live fuller, more active lives. Using metal alloys, high-grade plastics and polymeric materials, our orthopaedic surgical team can replace a painful…

… her master's degree in orthodontics at the University of Michigan. Pine Orchard Professional Building 6177 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322 Tel: 248-851-7272 www…

… problem."' Together with Hillel's assistant director Rabbi Jason Miller, Brooks sent a letter to the Association of Religious Counselors (ARC), a voluntary association composed of advisers and staff of rec…

…- ognized religious Rabbi Skobac groups at U-M, ask- ing for its support. "There is a broad consensus in American life that even those of us who believe that our religious stance is right and everyone else is…

… wrong don't proclaim this in public," he wrote. "In a community that publicly affirms the principle of mutual respect, this would understandably be considered offensive and insult- ing. Try to imagine a…

… campaign by `Catholics for Mohammed' or Protestants for Mormonism' and you will have some sense of how we feel." The letter gives ARC members three choices: "support and, in some cases, fund Jews for Jesus…

… and their targeting of Jews;" "speak out against this campaign as we would speak out if a similar campaign were directed against any of you;" or "remain silent and thereby complicit in watching us…

… — your Jewish colleagues and neigh- bors — disrespected ..." The letter ends with a call to action. "We have only one question to ask you and it surely demands and deserves an answer: Which of these three…

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…. Steven M. Lash is very pleased to announce that Dr. Rebecca L. Rubin has joined his West Bloomfield orthodontic practice. Dr. Rubin graduated cum laude from Harvard School of Dental Medicine and earned…

… of Pennsylvania. Carol Feuss, director of communications for the what medications they've taken, and any other relevant Daughter Rachel, 16, once asked if she could be both 9,500-member Michigan Nurses…

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… "Sometimes we'll tell a patient to go back home and Academy of Metropolitan Detroit, plans to follow a psychiatrist." keep a diary of their symptoms, of what they've eaten, pre-med curriculum at the University…

…munication between the supervised individ- School of Metropolitan Detroit. The Diskins are ual and a licensed health professional ..." and .2 active members of Congregation B'nai Moshe. "The…

… availability of a licensed health profes- "My father and husband were both very sional on a regularly scheduled basis to encouraging when I started this practice," review the practice of the supervised individ…

… threat- appointments as needed. ened by NPs," she continued. "Certainly, Among the physicians making referrals to there are enough patients for all of the local Adult Primary Care is Dr. Jay Fisher of the…

… providers. A large percentage of visits to any Farmington Hills-based West Oakland Ob Gyn. medical office are for routine acute problems Diskin and her staff spend several hours there or time…

…-consuming education and counsel- each week. It helps keep the nurse practitioners ing on chronic diseases. These are areas in aware of new trends and changes in women's which NPs excel." health care, Diskin said. Trapp…

… cited the excellent -safety record of Dr. Fisher doesn't feel threatened by Diskin's nurse practitioners in general and said that, independent practice. "It's just like working with as a group, they are…

… Adult Primary Care, UrsO has additional In his psychiatric practice, Dr. Dan Guyer certification as a diabetic educator, and the prac- lem," Feuss said. "But, just as a general practice physi- of…

… knowledge that's Ann Arbor gained from this program will allow hey've become a familiar pres- you to go out and tell others that ence on the University of Judaism is alive and kicking at the Michigan's campus…

… this University of Michigan," JRC Rabbi month. Wearing black T-shirts with Aaron Eisenmann told the small "Jews for Jesus" in big white letters, group gathered at the JRC. they stand in the Diag daily…

… to could do about it," said Amira Gaba, the Jews for Jesus' Behold Your God a U-M freshman and graduate of the campaign in southeast Michigan. Jewish Academy of Metropolitan On Sept. 20, Machon LTtorah…

… become the Jewish community's U-M Hillel had a different response leader in responding to the efforts of to the Jews for Jesus presence on _ Availability Is Limited. Reserve Your Revelation Today. Call…

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… groups like Jews for Jesus came up with a clever strategy: Take the word "church" out of the equation and encourage Jews to observe Jewish holidays with different meanings embedded in them. Rabbi Skobac…

… associated with involvement in a A Jews for Jesus volunteer at U-M tries to group like Jews for Jesus were a interest passersby in her cause. shallow Jewish educational back- ground and a lack of spiritual…

… take them. connection to Judaism. Jewish organizations on campus as "It seems to be a problem on cam- well as individual Jews have chosen pus and I wanted to know what I different methods of responding…

…"s Detroit who came to hear Rabbi Jewish Resource Center (JRC) Skobac speak. brought in Rabbi Michael Skobac of Toronto, education director of Jews A Christian Problem for Judaism, an organization that has…

… three independent nurse practitioner offices in Michigan. More frequent- ly, nurse practitioners work as part of a physician's office. Because Diskin's practice also works with Dr. Barbara Cingel and Dr…

…, based on Medicare standards," Diskin said. "So you'd think they'd want the people they insure to go to us." Nurse practitioners are not allowed to do major sur- gery, although the Michigan Council of…

… physicians would, within their specialty," Diskin explained. "Mine is internal medicine." Diskin received her registered nurse and bachelor of science degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1984. In…

…L r -) TCDagel iCIEASE "One of my patients, who is paralyzed, needed an ultrasound on her kidney," Diskin said. "I arranged for the ultrasound to come to her home." Adult Primary Care is one of…

… procedures at the practice just as they would at a physician's office, although the field is still strug- gling to win acceptance from smaller insurers. "We are paid 85 percent of what physicians receive…

… Nurse Practitioners is working to gain surgery credentials for its members. The collaboration of Drs. Cingel and Dell facilitates hospital admittance, should that become necessary, Diskin said. She refers…

… to the two as her "collabora- tors." Dr. Michael Sandler of West Bloomfield said nurse practitioners require the more direct supervision of a physician. "Many nurses do an outstanding job in doing home…

…, which calls for "supervision" of medical professionals who are not physicians. Among the definitions of supervision in the code are "continuous availability of direct commu- nication in person or by radio…

… also helped build the University of Michigan Road in Troy. plished using a "No. 3 pencil with a pink cap eraser." Hillel in Ann Arbor, was past chairman of its board of That pencil and his sharp mind…

…Stanley Frankel Incomparable Stanley Frankel honored with Butzel Award. buying raw land for malls, apartments, golf courses and industrial property in southeastern Michigan. Yet, his ninth…

… I want to talk to somebody, I'll call them on the phone and talk to them," he said. He disdains technology, doesn't own a VCR and Jewish community both here and in Israel. He's been a member of…

… Federation's Board of Governors since 1969, and currently serves as chair of all Stanley Frankel old school. Call him a the Joint Fiscal Oversight Council, where he attends Luddite, a bow-tie wearing, meeting…

… — this year's recipient of issues in the Jewish community are the same: How do the Fred M. Butzel Award, Detroit Jewish communi- we deal with the elderly? How do we deal with educa- ty's highest honor — is…

… impossible to categorize. tion? There's always a crisis. We're just in a different Some former Butzel awardees possess environment," he said. reams of information, including curricula "You can say, 'I was at…

…." day, and that's the way it is. And I think "I don't think Stanley has attended a it's one of our attributes." Federation meeting in the last 10 years," He has always been involved in joked Jewish…

… Federation of Metropolitan Federation's Annual Campaign and has Detroit chief executive officer Robert always solicited. Aronson. "But whenever I need advice, I He has accompanied hundreds of always call him…

… and he always makes the Detroiters on Israel missions. He served as time. Stanley is a leader without being a vis- the leader of Federation's first "Koach ible leader." Detroit" Mission to Israel and…

… Frankel in Jerusalem's Old City, circa 1972. Frankel Traditional School in Jerusalem, Top: Stanley Frankel in his Troy office brandishing one of his most powe But how many of "those types" consider named…

… arises," he said. 'As a child, I remember going to the polling booth with my dad and pulling the lever for him — of course, after he made sure everything was correct." His Hillel Day School of Metropolitan…

… Washington Close Up, an intensive program to stimu- late an interest in politics among high school students. Dan plans to study political science at Michigan State University after first spending the next…

…Wag WnE'g Politically Gifted T he most fitting and coveted 18th birthday gift that the politically involved Daniel Wolf of Bloomfield Township will receive this year, won't come wrapped with a…

… coincidence DORFMAN that my birthday falls on Election Staff Writer Day," Dan said of his Nov. 2 birthday. "I am a firm believer in fate. I realized in sixth grade that my birthday would fall on Election Day…

… school year living and studying in Israel on Young Judaea's Year Course in Israel program. Both of Dan's parents, Allen Wolf and Mandy 'Garver, have voted in every election since they were of age. "We hope…

… we've instilled the same sense of importance of each vote in our children," Wolf said. At 21, Dan's sister, Rivka Garver, also will be voting in her first presi- dential election on her brother…

…- Dan. Wolf; 17, of Bloomfield Township shares his political views as he pre- aged him to watch the debates and to pares to vote in his first election. learn about the candidates and the The fact "his…

… voting is," she said. 'And, of course, as a Believing firmly that every vote is crucial, he said, "It mom, I can't miss this Kodak moment!" El is wonderful that my voice will now be heard and political…

… friends. Five friends in particular — the Friends of Suzette — con- tinue to honor Herskovitz's bravery and unyielding courage with their commitment to raise $50,000 for Gilda's Club of Metro Detroit, a…

… free cancer support organization that was dear to their friend. The Friends of Suzette are Leah McLean of Clarkston; Marci Bean, Marti Abood, Debbie Bienstock, all of Farmington Hills; and former…

… at 248.354.5100 D --..-7: -.O_L.- - - ''.-- .V - oM pis . _ • of M Certified / Experienced Teacher 41, Former Hillel Day School Teacher .. Julie Rodgers U 40 Executive Director *V 41 'V*V. 41413…

… of experience making computers do the right thing. NET M Illy Fauorite Tutor ) .;1 PASS THE BAR EXAM 1 T Attorney Kenneth C. Gold of West Bloomfield recently addressed the Michigan Association of…

…& INVESTMENT LOSSES • Unsuitable investments • Unauthorized Trading • Churning • Failure to Disclose • Stock Broker Claims Also specialking On all injury faints University of Georgia in Athens. Mosaic Outdoor…

…-) TCDaWeCIMS Memos "Just For You," a free health program provided by the Natalie and Manny Charach Cancer Treatment Center of Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, will be held 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday…

…, Oct. 1, at Edgewood Country Club in Commerce Township. Elaine Greenberg, Farmington Hills cancer survivor, will be the speaker. Judith Horwitz Willis, former Detroiter, has been elected as a Fellow of…

… the Entomological Society of America, the highest honor the ESA can bestow. The recognition comes as a result of her contributions to entomology in research, teaching, extension and administration. She…

… is a pro- fessor of entomology at the experience in the securities industry. Jason Haman, of Huntington Woods, an associate with Southfield-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC, was appointed to the…

… board of trustees at Temple Israel. Barrons, the Dow Jones business and financial weeldy, announced that Gary L. Ran, senior vice president, Investments of UBS Financial Services Inc. in Farmington Hills…

…, has been named to its list of America's 100 Top Brokers. Ran, who is also a senior portfolio manager, has more than 24 years of Joel H. Kaufman ms istCall Computer Solutions •Office STOCK MARKET…

… Clubs of America (MOCA), the Jewish outdoor club, elected Dr. Carol Dunitz of Ann Arbor to a three- year term as international presi- dent. MOCA is a nonprofit lay- Dunitz led Jewish group focused on…

… and respect reality. Metropolitan Airport so he could watch the team in pin- stripes play the Boston Red Sox. Earlier in the week, he addressed students at the Gloomy Outlook University of Michigan in…

… afternoon on Oct. 13 at the Franklin ding when a Hamas terrorist blew himself up in Café Hillel Grill, after Wohlgelernter had discussed the Middle East at a in Jerusalem. lunch of local journalists hosted by…

… Ann Arbor and Michigan State As a yellow cab pulled up to the Franklin Grill, I expected University in East Lansing. He looked tired sitting at the Wohlgelernter to end with a bead on what would…

…'ve witnessed the horror of death scenes in 30 years as a when the 9-year-old turned to him and said, "Abba, I journalist but, thank God, terror attacks aren't the norm in want to take a bus." America…

… favorite target of the terror that has taken toughened mentally and emotionally from nearly 1,000 lives of Israeli residents and visitors under 13 years of covering Israel, including the last Palestinian…

… leader Yasser Arafat's incitement. 48 months of Palestinian terror. "You scope everything out, all the time," he said. "It's At home, Dara is too scared to take a bus instinctive, second nature. On the…

… street, you're in a public anywhere. space that can be violated. You take a bus and you can get "So for a 9-year-old child to have a bus blown up." ride out of the frame of her reality," her When I was in…

… Israel in April with Federation's Michigan father said, "that's a very strong thing." Miracle Mission 4, I took part in early morning jogs from Indeed. the David Citadel Hotel. And each time those…

… after the working on his laptop and a bus goes by. first Iraqi scuds hit Israel in the Gulf War while he "The glass shouldn't break into my face in was sitting in the New York offices of the Jewish an…

… yearning to be in our ancestral homeland. the comfort of Franklin, half a world away In Israel, he worked as a staff writer and editor at from cafes blown to bits because Islamic the Jerusalem Post, rising…

… Israel on Rosh Hashanah. We also made 500 available to Temple Beth Emeth and gave them to the Jewish Community Center [of Washtenaw County] and [University of Michigan] Hillel. They are intended to be worn…

… Berman wear their "Support Israel-Support Peace" pins. "Once we decided on a message, we ran it by Jeff Levin [Jewish Federation of Washtenaw County executive direc- tor]. He was our sounding board and…

… also responsible for the design of the pins and the technical details, like where to buy them." How have you been circulating 2,000 pins? "We started by placing a basket of them on a table at Beth…

… in public places." How do you feel when you're wearing one? "Walking past the protesters with their signs that say, "Zionism Equals Nazism," is especially frustrating for me as the son of Holocaust…

…, knowing they are making a statement in a peaceful manner." ❑ —Shelli Leibman Dorfman, staff writer /REPORT A DOER... Know a Doer — someone of any age doing interesting, meaningful things in their life…

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