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… BBYO alums. At University of • Michigan Hillel. No charge. RSVP: BBYO, (248) 788-0700. Feb. 10 Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. EMU Hillel Book Club and dinner discuss- es Tough Jews by Rich Cohen. RSVP: Heather…

…-1916. Feb. 21 Saturday, 8 p.m. MSU Hillel Charity Gala at the Marriott for Israeli fellowships, University of Michigan Hospital. $20, or $30 per couple. RSVP: (517) 332-1916. • 2/ 6 2004 THE SOMERSET…

… Soloman, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@emich.edu Feb. 11 Wednesday, 7 p.m. MSU Hillel "Loaves of Love" challah bak- ing, Shakespeare in Love movie. RSVP by Feb. 8: (517) 332-1916. Feb. 13 EMU Hillel Shabbat…

… Rabbi Jonathan Berkun. RSVP by Feb. 16: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332-1916. 70% OFF ORIGINAL PRICES THROUGHOUT THE STORE. : Feb. 18 Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EMU Hillel free dinner, _Matrix movie and discussion of…

… dinner. $5. RSVP by Feb. 11: Rachel Fauman, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@emich.edu Feb. 15 Sunday, 1-3 p.m. MSU Hillel brunch and Build A Snowman Contest. To register a team or RSVP for brunch by Feb. 13…

… its Jewish spirituality. RSVP by Feb. 17: Allison, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@emich.edu Feb. 18 Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gap Bar Crawl for MSU students older than 21. RSVP by Feb. 15: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332…

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… University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. Cost: $20; $30 per couple. RSVP: (517) 332-1916. Feb. 22 Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit paintball at Futureball (Seven Mile and Middlebelt), Livonia. $30…

…of fie Happenings For college age through 30-some- thing. Send information to ahitsky@thejewishnews.com Feb. 21 Saturday, 8 p.m. MSU Hillel Charity Gala at the Marriott for Israeli fellowships at…

…. RSVP required: Karen Urman at hilleled@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. You worry about builders not building. You stress about permits not permittiml You fret about the intricacy of the new Venetian…

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… Adat Shalom Purim Tailgate Party: light meal, drinks. Megillah reading 7:15 p.m. Wear costumes. RSVP: Kim Rubin, (248) 909-3610. March 9 Tuesday, 8-9 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Judaism 102 at Dunkin…

… Doughnuts (Greenfield and 10 Mile), Southfield. Free. Contact Lesley Weiss, hillelpd@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. March 11 Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Graduates and Professionals, JD's Key…

…:15 dinner. Hillel of Metro Detroit Sephardic Shabbat at Congregation Keter Torah, West Bloomfield. $10. RSVP by March 10 to Lesley Weiss at hillelpd@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. February-March Wednesdays, 7…

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… the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. The gala will be 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the East Lansing Marriott Hotel. Proceeds will enable Israeli physicians from Hadassah Medical…

… Center in Jerusalem to participate in a two-year training and research fellowship at the University of Michigan. Ticket prices are $20, or $30 per cou- ple, and must be purchased in advance. Call MSU…

… free dinner, Matrix movie and discussion of its Jewish spirituality. RSVP by Feb. 17: Allison, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@emich.edu Adjusts to Prime Feb.18 Wednesday, 7 'p.m. Gap Bar Crawl for MSU…

… students older than 21. RSVP by Feb. 15: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332-1916. BEM Gala tudents of MSU Hillel will hold their first Charity Gala to benefit the Israeli Fellowship in Radiology and Oncology Program at…

….m. MSU Hillel brunch and Build A Snowman Contest. To register a team or RSVP for brunch by Feb. 13: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332-1916 or pd@msuhillel.org • 74 ok APR 3-Month Intro Rate 4 00 o / Feb. 18…

… Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. MSU students from Cong. Shaarey Zedek Soqthfield, free dinner with Rabbi Jonathon Berkun. RSVP by Feb. 16: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332-1916. iso APR Feb. 18 Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EMU Hillel…

… Hillel, (517) 332-1916. S New Group For 20-30 T he B'nai B'rith Leadership Network is starting a new group for people ages 20-30. It will concen- trate on social events and social action. For…

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… Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034; fax to (248) 304-8885; or e-mail to: rsklar@thejewishnews.com Hillel Director's View Demoralizing University of Michigan. Hillel Executive Director Michael…

…, thank you and Am Yisrael Chai [the nation of Israel lives]. To the Jewish students at the University of Michigan, as well as the management of the Hillel House, I can only give my strongest recommen…

… being tar- geted because they are Americans or Jews or supporters of Israel. His attitude clearly has a corrosive- effect on the situation of Jews at the University of Michigan, and is one of the reasons…

… Jews will drop the lead- ership mantle so completely at such a crucial time. If I were a University of Michigan student, I would be demor- alized far more by Mr. Brooks' article than I ever could be by…

… students whom he claims to speak for can, in theory, be proud of ISrael reads like George Orwell's 084. To all of those who have brought 2/ 6 2004 6 Israel advocacy to the University of Michigan, I say…

… Michigan Jewish organization that is strongly Zionist in fact as well as in word? Articles such as Mr. Brooks' weaken the resolve of some Jewish students. It must leave hostile, militant Arabs laughing that…

… impacted the lives of Above all, how can anyone in the thousands of students. The University Jewish community expect area Jews to of Michigan Hillel Board of Trustees maintain their Jewish identity when the…

… of sentation of Jews in the film, although I Michigan Hillel. In more than 20 think you devoted too much space to years of dedication to enriching the the subject ("Passionate About 'The lives of…

… effects of Mel Michael Brooks ("Hillel Director's . Gibson's The Passion of the Christ on the View Demoralizing," Feb. 6, page 6), Jewish community and Gibson's repre- the executive director of University…

… in theater performance years at Hillel as just two girls from from the University of Michigan and a Farmington Hills." master's degree in business administra- Michael Charach also got to know tion from…

… Wayne State University. celebrities from Michigan, but his expe- "There's a range of personalities just rience remained more work-related. He like there is everywhere else, but it's was a production…

… Selma Blair. brokers, Journalist and actress had attended Hillel vvvvw.detroitjewishnews.com Day School of Metropolitan Detroit at and click on Entertainment. the same time, only in different grades. IN…

… California, and conversation." you just get used to them," says Reinstein was recruited for Us from Charach, who recently helped Calista the magazine Teen People. A University Flockhart maneuver out of a tight…

…"Selma used to tease me on the school bus," recalls Reinstein, who still hopes to celebrities just because of the attention interview another Michiganian, they get, we've learned to react to them…

… into a sea of celebrities as a reporter for the West Coast. "In California, the Us Weekly. celebrities are the movie stars." Reinstein, based in Charach, a promotion producer for New York, goes to Extra…

… into watching her current city of the programs. residence or the "I've been a promotion producer for Sundance Film years," says Charach, 32, who graduated Festival in Utah. For from Southfield…

…-Lathrup High School Reinstein the Feb. 2 edition of and was a member of Temple Emanu-El. Us, she interviewed "I work with Extra host Dana Devon, Donald Trump. and I've come to think of celebrities as "I have so…

… park- of Missouri journalism alum, she helped ing space near his home. launch her writing career as an intern for "Celebrity watching can be fun the Detroit Jewish News. because there is so much money…

… and The Us reporter becomes a bit impa- glamour in the lives of these people. All tient when stars are asked about their that fuels public interest to have political leanings in this election year. She…

… Shindler to Adam I. Gnesin, son of Mrs. Gail Gnesin of Malboro, N.J. Jennie graduated from the University of Michigan with a bache- lor of science in computer science. She is employed at Pricewaterhouse…

… grandson of Don and Flo Nitzkin and Lester and Lillian Shindler. Adam is in the seventh grade at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. His mitz- vah projects include volunteering for…

… Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor of arts and from University of South Carolina in Columbia with a master of education. She is pursuing a career in nursing. David graduated from the University…

… of North Texas in Dallas-Fort Worth, where he received a bachelor of science and from Wichita State University, where he received a master of educa- tion. He works for the Texas Rangers 111 rig 2…

…Coopers in New York. Adam has a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of Maryland in College Park and a master of business admin- istration from American University in Washington, D…

…Mazel Tod BAR/BAT MITVAH from page 61 Seigerman of Boca Raton, Fla., and Jean Pomerance of Lewisville, Texas. She is also the granddaughter of the late Joseph Pomerance. Cydney is an honor student…

… Torah as a bar mitzvah Saturday, Feb. 28, at Congregation Beth Ahm. He is the son of Shelley and Marc Shindler, brother of Julie and Jennie, and and future brother-in-law of Adam Gnesin. He is the…

… the Friendship Circle and Farmington Hills- based JARC. Engagements LARSON-GLICKMAN D r. Steven Glickman of West Bloomfield is pleased to announce the engagement of his daughter Stacy Erin Glickman…

… to David Markin Larson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Larson of Plano, Texas. Stacy is also the daughter of the late Brenda Glickman; David is also the son of the late Cheryl Larson. Stacy graduated from…

…/27 2004 62 GOTLIEB-LYNN 111 arci Danielle Lynn and Ryan David Gotlieb were recently married at the Marriott Centerpoint Hotel in Pontiac. Rabbi Dannel Schwartz and Rabbi Michael Moskowitz of Temple Shir…

… Handbooks Don't Tell You," was organized by the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit and featured three speakers from the University of Michigan Hillel's American Movement for Israel. Avi Jacobson…

… how to represent yourself as a Jewish person and be able to speak up for yourself and be more educated about Israel," said Lasser of Bingham Farms. The speakers pitched the benefits of joining Hillel…

…-Ilan University in Ramat Gan. They share a close personal relationship with David Altman, Bar- Ilan's director-general, the youngest at any Israeli uni- versity. David Holtzman is also an associate member of Hebrew…

… University's board of governors and has been a staunch supporter of Israel Bonds — serving previ- ously as Detroit's general chair. — Sy Maned°, editorial assistant …

… — just being Jewish and engaging inlegiti- mate Jewish activities is not enough to gain admission to the college of your choice. Goodman, founder of the Washington, D.C.-based admissions consulting company…

… Council of Metropolitan Detroit. An active member of the Washington Jewish community, Goodman says he encourages his students to go on group trips to Israel. But, when writing about these trips on college…

… applications, it's Pro-Israel On Campus important to distinguish yourself from the crowd of other students who have gone to Israel. "The point you have to make is: How does my involvement in the Jewish com…

… increasingly complex college application processes and avoiding the "deadly 20" application topics. "It made me think about applying for college differently," said Dan Hulbert, 16, of Royal Oak, a junior at…

… Kimball High. "I was more aware of what you should tell colleges about yourself when you apply." — Diana Lieberman, staff writer High school seniors Noah Smith and Rachel Lasser listen during the program…

… History," dur- ing an Israel advocacy program at the Irving and Beverly Laker Education and Youth Complex of Congregation in West Bloomfield on Feb. 9. The program, "Israel On Campus: What the Student…

… from the University of Michigan, an engineer, and settled in West Bloomfield. He was from Chicago. Working late one Friday night, David missed his usual Shabbat service at Adat Shalom Synagogue and…

… programs. We're not 'just focused on the religious aspect of Judaism, but the community, tzedakah [charitable] aspect." YAAS plans to go to Yad Ezra in Berkley, the only kosher food pantry in Michigan, to…

… attended the later one, a special young adult service. Annise went to the same service with friends from Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit and the Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan…

…Where Harry Met Sally Diverse Young Adult program at Adat Shalom attracts range of people. not affiliated," she says. "We welcome everyone to the group," David adds, which includes non…

… pack Passover parcels. At a YAAS gathering in March, Adat Shalom's Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz will examine the evolution of Jewish identity in the United States. For fun, YYAS is sponsoring a Purim Tailgate…

… life. "The young adult program has deepened a connection to Judaism for both of us," David says. "And helped us engage in regular synagogue life." ❑ SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer A chemist, Annise, 22…

… Detroit. And the rest, David jokes, is history. Now seven years later, Annise and David Goodman have been married for 2 1 /2 years and live in West Bloomfield. Both are board members of the Young Adults of…

… Adat Shalom (YAAS). Other board members include Beth and Jeremy Kahn of Royal Oak, Kim Rubin of West Bloomfield, Andrew Pass of Farmington Hills and Jason Levy of Walled Lake. All are between the ages of…

… 28-35, though the target age is 21-35. Annise particularly likes the diversity. "Not everyone is a member of the synagogue and there are those who are. single, married, affiliated and David and Annise…

…, Sheri Wagner and Regina Colton. n Jan. 15, 50 solicitors for the Annual Campaign in the Jewish Federation's Young Adult Division gathered at the home of Heather and Lowell Salesin. This group, combined…

….m. at their building, 26640 Greenfield Road, Oak Park, Michigan. The following names have been placed in nomination: ** HILLEL ABRAMS HENRY S. BAUM MICHAEL BAUM DAVID N. COHEN PHILIP DANO MILTON DUCHAN…

… professionals will be the same day. Rabbi Twerski, founder/medical director emeritus of Gateway Rehabilitation Center., is associate pro- fessor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine…

…i;ommunity BROOKDALE THE HERITAGE Of SOUTHFIELD BBYO Focus Sephardic Judaism Fabulous, affordable, retirement living in the Metro area Jewish teens in grades nine through 12 are invited to B…

… exploration of Sephardic Jews with Rabbi Michael Cohen. All Jewish high school students are welcome. The program is underwritten through a contribution from Noah Wofsy, an AZA alumnus of Strauss BBYO in Mt…

… sample all recipes. Cost is $18 per session; $50 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY For the election of the Board of Directors will take place on Thursday evening, March 11, 2004, at 8:00 p…

…Cess within the full meaning University of Michigan in 1942. After servic- of the term," said his daughter. "The concept of ing as a Air Corps first lieutenant in the due process was very important to him…

…; grandparents, Morris and Phyllis Novetsky of Southfield. Contributions may be made to the scholarship fund of Hillel Academy Foundation, 5685 Boston St. Pittsburgh, Pa., 15217. MARCELLE D. COHEN, 95, of Detroit…

…s — and then nals and prisoners of war, said Rabbi Syme. He was taught art history at Wayne State University in also an army chaplain. While in the army, Rabbi Detroit for two decades. • Gutmann met…

…, Marilyn; daughter tion, and got his master's from New York Universitis Institute of and son-in-law, Sharon and Stuart Trosch of Auburn Hills; son Fine Arts," said Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth El…

… English literature at Wayne State University and He was the loving-brother of the late Helen Posner. religion at the University of Detroit. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements by "He really…

… Starbright, an interactive computer net- - work that inked children's hospitals. He was also the emcee at the Washington, D.C., unveiling of the system. Mr. Butler entered Yeshiva University in New York and…

…711 .1.11111001111111111MORPOOMMONIMININIMPANIONOWNSIMIP". Obituaries are updated regularly and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com an honorary doctor of humane letters by HUC…

…-JIR Dennis Frank of West Bloomfield, first .vice president of Temple Beth El, noted SHARON LUCKERMAN how unpretentious the rabbi was. "Rabbi Gutmann was gentle, and, in spite of his brilliance, he was so…

… history at Hebrew Union College-Jewish out of high school and, because of his knowledge of German, had Institute of Religion in Cincinnati the responsibility of interrogating Nazi war crimi- during the 1960…

… Bernard Stein, an attorney who left "My husband was a pioneer in the study of the law after the war to become a rabbi. When the Jewish art," said Marilyn Gutmann. "He did young Gutmann visited Rabbi Stein…

… overcome barriers in the process University of Michigan School of Art and Design in of creating art, my art doesn't suffer — it becomes something Ann Arbor, enjoys many artistic mediums — 'At this point, I…

… Nelson and Judy Weiner. She is also the granddaugh- ter of the late Sanford Weiner. Her great-grandmother is Betty Weiner. Arielle is a seventh-grade double honor student at Hillel Day School of…

…Going For Gold Two Walled Lake Western artists take top awards. DIANA LIEBERMAN StaffWriter L indsay Zeitlin of West Bloomfield is a blond 17-year-old with a perfectly normal, sym- metrical face…

…. Yet the charcoal self-portrait she entered in the Southeast Michigan Region Scholastic Art Awards competition portrays a girl with lined cheeks and lank hair, surveying the world through slits in her…

… fingers. "My style is somewhat distorted," admits Zeitlin, a senior at Walled Lake Western High School. "Most people, when they use char- coal, are uncomfortable going to dark; but I like the dark end of…

… the scale." Her self-portrait won Zeitlin a gold key at the annu- al competition. She won a sec- ond gold key for a portfolio of work done over the past year, plus two silver keys and two certificates…

…-page watercol- competition. Seventy-five percent were in the drawing or book with views of roses in bloom. category. "I'm passionate about art," says Menken, who also Zeitlin has been drawing most of her life…

…'m glad I don't have to choose just one." I never thought I had the abili- The Michigan competition is the first step toward ty to produce." national recognition for gold key winners like Zeitlin Walled…

… her." "The line strokes in her drawings are wonderfully expressive," she says. "It's excit- Work from the Southeast Michigan Region ing that she can work intensely Scholastic Art Awards will be shown…

… Feb. 7-25 and dramatically in charcoal, at the College for Creative Studies, Center of with an interesting perspective." Art and Design, 201 East Kirby, Detroit. For Another Walled Lake Western 12th…

… about we can vote based on the short term," Israeli politics, have always had an said Hazan. impact, he said. But "stupid loopholes" Hazan spoke to Michigan State also have an impact. University Hillel…

… Detroit. Dr. Reuven Hazan, a visiting political science professor from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, spent Feb. 13 speaking in politi- cal as well as personal terms of budget cuts and Israeli politics…

…For Openers Something Extra Through some gentle prodding from his mother last fall, Adrian Chernoff of Royal Oak entered a design contest sponsored by Staples, the office supply store. He is among…

… said he dug through dozens of "idea journals" he's kept over the years and came up with the "Rubber Chernoff Bandit," a rubber band with an attached label. "Invention competitions or new ideas don…

… the past seven months, the Findling Law Firm of Royal Oak has occupied the 2-3 p.m. Saturday after- noon time slot on WKRK-97.1 FM. Shown above are, front, 'Fred Findling, and from left, David, Darren…

…. The root cause of Israel's eco- nomic problems is security, he said. It cuts the amount of money from outside sources: tourism and investment. The government has had its income level lowered, but its…

… expenses shot up because preventing ter- rorism is expensive. Hazan called Israeli govern- . ment budget cuts of 5-10 per- cent every two months "ludi- crous. "It's getting to the point where my kids in…

… Israel go to Reuven Hazan school at 8 a.m. and school is let out at noon because we can't pay the teachers," he told Jewish examples how families like the Federation of Metropolitan Detroit staff…

… one-year sabbatical at the Institute for and come to New York or L.A. and the Study of Modern Israel. meet rich Jews who can each give $1 — Harry Kirsbaum, staffwriter million," he said. "There are…

… wonderful Quotables Remember When? "Wearing his gas mask while driving, Yaakov Iyukai was one of the only people on the road to Jerusalem from Tekoa in the West Bank during the recent war with Iraq. What…

…," said Mozes, who spoke to about 50 campus and community mem- bers gathered at the University of Michigan Hillel on Feb. 4. She and some Moies friends started film- ing four days before Israel…

…Why is it so difficult to bring up the idea of a senior community? In a word, dignity. How do you tell your morn (or dad, or aunt, or grandparent) that you think it might be time for them to move…

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… Chamber Players, faculty allegory set in St. Petersburg's Kuzlov Theatre. It Edi for artists of the University of Michigan School of will be performed in a U-M School of Music Music, perform works by Brahms…

…, south of Schoolcraft), in Perestroika shakes things up in The Quick- Detroit. $12-$15. (248) 547-2027. GAIL ZIM MERMAN Change Room, Nagle Jackson's part farce, part Arts c Ente rtainment The Michigan…

… takes the stage with pianist Natalie Zhu 8 Hosted by MSU Hillel, Mike Reiss, Emmy Award-win- p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. ning producer and writer of The Simpsons, speaks 8 p…

… times. $19.50- $59.50. (248) 645-6666. Great Lakes Lyric Opera showcases local pro- Meadow Brook Theatre stages a dramatic evo- fessional talent in a gala concert of operatic cation of 1930s America in…

… John Steinbeck's Of favorites 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Mice and Men, running Feb. 11-March 7. Call Metropolitan Church of God, 13400 Schaefer for show times. (248) 377-3300. (near Grand River…

….m. She'll play works by Mozart, Bach and Bloch. $10-$50. Friday, Feb. 13, in the ballroom of the MSU Union. Free. (734) 764-2538. (517) 332-1916. CLASSICAL NOTES POP/ROCK/JAzz/FOLK Singer Sarah…

… Brightman brings her soaring soprano to the Palace of Auburn Hills 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9. $59.50- $125. (248) 645-6666. Featuring Jewish lead vocalist Steven Page, Canadian alternative music group Barenaked…

… baritone Daniel Narducci, in From the Heart, a concert of love songs from the stage, screen and pop charts, 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12-15, at the…

… Max M. Fisher Music Center. $15-$54. (313) 576-5111. is proud to announce the opening of the new JEWISH MUSIC American-born acoustic,guitarist/vocalist Elyahu Reiter and violinist Yehonason Lipshutz…

…, with Israeli-born classical guitarist Yonatan Tzarum, make up Simply Tsfat, a musical trio of lively Breslover Chasidim from Israel. The group per- forms 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, in the Young Israel…

… consecutive victories. ing together at the University of Birmingham Groves senior running Michigan. Sophomore Debra Streifler back Danny Jacobs won honorable and freshman Lindsey Goldstein have mention All…

… pressing defense. enjoyable part of the game." Hillel Day School's varsity and JV A pair of former Highland Park, Ill., hoop squads both began the season high school tennis teammates are play- with five…

…The Jewish Women' Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit is seeking Initial Proposals by grant seekers. Initial Proposals for project grants Veteran Pitcher Set For Tiger Role related to Jewish women…

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…. • Bloomfield Hills 5 ways that YOU can get involved MAKE Mishloach Manot Parcels at home! KIN. your completed Mishloach Manot to the Federation Building! CREATE MAKE a Purim Parcel Project Program of your…

… own! Mishloach Manot Parcels with D'vora! TAKE your Mishloach Manot parcels alnalleC IZIWINKNIVIS from the Max M. Fisher Federation Building to residents of various senior facilities; Coville…

…-2536. Federation's 2/ 6 2004 48 for lovi, 11 FdocAtion Goldstein opened the season with nine straight singles victories, including four in a row to win her flight at the ne of the new Tigers, veteran Wolverine…

… particularly wards Scott Kaplan, Eric pleased with the acquisitions of Behrman and Kyle Davis. second baseman Fernando Vina Juniors include forwards and shortstop Carlos Guillen. Ben Kaplan, Jeff Gudes and "That…

…." And this was before are Laker forwards Aaron the signing of All-Star catcher Fisher. and Josh Kaplan. Ivan Rodriguez. Birmingham Unified's Jeff Manager Alan Trammell hasn't Berkowitz has missed some…

…- The Jan. 9 Jewish Stars col- ly don't care as long as we win; umn reported that Chad that's the bottom line ... The rest Goldstein Schwalb and Jonah Mandell -of the stuff takes care of itself." played…