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… University in Marquette. A few years ago, when a past president graduat- ed, the organization all but vanished. In the fall of 2012, I was contacted by the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan to help form a new…

…jemsh@edu for college students by college students Way Up North New NMU Hillel takes off with dedicated students. Noah Linsk jewish@edu writer am the president of Hillel at Northern Michigan…

… of student leaders. Many of our members are friends, and we often hang out together outside of Hillel events. We advertise our programs to all NMU students, and this past November, we even built a 4…

… Farmington High School senior. falafel and other traditional Jewish foods. Some members of our Hillel are plugged into other organizations on campus as well and, as a result, many of our programs and events…

…, a student group that hosts movie screenings on campus. As we move forward in creating and grow- ing Jewish life at Northern Michigan University, I look forward to helping to enhance our cultural…

… Gray jewish@edu writer f you are a Jewish student at Michigan State University, the tweets below are just some of what you may see when scrolling through your Twitter feed. It's clear social media is…

…, including Michigan State, can say that it is as progressive a country as one Wayne State and University of Michigan, have can visit. Granted, it is by no means perfect. publicly condemned the boycott of…

… essential to students' lives. At the Lester and Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center, we make an extra effort to talk to college students in their native language — the lan- guage of social media, that…

…! #hanukkahsparty @HillelSpartan Expand 4, Reply tl Retweeted * Favorite ••• More Leslie Spector Ospectorl Are they gonna run out of bagels??" #overheardathillei @HillelSpartan Expand Dec 4 Reply * Favorited…

… prejudice or ostraciz- good news: As of today, 134 members ing in academia. No place at all. of Congress and approximately 230 colleges and Having traveled to Israel multiple times, I universities nationwide…

… is. As the DeRoy Social Media Intern for MSU Hillel, I work alongside staff and student leaders to actively promote Hillel happenings each week on various social media channels. Social media is a vital…

… part of my daily life and has been a crucial part of my college experience. I use various networks every day to stay current on news, pop culture, school work, and job and internship opportunities…

…. Social media has helped me keep in touch with family and friends and has also helped me network with people who share my interests. In my second year of the internship, I have noticed my peers and I are…

… allowong Jewish students at MSU to share their own Hillel experience via social media. I Common Language on page 22 • Carly Rosen CrRosen 41 J. 10 Just went shopping with HillelSpartan for the Light…

… to add more tables to the already huge room ShabbatShalom @HillelSpartan 9 from East Lansing, Ml 4, Reply U. Retweeted * Favorited ••• More Lizzy Kirsch - eakirsch ii Nov Having a bagel from New…

… I gained was the time to focus on the needs and poten- tial of my Reform community at U-M Hillel. @ Zoe McCoon of Flint is a sophomore at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. …

… Michigan Hillel for the first time, I was excited and scared to start from scratch in a new Jewish community that regularly has more people in attendance than High Holiday services at my home congregation in…

… were individuals interested in such a wide array of topics, but Hillel itself had student groups centered on creating communities to cultivate these pas- sions. Having discovered my own passion for the U…

… all of the hustle and bustle at Hillel, it is easy to forget that, although there are rarely less than 200 students at Hillel for Shabbat dinner, there are thousands of Reform Jews on campus who miss…

… Reform Biennial: U-M sophomore Zoe McCoon, Flint; junior Alyssa Gorenberg, Vernon Hills, Ill.; sophomore Jake Levine, Ann Arbor; and junior Daniel Pearlman, Cleveland. alking into the University of…

… moved me to tears, meeting other universities' Hillel representatives to compare notes and listening to URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs' vision for the Reform movement. Above all, the most valuable thing…

… Flint. There were so many people, each seeming to have more desire to make a difference than the next about any range of issues: the environment, business, equal rights, even the city of Detroit. Not only…

…-M Hillel Reform community, I was very excited to attend Union for Reform Judaism's (URJ) biennial conference in San Diego this past December, where I was surrounded by 5,000 Reform Jews with just as much, if…

… not more, passion and desire to make a differ- ence as I had experienced during my first Shabbat at Hillel. During the biennial, every session I attend- ed talked about what seemed to be the hot topic…

… of the event: engagement. There was talk especially of youth engagement, teen engagement and young adult engagement — but attention to college student engage- ment was lacking. For students ages 18…

…, where students can engage in creative, hands-on tinkering and learning blending art and science. Kristin Fontichiaro is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Information…

… involved in the growing Makers movement. She visited Hillel to hear more about the Innovation Hub and perhaps help find a good fit for Hillel's new director of innovation. "Makerspaces are growing across the…

… coming to Hillel," Freedman said. "Cost came out as a sig- nificant factor and also fear of the future — how high will tuition go? Last year, we did the same study with an admissions consultant and the…

… Hillel belongs. Bassett suggested the con- cept of reducing tuition the longer a family was at a school, which rewards loyalty and also recognizes yearly cost increases. 10 February 20 • 2014 Innovation…

… Hub production/media studio with green screen break-out group makerspace large scale soft seatin eaching greenhouse rt/design studio collaborative technology loun Hillel Day School of Metro…

… does younger ones:' Freedman said. "That intrigued me:' Freedman assembled a group of Hillel teachers, professionals, board members and volunteers to brainstorm ways to act on this suggestion. They came…

… in each year. Tuition for the 2014-2015 academic year at Hillel will range from $11,280 for kindergarten to $17,975 for grades 1-8. More than half (54 percent) of the school's 564 students receive…

… middle-income families with an incentive to start early and continue with Hiller said Jared Berman of Novi. He and his wife, Amy, have two of their three young children at Hillel. "We would not have…

… qualified for financial aid, but the tuition still is not insignificant to our lives. "We are thinking of this proposition for all three kids because we fell in love with Hillel and love the core values and…

…. For some, it could be the extra thing they need to commit to Hillel if they are on the fence:' What makes Hillel's tuition grant so unusual is the donor's full coverage of the program for all who want…

… page at facebook.com/ msuhillel, search us on twitter at @HillelSpartan or check out our Instagram page at msuhillel. Natalie Gray of Bloomfield Hills is a senior at Michigan State University in East…

… Lansing. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN I ANN ARBOR 2013-2014 ZUBIN MEHTA, MUSIC DIRECTOR Saturday, March 15, 8:45 pm Hill Auditorium The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, along with their "Music Director for…

… West Bloomfield is a freshman at Kalamazoo College. IovR_ FINALS WHAT IS WISDOM? DRINK rneF Hillel Study Break During Finals: U-M senior Aliza Altman of Forest Hills, N.Y., and sophomore Isabella…

… Wishnivetski of Farmington Hills. Common Language from page 21 With online media forums constantly evolving, MSU Hillel has recently launched a new app available on both Android and iOS platforms. Download the…

… app by searching MSU Hillel. The app includes quick links to social media channels, a calendar of upcom- ing events and other recent Hillel news to keep students up-to-date. Using the app, you can even…

… place an order to receive homemade matzah ball soup delivered straight to your front door. Using the power of social media, I and the leaders at MSU Hillel are reaching more students than ever before…

…jewish@edu for college students by college students Standing By Israel from page 21 global society, as well as Kalamazoo College's standard of academic free- dom, I implore the acting president to…

… exercise his obligation as the current head of the institution to make a public statement rejecting the boycott. The fact of the matter is that Kalamazoo offers study-abroad pro- grams in Jerusalem and…

…- ment, however, would be akin to acting as a bystander in a situation of bully- ing, racism or sexism. Indeed, I am proud of my college. But, I am also proud to be a Jew and a Zionist. I am proud to be…

… globally minded and a fervent proponent of building interfaith relations. I am also proud to be an American. But I am not proud that my college has shirked its commitment to intellectual freedom by not…

… Skopp Cooper (Camp Ramah), Rabbi David Gedzelman (Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life), Rabbi Paul Yedwab (Temple Israel, West Bloomfield), and Tilly Shames (University of Michigan Hillel). "We're truly…

…metro Lifetime Income for Retirement. New Jewish Education Models And an even greater outcome for Israel, science and education. University of Michigan to host prominent panel of Jewish educators…

…. Bobby Siporin Special to the Jewish News E very year, the graduating class of the Jewish Communal Leadership Program (JCLP) at the University of Michigan hosts its annual "communal conversation" in the…

… participate in a panel discussion open to the public, mod- erated by Dr. Deborah Ball, dean of the University of Michigan School of Education. Each panelist will share reflections about creating and developing…

… honored to host such prominent educators here at the University of Michigan:' says Dr. Andrea Siegel, program manager of JCLP and an integral part of helping to plan this important event. "It's a great…

… call AFHU Midwest Region Executive Director, Judith Shenkman at (312) 329-0332 or email: jshenkman@afhu.org AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY 500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1530 Chicago, IL…

… Michigan. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Research engine for the world. Engine of growth for a nation. February 20 • 2014 11 …

… University Gift Annuities supporting The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. I read up on HU. It was everything I care about in one package. HU's contributions to Israel and the world are as wide-ranging as they…

… 60611 • 877-642-AFHU (2348) afhu.org/CGA3 for America, a Wexner Graduate Fellow/ Davidson Scholar and a master of social work candidate in the Jewish Communal Leadership Program at the University of…

… School of Social Work. On Sunday, Feb. 23, in what is sure to be the most ambitious undertak- ing yet, a group of local and national Jewish educators will come together to share their expertise on the…

… it off together while staffing the "Hillel" table together during student orientation in the summer of 2008. Robyn had only briefly met Eric before the program began. "He seemed quiet and reserved, a…

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… a huge gap:' Ayelet says. "I was 18, just a kid out of high school; he was 23, an adult with a job from America!" After that summer, they would meet from time to time in "the kind of easy friendship…

… that picks up out of nowhere:' But when they found each other once again staffing another Birthright trip, their dynamics changed. "Suddenly we were a couple Ayelet recalls. "Our first thought was, 'Oh…

…, no! This is a huge problem. How are we going to make this happen when we live on two dif- ferent sides of the world?' "For the first year, we just kept trying to break up. We would spend time together…

… in New York or Israel and then we would have that tearful 'airport talk', where we would decide to 'end it But each time we parted, one of us would break down and call the other. So we decided to stay…

… in the airport! Detroit is our home now, and we'll see where life takes us:' Hillel Day School Alumni Jennifer (Morse) and Bob Mattler have been married 19 years. Although both frequently attended…

… Federation's Young Adult programs, their paths had never crossed until Florine Mark's daughter, Lisa Lis, recruited Jennifer for a newly launched Hillel Day School (HDS) alum- ni committee. At the first alum…

… Congregation Shaarey Zedek (yes, we had our synagogue in common, too), Bob asked me to dinner before one of our HDS alumni meetings. Bob still says it was a 'business meeting' (I think that our 11-year age…

… difference MSU Hillel-Oriented Robyn (Berkowitz) and Eric Hughey were just married in July. Perhaps MSU Hillel Executive Director Cindy Hughey knew that her son Eric and new program associate Robyn would hit…

…, Hillel Day School, Frankel Jewish Academy and University of Michigan Hillel. They'll be here through the end of the school year and then will work at one of the Ramah camps. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 - 1…

… MEDIA PUBLICATION theJEWISHNEWS.com » Posthumous Honor Michigan Civil Rights Commission memorializes its slain director Burton Gordin. See page 14. » Love Is In The Air Take your Valentine to one of…

… helps Israel assemble an Olympic curling team. —1 Harry Kirsbaum I Contributing Writer 11 hey don't consider themselves enough to compete in the 2018 Winter Jeff Lutz a 21st-century version of the…

… Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. is ready to Jamaican bobsledding team, nor The odds are long. They need to find release a does Jeff Lutz, 29, of Bloomfield Hills and people who are willing to become…

… would play them in the movie version, possess the mad skills to win a qualify- or what that movie would even be called — Cool ing championship to become one of only 10 teams Brooms, perhaps? allowed to…

… America. With a mid-May 2014 deadline, the goal is to "We're starting from scratch:' said Lutz, who has find a team of curlers — four men and four women, CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 either Israeli or with dual…

…-citizenship — good wo innovative internship programs, the Ramah Fellowship and the Steinsaltz Ambassadors, are enriching Detroit's Jewish educational institutions with young adults intent on sharing their love of…

… arm of Conservative Judaism, oper- ates eight overnight camps, three day camps and several Israel programs. The fellowship grew out of the Ramah Service Corps, which started three years ago and employs…

… an academic medical center grows to appreciate and love the institu- tion for the care that they get. University of Michigan hospital is amongst the best in the nation and attracts people not just in…

… replicate at Michigan." LL-YOU-CAN-SEE BUFF PP Black History Month at the DIA Friday Night Live! The Motown Legends Choir presents a special Valentine's Dag performance of love songs. Rivera Court, 7 & 8…

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… Michigan? "No one close, but as a lifelong aca- demician, you can't help but run into people that were trained at Michigan and are now leading faculty members across the country. I have gotten hundreds of…

… Ann Arbor, but in the Detroit area and all over the country" Q. Your children are grown, what do they do and will any of them be mov- ing to Ann Arbor with you? Q. Michigan has very enthusiastic…

… awareness of the positive roles that religion can play in people's lives. That has stayed with me. There is a Hillel on the Brown campus and I have been invit- ed and attended dinners there and given talks. I…

… have a warm place in my heart for Hillel and the Jewish community, and I look forward to being considered a part of that community as well as a part of the broader community in Ann Arbor" "Sports are…

… wonderful for the culture and energy of the campus. They provide excitement for the current students and keep the alumni connected to the uni- versity. Michigan should be enormously proud of a very long…

… tradition of really excellent teams that represent the univer- sity well. Michigan gets it right in terms of the balance between big-time athletics "My youngest is a junior in college; I have a son who is a…

…, if someone recognizes me along the way, I am happy to say hi." and being a major academic university. All the athletic programs operate at a level of integrity, sportsmanship that I am proud of; we…

… here's a buzz on the University of Michigan campus these days. Dr. Mark Schlissel, currently the provost at Brown University, was named the school's new president. He will take office July 1. "This is an…

… exciting time for the University of Michigan:' says U-M regent Andrea Fischer Newman. "Mark Schlissel brings an exceptional portfolio of scholarship and leadership and, just as importantly, a tremendous…

…, Detroit mission to Israel, Shabbat dinner at Hillel, NEXTGen Epic event, "graduating" class of interns at a Jewish agency ... there's a budding romance. We invited couples known to have met through their…

… commitment to Michigan's public ethos:' Regent Laurence Deitch says, "We were privi- leged to have a pool of extraordinary candidates, and Dr. Schlissel was simply the best of the best. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12…

… than 50 years. See page 18. » Fabric Of Steel Bloomfield Hills couple takes Crypton from institutional into homes. See page 53. , r' Owners of Kroll Construction: Todd, Brian and Ron, with father, Al…

…, founder of the company. » cover stor c) Federation's aweetheart4 'Beshert' ... meant for each other. Vivian Henoch I Special to the Jewish News B etter than JDate? Maybe. For every summer at Tamarack…

…'s memory of their first encounter is far more vivid than his, they met in the seventh grade in the villages of Levison and Sheruth at Tamarack's Camp Maas in Ortonville. Three years later, Tamarack's Western…

… Schlissel talks with the press during the announcement of his appointment. Bluish and Jewish Mark Schlissel talks about role as U-M's new president. Alice Burdick Schweiger I Special to the Jewish News T…

… CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Printed In Michigan 1942 - 2013 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Eve y Week 1 1 1 8 08805 The Aronoff family: Alden, Cooper, Tracy and Jeff. 93363 5 …

…, Michigan has an obligation to be accessible to the most talented and hard-working students regardless of their financial circum- 8 February 13 • 2014 "I have a warm place in my heart for Hillel and the…

… worrying about their families being adversely affected. "The second is academic excellence. What makes Michigan special is its enormously wide array of truly spectacular academic programs. "The third is I…

…, who is warm and approachable, has a long list of impressive accomplish- ments. He earned a bachelor's degree in bio- chemical sciences from Princeton University and a M.D. Ph.D. in physiological…

… chemistry from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he also did a residency in internal medicine and went on to become a faculty member. He moved to University of California-Berkeley, where he…

… advanced from associate professor to full professor and was dean of biological sciences in the College of Letters & Science. In 2011, he became pro- vost at Brown University About to be U-M's 14th president…

…, suc- ceeding Mary Sue Coleman, Schlissel is the second Jewish president of the university (The first was Harold T. Shapiro, from 1980- 1987.) Born and raised in Brooklyn, Schlissel, who had a bar…

…'s trajectory of extraordinary leadership. This bodes well for the future of the university and our Health System:" Schlissel recently talked to the Jewish News about his upcoming presidency, goals for the…

… university and his Jewish roots. Q: What is your vision for the university? "I want to focus immediately on three types of interests: First is access and affordability. I think as a public university…

… you imagine will be your big- gest challenge transitioning from a small private Ivy League school to a large public university? "Brown is five times smaller, but, like Michigan, it strives for academic…

… bring to the presidency an important depth of understanding about academic medicine and biomedical science says Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D., and executive vice president for medical affairs and Health…

… of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Now a healthy teenage athlete who spends his summers at Camp George in Canada, Katzen dedi- cated his bar mitzvah project to collecting sports equipment and…

…, Director of the Early Childhood Center, at 248-539-1489 or rpappas@hillelday.org. *1 I HILLEL DAY SCHOOL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Three Rivers, MI www.camptavor.org 224-619-5969 registrar@camptavor.org I…

… Gittleman Special to the Jewish News I n 2015, 1,500 children with seri- ous life-threatening and chronic illnesses throughout the Great Lakes region will hear words of normalcy they have only dreamed…

…: "You're going to sleep- away camp!" Their parents will also hear these unexpected words: "This sleep-away camp is free' Slated to open in the summer of 2015, Camp North Star Reach, a 501(c) 3 non- profit…

… organization, will offer the rare opportunity of providing a free overnight camp experience in Pinckney, Mich., for hundreds of sick children at a place designed especially for their needs. "While the kids are…

… having fun, the medical professionals at the camp see the summer vacation as an extension of their hospital and post-hospital care and healing," said Marketing Specialist Marji Wisniewski. "Kids build…

… camaraderie around a shared illness. They are learning how to care for themselves and manage their illness with the support of staff and other campers who are going through similar experiences7 The 105-acre…

… camp under construc- tion is a provisional member of the SeriousFun Children's Network According to Wisniewski, the camp offers all the sporting, waterfront and arts and crafts of a rustic summer camp…

… with no obvious point of entry where other camping programs are held can make a kid in a wheelchair feel pretty alienated:' Wisniewski said. "Camp North Star Reach is an extension of their care and will…

… play a big role in their healing:' To create an environment of inclusive- ness, all structures — including the cab- ins, dining hall and bonfire — are built at ground level, thus eliminating the need for…

… Metropolitan Detroit, BBYO, the Hillel Foundation of Metro Detroit and the Hillel Foundation of the University of Michigan. Sponsorship opportunities for individuals, groups and organiza- tions are available in…

… will focus on Librescu's loss of his University of Bucharest research and teaching position for his refusal to join the Romanian Communist Party and his application to immigrate to Israel. The event also…

… called 313Energy. Their mis- sion was to help revitalize Detroit by donating a portion of their proceeds to the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. This past fall, the two successful entrepreneurs went off…

… to college: Matthew to Wayne State and Sawyer to Stanford. But before they left, they passed the torch of 313Energy to their younger brothers: Carter Altman, 15, a sophomore, and Connor Tukel, 16, a…

… younger brothers inherited a growing company. The product, launched as a result of an entrepreneur club at their school, is now in more than 80 stores and vending machines throughout Metro Detroit. They…

… CONTENTS Feb. 20 - 26, 2014 I with young people in Detroit. Last month, they met with Dr. Glenda Price and Taylor Teasdale at the Detroit Public School Foundation to present a check reflecting 11 cents of…

… each of the (more than) 11,000 cans of 313Energy sold in the past few months. They also got the names and phone numbers of a few DPS teachers who want them to come and speak to their classes. "We look…

…. Both boys say that their school, Frankel Jewish Academy, has been very supportive of their efforts. The entrepreneur club and running the company have taught them about business and so much more. "It…

… Obituaries Out & About Points Of View Sports Staff Box/Phone List Synagogue List Torah Portion 26 47 35 28 31 6 20 19 Shabbat Lights Shabbat: Friday, Feb. 21, 5:54 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Feb. 22, 6…

… opinion that's useful, engaging, enjoyable and unique. It strives to reflect the full range of diverse viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continu- ity. We desire to…

…-like talks by Rabbi Michael Moskowitz of Temple Shir Shalom, Miryam Rosenzweig of the Jewish Federation's NextGen Detroit Department and Tilly Shames of University of Michigan Hillel, about 100 professional…

… Arts Center 15801 Michigan Avenue 1:) ( 80 1 DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEONARD SLATKIN • "*.vi Music Director A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED ORCHESTRA CALL 313.576.5111 OR VISIT DSO.ORG GROUPS OF 10 OR…

… the needs of young Jews:' she said, pointing to the rebirth of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and the new Chabad in the D, the Lubavitch outreach center in the city. Shames of U-M Hillel said she…

… Detroit is enjoying a revival, thanks to younger Jews who are committed to reinvigorating the city. Still, affiliation rates remain low, along with financial support of Jewish institu- tions. There is much…

… work to be done. While the Pew Research Center's "A Portrait of Jewish Americans:' released in I - WRCJ 90.9 FM PRgENTS • JO DETROIT niMPHONY SIR A eig or too 44( • 10 n_re6etve_.5 BY144…

… finding of the demographic study: Even if they aren't religious, don't belong to a syn- agogue or other Jewish institution, don't donate to Jewish causes or are married to a non-Jew, 83 percent agreed they…

… are proud to be Jewish. That has prompted a new round of soul- searching among Jewish professional and lay leaders who are trying to figure out how to capitalize on that positivity. How do they make a…

… compelling case for being part of the community, for raising children Jewishly, for supporting Jewish causes? Generating Local Ideas After a lively presentation of the Pew Center's findings last week and TED…

… and lay leaders of the area's synagogues, temples, social service agen- cies and the Jewish Federation discussed, in small groups, strategies for bolstering their communities. Some of the ideas floated…

… include becoming more inclusive and collabora- tive, tailoring programs to specific interests and changing the way institutions market themselves. "One thing that struck me was the chal- lenge of marketing…

… performs around Michigan in February, briefly return- ing from Israel to the state where she grew up. Cash will appear Feb. 20 at the University of Michigan Hillel, Feb. 22 for the Flint Folk Music Society…

… world as an Israeli and American. I'm still both:' ❑ Sandy Cash will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at the University of Michigan Hillel Student Lounge with a $10 suggested donation; jmorgie…

…arts & entertainment Oak Park native, now living in Israel, brings her guitar and self-penned folk songs to four venues in Michigan. Sandy Cash I Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer S andy…

…'s music-playing son died in the Yom Kippur War. The song, adapted from Stuart Kabak's "Mom's Guitar" is on her latest recording, Voices From the Other Side, and might be part of any of her programs as she…

…, and Feb. 23 in the West Bloomfield Library and at Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy. "My material comes out of my personal experiences:' says Cash, 51, in a phone con- versation from Israel, where she…

… has lived for 30 years. "Some of it comes from the everyday nor- malcy of life for any family, whether ifs in America or Israel. It's about family and mar- riage as well as finding the humor or poetry…

… history and American history. 'Banks of Freedom: for instance, is an American history song about the Underground Railroad and also is on my latest album" Through her songs, presented in English, Cash wants…

… to take politics out of the American-Israeli relationship. She has recorded four albums, three for adults, including A Thing So Real and Exact Change; and one for kids, called Waltzing with Bears…

… performed in musicals" she recalls. "I also spent a number of summers, like my brother and sister, at the National Music Camp at Interlochen, where I was a voice and theater major. "That got me exposed to…

… for the first time in 10 years while his wife is out of town. Barefoot is a romantic comedy, based on a 2005 hit German film. Evan Rachel Wood, 26, plays Daisy, who grew up shut away from the world. She…

…, also of Hermiston. Allison received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Michigan State University and is employed as an associate sales rep- resentative in gynecology for Smith and Nephew. i i Alex…

… Nana and Papa, Jeanie and Jack Simon of Boca Raton, Fla.; and many other close fam- ily and friends. Rachel is also the grand- child of Shelly and Marlin Berg. Rachel is an eighth-grader at Hillel Day…

… been minimized with the elimination of heavy forces. More efficient and lighter forces with archwires made of new materials have brought many smiles to orthodontic patients. Some wires that cause…

… movement are temperature sensitive, so patients have more control as to the level of comfort and speed at which the teeth move. Warm foods and mouth temperatures activate some of these wires, while if a…

… patient feels uncomfortable, a cold Dr. Nelson Hersh Dr. Marsha Beattie Dr. Amy Isenberg drink brings a smile. Headgears are virtually a technique of the past as alternative techniques now exist. The…

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… 1160, 248-926-4100 and our newest state of the art location in Waterford at 5133 Highland Road, 248-673-4100. *Arc/ -4E:r4,s Rachel Jordan Berg will read from the Torah as she celebrates her bat…

… mitzvah Saturday, Feb. 15, during Havdalah services aboard Royal Caribbean's Liberty of Berg the Seas cruise ship. Sharing in the celebra- tion will be her proud parents, Carol and Dr. Fred Berg; cherished…

… School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Her most meaning- ful mitzvah experience was conducting a sale in which she raised more than $1,000; the funds were donated to the Camp Nicolet…

… Foundation of Eagle River, Wis., for their Campership Fund. Sierra Ruth Safian, daughter of Robert and Maureen Safian and sister of Ryan, Luke and Noah, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Friday…

…- dren are enrolled at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. The Kroll family — all three genera- tions — is proud of the company that Al Kroll started more than 50 years. "We aim…

… Cheryl and Kim Margolis Oakland University Plante Moran PLLC Liz Schubiner Dorie Shwedel and Fran Victor Denise and Michael Tobin Lori and Steven Weisberg Adele Weisler Sponsors as of 2/7/14 EVENT CO…

…. We care about them. We've been able to keep our employees working here in some of the toughest times." A Legacy Of Giving Back A family atmosphere permeates the business, and the Krolls seem to enjoy…

… one another's company and have a lot of fun together, but they are dead seri- ous when it comes to business. The company specializes in home repair, renovation and improvement services and is considered…

… one of the top-rated roofers in the Detroit area. The company is also popular for kitchen and bathroom remodeling and window, siding and replacement work. All estimates are free. "We're looking to…

… percent of home improve- ment work in Oakland County and is expanding into Macomb County. The family is also heavily invested in the Jewish community. Ron used to sit on the board for BBYO, and the family…

… helped build the BBYO facility in Metro Detroit; Todd Kroll is on the executive board of the Anti-Defamation League and sat on the Khadija board in the past, while Josh Kroll works with JARC. Ron and Josh…

… Julie and Lawrence Weisler AQUAMARINE SPONSORS CKC Agency, Carolyn Krieger-Cohen Crain's Detroit Business/Mary Kramer Detroit Manufacturing Systems Dickinson Wright PLLC Anne Doyle, Author of Powering Up…

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