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…:30-9:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit schmooze at Brazil Cafe, 305 S. Main St., Royal Oak. Call Karen Urman, hilleled@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. March 25 Thursday. 12:30 p.m. Professor Alan Dershowitz…

….m.-2 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit and EMU Hillel tour and brunch at Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills. Free. RSVP: Karen Urman at ha- leled@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. Dershowitz At WSU, MSU…

… speaks at Wayne State University General Lectures Building on the "Case for Israel." Free. 7:30 p.m. Professor Dershowitz speaks at Michigan State University Wharton Center. Free. March 28 Sunday, 11 a…

… will follow. At 7:30 p.m., he will speak at the Michigan State University Wharton Center in East Lansing. …

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… transfer fee clue on delivery. State Tax Additional. Mileage limitation of 12,000 per year. 20e per mile excess. Lessee has option to purchase at lease end for pre-determined amount. To get total payments…

…, multiply by the number of months. Must be eligible for Conquest on CTS and SRX. Programs good thru 3/31/04. - March 21 Sunday, 10 a.m. Young Adults of Adat Shalom will pack Passover baskets at Yad Ezra…

…, the kosher food bank in Berkley. RSVP: David Goodman, (248) 788-0309. March 21 Sunday, 7 p.m. BBYO Reunion at MSU Hillel. RSVP: Jeff Lazor, (517) 332-1916 or pd@msuhillel.org March 22 Monday, 7…

… give two free lectures on Thursday, March 25, on "The Case for Israel." He will speak at 12:30 p.m. in the Wayne State University General Lectures Building in Detroit. A Dershowitz dessert recep- tion…

… the girls haven't yet tackled a Shabbat campout, the junior troop spent a fully observant weekend in Ann Arbor, staying at the University of Michigan Hillel. What the girls do have over the boys is…

… story — Jewish Girl Scouts. For more than 10 years, Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit has sponsored Girl Scouts troops, she says. At one time, Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield also had a few Girl…

… Scout troops and did activities jointly with the Hillel troops. Currently, nearly 60 girls are regis- tered in four troops at Hillel, ranging from kindergartners to fourth-graders. Bea Sacks of…

… Hillel office, following the news of killings at a mosque in Hebron. The Hillel office is on the sixth floor of the Student Center Building. The swastika was scrawled in black marker on a wall behind a…

…) ** frozen Do You Remembe& March 1994 Anger and sadness continue to be generated by the thoughtless acts of a few. Jewish students at Wayne State University in Detroit discovered a swastika outside the…

… and cookies themselves — all 800 pieces. They'll also include various candies. Members also will get a hand during the assembly phase from participants of the Dorothy and Peter Brown Adult Day Care…

… program. The Purim parcels will be delivered over this weekend. An added extra in the package is a coloring book created by member Ann Costello of Utica that tells a modern- day Purim story, complete with…

… King Ahasuerus calling Queen Vashti on her cell phone and a brainy Esther dressed in a business suit. Of course, crayons are included in the parcel, too. Freya Weberman is project chairper- son. Marsha…

… Raimi Brand of West Bloomfield, liaison to the-National Jewish Girl Scout Committee, was excited to see the JN's cover story about local Jewish Boy Scout troops, but says we missed the other half of the…

… Huntington Woods and Jennifer Wolin Patterson of Farmington Hills, president of Temple Emanu-El, show off a mishloach manot package complete with homebaked hamentashen and a hand-drawn coloring book. While…

… Troubled Waters" between high school and chuppah. Hillels and other young adult agencies provide continuity of the Jewish experi- ence even as the photos from Birthright are processed. Funding for Michigan…

… member of the Michigan B'nai Kith Hillel Fund and board member of the Michigan Hillel Consortium, I know something about making choices. I know about finding Hillels and I know about there never being…

… the impact of the Birthright Israel trip as participants come home by engaging them through vibrant, fully funded Hillels and other local programs. As a past president of Hillel of Metro Detroit, board…

… enough money to go around. There never is. You'll see Hillel staffs on campus maximizing the number of Jews doing Jewish with other Jewish young adults — all year. While we're preaching tzedakah…

… to ensure that society implements the universal moral standards of the Torah. We, therefore, support any legal efforts to block those who wish to legit- imize same-sex marriage and to urge all out…

…. Letter writers generally are limited to one letter per 4-6 week period, space permitting. Letters must contain the name, address and title of the writer, and a daytime telephone number. Original copies…

…-559-1114 LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR statefizrm. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 1., (Nor in NJ) Et` ° Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois 05/02 P02070 In view of the recent controversy regard- ing…

… same-sex marriages, the Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit wishes to make the following statement: The Torah clearly and unambiguously prohibits same-sex relationships. This prohibition…

… applies not only to Jews, but is part of the Seven Noachide Commandments, which apply to all of mankind. The very first commandment given to humankind was "be fruitful and multi- ply" — under the sacred…

… of Metropolitan Attorney Gary Torgow, Detroit, continued his edu- president of Southfield- cation at Cass Technical based Yeshiva Beth High School and. the Yehudah, called Judge University of Michigan…

… way I practice law, Judge Goldsmith, a Detroit native how I view myself as a citi- who was a member of the zen of the United States, a first graduating class at Hillel citizen of the world." Day School…

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…Taking The Bench Talented litigator accepts Oakland County Circuit Court judgeship. Peter Alter, president-elect of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, called. Judge Goldsmith "a…

… fantastic addition to the Oakland ttorney Mark A. County bench. He is extremely Goldsmith was sworn in patient, extremely bright, extremely March 19 as a judge of personable and extremely courteous Oakland…

… County Circuit — a real mentsh. Court, filling the vacancy created "One of Mark's goals is excellence Feb. 9 by the death of Judge Patrick in government, and his appointment Brennan. certainly advances…

… Detroit-based law firm life. Honigman, Miller, Schwartz and "Judaism is more than a set of rit- Cohn LLP, specializing in commer- uals," he said. "It's a way of life that cial litigation. has informed the…

… Judge Richard School in 1977. Kaufman was recently involved as an A former president of attorney with Mark Goldsmith in a Congregation Beth Shalom and the complicated business matter involv- regional…

…- influence to otherwise frenetic cir- grader at Hillel. His son, Jared, 25, cumstances. recently earned a master's degree in "In all my contacts with Mark, business administration and works in both as a judge…

… gies to public service," Judge with his excellent work ethic, I Goldsmith said. "Oakland County believe he will make an excellent Circuit Court is a very busy court judge." and gets a number of high…

… parents' main concern was that I will University of Michigan School of Social Work's Sol still graduate on time this May ... And I will." Drachler Program in Jewish Communal Leadership. [Jennifer was in…

… p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit and EMU Hillel tour and brunch at Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills. Free. RSVP: Karen Urman at hilleled@wayne.edu or (313) 577-3459. David Sherline…

…Above-Average Jen U-M graduate student joins the cast of top-rated reality TV show. the Conservative Congregation Beth Judea in. Long Grove, Ill.) and how my parents would really like me to end up…

… should bring me on the show." What happened in the month between mailing your application and video and being in front of friends, but being the center of attention in front of America is another thing…

…-TV series Average Joe: "Everybody has been so supportive — so helpful. Adam Returns is 23-year-old Jennifer JFS and U-M went out of their way to help me catch Lifshitz, a graduate student in the back up. My…

… California for a month for the In her own distinctive, vivacious selection process, pre-produc- manner, Lifshitz shares how she made . tion and the taping of the her way from Ann Arbor to the show's episodes…

….] taping in Palm Springs, Calif., and her What do your friends think experiences once she arrived. about all this? At press time, only two of four "All my friends love it. episodes had aired, with Lifshitz…

… con- They think it's so cool. I'm the tinuing on to the third week's competi- first of my friends who has tion. The dating series' winner will be ever done anything like this." the woman chosen by the…

… oth- ing as the star, set to choose a love ers looking to do something interest? bold and exciting like trying . "I watched the first show and totally Aimee Silberblatt, 28, of West Bloomfield, Amy…

… Zimmerman, 23, of Bloomfield Hills, Jennifer out for a TV show? fell for Adam. I wanted to write him a "You have to be pretty brave Lifihitz, 23, of Chicago and Liz Greenbaum, 24, of New York watch the…

… of Lisa Kent of Westport, Conn., and Phil Kasden of Arlington, Mass. Steven received his bachelor of busi- ness administration degree in finance from the University of Michigan Business School. He is…

… an associate with the investment banking firm SPP Capital Partners in New York. Samantha graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor . of arts degree in psychology. She is a human…

… and Beverly Brown and brother of Max, Sydney, and Ira, celebrated his bar mitzvah Saturday, March 13, at Congregation B'nai Moshe. Sam is a seventh-grade student at Hillel Day School - of Metropolitan…

… seventh- grade double honor stu- dent at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Her mitzvah projects include vol- unteering at the Beth Hayeled summer camp and collecting and sorting…

…New Arrivals Feb. 11 Jennifer (Shiffman) and Brian Saks of Walled Lake welcome with much love and joy the birth of their son, Jake Parker (Shmuel). His thrilled grandpar- ents are "Papa Don" and…

… "Nana," Donald and Alene Shiffman of Farmington Hills,- Trudy.Saks of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Stan Saks of Southfield. Proud great-grandparents are Irving and Leah Yura of West Bloomfield, Victor and…

… Jennie Shiffman of Irvine, Calif, and Mildred Berelman of Boynton Beach. Jake is named in loving memory of close family friend June Farthing and his maternal great-great-uncle Paul Kanter. Feb. 9 Debbie…

… (Goodfriend) and Scott Kennedy of Madison, Wis., welcome with much love the birth of their son, Jacob Maxwell (Yaakov Mordecai). Sharing in their joy are his brother Gar- rett Joseph, 3, and grandparents Judy…

… engineering Elaine Genrich. at the University of Michigan. After serving a short tour in the Philippines WILLIAM HOLSKIN, 102, of with the Army Finance Department, Bloomfield Hills, died March 4, he transferred…

… Straith Hospital. He served as President of the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association and was on staff at Sinai Hospital, and Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. He was a lifelong member of…

… his family with strength, happiness and joy knowing he has helped make this world a better place. Donations hcinoring the life of Dr. Mathew Borovoy may be sent to Congregation Bnai Moshe, Hillel Day…

… the civic community, serving many years with the West Bloomfield Chamber of Michigan of Mesa, Ariz., died Feb. Commerce, West Bloomfield 17, 2004. He was a builder and land Optimists, Kern Hospital and…

… of Women Voters Masons; he was a member of the in the 1960s and a bank teller at Perfection Lodge of Michigan since NBD prior to her Florida departure. 1945. There was a playing of Taps and a…

… Congregation B'nai Moshe. He was a strong supporter of the State of Israel. He actively supported Israeli Bonds, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Bar-Ilan University and the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan…

… into 2004. An executive in real estate, Mr. accounting and grad- Holskin was a World War I veteran. uated from Wayne He was also one of original founders State University with of Greyhound Bus Co. Mr…

…Obituaries ,Matkew oro - Y-oy 14, 1930 — Narck 3, 2004 Theyoungest of twelve children, Mathew Borovoy was a devoted family man. He leaves the only remaining sibling, Hannah Sterne, who resides in…

… 1959, he married the love of his life, Joyce Weisman. Mat and Joyce's pride in life was raising their three children, Marc, Cindy, and Debra. Mat and Joyce were blessed to see their families grow. Cindy…

… grandchildren, Joshua, Rachel, Michael, and Jacob Diskin; Danielle and Brandon Borovoy; and Lauren and Seth Garelik. Mathew's heart was filled with joy seeing his grandchildren educated Jewishly at Hillel Day…

… from the University of Michigan Hillel's American Movement for Israel spoke to 50 Jewish high school students at Congregation Shaarey Zedek's Laker Education and Youth Complex in West Bloomfield last…

… — certainly abroad, and most likely here in the United States and, probably at some point in time, involving WMD. The chances of that being a Jewish target are good." At an American Society of the University of…

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… Haifa event at Congregation Beth Ahm on Dec. 8, a professor spoke to a group of 25. "Israel and the United States are hated in Europe because they are the only true democracies with a back- bone," he said…

…. "Before they wanted a world Judenfiri, free of Jews. Now they are asking why should a Jewish state exist." This message of hopelessness and despair in the Jewish world was local- ized when student leaders…

… month. Citing anti-Israel sentiment on cam- pus by 200 active pro-Palestinian stu- dents, the Hillel student leader told sto- ries that made U-M almost sound like a dangerous place for the 6,000 Jewish…

… students. "Israel is the only place where a Jew can feel safe," he said at one point. After six months of listening, and watching the yearlong coverage of Mel Gibson's movie The Passion of the Christ, I…

… assumed that the positions of most Jewish organizations had slipped into a bunker mentality. So it took me by surprise to hear Ken Jacobson of the Anti-Defamation League when he gave a somewhat posi- tive…

… message to donors during an invita- tion-only event at Temple Shir Shalom on Monday night. Although he said The Passion of the Christ was a far worse movie than even he thought it would be, Jacobson noted…

… University of] Michigan." Annie Slabotsky, 6, - of West Bloomfield "It makes me happy to be with my brother, Zack. He's 15. Whenever I'm Jessica Max Zachary Aiden Rebecca Gabby Hannah Blake Lauren Hank 3…

…Z'''P G r wish famili Don't Worry, Be Happy It:s. the Jewish month of Adar — time to be happy! Here's what makes students in Sheila Charlip's first -grade class at Hillel Day School very happy…

…'m best at soccer, even though we don't play it a lot, and we play basketball." CI Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit is in Farmington Hills. Jonathan Morgan of Royal Oak teaches you how to make an…

…. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM • AppleTree Editor "I like Purim, too, and for Purim, I'm going to be a football player." Jessica Hoffman, 7, of Farmington Hills "It makes me happy when my friends play with me. My best…

… friend's name is Autumn. We play on the swings. Sometimes I play with my brother in the basement. His name is Jonathan. H e's 9.'' Rebecca Tarnopol, 6, of West Bloomfield "It makes me happy learning…

… things. I like math." Max Hermelin, 7, of Bingham Farms "Playing with my friends makes me happy. We play basketball and I like to skateboard with them. I have a brother, David; he's 1. My sister is named…

… Isabelle and she's 4." Zachary Resnick, 6, of West Bloomfield "I'm happy that I get to play with my brother and that I play hockey a lot. My brother, Dylan, is 2'/2_ We like to play mini sticks in the house…

…. We kind of knock stuff down around the house (while we're playing), but my mom doesn't mind at all. She's nice." Aidan Folbe, 6, of Huntington Woods "It makes me happy when I'm with my family. I have…

… three brothers and one sister. We like to go swimming and I like to go in the Jacuzzi at my friend's house. Gabby Lowenthal, 6, of West Bloomfield "Holidays make me happy. My favorite is Purim. I'm not…

… really sure what I'm going to be this Purim, but I'll be either be a baby or Queen Esther. What I like about Purim is the candy and dressing up." Hannah Bradley, 6, of Walled Lake "Summer makes me happy…

…: (248) 205-2542. of west Assisted Living from -Uve}-e -C*a46 Dershowitz Speaks Alan Dershowitz is sponsored by Hillel, MSU, 7:30 p.m. No charge. Wharton Center, East Lansing. (517) 332-1916. 3…

… — the Romantic Period in the Sphere of Liszt, Chopin and George Sand." West Bloomfield JCC. (248) 967-4030, ext. 2018. Orchard Lake Rd. South of Lone Pine Rd. West Bloomfield Michigan 3/19 14 248…

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….683.1010 s 806600 Sunday, March 28 Party Planning Showcase Sisterhood of Temple Beth El hosts exhibitors, including photog- raphers, party planners, florist, cal- ligraphers, deejays, video produc- ers, to…

… help in hosting a perfect party 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (248) 851- 1100, ext. 3149. Passover Cooking Demonstration Z'Havah, the younger women of sisterhood, hosts a pre-Passover cooking demonstration and…

… Community Council, speaks on the impact of The Passion of the Christ 1 p.m., hosted by NA'A- MAT-Greater Detroit Council. Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg., Bloomfield Twp. (248) 967-4750. turday, March 27…

… Intermarriage Workshop Rabbi Tamara Kolton conducts intermarriage workshop 10:30 a.m. Birmingham Temple (248) 477-1410. America Jewish Committee Congregation Beth Shalom presents Sharona Shapiro of the American…

… Jewish Committee 10:30 a.m.-noon. (248) 547-7970. Family Funfair Greater Detroit Chapter of • Hadassah holds community-wide family event noon-4 p.m. with entertainment by Living Energy, carnival games and…

…,600 per month Friday. , psive-t< Cr/I/ICC Metro Detroit's Cultural Scene The IRP spring series 1-2:30 p.m. features pianist Flavio Varani, artist in residence, Oakland University, "Afternoon with Flavio…

…. Allen C. Goodman, professor, Wayne State University, speaks on economic issues 10:30-noon, hosted by IRP. West Bloomfield JCC. (248) 967-4030, ext. 2018. 616 2004 The Passion David Gad-Harf, Jewish…

… Jeross; great-granddaughter, Elana Redfern. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Hospice of Michigan, 400 Mack Ave., Detroit, MI 48201 or to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements…

… residents, as residency director of Straith Hospital. He also served as president of the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association and was on staff at Sinai Hospital and Providence Hospital. He was a lifelong…

… member of Congregation B'nai Moshe and a strong supporter of Israel Bonds, the Jewish Theological Seminaty, Bar- Ilan University and the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit. Dr. Borovoy is survived by…

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… for their thoughtfulness and expressions Mom, Dad, Michael (Ricky), Norman, 3/19 2004 96 of support. Leslie, Matthew & Ryan The Alter Family 819320 823130 JACK ADELSON, 90, of Oak Park, died…

… March 14, 2004. He is survived by his beloved wife, Leah Adelson of Oak Park; sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Susan Adeslon of Farmington Hills, Richard and Vicki Adelson of Clearwater, Fla.; daughter…

… Building, 903 N. University, on the Ann Arbor campus of University of Michigan. Free. (734) 764-0351. Jerusalem Report columnist David Horovitz, author of Still Life with Bombers: Israel in the Age of…

… Sparling Dance Company, as well as works by Smetana and Bruch, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. $19-$36. (734) 994-4801. Chamber Music Society of Detroit hosts the Pacifica…

… Michigan Museum of Art presents The Changing Garden: Four Centuries of European and American Art, an exhibit exploring changing taste, aesthetics and uses of gardens from the late 16th-20th centuries, March…

… Terrorism (Knopf; $25), discusses the situation in Israel, the media perception of Israel and prospects for peace 5 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at U-M Hillel in Ann Arbor. Free. (734) 769-0500. ❑ I FYI: For Arts…

… Pottery celebrates its 101st birthday with a free party, including tours of the facility, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the pottery, 10125 E. Jefferson, in Detroit. (313) 822-0954. University of…

…CLASSICAL NOTES Music director Arie Lipsky leads the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring high- lights of the Prokofiev ballet Romeo and Juliet, to accompany dancers from the Peter…

… Italian music for string quartet in a Brunch with Bach concert 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 14, at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Seating begins at 11 a.m.; $22 adults/$11 children/$5 concert-only stairwell…

… Dorfman Foundation Youth p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at the Ark Theatre's JET Y.E.S. production of The in Ann Arbor. $35. (734) 761-1451. Diary of Anne Frank, adapted by . Two ensembles featuring jazz pianist…

… Wendy Kesselman from the original Canta Brasil, a show- Kenny Barron Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett case of Latin and Caribbean rhythms, play, offers performances for student take and his Classical…

… Jazz Quartet groups Monday-Friday, March 15-26, at GAIL ZIMMERMAN part in a Paradise Jazz Series concert 8 the Detroit Institute of Arts, $7 per tick- Arts & Lift Editor p.m. Thursday, March 18, at…

… the history of Jewish symbolism," Nagler says. "I was influenced by Chagall and the way he painted." Goldstein and Sussman, students at the University of Michigan, took their film title from graffiti on…

… attended Hillel Day School. "We wanted to document what had been going on in the building and have found that a lot of people didn't know the space existed." The documentary, shot in digital video for this…

… the wall of the burned-out building. ..."The actual phrase was 'Whatever you destroy, we'll create again,'" explains Goldstein, of West Bloomfield, who met Sussman, of Huntington Woods, while they both…

… debut project, includes interviews with former tenants, other artists and members of local govern- ment. It shows the fire and references art lost with the building. "We were motivated because of the…

… exciting and creative community that was and is being destroyed," says Sussman, part of a team that plans to work in some field of communica- tions. "Most people in Ann Arbor are not at all aware that their…

… new exer- cise center will have displaced an entire colony of artists. "I hope we can make people aware of the importance of having a community of autonomous, spontaneous and sometimes dissident art and…

… artists and what makes that community unique." Among the other festival films that relate to Jewish people and issues are Worst Case Scenario, which starts out as a series of still photos depicting daily…

… life on a Viennese street corner and adds movement as Sigmund Freud casts his shadow and influence across the city, and I Am Palestine, which gives the point of view of people living in the territories…

… offers presentations by filmmakers, seminars, art installa- tions, stage appearances by dancers, musicians and other performers and a silent auction of artworks and services to benefit the festival…

…. "Because we opened to digital for- mat this year, we have many more voices," says Hamilton, who noticed lots of split screen techniques in the 2004 submissions. "We had hard decisions to make about which…

… Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor 1p erspectives on the Holocaust have changed since Jeff Coleman started the University of Michigan Hillel Annual Conference on the Holocaust in 1979 — and current…

…Need To Remember the Holocaust following World War II until the Six- Day War in the Middle East. While Diner said Many books "buy into the para- digm of silence," an understanding that recognizes…

… 1967 as the starting point for public Holocaust memorialization following a period of it not being discussed, her research showed empirical evidence Conference speakers included the son of that the…

… Holocaust was being discussed and memori- Wladyslaw Szpilman, who talked about his father's alized even while the war was still going on. World War II experiences, portrayed in the movie In the community of…

… Holocaust scholarship, and book, The Pianist, and Michael Diner's comments seemed long overdue Berenbaum, a founder of the United to Ann Arbor resident Elliot Gertel. States Holocaust Memorial Museum in "As…

… of the piece of the past today. Holocaust, discussed the destruction of "The more distant we stand from the European Jewry at the hands of the Nazis Holocaust, the larger the event looms," and their…

… which you remember an event child, I was strongly inculcated with the horror of shapes how you remember the event," Berenbaum what happened and from which my parents were for- also explained, saying that…

… the geographic location tunate enough to just barely escape, while my grand- and spiritual environment of a given space impact parents and many uncles, aunts, and other relatives were not so fortunate…

…," he said. the way the Holocaust is remembered there. The same type of memorial or museum, he said, is thus Ginzburg said he hopes people come away from not appropriate for every location. the conference…

… spoke "I hope they just meditate on it, but first realize with participants Wednesday about the way the that human nature is capable of atrocities like the Holocaust was remembered in texts during and fol…