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…metro >> on the cover A Chanukah celebration in the C4n Louis Klein Chapel • 100 Years from page 1 Originally known as Congregation Eliyahu, the then-Orthodox congregation met in a variety of rented spaces before buying a house on Elliot Street. By 1917, with a membership of 70 families, the congregation broke ground for a new building at the corner of Garfield and Beaubien streets. To raise funds, renaming rights were given to the highes...…
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…metro 100 Years from page 13 Integrity. have come from her husband's side of the family, one from her side, and her son Larry was president from 2001-3, sings in the choir and serves as a floor gabbai helping services run smoothly. Another honoree, Joel Ungar, 49, is the son of Seymour and the late Sharlene Ungar, who was the first woman presi- dent of the congregation. A member since 1968, he has been a board officer, but is most active as...…
…Rabbi Elliot Pachter and Cantor Earl Berris the relationships I have made there,' she said. "I have developed a family and made friendships ranging from the old- est members to the 'Tot Shabbat' kids. I remember sitting in the sanctuary at age 4 singing along to Ein Keloheinu, and have since progressed through `shul school' and become a bat mitzvah. I am honored to be an honoree for the 100th anniversary celebration and to repre- sent the fut...…
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…Past And Future Photos by Jos h Now lc kl metro >> around town Yom HaShoah event recalls 6 million; dedicates new exhibit. he annual Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemoration was held May 1 at the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills. In addition to the annual candle-light- ing ceremony, the event culminated in the dedication of a new interactive multime- dia exhibit called "Portraits of Honor: ...…
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…Neshama, the Hillel metro Day School choir, performs with Cantor Samuel Greenbaum. Yom HaZikaron event pays tribute to Israel's fallen fighters. Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor A crowd of nearly 500 filled the auditorium at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills on May 8 to pay respects to the 22, 867 Israelis who have died in defense of the State of Israel during Metro Detroit's annual Yom HaZikaron commemora- tion. Mourned, ...…
…Rivka and Dr. Dov Schuchman Moishe and Ruth Goodman Torah Center Dinner Honors Two Couples Sara and Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center will hold its 37th anniver- sary dinner on Sunday, June 5, 5 p.m., at Young Israel of Oak Park, 15140 W. 10 Mile. The Torah Center will present Dr. Dov and Rivka Schuchman with the Keter Sheim Tov ("Crown of a Good Name") Award. Dr. Schuchman, who was recently elected president of the Torah Center, is an ...…
…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Contributing Editor EDITORIAL BOARD: Publisher: Arthur M. Horwitz Chief Operating Officer: F. Kevin Browett Interim Editor: Alan Hitsky Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar Editorial •,t3.0.c1 Stronwor Jewish Women attend Friday prayers in a street in Benghazi, Libya, on March 4. Winnick's logic is sobering. Recall, he says, that in I t's easy to be enamored by the populist-style ...…
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