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…THE JEW7Ingii NEWS UP FRONT This Week's Top Stories Compensation 101 Hundreds of survivors are expected Sunday to attend a "how to" conference on Holocaust claims. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR R West Bloomfield is slowly but surely ing a place of choice for m _ observant Jews. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAt 4V., i;1111 abbi Herschel Roth was taken along with his par- ents and six siblings in June of 1944 from their Hungarian village of Kahlev to the ...…

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…May 16, 1997 14 OPINION Detroit Three Days In Warsaw A song in praise of volunteerism. 27 Detroit teens visit. cemeteries, death camps and anti-Semitism during a visit to Poland. TELL ME WHY The strange story of Mr. Fink. 30 AhIN \ vs, t, W\ • SPORTS t" Homegrown Humor Jews are impacting tennis championships. 125 From Farmington Hills to Chicago stages, Nikki Fayne has people laughing in the aisles. THE PULSE Case by case on...…

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…The Class uth Bergman has always led a "very Jewish" life. Day school, strong rit- ualistic and spiritual influences at home, she even met her husband in a religious context. So it's no surprise that the reb- betzin ,of Congregation Beth Abra- ham Hillel Moses (BAHM) has emerged in the Detroit Jewish com- munity as a knowledgeable, dy- namic teaching powerhouse who not only recognizes, but celebrates, women's roles in Judaism. From the age of...…

…A kosher supermarket remodels its catering wing to make room for Middle Eastern carryout cuisine. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER L akewood Specialty Food Center in Oak Park is re- modeling again — this time _ to bring Detroit's kosher community a taste of Israel. The windows are _covered up during the remodeling, which in- cludes putting mirrors on the walls, cleaning, bringing in new equipment, and making the place look Israeli, says Lak...…

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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Teaching Values, Not Religion West Bloomfield Schools and a religious coalition counter school prayer by promoting character education. JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER C an values be taught in the public schools? And will the existence of formalized val- ues education dissuade the religious right from pushing for prayer in school? West Bloomfield Schools and the members of Clergy and Citi- zens United (CCU), a coalition of m...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CXI No. 12 Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Phil Jacobs Associate Editors Elizabeth Applebaum, Alan Hitsky Assistant Editor Gail Zimmerman Copy Editor Lynne Konstantin Senior Writer Julie Edgar Staff Writers Lynne Meredith Cohn, Jill Davidson Sklar, Julie Wiener Contributing Editors Michael Davis, Neil Rubin Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Correspondents Ina Friedman,...…

…Disappearing Act An SS guard at the infamous Mauthausen camp has eluded police for 10 years. Now he is the subject Of a nearby hunt. JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER S ince a popular TV program featured his picture and sto- ry two weeks ago, over 50 leads about Nazi death camp guard Johann Leprich have poured in. Many of them are solid, says Bernie Farber of the Canadian Jewish Congress, which hired pri- vate investigator Steve Rambam in March to...…

…Still In The Country Best Jewish Cities Sought Convicted ex-Nazi guard appeals recent deportation decision. Washington — B'nai B'rith's Center for Jewish Identity is searching for the best small, medium and large cities for Jew- ish people in the United States. The CJI will publish the re- sults next year in a guide for sin- gles, young married couples and families with young children. To nominate a city, one must fill out a questionnaire a...…

…n War alit, 0 0 The Detroit Teen Unity Mission visits cemeteries and death camps in the first few days of their two-week trip to Poland : and Israel. cr) • ›- 0 0 CI- JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER E THE D ETRO IT JE WI SH N EW S arly on the fourth day of the Teen Unity Mission, Adam G said what most . of the other participants were thinking: "I can't wait to leave Warsaw," he said as he boarded the bus. - The sun had barely ris...…

…Above left: Randy Modell reads the inscription placed in the experimental gas chamber at Majdanek. Above right: One of the first stops was a park in Warsaw where pianists often perform in the shadow of a sculpture dedicated to Chopin. Center: University of Michigan Professor Zvi Gitelman lectures in the Warsaw Jewish cemetery. Below left: Bree Kessler and Noah Stern view some of the thousands of shoes left in the barracks of Majdanek. Belo...…

…The governor will announce a Michigan-Israel trade pact during next week's four-day visit to Israel. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR ov.- John Engler's long awaited trip to Israel will include visits with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, cabinet ministers and business leaders. The governor will also spend time in Michigan's Part- nership 2000 region, visiting as well with political and business leaders. One of the highlights of the gov- ernor's visit, whic...…

…A more permanent setting for the camp was found at Venice Beach on Lake St. Clair about four miles away from Mt. Clemens. Miss Blanche hart was able to raise $10,000 to purchase this site. After its renovation, this new Fresh Air Camp at Venice Beach accommodated 200 participants and opened in 1912. Due to the increasing number of children who needed to be served, the spaces set aside for mothers were eventually eliminated. Under the leadershi...…

…WALK page 3 ;;W<N,t::AW Don and Janice Scharg moved from Farmington Hills to West Bloomfield to be able to walk to shul. largest congregation (nearly 150 families), there are now two more shuts, Ohel Moed Shomrey Emu- nab. and Young Israel of West Bloomfield (YIWB). YIWB does not have a rabbi, but the congregation has been around for eight years, says Rita Morse. The congregation recent- ly purchased and refurbished a house on Maple Road, ...…

…– , feel like you're in the boondocks. The whole community doesn't shut down on Shabbos and Yomtov." Before he found a walking part- ner in Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov, Mr. Cherrin fi-equently davened at the Fleischman Residence, a mile from home. "The unknown gem of West Bloomfield" is Fleischman, he says, where Rabbi Avi Shapiro leads the Orthodox minyan. It is never full but always welcoming — even on High Holidays, he says. Once, Mr. Cherrin an...…

…Judaism Under Water A local rabbi helps Grand Forks, N.D., rise above the flood waters. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER emple Israel's Rabbi Joshua Bennett put in a helping hand in Grand Forks, N.D., last week, amid the destruction and wreck- age created by flooding. A phone call from his sister, Dr. Joann Bennett, sent the West Bloomfield-based rabbi halfway across the country. Dr. Bennett, her husband, Maj. Robert Groman, and their daugh...…

…will recognize our Past Presidents Julian H.Scott 1966-68 Morris Mersky 1968-69 Howard L. Green 1969-1970 Burton Hollander, 5,, r 1974-1975 James E. Fuller 1975-1977 Richard A. Silverman 1977-1979 Soralee Broida 1983-1984 Richard Lenter 1984-1985 Gerald Wigod 1985-1986 Phyllis Strome 1989-1990 Dr. Jeffrey Kovan 1990-1991 Jill Davis 1991-1992 Harry E. Roer 1972-1973 Robert D. Roth 1973-1974 Daniel Krause 1981-1982 Dr. Irving Fri...…

…Expansion Teams! Akiva and Hillel day schools expand their after-school athletic offerings. JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER ewish day schools are not known for their athletic pro- grams. However, the term day school sports is no longer an oxy- moron. Although Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, its Sally Allan Alexan- der Beth Jacob School for Girls, and Darchei Torah do not have sports programs, both Akiva Day School and Hillel Day School have small, but grow...…

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…COMPENSATION page 3 ference together after spending hours and hours videotaping and interviewing survivors for Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. Rabbi Roth and the other sur- vivors will be able to get informa- tion from the two featured speakers, attorney William R. Marks, the founder and principal of the Marks Law Firm, P.C., whose practice is exclusively ded- icated to the claims of Holocaust survivors, and Greg Schneider, di- rector of...…

…SHOAH page 3 umph is that it returns the Holo- caust to the people who suffered most: ordinary Jews. Today, Hitler's Willing Execu- tioners is on 12 bestseller lists throughout the world. Over a half- million copies are in print in 14 different languages. In Germany, where Dr. Goldhagen recently re- ceived the prestigious Democracy Prize, 170,000 copies are on the shelves — at $40 apiece. During a 10-day book tour there last Sep- tember, thou...…

…7nZatttNN,'V. • • If You Are A Survivor, Collect What Is Owed You On Sunday, what could turn out to be arguably the most important conference held anywhere in Michigan is slated for Congregation Shaarey Zedek at 1 p.m. Holocaust survivors from around the region will be given an opportunity to hear presentations from compensation expert William R. Marks and Claims Conference official Greg Schneider. The event, planned and coordinated by Fra...…

…/-- /– Community Views Editor's Notebook A Song In Praise Of Volunteerism Got A Great Menu To Share With You MARTA ROSENTHAL SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHIL JACOBS EDITOR I grew up in a family of singers and servers. As far as I knew, everyone sang and everyone vol- unteered. Music and vol- unteerism have always been an integral part of who I am, and I can't help thinking of one as an analogy of the other. Volunteerism, like music, is ...…

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…Who has the cure for the traveller's SHOAH page 25 )tie discussion so frequently, by peo- ple who use it in an attempt to • deligitimize me. Some have said explicitly that Jews can't be ob- jective when writing about the Holocaust. This is simply non- sense. That is not the way we talk about scholarship. This is said so frequently in Germany. "At first in Germany, they said, `Oh, the Jew Goldhagen,' and it was accepted by so many as be- • i...…

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…Historical Society Hosts Cantor Dubov A premier performance by Cantor Stephen Dubov of Temple Beth El will highlight the Jewish Historical Society luncheon noon Sun- day, June 1, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Cantor Dubov will perform "An American Jubilee," a history of the Jews of America in song. For information regarding the luncheon, contact the Jewish Historical Society, (248) 661-1000, or Joan Braun at (248) 626- 8985. Cantor Dubov Rabbi ...…

…NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN GREATER DETROIT SECTION proudly celebrates NCJW WEEK MAY 16 - MAY 23, 1997 Friday, May 16 - Saturday, May 17 NCJW SHABBAT Monday, May 19 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION BREAKFAST 10 a.m. at the NCJW office* Tuesday, May 20 PROGRAM SUPPORT TEA Wednesday, May 21 INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS FOR 1997-98 10 a.m. at the NCJW office* featuring NCJW National President, Nan Rich, a mezuzah ceremony dedicating our new office and ...…

…> Jewry's Role in Human Advancement <ii >—) legal holidays 8 a.m., 6 p.m. Kiddush fol- lows services. Environmental Shabbat service led by members of sisterhood, Junior Congregation and Tot Shabbat. BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION 2000 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, (313) 665-9897. Rabbi: Robert Dobrusin. Ser- vices: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9:30 a.m.; weekdays 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 5 p.m. Please join the congregation for kiddush following services. BE...…

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…-2,•■P.- and neuropsychiatric research unit, department of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at Wayne State University School of Medicine, will speak about pharmacological advances in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Also participating in the con- ference are Dr. Elliot Luby and Dr. Ronald Trunsky. Dr. Luby is a professor of psychiatry and law in the schools of medicine and law at Wayne State University. Dr. Trunsky is an associate pr...…

…The Jose Hess Diamond Engagement Ring. The Strange Story Of Mr. Fink Locked doors, no gun, a murder victim. H NS l'HU I U ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR Soon after, detectives arrived. Seeing the body, they quickly concluded that Fink had killed .7'\ himself. But there was a big problem. No gun. Detectives searched exten- sively. New York City's finest were sent to the scene, as well. But no one could make sense of it. A bolted door...…

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…Bar/Bat Mitzvah becca helped with the babysitting during the High Holiday services and volunteered for the SOS pro- ject at Temple Israel, spent time helping at Grandma's House, in- fant daycare, and made a dona- tion to the Children's Leukemia Foundation in memory of her late grandfather Lester Gould. Re- becca enjoys dancing, reading and writing. THE LE — FAMILY: RICK, DAVID, JULIE, RONDA le ree Alexis Kandel Alexis Jaye Kandel of West ...…

…Fresh, Fast, BAR/BAT MITZVAH page 41 Right on the mark. Want to know what's hip and happening with Detroit's Jewish young adults and singles? (heck 'The Scene.' Every week in The Detroit Jewish News. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Hannah is the daughter of rollerblade hockey and skate- Cheri and Andy Dworkis. She is boarding. A party will be held in his hon- the granddaughter of Beatrice Dworkis. She also is the grand- or at the Modern Rock Cafe. daught...…

…OLD DAR400 lie was the only person in the world who could actually make sense of the dreaded math 1homework He was the guy who never minded pitching you baseball after baseball after baseball, when you missed 90 percent of the time. He was the kind of person who hugged you in the middle of the night after you woke from a nightmare. Bar/Bat Mitzvah shire Middle School, where he currently runs track. Jon also plays Pony League baseball in the...…

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…Don't go in the water... Births - APRIL 28 — Stuart Logan and Debbie Szobel Logan of Bloom- field Township joyously an- nounce the birth of their daugh- ter, Daphne Jade (Davida Tzeviya). Daphne's thrilled sis- ter is Chloe Aliyah, 4 1/2. Happy grandmothers are Lydia Szobel and Marilyn Logan. Daphne is named in loving memory of her grandfathers David Szobel and Jerome Logan. APRIL 26 — Dr. and Mrs. Paul and Traci (Schlecter) Jackson of Co...…

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…Sinai Talk N • 11_ Talking Smal l ' How much do you and should you reveal early on? ALLISON KAPLAN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS 4 ou meet someone attractive at a bar, muddle through hellos and gratefully discover a con- nection: you belong to the same synagogue. Bin- go! Not only are you both Jewish, you now have something to talk about. So the guy, smooth talker that he is, lunges into a quick critique of how the synagogue is great — exc...…

…comedienne. She believes every realm of theater is "amazing," and is interested in trying them all. She just happens to find ab- solutely everything very, very funny. "Drama makes me laugh," Nikki says, recalling her per- formance in a Chekhov tragedy that required every character to cry. Every character, except hers. "I went the comedy route," Nikki recalls. "It seemed more natural." Nikki Fayne fends off fake — - Homegrown Humor .immi h...…

…NOTICE Ever been in a long-distance re lationship? If so, please call Lynne Meredith Cohn at (248) 354-6060, Ext. 244. atre. For information, call (313) 577-3459. TUESDAY, MAY 20 Classic Italy tour with Young Jewish Leadership Concepts. For information, call (800) 233- YJLC. SUNDAY, MAY 25 JUNE 3-10 Potluck barbecue social in Hunt- ington Woods with Jewish Pro- fessional Singles (ages 30-50). 4:30 p.m. Cost: $8. For informa- tion, call (...…