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…THE JEWI S H NEWS UP FRONT This Week's T o p Stories Sinai Sale Still Percolating s of Wednesday, our press deadline, Sinai Hospital had not been sold. By the time you read this article, it might be. Then again, it might not. This weekend is the latest target for a deci- sion on Sinai, a transaction that could make the hospital part of the Detroit Medical Center. While nobody is confirming the DMC is the po- tential affiliation partner, it...…

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…December 20, 1996 7 20 OPINION Detroit Glum doves worry about "I told you so." 27 Making Notes An intergenerational choir keeps its members connected with their new home and old. TELL ME WHY Henry Kissinger and the Brady Bunch. 36 Clothing Motown HEALTH Denver's "Shoe Lady" sparks a volunteer effort to distribute thousands of coats in Detroit. Happiness of holidays can be depressing. 63 ISRAEL A new flashpoint: Jerusalem dump. ...…

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…otes SUZANNE CHESSLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS An intergenerational choir keeps its members in touch with their roots and connected to their new home. Mira Rozova, Inna Epstein, Bella Rozova and Yelena Goldshteyn lift their voices. he song was All- American — the Gershwin classic "I Got Rhythm." The voices were newly American — the mostly Russian im- migrants who com- prise the Jewish Community Center Intergenerational Choir. The sounds ...…

…MAKING NOTES page 7 "I'd really like to open a music school here," said Ms. Matusova, intent on presenting high-quality con- certs. She came to the United States with her husband, children and one grandchild to escape the dangers brought by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. "I think it's important for the choir to keep up their traditions and language so the children don't forget where they come from," said the choir master, who earns a small f...…

…Where Caring Comes Naturally. The Marvin and Betty Danto Family Health Care Center is a unique health care facility. The Center offers multiple care services in an environment respectful of the Jewish faith and heritage. Our services include 24-hour nursing care in a catered living setting for long term residents, subacute programs for patients transitioning between an acute care hospital and home, and a specialized self-contained unit to car...…

…PH OTOS BY BILL HANSEN Jonathan Hammer, center, and Rabbi David Nelson light the menorah in Congregation Beth Shalom's gutted social hall. Rebuilding The Temples The professionals have it when it comes to raising funds for renovation-expansion projects. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER W hen Barry Judelman walks through the halls of Temple Emanu-El, he greets every passer- by by name, speaking to some in fluent Hebrew, offering others a ...…

…DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CX No. 17 Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Phil Jacobs Associate Editors Elizabeth Applebaum, Alan Hitsky Assistant Editor Gail Zimmerman Senior Writer Julie Edgar Staff Writers Lynne Meredith Cohn, Jennifer Finer, Jill Davidson Sklar Entertainment Writer Julie Yolles Contributing Editors Michael Davis, Howard Lalli, Neil Rubin Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel...…

…SKY'S THE LIMIT page 10 REBUILDING page 10 Bradley Bleefeld, Emanu-El's in- terim spiritual leader. The same words can be heard at Beth Shalom, which began its $2.5-million campaign without the aid of a consultant. Rabbi David Nelson says the Conserv- ative congregation sought Mr. Judelman's expertise about four months ago because raising that much money is a tough task. Not that fund-raising for ren- ovations and expansions couldn't come to...…

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…Detroit Margaret Miller clutches her belongings as she boards a van. A Farewell The last Prentis Manor residents left this week, headed for a new life at a brand-new nursing home. JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER DANIEL LIPPITT PHOTOGRAPHER IS ome got their hair done; others walked around saying goodbye to their friends; others wait- ed for vans to take them to their new home, the Marvin and Betty Danto Family Health Care Center in West Bloomfi...…

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…Chief Concerns As a member of the Presidential Committee on Mental Retardation, JARC Executive Director Joyce Keller meets with President Clinton. MARA REINSTEIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS oyce Keller has one goal in mind as a member of the Presidential Commit- tee on Mental Retardation. "We need to keep people grounded in the practical aspects of public policies," said Ms. Keller, the executive director ofJARC (Jewish Association for Resid...…

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…A Step Closer A fact-finding group exploring the possibility of a Conservative high school gauges interest. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER J ust over a year ago, when multimillionaire Jay Kogan gave $1 million to Hillel Day School for an endow- ment, another gift was an- nounced that drew even more interest. Mr. Kogan, after negotiating with school officials, agreed to commit a $4-million challenge grant to a new Conservative high school...…

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…CHANGE OF SCENE page 3 Ms. Feldman said about her im- pending move to Danto, one of two kosher nursing homes in the city. "But rm taking it in stride. I can't help myself." "She's scared," said her daugh- ter, Sally Lepofsky. "You can't blame her. She's being uprooted. She said to me, 'Everybody tells me how beautiful it is, but tell me how the care is going to be, how the food is going to be.' " Ms. Feldman, who cannot walk, is among the las...…

…VOLVO VOLVO VOLVO VOLVO VOLVO T D "It's pure theater here," Ms. Reynolds observed with a straight face. "This is my first Jewish experience. rd like to stay within the community. I love the culture and the people." Ms. Reynolds said her own family is scattered around the country, but she found a substi- tute at Prentis. "It's wonderful here. I feel bad- ly that it's closing,"-she said. A few feet away, Ms. Miller, 86, sat in her wheelchair i...…

…V7:,‘737;11k!ZTt . Temple Beth El Needs Help To Get Coats Off The Racks For once, our community has been given Fifteen thousand coats, 500 pairs of shoes and 5,000 pounds of flour are heading to Detroit enough goods to distribute to people and agen- in the care of the famous "shoe lady," Ranya cies dealing face to face with the poor. But what Kelly. Ms. Kelly is one of those national heroes Temple Beth El, the congregation facilitating the ...…

…Opinion Editor's Notebook The Next Deep Breath Havdalah Comes To Prentis Manor LEONARD FEIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHIL JACOBS EDITOR Among the least satisfying forms of argument is "I told you so." Perhaps that is why there is only glumness at gatherings of those old birds we once knew as "doves." They are not downcast because the hawks are now in power in Israel. They are instead distressed because the things they feared are coming...…

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…Leah Ann Kleinfeldt's position has been eliminated. family will remain in Detroit. '1 know every inch of this build- ing and 98 percent of the em- ployees," she said. "I'm glad I had the opportunity to work here, but I'm leaving with a lot of sadness. "I wouldn't have left on my own, but I believe there will be other opportunities. I feel like ifs time to move in another direc- tion." Ms. Kleinfeldt came to De- troit from Memphis six years ag...…

…Calendar COMMUNITY Bais Chabad Torah Cen- ter of West Bloomfield will host a melava malka, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at the center. Call (810) 855- 6170. Rabbi Sherwin Wine will review Susan Zucotti's The Holocaust, the Frenr-h and the Jews, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23, at the Birmingham Temple. Call (810) 477-1410: The Reform Breakfast and Learn Study Group will meet 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, at the Max M. Fisher Building. Call (8...…

…Jewry's Role in Human Advancement Serious ace Barbecue LIMY SALE Five hundred years ago, gifted Jewish astronomers mapped the stars for European explorations at sea. And today, Polaroid cameras, Kodachrome film and alkaline batteries owe to the inventiveness of 20th Century Jews. Both traditions of discovery are sep- arately embodied in the two we honor. EMILE BERLINER (1851-1929) b.Wolfenbuettel, Ger. Inventor/Industrialist Credits to Alex...…

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…r • • ecision movements Wishing you Happy Holidays g arstial and Best Wishes for the New Year. between free will and determin- -) ism. It doesn't affect the outcome, I only the timetable. The Torah is the chronicle of man's attempt to connect with God. Sensitivity to the various levels of Torah (literal, allegori- cal, Midrashic, mystic, etc.) pro- vides man with a blueprint, ripe with examples of how to hasten or impede this timetable....…

…When Henry Met The Bradys 'earring in the new year... You'll never believe which famous politician stopped in to visit Greg and Marcia. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR Q: Growing up, I was a big fan of "The Brady Bunch" television series. I was wondering if any of the actors or actresses who played the Brady kids is Jewish? From reader S.B. in Atlanta A: Alas, Tell Me Why is painfully sorry to report that apparently none of those fa...…

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…Bar/Bat Mitzvah Michael Glazier Michael Glazier will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 21, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek- Frith Israel Center. Michael will chant the Maftir and Haftorah, as well as leading the congrega- tion in the repetition of the Musaf service. Michael's brother, Zachary Glazier, will lead in the chanting of Ashrei and the con- cluding prayers. Michael is a seventh-grader at Orchard I. ,ake Middle School and a studen...…

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…Close Oh WE 1 G H 1 N G 1 N Lori Burkow almost has the pool to herself. c L t , ) The JCC hopes to bring back former members and Li attract new ones to its newly renovated health clubs. H- LL-1 CI( JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER LLJ PHOTOS BY GLENN TRIEST 40 …

…Ron Stoffer and Ralph Davis work out on the treadmills. W ith renovations to its health clubs shaping up, the Jewish Community Center must now convince ex-members and non- members that the clubs pass fitness muster. The hurdles are high but are by no means insurmountable. Obviously, the JCC must compete with other health clubs like the Sports Club of West Bloomfield, where many former JCC members are said to belong, Franklin Racquet Club, Po...…

…also works out at Maple-Drake, said she'd join Franklin if it were more accessible to her job. Not that she dislikes the JCC. Ms. Stein- er has incorporated the new equipment, particularly the treadmills, into her work- outs. And, like Ms. Zeltzer, she likes the aerobics classes. Dr. Jeff Michaelson of Huntington Woods joined the JCC about a year ago during a membership special. He likes the fact that JPM is so close to home and that he can wo...…

…lack of multiple stations for weightlifting, but there is a plan to put them in place, Mr. Pearlstein said. Michelle Horrigan, co-director, said the club's personnel includes personal trainers and fitness instructors who are always roaming around help- ing. At peak hours, three or four are on the floor. Ms. Horrigan agreed with Mr. Pearlstein that one of the main attractions of the health club is its friendliness. "It's home!" a member yells o...…

…Above: Adam Gottlieb and Gabe Rubin pump iron. Right: Manis Davidovich, Zev Davidovich and Meir Selmar play in the JPM pool. Schvitzing At JPM JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER M onday, Dec. 2 Based on everything I know and have heard about the Oak Park JCC, I half-ex- pected to be the only one in the parking lot. To my surprise, there were other cars; however, I did manage to find a prime spot. Scattered through- out the building were various ...…