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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Sept. 19, 1997 Vol. CXII No. 4 TCE L JL J 8 The Gang's All Here But they wouldn't be, if some community members had their way. 13 Reform Rebirth A U-M chavurah is enjoying a resurgence of interest. _s r nig-v Communal fiiture. page 9 r 55 Our Garden Grows Introducing our new, weekly, family packed AppleTree section! 78 Traveling Solo Cheaper, kosher and adventure travel are there, but you must search. u1 82...…
…Michigan's First Congregation Continues Its Tradition Of Responding To Community Needs We Welcome All In The Community To High Holy Day Services Free Of Charge W believe EVERYJew should have a home for the High Holy Days. And so, we invite you to our home, Temple Beth El. We invite you to worship with us as we begin a New Year together. To all who need a place of safety and sanctuary... Come Home to Temple Beth El. To all who seek a ca...…
…For Openers_ Jewry's Role in Human Advancement Going To The Dogs SY MANELLO Editorial Assistant D og is man's best friend — a given. However, this column may put me in the dog- house with many readers who will feel that they have a bone to pick. Knowing that, here goes. / Dogs are wonderful companions; \ they are integral parts of many fami- lies. My own son, daughter-in-law and grandson love their dog. (Other than feeling that they wast...…
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…L JLJ 1 BEAM, ELUL, THE GANG'S ALL HERE ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Associate Editor S andy Feldman had an uncle named Sam, who had a brother named Henry, who died of decidedly unnatural causes. "We heard he ended up in the Detroit River," Feldman said. The death was work related. Henry and Sam Shorr were mem- bers of Detroit's notorious Purple Gang, a group of mostly Jewish mob- sters who controlled the city's under- world in the 1920s and '30s...…
…Teen Powerhouse Shari Katz will head international ffnai ffrith Girls. Photo by Dan iel Lipp itt And those journals may be in high demand in the future should she ever get her dream job: spokesperson for the president of the United States. But regardless of where her career takes her, Katz is confident Jewish involve- ment will always be a part of her life. Under 20 Annie Lefkowitz prepares for a communal career. JULIE WIENER Staff Wri...…
…The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit 1-. Presents as Part of the "Hot Topics Series,. , " GANG Peace & Conflict in the Family: Are we one Jewish People? Phil Jacobs Editor of Detroit Jewish News Will Moderate Thursday, September 25, 1997 • 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Center Maple/Drake Building This program is co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Council & The Jewish News Rabbi Harold Loss Temple Israel Professor Alan...…
…"Do we have to celebrate those who I / brought shame to our history?" asked Adele Smiler, JHS vice president and head of the programming committee. "We would have gone along with a very limited, tasteful, low-level kind of mention without names," said Judith Levin Cantor, immediate past presi- dent of the JHS, editor of Michigan Jewish History and archivist for Shaarey Zedek. "But I'm very much against embarrassing people." She said the JHS wo...…
…The Neighborhood Project invites first-time home buyers to a free Home Buyer Workshop Head Of The Class The Shiffrnans will be honored by the Yeshiva. Wednesday, October 8 6:45 - 9 p.m. PHIL JACOBS Editor z Jewish Community Center Jimmy Prentis Morris Building 15110 W. Ten Mile, Oak Park ois and Milton Shiffman are known for their philan- thropy in many Jewish areas, including Bar-Ilan University, Yeshiva Gedolah, Hillel Day School an...…
…Reform A U-M chavurah is enjoying a resurgence of interest and support. Staff Writer few years ago, only a hand- ful of students could be counted on to attend )- Reform services at University of Michigan Hillel. Times have changed. Two weeks ago, at the Reform Chavurah's first )-- -Friday night services of the school year, 110 voices — and the music of a guitar — filled the room for tradition- al Kabbalat Shabbat songs. Following services, ...…
…U Support From The Sidelines A national movement addresses the day school funding crisis. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer Ell EMT ill• MEM '111 EN 1 AIIIIIII,I•111( 111••.111111/4 fail II LIMITED TIRE, yOU GIVI (ITT SIIECRIPTION Of TAB JIWIctl NEWS WI WILL SAND VOU TWO T-111-1 1110'111 TINITS TO T11,1 STAR T111-11111i WM:MILD. ueled by a sense of urgency, more than 120 lay leaders representing day schools of all denominations will be gathe...…
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…We Never Leave A Stone Unturned... REBIRTH from page 13 Parsha And Pizza. "Often the students who are most interested and active [in Reform Jewish learning] have the goal of becoming rabbis, but not all the [chavurah] leaders want to be rabbis, and that's a good sign," he says. "It should be natural for all Reform Jews to want to study." Four-strand cultured pearl bracelet (4.5mm pearls) with multi-colored gemstone separators in 14K gold. ...…
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…Reform Kindergarten Torched Arson suspected in suburban Jerusalem fire as accusations fly as to who is responsible. LARRY DERFNER Israel Correspondent T he kindergarten of the Reform Movement in the Jerusalem suburb of Mevasseret Zion was torched by arsonists on the eve of the opening of the school year. No one was injured, but the kindergarten's walls were blackened with soot, win- dows were broken, and equipment and toys were destroyed. ...…
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…Both Sides Of The Fence LARRY DERFNER Israel Correspondent L iving a mile from the north- ern border with Lebanon, the homes of both Rachel Keinan and Yisrael Avakrat are vulnerable to katyusha rockets fired periodically in their direction by Hezbollah terrorists. Each is also the parent of sons who, as soldiers in elite units of the Israeli army, go over the border and fight the Lebanese group. Keinan, a jewelry-maker at Kibbutz Elon, and ...…
…Keinan, a soft-spoken woman with an animated face, says the katyushas don't worry her — nobody on Elon has ever been injured by one and most land in the kibbutz fields. When the sirens sound, she rarely even goes down into the bomb shelter. "My fear is of face-to-face violence, of someone coming to kill you," she says. In other words, her fear is for her sons. She acknowledges that after a with- drawal there's no guarantee that Hezbollah would...…
…Editorials A Good Sign: Recognition For Education This week, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah announced that it will be honoring Dr. Milton and Lois Shiffman at its 83rd annual banquet in November. For the Shiffmans, this is an honor well deserved. Last week, Federation revealed the name of this year's Butzel Award honoree. The commu- nity's highest community service award will go to Mark Schlussel. Again, a great selection. The Shiffmans are no strange...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS Know For Whom The Bell Tolls SIDNEY BOLKOSKY Special to The Jewish News e defined modesty and humility: If one wanted to write a definition of those words, Andrew Weiss would be all that was necessary. His wife Shari, vivacious, buoyant, talkative and animated, always beauti- ful, seemed the polar opposite of him. Yet, together they must have had a wonderful life, despite the losses — from the Holocaust to a daughter. In the...…
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…BILL MEYER Ashkenazi were recently married at the Troy Marriott by Rabbi Daniel Nevins of Adat Shalom Synagogue. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Littmann of Bloomfield Hills. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Ashkenazi of Tel Aviv. The bridal party included members of the couple's families: Dan and Becky Littmann, Alan Littmann, Julie, Jill and Janet Rappoport, Beth and Owen Littmann and Ayal Ashkenazi. Ruth, a busine...…
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…Community Sinai Hospital, the Guild and The Jewish News in affiliation with the Karmanos Cancer Institute Relationships Workshop Set Temple Shir Shalom will host a work- shop on Relationships 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 21. Guest speakers will be Hazel Karbel and Bob Handlesman. The workshop will focus on how we , seek unconditional love for our rela- tionships and how those relationships can benefit, or disadvantage us later on. The workshop is ...…
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