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…Neil Greenberg moved back to Detroit to start the Freshwater Railway, a company that wants to design and implement a mass transit system for the area. Noah Kaplan started a small custom speaker company called Leon Speakers. Carlo Sweeny created the Downtown Boxing Gym in 2005. Inspiration comes standard at TEDx Detroit. F ive years ago, I joined a small group of networkers in Detroit. These folks were the cream of the crop; the g...…
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…WE ARE MICHIGAN JEWS FOUR YEARS AGO MANY OF US VOTED FOR BARACK OBAMA. TODAY WE ARE VOTING FOR MITT ROMNEY Four years of failed economic and anti-Israel policies demand we choose a new direction for our country. MITT ROMNEY WILL: Tackle America's fiscal crisis that threatens to bury our children and grandchildren in debt. Promote free enterprise to create jobs and opportunity. Fortify America's crucial relationship with Israel. Aggre...…
…Michigan Jews for Romney/Ryan Jonathan Aaron Bruce Abel Jeffrey S. Abel Richard Abel Noreen Aberly Eileen Aboulafia Dr. Elie Aboulafia Else Aboulafia Sharyl Ackerman Martin Adelman Susan Adelman Connie Aidenbaum Guido Aidenbaum Max Aidenbaum Whitney Aidenbaum Denise Alexander Lorraine Alkon Tamara Alpatoff Brian Apple Dr. Martin Apple Eugene Applebaum Lisa Applebaum Marcia Applebaum Pamela Applebaum Phillip Applebaum Claire Arm David Arm Rob...…
…Michigan Jews for omney Ryan Barbara Hechtman Michael Hechtman Carol Heligman Dr. David Heligman Donna Heligman Ericka Heligman Dr. Richard Heligman Robert Heligman Sandra Henfield Otto Herczeg Dr. Harry Herkowitz Janis Herkowitz Susan Herkowitz Fay B. Herman Jeffrey Heuer Jim Hiller Rachel Hindelang Mel Hoberman Sharlee Sakwa Hoberman Alison Hochbaum Martin Hochbaum Edie Hoffman Dr. Lawrence Hoffman Larry C. Hofrneister Janis Holcman Samuel...…
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…metro >> here's to Rob Cohon of West Bloomfield has been appointed to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Board of Directors for the Michigan Chapter. He will spend his time primarily in the areas of fundrais- ing (focusing on clinical and medical research funds). He will work closely with staff to mobilize resources to drive research for additional and better thera- pies, which will hopefully someday lead to a cure. Mindjet CEO Scott Ra...…
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…metro >> on the cover ADL At 100 Anti-Semitism battle not over yet. Bill Carroll I Contributing Writer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 "But that can only happen when anti-Semi- tism is stamped out forever." Kellman is the ADEs Michigan regional director, who'll step down in November after 11 years on the job — one of only three people who have held that position since the Michigan office opened in the 1960s. She'll stay on as a consultant and to he...…
…The Crai g Fa hie Show ■ the world on that one, but the allega- tions proved to be false she says. "Another high-profile case is the pro- posed Muslim community center at the old Eagle Elementary School in West Bloomfield: A somewhat easier part of the direc- tor job is fundraising, the money corn- ing from individual donations and fundraising events. "The funds go to the ADI's main office in New York, then back to the regional offices as ne...…
…metro >> around town Express Yourself Hillel students learn about spoken word poetry from Project V.O.I.C.E. H illel Day School students in grades 7-8 enjoyed sessions Oct. 17-18 with teachers and poets Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye of Project V.O.I.C.E., a national movement that uses spoken word poetry as an instrument through which young people can explore and better understand their culture, their society and, ultimately, themselves. Projec...…
…NE M0 You are invited to the 28th Anniversary Dinner of the HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS HONORING Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg for their extraordinary support of our mission of education and tolerance Sunday, November 11 at 5 p.m. Congregation Shaarey Zedek Couvert $360 patron tickets $200 tickets $136 ages 35 and under Sponsorships available — to purchase tickets call 248.553.2400, ext. 29 DINNER CHAIRS: KAREN AN...…
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…We Are Voting For President Obama Where were you four years ago? The Country was on the brink of a depression. We were in two wars. 3.7 million jobs were gone. Tensions in the Middle East were high and Osama bin Laden was in the hills of Pakistan. Today, unemployment is at the lowest its been since President Obama took office. According to Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barack, this administration has done more for Israel than any other. There ha...…
…-11 111Pv metro >> Jews in the digital age H Birthday Greetings In The Facebook Era allmark Cards Inc. estimates that greeting card sales have plum- meted from 6 billion to 5 billion annually over the past decade. Earlier this month, the nation's top greeting card maker announced it would close a plant that made one-third of its greeting cards and terminate more than 300 jobs. This news should come as no surprise for Facebook users who use...…
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…• ••• ried for 41 wonderful years," he says. Through the years, Steinberg has always made charity work a top priority in his life. He has been involved with Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the Allied Jewish Campaign and the Jewish War Veterans. He also gives grants to Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills. In 1992, Steinberg met his second wife, whose name was also Shirley. "A friend of mine told me to call Shirley who not only ow...…
…metro Running For A Cause Aiding The Elderly Doctor trains for NYC marathon to raise funds for ALS research. Jewish Senior Life brunch to fete its first lifetime achievement recipient. Lynne Meredith Golodner Special to the Jewish News giving to others, says his daughter, Dana Perlman, treasurer and head of business development and inves- n Nov. 18, Jewish Senior tor relations for a public company in Life will present its first New York. ...…
…RETAIN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE HMC Dinner To Honor Weisbergs T he Holocaust Memorial Center is hosting its 28th Anniversary Dinner, Sunday, Nov. 11, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. . The event will honor Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg for their dedication and commitment to the HMC. Father Patrick Desbois, a Catholic priest who has devoted his life to con- fronting anti-Semitism and furthering Catholic-Jewish understanding as well a...…
…amily coups Roman Bonislawski of Ron and Roman Design, Jon Goldstein, managing partner, Maple Theater, and Greg Miracle of Great Lakes Coffee Company. T rust is an important value relationships or marriages. But casual that shapes who we become contact with a prior suitor can be mis- throughout our lives. A life interpreted, insinuating evidence of built on trust gives us confidence to untrustworthiness. Such assumptions take on new experi...…
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….40.101,41.6...41.tilkocvA metro Religion For Atheists Religious rituals have a place for non-believers, says author. Louis Finkelman Special to the Jewish News A lain de Botton, in the first chapter of Religion for Atheists (2012, Pantheon, $29.95) charmingly asserts that he "was brought up in a committedly atheist household, as the son of two secular Jews who placed religious belief somewhere on a par with an attachment to Santa Claus....…
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…Sheri Schiff, Victor Begg, Brenda Rosenberg, Rabbi Ron Kronish, Qadi lyad Zahalka and Dr. Shari Rogers at the Birmingham Community House Is Peace Still Possible? Israelis — one Jewish, one Arab show that open dialogue can dispel stereotypes. T his past June, my husband, Howard, and I went to Israel and the Palestinian territories to get a look at whether peace is still possible. In Haifa, we spent a morning at the Beit Hagefen Cultural Cen...…
…ste TOa DD mn Creating Jobs Improving Property Valu Fixing Roads Helping Seniors Protecting Women's Rights for county commission 1 4th District Franklin, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills, Farmington and parts of Farmington Hills Qualifications: Involvement in the Community: Small Business Owner and Attorney — 18 years Long time member of Beth Ahm Synagogue Former President of Beverly Hills Village Council — 4 years Beth Ahm Men's Club M...…
…metro >> calendar Much To Do! SUNDAY, NOV. 4 KIDS' DRAMA CLUB CAREGIVER SUPPORT 4:30-5:30 pm. Sara and Morris Tugman 1:30-3 pm. Brown Jewish Community Adult Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield presents dramatic arts to help children's inner confidence bubble to the surface on Sundays, Nov. 4-Dec. 2. A Jewish story each week will provide Jewish values and good laughs. Included is rehearsing for the Chanukah musical, Tuesday, Dec....…
…w w‘iv.josh4Juci,ge.c o ........ ............ ..... . . • • • • ...... park (Or ..... • • ,m. e • .............. b, Josh ARNKOFF for District Judge 'tta BIRMINGH•Aivi Above: Bernice Arnkoff, Josh Arnkoff, Dr. Marc Arnkoff, and Josh's youngest daughter Olivia Arnkoff Josh ARNKOFF represents four generations of membership at Temple Israel; he is involved with B'nai B'rith athletics and is an alumnus of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternit...…
…metro Jewish Food Chain Detroiter's first job at nonprofit Hazon provides the chance to make a difference. T wo weeks after my graduation from the University of Michigan this spring, I moved to New York City to begin a position as a program fellow at Hazon, a national Jewish envi- ronmental nonprofit based in New York's Financial District. My first few months in New York were a whirlwind. Nearly four months into my job, when I was starting...…
…Sunday, November 11, 2012 • 26 Cheshvan 5773 count your le Detroit. Learning. Together. The theme for this year's community day of learning is "Count Your Blessings." Through speakers, workshops and activities, we will explore the concept of blessings and what that means in our daily lives. Jewish Community Center of West Bloomfield 11 a.m. NEW: Scholar's Brunch and Learn One Hundred Blessings a Day - Why Jewish Spirituality Begins with ...…
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…politics Decision 2012: On The Issues Obama and Romney on abortion, Iran, Israel and more. NEW YORK (JTA) IRANIAN NUCLEAR TA reviews the positions of presidential candidates Barack Obama, the Democratic incum- bent, and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on some issues of importance to the Jewish community. PROGRAM j Obama: ABORTION Obama: Obama says he is "committed to protecting a woman's right to choose" and has sug- gested that th...…
…Please join these members of our community in voting for these three Michigan Supreme Court candidates:- Jody L. Aaron Dana & Jon Abrahams Caryn & Jerry Acker Ron Applebaum Tedd & Barbara Bean Tobye & Mark Bello Larry & Mary Bennett Diane and Steve Budaj John & Linda Charters Jamie & Carol Cohan Charles & Cheri Cohen Jo Robin Davis Stuart & Eileen Eisenberg James & Janice Elsman Michael & Rose Fabian Barry & Marcia Fagan Brian Fantich Nita Fi...…
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…LIKE YOU, WE WERE BROUGHT UP TO VOTE DEMOCRATIC, BUT TIMES HAVE CHANGED. The world is in crisis; economic downturns, stagnant economics, rioting and unrest. Israel is on the brink of war. Nuclear threats and terrorism is on the rise. It is time for a new, strong, leader. The current administration has had four years to move forward, but instead, we are moving backward. Mitt Romney is our choice for new, strong, decisive leadership. We must cr...…
…poli tics For those who are concerned Decision 2012 from page 42 of Obama's treatment of Israel, I refer you to The New York Times' article of October 24, 2012 , "Who Threw Israel Under the Bus?" written by (Efraim Halevy was the d 1998 to 2002 and the natio he Mossad from rity adviser to the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaking at a campaign rally from October 2002 to June 20...…
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…Advocating for student success at Wayne Law New assistant dean of students begins first full school year By Paula Neuman Ilana Ben-Ze'ev decided a few years ago that working as a law school dean of students would be the perfect job. As a senior member at Bodman PLC with nearly three decades of experience, she concentrated her practice in all aspects of commercial real estate, finance and development, and was good at it. But she found she w...…
…It all adds up New dean is methodical about moving his college ahead positions at the University of Southern California as chair of mathematics and dean of faculty at the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. By Tom Reynolds Prior to his appointment at WSU, he was a faculty member and founding director of the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (SoMSS) at Arizona State University (ASU). During his three years of leadership at ...…
…Students get a head start on careers A select group of students in the Irvin D. Reid Honors College can participate in Start programs and pursue professional degrees while still undergraduates. Many of these highly competitive programs offer scholarships or other financial support (financial aid is available only to U.S. citizens). Programs are open only to incoming freshmen. Check out honors.wayne.edu and click on "Start Programs" for more d...…
