…Through all the Tears, Struggle and Joy, We Proudly Salute Israel's 50th Birthday Prime Ministers DAVID BEN-GURION (1886-1973) The look A slightly sour Yoda with a startling half-halo of hair. The life: Born David Green in Plontz, Poland, then part of Rus- sia. Became involved in the Zionist movement while still in his teens. He adopted the name "Ben-Gurion" — "son of lion cub" in Hebrew — while working as a journal- ist in Jerusalem. (Lat...…
…Mazel Tov to Israel on its 50th Birthday Close Up ten today. Yet he was the first Israeli prime minister to visit the United States, and was in power when West Germany established diplomatic rela- tions with Israel. He was popular, too: when Ben-Gurion, dissatisfied with his hand-picked successor, decided to run again in 1965, Eshkol won a solid majority in the Knesset and turned back the challenge. Eshkol was prime minister during the Six-D...…
…JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Join the MENACE= BEGIN The look The spry great uncle who gets into an argument with your grand- mother after the Passover seder. I The life: Born in Poland, at 15 he joined the Zionist youth movement, Betar; by 25 he was heading the organi- zation. After spending a year in a Siber- ian labor camp, he served in the Free Polish Army and the British Army before becoming head of the Irgun Zionis...…
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…o Hsrael. 'th Love Throughout decades of struggle and achievement, the Jewish communit y of Detroit has stood at Israel's side. Together we have mourned the losses of her young men and women in war. Together we have rejoiced in her victories -- the rescue and homecoming from lands of dispersion, the advances in science and technology, the slow often painful moves toward peace. , We have shared our pride in the emergence of a strong and se...…
…We Salute the State of Israel on its 50th Anniversary Close U PRIME MINISTERS from page 103 took over for the next four years, each becoming the other's foreign minister. Under the Shamir government, Israel took a hard line against Palestinian uprisings and promoted West Bank set- dement by Jews. Shamir maintained Israeli leadership after a 1990 vote of no confidence, but Likud lost the 1992 elections and he was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin....…
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…Celebrating Israel's 50th Anniversary smr ingLangnxge S HANNAH KAMENETSKY Special to The Jewish News A If you will it, it is no dream. —Theodor Herzl Cx To receive a copy of The Israel Record, a new ADL publication exploring Israel's history, culture, politics and society in celebration of the Jewish State's 50th anniversary, contact ADL. z:z To be added to a free E-mail list to periodically receive ADL Press Releases and other informa...…
…"Nimpqr Njir A V • t AIL mw. * TOWN MEETING ON... • S Joel Lurie Grishaver • • • Co-Sponsored By: Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Detroit Jewish Federation CORE Department Agency for Jewish Education The Detroit Jewish News Rabbi Daniel Gordis Three evenings at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building in the Rosenberg Recreation Room Monday, May 11, 1998, 7:30 p.m. Joel L...…
…Close Up MJAC and the Jewish News Present a Program of Inclusion LIVING LANGUAGE from page 108 MIRACLES DON'T JUST HAPPEN... ...they need YOU to help them along A program of the ECHO Project EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY THROUGH OUTREACH The entire community is invited to explore everyday issues facing our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender friends and family WEDNESDAY, MAY D. DAN & 6, 1998 AT 7:00 PM BETTY KA...…
…Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit A PRO SPORT SUMMER CAMPS Celebrate the Hummel tradition at Spring Fest '98! s a special attraction, the new, limited for children and teens ages 6 through 114 Inspired by the drawings of Sister Maria edition collector's figurine "Tender Love" will be available as part of an amazing offer. Purchase Innocentia Hummel, Goebel's Hummel figurines this charming child with kittens, and you'll r...…
…Memories Of Israel Young adults have different stories but a similar bond to the Jewish state. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN Scene Editor Jodi Berger hiked from the Mediterranean to the Kineret, in fields o Israeli wildflow- ers. This was taken in Hai in April 1996 Digging, up archaeological ruins: Nancy Singer, Sandy Rockind and Jon Berlin. For Jennifer Mattler and Rachel Morse, Israel was a place of family bonding. plane attler steps off the Jen...…
…Leah Gella Tol-win f living in From 2 1/2 years of brio s tears to g erusalem, one memory J Leah Gella's eyes: "I miss this so much. The only thing that stands out in my mind in Israel, being there, living there, loving there, davening there, is there's no better place to be proud to no question be a Jew. Because there's And about who we are as a people. uestion then of course, there's no q about who you are as a person." Terri (Rosen) Trepec...…
…ear during college. She was there when odi Berger Jodi lived in Israel foray a ssassinated. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was night w alking "I went to the Knesset the remember , singing around the grounds and seeing groups of youth holding group candles. kids group, youth songs that I sang I was the in funeral with Israelis at Hebrew Universi- "The next day when I watched Y alked out, going back to my dorm; I looked at the there sk, are serene...…
…A Portrait Of Israel A semester in Tel Aviv sparked a love of Hebrew and a sense of belonging. Julie Wiener, on the wall of Jerusalem's Old City. 'JULIE WIENER Staff Writer he whole country of Israel, which I had imagined as a pile of rocks and ruins, was surprisingly alive and sensu- al even when it was ugly: the intensity of the sun, the smells, the crowds, the -poise, the pushing, the yelling, the piercing beeps that herald the hourly K...…
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…The Big Screen Throughout May, the Detroit Sci- ence Center shows Everest, the dra- matic true story of a team of climbers who found hope and tri- umph in the wake of tragedy on /' Mount Everest. Filmed in IMAX photography. Museum admission: $3/adults, $2/children and seniors. $4 additional charge for admission to the IMAX Dome Theatre. 5020 John R, Detroit. Call for times. (313) 577-8400. Laugh Lines Comedy Off The Hook, starring John Hent...…
…ntertainment Four Tops From stage and screen to fine arts and broadcast journalism an introduction to some of Israel's cultural superstars. parent, she did not intend to have her thoughts published. "I was in a very fragile situation in my life, and to keep my sanity, I wrote something for myself," Almagor explains. "Five. months later, it was on the shelves and became a best-seller. Now both books are part of the cur- riculum in the school...…
…efements and a mixed population of Arabs and Jews. The colors of blue and yellow relate to this area.' , Geva, who is active with groups in favor of the peace process, also has done a series based on the kaffiyeh, the Arab head covering which has been a symbol of the Palestinian strug- l ee against occupation. "I try to refer to the fluctuation of the kaffiyeh image throughout the rears, between the rigid aspects and the softer ones," says Gev...…
…Lertainment Open Sesame rial that they choose from the Amer- ican series, mostly animation and live action film [with dubbing], and then rejects the American street scenes because they are very cultural- ly specific to America," explains Bernstein, who has been part of the Children's Television Workshop for 20 years. "They create their own street scent and their own cast of characters to deal with their own cultural, educa- number of program...…
…• - - • \yarmulke made him an Israeli settler. An Israeli boy, watching a segment with a Palestinian in headdress, was certain he was seeing a terrorist. With time out for explanations and time for interaction, the significance of the head coverings was understood and fears allayed. "The whole idea is to teach them to look past the symbols they might fear that there are other people O in that d see they can learn from and be friends with,"...…
…At The Movies A struggling Israeli film industry. ALAN ABRAMS Special to the Jewish News lthough movies and Jews are often intertwined in people's minds, that has- n't been the case in Israel. In 50 years of state- hood, the Israeli film industry has produced fewer than 400 films, said film historian Amy Kronish, curator of Israeli and Jewish film at the Israel Film Archive/Jerusalem Cine- matheque and author of a book on Israeli film- maki...…
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…On The Bookshelf A roundup of new books commemorating Israel's 50th anniversary. GAIL ZIMMERMAN Arts and Entertainment Editor A th frac' ht4;i4,0(1 ... ::"71*. MO 5/1 1998 126 Testament: At the Creation of the State of Israel By Aaron Levin with an introduction by Shimon Peres; Artisan; $35. American photojournalist Aaron Levin interviewed 80 extraordinary men and women — the famous and not-so-famous — who struggled to bring the Stat...…
…********************** 0/ 99% FAT-FREE /0 TURKEY ROLL-UP SANDWICH Says Bar-Zohar, "These heroes and heroines have a lot in common: a pure soul and a burning dream, extreme modesty, a humane approach to both their friends and enemies, a deep love of their land and a total identification with their nation." capturing the youth of contemporary Israel, this volume documents the daily life, joys and sorrows of the Jews, Christians and Arabs popu...…
…MEntertainment LINDA BACHRACK Special to The Jewish News T State There are no easy definitions of Israeli art. t was simply a marriage of sit- says Lila Silverman. ' an her husband, Gilbert, avid contemporary art ectors, were in the midst of rnov- " incomparable Fluxus art allation to a newly renovated ce at the Parker Webb Building in etroit. "One night, during the move, we tertained James Snyder in our ome and an idea was born," says ...…
…• says Israeli-born artist Efrat Baler of New York. "People like Marc Chagall and Ben Shahn were Jewish artists who \;- used Jewish themes but painted in the style wherever they lived at the time. "Because Israel has many influences from the United States and Europe, today many Israeli artists use many conventions of the avant-garde," she says. "But most, though influenced by current trends, can't completely get away from the hills of Jerusal...…
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…ANCIENT SECRET BY PETER KELDER OF THE FOUNTAIN Published by Doubleday OF YOUTH This remarkable little book has a huge message: five Tibetan rites (simple exercises) that can dramatically alter the lives of each and every person who follows its program. Join us for a discussion of these techniques with official spokesperson Les Sinclair, who uses this book daily to help him look ten years younger than his actual age of 59. Friday • May 8 ...…
…Enterta nment The Hot Zone Meet some ofIsrael's brightest and most controversial — pop musicians. HiFive has struck gold. Former Hunt- ington Woods resident Michael HarPaz, standing, says, "I've seen my dream come true." SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News s Israel heads away from its 50th anniversary celebration into its next half century, the country's music industry often sets a new-age pace, particularly for a younger audience...…
…f ate I Lib el RESTAURANT * LOUNGE & EXCELLENT HUNGARIAN, AND EUROPEAN CUISINE adetuagi tau, OPEN MOTHER'S DAY SUNDAY, MAY 10TH Warm, Comfortable Decor and boun- tiful Servings at Inexpensive Prices. The Teapacks are arguably Israel's most popular folk act ever. Established nine years ago by Kobi Oz and Gal Pereman, the group has released five hugely success- ful albums, including "Dogs Are Color Blind," the soundtrack to an Israeli movi...…
…k‘ • skv-wo A Musical Salute In their long career, even during children and grandchildren. some years of working apart, Yarrow, "Particularly, we will be thinking Paul Stookey and Mary Travers have about the horrific price that is paid associated themselves with the down- when society does not live with the trodden whose causes seemed to be on sense that it is safe and its children are safe, and I'm talking about Israelis and the sidelines o...…
…Gallery Guide YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO DOWNTOWN TO GET (A weekly advertising feature) \ )The Anderson Gallery: Fine textile and fiber art. Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; or by appointment. 7 N. Sagi- naw, Pontiac, (248) 335-4611. Art Leaders Gallery: As a leader in today's art world, we offer a full-ser- vice gallery and custom framing. We carry an eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional art, one o...…
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…More Inside: HEALTH, TRAVEL, SPORTS, FOOD Health: Getting Organized In Ismel Sports: A Look Ahead To It4accabi The excavations at Beit Shean were photographed by the Arlows. Attoraloi:A: 4110,:k,A ur readers get around. We asked you to share memories of travels to Israel and/or tips for would-be tourists in the Holy Land. And you did. In abundance. Thank you. Veteran travelers and first-timers alike have favorite places to visit in Is...…
…SUMMER ravel PLEASURES Summer is just around the corner and so is The Detroit Jewish News Annual SUMMER PLEASURES Supplement, which will be published May 22, 1998. SUMMER PLEASURES is the summer duide for families looking to make their summer one to remember. From ideas for exciting adventures the whole family will enjoy to golf gear, theme parties, travel - tips and hundreds of other warm weather activities. This special pull- out-and...…
