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…nosh Thou Shall Not Settle For Bad Kosher Wine … Plum Market owner Marc Jonna tells you what to buy for your holiday get-togethers. JACKIE HEADAPOHL | Managing Editor JACKIE HEADAPOHL | Managing Editor M arc Jonna, co-owner of Plum Market, tasted more than 100 wines at the Kosher Wine and Food Show in New York last month. “As the popularity of quality kosher wine continues to increase, the quality and variety of wines available to the ko...…
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…Predicting the Future Ask the Orthodontist Keys OCT. 31 Joshua and Meg Keys of West Bloomfield happily announce the birth of their son, Leopold Starkweather Keys. Excited grandparents include Stephen L. Keys and Diane A. Culik, M.D., of Farmington Hills, Mary and Morley Cooper of Tucson, Ariz., and Tom and Carolyn Rutledge of Grand Rapids. Leo was named in memory of his great-great-grand- father and great-grandmother. Rikki Ann Aronoff, da...…
…moments | B’nai Mitzvah from page 61 Micayla Amber Jacob of West Bloomfield will cele- brate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Jacob Participating in the ceremony will be her parents, Lauren and Joel, along with her sisters Merrick and Autumn and brothers Andrew and Michael. Proud grandparents are Stephanie and Alan Dorfman, and Vi Jacob. Micayla is also the granddaughter of the late Marty Jaco...…
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…obituaries » Obituaries from page 69 DIANE ROCHER, 59, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 22, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Leslie Rocher; son, Evan Rocher; stepsons, Benjamin Rocher and Joshua Rocher Rocher; sisters and broth- ers-in-law, Annette and Brian Bennett, Roxanne and Dexter Dyer, and Jeanne and Tom Gallanda-Lederer; brother, Michael Gallanda; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Veronica and Jonathan Schmerling; nephews, Bruce...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Making A Difference National Council of Jewish Women Greater Detroit Section for openers Fall? No! I’m Just Not Ready! I ’m in the throes of the angst because Halloween merchandise I experience every year when will start hitting store shelves far I try to come to terms with too early for my liking. There the fact that it’s already (cue oughta be a law. theme music to Jaws) Septembe...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com guest column Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us The Iran-U.S. Nuclear Deal: One Year Later F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us I n the pre-nuclear era, a coun- ample stocks of deliverable try’s size — as measured by nuclear weapons but are not area, population, resources considered nu...…
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…viewpoints » Nuclear Deal continued from page 6 routes for Iran, for an extended period of time, was the goal of the Iran-U.S. Treaty concluded a year ago. All present indications are that the goal has been achieved. There are two proven routes to nuclear explosives: U-235 and plutonium. U-235 is an isotope of uranium whose nucleus contains 92 protons (characteristic of all uranium) and 147 neutrons. It is fissile, meaning that it can absorb...…
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…David Sachs metro » Federation still finessing sustainable solution; building to be demolished this fall. Keri Guten Cohen | Story Development Editor J ust a week before the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Jimmy Prentis Morris (JPM) Jewish Community Center building in Oak Park came word that demolition of the building will happen this fall, after the High Holidays. “It’s obviously taken a lot longer than anyone thought to move ...…
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…metro » continued from page 10 12 September 1 • 2016 “... it’s critical we do this right so the new facility will be viable far into the future.” A closed sign on the JPM building in Oak Park. — Federation CEO Scott Kaufman David Sachs JPM was closed to help the JCC recover from longtime financial woes — revealed in a 2014 audit after an accounting crisis the year before — that amounted to a $6 million deficit. JPM itself had an annual...…
…metro » The JCC in West Bloomfield Still In The Red One year after JPM closure, JCC’s finances remain precarious. Jackie Headapohl | Managing Editor An overhead view of the JCC swimming pool O ne year after the Oak Park branch of the Jewish Community Center was shuttered to save money, the JCC is still operating at a loss and its bal- ance sheet is still in trouble. Brian Siegel took over the helm of the JCC in March from CEO Jim Issner...…
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…metro » continued from page 14 • borrowings against endowments • critical capital improvements to upgrade • legacy debt (shortfalls of prior fundrais- ing campaigns) • obligations to donors to fulfill programs where the money has not been set aside The balance sheet needs to be corrected before the JCC can truly move forward in reinventing itself, Siegel said. “When you’re operating a bankrupt com- pany, you don’t make the investments to gro...…
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…metro » Strategic Matchmakers Meet Hope and Jason Brown of PublicCity PR. Vivian Henoch | Special to the Jewish News John Hardwick I n 2008, Jason Brown took a leap of faith and left a steady job to start his own Metro Detroit-based PR firm. It was a bold move at a time of economic uncertainty where every move in business signaled caution if not crisis. But, at 37, Jason was confident he had the expertise gained through more than a decad...…
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…metro » continued from page 18 “It was Hope — being Hope — who gave me the motivation and the go-ahead to start PublicCity PR.” the Birmingham/Bloomfield Arts Center, Community Care Services, Michigan Women’s Foundation, Shades of Pink Foundation, Scleroderma Foundation Michigan Chapter and the area Agency for Aging 1-B. Another aspect of giving — and something we routinely practice — is volunteering our time and resources. Besides my day-t...…
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…metro » Digging Israel Oakland University students experience many firsts this summer. Erin Ben-Moche | Special to the Jewish News I f we are lucky, we have the opportu- nity to travel the world, broaden our horizons and learn a little about our- selves on the way. Oakland University’s Archaeology of Israel program grants those experiences to its students. Each summer, OU students go on an archaeological excavation from June through July....…
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