…DETROIT MICHAEL WEISS Special to The Jewish News Ann Arbor — The Universi- ty of Michigan erupted into controversy last week over the Michigan Daily's publication of a full-page advertisement that claimed the Holocaust never existed. Outraged students pro- tested on Friday both the con- tent of the ad and the Daily's decision to run it. The ad, entitled "The, Holocaust Controversy: The Case for Open Debate" and paid for by Bradley R. Smith ...…
…day program in Oakland County. JARC has not seen the in- crease it is expecting, accor- ding to Joyce Keller, ex- ecutive director. "We haven't received it yet, and after the huge cuts last year we are still in terrible shape," she said. The state took back $200,000 last year from JARC's $4 million budget. JARC operates 13 group homes housing 78 residents, has 55 persons in semi- independent living pro- grams, and offers some pro- grams to tho...…
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…CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK cordially invites you to attend a TRIBUTE DINNER on behalf of the State of Israel Bonds Development Corporation for Israel honoring MANDELL L. BERMAN Distinguished Guest Speaker SHOSHANA CARDIN Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1991 Dinner 7:00 p.m. Cocktails 6:00 p.m. at the Synagogue 27375 Bell Road, Southfield R.S.V.P. by November 8 3...…
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…THE POWER OF SCUDS ISN'T IN THE BUILDINGS THEY RIP APART BUT IN THE PEOPLE THEY PULL TOGETHER. Is Wolpe A Spiritualist For Modern Times? NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer O nce called a "Yuppie Heschel," David Wolpe is trying to play matchmaker for Jews and God. With his book, The Healer Of Shattered Hearts Every Jew feels each Scud attack on Israel, as if it has been in his or her own backyard. Psychologically, it has. And after the very ...…
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…(OPINION HOUSEHOLD GOODS DRIVE FOR NEW AMERICANS Fanning Continued from Page 7 Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Young Adult Division Volunteer Committee Sunday, November 3 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Resettlement Service Warehouse Northland Mall Greenfield Rd., south of 9 Mile Lot E, Aisle 17 (two doors from Kerby's Koney Island) (Please bring your usable household goods) Items Needed •cooking and eating utensils •dish...…
…VOTE NOV. 5 TO RE-ELECT COUNCILMAN RAYMOND M. ABRAMS OAK PARK CITY COUNCIL HIS RECORD AS A HIGHLY-REGARDED OAK PARK COMMUNITY SERVANT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF: • OAK PARK CITY COUNCILMAN SINCE 1985 • • MEMBER OAK PARK COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD 1972.1985 • MEMBER OAK PARK ARTS & CULTURAL COMMISSION 1985.1987 • MEMBER OAK PARK EMERGENCY SERVICES COUNCIL 1985- Councilman Raymond M. Abrams • MEMBER OAK PARK CABLE TELEVISION ADVISORY COMMISSION...…
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…headquarters in Crown Heights, chanting "Heil Hitler." He said that people who charge him with anti- Semitism cheapen the mean- ing of the word. He also said that he's not convinced that Yankel Rosenbaum, who was stabb- ed by a group of black youths in the first hours of the Crown Heights violence, was killed in revenge. "No one has established that that was a revenge killing," he said. In the aftermath of the Crown Heights violence, the Rev. ...…
…Seek ers SK EPTICS MICHAEL WEISS Special to The Jewish News 26 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1991 …
…0 VER THE LAST 70 YEARS the face of American Judaism has slowly but surely been changing in large part due to the influence of a single great Jewish thinker and the movement he created. ■ And yet, despite the almost universal acceptance of many of its tenets, Reconstructionism — Judaism's fourth denomination — remains a mystery to a majority of American Jews. Although Reconstruction- ism did not officially become a denomination until the lat...…
…(DSeekers A N lE 11:wr of the Sabbath Prayer Book. Relationships between Or- thodox and Reconstruc- tionist Judaism have been shaky ever since. Perhaps the most wide- spread misconception about Reconstructionism is that Reconstructionists don't be- lieve in God. "Frankly, I'm always a lit- tle baffled when I hear that;' says Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, FRCH executive director. "We're extremely invested in ritual; worship is the central part o...…
…tionist rabbis lead sermon- dialogues; they speak for a few minutes on a topic, then 0- open the floor to discussion. What really makes Recon- ► - structionists different is not what goes on in the syna- IN' gogue but the home rituals, -p the extra rituals (like gittim ceremonies and Tu B'Shevat seders), the informality of the services and the decision-making process. hen Kaplan talked about Jewish com- munities, he had in mind the European s...…
…Seekers A N D IE PT ICS T'CHIYAH: A Downtown Jewish Renaissance What makes Reconstructionists different is home rituals. I t's difficult to evaluate the success of Recon- structionism as a denomination because the leaders of the movement re- ject the usual criteria used for measuring success. Size, for example, is not a high priority of the movement. "We're consciously small- er because we place a high premium on informality and intimac...…
…"Our focus is on creating a connected, interacting com- munity where everyone par- ticipates. We could not survive if our members only showed up three days a year." For the most part, services at T'chiyah are much like ser- vices at a Reform or Conser- vative congregation, depen- ding on who leads the service and how it is structured. At the beginning of the Torah service, rather than march with the Ibrah in a pro- cessional, congregants hand ...…
…NEWS 1'1' NOBLIA West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Sixth Annual Mass Rallies Show Division KIDS' COLLECTOR SHOW Saturday, November 9th Noon•2:30 p.m. .tv' 4.P, O . k.-ti RC I r 4 M-A•L•L 3 • WEST BLOOMFIELD • MICHIGAN Orchard Lake Road • North of THIS CLASSICALLY-STYLED TIMEPIECE IS ENDOWED WITH THE STREAMLINED GOOD-LOOKS AND ENDURING QUALITY OF A BYGONE ERA. THE UNDERSTATED FEATURES AND SLEEK, ULTRA-THIN DESIGN CONVEY THE VER...…
…MIDEAST Israelis crushed by the dread of what might await them at the . Royal Palace. As the venomous war of words continued, the Israeli message of "cautious op- timism" was clearly design- ed to break down the per- vasive image of hard-line obstructionism. Seasoned professional spokesmen, accustomed to putting the most palatable spin on unpleasant realities, seemed weary and dispirited. "We are not euphoric, but we are not melancholic. We ...…
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…ideal moment for the Arab world to demonstrate that attitudes have changed, that the Arab world is willing to live in peace with Israel and make allowances for Israel's reasonable security needs." President Bush told the conference: "The time has come to put an end to war — the time has come to choose peace." And for those who had missed the point, he added an unmistakable warning: "No one should assume that the opportunity before us to make p...…
…SINCE YOU ASKED. EASY REFERENCE GUIDE GUESTS AT THE TABLE NOAM M.M. NEUSNER and AMY J. MEHLER DIPLOMATIC SPAIN Bilateral: Both U.S. and Soviet representatives want to in- itiate discussion but not par- ticipate. Therefore, they will have an advisory role in the talks. Their combined coop- eration has been crucial to get all the participants to the table. Linkage: U.S. wants to "link" sup- port for loan guarantees to an Israeli halt of ...…
…MIDEAST In case you were wondering, here is an explanation of diplomatic and historical terms that have surfaced at the Madrid peace talks. TERRITORY ON THE the putting together. Will act as go-between if called upon. Has gained the trust of Arabs and Palestinians. Supported linking U.S.-backed loan guarantees with building of Israeli set- tlements. AGENDA George Bush: Will preside over opening of the Mideast Peace Con- ference. Will als...…
…INSIDE WASHINGTON Where our doors are only a short distance from yours. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent The White House Looks The Other Way I srael supporters were relieved that the ad- ministration, in the in- terests of holding together the peace conference in Madrid, had chosen not to impose sanctions on Israel for allowing the export of sensitive missile technology to South Africa. Nobody — least of all the administration — ...…
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…POLITICS A Question Of Integrity Oak Park's voters have to weigh the personalities, not the policies, of four candidates. Staff Writer E 42 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1991 was new isn't so new anymore. The city relies heavily on the cohesiveness of its ethnic groups. If they move, they will move en masse. The Or- thodox Jewish community, which comprises a powerful electoral say on city issues, has already made a com- mitment to stay. All four ...…
…FARMINGTON HILLS Voters will select four candidates from this field. Minerva Freeman Michael Seligson Profession: Social Worker Profession: Consultant, Quality Management I n an election pitting three Jews and one African- American for two council seats, Minerva Freeman finds it unfortunate that race has become one of the central issues of the campaign. "I've been active in city government for 10 years. It was never an issue when I was ...…
…POLITICS HUNTINGTON WOODS H untington Woods voters will select two candidates from a field of nine to sit on the city commission. The mayor, Ronald Gillham, is running unopposed. Mark L. Diem p hysician and owner of First Care Medical Cent- - ers . . . President, Huntington Woods Central Plaza Com- mittee . . . Secretary, Hun- tington Woods Residents Association . . . Elected Citizen of the Year, 1985. 15-year resident. "I recognize tha...…
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…PURELY COMMENTARY I---- Uncommon Leadership. Re-elect Denise Richman Alexander c ommon sense. Uncommon leadership. With Denise Alexander, it adds up to a solid record... and she's not finished yet. Help her finish the job. Re-elect Denise Alexander to the Southfield City Council on November 5th. She's the com- mon sense choice for the Council. Intermarriage Will Lead To Self-Demeaning `Auch Juden' PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus I n...…
…( NEWS) YAD EZRA /*Ivry feeding the _Jewish Austrian Poll Shows Negative Attitudes New York (JTA) -- Substantial portions of the AuStrian population harbor strongly negative attitudes toward Jews and have little sympathy for Israel, accor- ding to the findings of a new American Jewish Com- mittee survey, which were released in Vienna. The survey, which is the fifth in a series AJCom- mittee is conducting in Cen- tral and Eastern Europe, r...…
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…Mac McCoy AMERICAN fkSIGN SHOPS Introduces SPEEDY SIGNS AT BUDGET PRICES® * * * * * Croatian Town Reports Damage Zagreb, Yugoslavia (JTA) — The Jewish community in the war-ravaged Croatian town of Osijek has appealed to Jews around the world to try to stop the "senseless war" that is destroying lives and property in their town and elsewhere in the breakaway Croatian repub- lic. Osijek, which has a Jewish population of about 200, has bee...…
…SEVENTH ANNUAL INDUCTION DINNER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1991 AT CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK SILENT AUCTION AND CELEBRITY COCKTAIL HONORING THE LATE JOE MAGIDSOHN HONORING THE LATE ABE ELIOWITZ HONORING JULIUS GOLDMAN HOUR: 6:00 PM DINNER: 7:30 PM TICKETS: $100. TABLES OF TEN: $1000. TOASTMASTER ELI ZARET ALVIN FOON MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER MIKE ADRAY AVAILABLE AT THE JEWISH RESERVATION FORM tickets at $100.00 each for the Annual Indu...…
…COMMUNITY Hebrew Free Loan Association Sets $1 Million Endowment Goal on limited income and loans for small businesses and other needs. Four gifts already have been made through the new Horizons program. The Sher- win A. Behrmann Camper- ship Loan Fund was established by Bernice Behrmann in honor of her husband, a past president of the agency:The Sanford Win- nick Celebration Fund was created by his daughter, Harlene Appelman, to fund loans ...…
…SYNAGOGUE SERVICES SISTERHOOD DAY AT BOOK FAIR Monday, November 11, 1991 10:00 A.M. presents .. . SHELBY YASTROW Author Of ORTHODOX: UNDUE INFLUENCE BAIS CHABAD OF BIRMING- HAM/BLOOMFIELD HILLS 646-3010. Rabbi: Moshe Potter. Services: Saturday 10 a.m. Now Benjamin Stillman is dead at eighty-three. And attorney Philip Ogden is stunned to discover that the client he met on- ly once has left an estate worth $8 million! The entire beques...…
…p.m., Monday and Thursday 7:15 a.m., Sunday morning 8:30 a.m. CONGREGATION SHIR TIKVAH DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE 3633 W. Big Beaver, Troy, 643-6520. Rabbi: Arnie Sleutelberg. Services: Friday 7:45 p.m. Services conducted by the Sweet Family. 1457 Griswold, Detroit, 961-9328. Rabbi: Noah Gamze, Cantor: Israel ldelsohn. Services: Monday-Friday 5:15 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m. SHAAREY ZEDEK 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield, 357-5544. Rabbis: Irwin Groner, ...…
…-41 111101111 MININMINISININNIONINNow !TORAH PORTION THE ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA Metropolitan Detroit District. Abraham Searches For Holy Ground RABBI RICHARD C. HERTZ Special to The Jewish News M THE MUSICAL EVENT OF THE FALL SEASON PLAN NOW TO ATTEND: Sunday, November 3, 1991, 7:30 p.m. Masonic Temple Auditorium FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 569.1515 Transportation available. ANNE GONTE SILVER, President Metro Detroit District/S...…
…RE-ELECT goldbiturm, for Southfield FOR PROVEN LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE VICKI IS OUR ADVOCATE IN CITY HALL TO FIGHT FOR: Professor Yaakov Malkin, writer and professor of philosophy at Tel Aviv University, will speak at a lunch and learn event co- sponsored by Congregation B'nai Moshe and the Midrasha-College of Jewish Studies noon Nov. 9 at the Maple-Drake Jewish Com- munity Center. Professor Malkin will speak on "The Living Bible: Genesi...…
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…• OOOO • • • • •• • • • 1 9 9 • • • • • • • • • • • • Israel Investment Conference Slated Several metro Detroit business leaders, including Paul Borman, are expected to attend an Israeli business conference Nov. 11-13 in New York. There, the delegation will discuss investment technolo- gies, ideas and opportunities. Sponsored by the American- Israel Chamber of Commerce, the Israel Export Institute, the Israel ministries of trade and finan...…
…SPORTS IA EEK'S WoRK NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer T he bold green let- ters, painted on the wrestling room, speak a thousand words. Above: Coach Joe Brandell makes a point. Below: Practice begins with a stretching routine. if Joe Brandell, football coach, husband, father, is lecturing the special teams unit before a game. "Today is the game of all games," he's saying to a room full of high school athletes. They return his words with ...…
…High school football is serious stuff. "There are so many reasons why we lost last night," he said. "You guys know what you have to do." He talked about football. He talked about why young men play football. "Get your heads right. Come Monday, we're going to get this thing ready to go." This thing is the team. He knows his players aren't go- ing to Division I college pro- grams. But he demands teamwork. And mostly, he gets it. "You don't just...…
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…Introducing... The '92 th America, that parts of the book were "inaccurate" and "misleading." In a letter to Prentice Hall officials, Geoffrey Weill, di- rector of the international travel program at the AJCongress, wrote that the historical version of political events in the guidebook was "notable for its omissions and an approach which can at best be described as distinctly unsympathetic to Israel." The international travel program is the ...…
