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…S Continuedfrom page 14 but a guy can dream, can't he? The V8, 4.6-liter aluminum block engine boasts 300 throaty horses and 320 lb-ft of torque. It thunders from 0-60 in 5.1 seconds. According to Motor Trend magazine, its base price of $26,330 is a bit more than the 1968 price of $2,737 would be in today's dollars. The car I drove was painted satin silver and cost $27,495. Alas, the car does not yet come in dark green as the photo shows — t...…
…TRAVEL Montreal: Then And Now BY SY MANELLO PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOUGLAS J. GUTH T ourisme Montreal and Tourisme Quebec are mak- ing a special effort to awak- en Jewish tourists to one of the largest Jewish communities in North America. Not far from downtown Old Montreal — and easily reached by foot, cab or Metro subway — are sites representing the Jewish commu- nity that once was and that which exists today. There are walking tours available ...…
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…Israeli designer Roni Rabl knows there's nothing average about the "average" woman. WRITTEN AND STYLED BY DANA KUSHKIN PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRETT MOUNTAIN R oni Rabl has found her niche. For more than 20 years, the Israeli designer's flair for stylish handmade prints, novelty pieces and fine French and Italian yarns adorned with appliques and leather trim have made hers a household name across Europe. So when her daughter Yael Levy arrived at Ne...…
…FASHION ■ COVER STORY Continued .fr-om page 19 Israeli designer Roni Rabl creates "clothes I like," she says. "They're styles that I want to wear." Along her way up, Rabl, 61, realized that American women were faced with a challenge: Chic clothing was most often made to fit the super-slender models walking New York's runways — not "real-sized" American women, who average from sizes 10 to 16. So she cre- ated the Roni Rabl collection, a line...…
…Roni's Tips for Dressing D y cut and design, Roni DRabl's lines are specifi- cally intended to diminish body imperfections and flatter curves. Her philosophy? Real- sized women deserve the same attention as our wafer- thin sisters. In addition to cut and fabric, she suggests a few basic guidelines to keep in mind: • If you're slimmer on top, try A-line tunics. • Her Tight-Loose rule sug- gests wearing a fitted camisole under a ...…
…Erica Colburn, Jennifer Colburn, Bubba Urdan, Darlene Kakos and Mary Bashi, all of West Bloomfield Rub-A-Dub! ORT's vocational and educational training gains a fund-raising boost. PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRETT MOUNTAIN Enid and Gary Goodman of Bloomfield Hills Joel and Laurel Schwartz of West Bloomfield Stacy Klein, Meredith Colburn, Lainie Lipschutz, all of Bloomfield Hills, and Lori Barron of Birmingham 22 • S l' '1' 1.7. NI B 12 2 005 • JN...…
…im Howard and Sharon Eisenshtadt of Bloomfield Hills and Stephan Huber of Birmingham M ore than 300 people passed through the majestic grand foyer of the Wabeek Manor in Bloomfield Hills to "rub-a-dub" and raise money for the Detroit chapter of American ORT. Enid and Gary Goodman ROBIN SCHWARTZ opened their historic, 23,000- COLUMNIST square-foot home to host the 22nd annual dinner and auction, which is the organization's pre- mier fund-rai...…
…DECOR David Morrison shows off his first Jewish carpet, depicting Rachel's Tomb. Of the 40-plus carpets in his collection, six were crafted at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. 24 • SEPT F. NI 13 E 12 2 005 • JN PLATINU M …
…Woven History A Huntington Woods collector brings an early 20th-century tradition 10,000-year-old past to the present. with a BY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM W hen David Morrison looks at a rug, he doesn't see just colors and shapes. He sees life. "When I hold a carpet, it's like I have someone's life in my hands," he says. "It reflects the spirit, the village, the history of the person who made it." Rug production is more than 10,000 years old an...…
…DECOR Continued from page 25 Yet what informed the Bezalel project certainly was an identification with the idealism of the European Arts and Crafts movement. It is this unique com- bination of the ancient and the modern, of East and West, that I find so inspiring and relevant." The project's carpet designs were selected by Morrison and Felton and advised by Rabbi Yosef Lange of Oak Park, then sent to Woven Legends. A carpet begins with a gr...…
…BOOK LOOK Purely Pomegranates BY GAIL ZIMMERMAN POMEGRANATES T he pomegranate is a fruit with a resplendent history. Indeed, pomegranates seem to have been around forever, and the Bible is replete with pomegranate references — from allusions of love: "Let us go early to the vineyards ... and if the pome- granates are in bloom— there I will give you my love" (Song of Songs 7.12) to symbols of ornament: "On the capitals of both pillars ......…
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…PASSIONS Ingrained Talent A collector of wood vessels discovers his own artistic flair. BY LISA BRODY B y day, Allan Nachman is a real-estate attorney at Detroit-based Butzel Long, focused on the deal. By night, he works with chunks of wood, focused on art. Nachman and his wife, Joy, fell in love with art created of wood about 15 years ago when, on a trip to Phoenix, they wan- dered into the Hand and Spirit Gallery, which was featuring a ...…
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…READING REWARDS: Authors and activities are part of the Books and Beyond Festival at the Southfield Public Library. Children can hear stories and learn crafts, while adults can meet the writers and listen to music. The event runs noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, in the library and on the grounds along Civic Center Drive. (248) 796-4362. www.sfldlib.org . • OOOO OO OOOOOO &•••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••...…
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…EVr Check It Out! Community Center, 6600, W. Maple, before moving to the lobby of the Oak Park Jewish Community Center, 15110 W. 10 Mile, on Friday, Sept. 9, and con- tinuing through Friday, Sept. 25. (248) 432-5618. Around Town Link with SPIRIT WORLD believers through Rebecca Rosen, who has sched- uled an audience reading 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the Shannon Room-Entrance A of the Costick Activity Center, 28600 11 Mile, Farmington H...…
…Jewish Community Center, 15110 W. 10 Mile. $2.75 lunch/$1 program for non- members. (248) 661-1000. Groove to the magical, soulful sounds of the MOTOWN MUSIC FEST 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10 at the Fox Theatre. Tickets range from $153- 46.50. 248) 433-1515. Education Attend the Beit Medrash Program 8:30- 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at YOUNG ISRAEL OF SOUTHFIELD, 27705 Lahser Rd. Maariv will be at 9:30 p.m. (248) 358-0154. Explor...…
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…Students at Risk program, which helps Israeli students with basic needs. She also volunteered at ORT and worked in Temple Israel's library. . Emma Julianne Brown will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah Saturday, Sept. 3, at Temple Shir Shalom. She is the daughter of Laura Varon Brown and Jeffrey Brown and the sister of Molly and Jacob. Proud grandparents are Minnie Brown, Brown Charles and Carol Otto, Shaaron Varon. She is also the gran...…
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…KM‘%1IMMIMMNIMMMWSIMUMEAMNiS zaVit. .6tE RUBASKY—KAIMAN M r. and Mrs. James J. Rubasky, formerly of Lehigh Valley, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter JoAnne Elizabeth Rubasky to Joshua Lee Kaiman, son of Rabbi Arnold Kaiman of West Bloomfield and Mrs. Judith Rosan of New York, N.Y. The bride-to-be is an administrative assistant for the law offices of Amarnath Gowda in Farmington Hills. The groom-to-be is a senior procure- ment...…
…Maze! Tovi! akit: MIS WM' AU k &ft WM= %UMW SHUCHMAN-FABER M r. and Mrs. Howard Faber of Farmington Hills and Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Shuchman of Medina are pleased to announce the engagement of their children Holli Beth and Jeffrey David. Holli will begin working toward her bachelor's degree this winter at Oakland University in the Human Resources Development Program. She works for Southfield-based JVS. Jeff earned his master of business adm...…
…Giving Tzedakah By giving charity to the poor before prayer, one reminds oneself how his prayer is similar to a helpless person pleading for mercy and kindness. Presented by Lubavitch Women's Organization. For information on keeping kosher or lighting Shabbat candles, contact Miriam Amzalak (248) 548-6771, miriamamzalaki@junu.com . To help consolidate lifecycle list- ings in one location, we've moved all b'nai mitzvah announcements to the M...…
…Synagogues SYNAGOGUE LIST from page 67 BAIS CHABAD OF FARMINGTON HILLS 32000 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 855- 2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein. Services: Friday sun- down; Saturday 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.; week- days 6:50 a.m. BAIS CHABAD OF NORTH OAK PARK 15401 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 872-8878. Rabbi: Shea Werner. BETH TEFILO EMANUEL TIKVAH 24225 Greenfield, Southfield, 48075, (248) 559-5022. Rabbi: Yisroel Me...…
…Digest Holy Wars' Series Set Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz will open Adat Shalom Synagogue's fall evening programming with a three-part series on "Holy Wars and Holy Warriors." Classes are set for 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Sept. 8, 15 and 22. Rabbi Yoskowitz will teach about three aspects of this Rabbi Yoskowitz struggle: On Sept. 8 he will discuss "Apocalyptic and Messianic Traditions in Judaism, Christianity and Islam." The following week, he will ex...…
…Editorials are posted and archived on JNOnline.com Know Thy Enemy? S ure it's cynical, but the announcement last week that the*American Jewish Congress will host a Sept. 17 forum for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to address American Jewish leaders brings the question to mind: Who's playing whom? But let's look at it positively first. We have often asked Muslim and Arab leaders to take public and very visible steps to normalize relati...…
…Other Views Finding A Path That Connects I n deciding what to do after high school, I decided to make it on my own by spending a year in Israel. Many parents want their children to follow a traditional path: high school, college, graduate school, job. Many are afraid that a year in Israel will be a waste. For me, it was a different story. My parents brought the idea of a year in Israel to me. I kept it an option all through the college app...…
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…HEAVY Heart Hearing and seeing the Nitzanim evacuees up close and personal. SARRA ZACKS Jewish Renaissance Media Jerusalem s the destruction of Israeli cities — and morale — got under way, the question for many of us was what could we do. We tried to stop, stall and block. We tried prayer and letters. We tried protests, rallies and marches. What more? Block the Kissufim Junction into the area? Sneak into Gush Katif? I hated to admit it, bu...…
