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…Dirraorr 311111111111 IMPS Contents CI A 2002 Michigan Press Association General Excellence winner www.detroitjewishnews.com The Rappeport children — Yochi, 13; Ariella, 15; Margalit, 6; Hagai, 10; and Avishai (in back), 17 — live with their par- ents in Safed, in the mountains of Israel. Their mother, Laurie Sendler Rappeport, is a native Detroiter. For her account of what its like to live in Israel amid the latest Palestinian upris- i...…
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…This Week Syrian Connection WSU signs agreement with the University of Damascus. DIANA LIEBERMAN and SHARON LUC KERIvIAN Staff Writers D r. Irvin Reid, president of Wayne State University in Detroit, has signed an agreement of scientific cooperation with Damascus University, according to a press release from Syria's official news agency. The agreement was signed Jan. 6 in Damascus by Dr. Reid and Dr. Hani Murtada, rector of the Syrian uni...…
…Congregation Beth Alain Ana Children's Hospital Of ichigan invites you to attend An evening with The Detroit Opera presenting THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK Honoring Dr. Michael & Norma Dorman & Family The Dormans are well known in our community for their philanthropic endeavors HONOR THE DORMANS BY PLACING AN AD IN OUR EVENING'S JOURNAL Saturday, March 10 2005 - 8:00 p.nz. Congregation Beth Alain • 5075 West Maple Road Cocktails, Dinner; Prese...…
…This Week Special Report Election Issue As campaign heats up, Israeli parties spar over terror and approach to Arafat. LESLIE SUSSER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem T he Jan. 5 suicide bombing in Tel Aviv has made terror even more of a central issue in Israel's upcoming election — and highlighted the major parties' different prescriptions for ending the violence. For months, Amram Mitzna, the Labor Party's candidate in the elections...…
…When Will It End? Optimism for peace dimmed by latest round of violence. Defense Committee on Monday, Mofaz virtually confirmed that the government is planning to exile the Palestinian leader, saying that the day is "getting closer" when Arafat will no longer be around. Defense Ministry sources say Israel aims "to engage the Palestinians in serious peace talks" in the coming year — something that, in Mofaz's view, can only happen without Ara...…
…This Week Special Report Caution Flag U.S. urges Israeli restraint in the wake °flan. 5 blasts. NAOMI SEGAL Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem A s Israel's government con- sidered its response to a deadly terror attack Jan. 5 in Tel Aviv, a possible U.S. strike against Iraq weighed heavily in the equation. Twenty-two people were killed and more than 100 wounded Sunday when two suicide bombers launched an attack near Tel Aviv's old Cent...…
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…Special Report Lieberman Quagmire running now, he is the person who can do most for the future of the Middle East peace process." That's precisely what concerns many Jewish leaders, who were not heartened by Lieberman's comments last week. Certainly, the Middle East could be a larger topic in the 2004 campaign than when Lieberman ran for vice hawkish for a Democratic legislator. leaders oppose a full withdrawal, saying Others argue that Demo...…
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…Roadmap For Recovery Rabbi Scott Bolton sees first hand how the war-ravaged Balkans struggle to pick up the pieces. R DIANA ,LIEBERMAN Copy Editor/Education Writer "Evidently, certain people read that letter and felt it put me in the Seeds of Peace camp. I was invited to be a Peace Partner." respect who feel very much that the Palestinians have legitimate issues. "But do we use our limited resources to bring kids to an idyllic setting in ...…
…IT'S A GOOD NAME AND TODAY A GOOD NAME MEANS A GREAT DEAL! TaMaRCIFF :11,11t011 -1 -1C-Itiv0- WkiTlkirt its own unique story, and every nationality has the right to live freely," Rabbi Bolton said. "I think they rec- ognize this now in Bosnia. "The Jewish people are the best example of wanting to live out their story, without having to do so at the expense of others." The efforts in the Balkan countries to forge an atmosphere of civility ...…
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…Israel is likely to receive the lion's share. Washington sources say there will be no serious discussion of the aid request until after the expected military con- frontation with Iraq. Congress' Agenda On the domestic front, too, the grow- ing budget crisis will be the inescap- able bottom line to almost every leg- islative initiative that surfaces in the Republican-controlled 108th Congress, which officially convened on Tuesday. Liberal Jew...…
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…Uniform Worn Proudly Israeli soldier recovers from Hamas attack to tell her optimistic story of peace to American Jews. our supporters. The hotels are empty. I don't think it's right that they don't Special to the Jewish News come, but I don't judge them. I understand them. Israelis are a strong ast Feb. 10 — 16 months people. We go out. We keep on living. into the latest Palestinian But we always think about it. We are uprising — Yifat Ouaz...…
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…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Where, Oh Where Is The Outrage? etroit Jewry has done much to build and maintain bridges of understanding with the local Arab American community, the second largest in America. Since the Palestinians launched their second intifada (uprising) against Israel in September 2000 — causing more than 700 Israeli deaths, with thousands wounded and millions terrorized — we've...…
…OTHER VIEWS Lost Opportunities For Peace r ouad Ajami of Johns Hopkins University states that the Arab world has the cc... condition of a culture yet to take full responsibility for its self- inflicted wounds." Indeed, much of the Arab world, infused with hatred toward Jews and Americans, blames its problems on the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians. A solution to that conflict could be found if the Palestinian peo- ple had ...…
…`It Was A Mistake To Use Arms' Philadelphia he Palestinian campaign of terrorism continues, with at least 23 persons murdered in Tel Aviv on Jan. 6. And every day, on average, without count- ing minor incidents involving rocks and firebombs, the Palestinians launch more than 10 attacks on Israelis. Which makes this a particularly apt moment to review my assessment of a year ago, that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's tough response is the right o...…
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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 46 Mazel Toy! 49 li orb it s of sight was impetus k Park family's move t SUSAN TAWIL Special to the Jewish News P eople have all kinds of reasons for immigrat- ing to Israel. Going blind usually isn't one of them. For Jeffrey Bell, however, losing his vision to Leber's optic atrophy was the impetus to bring his family on a long-dreamed aliyah to the Jewish home- land. Bell, 40, and his wife, Lisa, are nat...…
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…Community Teen Angels Friendship Circle mother-daughter event celebrates volunteers' achievements. SUSAN TAWIL Special to the Jewish News T TENDER 271 WEST MAPLE DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM 248.258.0212 Monday-Saturday 10-6 Thursday 10-9 Sunday 12-5 1/10 •2003 44 Open a T E N DER Charge Today 683260 ake note of teens in orange sweatshirts bearing the mes- sage, "I Make a Difference, So Can You" — they could be angels in disguise. They're ...…
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…Community Tapper's is pleased and proud to announce our newest arrival. Mazel Toy! CABLE KIDS by David Yurman Noah Byron Jacob, son of Linda and Andy Jacob, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Temple Israel. He is the brother of Sarah and Adam. His excited grandparents are Beverly and Marvin Talan and Pat and Richard Jacob. Noah attends Cranbrook Kings-wood Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. His interests are skiing, g...…
