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…contents March 10-16, 2016 | 30 Adar I - 6 Adar II 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 6 SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, March 11, 6:17 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, March 12, 7:19 p.m.* Shabbat: Friday, March 18, 7:25 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, March 19, 8:27 p.m.* * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. 51 Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway,...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Ask Attorney Ken Gross about… for openers Your Your Legal Financial Issues Issues A Road Trip That Takes The Cake M usic, we are told, is the food of love. Poetry, it is said, feeds the soul. With statistics about the obesity plagu- ing our country, food itself is the bane of many Americans’ existence. Is it any won- der then that many of our cities have food- related names? Here a...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS publisher’s notebook theJEWISHNEWS.com A Mighty Oak Has Fallen! Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us T he majestic and spacious wisdom, wit, teachings and passion sanctuary of Southfield’s for civil rights attracted national Congregation Shaarey attention and admirers from across Zedek has been the setting the religious, political...…
…Securing Our Future Through A Gift to the Centennial Fund, Nadine and David Farbman Demonstrate Their Passion and Commitment to Jewish Detroit “W hen I believe strongly in something, my The Centennial Fund is the central endowment campaign actions, my thoughts, my heart align and I’m for ensuring the long-term security of Jewish Detroit. ALL IN.” These are the words of David Farbman, The Farbmans’ gift is a testament to their belief in...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com essay letters Gaza: Deal Breaker In Israel-Turkey Detente? At U-M, Jews Still Face Intimidation A s Israel and Turkey, two Talks seeking restored diplo- key U.S. allies, seek to matic ties between Ankara and normalize long-splin- Jerusalem began in December tered diplomatic ties after years of as international stakes height- stout defense and economic ties, ened for both countries....…
…congregation Purim Extravaganza 2016 Wednesday March 23, 2016 PURIM EXTRAVAGANZA IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY The Community is welcome THE SIDNEY KATZMAN MEMORIAL PURIM FUND 5:45 p.m. FAMILY PURIM SHPIEL AND COSTUME PARADE Come dressed in your costumes and learn how Queen Esther saved the Jews! Purim Afterglow 9:00 p.m. FOR ADULTS AND TEENS Support Yad Ezra by bringing an unopened box of pasta to shake as a grogger and donate it at the ...…
…metro » on the cover Loss And Legacy Rabbi Morris Adler’s life still resonates 50 years after his tragic death. Barbara Lewis | Contributing Writer Historic Photos | Congregation Shaarey Zedek Archive I Rabbi Morris and Goldie Adler with daughter Shulamith and her husband, Eli Benstein (1964) 10 March 10 • 2016 t was Feb. 12, 1966, and the Frank family was excited. It was Steven Frank’s bar mitzvah day. His older brother Jay, younger si...…
…Then And Now Crisis intervention, security measures are honed today. Barbara Lewis | Contributing Writer S Rabbi Adler with his young daughter, Shulamith wife, Goldie, and daughter, Shulamith, at his side. He was 59 years old, at the peak of his career as a leading light in Conservative Judaism. Richard Wishnetsky was taken to Providence Hospital, where he died on Feb. 16. This month, on the 50th anniversary of Rabbi Adler’s death, longti...…
…metro » l os s a nd l eg a c y continued from page 11 of Detroit. But Wishnetsky was mentally unstable, alternating between severe depression and expressions of extreme anger and hostil- ity. He was deeply troubled by the war in Vietnam and fantasized about murdering Robert McNamara, the secretary of defense under Lyndon Johnson. He spent long peri- ods in area mental hospitals. Wishnetsky liked Rabbi Adler and had reached out to him for cou...…
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…metro » l os s a nd l eg a c y Lasting Memories Shaarey Zedek congregants share recollections of their beloved Rabbi Adler. Keri Guten Cohen | Story Development Editor A Capt. Rabbi Morris Adler served as an Army chaplain during World War II. Shaarey Zedek congregants in the military sought him out if they were in Japan. Here the rabbi paused for a chat and a cigar with Sidney Brawer. bout 75 members of Congregation Shaarey Zedek gathere...…
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…metro » l os s a nd l eg a c y continued from page 12 memories continued from page 14 had an impression of Judaism. He [regularly] selected a young person to come to the boardroom to hear him speak. “We would not be what we are with- out Rabbi Adler,” Baruch said. “He is indelibly in my mind. You saw some- body important, you heard him and you acted on that. He is sorely missed. Those who knew him can never, ever forget him.” MILITARY SERV...…
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…metro » U.S. Ends MJI Aid Administrators Fred Leeb, Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov and Dov Stein in 2014 at the site of the MJI building on the Campus of Living Judaism. Alleging an illegal “scheme,” government cuts off student funding to Michigan Jewish Institute. Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor T he U.S. Department of Education is accusing the Michigan Jewish Institute, a four-year college in West Bloomfield, of illegally obtaining fe...…
…MJI’s statement to students said it will seek to determine if a “teach out” can be arranged with other schools that could accept stu- dents’ current credits and that the school would do everything it could to ensure those credits are transferred to institutions stu- dents choose. Lynn did say that when the government clamps down on federal student aid, it is dif- ficult for many schools to stay afloat finan- cially. He cited two nursing school...…
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…metro » JCC Gets New Captain Brian Siegel to build on Issner’s work to stabilize the JCC. Brian Siegel Jackie Headapohl | Managing Editor T he Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield has a new leader at the helm, Brian D. Siegel, who was named CEO, replacing Jim Issner, who had been serving as CEO since March 2014. Siegel began serving as CEO on March 7. “The timing is perfect for the transition to Brian Siegel and the valuable skill ...…
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