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…$1.00 APRIL 10, 1998/14 NISSAN 5758 it PASSOVER 575 Stalking Charnel/ And feeling free enough to face the spiritual grains of truth in our own liv …

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…DETROIT 'TN JEWISH NEWS • April 10, 1998 Vol. CXIII No. 7 Front 12 An Oak Park Marine is shot during a training exercise. .Close Up. page 81 • Strange Death AppleTree 73 Great Pesach, Cookie! You can't think about chocolate chips during Pesach? Think again! The Scene 88 Up Front. page 15 Back To Nature Tamarack Adult Adventures takes grown-ups into the great outdoors. Close Up 81 Stalking Chametz And feeling free enough ...…

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…r Openers... GO TOPLESS! Have Toothpick, ill Travel CONVERTIBLE T messy situation. Never try to avoid a If someone should comment, he triumph of mind over problem by popping the entire piece "Why, you hardly seem to be eating at platter — that's the key to into your mouth; this violates the rule all," merely smile and say, "Well ..." dieting, which seems to be a of casualness that must accompany No other comment could hold such a weighty ...…

…Celeb, ate With Us! oin us as we recognize eight special senior adults for their years of community volunteerism and dedication. J The Fifth Annual Installation into the oceeds from this event support JFA's mission of providing a community of caring people and inventive programs to promote active, independent lives for JFA residents. Pr OVER Senior Adult Jewish Hall Of Fame Tickets are $50 per person and includes brunch. To purchase...…

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…LYNNE MEREDITH COHN Staff Writer The mayor of Post Huron stands as a role model, or clean living. getwo, 1 ":„ 4/10 1998 8 n Gerald "Ajax" Ackerman's office, a wooden gavel is perched delicately over a stack of Harley Davidson decals. An interesting juxtaposition, but apropos . for the Port Huron mayor, who has built a life on the principles of the famous motorcycle club, Judaism and addiction recovery. The 41-year-old Jewish mayor had ...…

…sheltered in all-Jewish neighborhoods, he never met gentiles until he got into drugs. "Addiction doesn't know any boundaries," he said. As one of the few Jews in Port Huron, Ackerman identifies strongly. "Being Jewish — that's who I am. I see it as my race, even if the Supreme Court doesn't agree. [But] I don't run around with a flag and say, 'I'm the Jewish mayor.' I live in a Christian community; they don't have a concept of Judaism." Recent...…

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…Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Israel Experiences But Didn't Know Who to Ask Missions to Israel •Community Teen Mission to Israel •Davidson Zippori Archaeological Dig •Ulpana Performing Arts Summer Camp • Unity Mission-March of the Living Programs for high school and college students Summer, semester or full year Kibbutz programs and volunteer servic • Two weeks to one year •Hebrew instruction on ulpan •Kibbutz work, army ser...…

…A Strange Death An Oak Park Marine is shot during a training exercise. LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer po 271 West Maple Downtown Birmingham 248.258.0212 Monday—Saturday 10-6 • Thursday 10-9 UNDER _ ONE ROOF 11 _ ■ I MIMI MIND MIN MEW IMMI =MI MIND UMW M=1 MINI MINN MIN MIIT Rochelle Imber's Knit, Knit, 855-2114 Knit ACCENTS IN NEEDLEPOINT Contemporary Designs 626-3042 ovnel4;w6t, opmel di et& 54 wish A1`07P0,440veA 4/10 19...…

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…WHAT DID 11ISE PEOPII DO TO ACHIEVE A HEREIN]] SIBONGER BODY? Boris! Pass The Laws WA R C V Sg ata., Local and Israeli teens had a chance to bond last week. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer fter five days together, Sher- ri Berger, Shelly Oshrat and Liron Horesh developed their own inside jokes. When 16-year-old Oshrat said, /- "Put the bat back, Boris!" the three erupted into giggles. It's not clear why this was so hyster- ical, but it had some...…

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…HOURS. A Very Happy and Hcalthy Passover MON & THMIS: 8:30-9:15 IDES, WED, flit: 8:30-8:15 SATURDAY: 10:00-3:00 12 MILE RD. • Tarin ) a o r d o; • Tamaroff Buick-Honda Nissan-Isuzu UN Ha/11 03131 Wishing All 111,12 MALL ODODGE 1998 CENTURY CUSTOM TiscovER A LITHE LUXURY Nulls CENIVRY" V6, 4-speed, auto., alloy rims, sport package, AM/FM cassette, dual airbags, much more. Stk. #613273 Was $16,375 36 MONTH LEASE $1 4,709* 24 MONTH...…

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…irr,' r JCC 1997-1998 Encore Series presents: Internatio natty Renowned Author Joseph Telushkin Racquetball ontroversy "Words That Hurt, Words That Heal: Using Words Wisely" The JCC hopes to avoid the same mistake in its renovation. Lee Brooks takes a shot with David Chairns and H. Keith Lafer Sorkin figures there will be six or eight courts after the JCC renovation, but he'still worries about the operation of courts. hen the renovatio...…

…MARK THE MOMENT...MAKE THE FEELING LAST FOREVER Draft Dodgers On The Hit Parade ,NECHEMIA MEYERS /-Special to The Jewish News S hlomo Artzi has long been one of Israel's most popular singers. Now his son, Ben, is joining . him on the hit parade. But there is one major difference between them. Shlomo first achieved prominence in uniform, as a member \--4 the Israeli Navy Entertainment ,-, Troupe, while Ben has come into the spotlight as a ...…

…CUSTOM CABINETRY Showroom Hours M-F 11-5 Sat. 11-3 or by Appt. Loving Thy Neighbor 248-624-7300 A new Toronto-based humanitarian relief organization bases its philosophy on Jewish principles. JULIE EDGAR News Editor HAIR GLAMOR LUXURIOUS HUMAN HAIR WIGS • CHEMOTHERAPY • THIN HAIR i ed wonel eAhj are'v A fter a six-hour flight on Air Guyana's only airplane, the 10 volunteers took a truck, a speed boat and a tractor through fields and ...…

…s'444,1104' synagogues, encouraging activism in humanitarian pro- jects. Although the organization plans relief projects targeting n eedy Jewish populations, "We also made a commitment that we would always watch out for our non-Jewish neigh- 15ors as well," Rosensweig CH O explained. "Being a Jew requires more than ... a trip to Poland and Israel. It requires responsibili- ty for changing the world." Hence, the inaugural mission to the rain f...…

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…A Helen Salem ou is surrounded by lileitiOriCS Public Life Helen Salamon retires from her federal job, regreully. JULIE EDGAR News Editor etirement, says Helen Sala- mon, is "horrible." She was always known for her inability to sit still, so a bad leg is a condition that leaves her irritated rather than resigned. There's nothing she can do about a weakening heart. "It's a terrible change of pace. I'm not a person of hobbies. The Democ- •...…

…HADASSAH YAHR ZEIT MICHIGAN 4* ALL WHO ARE INSCRIBED FOR LIFE IN JERUSALEM SHALL BE CALLED HOLY. ISAIAH IV, 3 Hadassah offers the unique opportunity to perpetually memorialize yourself or a loved one in Jerusalem in our Medical Center's Abbell Synagogue, which is crowned by the world-renowned Chagall windows. • A 0 00 C ' The name of the person being memorialized is displayed and the Kaddish prayer is recited in our synagogue on the Yah...…

…Now far would you go for the best pri7ce, selection and service? How about MO minutes? School Prayer Revisited? Many _fear an amendment introduced in the U.S. House could threaten the separation of church and state. JULIE WIENER StaffWriter klahoma Republican Ernest Istook is pushing for a "reli- gious freedom" amendment to the Constitution that opponents say could irrevocably alter the First Amendment. The proposal has 152:co-sponsors an...…

…JULIE WIENER Staff Writer As the school day ends, Hillel parents gather to greet their charges and bring them home. 4 . 10 28 I n those last minutes after 3 p.m. that divide work and play for students at Hillel Day School, a welcome brigade patiently gathers in the halls and parking lot. As they wait for the bell that will usher their children into the land of snacks, fun and — oh, yeah — BILL HANSEN Photographer homework, the parents b...…

…Opposite page: Inset: Elayne Moss catches up on some reading. Doree Kreitman, 5, tells her mom, Barbara, about her day at kinder- garten. This page: Right: Liz Schubiner looks at a display in the hall as she waits for her daughters. Below: Along for the ride: Joining Terry Weiss and Pearl Waldman for pickup duty are Maverick (the dog) and 2-year-old Lisa Waldman. Above: As the bell rings, the hallway fills with expectant parents. Left:• L...…

…This & That Jewish educators on the move; the copper crew raises over $6, 000 for charity. They started out as gifts for guests at the Cooper family's seder. Then Howard Cooper decided to print a bunch of the Passover "Just Say No" T-shirts that feature a piece of bread encircled in the universal "don't" sym- bol. They sold like hotcakes. Feeling confident, the New Jersey Jewish educator came up with five other designs, including the Kosher ...…

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…editorials Readers come to us and tell us that the With Passover beginning at sundown today, news they read, the television they watch, is many of us have worked overtime to rid our getting more and more sensational, almost or chametz, homes of the last remnants of weird. You think your children don't inter- bread crumbs. nalize the people fighting on the talk show, May we suggest to you that there is a very or the wholesale deaths they witne...…

…OPINION Maybe Tonight Is A Good Time To Have A Debate About, Or With, God B get people thinking: Are the Palestinians efore the seder tonight, I have the new Israelites — why or why not? to do a lot of planning. After working so hard to help the Jews What am I going to say to of the former Soviet Union escape from my assembled family and bondage, are we really happy that they guests? What pearls of wisdom will are here? Should they really b...…

…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Israeli, Local Teens Affirm Jewish Identity Against Backdrop Of A Cultural Exchange H S Detroit's first Teen Mission was in tephanie Fidler of Temple Kol 1996. Ami will visit Israel as part of Cultural exchanges have been pop- Detroit's Teen Mission II this ular between Michiganians and Israelis summer. She is eager to since Israel's founding 50 years ago. spend the five weeks there with 47 Partnership 2000, for example, ...…

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…COMMUNITY VIEWS ERHARD BMW Pluralism Prevails In Oak Park The chambers were crowded as the meeting came to order. I was there to argue on behalf of allowing construction of our projected school building, which required a variance. RABBI DAVID Representatives NELSON of Beth Shalom Special to joined with me to The Jewish News defend our plans to construct a school. I was preceded at the podium by rep- resentatives of the Orthodox community of...…

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…sincere and heartfelt statement which could and would have proved sufficient. Something along these lines: "The Catholic Church hereby acknowledges its failure during the Holocaust. Nothing said now can bring back 6 million lives but per- haps an apology will make us more aware of how we failed, our weak- nesses, contribute to the concept of zachor [remembrance], assure that we will be more vigilant in the future, that we will have the courage...…

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…Passover In Palestine, 1948 / IRWAire,T : T ,': • Fears of starvation, snipers and hopes for redemption abounded. proceeds from sales were used to buy additional provisions. Jerusalem writer Shmuel Bizinski made his own unique preparations. ifty years ago, conditions in Since he assumed that he would not Palestine were so tense — be able to visit Jerusalem's Western especially with the with- Wall during Passover, he decided to drawal of...…

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…The soldiers began to arrive — Orientals, Germans, Poles and Hungarians. The few remaining Yemin Moshe civilian residents appeared, including a patriarchal fig- ure with a long white beard, dressed in a festive robe that contrasted with all the khaki uniforms. Between hag- gadah selections a violinist played, adding an unusual touch. With patriarchal grace, the old Yemin Moshe resident blessed all assem- bled. Between the third and fourth cups...…

…The World — '..::. Jerusalem, Ink • ,1, . ;01 - ' .:s — < $ ERIC SILVER Special to The Jewish News DAVID BEN-GURION Be a pari of the Jewish N ews Celebration of the State of Israel at 50• y The Jewish News' in-depth reflection of the State of Israel at 50 will be showcased in a very special theme issue on Friday, May 1, 1998. This keepsake issue will be enthusiastically received by 50,000 Jewish News readers, • A , K — The...…

…them going out with conclusions and finding the sources to back them up. At present there is a tremendous lack of discipline at the Post." Goodman has no inhibitions about ruffling establishment feathers, in Israel or theDiaspora. "At the age of 52," he said, "I am a lot less sensitive to what people think. I feel self-confi- dent about the job. It's a constructive challenge. The Post is a very important title that has been through a rough per...…

…Community r • l°1°- 1 1 The University Michigan Hillelwas awarded the William Haber Awardfor Programs of Quality for the Jewish Campus Community if by y the Foundation or Jewish Campus Li e,. Shown are Richard Joel, presi- dent of international Hillel, and Rabbi Rich Kirschen, assistant director, U—M Hillel. lE AliffelikA1=1) 41:2W Wit The Jewish News wants to spotlight your SIMCHA for our new Mazel Tov section. If you're celebrating...…

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…Com m uni t y Share your HILAR(OUSIfrit, earnest, trAsic, lAckv,v-owivIs or any other kind of memory of traveling in Israel. If you have photos, all the better. We'll publish them in a special edition May 1. Contact JN News Editor Julie Edgar at (248) 354-6060, ext. 257, or send a submission, with picture, to Julie Edgar at the Detroit Jewish News 27676 Franklin Rd. Southfield, MI 48034. Deadline is April 17. 11.1•§6.** 7 311 111 B I...…

…- • Children's Hospital of Michigan BEST Teyva Was A Comedian? \ n /- The Cohen-Haddow Center for Juda- ic Studies at Wayne State University, in co-sponsorship with Congrega- tion Shaarey Zedek, will pre- sent a lecture by Dr. Ruth Wisse 3 p.m. Sunday, May 10, at the syna- gogue. The title of Dr. Wisse's presenta- tion will be "Teyva Ruth Wisse the Dairyman: The First Jewish Stand-Up Comedian." Professor of Yiddish and Comparative Litera...…

…Com m * The Center for Reproductive Medicine has Opened a Comprehensive New Center in Oakland County ! • ONE OF THE HIGHEST SUCCESS RATES IN MICHIGAN AND AMONG THE LEADING CLINICS IN THE U.S.A. Mostafa I. Abzuzeid, M.D. of The Center for Reproductive Medicine at Hurley Medical Center in Flint has opened a second location. The beautiful new 7,000 sq. ft. comprehensive facility and surgery center is in Rochester Hills/Troy. Con- veniently loc...…