…A History Of Torture ntil the late 1980s, Israel's domestic security agency, the Shin Bet, swore its agents did not torture Palestinian suspects. Such claims were despite the mounting number of Palestinians who gave matching descriptions of their ordeals. A commission of inquiry headed by former Supreme Court President Moshe Landau found in 1987 that Shin Bet investigators had been beating and torturing confessions out of Palestinians for nea...…
…Phot o by AP/ Nati Harn i k • „, Attacks revive concerns about radicalization of Israeli Arabs. GIL SEDAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem list as Israel agreed to release hundreds of Palestinian security prison- CrS and just as the High Court of Justice ruled against some interrogation methods used by Israeli security service officials against Arab suspects, terrorism struck again. This time around, however, it was not Palestinians f...…
…• LSANATZVA Mfity and Sandi, Jason, Ryan and Ashley Tamaroff and the staff of Jeffrey Buick-Nissan-Acura-Honda-Kia Wish Their Customers 6P Friends A Happy and Healthy New Year the New Year give YOU the opportunity to restore your faith in a brighter future. rebuild your family relationships and reclaim for Yourself a sense of peace and contentment. L'Shanali Iovah May Daventg - Amberleigh WOODS Rabbi Leonardo 13itran, Janet Pont & Ren...…
…The Wexner Foundation Proudly Announces Its Twelfth Class of Graduate Fellows ANOTHER DAY Fellow Graduate Program Career Area Joshua Chadajo Jewish Communal Service Lila Corwin Barat Eliman Yale University Yale University Jewish Theological Seminary Shira Epstein Melissa Fand Ira Goldberg Jewish Studies Jerusalem Columbia Teachers College Hebrew Union College-JIR Columbia University/ J.T.S. Jewish Education Jewish Communal Ser...…
…SOUL-SEARCHING CREATING A HIGHER STANDARD from page 38 The Model Year 2000 Third, Israeli security officials pointed to the growing radicalization of a political group that has a strong following in the Israeli Arab commu- nity — the Islamic movement. Prime Minister Barak was among those who said that Israel's Arab pop- ulation should not be subject to wholesale discrimination because of the crimes of isolated individuals. "Extremists, as ...…
…Insight I f Clyde Lott has his way, sev- eral hundred cows will fly to Israel this December. And the Mississippi preacher has some unlikely allies in his quest: Jews liv- ing in Israel and the West Bank. The cows, the first of what Lott hopes will be 50,000 sent to the Jewish state, are part of his plan to fulfill a biblical prophecy that a red - heifer be born in Israel to bring about the "Second Coming" of Jesus. The return of Jesus is par...…
…FROM ' 1 'I C I ,ERGY, S' AF F' AND MEM ERS 0 CONG EGA I '11 ON B 9NA 1 MOSHE MAY YOU E INSCRI IIED FOR A GOOD AND SWEET YFA TO OUR FELLOW JEWS THROUGHOUT METROPOLITAN DETROIT, ISRAEL AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMON DESTIN Y AS MEMBERS OF KLAL YISRAEL, "THE ONE JEWISH PEOPLE" Mel, Connie, Aaron and Amy Bakalar Cantor and liana Berris, Doron & Leore Bernice & Maurice Betman Pearlena & Jason Bodzin and Family Glor...…
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…>„Nw \ \ k si :\.\;\ ., s ■ '' rAs ilt\,' '. :;,N . * ,,, , -.. ,,,, -,... •,,,, \: x .:' ,N i ''' „ "` . N.. itorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Weaving A Tapestry Of Community D ear readers: While the High Holiday season reminds us of relationships, past and pre- sent, with our Creator and each other, it's also a time of renewal and rebirth. As the gates of...…
…COMIIIIIITY VIEWS At The Heart Of Being Jewish thing I've taken for granted. I grew up in a very Jewish environment, secure in the knowledge that it was the best of all worlds. Why would I want less for my offspring than I had experi- know. enced? Or that my parents With some excitement, I and grandparents had made told her about Federation's possible for me? Alliance for Jewish Education What if someone took and what it will mean for the aw...…
…EDITOR'S WATCH Rallying For Peace Through Tennis competitions as a backdrop, competi- The Palestinian Tennis Association sraeli Prime Minister Ehud tive athletics are proven builders of approached Brode last October and Barak's embrace of the Wye international bridges of understanding. asked him to help duplicate the ITC's River Accords may speed arrival And such bridges are in critically short success in their homeland. Wrote Dr. of Mideast...…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY SPECIAL COMMENTARY Speaking Out Against Hate Israel's Security Is Foremost PRIME MINISTER EHUD BARAK Special to the Jewish News ir rom the city of Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the State of Israel, and the spiri- tual home of the Jewish peo- ple, I send you my warmest greetings for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Shana Tova! We, the citizens of Israel, share the deep concern of our fellow Jews throughout...…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY SDOM 576 O The Cry Within osh HaShana begins the most intense period of the Jewish calendar, a day of fear and trembling. At least we hope it is. Because without fear and trem- bling there can be none of the joy of the New Year. The staccato terua blasts of the sho- far remind us of something being JONATHAN B. shattered — our- ROSENBLUM selves and the Special to ingrained patterns the Jewish News of our past — so that we...…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY c: CRY WITHIN FROM PAGE 49 BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT. COMPASSIONATE STAFF. SKILLED CAREGIVERS. WHAT WOULD WE U 0 U, POSSIBLY CHANGE? Just our name. Arden Courts of Bingham Farms, previously managed by HCR•ManorCare, is now Alterra Clare Bridge. As the nation's leading assisted living provider for the elderly and memory impaired, Alterra is pioneering the way America ages. Our staff of compassionate, trained expe...…
…LETTERS LETTERS FROM PAGE 45 idences for registered nurses and house staff, a radiotherapy unit, a psychiatric inpatient unit and modernizing, including obstetrics/gynecology. When the handwriting on the wall clearly showed that survival alone was no longer possible, a seri- ous effort was made to affiliate with Henry Ford Hospital. It appeared to be a "natural," as Sinai needed more patients and Ford lacked strength in anesthesiology, gynec...…
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…, Community Calendar ewish Experiences For Families sta ffers Alissa Pianin and Debbie Rosenberg have a joint hope for the new year, wishing "that families take the time to recognize the beauty of ludaism -- and that they share it together. Cantor Samuel Greenbaum of Congregation Beth Shalom ,o ers `more a prayer than a resolution, with a hope that this year we will see a more peacefid, secure world than we saw last year, with peoplee getti...…
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…Heideman Receives BBYO Beber Award Former Detroiter Richard D. Heideman, B'nai B'rith International president, has received the Sam Beber Distinguished Alumnus Award from the organization's youth arm. The award was bestowed in cere- monies at the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization's Perlman Camp in Starlight, Pa. Heideman, who Richard Heideman became the fourth youngest interna- tional president of B'nai B'rith in its 156-year history when elect...…
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…( • • "44110: Family Mission Focus Is Heritage ; United Jewish Communities' 1999- 2000 Family Mission to Israel will allow bar and bat mitzvah children to accom- pany their parents at no charge. The mission, which includes five nights in Jerusalem, two nights in Tiberias and three nights in Tel Aviv, will be Dec. 22, 1999, to Jan. 2, 2000. The mission is designed for families of all ages and backgrounds. Cheryl and Dan Guyer are national...…
…WEST MAPLE PLASTIC SURGERY DANIEL SHERBERT, M.D. ADL Seeks Award Nominations The Anti-Defamation League invites nominations for its ADL Woman of Achievement Award. This annual award, to be presented in spring 2000, honors women in our community who advance the ADL philosophy of "translating democratic ideals into a way of life for all citi- zens." Nominations of women who promote these ideals in their profes- sional and/or volunteer work a...…
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…STUDIO 330 Roosevelt Hadassah Hears Reporter Eleanor Roosevelt Group of Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah will present WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) reporter Cheryl Chodun at its opening meeting 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Hadassah House. The group's most recent life members will be hon- ored that evening. They Cheryl are Martha Bernstein, Dr. M.E. Conroy, Kayla Koffler, Elana Goldenberg, Enid Goldenberg, Elaine Lavetter, Leslee Happy New Year...…
…Forum Focus: 1930s Detroit The noted writer Robert Rockaway presents a lecture on "From Crisis to Community: Jewish Detroit in the 1930s" 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. Rockaway, Jewish history professor at Tel Aviv University, will explore the national and local societal forces that led to forming the Jewish Community Council. His talk will be held alon...…
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…Mazel Toy! BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News ■ M.V.* •••X:•-•-• orothy Ginsberg Harwood's phone number hung on the bulletin board above the phone at Albert Mazer's bachelor condo in Troy for a few months before he called her for a date. They were mar- ried five months later. "When I finally took action, there was no time to waste," said Mazer, 80, who was then 65. "We didn't have time for long engagements." Last month, the second-tim...…
…Chest Wishes For a Healthy and Happy New Year Births Aug. 26 Lauren and Joel E. Jacob are happy to announce the birth of their son, Michael Anthony Jacob. Welcoming Michael home are big sisters Merrick and Autumn and brother Andrew; grandparents Alan and Stephanie Dorfman, Marty and Vi Jacob. Proud great-grandparents are Rae Dorfman and Roz Schwartz. Michael is named in loving memory of his maternal great- grandfather William Schwartz. Aug....…
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…So she's not your typical major-leaguer. But we made an all-star trading card for her anyway. Series #3 is now available at The Detroit Zoo through September i9, or while supplies last. Children 2-12 admitted to the Zoo receive them absolutely free. This is the final set of 5 Big Animal Trading Cards, so make a date to visit us soon. www.detroitzoo.org 9/10 1999 78 Detroit Jewish News …
…The sho ar the most dominant symbol of the High Holidays — and a work o art in its own right. ANNABEL COHEN Special to the Jewish News S ... HEAR THE SOUND OF THE SHOFAR (from the blessing for Rosh Hashanah). A collection of shofro• Yemenite shofar (top) courtesy of writer Annabel Cohen; double twisted shofar (middle) courteof Daniel Stein of Franklin; red shofar (ont) courtesy of-Spitzer's, Southfield ounded at Sinai, Jericho, in times o...…
…LOVE STORY Many Jewish families are all too familiar with the conflicts that can accompany intermarriage. But what happens when the struggles go beyond the personal decisions about how to celebrate the holidays, raise the chil- dren and gain family acceptance. Imagine being a couple who for 30 years also have struggled against racial stereotypes and societal pressures. Television viewers will have the chance to meet such a couple when PBS air...…
…The Neuman Family and Staff of Best Bets STAR DELI CLASSICAL NOTES DANCE FEVER The Detroit Symphony Orchestra opens its season with concerts 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16; 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19. Neeme Jarvi con- ducts a program featuring Route 66, a work by the DSO's new composer-in- residence, Michael Daugherty, and vir- tuoso Croatian pianist No Pogorelich in Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. $14-$66. ...…
…THE ART OF THE SHOFAR from page R1 , • • S..\\%,\ ‘..%\'• \%. ".. k;kk ‘SVS.\•11.M.'SVn the beginning of a new cycle, a clean slate, with which to begin anew. Other motives for the blowing of the shofar have included the heralding of the beginning of each Jubilee year. According to Leviticus, every 50th year the land was to be returned to the original owners or their descendants, all Israelites sold into slavery for debt were to be freed ...…
…Roy at Rosh Hashanah and on other days of cele- bration. The other, made from a ram's horn and ornamented in silver, was sounded on days of fast- ing. r Lichtenstein w, ...,...„.„5...,..,s,:..,.„,„.“,.....,,..„....,„„„,,,,,„,,„,..„,„,,,,,„.,...„...,,,„,„,„,..„,.....,,,,,.....,...:.,„, {PRINTS} "Soundin g the Shofar," Amsterdam, 1823. This woodcut is _from an 18th-century Dutch book of customs. How THE SHOFAR IS MADE The shofar of today ...…
…Pen it Pulpit Books written by rabbis seek to nourish our souls. Here is a sampling of the newest volumes, including new titles for the High Holidays. SANDEE BRAWARSKY Special to the Jewish News E very month, new works by rabbis on Jewish subjects are published — whether works of scholarship, popular themes, children's stories, tools of out- reach or novels — and many other books are in the works. Of course, writ- ing books is a centuries-...…
…artist, storyteller and therapist, studies the six words that are the preamble to blessings. "A simple Hebrew blessing is a powerful thing — a deeply meditative exercise exploring the nature of the Creative force we call God and the dynamic relation- ship between God, human consciousness and the unfolding universe. Far from a mindless mumble, each word of a Hebrew blessing is crafted to touch deep centers of awareness and receptivity within us...…
…'AV OItx t,", THE ONE & ONLY "■ '"V . `N," \\',N"'" "N. ORDINARY THINGS A •04,1: from page R7 \ \ N. \ ,& • \ Together, the essays represent a journey across time. A proud Reform Jew, he describes himself as an unapologetic 'spirit of the law trumps the letter of the law sort of guy." He places himself on the traditional side of Reform, and in "Dining with God," he talks about his path to keeping kosher, "the oppor- tunity to e...…
