…an of World War II, he belonged to the Radomer Society, the Knights of Phythias and the Dovid Horodoker Organization. He is survived by his daughter, Marni Sklar of Farmington Hills; son Les Gold; grandchildren, Lindsay, Heather and Jared Sklar, Seth and Ashley; two great-grand- children; sisters, Florence Kite of Lincolnwood, Ill., and Marilyn Laine of San Diego; loving and devoted companion, Rita Foon; many nieces and nephews. Mr. Gold was t...…
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…The Chapel that recognizes each family's individual needs. STANLEY MARTIN LEWIS of Weston, Mass., died April 4, 2008.). He is survived by his devoted children, Phyllis Loewenstein of Bloomfield Hills, Leslie B."Buddy" and Nannette Lewis of Brookline, Mass., Dr. Richard B. and Priscilla Lewis of Cummaquid, Mass., and Wendy Jo Lewis of Sherborn, Mass.; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchil- dren; many nieces and nephews. He was the beloved hu...…
…Obituaries from page B49 RITA SKULNICK, 88, of Southfield, formerly of Cherry Hill, N.J., died March 28, 2008. She is survived by her beloved husband, Louis Skulnick; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Herb Ruttenberg of Huntington Woods; son and daugh- ter-in-law, Marc and Cindy Skulnick of Orlando, Fla.; grandchildren, Jason and Lisa Ruttenberg, Brian Ruttenberg, Ari Ruttenberg, Heather and Mark LaRocca, Erin Skulnick, Jared Skulnick and fi...…
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…I Metro ON THE COVER Eternal Teen For Arnie Weiner, the challenges and successes through four decades were the same: Jewish teenagers. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor . j une 30 will be Arnie Weiner's last day on the job. After turning 63 and work- ing 39 years at Michigan Region B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, Weiner will hang up the mantle of leading and supervising the maturation of literally thousands of Michigan Jewish teenagers. La...…
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…Human Rights Rep Cancer forces Lantos to retire from Congress. Ron Kampeas Jewish Telegraphic Agency Washington I n his 27 years in Congress, Democratic Rep. Tom Lantos had two constituencies — California's 12th District, encompassing parts of San Francisco and its suburbs, and the ghosts of the Jews who perished in his native Europe. Lantos announced his retirement Jan. 2. "Routine medical tests have revealed that I have cancer of the e...…
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…Opinion OTHER VIEWS Negotiate Jerusalem New York/JTA M y first visit to Israel was in 1969, only two years after the Six-Day War; soon after my arrival, I was walking through narrow Jerusalem streets on my way to the Western Wall. This was without question an emotional and spiritual encounter with history. Before our trip back to Rishon LeZion, my host family took me to Abu Shukri's restaurant, where I enjoyed what still may be the best h...…
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…Business t entrepreneurships Brothers Ken and Steve Stone at Stone Soap Co. Staff photo by Angie Baan Stone Soap redefines itself into a global chemical company. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News A fter 75 years in the soap busi- ness, Stone Soap Company is re- inventing itself and diversifying to stay ahead of competition and fight the state's sagging economy. The old-time Jewish family business — it began when Ben (Benny the Bone...…
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…Business I doer profile Toward Better Health Beaumont Hospitals anesthesiologist aims to put patients on road to recovery. Ilene Wolff Special to the Jewish News H is face appears on the Beaumont Hospitals TV commercial for less than a second, but in a testament to the power of this electronic medium, the image sticks. "Not a week goes by without a patient pointing to me and saying, `You're the doc- tor in the commercial!"' says Jim Grant...…
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…Detroit's Draw Young professional trades D.C.'s bustle for hometown feel. Robert A. Sklar Editor J ennifer Glass found herself working amid the tumult in our nation's capital. But she always knew she would move back to Detroit where she grew up and her parents and in-laws still live. "One thing I love about the Detroit Jewish community is the 'close feel' of it:' says Glass, a talent analyst at ePrize, an interactive marketing company in P...…
…"Helping others just makes me feel good" Josh Levine grew up in Atlanta. He went to college in Texas and studied in Israel. The last thing he ever thought he would do was move to Jennifer Glass at ePrize in Pleasant Ridge. which is the human resources unit. She primarily handles benefits and evaluations. Glass was just 24 when she came home. She feared she was too young to enjoy YAD. Instead, the group embraced her and encouraged her part...…
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…Community Break A Leg! Seaholm readies stage production of Footloose. H Ariel (Hadas Corey, senior) is flanked adas Corey, the IN Teen2Teen intern last summer at the Detroit Jewish News, has the lead role in the Birmingham Seaholm High School musical pro- duction of Footloose. It is a high-energy play about a Chicago city teen who finds himself plopped into a Bible-belt town in Texas where the church leader preaches against the evils of d...…
…SEEKING PHYSICIAA.N - DIGEST lb join the office of T'chiyah Guest Congregation T'chiyah has several community events scheduled for Jan. 25-27 at the David and Miriam Mondry Building, 15000 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. Donna Student Rabbi Donna Kirshbaum Kirshbaum will lead a discussion at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 25, on "Beyond Kvetching: Other Sides to Yiddish." She will conduct Shabbat services at 10 a.m. Jan, 26, and talk about her recent trip t...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Intuition from page B5 readings here? CM: I don't do in-person readings — only over the phone and all over the world. I spend about three months of the year in the Netherlands and divide the rest of my time between L.A. and Michigan, where I live on an almost 10-acre property in Southfield. Here in Michigan, my sister, Alicia Tisdale, is a therapist who does past-life regressions; past lives influence our lives now She a...…
