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…Special Report ON ENE COVER Giving in America from page 14 When the United Israel Appeal was added to the mix in 1999, the North American conglomerate of organizations became known by its current name, United Jewish Communities. UJC provides support for 155 local federations and 360 inde- pendent Jewish communities as they raise money for their annual campaigns and for crisis funds. The organization provides resources, consultations, leader...…
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…k I Metro Unwavering Support Evangelical Christians honor Israel and Jews with love, prayer and clout. Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News L ong after Hezbollah and Hamas have been buried in the bone- yard of history, the Israeli flag will fly above the walls of Jerusalem," the Rev. John Hagee of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) told an enthusiastic audience of more than 5,000 people who filled the sanctuary at the Word of Faith Int...…
…Unwavering from page 19 color What Would You Give to Make the World a Better Place? It's simple to do and begins by answering our call during Federation's Super Sunday phone-a-thon on Sunday, January 21, 2007. Think of Super Sunday as our community safety net. On that day we connect, person-to-person, to raise life-supporting funds for 19 local agencies that serve the most urgent needs of families at risk in our community. Every dollar coun...…
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…World U.S.-Israel Ties from page 25 The question of whether or not to recognize that state fell to Harry S. Truman. Raised in a Baptist household where he learned much of the Bible by heart, Truman had been a member of the pro-Zionist American Christian Palestine Committee and an advocate of the right of Jews — particularly Holocaust survivors — to immigrate to Palestine. He was naturally inclined to acknowledge the nascent state but encount...…
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…To Life! AR) OUND TOWN Israel Advocate Non-Jewish German speaks out on behalf of Jewish state. Carey Kalmowitz of West Bloomfield, Rachel Gottlieb of Birmingham and Marty Maddin of Huntington Woods I lka Schroeder is an unlikely champion for Israel. The 28-year- old former member of the European Union Parliament grew up in Germany and is not Jewish; yet, she adopted a political stance that put her in the minority among her colleagues. Af...…
…R RETIREMENT LIVING S "Mom's happiness is absolutely priceless." Winter Ball! Detroit team goes to Arizona. Steve Stein Special to The Jewish News T welve B'nai B'rith softball players are headed west to help make history. The Pisgah Zeiger Motor City Hit Men will compete in the first Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center national men's softball tourna- ment Saturday through Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Hit Men are the lone B'na...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Not Just For Tweens All About Ashley Nate Bloom Special to the Jewish News The cast of High School Musical: The Concert includes, left to right, Monique Coleman, Corbin Bleu, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, Drew Seeley and Lucas Gabreel. The cast of the blockbuster Disney hit movie High School Musical performs in concert at the Palace. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News igh School Musical the film, the tri...…
…rTArts ntertainment Shaffer Triumph Fans of Jewish Czech director Milos Forman's 1984 Best Picture Oscar-winning film, Amadeus, will have a chance to see the stage play upon which it is based when WSU's Hilberry Theatre mounts a produc- tion of the 1981 Tony Award-winning Best Play beginning this weekend. It debuts in repertory at the Detroit-based theater 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12-13, and runs through March 3. Set in the late 18th...…
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