…EDITOR'S WATCH > The Strife Within "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. " —Anne Frank ✓ ews reports that fervently Orthodox Jews (haredim) harassed Conservative Jews at mixed-gender Shavuot services on the Western Wall Plaza in the Old City angered me. They angered me because heck- ling and assault have no place at this holiest of ROBERT A. sites for our SKLAR 4,000-year-old Editor faith. And they a...…
…LETTERS SPLASH INTO SUMMER! LETTERS FROM PAGE 34 SWIM SUIT SALE! Special savings now on '99 swimwear and cover-ups! 30% OFF media to sanitize Mr. Arafat and humanize his people. The success of this campaign can be seen in the over- whelming electoral victory of Ehud Barak. As pointed out by Molly Resnick, president of MATCKH, there has been no attempt on the part of the Palestinian Authority to humanize the Jews. Just the opposite. You s...…
…\ Th /- right. The Jews have been persecuted for more than 5,000 years and it con- tinues to this day; so gun control should not go hand in hand with Judaism like Mr. Diaz would have you believe. Where would Israel be without guns? It would have been wiped out years ago if not for the Jewish people taking up arms. Mr. Diaz works with the Violence Policy Center. His group's goal, alone with handgun con- trol, is an outright ban on the manu- f...…
…LETTERS WALTO\ \VGDD Assist d Living Residence and educa- tional series on issues that affect us as Jews and as human beings. The Council has been a forum for compromise and under- standing within and outside the Jew- ish community. Under the superb leadership of David Gad-Harf, the Jewish Communi- ty Council builds good will, intelligent dialogue and outstanding community relations. We have cause to celebrate. Ann Zousmer Waltonwood of ...…
…8 •,?..VX Of L ife Young woman instills the best in those who honor her memory. Elan Rosenberg, Alex Graham, Sarah Schwartz and Dlia Salei in Traverse City during the summer of 1998. SHELLI DORFMAN Editorial Assistant I n life, Alexandra Graham touched those around her in a way that seemed to inspire goodness. Since her death on Jan. 25 of this year from osteogenic sarcoma, a form of bone cancer, the 17-year-old West Bloomfield residen...…
…Jason Maltzman, Talia Salei, Lauren Lovinger and Alex Graham following a Grand Rapids music concert. hand-decorated hat on her front porch, anonymous gifts she used to cover her head following cancer treatments. Alex came to call this person the "hat fairy." After Alex's death, her family found flowers and a candle in the same spot where the hats had been left. As she had hoped, many good deeds have been done in Alex's memory. West Bloomfield...…
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…Beverly Liss Is Re-Elected Beverly Liss was re-elected president of the Women's Campaign and Education Department of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Also elected were vice presidents Margie Krasnick, Susie Pappas and Cheryl Schanes, education; Nancy Glass, business and profession- al; Paula Glazier, cam- Beverly Liss paign; Diane Perlman, corresponding secretary; Linda Zlotoff, recording secretary; and Rose Rita Goldman and Che...…
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…ilf;11 ibC ATHERWOOD Here's Tom Sa Owen Alterman graduated from Princeton University summa cum laude (with highest honors). He will spend two years with the Peace Corps in Romania, after which he will attend Harvard Law School. He served as an editorial intern for the Jewish News and for Time mag- azine in the Hong Kong bureau. WHO SAYS THERE'S No SUCH THING AS A FE IAA Samantha Rollinger, a senior at West Bloomfield High School, will a...…
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…AlITENTLION GM EMPLOYEES & FAMILY MEMBERS Adat Shalom Men Elect Supowit Jeff Supowit will return as president of the Adat Shalom Men's Club, having held that office during the 1995-97 seasons. Supowit has been an executive officer of the Great Lakes Region of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs. He is a member of the synagogue board of trustees, having served Adat Shalom as ritual chairperson and membership co- chairperson. In addition, he...…
…Call for Nominees for the 12th Annual Berman Award for Outstanding Professional Service created by Mandell and Madeleine Berman President's Award Winners Named Eligibility for Nomination: All Jewish communal professionals employed by Federation or its agencies who have been working in the Detroit Jewish community a minimum of five years. Criteria for Selection: The recipient of the Berman Award must demonstrate the highest professional...…
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…Roeper Garden Of Hope to do something in response to the high school tragedy and wanted to establish a permanent garden in honor of the vic- tims and their families." he 12-acre Roeper Lower Leineke chose to plant the garden at School grounds in Roeper, a school for gifted students Bloomfield Hills now has a from pre-school through grade 12, garden in memory of those because of its philosophy of humanistic who lost their lives at Columbine Hi...…
…7.?"'"' wn .* .,,ceccA • Iri s Project Helps Urban Youth As their community service segment for the New Leaders Project, seven participants organized an overnight at Tamarack Camps last weekend for a group of children from southwest Detroit's Harms Elementary School. In its third-year, NLP is designed to introduce young Jewish leaders, ages 25-40, to people and issues shaping metro Detroit and the Jewish community. There is a focus on so...…
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…What's Cooking? * At Congregation Binat Dav id Sisterhood Elects Carol Fogel The Adat Shalom Sisterhood will install Carol Weintraub Fogel and her team of officers and board members following sisterhood's annual Shacharit service on Tuesday, June 15. Fogel has held vice president posi- tions in both National Council of Jewish Women and the Women's Carol Fogel Department of Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. She sits on numerous loca...…
…Calendar Calendar Listings are updated regularly on JN Online detroitjewishnews.com WWW. CLUBS / AFFILIATES HABONIM DROR SPORTS EVENT Old and new members invited, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, June 13 to Inglenook Park, 12 Mile between Evergreen and Lahser, Southfield. Free. RSVP: Max Sussman (248) 541-3132 or Raya Samet (248) 967-4994. CITY OF HOPE MEETING Greenspan/Hoffman/Rosenberg Chapter. Ilene Orlanski will discuss memory 7 p.m. Sunday, June 1...…
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…Mazel Toy! Sandy Lax and Stan Moretsky were married by the Sea of Galilee. The Moretskys added a new dimension to Michigan's Miracle Mission. LAURA FELDER Special to the Jewish News S tan Moretsky and Sandy Lax knew they wanted their reli- gious wedding ceremony to happen on Michigan's third Miracle Mission to Israel in April. They just didn't know where or when. Then their tour bus drove along- side the Sea of Galillee and they knew Tib...…
…Mazel Toy! Births May 19 Sara (Schuster) and Steve Kraft of Farmington Hills are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Joshua Eric (Yoshea Joseph). Sharing in their happiness are delighted grandparents Marlene and Gary Kraft and Mal and Ilene Schuster of West Bloomfield. Sharing in their simcha are great-great- grandmother Shirley Hasnas; great- grandparents Barbara and Bernard Alter; great-grandmother Irma Schuster; and great-grandmo...…
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…Mazei Toy! and Leon Hoffman and Harvey and Gloria Feinberg. She is also the grand- daughter of the late Janet Feinberg. She found it partic- ularly meaningful to volunteer at the Holocaust Memorial Center. Attending Walled Lake Middle School where she is an honor student and plays flute in the school band, Julie also enjoys dance. This week's friends are Daniel Michaels Special Friend Jay Hodess Friends are a blessing. The more you have, th...…
…. HENRY FO RD Be a part of history by joining our daily parade during Summer Festival. Take in dramatic and musical performances. Go for a ride on the Suwanee Steamboat or the recently restored carousel. And don't forget to GREENFIELD VILLAGE visit our newly air conditioned Museum. To order tickets please call 313.982.6001. 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI 313.271.1620 Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday evenings, July 10 - Augus...…
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…Anniversaries Allweiss 50th Zyga and Irma (Burg) Allweiss of- West Bloomfield are married 50 years on Friday, June 11. Zygie and Irma will celebrate at a parry for family and friends this weekend at Ginopolis' on the Grille in Farmington Hills. Their children are Esther and Richard Tschirhart, Irene and Larry Wise, Jann Davis, Elizabeth Allweiss and Michael Allweiss. Their grandchildren are Erica and Jennifer Davis, Alison and Julianna Tsch...…
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…4460 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48323 Phone: 248.683.1010 geni otred orns/Woo4eld /- gacion marked the following milestones: the bar mitzvah of Alexander Minkin, son of Barbara Goldman and Karen and Richard Minkin; baby naming or Maggie Faith Leff, daughter of Susan and Gordon Leff; the mincha bar mitz- vah of Ari Semp, son or Gilah and Rev. Samuel Semp. (248) 545-0985. Chair: Arlene Frank. Director, Michigan District: Elaine Z...…
…Synagogues B'NAI ISRAEL-BETH YEHUDAH 15400 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, SHAAR HASHOMAYIM 48237, (248) 967-3969. Rabbi: Yoel Sperka. 115 Giles Boulevard East, Windsor, Ontario, N9A 4C1, (519) 256-3123. Services: daily 7 a.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. B'NAI ZION SHAAREY SHOMAYIM 15250 W. Nine Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 968-2414. Rabbi: Solomon Gruskin. 15110 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 542-4444. Rabbi: Leo Goldman. Gabbai: Michael Wei...…
…Torah Portion Our Self-Perception Determines Our Survival would not be thwarted by any fate how- ever adverse or any hardship however grievous. The Jew lived in the midst of great empires — Greece, Rome, medieval Europe, Czarist Russia — but he never saw himself as small, ineffective or disad- vantaged. From the earliest youth, he sychologists have advised us was taught that he was a descendant of a that how we view ourselves, people respons...…
…The Professional Health Services Division of State of Israel Bonds Development Corporation for Israel cordially invites you to attend The Maimonides Tribute Dinner honoring Gail L. Warden Mark L Rosenblum, M.D. Recipients of the State of Israel Maimonides Award Special Guest Speaker Professor Michael Bar-Zohar Distinguished Author and Parliamentarian Tuesday, June 29, 1999 Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road, Southfield Di...…
…To make the big play in the work place, you may want to call in the coach. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jezvish News IV . hen a veterinarian found herself overworked and harried in her efforts to get ahead in life, she called Coach Barry Demp. When a young, $100,000-a-year automotive company executive was forced into early retire- ment and didn't know what to do next, he turned to Coach Larry Goldsmith. Demp and Goldsmith weren't being ca...…
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…• Are you battling with your child over food? • Is your child sneaking food? Goldsmith first advises clients not to quit their current job: "Just make subtle changes, such as different work hours, a change in work habits, vari- ous small items. But if the result is that they must quit that job, my advice usually is to start fresh and get into a new field of work. "I coach them on what to switch to, how to be productive, how to handle stressf...…
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…Celebrate the best ove of your life! Moving to THE FOUNTAINS AT FRANKLIN means $400 per month for one half-hour session per week. Average hourly fees can range from $100 to $200, and corporate coaching prices are substan- tially higher. According to Demp, time manage- ment is probably the No. 1 issue that working people want to discuss with their coach. "Many people profess to manage their time, but find them- selves on the short end of the ...…
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…SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News D an Robbins can tell a personal story about each of four favorite paintings displayed in his suburban Chicago home. Although his truthful tales credit a different person for each rendering — his mother, stepfather, friend and himself— ultimately they all rely on him. Robbins, while living in Detroit and working for Palmer Paint Inc., developed the paint-by-numbers craft that motivated these and m...…
…Best Bets CABARET CONCERT Actress/singer Kate Willinger recent- ly returned to Detroit from a cabaret and theater career in New York, where she was named Best Newcomer of the Year by the Manhattan Area Cabaret Awards. She last appeared in Jewish Ensemble Theatre's production of The Caregiver and as parr of the original cast of I Love You, You're Perfect, iVory Change at the Gem. Willinger will perform a benefit cabaret concert for JET Sunday...…
…5th Annual Calendar CLASSICAL NOTES For the second year, Ann Arbor's Kerrytown Concert House presents a chamber music MiniFest featuring artists from the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, one of the region's most important classical music events. The first concert, at 8 p.m. Friday, June 18, features violinist Miriam Fried, GLCMF director James Tocco and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. $25/$15/$10. (734) 76...…
…Robbins' big story about creating and marketing paint-by-numbers kits, as well as their evolution into the sphere of collectibles, has been featured in Time, Life and other major publica- tions. Now it is told in detail through his new book, Whatever Happened to Pa $ 1 z6'n . t9- By :Numbers? (Possum Hill Press; For longtime Detroiters, the recol- lection of people and places will touch some familiar chords "One of the most satisfying things ...…
…/— /—' \Th /— rJ "Our first six subjects were selected because they apply mass production to at random just off the top of my the aesthetics of taste." head," recalls Robbins, who went on The success of paint-by-numbers to design cake decorating kits, toys and its acquisition by other firms and promotional materials for other caused Robbins and his family to move firms. "As we got more into the busi- out of Detroit. He and his wife, Estel...…
…Arts Eute tammeil The Magic of Marceau SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News VI arcel Marceau has told friends he can say thank-you in 33 lan- guages, but many believe he can be most expressive when he uses no words at all. Mime fans around the world know his character Bip, a poignant clown in striped pullover and battered opera hat played by Marceau since 1947. They probably don't know him as a steely- faced French Resistance worke...…
