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…r- Editor's Letter Wayne State's Jewish Presence W We always have room for free speech, but we have no room for hen Irvin Reid steps down as the ninth president of Wayne State University next spring, the Detroit the rhetoric of hatred!' The private meeting followed a tense week that included the Jewish community will lose a friend. He supports and values what Jewish Detroit stands for and the historic role non-campus group Anti Racist Acti...…
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…This year's celebration will honor Bloomfield resident Penny B BalinenSttht, a long-time and devoted supporter of Henry Ford Health System. Honorary Co - Chairs Benefiting the Neuroscience Institute at Henry Ford Hospital, including the Hermelin Brain Tumor Center and Will Robinson Neurosurgery Fund Gail and Dr. Mark Kelley Pam and Dr. Mark Rosenblum Nancy M. Schlichting Event Co-Chairs Zelly and Dr. Tom Mikkelsen Rosalie and Joe Vicari...…
…Front Lines NOTEBOOK Alenlin Life After Breast Cancer Coinciding with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital (STMO) will host a "Candid Conversation About the Journey: Life After Breast Cancer" at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester. Cancer survivor Jill Eikenberry and husband Michael Tucker, from NBC's long- running series L.A. Law, serve as the event's keynote speakers and ...…
…"I learn about the American Revolution. And Israel's War of Independence." Thousands of parents have chosen Hine( Day School for their children because of our ability to deliver academic excellence in a caring Jewish environment. THIS IS THE HILLEL DIFFERENCE. FOR PARENTS INTERESTED IN FALL 2008 ENROLLMENT IN ALL GRADES HILLEL DAY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, October 16, 2007 6:45 pm Registration 7:00 pm Program 32200 Middlebett Road, Fa...…
…Jewish Family Service invites you to the featuring Rabbi Michael Gold speaking on "Do You Have to Love Your Family?" 7:00 p.m. Dessert Reception 7 : 3 0 p.m. Program Sales Manager Keith Farber kfarber@renmedia.us Associate Editor Alan Hitsky ahitsky@thejewishnews.com Gayle Friedman Gold Jordan Glass Robin Schwartz Brad "Bubba" Urdan Account Executives Ann G. Abrams Wendy Flusty Jan Haskell Melissa Litvin Heidi Martin Rick Nessel Dharl...…
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…Shalom Street presents ID a A Synergetic Shabbat SYNergy Shabbat returns to Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills on Oct. 19 and 20, when Mike Reiss, award-winning writer and producer of The Simpsons will be the featured guest. Reiss has won four Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award for his work on The Simpsons, an ani- mated TV series. Following din- ner on Friday eve- ning, Reiss will talk about "The Simpsons and Other Gentiles I've Known."...…
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…World TUESDAYS 12-6 P.M. • SATURDAYS 10-5 P.M. • -.4t. MSU festival chairs Daniel Kuhn and Aaron Levine in Israel while on Young Judaea's Year Course in the spring of 2006. Spartan Shuk 515 South Lafayette Royal Oak, MI 48067 248.584.3001 www.ewe-niqueknits.com MSU's Israel Fest offers the tastes, sounds, glitter of Jewish homeland. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer East Lansing I n an effort to bring a bit of Israel to town, a gro...…
…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Editorial Careqiving At Its Best F or 100 years, Jewish Home & Aging Services has kept its promise to the community, to care for frail older adults with the highest standards reflecting the art of Jewish caregiving. Known as the Jewish Old Folks Home when founded in 1907 at Brush and Winder in Detroit, the agency evolved into Jewish Home & Aging Services and followed the progress...…
…Caring. Helping. Mental Illness. I MA Caring, Helping, Mental Illness. MESSAGE FROM GAIL KATZ, KADIMA PRESIDENT KADIMA OFFICERS Gail Katz - President Barbara Eisenberg - Vice President Richard Ludwig - Vice President Sandi Tamaroff - Vice President Ted Wagner - Vice President Jim Miller - Treasurer Jim Schmidt, Ph.D - Secretary BOARD OF DIRECTORS Janet Aronoff* Jerome Bookstein Bobbi Gordon Marla Rowe Gorosh, MD Richard Herman* Marla Ka...…
…Business I on the cover Fran Victor and Bill Harder of Evolution Media p. A little video roduction shop in loomfield has ne big-time. ° 26 October 11 . 2007 A L . .L roller-coaster ride is how Fran Victor describes the last two months of 70- hour weeks at Evolution Media — the new corporate name for Victor/Harder Productions. t: The name change reflects the 15-year-old company's expansion into the suite next door in West Bloomfiel...…
…The network, a 20-year cooperative agreement between the schools and Fox TV, will broadcast hundreds of hours of Big 10 athletic contests annually as well as programming highlighting the indi- vidual universities. Evolution has helped create two shows for U-M, The Michigan Difference and Healthy U, and is taping the second 30-minute episodes for each. The Michigan Difference has segments on students, faculty and alumni, with Zingerman's Deli i...…
…S ta f f pho to by Ang ie Baan Tight Circle Three generations keep Guardian Alarm at the top and the bad guys out. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News W ith their 92-year-old mentor, the Pierce family is doing quite well after 77 years in the increasingly sophisticated protection business. They've turned Guardian Alarm Co. of Southfield into an $80 million a year enterprise as they strive to make the corn- munity safer. Patriarch Milt...…
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…Building Relationships The Shirt Box marks 25 years of clothing success, based on friendships. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor T he relationship between the Elkus family and the Browns is decades old and the parallel between Ron Elkus, Rod Brown and their customers is hard to miss. Elkus started his Shirt Box cloth- ing store in 1982 after graduating from Michigan State University. He sold men's shirts and ties from a 600-square-foot space in...…
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…Business coming home Hometown Draw Federation work seals the deal in bringing native Detroiter back here. Robert A. Sklar Editor A fter earning two degrees, Detroiter Jason Charnas found the perfect job in Buffalo. It involved what he hoped to do: Jewish communal work. But after four years working for the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, his hometown beckoned. Many relatives and friends still lived here. So he decided to move...…
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…Paul and David Kadish, owners of Associated Group Underwriters, have formed Kadish Financial to serve the long-term care needs of their clients. The two have been certified in long- term care and have also become certi- fied senior advisors after receiving specialized training in aging and the issues that affect seniors. Marilyn Barnett, founder and presi- dent/CEO of MARS Advertising of Southfield, was hon- ored for her career and contributi...…
…Nice, cute, funny Jewish boys who graduated from U of M. What more could you ask for? 7h /pei THE SMEAR, BROTIIERS Thursday, October 18th Knoll-wood Country Club 5050 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield Did our mom mention that we were just on Entourage and Grey's Anatomy? Cocktails & Strolling Dinner 6:30 p.m. V.I.P. Reception with The Sklars 7 p.m. Show Time 8 p.m. *V.I.P. Reception for Leader's Circle Donors of $1,000 or more For more ...…
…Spirituality . ; Staff photos by Angie Bean a Emily Meretsky, 7, of Farmington Hills holds a Torah as people dance around her. Carrie Subeisky, 17, of Farmington Hills, Sarah Hepner, 17, of Farmington and Anna Dorf of Walled Lake Block Party Outdoor Simchat Torah celebration gets everybody dancing. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer S Merry! Schwartz of West Bloomfield Spiritually Connected Kol Ami celebrates Simchat Torah with...…
…THE COHN-HADDOW CENTER FOR JUDAIC STUDIES & WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS Spirituality cordially invite you to a book-signing and reception celebrating the launch of the Cohn-Haddow Center's first major scholarly publication. WOMEN REMAKING Ammedm Juwastil Sunday, October 21, 2007, 2:30 p.m. Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Road,West Bloomfield Featuring The Pearl A. and George M. Zeltzer Annual Lecture on Women and Judaism "Have Wome...…
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…Maccabi An Amazing Event Zachary Silver T2T Extra Writer T he experience of playing at the 2007 JCC Maccabi Games in Orange County Calif., is one I will never forget. I have played ice hockey since I was 9; you could say that hockey is my passion. When it was suggested that I try out for the Maccabi in-line hockey team, I really didn't know what I was getting into. I was glad to be picked for the team and my parents were excited for me to...…
