…PURELY COMMENTARY PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus Rejecting Falsified Messianism, Acclaiming Humanism F or nearly two dec- ades, Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek set an ex- ample for all mankind by the fairness with which he treated the world's religions practiced under his ad- ministration with the greatest respect due to all believers of all faiths. A deeply prejudiced group with tactics bordering on bias seeks to undermine the digni- ty w...…
…Women Again Denied By Cantors Assembly New York (JTA) — For the third year in a row, the Can- tors Assembly has voted down a motion to admit fully accredited women cantors as members of the professional organization. The 100-68 vote in favor of amending the assembly's by- laws fell 12 short of the re- quired two-thirds vote need- ed for passage. A similar resolution last year fell 19 votes short. This year's vote took place Tuesday during the...…
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…UP FRONT Egypt And Syria Reconcile, Leaving Israel In A Muddle GIL SEDAN Special to The Jewish News H osni Mubarak's 24- hour visit to Damascus last week seems to have achieved its primary goal: a reconcilia- tion with Syrian President Hafez Assad, who never forgave Egypt for signing a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. But the Egyptian presi- dent apparently failed to make immediate progress on two secondary objectives: drawing Syria into...…
…■ EDITORIAL The Waiting Game Americans are accustomed to quick fixes. We don't have the patience for the gray areas, nor do we want to know the details. Basically, if there's a problem, please correct it and we'll be happy. The problems of the Jewish mentally ill in the United States fit into one of those gray areas. Throwing money, lots of money, at the problem would fix it, but the community has scant resources. The millions of dollars we...…
…CONTENTS LETTERS ting rashly and irresponsibly think of the consequences of their own behavior. Phillip Applebaum Oak Park Meet The Enemy; It Is Us From time to time an American Jew is confronted with the question: When is it appropriate to criticize the government of Israel from the safe haven of the United States? Usually, that is a dif- ficult question; but it is clear that a bright line was cross- ed by the outrageous conduct of the p...…
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…You Are Cordially Invited to Attend the Sixtieth Anniversary Dinner of the Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit honoring Paul Borman David Hermelin Co-Chairman General Chairman The Honorable Avern Cohn The Council of Orthodox Rabbis pays tribute to Avern Cohn, a renowned Jurist and Community Leader who has honored us with his care, concern and selfless devotion to the Jewish people. Guest Speaker Frank J. Kelley Attorney...…
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…To the 6,500 walkers and volunteers who made Sunday's Walk for Jewish Solidarity the largest demonstration of its kind in Detroit Jewish history, THANK YOU Day of Jewish Solidarity By our coming together, we showed Washington, Moscow and the world and, especially, our brothers and sisters in Israel and the USSR that we truly are AM ECHAD ONE PEOPLE Marta Rosenthal Robert Orley Walk Chairmen Mark E. Schlussel David S. Mondry President...…
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…CLOSE-UP KADIMA IS BRINGING MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG JEWS TO THE FOREFRONT KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer A vraham walks slowly down the stairs and sits next to a housemate at the Kadima home. He watches the last few minutes of the Oprah Winfrey Show. Avraham, an observant Jew, has just finished davening Maariv ser- vices upstairs in his bedroom. He always wears a kippah. As the odor of liver and onions permeates the house, Allan Ettinger relax...…
…"Is there an opening?" Imber asks Iwrey. "I signed up for Kadima myself." She tells him about the waiting list and asks about his glasses. He plans to get them fixed soon. They find an empty room, musty with chipped paint on the walls. The room overlooks a large meeting room, where patients watch televi- sion and anxiously wait for ciga- rettes. Suddenly, a line forms in the tele- vision room. It is cigarette time. Pa- tients are allowed two c...…
…CLOSE-UP Sheldon Imber recently was discharged from Clinton Valley State Hospital to a group home. He wants to live at the Kadima home. cause we have people from the com- Kadima, they say, provides en- munity involved," Watkins says. "It couragement and a welcome Jewish is better than a lot of homes. environment. The home is kosher. On Friday Anytime I see a group that is willing to provide a better life for somebody, evenings, the residents...…
…"I am miserable," says Lois Hassan, who has been confined to Clinton Valley State Hospital for six years. for a stock position she held the previous summer at a drug store where her boyfriend worked. The re- lationship fizzled after she returned home. She started attending sessions with a psychotherapist, who told her she suffered from schizophrenia. "I live a very unexciting life. It's here or a hospital," Davis says. "I like it here." Event...…
…Top left: The shadow of a Jewish mentally ill patient captures his somber mood. Bottom: The grounds of Clinton Valley State Hospital in Pontiac from a window. The Rabbinical Mission Of Rabbi Solomon Gruskin KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer S fitting with his wife, Gitel, at a table in their Oak Park home, Rabbi Solomon Gruskin speaks exhaustively about the problems of the Jewish mental- ly ill. He won't talk about himself, but he will discuss...…
…MEDIA MONITOR WOMAN'S NATIONAL FARM & GARDEN ASSOCIATION Detroit Papers Examine Israel's Problems ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Special to The Jewish News L ast month, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News ran a total of 112 editorials and 133 op-ed pieces. Of specific con- cern to the special interests of Jews were three editorials and three op-eds. Of the editorials, one ap- peared on April 13 in the Free Press. An appeal for electoral reform...…
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…INSIDE WASHINGTON JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent Is White House Using Iraq To Push Israel? re recent administra- tion overtures to Iraq part of a broader effort to put pressure on the Israelis to reject a new Likud-led government? Rep. Howard Berman (D- Calif.), who has led the fight for strict sanctions on the government of Saddam Hus- sein, has staked out a posi- tion that the administration is doing just that. "They're losing ...…
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…INSIGHT T he wave of Soviet Jew- ish immigrants cur- rently sweeping into Israel means different things to different people. To intellectuals, they are the living embodiment of the Zionist dream, a confirma- tion that the founding fathers were correct in their assessment of the need for a Jewish state. To harried government officials, charg- ed with the care and feeding of hundreds of thousands of newcomers, they pose a mas- sive, perhaps in...…
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…Facing The Holocaust Continued from Page 2 universally resisting the occupying Germans, Miller reveals that the reality was quite different. Eight thou- sand Jews like Frank were turned in by Dutch in- formers, many Dutch citizens worked for the Germans, and the Dutch penchant for order dove- tailed all too well with the Nazis' savage efficiency. In the Soviet Union, the unique, historically distinct aspects of the Holocaust have been obscur...…
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…COMMUNITY JWF Names Chairman Theological Seminary Honors Local Leaders Several leaders in the Detroit area will be honored by The Jewish Theological Seminary of America at 6 p.m. June 5 at the annual community-wide awards din- ner at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Herman and Pauline Can- ner, Milton Gilman, Rabbi Benjamin Gorrelick, Leon and Hilda Lucas and Norbert and Marianne Reinstein will be presented with the Seminary's Second Century Award "f...…
…SYNAGOGUE SERVICES Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit tigre, Summer Vacation Trip at the Hotel Raleigh South Fallsburg, New York Catskill Mountains June 24 - 29 $464 Double Occupancy Meals, Entertainment Deluxe Transportation One Night Stopover at Niagra Falls Diane for Details 967-4030 GORNBEIN S Mother's Day Gifts! ORTHODOX: BAIS CHABAD OF BIRMING- HAM/ BLOOMFIELD HILLS 646-3010. Rabbi: Moshe Polter. Services: Satur...…
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…m 1 SYNAGOGUES Adult Bat Mitzvah At Shaarey Zedek The fourth adult bat mitz- vah class sponsored by Sisterhood of Congregation Shaarey Zedek will end a two- year program at services on the first day of Shavuot 9 a.m. May 30 at the synagogue. Participants will be Esther Applebaum, Pamela David, Esther Frank, Paula Glazier, Marilynn Gordon, Roberta In- gber, Karen Katz, Beverly Laker, Gail Lutz, Lillian Olender, Arline Rein, Bonnie Seligson, ...…
…I NEWS I THE ADULT STUDY COMMISSION of ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE proudly presents Soviet Jews Settling In East Germany CANTOR LARRY VIEDER CANTOR ISAAC GOODFRIEND CANTOR ALBERTO MIZRAHI in A CANTORS CONCERT THURSDAY, MAY 17 8 P.M. The concert is sponsored by the Knopper Family in memory of Sonia L. Knopper. Tickets may be obtained at Adat Shalom Synagogue after May 9. There is no charge. Adat Shalom Synagogue • 29901 Middlebelt Road F...…
…Accused Nazi Awaiting Trial Bonn (JTA) — No date has been set for the trial of accused Nazi war criminal Josef Schwammberger, who was extradited from Argen- tina May 2. The 78-year-old former Waffen SS officer, held responsible for the murder of at least 5,000 Jews, landed in Frankfurt from Buenos Aires under escort the next day. He was immediately flown to a prison in Stuttgart, the city where his arrest and extradition were originally reque...…
…I NEWS I Temple Beth El Presents * A First * * ALL WOMEN'S CANTORIAL CONCERT Cantor Gurney Cantor Hirschenfang Cantor. Barak • Modern Works • Israeli Tunes • Traditionnal Melodies • Love Songs • Opera Sunday, May 20, 1990 Tickets: Friend $10.00 7:30 p.m. Patron $25.00 Benefactor $50.00 Proceeds will benefit the Contoriol School of Sacred Music and Children's Music Programs. Helen L. DeRoy Sanctuary — Temple Beth El Telegraph at 14...…
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