…Letters Imagine, a Personal Checking Account at Thrift Shops Still Open Thank you for the informative article on Final Sale/ClothespORT closing in Berkley ("Final Sale," July 21, page 21). It seems that many people who read the news about the closing of the store thought that the National Council of Jewish Women/Greater Detroit Sec- tion's two thrift shops might also be closing. I want to assure everyone that our Berkley and Royal Oak sto...…
…Retain Young Professionals Robert Sklar's observations in the Editor's Notebook titled "Our Young Adult Flight" (Aug. 4, page 5) just confirmed what has been known for over 20 years: People move for jobs. JVS knows it. Young adults know it. Federation knows it because in 1987, a program was proposed by JVS but not funded. That program was "Pro Detroit," based upon a successful young adult retention program in Cleveland. Jobs move people. Plat...…
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…Author Writes Of Ethiopia Israelis Go "Green' Innovative solar technology that may offer a "green" solution to the produc- Children's book author Jane Kurtz, who grew up in tion of hydrogen fuel has been successfully tested on a large scale at the Ethiopia, will share her tale of The Storyteller's Beads in Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. conjunction with Shalom Street's outdoor exhibition, The technology also promises to facilitate ...…
…Something Extra Doer Profile ADAM SACHS City: Brookville, Md. Kudos: Climbing For A Cause Both Sachs and his wife, the former Adam Sachs will go to any lengths to Stacey Olson, grew up in West Bloom- help his son, Justin, including climbing field and attended the University of Mt. Kilimanjaro, all 19,340 feet of it! Justin, now 11, was born with Familial Michigan. Justin has two brothers, Dysautonomia (FD) — a rare, degener- Jonah, 3, and ...…
…C 2 rr_ Creating Community Single parent family eaYnp brings support and friendship. SJPN Family Camps are a highlight. Separate spring weekends are held for Special to the Jewish News single mothers and fathers as well as on Mother's Day at the Butzel Conference on Gothelf had recently moved Center, which is part of Tamarack to the Detroit area when he Camps in Ortonville. During the sum- suddenly found himself in the mer, a five-day coed...…
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…GM PRICING TO EVERYONE!! C C Employe e t Discoun — for tveryon e Haredi Health One very different aspect of her par- ticipation in the course on interna- tional medicine was her final year of the program. Most students spend part of their fourth year in clerkship, working in an underdeveloped coun- try with numerous medical chal- lenges. By this time, though, the Surowitzes were the parents of a 6- month-old baby boy, Eitan. (They now hav...…
…To Life! Spotlight Shining On Art Cranbrook hosts art benefit under the moonlight. Poris said. illowy clouds hid the Money raised at the event goes mid-summer moon, but toward student financial aid, the grounds of the facility enhancements, and muse- Cranbrook Art Museum in um and academic program- Bloomfield Hills ming. were still aglow as "There's nothing more hundreds of people important than the creative came out for Arts, and Cranbroo...…
…AppleTree Sadness Remembering the destruction of the Holy Temple on Tisha bAv. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor What We Observe: Tisha b'Av When We Observe: The ninth (or tisha, in Hebrew) day of the Jewish month of Av. This year, Tisha b'Av begins Saturday night, Aug. 13, and continues until sundown on Sunday, Aug. 14. Why We Observe: On this day, on two separate help occasions, the Holy fam Temple of Jerusalem was destroyed. Other...…
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…Digest Women's Day To Learn The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will hold its fifth annual Women's Day of Learning Sunday, Sept. 25, from 1 to 4:15 p.m. at Yeshivat Akiva, 21100 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield. Titled "Women Who Dare," the pro- gram will bring Rosenblatt together Jewish women from the Metro Detroit community for a day of study, discus- sion and camaraderie. The keynote speaker for the program will be Naomi Harris Rosen...…
…JEWISH ACADEMY The proposed school entrance. Taking Wing • ,,,; Proposal would move the Jewish Academy to the ICC's top floor. KERI GUTEN COHEN and ALAN HITS KY T he Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit and its host, the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, are moving ahead with plans to incorporate the academy permanently into the JCC. Monday night, there was no opposition during a public hearing on proposed construction plan...…
…Morel elements of your modern lifestyle in downtown Royal Oak! Momentum Meisner joins Frist in seeking expanded stem cell research. passed the House earlier in the year but JAMES D. BESSER was put on the back burner in the Washington Correspondent Senate because of White House opposi- tion. But that could change with Frist's ewish groups across the religious break with the administration. and political spectrum welcomed Last week, Sen. Arle...…
…/2 ail Ellenbogen loves the serenity of her backyard. The U multi-level ranch was built in 1953 and, she believes, it was designed by Cranbrook's renowned Ellie! Saarinen. By the time she and husband Richard fell in love with the house, 50 years of previous ownership had taken its toll: Fortunately, they knew to call Gittleman. It was not kept up at all," said Gail. "It was a disaster, and the more we got into it, the more we found out what a ...…
…Chess Mates Dr. George and Vivian Dean exhibit their ar t ful board game collection at the Janice Charach Epstein Gallery. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News A set uses shofar-shaped pieces as its main components. o matter where Vivian and Dr. George Dean travel — including very modern cities internationally — the two consider each experi- ence a safari. The term safari is used loosely because animals are not at the center of the...…
…Arts & Entertainment THREE CONCERTS Could it be the end of Eminem? One of his Detroit Jewish producers, Jeff Bass, who won an Academy Award for co-writing Eminem's "Lose Yourself," recently told the Detroit Free Press that while he doesn't rule out future solo albums from Marshall Mathers, "the Eminem part of his career isn't going to be at the forefront anymore." So, if you want to catch the most successful rapper in history in a live perfo...…
…MEXICAN GRILL Not just big burritos. Big flavors. movie theaters. Tickets are $30 and include a boxed Lunch at the Detroit Opera House. Tours depart every half hour from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; registration begins in the lobby of the State Theatre on Woodward Avenue, one block south of the Fox. Reservations are highly recom- mended. For information, call (313) 577-7674 or go to w-ww.preservationwayne.org . special events during the days and n...…
…Arts & Entertainment CELEBRITY JEWS NATE BLOOM Special to the Jewish News Powerful Women Forbes magazine is out with its second annual list of the "100 Most Powerful Women in the World." I'm glad to telU kvell that I'm sure at least 10 are Jewish. Here they are, preceded by the number of their Forbes ranking. No. 7: SALLIE KRAWCHECK, CFO, Citigroup. A member of a dis- tinguished South Carolina Jewish Sally Krawcheck family, her upright ...…
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…Arts ig Entertainment CHESS MATES from page 23 Art and Antiques magazine this year named the Deans among the top 100 art collectors in America. Connecting "I played chess as a child and teen," says Dr. Dean, whose family initiates each acquired chess set by using it in actual play for one game. "We started our collection with a filigree set my wife spotted at a boutique in Israel. "During a later trip to London, we went into a store that ...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Elvis Enanmter The Bunker Boys meet "The King." DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News L ast year, Richard "Rico" Steinhardt met Elvis Presley at a Meijer in Kalamazoo. Why haven't others seen him lately? "He just wants to stay low-key," says Steinhardt. So, while others will be remember- ing Aug. 16, 2005, as the 28th anniversary of Elvis' death, Steinhardt will be remembering the night Elvis and his band, the Bunker ...…
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…Shabbat Will Rock Calendar Thursday, Aug. 11 Monday, Aug. 15 Michigan Tremor Support Group — Richard Berchou, Ph.D., psychopharmacologist, discusses medications for tremors, nutritional supplements and potential problems when combining them. Temple Israel. 7 p.m. (248) 683-4138 or www.tremorsupport.com . The Cantor's Listening Room — Cantor Earl Berris discusses the life and work of Ehud Manor. Congregation B'nai Moshe. 11 a.m. Also 7 p.m...…
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…Maze], Toy! For information on submitting an announcement, see "Submission Guidelines" on the right side of the home page of JNOnline.com or call (248) 351-5147. Contrasts Outgoing personality meshes with a quiet type. LEONARD POGER Copy Editor sther Kleid of Oak Park admitted to worries about the early part of her relation- ship with Rabbi Jose Gomez. They had very different personalities. "I'm more outgoing and talk a lot. He doesn't,"...…
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…Blaze! Toy! Barbara & Jay Guttman KRAMER-ROSENFELD r. and Mrs. Jerald Rosenfeld of Southfield announce the engagement of their daughter Ali to Evan Kramer, son of Lois Goldman of Baltimore, Md., and Gary Kramer of Columbia, Md. Ali earned a bachelor of arts degree from Michigan State University and is a senior manager of marketing com- munications and advertising at EarthLink in Atlanta. Evan earned a bachelor of science degree from the Uni...…
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…Synagogues SYNAGOGUES from page 47 TEMPLE SHIR SHALOM Bloomfield, 48323. (248) 737- 8700. Rabbis: Dannel Schwartz, Michael L. Moskowitz. Cantorial soloist: Penny Steyer. Services: Friday 6:30 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m. Saturday baby naming of Abigail Joy Organ and Zoe Elyse Organ. 3999 Walnut Lake, West 28690 Southfield, Suite 293, Lathrup Village, 48076, (248) 423-4406. Co-presidents: Alva Dworkin, May Moskowitz. Holiday observances; Frida...…
…IN I Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNOnline.com The Zionism of Disengagement W Nether you agree with the wisdom of the Israeli government plan for a unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and set- tlements in the northern West Bank (Samaria), the decision should be seen not as a defeat, but as a tri- umph. A triumph of Zionism. You'd be hard pressed to know it, though, since most of the people who include a mention of Zi...…
…Opinion Other Views Disengagement Makes Sense Jerusalem/JTA he withdrawal from Gaza, scheduled to begin in mid- August, is one of the most important events in the history of the State of Israel. It will determine whether Israel can continue to be a Jewish and democratic state. In an Alert Paper published in June 2003 by the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, tided "Jewish Demography: Facts, Outlook, Challenges," a renowned demographer...…
…raasy ways of Gaza is actually about the ability of Israel to turn the will of the people into political action in a democratic way. The execution of the plan will determine whether the Israeli democ- racy is still a functional one or a democracy in name only, incapable of implementing its most important decisions because veto power has been surrendered to a few extremists. In the coming days, many of us will watch agonizing scenes coming fro...…
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…Disengagement The Disengagement Summer As zero hour nears, Israeli forces fear violent worst-case scenarios. rEL AVIV BARBARA OPALL-ROME Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tel Aviv T he column of armored sport- utility vehicles waited, engirres humming, as a phalanx of bodyguards ushered Prime Minister Ariel Sharon into the third truck from the end. As the convoy cleared the main gate of the Israeli government head's resi- dence, a set of decoy...…
…Prime Minister Ariel Sharon issued religious rulings against the withdrawal, insisting that IDF soldiers must refuse orders regarding the with- drawl. Other rabbis have fiercely rejected such rulings. Beyond political assassinations, cata- strophic scenarios range from the indiscriminate killing of Jewish civil- ians to guerrilla-style warfare against military and police units charged with implementing the withdrawal. Details of one plan that...…
…World Disengagement Response Local rabbis speak out about Israeli pullout from Gaza. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter A s is the case in Israel and elsewhere around the world, local rabbis, too, possess varied — often passionate — views and feelings regarding the upcom- ing disengagement in Gaza. Their remarks range from strong feelings that the pullout would com- promise the security of Israelis, to support for the Israeli government...…
…RESPONSE from page 56 'It's not a black and white issue. Even a casual reader of the Torah invariably comes away with an attachment to, and love for, the land of Israel. "From the gift of the land to our forefather Avraham to Moshe's desire to just see the land before his death, the Torah conveys to us an eternal, God-given right to the land of Israel. God gave it as an Spoltor inheritance to the Children of Israel for all time. Whether we l...…
