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…frontlines Searching For Family Roots From PBS Photo Vivian Henoch Special to the Jewish News W hat were the chances? On Nov. 14, 2014 — nearly 76 years to the date that the late Harry Samuel May set foot on Ellis Island — his photo appeared on a PBS show that his daughter happened to be watching. Had she blinked, she would have missed him. "My sister, Tami, in Boston was watching an episode of the program, Finding Your Roots, featuring a ...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Chief Operating Officer B'nai Moshe To Honor Man Of Year On Friday, March 20, the B'nai Moshe Men's Club will hold its annual Man of the Year Dinner. David Freedman is this year's honoree. Freedman is a member of the synagogue board and is currently secretary of the Men's Club. He is the B'nai Moshe webmas- ter and has been respon- sible for many programs, David including the highly Freedman successful ...…
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…metro >> on the cover ENVr W • AMP • W • ■ • • • VON M MII ■ Boards vote to end JCC operations in Oak Park. Jackie Headapohl I Managing Editor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The Federation board also passed a resolution to "issue a Request for Proposals [RFPs] from organizations seeking to repurpose the Jimmy Prentis Morris Building:' Ron Aronson, who leads the grassroots group Save the Oak Park JCC, said he was not surprised by the boards' act...…
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…metro Decision Made from page 14 ing that anchors our community." Aronson said he wished leaders would have given community mem- bers more notice than just "seven short weeks to plan and launch phone- a-thons, a fundrais- ing drive, and a member and com- munity survey. "The shame Ron Aronson of it is that the JCC board and Federation only came to the commu- nity when the clock had been allowed — by you — to run down to one min- ute to 12. "I...…
…1111=11 1 ' &irkpraei Making a difference. THE GOTTLIEB ENDOWMENT KEEPING STEPHEN'S LOVE OF MUSIC ALIVE Stephen Gottlieb loved music. It was his passion. Had this gifted soul had more time in this world, his parents are sure he would have become a professional musician, and shared his creative spirit with so many. Sadly, the husband and father of three passed away in 2006. It is through Stephen's love of music that his parents, Harold an...…
…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Essay Editorial Nuclear Restraint Working to assure Iran can't build an atomic bomb. M idway through his politically charged speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, an address that caused plenty of fissures in Washington last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crystallized his mes- sage: That "Iran still refuses to come clean about its military nuclear prog...…
…Nuclear Restraint from page 18 "wait until there's actually a deal on the table that Iran has agreed to, at which point everybody can evaluate it; we don't have to speculate. And what I can guarantee is that if it's a deal I've signed off on, I will be able to prove that it is the best way for us to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon." Evaluating an actual deal is fine. But that shouldn't preclude holding Iran's political feet to even...…
…world Decision 2015 Here are Israelis' choices as they head to the polls. Alina Dain Sharon JNS.org T he leaders of eight of the 11 political parties running in the March 17 Israeli Knesset election participated in their first televised debate on Feb. 26, moderated by anchor Yonit Levi of Israel's Channel 2 network. Absent from the discussion, however, were current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his most formidable chal- lenger, Z...…
…world KOSHER-To-GO Ron Colasanti, Lieberman, was initially founded to represent Russian-Jewish immigrants but has expanded to other Israelis. The party is focused on security and asserts that the core goal of the Palestinians is not the achievement of peace through negotiations but the complete destruction of the Jewish state. Lieberman has criticized Jewish Home's annexation platform, saying that such an action would increase the Palestini...…
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…calendar HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. SAVE THE DATE 5.17.2015 Much To Do! WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 CARING CONFERENCE NEW PRAYER BOOKS 8:30 am 4 pm. The eighth annual Caring Coalition Conference, Caring for the Whole Person will be held at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in So...…
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