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…Growing... Together OUR DAY SCH OLS emember that song from The Music Mon? "Kids! What's the matter with kids today?" Walk into one of our Federation-supported day schools and you'll know the answer. Nothing. There's nothing wrong with kids who study math and Midrash, history and humash, computers and commentaries. Sure, like all young people, they may stumble a little along the way. But there's a good chance that kids who get a groun...…

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…Dirraorr JEW= NEWS www.cietroitjewishnews.com March 12, 1999 Adar 24, 5759 Vol. CXV, No. 3 6 Successor To Sinai Medium Is Message. Arts & Entertainment page 92 Beaumont has become the de facto "Jewish" hospital. 22 Ordinary Day A few stops along the local philanthropic route. Community 35 Honoring 'Cantor Sam' "He makes each child feel special and enriches the religious experience." Business 69 Globe Trotter Attorney, Ph.D. and c...…

…• • • o • Eilu v' Eilu is the cooperative adult Jewish learning project of the Detroit Conservative movement and is a resource for adults seeking to conned with Jewish history, holidays, culture, and Torah. We are sponsored by Adat Shalom, Beth Shalom, Beth Abraham Hillel Moses, B'nai Moshe, Hillel Day School, Shaarey Zedek, and Women's League for Conservative Judaism-Michigan Branch. Eilu v' Eilu welcomes all interested adult learners...…

…Everyone's A Comedian Or Tries To Be news. The good news is, there are only strode purposefully up the aisle, stop- t felt like a kick in the stomach. 10 com-mahnd-ments. The band ping next to the woman. This will be I was on stage in London, news is, adultery is forbidden.'" I anticipated interesting, I thought. my first time before an English I chatted with the vicar afterwards. he'd offer a stern lecture, in clipped audience, performing st...…

…main entrance on Thirteen Mile Road. JULIE WIENER StaffWriter I t has no Jewish symbols, names or plaques in the hallways and no formal ties to the organized Jewish community. But William Beaumont Hospital has become the de facto Jewish hospital. It is the only metro Detroit hospital that helps rabbis visit their congre- gants by faxing synagogues a list of Jewish patients every day. And the administration is exploring the possi- bility of ...…

…he said, "and my personal physician was there everyday too. If he had a complaint, they'd take care of it. "I also liked the fact that it was such a clean facility," he continued. "It's very modern and makes you feel comfortable. I really didn't have any- thing to complain about." Barbara Goldsmith, 73, of Farmington Hills, who had spinal surgery there last year, was asked what it was like to be Jewish at Beaumont. "I never really gave it any ...…

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…East Side Jews don't want to be forgotten by the larger West Side community U .-0 Phoco by Karen Feldman 0 0 Above: Rabbi Nicholas Behrmann and GPJC co-founder JeffWeingarten. Left: Wendy Neuman, a Hebrew school teacher, explains Purim at a party at the Unitarian church in Grosse Pointe. a LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer rosse Pointe's Jewish com- munity came together 11 years ago when newcomers to town hosted a Chanukah party for 123 ot...…

…"We're all volunteers, so every- one's effort matters," she said. "People have participatory roles rather than sitting and watching." Braunstein tagged Grosse Pointe's Jewish connection as "Judaism light." "From a religious standpoint we are still developing, but as it has matured and the bedrock issues are being resolved, we pay more atten- tion to the religious structure," she said. The council hired a rabbi, Nicholas Behrmann, who officiate...…

…Jewry's Role in Human Affairs • • • SOLOMON MAIMON (1753-1800) b. Nieswiez, Polish Lithuania One of the most celebrated German philosophers flourished at the time a co-religionist, Dr. Marcus Eliezer Bloch (1723 99), helped establish the modern science of ichthyology. Solomon Maimon achieved fame in a more liberated atmosphere that permitted Jews such as they to escape the ghetto. The child prodigy in Talmudic studies had been married at ag...…

…Tennis Swimming Gymnastics aspire to work in Ford's factories or mould not get jobs there. They struggled first to create their own institutions, including the medical clinics and dining halls as well as the shuts. But they also tried not to stand out too much from other Americans. Picking up the theme, historian Sydney Bolkosky of the University of Michigan-Dearborn noted that in the -period before World War II, some Detroit Jews spoke out...…

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…HOSPITAL, continued from page 7 Oak Park High School with became physicians and about six of them, all Jewish, are now on the staff at Beaumont," said Dr. Joel Seidman, a pulmonary specialist. Seidman, who came to Beaumont in the 1970's, said he never witnessed even subtle anti-Semitism there. "It's a very, very good place to work. There's never a sense of religious prej- udice. My ears are open all the time, and it's not something that happ...…

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…1998 INTRIGUE that crossed state lines — thus justify- ing federal intervention. "It removes what we consider overly restrictive obstacles to federal involve- ment in hate crimes cases," said Michael Lieberman, Washington counsel for the Anti-Defamation League, a group that has made the proposed law a top priority. The measure also extends existing statutes to cover hate crimes based on the victim's gender, sexual orientation or disability, w...…

…New Horizons In Beau Tradition meets innovation by design Blackmun, best known for his majority opinion in the 1973 Roe v. Wade landmark abortion rights deci- sion, was a lifelong conservative whose opinions on the High Court more often than not pleased liberal Jewish groups during his 24 year tenure. "His impact on women's lives was tremendous, and his death is very sad," said Sammie Moshenberg, Washington director for the National L Counci...…

…[This Week Day, rdinary People Our reporter and photographer make a few stops on the philanthropic route. HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer KRISTA HUSA Photographer IV ith the Allied Jewish Campaign about to wrap up its nearly $30-mi1- lion drive for 1998-99, we realized we write about a lot of the big pic- ture things the Campaign supports, but not always about what differ- ence the money makes in the day-to-day lives of ordinary Detroiters. ...…

…Clockwise from top left.• Lenna Israetel p ulls out of her driveway. Elizabeth Kirshner, in the JPM pool. Dee Solomon and attentive listeners At JVS, Gil Golden prepares for the day. Cindy Sherman practices making a bed at JVS. About 200 other "consumers" learn cooking, housekeeping and social skills from 75 staff members. The Federation allocated $954,228 to the JVS in 1998. At 11:47 a.m. in the Jimmy Prentis Morris Building of the Jewi...…

…• Clockwise from top left. Jody Schostak takes a hall walk at Hillel Day School. Sharri Urnansky is a Project STaR intern, working at the Federation building. Teitel resident Allan Smith gets help from Clarice Huckstep, a Jewish Family Service homemaking services employee. Rabbi Bergstein of Bais Chabad starts his SAJE class. Bob Littky leads "Exercise with Bob" at the Fleischman Residence. Hillel Day School teaches 720 stu- dents this year...…

…This Week Lament For A Shallow Campaign Recent American immigrants to Israel bemoan the election process. MATT MILSTEIN The New Mexico Jewish Link Tel Aviv f the current crop of 20- something American immigrants is any indication, dissatisfaction with Israel's election campaign is running high. "I feel like I'm living in a Third World country sometimes, with all the dirty politics," said Danny Kirschbaum, 23, a soldier who moved to Israel ...…

…GREATEST LEASES. BUY NOW. A Plethora Of Parties You can't keep track of the Israeli elec- tions without a serious scorecard as new political parties spring up like dragon's teeth. Following is a list of parties that have already been registered for the May elec- i: tion. Some parties may choose not to participate in the elections. Twenty one other parties have asked to be registered. Registered Parties (Listed by date of registration) \ _ ...…

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…This A prayer book for the record book; a donor for the JCC gym; a boost for literacy. Fifth graders at Cong. Beth Shalom's religious school bucked the less-is-more trend last week when they completed what their teacher, Joe Lewis, wagers is "the world's biggest siddur." The approximately 30-foot-long prayerbook contains 19 pages, one for each blessing in the weekday amidah, or thrice-a-day central prayer. Working in teams over the course of...…

…editorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com [ Truly Tzedakah I n a conversation last week, a long-time Detroiter said he gives to the Allied Jew- ish Campaign but feels a little intimidat- ed when the volunteer caller recounts all the great things the annual fund-raiser does. He wasn't sure, he said, how much of each dollar goes where and whether he could have any say \-....…

…COMMUNITY VIEWS Finding My Community As An Orthodox Jew I suppose it's not surprising for one haarei Tefillah Synagogue, who became a therapist that as I was where I grew up, was then growing up, I would observe intently one of the two major modern how my parents and their friends Orthodox synagogues in behaved and listened to how they Toronto. It's on Bathurst Street, right talked. The way a Jew was between what was the north- supposed to c...…

…1,1IB6ISHER'S NOTEBOOK Making The Case For Sinai's Human Resources ood evening, readers. Today we'll focus on that often- overlooked part of corpo- rate America's balance sheet — people. Shortly, you'll be presented with four brief examples showing businesses that have been acquired — or are looking to be acquired — and how human resource issues make or break almost any deal. /- on its balance sheet? Subsequent headlines focus on Ford's un...…

…SPECIAL COMMENTARY Values Of Faith Unite Catholics And Jews point that the Prophet Isaiah could ince my arrival in the Arch- proudly declare that the Jewish people diocese nine years ago, I have as a whole were indeed a "light to the truly felt embraced by the nations." (Isaiah 49:5) leadership of the Jewish com- Those of us who are followers of munity and I am very grateful to the Jesus would not be able to live out our many rabbis with who...…

…COMMUNITY ORTHODOX JEW Israel Update from page 30 Evelyn Seelig* President of MERCAZ USA (The Zionist Organization of the Conservative Movement) \ I restraint reflective of these teachings. =They modeled how an Orthodox Jew should behave, even in the face of ver- bal attack, and did not reduce them- selves to the behavior they reject. The dignified, respectful atmosphere of the conference was reflective of inner strength and balance, an...…

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…CATHY SHAFRAN x Special to The Jewish News M M3 W., ta NANNE a iffi N /— Beth Shalom, the only Conservative synagogue in Oak Park, will host Cantor Samuel Greenbaum at a congregational party in recognition of his 25 years of devoted service. or a quarter century, Cantor Samuel Greenbaum has shared his love for Judaism with the families of Congregation Beth Shalom. And Saturday night, those fami- lies will gather to share their thanks w...…

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…ATFEENTION GM EMPLOYEES & FAMILY MEMBERS Greenspon, Emanuel Ax, Maria Ewing, Andre Michel Schub, Neal Stulberg and Paul Neubauer. Native Detroiters Ruth Laredo, Seymour Lipkin and Joseph Silverstein were also scholarship recipi- ents. On the club's 60th anniversary, renowned composer Ned Rorem was commissioned to write an original work for piano and cello. His Dances pre- miered at the May 6, 1984, concert by Jonathan Spitz and Frederic Moye...…

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…You've Lived A Life Of Dignity, Independence And Choice. \-- 3 /- Mrs. Barak and Mrs. Gene, who are sisters, invited their other siblings' families to a Shabbat dinner in the Barak home to help welcome Ron and Shira, and give them a sense of spend- ina time with family. b In speaking to West Bloomfield High students, Shira said her "goal was to teach them about another side of Israel — not what is seen on TV and the news, but real life." Sh...…

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…-Art Mystique Is Explained /=- Esther Tarnoff Cooper of the Detroit Institute of Arts Speakers Bureau will dis- cuss "Mystique of Modern Jewish Art" at the next Food for Thought- breakEst of the Jewish Federation Women's Esther Tarnoff Campaign and Cooper Education Department. The event is 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 15, at Congregation B'nai Moshe. An artist who works in watercolor and ceramics, Cooper teaches art appreciation throughout the ...…

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…erienced Designers... French Canadian Quality Friends of the IDF. Light refreshments Will be served. The $5 admission fee will help sup- port future Israeli House events. The public is invited. For details, call Lisa Hobson at Michigan/Israel Connection, (248)645- 7878. • .":'?".71 ' . '• Pre-School Director Named Deborah Fisher-Mendelson was named director of Congregation Beth Shalom's first early childhood program. Before coming to Beth ...…

…Calendar QTA, eAhaoeviee oryowi6 colnAcmy Calendar Listings are updated daily on JN Online: (.4 ic,(;)aci+ el/meat /ea / at de vvww.detroitjevvishnews.com ~ a7 p99 diad cs‘ic,f4Act SHABBAT SHALOM! SZ SIMI SHABBAT Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield will host a Simi Shabbat 11:15-11:45 a.m. Saturday, March 13. Geared for tots and their parents, this service has songs, storytelling, marching with stuffed Torahs and a special kiddush. (...…

…ORT OSCAR PARTY Women's American ORT "Reach for the Stars Academy Awards Night Celebration" 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 21 at the home of Rose Ann and Bernard Rosenthal to raise funds for ORT students worldwide. Dessert buffet, celebrity auction, "creative black tie and celebrity appearance. Open to qualifying ORT contributors. ORT: (248) 855-9820. Chairs: Cindy Franklin, Harriet Jacobson, Debbie Levin. CHAZAKAH SERANADED Cha7aKaH/Young-at-Hear...…

…Specializing in Alzheime•'s Care < Calendar Bloomfield Healthcare piondh 1)1,4 la, • I I • shop led by Beth Harris, 7:30 p.m. Mitvah Day 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Brunch at Hillel, then lend a hand in Ann Arbor. TUESDAY, MARCH 16 Forum: Religion, Environment 7:30 p.m., Jewish Environmental Awareness Project. Join with students who spent vacation in Israel, 9 p.m. at Markley Dorm, sponsored by American Movement for Israel and Major Events. Ice cre...…