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…DETROIT JEWDM NEWS Contents 2001 Michigan Press Association ri ia A Newspaper of the Year L www.detroitjewishnews.com OCTOBER 12, 2001 TISHREI 25, 5762 VOL. CXX, NO. 9 War On Terrorism Community 14 Patching Differences 43 A Special Calling Rejecting talk of schism, Jewish leaders rally behind Bush policy. DEPARTMENTS Hearing impaired boast a 20-year advocate in Marcy Colton. 15 On The Outside Looking In Spirituality Michigan F...…

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…LETTERS EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Letters are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Tough Times, Fervent Hope 0 n the day Detroit Jewry was honoring Israel's fighting forces at a benefit . dinner, a local rabbi was telling me about his intent to lead a small mis- sion to the Jewish homeland this winter. The same day, a Palestinian gunman killed three Israelis at a bus sta- tion in the northern Israel city of Afula, near the W...…

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…BUY DIRECT & SAVE. .EVERYDAY! 0/ The administration's alleged deci- sion to curry favor with Arafat belies President Bush's solemnly proclaimed decision to rid the world of the scourge of terrorism. Ezekiel Leikin Southfield Weizmann Research A Benefit To All Thank you for the wonderful coverage of the scientific achievements of the Weizmann Institute of Science ("Helping To Cure The World," Aug. 31, page 85). I truly appreciate your highl...…

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…• For Openers Haircuts For A Cause T rying to think of a way to help victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America, Maria Carinci suggested to fellow hair stylists at Hair Forte Salon that they hold a cut-a-thon. "We're like everyone else who really wants to make a difference," she says. "We want those who were affected straight-on to see the American people are really helping out." Seven of the West Bloomfield shop's styl- ists, in...…

…This week `Newspaper Of The Year' Detroit Jewish News wins first place in statewide newspaper competition. Lieberman Cohen DAVID SACHS Senior Copy Editor T 10/12 2001 12 he Detroit Jewish News was voted 2001 "Newspaper of the Year" in a competition of 35 weekly Michigan newspapers of compa- rable circulation size. The Michigan Press Association (MPA) issued its top award to the JN for the sec- ond time in three years, announcing its...…

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…Striking Back Patching Differences Rejecting talk of schism, Jewish leaders rally behind Bush policy. MICHAEL J. JORDAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York Nir ith the launch of the U.S.-led war on terror- ism, American Jewish leaders are rallying behind Washington. At the same time, anxiety that Israel's interests may be shunted aside seems to be dissipating. In the weeks since Sept. 11, the Bush administration seems to have acted upon th...…

…On The Outside Looking In Michigan Friends of the IDF dinner attendees showed concern that Israel was being lefi behind. HARRY KIRS BAUM Staff Writer T he purpose of the Michigan Friends of the IDF annual solidarity dinner takes on even more significance after the bombing of Afghanistan by America and Great Britain began Sunday, Oct. 7. Joshua Berkovitz, president of the Michigan Friends of the IDF (Israel Defense Force), said two days lat...…

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…the Sept. 11 terror attacks on America, Arafat ordered that demonstrations of support for bin Laden not be filmed. The Palestinian Authority tried to ban Monday's protest in Gaza and, when that failed, to suppress it. Two protesters were killed in clashes with Palestinian police, and 10 policemen reportedly were injured. Like the rest of the western world, Israelis feared possible terror retaliation for Sunday's strikes — but then, terror- ism...…

…Striking Back Offire e.w/ enirkir Second It" Paul Kohn's For Shoah survivor, Sept. 11 brings memories of Kristallnacht. La Difference JULIE WIENER al & Banquet Ce/lt:e Jewish Telegraphic Agency U For information call: Quality Kosher Catering (248) 352-7758 7295 ORCHARD LAKE RD. • WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI Retire your snow shovel this winter. ~'x You'll love lighted parking and our on-site convenience store. Our responsive maintenanc...…

…HYUNDAI'S SANTA FE SUV BEATS HONDA & TOYOTA COME TO GLASSMAN S SEE WHY! OUBEYZ,di00- 8:00 c,.ir /7,10,g,TE Stk #2002H26 2002 ELANTRA until Sept. 11 was filled with palm trees and a bustling shopping center. "It was all -flattened, he said. "It's just horrible to believe." For other Holocaust survivors, the shock and trauma of the massive terror attacks in the United States — a place they viewed as uniquely safe — may also be reawakening lo...…

…And Still They Come Despite the intifada, Israel still attracts immigrants. SHOSHANA LONDON SAPPIR Jewish Renaissance Media Jerusalem W hen Michael Sternwasser arrived from Belarus in May with his wife and 13- year-old daughter, one of the first words Hebrew words he learned was pigua, terrorist attack. Sternwasser, a 48-year-old retired Red Army officer, knew before he made aliyah that Palestinian terror attacks were frequent. His 23-yea...…

…"Russia is no less dangerous than Israel," he said. "It has anti-Semitism and crime. I feel much better here." Sasha does not expect his family to follow him to Israel, yet feels quite secure in his choice, calling his friends at the ulpan his new family. Ulpan officials know how the fami- lies may worry, however. After the devastating August suicide bombing of a downtown Jerusalem pizzeria, the officials gave their students an open line to ca...…

…YOUR CHILD'S ROCKET TO THE STARS Growing Jewish high school unveils changes. DIANA LIEBERMAN Copy Editor What children dream, we help them achieve. 100% of graduates accepted at four-year colleges and universities. * 27 National Merit Semifinalists in class of 2001, highest percentage of any school in Michigan Average SAT score, Class of 2001: 1302 T Detroit Country Day School Open House Sunday, October 21, from I —4 .pm Pre-K...…

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…Help us give new meaning to meals on wheels. Presents A Night of Laughter for Action Against Hunger fghtPA1 But it also lists groups responsible for attacks against Israel, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. That's important to Jewish leaders, who were concerned about the Bush administration's failure to include any anti-Israel terrorist groups on the list of 27 organizations whose assets were ...…

…MAX M 151 FSI-AER Tal_11-0 G I AN 5.1,4-r( se-VE.NTH 462.02 DETRVI" , September i4 200 1 unce th Penny Blumenstein will Dear friends.. at dy, I am vepleased to anno receive the Yeshiva' s highest commendation, tb.e Golden Center. Torah Nwax4, at the Eighty-Seventh Anniversary Dinner on Suna the Detroit Marriott Renaissance he lead i 2001 a ent, Penny toot( tn Islovernber 4, in our and synaeogue During her tertri as Presid t eth maki...…

…Join us in paying tribute to PENN Y BL u mENSTEIN at the YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH EIGHTY— SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER Sunday, November 4, 2001 The Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Reception 5:00 PM Dinner 6:00 PM Max M. Fisher The Honorable Avern Cohn Honorary Chairperson General Chairperson Doreen Hermelin Selwyn Isakow Emery Klein Dinner Co-Chairpersons For more information, please call (248) 557-6750 10/12 2001 27 …

…This Wee News Digest Donors Help Israeli Relief Lining Up Some Jewish activists take sides in the Detroit mayoral election. JENNIFER LOVY Special to the Jewish News T 0 10/12 2001 28 he vast majority of the Detroit Jewish community now live in the suburbs, but Jews continue to maintain emotional and financial ties to the city. These bonds are particu- larly prevalent in the hotly contested mayoral campaign. With the Nov. 6 election ...…

…the explosive when Yair Mordechai drove up and stopped alongside him to ask his identity. The attack came after Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat demanded last Friday that Arab terrorists stop attacking Israel. deportation proceedings against the retired Cleveland-area machinist. Suicide Bombers Total 100 Washington/JTA — The U.S. State Department issued its biannual list of foreign terrorist organizations, again including Hamas, H...…

…Cover Story Cantor Harold Orbach performs internationally, but his roots at Temple Israel go back 40 years. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer E t4X 10/12 2001 30 is voice can be heard on more than a dozen albums and compact discs, his concerts have taken him from New York to Japan, and he has been lauded in the New York Times and the Metropolitan Opera News. But the professional role closest to Cantor Harold Orbach's heart is the one...…

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…This Week Cover Story in New Rochelle, a post that continued after gradua- tion until he entered the Army during the Korean War. After leaving the service, where he was an acting chaplain at Aberdeen Proving Grounds and at the Edgewood Army Chemical Center in Maryland, he resumed a concert tour in the U.S. and Canada. He'd been offered a contract with the Metropolitan Opera Company, but decided to first honor a per- formance agreement in Tul...…

…A concert held with the African American community included Abraham Ellstein's opera, The Thief and the Hangman, dealing with the subject of hunger, brought donations of food and clothing to the Mother Waddles Perpetual Mission in Detroit. Looking to welcome members of the Chaldean community to the neighbor- hoods near Temple Israel in 1990, Cantor Orbach planned a joint presen- tation titled "Bridges to Understanding." "Little did we realize ...…

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…Life's Journeys Celebrating life at the end of the journey t was all there: the challah, the wine, the candles, the shofar and the rabbis, Bunny Friedman and Herschel Klainberg—all gathered to observe Rosh Hashanah with Jewish patients and their families at the Farmington Hills Hospice Home. It marked the first Jewish New Year celebration at Hospice Home, and it was a memorable occasion for many reasons. It was the first time the number of J...…

…Congregation Shaarey Zedek cordially invites you to a TRIBUTE DINNER on behalf of State of Israel Bonds Development Corporation for Israel Richard D. Bleznak Edward I. Koch Guest of Honor Guest Speaker Wednesday, October 24, 2001 AT THE SYNAGOGUE 27375 Bell Road, Southfield 6°4, et 29201 Telegraph Road — Suite 324 Southfield, Michigan 48034-7654 (248) 352-6555 11611 1, (888) 352-6556 …

…Insight Remember When • • WSU Cites Applebaum From the pages of the Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. Pharmacy College re-named to honor generous alumnus. Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem protested Sabbath drivers using a new highway that runs near their neighborhood. A three-judge panel in Moscow ruled that the Lenin Library must turn over to the Chabad Lubavitch movement 12,000 books that had been confiscated by the C...…

…ZI2)hy Hillel? As a parent, choosing the right school for your child is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make. 3fiffefDa cSek)of At Hillel Day School, we know you want the very best for your child. That's why we're committed to integrating the highest academic standards with love of Torah and pride in our Jewish heritage. The Hillel learning environment is rich with opportunities for each and every child. We begin with ...…

…hdon Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.corn Equal Pressures I f they were honest, the Arab and Muslim states that are clamoring for the United States to make Israel stop its reprisals to Palestinian violence would be working equally hard to pressure the Palestinians to stop the terror that draws the Israeli response. That they are not is evidence that they can hardly be reliable partners in President G...…

…OTHER VIEWS Egypt Must Act Like An Ally from allies, more should be expected and demanded. Twenty years after he war against terrorism will President Anwar Sadat's assassination, not end if we neutralize sav- sustaining American foreign age killers, their aid to Egypt remains central training facilities to our national interest. It and handlers, elusively clan- should not stop. destine bank accounts and However, if we do not lean regimes tha...…

…1c 4. 4 4 _ A Cherished Memory 4 voice, the cries of our elderly — urg- memory reflecting my ing those who truly enjoy the pre- teenage years still res- cious present to share it with them onates within me and is — our parents, grandparents and brought back to me partly our other respected elders. They perhaps because of my work as a have so much to live for and take Jewish community chaplain serving pride in: joy of their children and ...…

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…INSID ci 1 a i l i ng The hearing impairtd boast a 20-year advocate in Marcy Colton. RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News F or Marcy Warheit Colton, serving as director of DEAF CAN! is much more than a job; it's a daily learning experi- ence that allows her to make a differ- • ence to the members of a very special community DEAF CAN! (Community Advocacy Network), a non-profit organization based in Sylvan Lake, provides information and...…

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…ITETAC QI E 11101111E Open house shows off Pitt Child Development Center. Clockwise fi-om top left: Jason Perlin, 4, of West Bloomfield gets fingerprinted. A clown welcomes visitors to the Pitt Center. Benjamin Raab, 16 months, of Farmington Hills plays on the Big Wbeels course. A bright room filled with colorful toys awaits youngsters. ip roud of its newly renovated home, the staff of the Sarah and Irving Pitt Child Development Cente...…

…Caro/ She's Raving Aificet- ne w `MenStiveAr look Li T► ere _pr w►en." she Super Sunday Seeks Volunteers loos 9 The Jewish Federation's Annual Campaign 2002 kicks off Sunday, Oct. 28, with Super Sunday. Hundreds of volunteers are needed at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township and the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield to make calls on behalf of the Campaign. The two work shifts for volunteers are 9:45-11...…

…Jewry's Role in Human Affairs Golfers Raise Money For Hillel Jim Davenport, Bob Bloomberg, Bob Crockett and Dave Gaabo claimed first place. The sixth annual Hillel Day School Golf Classic, held Sept. 10 at Tam O'Shanter Country Club in West Bloomfield, raised more than $30,000 for the school. One hundred thirty golfers participated. The team of Robert Bloomberg, Bob Crockett, Jim Davenport and Dave Gaabo came in first place with a score of ...…

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…Tanter Discusses Peace, Terror Dr. Raymond Tanter, a former mem- ber of the U.S. National Security Council, will discuss "Is Peace Possible Despite Terror?" at a program offered by the Institute for Retired Professionals, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. A visiting fellow at the Washington Institute, Tanter is professor emeritus Raymond Tanter 'of political science and research associ- ate at the M...…

…for our Open House Ex-New York Mayor Addresses Dinner It's all here The Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit invites you to attend our OPEN HOUSE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2001 PROGRAM BEGINS PROMPTLY at 7:00 P.M. The Academy is accepting applications for 9th through 12th grades for the 2002-2003 school year, so now is the time to: ' • LEARN ABOUT THE ACADEMY • MEET OUR FACULTY • TOUR THE CAMPUS Marion and David Handleman Hall, D. Da...…