…CLOSE-UP AT HOME Downrive r SUSAN GRANT Staff Writer It's not always easy, but most Downriver Jews wouldn't live anywhere else. ALLEN PARK TAYLOR RIVER ROUGE ECORSE LINCOLN PARK SOUTHGATE RIVERVIEW TRENTON WOODHAVEN FLAT ROCK f Joe and Irene Griffin need Shabbat candles, Passover matzah or simply want a good corned beef sand- wich, they go to Southfield or Oak Park. But they prefer to stay near their home in Wood- haven than to...…
…Photos by G len n Triest Ricky D'Loss in Sunday school of other Jewish families move in and do the same, it would be another 40 years until the Downriver Jew- ish community became organized. In 1950, Eloise and Sol Blumberg, with their 4- year-old daughter, moved to Wyandotte seeking a quiet place to raise a fami- ly. "I felt I could give my child a sense of values," said Mrs. Blumberg, who didn't like the com- petitiveness she saw in other ...…
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….....• ■■■••■■■■•••■•■•■■■ ••. Beth Isaac Synagogue has been in Trenton 28 years. floor. The burnt star still hangs in the main sanc- tuary to commemorate the fire. News of the fire made na- tional headlines. The con- gregation was flooded with cards, letters, and tele- phone calls of sympathy and outrage. Donations to repair the synagogue came from rich and poor and from people of all faiths. Beth Isaac members ac- cepted only the money nee...…
…Above: Students having a seder at Beth Isaac. Below: Ray Clement teaching a Sunday school class. cpinev ADDII 1' 1001 Detroit Metropolitan Air- port where he teaches air- craft maintenance for Nor- thwest Airlines. They knew where the Jewish areas were, Mr. D'Loss said. "But I wanted to be closer to work. So we made a tradeoff." Sometimes it is a hassle to be far away from the Jewish community, he said. It's difficult to get to the Jewish C...…
…= SOUTHFIELD A FAMILY AFFAIR So Downriver Jews have learned to depend mainly on themselves, he said. Those who belong to Beth Isaac have found a close- knit Jewish family, Mr. Freeling said. He discovered that a few years ago when his father died in New York. Coming home to Lincoln Park shortly after the funeral, Mr. Freeling was greeted by 28 people at his home who wanted to participate in a minyan for him. "We had a minyan for the next fo...…
…Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit Please join Hillel Day School for its Annual Dinner Wednesday, May 1, 1991 Adat Shalom Synagogue Special guest speaker Bernard Kalb Cocktails 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Couvert $150.000 per person For reservations call: 851.6950 Bernard Kalb David Harold Dinner Chair BENEFACTORS* Anonymous Audrey and William Farber Beverly and Irving Laker Emma Schaver Judith and Max Stern EDUCATOR PATRONS*...…
…BACKGROUND Three Pillars Of Peace Secretary of State Baker this week confronted issues afloat on the complex, fluid substrata of Middle East politics. HELEN DAVIS Foreign Correspondent I sraeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir shrugg- ed off any concern he might have felt about the unexpected visit to Jerusalem by Secretary of State James Baker this week to prepare the way for the arrival of the least sym- pathetic president in at least 30 ...…
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…MR. MECH Complete Auto Repair a Foreign & Domestic Kuwait Excludes Jews From Bids Amsterdam (JTA) — Kuwait, doubly devastated by six months of Iraqi oc- cupation and the seven-week Persian Gulf war, is still demanding that firms sub- mitting bids for work in that country include statements that they are not Jewish and do not employ Jews, accor- ding to Israeli officials. The issue arises now par- ticularly as Kuwait seeks to reconstruct it...…
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…Ilmommoi NEWS Active Seniors Come Home To: Warmth • Friends Your Own Private Apartment 'Highest Seder' In Himalayas Tel Aviv (JTA) — The "world's highest seder" was held for the fourth con- secutive year last month in Katmandu, capital of Nepal, a kingdom of 18 mill- ion nestled in the Himalayan mountain range, literally at the top of the world. It was also probably one of the largest seders anywhere. The Israeli ambassador, Shmuel Moyal, ...…
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…NEWS Senators Urge Japan To Drop Israel Boycott Washington (JTA) — Japan's compliance with the Arab economic boycott of Israel is being targeted by those in the United States who believe that the suc- cessful outcome of the Per- sian Gulf war provides an opportunity to end the boycott. Nine U.S. senators, describing themselves as "supporters of a strong U.S.-Japanese relationship," have sent a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu ...…
…SSSSSS:SSSSS VOLUNTEER StlE 11 !il (/ VOLUNTEER LINK LINK PROJECT SHEET The Hebrew word sherut means service. Project Sherut provides in-kind goods and services to community service organizations. Each week, we will publish requests for needed items. Persons interested in helping to meet these needs should contact Miriam lmerman at The Jewish Community Council at 962-1880. Also, organizations or groups in need of in-kind services should c...…
…COMMUNITY Detroit Maccabi Club Will Send 70 Teens To Ohio, New Jersey ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor D etroit's young athletes will be heading in two direc- tions this summer. Some 125-130 of Detroit's Maccabi Club delegation will be com- peting in the regional games in Cleveland, while 40-45 teen-agers will be par- ticipating in the regional games in Wayne, N.J. "Cleveland has a limited number of spaces," said Detroit delegation head Alan...…
…pcl, SYNAGOGUE SERVICES The Adult Education Committee pci of I' CONGREGATION BETH ACHIM presents WEEKEND SCHOLAR Dr. Miriam Klein Shapiro ORTHODOX: Director - Principal's Service/Resource Center and Education Specialist for Westchester, Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York. President - Union for Traditional Judaism President - Jewish Educator's Assembly Visiting Assistant Professor - Jewish Theological Seminary Weekend Sche...…
…JCC Day Camp Open House Associate Rabbi: William Gershon. Assistant Rabbi/Director of Education and Youth: Charles Diamond. Cantor: Chaim Najman. Associate Cantor: Sidney Rube. Services: Friday 6 p.m. Saturday 8:45 a.m. Bat Mitzvah of Jacqueline Hannah Harvith, daughter of Freda and Alan Harvith. Prayer for the Country: Esther Ingber. Children's birthday blessings. Schwartz, daughter of Marci and Steven Schwartz. Saturday: Adult Bat Mitzvah ...…
…TORAH PORTION Hebrew University of Jerusalem presents After the Storm: Israel and the Changing New World Order "ISRAELS RELATIONS WITH ITS ARAB NEIGHBORS" "ISRAELS DOMESTIC AGENDA AFTER THE GULF CRISIS" on An Inner Silence Is More Than Words RABBI IRWIN GRONER Special to The Jewish News Israel's Independence Day I WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 7:30 P.M. Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 BELL ROAD SOUTHFIELD RAYMOND TANTER Professor of Pol...…
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…Artist Hy Vogel and friend. SEND IN THE ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Assistant Editor H y Vogel's career be- gan when his suitcase was stolen. A Winnipeg, Manitoba, na- tive, he came to Detroit in the 1920s while working as a traveling salesman. Somebody took off with his luggage, which contained all his samples, and Mr. Vogel was left without a dime. At first, he took a bunch of odd jobs — selling shoes and men's clothing, about which • "I didn't...…
…ENTERTAINMENT I Clowns Continued from preceding page featuring International dance groups, ethnic food and wine Sunday, April 21, 1991 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. (Food served from 4 to 6 p.m.) Southfield Civic Center Pavilion 26000 Evergreen Road (at 10 1/2 Mile Road) S 13.50 per person in advance • S 15.00 per person at the door Sponsored by the City of Southfield and The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit Proceeds benefit the In...…
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