…Letters Gaining Young Families Arthur Horwitz's Publisher Notebook "The Elephant In The Room: Our Dwindling Demographics" highlights the differences in two congregations in Metro Detroit (July 29, page 5). In the same week that his corn- ments were printed, the front page of the Detroit News presented an article detailing how Young Israel of Southfield is building up its commu- nity and not running away. The demo- graphics do speak for themse...…
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…Roundup On To November! Primary election winners will face off for Congress, governor and local races. I n the Aug. 3 primary, Michigan vot- ers narrowed the races for the Nov. 2 general election. Candidates for selected races within the JN readership area follow, with the primary winners in black typeface: • 9th District — Pontiac, Lake Angelus, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, Orchard Lake, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Franklin, Bingham Farm...…
…STEVE SOLOMON'S MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHERS JEWISH IN THERAPY l'M "PERFECT COMIC TIMING." New York Post AUGUST 18-22 & 25-29 ANDIAMO NOVI THEATRE TICKETS & EVENT INFORMATION: To say that an evening spent with Steve Solomon is like being with a dear, funny friend is an understatement. In truth, an evening with Steve is more like being with dozens of hilarious friends and eccentric members of your own family. For a limited time, audi...…
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…FINANCIAL PROBLEMS GETTING THE BEST OFYOU? Jews Differ On Gay Ruling NEW YORK (JTA) — Jewish groups on opposite sides of the same-sex marriage debate reacted to a federal court's decision to repeal California's Proposition 8, which defines mar- riage as only between a man and woman. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America in a state- ment stated, "Traditional Jewish val- ues recognize marriage as being only between a man and wo...…
…Roundup Roundup from page 14 bout in England. He said he is acting on his interests in the business side of boxing and organiz- ing a fight card in Brooklyn, where he grew up and where his most ardent fan base is located. "It's important for the business side of boxing to have new blood:' Salita said at the news conference in midtown Manhattan. "I'm in the gym; I see the boxers. There are so many talented boxers who never get the opportunity...…
…Metro YOUNG ADULT TEAMWORK / ON THE COVER Stepping Up To The Plate Duo organizes Pitch for Israel charity softball tournament to rally Detroit's young Jews. Robin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News T - Pitch Fror Israel Detroi 1---fotthders Adam Blanck. of•West Bloomfield and Benjy Gordon of Detroit here's something magical about a night at the ball park: the energy of the crowd, the crack of the bat, the simple pleasure of sitting ...…
…Metro YOUNG ADULT TEAMWORK Stepping Up from page 17 Left: Julia Weinberg, Southfield; Noah Canadian Roots While you may think of softball as an all-American pastime, the Pitch for Israel charity softball tournament has its roots in Canada. The event was originally created in 2008 by Daniel Warner, 27, of Toronto, a man- aging partner in a Canadian market- ing firm and a part-time graduate student in business administration at York Univers...…
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…CONGRATULATIONS TEAM ALEX! Metro YOUNG ADULT TEAMWORK Stepping Up from page 18 Learn more about Team Alex at: www.teamalexrides.org Team raising over $209,000 Beth Brandvain raising $44,000 Total amount raised for MAW Over $1,375,000.00 The entire Graham family sends a heartfelt thank you to Team Alex! RIDERS Diane Adler Dorothy Barak Lucy Beatty Michael Bellet Leon Berdy Earl Bogrow Mark Bolish Beth Brandvain Avi Brandvain Noah Brant...…
…Take time to enjoy this marvelous art show. Bring your friends, children and grandchildren for a tour of art at the studio gallery of the sculptor. jarc E-ractr. F5arrirc. September 1-6 • 2010 Noon to 5 PM (Saturday 1 PM - 5 PM) Jerry Soble's Studio Gallery • Orchard Lake, MI Questions? Call Jerry at 248-683-4364 • www.jeromesoble.com or log on to www.jarc.org Jerry Soble presents his sculptures for an and Fundraising Sale Consuity...…
…Metro AROUND TOWN Going Green! Ecostore USA dedicates new headquarters in Auburn Hills. --=- Lyne Appel Downing of Birmingham cuts the ribbon at Ecostore USA's new Auburn Hills headquarters. A health conscious mom's quest to find natural, chemical-free products for her home has blossomed into a new green business venture for three Jewish partners. Lyne Appel Downing of Birmingham, a former personal trainer and yoga instructor, teamed up ...…
…GUYS New Akiva Leadership A kiva Hebrew Day School in Southfield has installed its leadership team for the executive committee of the board of directors. For the coming year, the officers include Dr. Joseph Greenbaum, president; Dr. Seth Korelitz, chair- man of the board; Eugene Sherizen, Joseph first vice presi- Greenbaum dent; Leah Ann Kleinfeldt, second vice president; Ethan Gilan, third vice president; Andy Weil, treasurer; Fern Herschf...…
…World Holy Ground Jewish positions on Ground Zero mosque reveal ambivalence. Protestors last month showed their feelings about the mosque. Ron Kampeas Jewish Telegraphic Agency Washington ORT YOUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1971' KEEGO HARBOR, MICHIGAN 48320 248.681.6460 24 August 12 • 2010 M ore often than not, Jewish and Muslim groups come down on the same side of battles over religious liberties...…
…zo., .itgi4frie aleas long history of pressing for a moderate, engaged Islam. "One of the ways to prevent future Ground Zeroes is to encourage modera- tion within Islam and to treat Muslim moderates differently than we treat Muslim extremists:' the Atlantic's Jeffiey Goldberg wrote on his blog."The campaign against this mosque treats all Muslims as perpetrators." Last week, the mosque project at Ground Zero cleared what may have been its fin...…
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…Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton exit their wedding ceremony. "help their spouses along their spiritual journeys." Rabbi Shmuley Hecht, who is Orthodox and the rabbinical adviser at Yale University's Eliezer Jewish Society, said intermarriage can work only if the non-Jewish spouse converts to Judaism through an Orthodox conversion and genuinely changes religions. Otherwise, he said, the marriage is doomed to fail because down the road, any...…
…Genetic Aid Invite your friends and family to come try Temple Kol Ami for a year Members joining between now and October 16, 2010 will pay NO membership dues for this year AND if they have kids in kindergarten they can attend our Religious School for FREE too. Join us for Call the TKA Office for more information at (248) 661-0040 Two Special Shabbat Events Prospective Member Shabbat and Sushi Oneg Friday, August 13 at 6:30 pm A family...…
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…Business & Professional PROFILE Turning 'Em Around Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News F rom Jewish centers to cities like Pontiac. From synagogues to pharmaceutical firms. From large corporations to small businesses. They all seem to get into financial trouble at least once in a while — and even more so in today's depressed economy. But Fred Leeb of Orchard Lake has been coming to the rescue for these types of operations for the past...…
…4 . 1 4, # 444 41 AN 4:70 c‘r 4S) (0, f J • , , / ; 114 1 T\ 1111. ftk % 4 Yr if\ e ilk,: ii % ll Wharton Graduate Leeb, 58, got into the turnaround business through a circuitous route. A native of Milwaukee, he obtained a bachelor's degree in economics I Looking Back Rod Blake, Pontiac's director of special projects, calls Leeb "an extraordinary, honorable person; a bright, hard- working, exceptional professional w...…
…The Credit Union Perspective By: John Normandeau, President/CEO BestSource Credit Union Business & Professional FINANCE Do you know the difference between a bank and a credit union? Although banks and credit unions have similarities, it is important to consider some key differences. Business Type: Credit Unions are non-profit financial cooperatives that exist to serve their members. They are guided by an unpaid board of directors. Wherea...…
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…HERE'S TO... Hillel of Metro Detroit (HMD) awarded its annu- al David Bittker Student Leadership Award to University of Michigan- Dearborn student Leora Flatt of Oak Park. The HMD Board of Governors Flatt created this award in memory of the late Davd Bittker of Franklin, whose leadership helped guide both HMD and Hillel International. Flatt completed her junior year at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, study- ing psychology. She served on ...…
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…Our Family of Docents Docents provide highest- quality service in a supportive community. "No one knows what happened to six year old Rolf Hess" From the Director's Chair Improving our institution through innovation and change. Page 3 Page 3 Page 2 .\)sec'Em N HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER 0 6'11a 0") \> — ' '00.r:B.14' ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS NEWSLETTER Summer 2010 28123 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248.553.2400 • Fax:...…
…From the Director's Chair It's hard to believe that it is almost a year since I came aboard as your Executive Director. You are a welcoming and warm Jewish Stephen M. Goldman community and I thank you for your support. I have been busy building on the founda- tion begun by my predecessor and we are reaching ever greater heights in so many ways. Some of the new programs sched- uled include lectures, seminars, teacher training, cooperative prog...…
…"No one knows what happened to six year old Rolf Hess" The Holocaust tragedy keeps resurfacing. This past May, a gende- man with no foreign accent arrived in the Library and after mustering great courage, announced, "I am a Holocaust survivor." He had come to the Library to see if he might find out about his background. He identified himself as Rolf Hess from Malsch, Gemany. He remembers that as a young child, he was deported to a nearby town...…
…HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS 28123 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3738 Hold the Date August 29, 2010 Synagogues in Germany: A Virtual Reconstruction Exhibit Opening President's Message As the New Year rapidly ap- proaches, I want to reflect on the resilience of our Holocaust Memorial Center. Twenty months Gary Karp ago, we lost not only one of our founding fathers, but also an extraordinary leader and fundr...…
…Opinion A MIX OF IDEAS Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Editorial Yes, Maccabi! ewish teens in America find their Jewish identity tested more and more by the spreading and intimidating forces of hatred toward Israel. These forces take the imposing form of campus anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial and Islamist terror. Our teens may not be touched directly by these chilling effects, but thanks to today's instant communica- t...…
…Opinion A MIX OF IDEAS On Conversion, A Way New York/JTA A s the controversy over the con- version issue reached a fever pitch recently, a group of Israeli soldiers shuffled past flowerbeds into classrooms at the Jewish Agency's Kiryat Moriah educational center in Jerusalem. Four-hundred soldiers, many of them immigrants, come together from every army unit for 14 hours a day of learning. Today's lesson has nothing to do with combat, Hebre...…
…Spirituality Welcome To Southfield YIS continues to attract young families to its community. Jonathan, Josh, Naomi and Jordan Elberg Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer opportunities" after Fischman presented them with a slew of them. "As time passed, we did more research and spoke with various people, but we ven before the date of the next felt that this would be a great place for annual Young Israel of Southfield our kids and it wasn't...…
…411111*. Spirituality TEMPLE AND SYNAGOGUE LISTINGS SPONSORED BY TEMPLE ISRAEL nsmagau mom® EEEME C-empk Frail Making a difference. Join us for our annual ROAD RALLY! Temple Israel i m Q G I n E Young Adults and Temple Israel Couples Club SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 We will start promptly at 6:30 PM at Temple Israel, and finish at the home of Meg & Rabbi Josh Bennett. Sisterhood Member Appreciation Opening Luncheon Temple Israel Sisterhood...…
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…4A a - iA INN Come Celebrate Our 22nd Anniversary! Monday, August 23, 2010 Starting at 6:30 PM Temple Shir Shalom's FOOD FUN AND FIREWORKS FESTIVAL begins with an evening loaded with family fun, food tastings and games, and ends with a spectacular fireworks display! TORAH PORTION Save The Trees By Recycling Parshat Shoftim: - Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9; Isaiah 51:12-52:12. I To tempt your palate, some of the area's most popular restau...…
…Health & Fitness SPORTS Top Flight Oakland Hills a winner for golf tourney. Steve Stein Special to the Jewish News T he numbers are in and they add up to a huge ace for the 20th annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf Invitational. David Blatt, executive director of the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, said the outing raised about 35 percent more funds than last year. He attributed the spike to the fact that the event was held for the firs...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Good As Gold The business life of the Gold family — proprietors of Detroit's biggest pawnshop comes to the small screen. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News A mong the jewelry, televisions, furs, computers, paintings, cam- eras, chairs and one-of-a-kind attic stashes — some 45,000 items pawned and held at American Jewelry and Loan in Detroit — can be found Judaica pieces. Les Gold and his family, who run the b...…
…Arts & Entertainment From Happiness To Wartime Writer-director Todd Solondz infuses his new film with singular satire of a Jewish family. Naomi Pfefferman Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. a 'seat' as the people buried in Israel? And you've got such a small piece of land to begin with; why would you want to take eering from behind oversize up space there? It's perverse' green-framed glasses, dressed The writer-director has been reviled in in ...…
…Please join us for a very special evening benefiting the Jewish Ensemble Theatre Dream Come True nET @haiu'R Artist opens Royal Oak gallery. Arts Advocate D Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News wring a casual conversation with one of his three sons at the Center Fitness Club in the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, Benjie Pearlman had the promise of achieving a longtime wish. Pearlman, 83, who earned his living in the ...…
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…Family Focus SPONSORED BY BEST SOURCE CREDIT UNION Beyond Red Tape Prominent Zionist's niece told she needs to prove her "Jewishness." Raphael Ahren Haaretz.com H illary Rubin felt she was living out her ancestors' dream when she decided to move to Israel in 2006. Now she says she is being forced to leave the country to fulfill her own dream — getting married. "Zionism runs in my family," the Detroit native says, adding that her grandfat...…
