…INSIDE: DETROIT/KIDS LEARN HEBREW NAMES; BUSINESS/BUCKLE UP IN BERKLEY; FAMILY AND CAMP/PARENTING AND SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES 750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 1 2 SHEVAT 5755/JANUARY 13, 1995 Bittersweet Memories Marilyn Cohn, a hospice patient who died alone, is remembered after all. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR PHOTOS BY GLENN TR IEST M Temple In Turmoil Members of Temple Beth El attend Committee to Save Temple Beth El meeting Jan. 4. Beth El's b...…
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…ALL i Krim is •nti i Gar A au Nom ( - i. elEggE HELMS '1 4- 1 M gro hair RiM RsarioZ iN THE tIREIGN ammierreLoFFiCE Family-Friendly Policies Washington is buzzing with talk about "family values" as conservative Republicans assume the reins of power in Congress. In one sense, this strikes a responsive chord within the Jewish community, which is second to none in sup- porting values and policies that lead to strong, secure families. Wi...…
…Editor's Notebook Opinion Don't Blame The Ninjas, Take A Look At Yourselves Where Are You Now, Bobby Justice? PHIL JACOBS ED TOR ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR My father used to make fun of Frank, one of my childhood friends. This was in 1960. Seems Frank's parents would not allow him to watch the television show, "Lassie." There were scenes of Lassie rescuing Timmy that made Frank, then 7, uneasy. "Yeah, there was one scene where ...…
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…THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CV! No. 19 /— Associate Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Phil Jacobs Associate Editors Elizabeth Applebaum Alan Nasky Staff Writers Jennifer Finer Ruth Littmann Jill Davidson Sklar Steve Stein Contributing Editor Elie Wiesel Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Correspondents Ina Friedman Larry Derfner Photographer Glenn Triest Local Columnists Danny Raskin Carla Jean Sch...…
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…What's In A Name? Beth Hayeled preschoolers learn the significance of their Hebrew names. PHOTOS BY BILL GE MMELL JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER Top: Shaarey Zedek's vice president Alan Schwartz hands Michael Adelman his certificate. Above: Marla and Amy Sternberg display Marla's Hebrew name certificate. Right: Rabbi Leonardo Bitran leads the children in a Havdalah service. aria Sternberg was so excited about a preschool ceremony cele...…
…LEXUS OF LANSING The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection Power Rangers Set By School To Go-Go JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER ichaelangelo, Raphael, Donatello and the rest of their vigilante reptile friends will no longer be allowed at Workmen's Circle Ear- ly Childhood Center. Neither will Billy, Aisha, Kimberly and their dinosaur-morphing pals. That's because the secular Jewish nursery school in Oak Park has banned the images of the Mighty ...…
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…Related story from page 14 Disagreements Mark Beth El's History JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER T he organ music and the mixed-gender choir caused the first schism at Temple Beth El. But the disagreement that be- gan that day in September 1861 has been repeated several times with different themes since the Beth El Society, Michigan's first Jewish congregation, formed in 1850. Major arguments over re- ligious and managerial matters have le...…
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…A Top Ten List Columnist takes a look into the crystal ball and makes some predictions about the Israeli economy in 1995. PINCHAS LANDAU SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS I can't stand predictions, espe- cially about the future." Thus spoke the legendary film mogul Sam Goldwyn. But for once, his taste was out of line with that of the general public. Most people love hearing and reading predictions, preferably about the future and especially about...…
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