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…Contents DETROIT JEWISH NEWS A 2002 Michigan Press Association General Excellence winner •IN www.detroitjewishnews.com FRIDAY, DEC. 13, 2002 TEVET 8, 5763 VOL. Clan, NO. 18 This Week 16 Presidential Pressures Arts & Entertainment Yeshiva U. 's Richard Joel faces a new raft of challenges. B2 Secondary Witnesses DEPARTMENTS WSU professor explores meaning of World War II through Shoah. Opinion 31 Oil And Snake Oil Cover Story Don...…

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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK C:1 A Blessing Amid Danger R Wherever they are when terror lurks, he underscored, abbi Daniel Gordis was struck by how clearly the Israelis know their fellow citizens will get them back home, "to e-mail letter reflected the typical reaction to his the only place on the planet where Jews can take care of them- National Public Radio comments, in which he selves." affirmed why he, his wife, Elisheva, and their That's why Isr...…

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…For Openers Finger Pointing he biblical reference to the scapegoat is a familiar one to many of us. How many, however, are aware of the scape- goat tactics resorted to on a daily basis? I am not referring to redlining or racial stereotyping or the other SY MANELLO news headline forms of this activ- ity. I am talking Editorial about the everyday Assistant refusal on the part of many to admit that there is nothing horrific in making a mistake....…

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…RINKE CADILLAC 85 Years And Still Delivering f BREAK allowed both groups to use a Budapest square at the same time. Rabbis Cuffed In War Protest New York/JTA — Three rabbis were arrested during a protest in New York against a possible U.S. war with Iraq. Rabbi Arthur Waskow of Philadel- phia and New York Rabbis Michael Feinberg and Ellen Lippmann were among about 100 people arrested for civil disobedience after they blocked the entrance o...…

…This Week Cantor's Case Resolved C antor Samuel Greenbaum of Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park, charged six months ago with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor while driving to perform a bris, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving. The cantor was originally charged June 18 after being stopped by Oakland County Sheriff's deputies as he was headed to the bris of Matthew Gutman in Commerce Township. Last ...…

…s Week Presidential Pressure Chosen to head Yeshiva University, Richard Joel faces a new raft of challenges. Orthodox university. JOE BERKOFSKY Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York City tudents from Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish . Campus Life gathered one night during General Assembly of the Jewish federation system in November and confronted Richard Joel. The students peppered Joel, Hillel's president and international director, with c...…

…•• • • ••••••• en Seeking Successor Hillel faces new campus challenge: A new president to lead its mission. RACHEL POMERANCE Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York City he organization whose CEO is praised as a "guru," "Svengali" and "pied piper" Joel's rhetorical abilities are well is now in the position of known. Rabbi Moshe Krupka, a having to determine its direction with- spokesman for the Orthodox Union, out him. says Joel "realizes the ...…

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…Thi s Week First Blood As parties choose Knesset lists, results may affect next government. LESLIE SUSSER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem T t,t4 12/13 2002 20 Katz — all were relegated to bottom spots, with lit- tle hope of winning Knesset seats. On Dec. 11, Beilin and Dayan quit the Labor ranks to run on the list of the leftist Meretz Party. Sharon is aiming for the center ground, and suggest- ed that his trump card will be Sha...…

…Sharon could face a mini-rebellion in his own party. Despite the elation of Mitzna's campaign strate- gists over the party's election list, the Labor leader faces a similar problem. Most of the top people on the list are supporters of the former party leader, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer. They could push Mitzna into joining a coalition with Sharon on terms he would rather reject, or even chip away at his leadership within Labor. And there is another p...…

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…A Message For Jews IDF army sergeant urges diaspora Jews to visit Israel and stay connected with Israelis. HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer Ell ov Rozenberg doesn't work for the Israeli tourism office and he isn't in public relations. He's just a grunt soldier in the Israel Defense Forces with a message for diaspora Jews — stay connected to Israel. Frustrated by what South African classmates at his Petach Tikvah yeshiv- ah had been told back ...…

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…Washington Watch Mideast Containment Bush appointment of Abrams seen as a holding action. Siegman said the real reason for Abrams' appointment was the adminis- Washington Correspondent tration's desire to preserve the current Israeli-Palestinian status quo. "This he appointment of Elliot president is not prepared to take any Abrams as director of new initiatives during this period prior Middle East affairs at the White House was the worst t...…

…How many bites will Uncle Sam take this year? Washington Watch WASHINGTON WATCH from page 25 anniversary of an event few Americans know about: the creation of Zegota, the Polish Council for Aid to the Jews. The underground organization, which operated from late 1942 until the liberation of Poland, was the only rescue organization run by both Jews and non-Jews; historians say the organ- ization helped uncounted numbers of Jews who were hidin...…

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…This Week Insight Remember When • • Alternative Perspective U-M professor gives EMU students a pro-Israel view on the Middle East. was "translated into the modern European context. Zionism said Jews are a people and a nation, just like Special to the Jewish News England or France." Outlining various Zionist approaches to Arabs in the vi Gitelman brought compassion, complexity and Middle East, he argued that the most powerful group of comm...…

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…SNOphdon Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones Oil And Snake Oil or more than a year, Saudi Arabia's rulers have been insisting that their country is not to be blamed for Osama bin Laden and 9-11 or, indeed, any of the manifes- tations of militant, terror-approving Islam. Just last week, their U.S. spokesman presented a report on all the supposedly significant steps that the monarchy is taking...…

…OTHER VIEWS My December Dilemma he so-called December Dilemma had nothing to do with me and my family until a certain December in a cer- tain year when we found ourselves in the small town called Wheeling, W.Va., which was very different from all the places we lived before. Till then, the holidays were no more than a spectator's sport of sorts. To be sure, it was quite enjoyable to see the streets with their festive decorations, the store wi...…

…Replace Terror With Talk Jerusalem arring a political earthquake between now and the Israeli elections on January 28, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is going to defeat his Labor Party opponent Amram Mitzna. In that case, the question of a Palestinian state — the hottest issue in Israeli politics today — will be on hold. Sharon has made some faint statements favoring a Palestinian state — but only if the Palestinians end their terror cam...…

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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 44 Mazel Tov! 46 Birmingham Mayor Seth Chafetz at his "day job"— skating coach at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hilts. And May Seth Chafetz is looking to make his mark as Birmingham's first Jewish mayor. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News s eth Chafetz, the first Jewish mayor of Birmingham, didn't have a bar mitzvah as a youth because his parents were going through a rancorous divorce at the ...…

…foot, outdoor Chanukah menorah in Birmingham's Shain Park during the recent holiday. Rabbi Yochanan Polter and the Birmingham Bloomfield Chai Center sponsored a "Light Up the Night" city holiday celebration in the park with the participation of Mayor Cheyfitz and the commissioners. Enlightened Grassroots Politics Outdoor menorah, new mayor are signs of a growing- Jewish presence in Birmingham. Chafetz's "day job" as a skating coach is his ...…

…ISUAL 1)114EIMORIES PHOTOGRAPHY 2003 FALL EDITION SEVILLE or Give a Gift of Love V FULL SERVICE STUDIO • Weddings Jane Sherman Now Heads Israel Appeal Jane R Sherman, who divides her time between homes in Franklin and Israel, has been named national chairperson of the United Israel Appeal (UIA). She brings to the post a portfolio of leadership roles locally, nationally and internationally. She has served UTA as both vice chair and treas...…

…LATICE Local Russians toast Chanukah and embrace the miracle. DAVID SACHS Senior Copy Editor T Top: Gennadiy Shumulinskiy spoke passionately in Russian about the meaning of the Festival of Lights. 12 / 13 2002 38 Bottom: Russian Division committee members include Michael Kuchersky, Tamara Friedman, Emmanuel Gauzer, Eugene Sherizen, Izya Berman, Larisa Abayev and Gennadiy Shumulinskiy. hey feasted on potato latkes and imported vodka, l...…

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…"Wish 1 WiSii 1 mislit, have this wish of foob tonislit" Dear Friends: The holidays are a nostalgic time filled with childhood memories and cherished moments shared with family and friends. The scents of gingerbread cookies, homemade pumpkin pie, and stuffed turkey fill the air. Shopping is just beginning and stores and homes are lit with the promise of happiness and hope. No wish seems too impossible to fill. Yet, in some homes, wishes of...…

…In Israel David and Avi need more than a blanket to feel secure. Here's To... June Swartz of Ann Arbor, a col- lege counselor at the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit, was chosen as the Washtenaw County Counselor of the Year. Adam Greenbaum ofSouthfield, a senior at the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit, worked as an intern for State Rep. Paul Condino during the 2002 elec- tion. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society honored two...…

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…Temple Beth El Nursery School invites you to enjoy Bar/Bat Mitzvah Jacob Bass will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Friday, Dec. 13, at Temple Emanu- El. He is the son of Elissa Bass and Linda and Jeffrey Bass. Proud grand- parents are Sandy and Robert Noble, Elaine Bass, Marlene and Dr. Stuart Bass and Ilene and Richard Karson. His great-grandparents are Ann and Sid Cohen, Rhea Bass, Rena Fishman, the late George Bass and the lat...…

…Community Mazel Toy! Yifat Ouzan, former IDF Non-Commissioned Officer of Education and Geography and victim of terror. Hear this brave survivor of terrorism share her story. team. He enjoys playing hockey, foot- ball, baseball and golf. He loves movies, summers at Tamarack Camps and in Charlevoix and spending time with family and friends. For his mitz- vah hours, Jordan volunteered at Yad Ezra in Berkley and at Pathways, an organization pr...…