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…75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWTS 3 SIVAN 5754/MAY 13, 1994 • aside Rabbis Respond To Sex Study Dr. Jeffries Defends Visits Here LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER ALTERNATIVE IA:OW.410 ongregation Shaarey Zedek Rabbi William Gershon was livid when he opened his April 29 edition of the Forward, a national Jewish news- paper published in New York City. Between headlines like "NAACP Faces Decline, Jewish Allies Warning," and "Afternoon in Gaza Uncove...…

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…May 13, 1994 14 15 Detroit COMMENT Kiryas Joel and the Supreme Court. Ecumenical Music St. Hugo's and Temple Beth El plan to make beautiful music. MIDEAST For many Israelis, peace means no Arabs, terrorism. Single Flight A mission to Israel will change these travelers' connections. Uniformed Volunteers. page 96 Health 42 Head Pain Dinosaurs, Nazis, eugenics and some dwarfs. 90 away the 'invisible condition.' Northland Turns ...…

…Shavuot: A Celebration Of Our Commitment There's a story about a Holocaust survivor who had all but lost his faith in God after years of la- bor camps, endless marches, and incarceration in a place where he most surely would die. His camp, however, was liberated by Ameri- cans. And during the stages of liberation, in- cluding a r turn to basics such as food and water and new clothing, the survivor came to learn about his spiritualrehabilitati...…

…Community Views /) \ 7/ Editorial Notebook It's Hard To Judge A Real Enigma Meeting As Friends To Confront Issues RICHARD LOBENTHAL SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHIL JACOBS ED TOR I had intended to write an "ADL Col- umn" (whatever that is) but in truth I spent an in- ordinate amount of time thinking about Richard Nixon. As my deadline ap- proached, I found that the con- tradictions of the man overshadowed writing about Far- rakhan or th...…

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…Machon Lirora The Jewish Learning Network of Nlichigan cordially invites you to join us at our Annual Banquet Jewish Continuity Award presented to Dr. Milton & Lois Shiffman Wednesday, June 1, 1994 Plaza Hotel 16400 J. L. Hudson Drive Southfield, Michigan Guest Speaker Rabbi Berel Wein Noted Historian, Author, and lecturer Honorary Chairman, Alex Saltsman General Chairman, Gary Torgow Banquet Chairman, Eugene Sherizen Banquet Co-Cha...…

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…THE JEWISH NEWS vol. CV No.10 Visit our New Canton and Novi Branches for their Grand Opening on June 6. Associate Publisher Arthur M. Norwitz Editor Phil Jacobs Associate Editors Elizabeth Applebaum Alan Hitsky Staff Writers Jennifer Finer Ruth Littmann Lesley Pearl Steve Stein Contributing Editor Elie Wiesel Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Correspondents Ina Friedman Larry Derfner Photog...…

…X13... COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Beautiful Billings he American Jewish Com- mittee last week made a spe- cial presentation to the community of Billings, Mont., for its crusade against anti-Semi- tism and intolerance. The community was honored for taking action against local KKK members who, during Chanukah, targeted and van- dalized the few Jewish homes that displayed menorahs in their windows. In response, Billings residents set out ...…

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…St. Hugo's Catholic Church and Temple Beth El plan a major music festival for next month. SUZANNE CHESSLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Miriam Fried: One of the headliners. emple Beth El and St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church are getting ready to make beautiful mu- sic together. Teaming up with the Chamber Music Society of Detroit-, Detroit-Chamber Winds and guest artists of international acclaim, the religious in- stitutions will sponsor ...…

…Living conditions, like this one near the Lebanon border, are not the best. Israeli soldiers take a break at a Friends of the IDF facility. Helping Hands Talk by Israeli general highlights kickoff for Detroit Friends of IDF chapter. STEVE STEIN STAFF WRITER 0 ne of Israel's most promi- nent and decorated soldiers will be the guest speaker at the kickoff event of the De- troit Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chapter. Major Gene...…

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…EUROPEAN SELECTION `Seduction' Leads To Film Enterprise RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER hey were young and inex- ple for a half-hour and include perienced. Their executive some plot twists." Since winning the student producer broke her leg in a car crash. To further com- Emmy, many of the crew mem- plicate matters, the crew had to bers involved with Seduction Sto- shoot the film in seven days so ry have graduated and dispersed they could return ...…

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…C UHS Bus Users Seeking Options RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER Stk. #M4122 erry Hansen, headmaster at Detroit Country Day School, decided to contract with another bus company even before he received news that United Hebrew Schools Trans- portation will close by June. "Three years ago, when we started with UHS, the service was good, but it went downhill after that," Mr. Hansen said. "Everything you can imagine goes wrong. Drivers don't pick up ...…

…Control VI Mime Series Bronze 1/3 Lifesize 84" high Come See What's in Store! vice as the coordinator of Jewish Educational Loan Service, and as coordinator of volunteers for Planned Parenthood League of Michigan. A Max M. Fisher Foundation grant of $15,300 made the hire a reality. "MJAC will continue to be vol- unteer-based, but now well have professional guidance and lead- ership to make our services noth- ing less than excellent," said S...…

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…And now, will the real #1 please stand up. VISITS page 1 You can't understand biology, sci- ence, technology... Remember, even the first Christian countries were African." Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, does not buy Dr. Jeffries' statements. "He is anti-Semitic, to put it mildly," Mr. Foxman told a national black publication in February. "His speeches have no basis of fact. These are the rant- ings of someon...…

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…THE DREAM CAME TRUE CH I LDKEN DREAM This visit to our Metropolitan area by six Ethiopian Israeli teenagers, interacting with their peers in nine area high schools and various youth groups, built bridges of communication and understanding, shattered stereotypes, and promoted understanding and appreciation of differences. Anti-Defamation League 0 thanks those who made it possible. Host Homes: Sarah Chopp & parents, Michael & Bela Geoffrey D...…

…reenberg Memorial Golf ennis Invitational of the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame enefiting The Hank Greenberg emorial Cancer Fund at Sinai Hospital President of the American League Dr. Bobby Brown will be on hand to receive the first annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Achievement Award. This Award, which will be presented by Hank's son, Stephen Greenberg, will be given annually to an individual whose devotion to the game of professional bas...…

…es pm e recent dines Eight Seniors To Be Honored During First Annual Event Schindler's List Boosts HMC Numbers JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER A ince early 1994, when the Academy Award-winning movie Schindler's List took box offices by storm, in- creasing numbers of people have visited the Holocaust Memorial Center in West Bloomfield. The Center attracts about 1,200 school groups a year, some from as far away as P...…

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…C MAY 13 , 1994 11111111 AJC Hosts Special Presentation The American Jewish Committee, Detroit Chapter, will host at its upcoming 49th an- nual meeting, a spe- cial musical pre- sentation on youth and violence 7:30 p.m. May 24 at Tem- ple Israel. Using scenes, sto- ries, music and po- etry, "Beyond Vio- lence" depicts the depth to which vio- lence has penetrat- ed every aspect of many young people's lives - in the news, at school resentatio...…

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…of Detroit City Council, Sister Marilyn Bergt of AIDS Interfaith Network (MN), Karma Donyo Numgyal of the Tibetan Medicine Buddah Practice, the Rev. James E. Beatty of Agape Community Church, and the Rev. Argentina •Glasgow of Detroit Unity Tem- ple. Music will be performed by pi- anist Gary Rimar, folk singer Charlie Monterey, and the Great Lakes Men's Chorus. Represen- tatives of other local congrega- tions and HIV support organizations also...…

…Synagogue Services THE PREMIER CONCERT: O 4MMI- It ote."1111011MI AIM MI NI --- OM a Ell Nr '7 MI All "11 411 ORTHODOX: BIRMINGHAM BLOOMFIELD SYNAGOGUE-CHABAD 357 N. Woodward, the Masonic Temple, Bloomfield Hills. Rabbi: Dovid Polter, 544-8639 or 901-4750, ext. 1603. Services: Saturday 10 a.m. Study group 9:30 a.m. Tot- Shabbat 10:30 a.m. Kiddush follows services. BAIS CHABAD OF FARMINGTON HILLS CHORALE OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT ...…

…CC TRADITIONAL: 2 B'NAI DAVID 24350 Southfield Rd., Southfield, 557-8210. Rabbi: Morton F. Yolkut. Cantor: Stuart D. Friedman. Sexton: Hersh) Roth. Services: Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Weekdays 7:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. Harold Strom will chant the Haftorah. Kiddush follows services. Minchah 8:35 p.m., followed by Rabbi's Pirkei Avot class, Se'udah Shlishit and Ma'ariv. Shavuot services: May 15 at 8 p.m.; May ...…

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…4;) INFINITI of FARMINGTON HILLS 1994 J30 I find so poignant that heart- breaking and life affirming at the same time. The first astonishes me. The focal point for observant Jews is Halachah, Jewish law. We would think that in the camps Ha- lachah would be the farthest thing from the inmates' minds. Yet there survive today hundreds of questions of Jewish law that the prisoners asked their rabbis, from what to eat on Passover, to whether it ...…

…What words can be more painful to a mother's ear? Anyone who thinks the recession is over for everyone should know that the Jewish Family Service received 210 requests for financial assistance the first three months of this year. That's a jump of 40 percent over 1993. Half of the grants went for housing. "Mommy, where will we sleep tonight?" Human service agencies of the Jewish Federation know the numbers — but more important, they know the...…

…Tell Me Why His Ashes Went Over The River, But Where Is Einstein's Brain? 1994 J30 ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR Q: What is a Mizrach? , A: A Mizrach ("east" in He- brew) is a plaque placed on the wall of a synagogue or home to mark the east, toward Jerusalem, and the direction one should face when praying. The Torah on several occasions (I Kings 8:34,44,48; II Chronicles 6:34) mentions facing toward the Temple in Jerusalem during ...…

…&Li BUICK RATED #1 In Retail Sales 1994 CENTURY SPECIAL On May 15, Food and Thought will be offered at Congregation Beth Shalom's "Tikkun Layl Shavuot." Minchah/Ma'ariv services will be held at 6 p.m. Rabbi Nelson will speak on "The Sanctity of Life" at 6:30 p.m.; dinner will fol- low. At 7:45 p.m., Sammy Semp will talk about "The Book of Job: Dialogue with God." At 8:15 p.m., Cantor Greenbaum will sing and discuss "Jewish Music: From Sina...…

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…BY TOM W000 Support group begins for sufferers of the "invisible condition." THE DE TRO IT J E WIS H N EWS RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER 42 E lien Blau spent much of the past 20 years in bed, incapacitated by chronic head pain. She consult- ed one physician after another: neurologists, acupuncturists, in- ternists, chiropractors. A dietitian told her the prob- lem was eggs. "Eggs? I don't eat eggs," said the 44- year-old resident of Bingham ...…

…That Time Of The Month Sages recognized, and doctors finally treat, the curse of PMS. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER The American Psychiatric Associ- toms. Often there are changes in ation no longer lists PMS as a men- breast tissue, muscular cramping, tal disease. The status was changed headaches or vague malaise." several years ago following several He adds, "They (the sages) wrote studies on hormonal changes. It ap- with conviction of the psy...…

…HEAD page 42 — headache often is caused by nighttime teeth grinding, which results in a sore jaw as well as a dull ache inside and around the ear. Other headaches are caused by tumors, infections or other, possibly fatal conditions. "People need validation that their headaches are real." Ellen Blau The National Headache Foun- dation stresses that sufferers should consult a physician. Over- the-counter "cures," such as as- pirin, can worsen...…

…SPRING CLEANING SALE Opening in June ojeamifron mouse Weizmann Woman > Receives Award The first Weizmann Women and Science Award was presented to Professor Joan Argetsinger Steitz of Yale University's School of Medicine. The award, announced May 3 by Sara Lee Schupf, national chairwoman of the American Committee for the Weizmann In- stitute, includes a $25,000 re- search grant to the project of the recipient's choice. The presentation of t...…

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…Congregation Beth Achim Celebrating 25 Years with an Evening of E L- legance, Featuring an array of stars... PAUL ZIM and his Simcha Klezmer Band Paul Pincus, Clarinetist Honoring The Past Presidents of Congregation Beth Achim and Membership SUNDAY MAY 22 - 7 p.m. Champagne Afterglow See Our Sfteur Continue to Shine ! cf.LEEA) r.v R.S.V.P. (810) 352-8670 21100 W.12 Mile Road • Southfield, Michigan 48076 Patrons Committee In Form...…

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