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…JN Contents Anna Hoffman, 10, of Farmington Hills shows her concern for JNonline.us July 13-19, 2006 17-23 Tammuz 5766 Vol. CXXIX, No. 23 Nutritionally Speaking captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit at a community rally on Monday. Metro Shrinking Market 13 Kosher consumers pressure rabbis over closing of West Bloomfield butcher. Disputed Textbook Removed 15 West Bloomfield heeds concerns about book's depiction of Jews and Israelis. W...…
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…Editor's Letter JIMMY CHOO CIVIOINI ALESSANDRO DELLACQUA A Range Of Emotions all call has brought a mixed bag of news with a sig- nificant impact on Jewish Detroit: • Evelyn Hoffman Kasle, a Franklin grandmother, knows the gifts that a pastoral counselor can bring. When her daughter, Linda, the mother of three, died 10 years ago, Kasle found solace and support in Rabbi E.B."Bunny" Freedman of the Southfield-based Jewish Hospice and Chapla...…
…Letters To A Jewish Future We were pleased to read your cover story about the Israeli camper program, a partnership between the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and Fresh Air Society are helping create a Jewish future for our kids. Jonah Geller executive director Brian Kepes president Staff photo by Armando Rios Fresh Air Society & Tamarack Camps Ortonville A Rich Story Israeli Scouts Adi Har-Tzvi and Daya Yeffet, both 14,...…
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…Front Lines NOTEBOOK Greenberg Stamps It Detroit Tiger Hall of Famer Hank , Greenberg is one of four baseball immor- tals being honored with U.S. Postal Service (USPS) stamps being released this week. Roy Campanella, Greenberg, Mickey Mantle and Mel Ott will each have a first-class stamp in their memory. A New York ceremony will inaugurate the new stamps HANK GREENBERG on Friday, July 14, at Yankee Stadium prior to the Yankees-White Sox ga...…
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…7M77777 1., tre7rn il 1 A kitchen renovation, considered one of the toughest to live through, was remarkably easy for Jody and Shelly Mendelson when they contracted Gittleman Construction Company to redo the heart of their home. If really was no big deal," said Shelly, "and I think that was because there wasn't a time that I came into the kitchen that things weren't moving along." A neat work site, cleaned up daily, also eased the updating ...…
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…Shrinkin g Market Kosher consumers pressure rabbis over closing of West Bloomfield butcher. Gail Beal of West Bloomfield makes selections Monday at the Farmer Jack kosher butcher counter. Man Hitsky Associate Editor F finding a Shabbat- observant butcher to replace the shop in the West Bloomfield Farmer Jack supermarket has become "the No. 1 priority of the Council of Orthodox Rabbis (COR)," according to Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg, one ...…
…Metro Kosher Controversy Media join fray over kosher plant, but are consumers paying attention? Chanan Tigay Jewish Telegraphic Agency Philadelphia A rlene Holtz grew up right behind her grandfather's kosher butcher shop in downtown Philadelphia. But when news broke that the killing practices at the Agriprocessors plant in Iowa, America's largest kosher slaughterhouse, may have been less than ideal — even, some have claimed, less than k...…
…'Habibi' Ousted West Bloomfield heeds concerns about book's depiction of Jews and Israelis. Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News T he West Bloomfield School District will remove the teen novel Habibi from its middle school English curriculum in the face of challenges to the book's depiction of Jews, Israelis, the Arab- Israeli conflict and its appropri- ateness for the instructional unit, "Letting Others In," for which it had been used. "...…
…Metro 'Habibi from page 15 OUR BIGGEST AND FINAL SALE OF THE SEASON! record and that any proposed use would "be reviewed carefully by Administration, our district's Curriculum Council and the Board of Education before implemented." The book will remain in various school libraries in the district: "I think that's good news," Dr. Rabens said when informed of the district's decision to remove the book from the seventh-grade cur- riculum."I app...…
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…Free Gilad! Rebecca Linker, Florida and Estee t ti 12, of Southfield show solidarity for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit Rally urges soldier's release and support for Israel. Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News U aruch Binah, Israeli Consul General for the t nity, concern, strength, frustration and per- severance were evi- dent July 10 as more than 300 community members gathered on short notice at the Jewish Community Cente...…
…Of West Bloo ield stands strong for Israel t h e rally. Sally and Bernie Schiff of Huntington Woods The Rev. Glenn Plummer is enthusiastic in his support of Israel. Free Gilad! Gilad! from page 19 defending his country and ter- rorists who have been convicted by due process." Binah thanked the United States government and the Detroit Jewish community for their steadfast support. "We must tell Western governments that giving in to te...…
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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . HOLIDAY D ry Bones THEIR CALENDAR Editorial Why They Hate Us T he persistence of anti- Semitism over the centu- ries is largely explained by the fact that it is, at its core, illogical and impervious to rea- son. The Jewish people do not actually have to do anything to arouse hatred. All they have to do is exist. That is enough for all sorts of conspiracy theories and tales of i...…
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…To Life! Lay Of The Land Teen Mission goers learn the contours and cultures of Israel firsthand. from Ein Yaei bakoso_r4a made by teens Samantha Gordon icatie;f;- :both Utfrind of West Bloomfield, at Ein Yael Living seam_ in Jerusalgin. i ---- 4') (Second of a weekly series of stories by participants on Federation's Teen Mission 2006, co-sponsored by the Jewish News.) Brandon Lebowitz Jake Friedman, • 16, of West Bloomfield-joins te...…
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…SPIRITUALITY Doggone, But Not Forgotten Sparky's Pals endowment fund will keep JAS residents in touch with pets. Remembering Sparky are his owner Pete Wurdock of Jewish Apartments & Services, Phyllis Newman of Bloomfield Hills and Judy Newman of Farmington Hills, who says, "Sparky uplifted people and touched so many people's lives." Sparky became a friend to all. Pete Wurdock Special to the Jewish News F rom the time he was born until...…
…Gazpacho Time My daughters looked at several places until we found The Park at Trowbridge. As it turned out, I was familiar with the place; I visited a friend here a few years back. The truth is, I wasn't too worried about the move; I thought everything would work out fine. The Park has made a difference in my life. I'm active with the Men's Club, and there are cultural outings, ballgames and entertainment. And I found several ...…
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…k o Life! Makeup salon benefit spotlights Federation gifts. Marisa Paciocco of Todd's Room and Jennifer Lewis of Birmingham Karin Sherman, Stacey Goldstone and Marla Wujczyk, all of West Bloomfield __— Debbie Karr of West Bloomfield and Sharon Eisenshtadt of Bloomfield Hills Laura Gorosh and Lisa Menuck, both of Birmingham 32 July 13 0 2006 eing beautiful, inside and out, was the focus of "A Night at Todd's Room" in Birmingham. Mo...…
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…Arts & Entertain Bracelet by David Bacharach: "I'm strictly a copper guy." Heavy Metal Two original approaches to metallic art — one by an American and another by an Israeli couple add to the diversity of this year's offerings at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News A n n Arbor D avid Bacharach, based in Maryland, is showing woven metal sculpture, furniture and Judaica in the Ann Arbor Street Art F...…
…Arts & Fntertainment Monroe's Image Endures PBS special puts spotlight on American icon. Bill Carroll I Special to the Jewish News is difficult to imagine what mid-20th century icons like John F. Kennedy, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe might have looked like at the age of 80 — especially Monroe, the blond sex god- dess whose youthful beauty still endures in images seen today. Of course, we'll never know. President Kennedy was assassina...…
…Marinara made fresh daily ITALIANS GIVE OUR (014W MENU ITEMS TWO WILDLY GESTURING THUMBS UP. Itch to the final shots taken by George Barris in 1962, shortly before she died. Miller, a University of Michigan graduate, was a prominent figure in American literature for 60 years; he died last year at 89. He was Monroe's third and last husband."[Arthur Miller] wouldn't have married me if I had been nothing but a dumb blonde': Monroe once said. M...…
…Arts & Entertainment Heavy Metal from page 37 Earrings by David Bacharach, whose art fair items include mezuzot, challah knives and dreidels. Fair, the South University Art Fair, the State Street Area Art Fair and the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair. "I'm strictly a copper guy," says Bacharach, 59, whose work is in the collections of the White House, American Craft Museum and the Arkansas Arts Center Museum. "I find that it's very reactive, and I...…
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…I I I - I. ment t„.,741/4 HE MOVIES He's Our Man Documentary on singer-songwriter reveals something of his Jewish soul. George Robinson Special to the Jewish News L eonard Cohen isn't always clear on when he began writing, but he is utterly certain when asked about the first poetry he remembers reading. About a third of the way into Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, a new documen- tary-cum-concert film, the estimable song- writer-poet-...…
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…To Do! E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication Check It Out! Arts & Culture Listen to Victor Navasky, former editor of The Nation, read from his book A Matter of Education Get job-hunting tips in a free session con- ducted by Mildred Pivoz, assistant mana...…
…We Make Feet Happy! Bloomfield. RSVP by July 24 with an $18 check to JGN, 5300 Isle Royal Court, West Eat lunch and hear a concert featuring soprano Yvonne Moore and pianist Martin Bloomfield 48323. Call Linda, (248) 851- Mandelbaum at noon Thursday, July 20, at the Oak Park JCC. $2.75 lunch with 2519. Seniors Have lunch at noon and hear a concert at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at the Oak Park JCC. Soprano Tiffany Steyer will pres- ent B...…
…To Do MARK HECHLER ! CROSSWORD CELEBRATES HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY Family & friends celebrated Mark's soft, birthday recently at a local restaurant. The party lasted well into the night and fun was had by all who attended. Mark and Rose, his lovely wife of 58 years, were thrilled to have family from New York City, Chicago and Toronto, Canada to celebrate with them. The party was given by their children, Ellen Hechler and Andi & Mark Weiss. Jew...…
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…I Synagogue Synagogues from page 49 Shaar Hashomayim 115 Giles Boulevard East, Windsor, Ontario, N9A 4C1, (519) 256-3123. Rabbi: M. Kornspan. President: Lorraine Victor. Services: Sunday to Friday morning at the I.L. Peretz House, 1653 Ouellette Ave. Shabbat and holidays at the shul. Saturday 9 a.m.; Maariv one half hour before sundown. 15 minutes before sundown; Saturday 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m. and 30 minutes before sunset; Sunday and civic ho...…
