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February 13, 1987 • Page Image 151

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…Sharing a joke are, from left, Sheila Tkatch of Oak Park, Ted Herkowitz of Union Lake and Karen Block of West Bloomfield. _ Bob McKeo wn 2 Disc jockey Dale Houston provided the music. Stuart Goldstein of Southfield and Nancy Saltsman of West Bloomfiled take time to chat. . E C BREAKER 111111 Beth Komisar and Harry Pevos manned the ticket table. Singles braved the ice and snow to mingle at the main Jewish Center's mid-winter dance Don ...…

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…JEWISH SINGLES ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH FOR otsuRANCE??? 'HOME • Meet Congenial People • Make New Social Contacts • Free Interview Call or write LO-LA Your Dating Program REDUCE THE COST AND ANXIETY OF FURTHERING YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION! P.O. Box 254 Claire Arm Mildred Rosenbaum • Choose the Right College What makes mutual funds such a popular IRA invest- ment? A mutual fund is a com- pany tht pools money and makes investments on beha...…

February 13, 1987 • Page Image 156

…Bar/Bat Mitzvahs Weddings Low Prices The Original PHOTO BUTTONS Parties or Any Special Occasions High Quality For All Occasions Est. 1982 MARK (313) 543-4099 WHY TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD WHEN ITS ALL AT T HOUSE CALLS MADE FOR NAIL AND FOOT CARE DR. SEYMOURE BALAJ 398-2815 Foot Specialist S O U P A SPECIALISTS IN EUROPEAN TOPS, JEANS & SWEATS. 559 - 1551 NEW ORLEANS MALL, 10 & GREENFIELD MARV SAYS! Kr Need tires? We will meet or...…

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…AMAZING MARKETPLACE How To Advertise To advertise to almost everyone in our community in this amazing classified sec- tion, simply call 354-6060 by 10 a.m. on Wed- nesday. These advertisements may be charged over the phone to your MasterCard or Visa credit cards or you may mail in your ad with a check to The Jewish News, 20300 Civic Center Dr., #240, Southfield, Michigan 48076. We cannot bill for these ads. Our classified "liners" cost 65c p...…

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…AMAZING MARKETPLACE EMPLOYMENT ATTENTION HOUSEWIVES & MATURE INDIVIDUALS YOUTH ADVISOR POSITION Fast growing property management com- pany looking for general mainte- nance, cleaning, light carpentry, security guards and rental agents. If interested call Creative, ambitious person wanted for synagogue youth program, including Shabbat and Sunday programs. Experi- ence and strong Jewish background highly desirable. Competitive salary. Pleas...…

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…AMAZING MARKETPLACE EMPLOYMENT 4t__ Focus Home Care IOC - AN AFFILIATE OF HORIZUVEALT1-1 SYSTEMS Bringing Good Health Home RN'S • LPN'S • THERAPISTS HOME HEALTH AIDES • LIVE-IN AIDES 24 HOUR SERVICE TYPOS are not our business EXPERT TYPIST COMPUTER ASSISTED WORD PROCESSING. Manuscripts, letters, mailing lists, tables. Reasonable rates. 967-3540 MEDICARE CERTIFIED FULLY BONDED & INSURED COMPREHENSIVE MAID SERVICE (313) 968-08...…

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…AMAZING MARKETPLACE SERVICES HOUSEHOLD GOODS NICE JEWISH BOY ESTATE & HOUSEHOLD SALES LEO'S GOLDEN HANDS EXPERT CARPENTER COMPLETE REMODELING REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, TRIM Free Estimates Full line of plumbing. IS YOUR HANDYMAN All types of repair. Kitchen, den, base- ment, family room, cabinets and closets. Formica work. 545-1759 Reasonable YAIR 354-6473, after 4 p.m. DINING ROOM TABLE TOP SHABBY? COMPLETE FURNITURE REPAIR PLUMB...…

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…AMAZING MARKETPLACE SERVICES BASEMENT WATERPROOFING ROSE Poured walls our specialty. Licensed — Insured. Excellent Guarantee. Experienced Professionals. Lowest Prices. Estimates Over Phone. APPLIANCE REPAIR A C W INC. West Area East Area Experienced in Home Service Low Rates 7 Days a Week No service charge with repairs 731-1367 778-3670 543-8338 BOB MENDELSON ALL ROOF LEAKS STOPPED Heating, air condi- tioning, installation, rep...…

February 13, 1987 • Page Image 162

…REAL ESTATE AMAZING MARKETPLACE RENTALS ENTERTAINMENT PARTY*, IDEA! c You'll need more than a magnum to make your party really exciting! Quickly drawn CARICATURES of your guests are unique entertainment! SPACE AGE COMPUTER PICTURES CARYLYLE TOWER SOUTHFIELD Token of your guests at Bar Mitzvas, wed- dings, promotional parties, etc. Elegant, convenient, luxury 2 & 3 bedroom hi-rise with all amenities including underground park- ing, p...…

February 13, 1987 • Page Image 163

…REAL ESTATE RENTALS +.4 EXECUTIVE SUITE FOR THE LIFE STYLE OF THE RICH & FAMOUS : ••• "....:•••:•: •■ ••: *-4:-•241.••:•.:•-•" • • A new look for an old tradition. Plus $500 free rent and free heat too! ICJ 5000 Town Center. $2,000. per month That's just part of the news! Franklin Park Towers is remodeling inside and out to make it even better than before. Ideally located in the Silver Triangle area close to major shopping, excel...…

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…REAL ESTATE F CAMBRIDGE SQUARE APTS. SOUTHFIELD Northgate Apts. From $375 RENTALS Plus: Air-Conditioning • Appliances • Carpet- ing • Disposal • Pool • Tennis Court • Activity Building • Laundry and Storage Facilities. OAK PARK HARBOR SPRINGS AREA Luxurious condo fully equipped. Sleeps 10. Available weely — $700. Weekends — $350. Pool, sauna, Jacuzzi & tennis. Near golf and skiing. Four bedroom ranch, den with fireplace, finished bas...…

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…REAL ESTATE RENTALS NORTH PARK SQUARE North Park Square Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment. Available April. 2,000 sq. ft. first floor, garage. $895 ONE and TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS from...$520 TWELVE MILE RD,•■•■ 855.4112 f ELEVEN MILE RD Located on Berg Rd. West of Lahser Rd. '-696 HIGHLAND TOWERS Under New Management Senior Citizen Highrise from $381.00. In- cludes heat, air condi- tioning, appliances, carpeting, laundry & s...…

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…SOUTHFIELD'S WILLOW PARK APTS. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE RENTALS THREE BEDROOM DELUXE TOWNHOUSE 10Y2 MILE-GREENFIELD Franklin River Apts. LUXURIOUS 1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS. 1,380 sq. ft. plus full basement. Private entrance and patio. Cen. air, double oven, dishwasher, plush carpet, 1 1/2 baths. Excellent loca- tion near Southfield, Oak Park, Birming- ham offices. $595. a month, hear in- cluded. RENT INCLUDES: • Plush Carpet • GE Self-Cleaning O...…

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…RALPH MANUEL REAL ESTATE FOR SALE CHARLEVOIX SOUTHFIELD NEW 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home. Fully landscaped, extra side lot. Walking distance to Lake Michigan. PILLARED COLONIAL with contemporary flair-4 bedrooms, cus- tom family room built-ins & FP, Den, newer carpet, 1st. floor laundry, circular drive. $112,000 OAK PARK Lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch with li- brary, family room, central air, 1 1/2 car garage and much $53,500. more. $11...…

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…REAL ESTATE FOR SALE YUPPIES PARADISE W. BLOOMFIELD FARMINGTON HILLS COUNTRY OAKS LUXURY CONDO Young urban profes- sionals say goodbye to your rent and hello to your exciting new condominium. Dramatic contem- porary 2 bedroom, 2 bath ranch with full basement & natural/ gas fireplace. Lo- cated in Farmington Hills. Two bedroom, 2 bath, approximately 1,500 sq. ft. Maple- Drake area. April oc- cupancy. Beautiful one year old 3 bedroom Est...…

February 13, 1987 • Page Image 169

…REAL ESTATE A STEP AHEAD FOR SALE CAMEO LAKES OF WABEEK ELEGANT WALK-OUT TRADITIONAL dream Eloquent home. Cedar and brick ranch con- dominium with three bedrooms. First floor master suite, 2 1/2 baths, study, gourmet kitchen, fireplace coz- iness, cathedral ceil- ings, finished base- ment & wine cellar, deck and Great OPEN HOUSE 6131 NICHOLAS SUNDAY, FEB. 15 2-5 p.m. (East Off Orchard Lake, North of Maple) Beautifully treed & very private ...…

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…REAL ESTATE FARMINGTON HILLS GREAT FAMILY HOME OPEN SUN. 12-4 28965 KING WILLIAM S. of 13, W. of Drake FOR SALE BY OWNER - Dunbar Oaks. Four bedroom, 3 bath colonial. 2,700 sq. Large family room with giant fieldstone fireplace & wet bar. Library or 5th bed- room, huge master bedroom, 1st floor laundry off of kitchen, formal living & dining room. Owner moving out of state, must sell. $174,900. Call 553-4692 W. BLOOMFIELD Luxury condomini...…

February 13, 1987 • Page Image 171

…REAL ESTATE GREENTREES SOUTHFIELD FOR SALE Immaculate 3 bed- room tri-level on quiet cul-de-sac. Walking distance to outstanding elemen- tary, park, synago- gues, churches. Won- family derful By environment. owner, no agents. BIRMINGHAM OAK PARK SCHOOLS YOU MUST SEE THIS Sharp 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 both brick ranch with cathedral ceiling, open floor plan with new carpeting in liv- ing & dining room. Lots of storage. $42,500. 559-2300 Spaci...…

February 13, 1987 • Page Image 172

…REAL ESTATE FOR SALE SOUTHFIELD 12 MILE/EVERGREEN This MAKE AN OFFER ON THIS Space bedroom, Three 1 1/2 bath colonial. Family room with fireplace, cen. air, neutral decor, 2 car alt. garage. Move-in condition. Leonhard School. Close to shopping. $80,000. Reserved A Real Estate One Exclusive for Your EXCITING NEW WEST BLOOMFIELD CONDOMINIUMS at Pre-Construction Prices! Ad 354-4430 or 851-3887 Four choice models. Ranch and Townhou...…

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…REAL ESTATE OPEN SAT. & SUN. 12-5 W. BLOOMFIELD - 6352 PINECROFT DR. W. of Orchard Lake Rd., N. off Maple OAK PARK FIRST TIME OFFERED 10 MILE-GREENFIELD OBVIOUS ELEGANCE FOXPOINTE CONDOS Spacious marble foyer and extra wide marble hallway lead to magnificent gathering room with 10' cathedral ceiling, fieldstone fireplace & walk- in wet bar. Huge dining room with bay. Must see Mutschler kitchen and 800 sq. ft. master suite. All for $256...…

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…SHIVA BASKETS .. . DETROIT MONUMENT WORKS .. WITH GOOD TASTE THE GREAT AMERICAN BASKET CO. . Gardner, bet. Coolidge & Greenfield ..1 Next to Stanley Steamer RA In Memory of HERMAN AXELROD Ira Kaufman - Herbert Kaufman David Techner In Loving Memory of FUNERALS TO ALL JEWISH CEMETERIES HARRY EISENBERG 18325 W. Nine Mile Road • Southfield, Michigan 48075 (313) 569-0020 When The Need Arises For A Condolence Or Shiva Tray, Call ...…

February 13, 1987 • Page Image 175

…daughter, Mrs. Frank (Lucy) Simons; a son, Lawrence of Forest Grove, Ore.; 13 grand- children and eight great- grandchildren. LOUIS KAY, 89, of Oak Park, died Feb. 7. Survived by his wife, Alice; a son, Marvin; four daughters, Mrs. George (Faye) Bright, Mr. Noah (Judy) Shannee of Israel, Mrs. Jack (Louise) Gabe and Mrs. Irving (Janice) Frank; two sisters, Mrs. Selven (Eve) Isaacson and Mrs. Harold (Lillian) Cohen; 18 grandchildren and four gr...…

February 13, 1987 • Page Image 176

…Diamond Wedding Bands NOW $3,168. 14K yellow gold and pave diamonds. Total weight 2.44 ct. Square cut diamonds total weight .94 ct. Original price $6,336. 14K yellow gold and diamonds. Total weight 1.66 ct. Original price $2,760. 14K yellow gold and diamonds. Total weight 1 carat. Original price $1,954. 14K yellow gold and diamonds. Total weight marquise 1.11 ct., baguettes .34 ct. Original price $3,584. NOW $2,277. 14K yellow gold and ...…

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…2 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS PURELY COMMENTARY PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Israel's 'Centrality' Claim Is Now Being Brutally Tested In the past decade, at least, emphasis in dealing with Israel when American identification was most notably pleaded for, was the centrality of the Jewish State. It has been treated with great respect. Centrality became a rallying call. The fact that such appeals were most usually re- sorted to in fun...…

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…OLDSMOBILE-SAAB 1986 CUTLASS CRUISER Rear Seat. Pwr ocks rwr wino rii.„.s T III slai SALE 5 I- Jokiv k ••— • • Sloe • • I nsti W• • . M• OR LEASE i OR 48 MOS. '223 12 ' 12,995 per mo 1986 NINETY-EIGHT REGENCY 4 DR. Body Side Moldings Door Edge Guard Moldings. Pulse WiperS. Eioc Rear %Nowt oi i;lk Defogger. Air Cond.. Tilt Auto . PS. PB. Pwr Lc,. Wirriinws R Mn SALE 5 OR LEASE FOR 48 MOS. $292 21 * per mo. 14,868 1986 CUTL...…

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…4 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS THE JEWISH NEWS Serving Detroit's Metropolitan Jewish Community with distinction for four decades. Editorial and Sales offices at 20300 Civic Center Dr., Suite 240, Southfield, Michigan 48076-4138 Telephone (313) 354-6060 PUBLISHER: Charles A. Buerger ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Arthur M. Horwitz EDITOR EMERITUS: Philip Slomovitz EDITOR: Gary Rosenblatt CONSULTANT: Carmi M. Slomovitz ART DIRECTOR:...…

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…5 THE JEWISH NEWS CONTENTS 10 Legislative Attitudes 36 IPO For JWF 60th 37 Neighborhood Boss Named 40 Shavuot: Reminder Of Faith 52 Danny Raskin 70 Engagement Announcements 86 The 'Politics Of Charity' For That Special Person on Father's Day 20% OFF ALL tarns Super Special THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM MENS SHOP kVood•ard and Maple Birmingham 642-1965 by Marek Halter Kercheval, in the Village Grosse Pointe 884-0701 Retail $19.95 FRUIT & GIFT...…

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…6 Friday, June 13, 1986 n. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS :R and G RANDDADS FOR """ NEW. MEMBERSHIP Or4$ c) PLUS 0 " op A■ t10 c,c ,S\-\" NEWS For those who want the finest custom furniture at... NIN v AFFORDABLE PRICES 3 FREE RENTALS PLUS 1 VIDEO PLUS BLANK TAPE Nie DNS The simplest cube to the most intricate wall unit built to your specifications by meticulous craftsmen. )1( Selections for every room in your home or office in fine woods, ...…

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…7 DESIGNS IN DECORATOR LAMINATES NOW . . . at your service ( "All that the name implies." ._ Service received $10,000 for its project in Sri Lanka which will channel money and Israeli agricultural expertise into an in- digenous self-help group already existing in the small, poverty ridden island just south of India. Seva (Hebrew for satisfaction from eating) will receive $1,250 to purchase basic food items for the opening of its second h...…

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…8 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS OPAAA!!! JOIN THE FUN • • And help raise funds for MARTIN KROHNER Candidate for the Open Seat on the Oakland Circuit Bench • Greek Buffet! • Wine! • Fun! Thursday, June 19, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aldingbrooke Club House -W. Bloomfield (Entrance Off of Drake Rd. between Maple & Walnut Lk. Rd.) HOST COMMITTEE Mr. & Mrs. Peter Weisberg Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Weisberg Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Weisberg Mr. & M...…

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…9 mumemmaih. KLEENEX TISSUES 70' ble decision from the U.S. courts on our extradition request for Demjanjuk. Now that the days since that decision have turned into weeks and now that I have heard it straight from the horse's mouth, the Justice Ministry's current policy is all too painfully clear. The policy is back to what it has been, with rare exception, since the creation of the state. Bluntly put, the policy is to avoid and delay havin...…

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…10 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Come Visit LOCAL NEWS NISSAN for the best deals & largest selection L Stuart Germansky Jacqueline Holzman Fincher 28200 W. 8 Mile 471-5353 (2 Miles West of Telegraph 1 Mile East of Middlebelt Sales, Service & Parts Handcrafted leather ItalianSandals with sued cushioned sole in your choice of style. Size 7-13. Sen. Gilbert DiNello tour: the Holocaust Memorial Center. Sale Ends Tuesda...…

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…11 NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: swer questions. Faxon, however, bristled at the explanation. "The presentation was made to the Department of Management and Budget, not to the legisla- ture. A la of .those things they accept because the DMB put it into the bill. They are applying a standard to one group that they are not applying to other groups. Why scrutinize one line that has the name 'Jewish' in it, and not scrutinize others?" A state appropria...…

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…12 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS AL'S SAVES YOU MONEY! CUSTOM WALL MIRROR SPECIALISTS BEVELED MIRROR BIFOLD DOORS Reg. ESTABLISHED 1920 64 YEARS SERVING METRO DETROIT NOW $9988 '175" SAVE $75.62 FRAMED MIRRORS ON DISPLAY SOUTHFIELD: 24777 Telegraph 363-2500 Other locations: Wayne and Lincoln Park Continued from preceding page TUB ENCLOSURE • Chrome or gold frames • Clear, bronze or textured glass • custom units...…

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…13 NEWS CBI Keeping Israel Beautiful Baskets from A-Z; camp, graduation, new babies, happy birthday, welcome and so sorry. BY LILI EYLON Gift Baskets & Trays Our Specialty Jerusalem — At an army camp somewhere in Israel, dignitaries and guests gather on the mani- cured lawn for a ceremony award- ing prizes to the neatest, most beautiful military base. In a Jerusalem school auditorium, youngsters give a musical per- formance about cleanli...…

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…14 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS *LIBERTY' S PROMISE* Forever Free Spreading liberty throughout the world is not an easy chore. Yet, The Lady has done it with dignity, modesty and a silent language that all people hear. ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Editor of This Special Section he stands in New York harbor, just beyond where the waters stop being the Atlantic. At that point, they are still salty enough not to be fresh and frigid en...…

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…16 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS *LIBERTY'S PROMISE* The Voices of Liberty C Four Detroit area residents' reminisce about their journey to America and their first glimpse of the Statue. • VICTORIA DIAZ Special to The Jewish News en Press remembers his fear that he would not pass the physical examination. Lillian Lichtenstein remembers being stranded by a forgetful relative. Gretl . Frank remembers the empty, cavernous r...…

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…17 *LIBERTY'S PROMISE* Sisters Lillian Lichtenstein and Bessie Lopatin recall Ellis Island. native Ukraine had begun two years earlier — stayed for almost two months. While on Ellis Island, the children, whose father had been shot by Cossacks in the Ukraine and whose mother, soon after, had died in the world-wide flu epidemic of 1919, were given three meals a day and slept in a large, dormitory-like building with other detainees. But they w...…

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…18 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS *LIBERTY'S PROMISE* f. Gretl Frank has dark memories of Ellis Island and the Nazis. clean," says Quen. Shortly after their mother's death, the children, terrorized by the Cossacks, fled their Ukrainian home. Between walking and getting an occasional ride on horse-drawn wagons, they eventually reached the Bessarabian border. There, they bribed a boatman with some of their mother's gold jewe...…

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…19 *LIBERTY'S PROMISE* carrying a passport which would expire in six months' time. She never intended to return to Germany. After a 13-day passage, she reached New York. As she disembarked, a customs official, checking her passport, asked how long she intended to stay in the U.S. "I don't know why I did, but I made the mistake of saying 'a year,' " recalls Frank, now 72. She was whisked off the ship, told to climb aboard a small boat,, dispa...…

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….20 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS *LIBERTY PROMISE* Entry into the arm was made by climbing a 54-rung ladder. Visitors were barred from the arm in 1917. Officially, the arm was closed because it accomodate only 12 tourists at a time and congestion had become a problem. But rumors flew that the arm had been weakened by a huge explosion the year before. Set off by German saboteurs on Jersey City docks less than half a mile aw...…

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…1,'/.1'.1 !.1,A 1 13 T.Ari L 7 3)..1 •c 21 k *LIBER P R O M I S E * During its first 20 years, the U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses administered the Statue. But Miss Liberty never functioned well as a lighthouse: The lights in her torch were too dim to warn ships of danger. Custody of the Statue was transferred to the U.S. War - Department in 1902 and, eventually, to the Interior Department. As originally constructed, the Statue's head wa...…

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…22 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS *LIBERTY ost people who know Emma Lazarus' name think of her as the woman who wrote the lines enscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty. Those who know she was a -jew seldom realize she was a Zionist in the 1880s and an outspoken defender of her people everywhere. Her story — and its subsequent suppression — affords a fascinating glimpse of the interest that Ralph Waldo Emerson's generat...…

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…23 *LIBERTY'S PROMISE* O dragging out their lives in the horrors of Siberia. Emma Lazarus sat gazing at all this.'' A few months later, Emma was at a soiree at the home of The Century's publisher when the first copies of the April issue arrived from the printer. It included not only an article. by Emma about Benjamin Disraeli, but a defense of Russia's anti-Semitic pogroms written by a Russian gentile, Madame Rogozin. Rogozin's article was ...…

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…Amosammummaxpoimmmommmememmesemmw 24 Friday, June 13, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISHNEWS *LIBERTY'S PROMISE* York. He and his wife lived in a milieu where any enemy could be dismissed as a Jew. In 1916, John Humphreys Johnston — like a number of American ex- patriates — became a British citizen as a way of protesting American neutrality in the Great War. Neither he nor his wife ever returned to America. Now, Anne was cut off from the two traditi...…

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