…Obituaries Obituaries are updated regularly and archived on JN Online: wwvv.derroirjewishnews.corn A Writer's Dream Cut Short Devoted To Children RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News RONELLE GRIER always be a part of our lives." The Roses were extremely touched by the out- pouring of support following their son's death. ustin Rose was a talented writer, devoted Close to 500 friends and family members, many son and brother, loving fia...…
…Oiduarier c7: EDITH "EDDE" BACKALAR, 68, of Novi, died Dec. 5, 2002. She is survived by her beloved husband, Jack Backalar; daughter and son-in-law, Arlene and Alan Gildenberg of West Bloomfield; son and daughter-in-law, Ernie and Julie Backalar of Farmington Hills; sisters and brother-in-law, Pearl Moss of Farmington Hills, Helen and Melvin Markowitz of Toledo, Marsha Radner of Novi, Edith Sonny Katz of Backalar Farmington; sister-in- law,...…
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…Our Heartfelt Condolences to the Families We have Served HEYWOOD WINET Officiating Rabbi: Boruch E. Levin Interment: Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery MARVIN SINGER Officiating Rabbi: Herbert Yoshowitz of Adat Shalom Synagogue • Officiating Cantor: Howard Glantz of Adat Shalom Synagogue Interment: Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery MERA POLYAKHOVSKAYA Officiating Rabbi: Yosef Mishulovin of Bais Chabad of N. Oak Park Interment: Hebrew Memorial Par...…
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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Eager To Tell Israel's Story being a tourist staying in a hotel and a student living for a er passion for the people of Israel resonates in the year with the knowledge that she is a walking target wherev- simple, two-page letter she sent me, asking if she er she goes. There are thousands of American graduates could be a student correspondent for us as she attending yeshivah and seminary in Israel, and I could be spends the ...…
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…there was no occupation. The Arabs controlled Gaza and the West Bank. Two major wars were started by the Arabs to destroy the state of Israel. After the Six-Day War, the late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir invited the Arab League to enter negotiations for a peace- ful resolution. The answer was the "Khartoum Three No's." The Oslo Peace Process was designed to establish a Palestinian Entity. "Land for Peace" [meant] Israel gave up land. Yass...…
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…\v. 4,1 - For Openers From Australia ... On Holiday fArt-c?'cha t Know © 2002 A ustralian Ruth Amzalak turned a recent visit to her family in Oak Park into an artistic adventure, creating a display to teach about Jewish holidays. . The three-dimensional, multicolored depiction of the celebrations of the Jewish month of Tishrei actually was the idea of her daughter-in-law Miriam Amzalak, president SHELLI of the Lubavitch Women's Organiza...…
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…, Saving Lives Program to place defibrillators in synagogues gets boost from Jewish Fund and Sinai Guild. DEBRA ISAACS Special to the Jewish News IVIT hen someone collapses in synagogue, chances are good there's .a doctor in the house. But in cases of cardiac arrest, which is estimated to take 250,000 lives each year in the U.S., having a neurosurgeon or urologist on premises probably won't get the job done. Training in cardiopul- monary ...…
…•i %m'.'. -4 Please join us as we pay tribute to DE Conrad Lynda Giles and present them with the Golden Torah Award at our Vib hty-eighth Anniversary Dinner The Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Sunday, October 27, 2002 Reception 5:00 PM Dinner 6:00 PM Special Guest Speaker The Honorable John Edwards • Us Senator, North Carolina For more information, please call (248) 557-6750 o 2002 15 …
…ry Remembers. JEWISH NEWS STAFF and SPECIAL WRITERS NV 9/13 2002 16 ith heavy hearts and still-fresh memories, the Detroit Jewish community marked the first anniver- sary of the Sept. 11 tragedies with many of the same observances followed on that fateful day. We commemorated 9-11 in our prayers, by witnessing televised coverage of the devastating destruction again and again, and by calling to touch base with our loved ones. On America's...…
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…This Week Cover Story • Gary Rimar shows his patriotism wearing his hand-painted kippah to the West Bloomfield JCC's 9-11 remembrance program. West Bloomfield JCC 9/13 2002 18 In an ardent burst of patriotism, participants at a 9-11 memorial observance at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield recited words of American devotion and Jewish loyalty. The phrases, "God bless America" and "one nation under God," b _ rought to mind bo...…
…--.. ...40110111111.11111411111110100.' Above: Imam Achmet Salir walks through a crowd of students during a visit by interfaith clergy to Hillel Day School. Left: Carol Crawford of Novi looks at the memorial light display at the West Bloomfield JCC. West Bloomfield Township Fire and Police representatives join the group in watching the national 9-11 observance on television. Anna Datsenko, Sofiya Fudym and Riva Magig, all of Oak Park, and ...…
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…Words Or Action? Calls for Palestinian reform, nonviolence grow as intifada sputters after two years. GIL SEDAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem hen Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat condemned Palestinian attacks inside Israel this week, he wasn't only trying to please Israeli moderates. He also was responding to calls from a growing number of Palestinian figures who believe that the two-year-old intifada (uprising) has reache...…
…Israel InsigAit Honor Thy Enemy THE ISSUE Rabbinic group wants to recognize Palestinian suffering, Israeli faults. JOE BERKOFSKY Jewish Telegraphic Agency 33 New York City lizabeth Bolton, a Reconstructionist rabbi in Baltimore, based her Rosh Hashanah sermon on the story of God saving Ishmael, who tra- dition says is the ancestor of the Arabs. For her Yom Kippur Yizkor (remem- brance) service, Reform Rabbi Ellen Lippman of Brooklyn is ...…
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…Insight Profiles A:, Remember When • ,m,,,t,:,:•A*OikmAs.iNU:g4u,,,, Good As Gold From the Jewish News pages this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. At 100, athlete-volunteer Julius Spielberg gives meaning to the phrase 'active senior." RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News onsidering all the finish lines Julius Spielberg has crossed, reaching his 100th birthday was as exhilarating as winning any of the 29 gold medals that d...…
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…MO\ inion Editorials are posted and archived on- JN Online: www.detroitiewishnews.com - Be There For Israel Now Greenberg's View t the critical moments in our lives, we turn to family, friends and community for sup- port. And later, we remember who was there and who wasn't. Who made the time, and who was too busy. Who ran to help, and who ran away. Today, Israel is in need, and how we act will be remembered. Israelis will remember. The w...…
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…Get Out Your Crystal Ball! Philadelphia s Jewish newspapers went to press with their Rosh Hashanah issues last year, Islamic terrorists launched their war on the United States on Sept. 11 and everything changed. Among many other far more impor- tant things, this also meant that I threw out my annual Jewish pundit quiz column and replaced it with one that focused on the tragic events of the day. This week, as we observe the anniversary of the ...…
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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 52 Maze! Toy! 56 More Than Houses Synagogue, church volunteers build relationships along with new homes in Detroit for Habitat for Humanity. SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter T he designers of Israel had a phrase, "to build the land and to be built by it," says Rabbi Adam Chalom of Birmingham Temple. He likens this idea — that building some- thing concrete can build the spirit — to his experience of joining 18 m...…
…Community Clockwise from top: Birmingham Temple members Lee Franklin of Detroit, left; and Chuck Rose of Farmington Hills fix the windows of a new Habitat house. Lauren Elkus, 15, of West Bloomfield carefully paints a Habitat for Humanity house that volunteers are building from the ground up. Allison Jerris of Farmington Hills hauls shovels to a worksite. Renee Erve and Ryanne Shaw, 4, of Detroit stand outside of what will be their new hom...…
