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…Contents 0 A 2002 Michigan Press Association General Excellence winner www.cletroitjewishnews.com Friday, Feb. 14, 2003 I Adar 12, 5763 Vol. CXXIII, No. 1 • This Week • • • Ann Arbor 16 Best Defense Detroit At "Level Orange" 74 Celluloid Copland • * x 4 4, • * x * s 1) * •••••••••••• Eos' Sheffer brings Copland film music to UMS. 26 Roots Of Hatred Israeli Expert Outlines Causes Of Islamist Anger At Jews, West Food 86 Grill Fri...…

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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Home To All Jews "If you can find that, then I think you have actually hey were in the family car, headed to their home found everything that matters." in Jerusalem from an errand, when Rabbi Daniel When the Gordises arrived in Israel, pre-uprising, they Gordis' 12-year-old son, Avi, asked him if he anticipated a one-year sabbatical from the rabbi's work as would ever board a bus in Israel. "Yes," the rabbi founding dean of...…

…LETTERS We prefer letters that relate to articles in the Jewish News. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Brevity is encouraged. Letter writers generally are limited to one letter per 4-6 week period, space permitting. Letters must contain the name, address and title of the writer, and a daytime telephone number. Original copies must be hand signed. Mail to the Jewish News k at 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI...…

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…Save May the Date 22 2005 • THE FRIENDSHIP Di HONORING Over 500 Volunteers of the Morrie and Sybil Fenkell Volunteer Club and dedicating the Meer Family Friendship Center in honor of Edward Gloria Meer at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Presented by: 1 01 Huntington Banking. Investments. Insurance. …

…This Week For Openers Your Trash, My Treasure T here seems to be an instinctive urge within us to collect things. Many obsessions have led to actual museums being built, though not on a grand scale. Many more of these "collections" can be viewed without extensive travel — just let your mouse do the walking through the Internet. There is an actual Banana Museum in Auburn, Wash. It contains some 4,000 items devoted to the "world's perfect fr...…

…7;iets Co News Digest Noffte Cate-6 Auair Owe- Resete-a-ae/off Germany Greets 2nd Female Rabbi Please cjoh( S,ecaguese AT/Na Berlin/JTA — Germany is about to get its second female rabbi. Gesa Shira Ederberg will be installed next month as leader of the small Jewish commu- nity of Weiden, in Bavaria. Rabbi Ederberg, who converted to Judaism several years ago and was instrumental in establishing the egali- tarian congregation now thriving ...…

…/- RINKE CADILLAC 86 Years And Still Delivering fighting back with suicide bombers who, he says, "have scared Americans and Israelis like never before." Dictionary Publisher Alters 'Jew' Entry London/JTA — The publisher of a Scrabble dictionary agreed to alter its definition of "Jew," used as a verb, fol- lowing a complaint by a leading British Jewish group. British Jewry's Board of Deputies welcomed the decision to replace "to cheat or ge...…

…Staff Notebook communities of Michigan and the Central Galilee. The site was chosen by the Ramon family for the full military burial because Col. Ramon spent time there during his military training. — Shelli Liebman Dorfman Astronaut Tribute A Col. Ilan Ramon Personal Connection I n 1999, student Rachel Lachover of West Bloomfield wrote a letter in Hebrew to an Israeli Air Force colonel requesting an auto- graphed picture and letter. L...…

…our tizadttion at our 6t4 annual Se a past YOokkien ig Seder Led by Rabbi Lauren Berkun Musical accompaniment, Lisa Soble Siegmann ■•■ Wednesday, 7 4rzil One in spilit 2, 2003 Once again we will join with the women in our Partnership 2000 region in the Central Galilee of Israel to celebrate Passover Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills Re5istization at 6 p.m. Seder and festive meal at 6:30 p.m. Dietary laws...…

…Best Defense Local Jewish organizations deal with "Level Orange." HARRY KIRS BAUM Staff Writer L ast weekend, when the nation's alert status was raised to "orange," the second highest level, citizens were told an attack was expected. On Saturday, Feb. 8, the FBI contacted Jewish leaders across the nation to tell them Jewish institu- tions and synagogues may be targeted. When that news was made public, Flo Paterni of West Bloomfield began ...…

…themselves as "Babylonian Jews," emphasizing their historical connection to the "Fertile Crescent," a land dominated at different times by peoples including the Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Mongols and Turks. • As Dabby puts it, "We consider ourselves bibli- cal Jews. We go back to the slaves that were brought by Nebuchadnezzer from the destruction of the First Temple." From the seventh century to the 11th century, the region was the center of Wor...…

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…NOW ACCREDITED BY ISACS :Aik*AfrattliBMITS 'VEI&Stafta Altat.slabiv, Hillel Day School is honored to announce that it has received accreditation by ISACS, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States. ISACS is the membership organization of more than 200 independent schools whose goals are to assure educational excellence. Hillel celebrates this acceptance by ISACS, one of the most prestigious independent school associatio...…

…Analysis Diplomatic Front before and failed. Cease-fires in Gaza and the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Hebron failed to hold when the Palestinian Authority declined to confront terrorist groups. Hassan suggests that things will be different this time. Speaking in Nablus last weekend, he said he soon would present a detailed Palestinian proposal for a cease-fire beginning in Ramallah, where Arafat has Sharon also invited Fayyad to his far...…

…Focus On Israel MSU conference offers students training and tools to talk more knowledgeably about the Jewish state. KAREN SCHWARTZ Special to the Jewish News hen Israel is-in the news, 19-year-old Western Michigan University sopho- more Ari Katz knows he's supposed to be the expert in his group of non-Jewish friends, who ask him, "How's it going over there?" And Katz, one of 50 students from universities around the state who attended Michi...…

…Toughing It Out Varied Views Israeli shopkeepers lament drop-off in business amid fear of terror. RACHEL KOHN the businesses of the Mercaz Ha-ir (City Center), particularly those in the Ben Yehuda area, need money more And give dew and rain as a blessing on than they need the rain. the face of the earth, and satis_6 , us out of The Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall your goodness." and the surrounding area has been a shopping and dining attraction...…

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…Washington Watch Red Ink Jewish organizations brace for U.S. budget fallout. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent ewish social service providers are preparing for what one leading activist called a "budget catastrophe" as Congress takes up the Bush administration's $2.23 tril- lion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2004. The proposal includes record deficits, big domestic program cuts and a deck full of budgetary wild cards, including th...…

…7remrainnwtik frK When you want to go farther with your business, one bank agenda is advancing relentlessly — increasingly through internal regulations and guidelines as well as legislation. • This week, it was a new set of Department of Education guidelines that warn school districts they could lose federal funding by improperly bar- ring student prayer or preventing teach- ers from participating in religious activi- ties. The guidelines a...…

…This Week Insight Remember When • Roots Of Hatred From the pages of the Jewish News from this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. Tel Aviv U. expert outlines factors fueling Islamist anger against Israel and the West. 1993 DON COHEN Special to the Jewish. News T Litvak elaborated on this idea saying, "Feeling increasingly humiliated by the West, Moslems were perplexed by this situation and hatred began to develop against the Je...…

…Young adults turn their passion to Jewish and community causes. C ommitment and passion to help others or to defend something you believe in aren't determined by age. In this second install- ment of a periodic series on the new genera- tion of community leaders, we look at four who set their course early and already are making a difference. — Ken Guten Cohen, story development editor 2/14 2003 27 …

…RISING EXPECTATIONS Victor's Avalon bakery inspires the rebuilding of her Detroit neighborhood. SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer Inspired By Jewish Roots The warm, earthy Victor attributes her skills to Jewish family values. "My grandparents were very honest, extremely hard-working and grateful for everything they had," she says. Victor is the granddaughter of the owners of Ben Victor's Department Store on Hastings Street in Detroit's old Je...…

…GETTING TEAT TES' ents and others of the immigrant generation suc- ceed despite overwhelming odds. "My grandfather emigrated from Baden-Baden, Germany, at the turn of the century," he says. "He came to America, like so many immigrants, with little more than a dream. He purchased a used set of encyclopedias, taught himself English and history, opened a floor covering store in Chicago and was a fiercely patriotic American." After his grandfathe...…

…Cover Story PROMISING ACTIVIST Mobilizing Jewish Students R Besides a self-deprecating sense of humor, he has a kind of "Aw, shucks" vocal delivery and a Jimmy Stewart sense of decency, as in "Mr. Dorfman Goes to Washington." He has been to Israel six times, his observance is Orthodox, and his thoughts of Israel are strong, absolute and long-held. "Not one time in our history have the Jewish people lived comfortably in a foreign land witho...…

…TAKING TEE LONG ROAD Future lawyer Owen Alterman maps out an adventurous and meaningful journey. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter N ames of Detroit's young leaders can be found among the alumni of Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, on the list of Peace Corps participants, in the acknowledgments of Alan Dershowitz's newest book and even in the bylines of articles printed in the Jewish News. But if you're Owen Alterman, your name ...…

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…J111 0pinion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.d.etroitjewishnews.com From Ramallah To Baghdad he Bush administration has strengthened its case for going to war to unseat Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, though it is still some distance from proving that inva- sion is the only effective way to make him disarm permanently. Still, with a war increasingly likely, America and the rest of the world needs to think about how to c...…

…• V OTHER VIEWS Israel's Need Is Genuine ast month, I brought leaders of the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News to Israel so they could take a firsthand look at Israel and better understand the situation there. The Jewish Community Council, working clOsely with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Israel Office and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, designed itineraries that introduced the travelers to a wide var...…

…Misunderstood Verdict Philadelphia iv as America listening when Israel spoke Jan. 28? Ariel Sharon's second consecutive election vic- tory was noted and then brushed aside by most of the mainstream media in this country. On the day following the vote, most of the media's attention focused on President Bush's State of the Union address and its eloquent restating of the case for action against Iraq. A few days later, it was completely forgotte...…

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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 44 Maze! Toy! 47 Energizing Women Pho tos by Bob Benyas American Technion Society targets heart disease at its first Women's Task Force meeting. RONELLE DRIER Special to the Jewish News From left: Florine Mark Ross became a Technion "Techie" at invitation of daughter Lisa Lis. T Dr. Rafi Beyar, dean of Technion's medical school, chats with Lisa Lis. he No. 1 killer of women older than 50 is not cancer, as...…

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…C ommu n ity Granting Support Fisher Foundation aids Jewish community. A The Best Oriental Rugs In Town For Less! 29601 Orchard Lake Road • Farmington Hills (1 block x, of 13,M119 wftre) 48-8554104 e appreciate your business! t a January meeting of the combined boards, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and its financial arm, the United Jewish Foundation, approved grants to eight community programs, totaling $109,977, from...…

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…0 LI. I 1E3 . LI Its a go! JCC Welcomes New Members The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit is actively seek- ing new members. At both locations — West Bloomfield and Oak Park — families can enjoy sports, recreation, health, fitness, holiday and cultural programs, older adult activities, Jewish education and family-oriented events. The JCC in West Bloomfield is the home of the InLine Hockey Center, the Sarah and Irving Pitt Chil...…

…JEWISH ACADEMY of Metropolitan Detroit JCC Camps Add Staff The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's Summer Camps have new leadership. Nancie Furgang, director of special needs at the JCC, will also direct the JCC Summer Camps. A health care professional, she has a background in pediatric and early intervention; pro- gram design, development and imple- mentation; community outreach, col- laboration and consultation. Josh French,...…

…COMMUNITY Rumplestiltskin Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit Berl Falbaum, Women's Groups; Michelangelo, Oak Park JCC; . Thomas Jerson, Skyline & The Back Street Horns Seniors; Rabbi Sherwin Wine, Simone Vitale Band an ud Women's Groups. Murphy Hot Ice • ca: j ys hRtiainve Radio City itY ig around sion • L'USA ha er H u • Pceheers rs intrigue sun Nou mevse a eunteers sg is Teen Ange Nightline imommummmi.mm i, The Jerry Ros...…

…S U BSC IRE TO THE :TRW JEr 'H NEWS AND ,•••••, Call our Circulation Department (248) 351-5174 6L-1 OAK PARK JCC For information or to RSVP: Jewish Community Center, Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, 15110 W 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, (248) 967-4030. No charge for events unless noted. • "The Medici Michelangelo and the Art of Late Renaissance" — Monday, Feb. 17, 1 p.m. Speakers Bureau, Detroit Institute of Arts. • Yiddish Club — Tuesday, Feb. ...…

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…Commu nit y, Milton Avery Harry Bertoia Charles Burchfield Alexander Calder Samuel Cashwan Stuart Davis Lester Johnson Marsden Hartley Hans Hofmann Richard Lindner George Rickey Zoltan Sepeshy William S. Schwartz William Sommer Hughie Lee-Smith Bob Thompson New Arrivals Jan. 1 Rabbi Charlie and Alison Popky joy- fully announce the birth of their daughter, Aliza Michal. Welcoming her home is big sister Noa Ariel. Proud grandparents are Richa...…

…Show your unity. Travel to Israel on Jewish National Fund's B'Yachad Mission! New Arrivals Israel, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Tehila Yona. Happy to have a sister are Maytal, Dovid and Rom. Tehila is the granddaughter of Margot and Dr. Herbert Gardner of Bloomfield Hills and Yaakov and Ruth Fogelman and Dinah and Nachman Burstein of Jerusalem, Israel. She is the great-granddaughter of Sylvia Mandelbaum of Gush Katif, I...…

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…When the light shines on her alone... set her heart ablaze. SCHOEN-RISEMAN C arl and Beth Riseman are pleased to announce the engagement of their daugh- ter Rebecca to Nick Schoen, son of Bud and Aase Schoen of Lafayette, Calif. Ms. Riseman is the granddaughter of Geraldine Weingarden and Mr. Schoen is the grandson of Barbara Schoen. Ms. Riseman is a graduate of the University of Michigan and University of California-San Francisco and is a ...…

…Community - Boulevard FENBY STEIN Engagements KASH-THOMAS ENTERTAINMENT • AGENCY• I rene Kash of West Bloomfield is thrilled to announce the engagement of her daughter Tracy Gail to John Daniel, son of Frances and Curry L. Thomas Jr. of Canton. Tracy is also the daughter of the late Joseph Kash. Tracy earned her master of music degree from Boston Conservatory. She is an active singer-songwriter in metro Detroit and serves as the assist...…