Search Results

…$1.25 SEPTEMBER 14, 2001/ELUL 26, 5761 A Jewish Renaissance Media Publication ETROIT JEWISH NEWS ewishne .com L' Shana ah Tikateivu Vmcymu May you and yours be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life! • …

…Warren Prescriptions Nino 5alvaggic>w5trawberr9 Wisiling our friends, family and community a hap healthy and prosperous New Year. inn:n 71:1L1 mr26) L'511anall Tovall! r r0 M Yo u r 1+ Mile an Middiebeit Connection • INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACEqr Same Owner Serving You Since 1 98 1 Nino 5alva&sio Ey Kirk T4or WARREN PRESCRIPTIONS Same Owner Serving You Since 1 976 Mark Kiar, Nori Klar & Muriel Warren …

…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Contents 0 A 2000 winner of Michigan Press Association and American Jewish Press Association awards September 14, 2001 Elul 26, 5761 Vol. CXX, No. 5 This Week Spirituality 12 Bittersweet Seeds R24 Northern Inspiration On the eve of attack, Detroiters hear a song of peace. Scenic retreat is first step toward Jewish spiritual learning center. DEPARTMENTS 16 The Day That Changed The World R26 Holiday Spirit Isra...…

…toor Covering's MEA it'UL CLEARANCE SALE 1.000 1113GS ti RUGS, CONGOLEUM VINYL FLOORS /re Dennis Novinsky 4 President CONTENT° `i RUGS, TRADITIOI•IAL AREA RUGS, VIAND CARVED OR INSERT IN RUGS, I) ATTY,RN RUGS, BORDERED LOGO RUGS, ORIEI•ITAL RUGS, 'PERSAN RUGS, RUGS & O RUGS, Sp CREATE .0.011 . 0.011 ONVIN1 RUGS' BRAIDED SIZE,COLOR &DESIGN UGS OR ICSAtINPSN-Ni SW\YE, I\CIRO AA 13-NDING . . I 1:0_ C KING • REPAIRS BE LING • BACI(...…

…CDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Answering The Madness T he resilience of Detroit Jewry never ceases to amaze me. As America fell under siege Tuesday, the Detroit Jewish commu- nity quickly mobilized, trying to understand the madness, maintain calm and affirm our unity. The best of who we are resonated — from a 2 p.m. meeting of communal leaders at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township, to a 7:30 p.m. prayer service at Young Israel ...…

…Staff Notebook VAILV A W MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING HEALTH AND HAPPINESS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Florence Abel Jeanette Bayer Kate Browner Lauren Bruss Andy & Sharon Collins Dennis P. Dickstein Olena Drobot Irene Eagle Don Eizen Rosalie Fox Iris Goldstein Lillian Hoard Shelly Komer Jackier Ruth Karmel Jeff Katzen Steve Leibhan Esther Liwazer Campaign Trail 7 he only Jewish candidate in the 10-person field finished a strong third in the Southfie...…

…SPECIAL PRE-SALE OFFER for Jewish News readers: Buy your tickets before Sean and SAVE $7 per ticket* cleaners For Your Nearest Location 3 1 3 - 5 3 7 - 8 0 5 0 ore bikel Jewish Owned Since 1964 I "I'm 441401 ""N BO FREE: SWEATER . OR PANT : With any S9.95 or more incoming cleaning order. Not good with other dry cleaning coupons. p Jur N, Expires 11/21/01 • • '" 44AVICIA1 I I I" -k-N ■ ON j THE ■ $1.00 OFF I CUSTOM: DRY ...…

…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS www.detroitjewishnews.co m RENAISSANCE ) PUBLISHER Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@thejewishnews.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Alfred N. DeRusha aderushae-thejewishnews.com Associate Editor Alan Hitsky ahitskv@thejewishnews.com ADVERTISING SALES: Sales Coordinators Mina Vickers Kristen M. Komlen Arts & Entertainment Editor Gail Zimmerman gzimmerrnan@thejewishnews.com Senior Account Executive Danny Raskin dannyraskinetmindsprin...…

…Please join us as we pay tribute to enny Blumenstein 11 and present her with the Golden Torah Award at our Eighty-seventh Anniversary Dinner The Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Sunday, November 4, 2001 Reception 5:00 PM • Dinner 6:00 PM mini rya YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH WERE PART OF THE TEAM For more information, please call 248.557.6750 9 …

…PAYING CASH FOR ALL COLLECTIBLES!! 7 WNSIZING 7 UNWANTED ITEMS TAKING TOO MUCH SPACE? Silver Coins • Gold Coins • Silver Coins We Will Buy All U.S. Minted Coins SILVER COINS GOLD COINS $1.00 Gold Coins (US) $70.00 to $2,500.00 $2.50 Gold Coins (US) $70.00 to $2,500.00 $3.00 Gold Coins (US) $85.00 to $3,500.00 $5.00 Gold Coins (US) $80.00 to $2,500.00 Silver Dollars (before 1936) $4.00 to $50.00 Half Dollars (before 1965) $1.25...…

…For Openers Briskets By The Busload n the midst of taking Rosh Hashanah orders at his butcher shop last week, Johnny Katz received an unusual phone request. A woman called to say she wanted to bring a busload of bubbies from Toledo to buy meat for the hol- idays," says Katz, owner of Harvard Row Kosher Meats and Poultry in West Bloomfield. "We have no place to buy fresh, kosher meat here," says Dee Cohen of Toledo, a first time participant i...…

…Clockwise from top left: Tarik Daoud of Bloomfield Hills and Rami Nuseii; Seeds of Peace outreach coordinator: Jackie Layne of West Bloomfield with Nazli Suter of Bloomfield Hills. Two "Seeds": Israeli Keren Greenblatt and Egyptian Mariam Bazeed blend their voices in song. Seeds of Peace founder John Wallach. Bittersweet Seeds On the eve of attack, Detroiters hear a song of peace. DIANA LIEBERMAN Copy Editor T here are cynics all aro...…

…F 49 IN STOCK MARVIN M. TAMAROFf Chairman, Tamaroff Automotive Group 2001 GRAND CARAVAN SPORT 2001 CARAVAN SE 3L V6 engine, automatic transmission. air coditioning, tinted glass, power windows, power locks, tilt wheel, cruise control, stereo with cassette, 7 pass. Stk. #417479. WAS $25,630 S VALUED CUSTOMER 90 Total Due $258* MILES/YEAR VALUED CUSTOMER LEASE 48 MOS. Tea ' 48 MOS. 12,000 MILES/YEAR $ 199". $ 233 * , $ I 77 * ...…

…SEEDS from page 12 Seeds' founder Wallach agreed. "The response has to be not to freeze, but to redou- ble our efforts into the next generation," he said Tuesday, as he prepared to drive a van filled with Seeds staff members back to New York. The young people who appeared at the gala all attend or are preparing to attend school in the United States, he said. So far, Seeds of Peace has pro- vided 60 scholarships for its graduates to attend pre...…

…41 -.4 f At 6 - 110111X16, Wk A WishingYou and Yours a Happy and Prosperous New Year! ILLY E STAR O What children dream, we help them achieve. 100% of graduates accepted at four-year colleges and universities. 27 National Merit Semifinalists in class of 2001, highest percentage of any school in Michigan Average SAT score, Class of 2001:1302 Detroit Country Day School Open House Sunday, October 21, from 1-4 pm Pre-K through Grade...…

…Marta Rosenthal of Franklin holds her daughter Rachel as they watch footage of the terrorist attacks in America on a large-screen television in the lobby of the Nazareth Renaissance Hotel on Tuesday. IsraelNow Solidarity Mission participants react with horror to American tragedy. HARRY KI RS BAUM Stag Writer Tel Aviv t was supposed to be a solidarity mission to Israel. But in a world gone insane, the Detroit mem- bers of the IsraelNow Soli...…

…Emotional Arrival Detroiters on IsraelNow Mission pay homage to teens killed in disco bombing. HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer Tel Aviv A heart-wrenching event awaited the 81 IsraelNow Solidarity Mission partici- pants from Detroit at their first stop after landing in Israel. They paid respects to the 21 Russian youngsters killed by a suicide bomber in front of a Tel Aviv disco on June 1. Amid lunch-time traffic on a windy coastline where sa...…

…Clockwise from top.. Mickey Levin of Farmington Hills holds his daughter Sara as they watch footage of the terrorist attacks. Jodi Weinfeld of Farmington Hills and Linda Goodman of West Bloomfield watch footage of the terrorist attacks. Larry Jackier of Bloomfield Hills speaks to the Detroit group in the lobby of the Nazareth Renaissance Hotel as they watch TV coverage of the American terrorist attacks. MISSION from page 16 "I'll be damn...…

…WISHING ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR L'Shanah Tovah 0. FRAN CO NONAHAL AND THE ENTIRE STAFF AT KITCHEN STUDIO WINNER OF SUB ZERO S PRESTIGIOUS DESIGN CO%IPETI - ri, StVItAitS 353 S. Old Woodward Ave. • Birmingham ondav-Friday10 am-5 pm • Saturday11 am-3 pm. call for an appointment PliP • WINAV. ki t ch studiorni.com i:4s,- 4 iioW …

…This Week The Terror Is Here Attacks in New York, Washington could affect U.S.-Israeli relationship. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent Out Of The Rubble DAVID LANDAU Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem srael's civilian and military authori- ties swung into full alert after the errorism, a part of everyday life magnitude of the terror attacks in Israel for decades, exploded against the United States became appar- in the face of a c...…

…e Stor y of the Fourth Litt/ traw, sticks and Red bricks are fine, csc'' But nothing's as flexible As Equity F/exLines.ki Equity FlexLine Equity FlexLine is the smart, convenient and flexible way to use the equity in your home however and whenever you want! • Card access to your line • Fixed Rate Lock Option • 24-hour Online Access, Automatic Bill Payment and much more Call 1-888-797-5353, stop by your nearest Fifth Third Banking Center...…

…A Different Bomb Nahariya suicide bomber was deadly — to Israel's Jewish Arabrelations. DAVID LANDAU Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem D epressed but determined after nearly a year of vio- lent conflict with the Palestinians, Israelis this week suffered a new trauma: A suicide bomber who took three innocent lives at a provincial railway station on Sunday was a fellow citizen. Mohammed Shaker Habeishi, who was born in Acre and lived for...…

…TERROR from page 20 lance is a lesson Israelis have learned the hard way over the decades, he said it will take considerable effort to impress it on the American consciousness. And the Israel experience teaches that the fight against terrorism demands changes to everyday life — changes that will certainly be incon- venient and may run afoul of the per- sonal freedom Americans have come to expect as their birthright. "It means that checks at a...…

…Happy New Year! from the Sales Staff of 121.1011110 FINE MEN'S EUROPEAN FASHION 6520 Telegraph Road At Maple • Bloomfield Plaza 248-855-7788 The Detroit Jewish News speaks to your interests and your concerns G o R bAc k Les and Jack Gorback 32731 Franklin Rd. • (248) 626-3666 Mel Bail and ColourS Wish Their Friends and Customers a Healthy and Prosperous New Year 9/14 2001 24 Facials. By 44st.- phorogRAphy Michigan's Hottest Gro...…

…SUBURBAN COLLECTION make the ALL NEW ACURA, 2002 RSX choice 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL Plus tax, title, license & doc. fee. **Plus tax, title, license, dest. & doc. All rebates to dealer. On approved credit thru preferred source. Sale ends 9/30/01. - Lease at $369 89* 42 mos. $2100.00 due at signing C- -:- Suburban Acura Member of The Suburban Collection ,t,cl MKH Ilia. TEN MILE MN make the choice Suburban Acura 248.471.9200 Or buy from ...…

…Please join us for a community-wide Women's Day of Learning Beginning Anew: Awakening Our Jewish Souls Hitting Home featuring Rabbi Debra Orenstein Dr. Anne Lapidus Lerner After terror attacks, Detroiters turn to prayer, blood donation and security precautions. Rabbi Debra Orenstein is a popular author and teacher of Judaism, spirituality and gender studies. Dr. Anne Lapidus Lerner is a reknowned author and teacher from the Jewish ...…

…"We're all united in our grief, outrage and resolve to see democ- racy and freedom tri- umph over hatred and terror." — Rabbi Daniel Nevins Adat Shalom Synagogue "We must pull together as one peo- ple ro grieve for those we have lost, to care for their loved ones and for the injured and their families ... to protect our nation and our way of life. America must lead the civilized world in a relentless campaign to root out and defeat terrorist...…

…In The Shadow Of Death Hundreds gather at Young Israel of Oak Park in wake of terrorist attack. the office to hear what was going on," she said. "There was an atmosphere of shock, surprise. Everyone was stunned. We all kept asking, 'What happened? What happened?'" Later, she said, she went to the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park, where televisions were on everywhere. Many wanted to pray for the victims. "Everyone was shocked and crying," ...…

…HITTING HOME from page 27 VON NEUMANN UNVEILED - A SPECIAL REPORT together in prayer for the victims and their families. A community-wide prayer service was held at Young Israel of Oak Park Tuesday evening as was a vigil at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, the latter attended by some 15,000 participants. (See related stories, pages 28 and 42, respectively.) Rabbis Herbert Yoskowitz and Daniel Nevins of Adat Shalom Synagogue attended ...…

…The Wexner Foundation Proudly Announces Its Fourteenth Class of Graduate Fellows Career Area Graduate Program Fellow Rabbinate Amichaim Abramson Jewish Theological Seminary Allison Cook Harvard University & Hebrew College Jewish Education Beth Cousens Brandeis University Jewish Education Aaron Dorfman Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Jewish Communal Service Joshua Feigelson Yeshivat Chovevei Torah/ J.T.S. Gradua...…

…The Fine Stores of Lincoln Center Wish Everyone a Happy, Healthy New Year! if 4 Art Newberg Sid Silverman twin towers was like the rubble I saw in bombed-out Germany," said Newberg, who was a staff seargent in a tank crew. "We knew our enemy there, but in this case we can't see him. The attack left all of us powerless and just very sorry for the victims. But I'm glad President Bush mentioned we would treat the countries that harbor the ter...…

…ANNOUNCING SEPTEMBER SPECIALS! GM Employee Smart Lease 2002 Cadillac Seville SLS $465 Stk. # 129176 Per Month/39 months. $2,946 due at signing. Must be a current Cadillac GMAC Smart Leasee. Non-GM Employee Smart Lease $499 Per Month/39 months. $3,508 due at signing. Must be a current Cadillac GMAC Smart Leasee. GM Employee Smart Lease $519 2002 Cadillac Seville STS Stk. # 104517 Per Month/39 months. $3,048 due at signing. Must be ...…

…Finally A Checking Account That Pays You... From Michigan Heritage Bank We'll deposit $25 into your new account! Eyewitnesses • Unlimited checking • Your first box of checks are FREE! • Free ATM/debit card • No monthly service fees or charges Detroiters in New York City provide firsthand accounts of tragedy. I said, "I'm still living." I was practically walking backward with my eye on the needle of the remaining tower. Suddenly, it was ...…

…Career & educational counseling Employment services and seminars Vocational rehabilitation & training Senior adult volunteer opportunities Supported employment Follow-along services School-to-work programs Student internships independent living skills Therapeutic work activities Refugee employment services Educational loans & scholarships Displaced homemaker services Adult day care This gl EYEWITNESS from page 33 Roz Komigiir. 130naki Camm...…

…Life's Journeys Helping children who are grieving balked. After all, the buildings weren't going anywhere, let alone the skyline. That once-settling thought was the first thing racing through my mind as I saw the Twin Towers tumble to the ground. — Mara Reinstein, 25, formerly of Farmington Hills, is an entertainment writer for Teen People. Ben Falik I was cracking the spine of Plato's Republic just as an airplane struck the second tower...…

…Classic Checkin New York Legacy Local architect Aaron Schreier was project manager of the World Trade Center twin towers. FLAG BANK Tit() Coolest Dung On Tho 131ock. The Interest bearing checking account that gives you Money Market Rates. It features a tiered interest rate structure that guarantees your money earns the highest rate available based on the balance in the account. Account Balance Annual Percentage Yield - S999 1.50% 75%...…

…After Durban As debris of U.N. forum clears, Jews ponder the consequences. Best Wishes to all of our family, friends and customers for a new year filled with good health and much happiness. L'Shanah Tom MICHAEL J. JORDAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency Durban, South Africa s terror struck New York and Washington on Monday, Jewish activists were still recovering from the ideological bomb of a_ U.N. con- ference that lashed our at Israel as raci...…

….. „ Best prices...Best Selection EXlJS 4.1#. ,•,57. • aa3 The Lexus of Ann Arbor Advantage ✓ Free Car Wash For Ann Arbor Lexus Owners OF ✓ Saturday Service 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ✓ Free Service Loaner Finn ARMOR DURBAN ✓ Free Pickup and Delivery Includes Leather, All Wheel Drive, 39 month lease 50 9 Ai APR up to 66 months @ Sunroof, CD Save on All Models! ES300, RX300, L5400, GS 300 CALL FOR DETAILS CERTIFIED Pre-Owned ...…

…( JEA11 & SAMUEL FRANKEL CENTER FOR DA1C TUDIES JEAN & SAMUEL The Frankel Center for Judaic Studies , ER A AK TE LE R FOR at the University of Michigan J ,, UDAIC ‘,.. iF Is Pleased to Announce TCIDE.E.S -4 A Unique Opportunity to Learn Within an Exceptional Community of Scholars THE M. A. DE GRE E PROGRAM IN JUDAIC STUDIE S A comprehensive interdisciplinary course of graduate study for students who seek a deeper knowledge of Jew...…

…44 4 dell■ 4I1Wlb Elilb ANI► MEM Affiri. MIA► delft iamb daft ,rnimh. rr mob aft, 40111• 41.11, AI& DURBAN DGXL 4 , A premier retirement community 4 W ke:f tt Of p I p t;r' aeyae-th, Oti I p 4 4 p 248-352-0208 1 a 24111 Civic Center Drive • Southfield, Michigan 48034 ' d'I : N iorq(CT)11) e p MINI ► 41111P gair IMP molly Nilmor minor `•• Agoo IOW .1111.111P 41111110, it LUXURY SENIOR APARTMENTS...…

…In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of State of Israel Bonds... WOMEN'S DIVISION cordially invites you, your family and friends to attend GENERATIONS FASHION SHOW II Presented by TENDER and KOOCHIE KOO And a BUFFET DINNER Sunday, September 30, 2001 Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road, Southfield Buffet Dinner and Fun To Follow Groner Hall Fashion Show and Program 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Adler Hall Couvert 36.00 Adult S 10.00 K...…

…Insight Remember When • Interfaith Healing On the evening of the national tragedy, people of various faiths gathered together locally for support and peace. SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer L ike nothing else in recent American history, the Tuesday morning terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., united the nation. Various events around metropoli- tan Detroit underscored that need to be together, regardless of reli- gious, c...…

…inion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.cietroitjewishnews.com Hold High The Light B efore, it was there. Now, it is here. And the challenge for America — suddenly aware that it is as tragically vulnerable as Israel to a monstrous ter- rorism — is to stay as true to itself as the Jewish state has. Deciding what to do, America might learn from the tough discipline that Israel has demonstrated in the year since the new int...…

…OTHER VIEWS From Jerusalem, With Solidarity Jerusalem Iff onday, a day after three suicide bombers blew themselves up all over Israel, killing five more innocent Israeli civilians, I sat writ- ing how I longed for America. From my home in Jerusalem, America shone in the distance, a bea- con of stability and safety, its shores so secure and inviting. Can it be that only 24 hours later my birthplace, the city of New York — the place that edu...…

…In Hopes Of Better Days Tel Aviv of Israel: The eight-fold n the Jewish tradition, increase of the Jewish popu- the High Holidays are lation in Israel from 600,000 also a time for nation- to 5 million, including the al soul-searching. The immigration and absorption past year was a year of chal- of the Holocaust survivors lenge to the Jewish people. from Europe, the Jews from It was a year in which we Islamic countries, from the hourly had to...…

…EARN AIR MILES - LIMITED TIME ONLY Enjoy Great Savings of 1/3 off on Bernhardt Furniture. For each dollar you spend on Bernhardt wood furniture, you can earn one air mile.* *Minimum purchase: $2,000. Offer valid only on purchases made August 17-September 16, 2001. Not valid on prior sales. Sales tax, delivery charges, fabric/leather protection are not included in purchase price. Only one coupon per household. Coupons must be in original stat...…

….■- /.41 ■•■■ il AS% This year, HIAS made it possible for thousands of people to celebrate the High Holy Days in safety and freedom. As we reflect on our past deeds, let us secure the safety of our future generations with a gift that lives forever... Establish a Gift Annuity with HIAS today ! Your annuity is guaranteed b y an agency as old as Moses HIAS is celebrating our 120th year AGE RATE * 00 6.1% 6.6% 7.0% 60 65 70 75 7.5% 8...…

…New Year, New Service Shaarey Zedek listens to its members and makes big changes. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter W hat began as a few informal get- togethers between Congregation Shaarey Zedek members and their clergy became a plan for perhaps the most significant enhancement in the synagogue serv- ice since the inclusion of women in aliyot (calls to the Torah) and the minyan (prayer quorum). "We started with four or five 'Coffee with...…

…JUNE 30-AUGUST 5, 2002 STAFF POSITIONS AVAILABLE Teen Mission 2002 is seeking Bus Leaders and Bus Counselors to staff an exciting Israel experience for metropolitan Detroit 10th-12th graders. 13(16 LeADegg: • Minimum age of 25 • College graduate • Israel travel experience • Previous leadership role in teen programs Rabbi Joseph Krakoff leading a study session on Selichot at Shaarey Zedek. BUS C6t1/46eL6g6: • Minimum age of 21 • College...…

…zz:Vat itg lAtllittiONW1: • . . 4 1: After the scroll was completed, the crowd danced around the Torah. 2: Rabbi Yaacov Aaron Amzalak and Rabbi Shea Werner, both of Oak Park, finish the last few letters, watched by Mendel Polter, 11, of Oak Park and Mendel Micholovin, 11, of West Bloomfield. 3.. Rabbi Pinchus Schether of Oak Park rejoices after placing the new Torah in the ark at the Jewish Community Center. 4.. Rabbi Moshe Khusid of ...…