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…Editor's Letter Detroit's Young Pacesetters I n Portland, Ore., Moishe House, an innovative subsidized housing and learning program, allows young, eager Jews to create their vision of an ideal Jewish communal space. It illustrates how the Oregon Jewish community is appealing to 20- and 30-somethings. Meanwhile, in Detroit, an ambitious, growing outreach sys- tem is striving to build awareness and understanding of what our Federation and its...…
…Letters Shop Local! Kudos for your Publisher's Notebook "Our Economic Challenge" wherein you outlined the need and effectiveness of shopping locally (Feb. 7, page A5). For years, we have encouraged everyone who will listen — our children, friends and relatives — to shop locally and support our local merchants. The independent office suppliers, book- stores, drugstores and others have all van- ished, in part, because of the category-killer ret...…
…I USED TO BE A DEMOCRAT. In 1951, just shy of my first birthday, my family and I came to the United States as refugees - "displaced persons." This wonderful country and its generous people gave us every opportunity; in a very short time, we were no longer displaced, but rather proud and grateful naturalized Americans. Are you a former Democrat ? Tell us your story. We may use it in a future ad. Email us at: mystory@rjchq.org But now, I...…
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…Metro The PlanitJewish Portal Detroit's Jewish-events calendar goes interactive. By Harry Kirsbaum Special to the Jewish News Federation's t started after a Federation • nectirir meeting in San Francisco eight years ago as a conver- What's Happenin, sation between two Jewish guys Sunday, 02/03 lksperhowi — 34-year-old dot-corn wizard AU Day ET ,;(, : , Congregation Howard Brown, whose pregnant Shearey Zedek wife was concerned about his Th...…
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…Students learning together at the Hermelin ORT Center at the JCC in West Bloomfield. Head Geek At age 34, Shaindle Braunstein looks like she is still in high school but is almost a two-decade veteran of the computer age. Her future brother-in-law was a computer programmer when Braustein, then a stu- dent at Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield, began playing with the new computer in his house. She attended Touro College in New York, but fin- ished h...…
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…Knollenberg Defended Activist stands by congressman's support of Israel when Peters camp questions it over initial vote. Robert A. Sklar Editor A prominent local Democrat expressed anger toward the congressional campaign of Democratic candidate Gary Peters, seeking to oust incumbent Republican opponent Joe Knollenberg. At issue is Knollenberg's loyalty to Israel because of a House vote. The Ninth Congressional District that Knollenberg ha...…
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…Human Rights Legacy U.S. mourns Holocaust survivor, vigilant congressman. Washington/JTA T he flags dipped at half-staff over the Capitol, the warm remembrances flooded e- mail inboxes, the "Have you heard?" phone calls took a solemn tone. U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., earned all these tributes. He died Monday, Feb. 11, of esophageal cancer at the age of 80. The mourning was not just for a man but for the unique voice of the only Holocau...…
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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Editorial The People's Press N o rational person can take sat- isfaction from the shredding of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's tissue of lies. A promising young political leader went off on a self-destructive path and Detroit will have to pay the price, both in treasure and reputation. If there is any comfort in this episode, it is that local news media and their legal representatives d...…
…Opinion PRESIDENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES This is the second installment of a series of commentaries in support of the active candidates. Clinton's Warmth Stirs Resolve Barbara Rom Special Commentary Detroit S enator Hillary Clinton is clearly known hi Washington as a work- er in the trenches — someone who actually gets things done rather than just speak about them. She has accom- plished this by forming relationships with others in the U.S. Sen...…
…Paper Clips Project Hillel class trip shows students the power to make a difference. Jennifer Finkel T2T Staff Writer T he rolling green hills, the clear blue sky and the trees whose roots were planted deep beneath the Tennessee soil passed by swiftly and quickly as the bus rode down the highway. Kids were talking nonstop, some watching the movie displayed and some listening to their iPods. After two hours on the bus, we arrived in Whitwe...…
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…Staff photos by Angie Baan 41, Alyssa Aguilar helps her daughter, Sarah, 2, decorate a challah cover, while Sarah's grandma, Karen Lovinger of Farmington Hills, observes. The Art Of Baking * ALANimik. Mallory Baker, 8, of West Bloomfield gets her challah ready for baking. A family program brings together the scents of paint, clay and bread. She'll Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer A plan that began as a way for artists to learn about Jud...…
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