…Anion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.d.etroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones A Better Way To Fix It riF AveRicA issToppED aq FRANCE f you've been listening to the radio, you are likely to be aware that this is one of those dreaded times of year when your local public radio station is doing fund-raising. And if you've been listening to the buzz in some Jewish circles, you know that a lot of us are deeply offended by the way...…
…OTHER VIEWS Aiding Medically Uninsured Jews ack of health insurance is a problem in the Jewish com- munity. It may be a big prob- lem affecting between 11-13 percent of our Jewish community of 96,000. That's a lot of people. To be exact, it's between 10,560 and 12,480 of our friends, neighbors and relatives. After all, isn't our community a microcosm of the general community? There are 41 million uninsured indi- viduals in this. country and ...…
…How Much Worse It Could Be Jerusalem y last week, a Jerusalem friend asked me if I had noticed that it had been nearly two months since there had been a terrorist bombing in Israel. With his question, I knew the next attack was likely imminent. That's the way it often is in Israel. The moment people start speaking of an apparent lull in Palestinian attacks, it's time to take cover. The next atroci- ty probably won't be long in coming. Such h...…
…OTHER VIEWS PETA'S Holocaust Blunder Philadelphia or some Jewish educators, the quest to universalize the lessons of the Holocaust rep- resents the desire that the crimes committed against the Jewish people will never be repeated any- where against anyone again. That's a noble goal. But sadly, histo- ry has shown that hope to be a forlorn one, as genocidal crimes in Africa and even Europe have proven. Such efforts run the danger of diminishi...…
…PIPES from page 33 SARNER from page 33 one wonder: In a country whose nationals are close to 100 percent Muslim, did Abdel-Hafiz continue his prac- tice of not investigating anyone who is Muslim? Apparently he did continue, for there is now a special inspection under way into the Riyadh embassy's failure to actively pursue counter-terrorism leads. In addition, the FBI just days ago returned Abdel-Hafiz to the United States, put him on admini...…
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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 41 Mazel Toy! 44 Bedecking The Bri The Bridal Canopy makes it possible to borrow the dream wedding gown. ESTHER ALLWEISS TSCHIRHART Special to the Jewish News I nstead of spending hundreds of dollars on her dress, Randi Barken of Ann Arbor, a self- described "bride on a budget," will walk down the aisle this summer in a fashionable gown from the Bridal Canopy, Leah Tolwin's charitable lending closet in Sou...…
…immunity Sharing Worlds Seniors and teens chat, nosh and make friends. Clockwise from top.. SHELLI LIEBMAN D 0 RF MAN Staff Writer hat began as a project for seniors and teens to work together on holi- day decorating became a cultural, religious lesson for the two groups. The month-long program combined the artistic talents of a dozen students from the Lifeskills Group of the Laker Academy Alternative High School in West Bloomfield and J...…
…LENDING I CASH MANAGEMENT I INVESTMENTS I WEALTH PLANNING Federation Hosts Women's Seder Carol Weintraub Fogel will chair the Women's Seder sponsored by the Women's Campaign and Education Department of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Rabbi Lauren Berkun will lead the seder at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Lisa Soble Siegmann will provide musical accompa- himent. The event is open to women and girls 12...…
…Community Please join the Michigan Region of the Anti-Defamation League on Book Collection Promotes Literacy March 20, 2003 to hear Tom Martinez, An ex- Neo-Nazi turned FBI informant talk about his experiences. Time: 7:30 PM "An insider who blew the whistle on the violent nature of America's far-right fringe, Tom Martinez offers a compelling and chilling reminder of the potentially explosive nature of hate. He convincingly demonstr...…
…COMMITNITY ' ". ITLIftWAFF'"'"glIgfr7 7 7MTMONMIIMMIMPIMIP- Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit SHABBAT SHALOM Mat Shalom Synagogue — Saturday, March 15, Shabbat Services. Jeremy Yoskowitz, rabbinic student, Jewish Theological Seminary, will address con- gregation. (248) 851-5100. Temple Emanu-El — Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan will be scholar in residence. (248) 967-4020. • Dinner — Friday, March 21, 6:30 p.m. $15. RSVP • Erev Shabbat Services — Fr...…
…Calendar Call our Circulation Department (248) 351-5174 O Sign up for a subscription today and stay connected with the Jewish community! Nowhere else will you find such informative and interesting articles on Jewish life. Whether it's politics, art, literature, film, food or maze' toys and mitzvahs, The Detroit Jewish News has it all! '573' OAK PARK JCC For information or to RSVP: Jewish Community Center, Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, 15...…
…(7) CERTIFIED, Pre-Owned 0P4L.Y Al' V01.60 Lit-XUS DEALER 3-Year/100,000 total mile vehicle limited warranty SUPPORT Diagnosing and Staging Prostate Cancer — Tuesday, March 18, 6:15 p.m. Dr. Fred Lee. Supper. Weisberg Cancer Center, 31995 Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hills. (248) 538-6514. Women's Wellness Group — Tuesday, March 18, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Group for women with any type of cancer meets the first and third Tuesday of every month....…
…Mazel Toy! New Arrivals YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED THIS SUMMER! Come hear all about camp! This summer promises to be so much fun! INFORMATION MEETING Tuesday, March 18 • 7 p.m. Max M. Fisher Federation Building • 6735 Telegraph Road Call for details: (248) 647-1100 • www.tamarackcamps.com Jonah Geller, Camp Director WE'RE PART Of THE TEAM Missy Siegler, Director of Senior Side Debbie Landau, Director of Junior Side ACCRED...…
…Temple Beth El Nursery School Ix* Adamczyk of Bloomfield Hills. Max Evan is named in loving memory of his maternal great-grandfathers Max Garber and Max Levy, paternal great- grandmother Marie Adamczyk, mater- nal great-grandmothers Esther Molly Garber and Esther Levy, maternal great-aunt Eileen Randall and paternal great-grandmother Ethelyn Reese. Feb. 3 Dr. Bruce and Sheila (Gold) Wolf of Clarkston announce with love the birth of their so...…
…" • Mazel Toy! Eighth Annual Women's Seder Sponsored in loving memory of ARLENE VICTOR by her family MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2003 6 p.m. to 9 p. New Arrivals Congregation Beth Shalom 14601 West Lincoln • Oak Park, MI 4 82 37 Nov. 18 Elaine (Toppall) and Howard Salter of Olney, Md., are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Matthew Louis (Monis Label). Sharing in their joy are Marcia and Harold Toppall of Silver Spring, Md., and Arle...…
…we re oxf all ou* lo OUR It BIRTHDAY Come help us celebrate with BARGAINS galore and SPECIAL EVENTS through March at our unique community resale shop! Melissa and Stephen Duke and sister of Adam. Proud grandparents are Connie and Ray Duk, Bobbi and Roger Gottfried, Michael Jaron, Susan and Arthur Rodecker. Thrilled great- grandparents are Pauline and Sidney Flaum. Hannah is an honor student at Birmingham Covington School, where she has been...…
…awl*/ fr Com munity rat Mazel Toy! Trunk Show J erivie Friday & Saturday March 14th & 15th Bar/Bat Mitzvah Jeffrey Keith Lockwood was called to the Torah as a bar mitz- vah on Saturday, March 1, at Temple Emanu-El. Sharing in this special occasion were his par- ents, Wendy Appleton and Robert Lockwood; grandparents, Henrietta Appleton and Carolyn and Kenneth Lockwood, and sis- ters, Emma Lockwood and Lissa Goldberg. Jeff is also the gr...…
…AN EXTRAORDINARY SELECTION OF NEWLY ARRIVED EARRINGS SAVE 30% OFF RETAIL UNTIL MARCH 31ST Proud grandparents are Elaine Plotkin, Alma and Dr. Laurence Spickler. He is also the grandson of the late Morris Plotkin. Michael is a seventh-grader at Bloomfield Hills Middle School. His interests are competitive swimming, run- ning and reading. His most meaningful mitzvah projects were Pet-a-Pet and adopting a grandparent at a nursing home. Out of...…
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…Ask The Orthodontist "Training a Canine (or Cuspid)" SHAPIRO-BROOKENTHAL E eidi Brookenthal and Daniel Shapiro were mar- ried at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn. Rabbi Aaron Bergman officiated. Heidi was escorted to the chuppah by her parents, Bella and Paul Brookenthal of Bloomfield Township. Danny was accompanied by his parents, Roberta and Stuart Shapiro of Highland Park, Ill. The wedding party included matron of honor Leslie Frohman. Bri...…
…ALL ABOARD • Community Mazel Toy! Have a blast this spring and summer with JCC Travel! ew York The Shaw Festival May 13-16 (On the Twentieth Century & Missalliance) Jewish Cuba August 5-7 May 28-June 5 The Pride of America: US. National Parks Branson, Missouri Anniversaries 50TH Ross 50TH ZACK nn and Milton Ross of Oak Park and Ann's brother and sister-in-law Ed and Ruth Zack joined in celebrating their 50th wedding anniversar...…
…I N P D E Purim's Lessons 54 Synagogue List 59 Torah Portion 61 Noshin' Ilamantashen Russian Division provides Purim fun. Staff photos by Krista Husa rts, puppets and parcels of treats were the focus at the first family Purim party of the Russian Division of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, held March 9 at the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park. About 50 kids and as many adults celebrated the holiday by crafting Purim-...…
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…Open a new personal checking account and receive this FREE gift! Women's Seder Changes Format Congregation Beth Shalom's eighth annual Women's Seder will break its traditional format this year to pres- ent a redesigned event. This year's seder will bring together women of all generations in a spirit of renewal under the Red Tent to celebrate through ritual, music, dance and learning the role of Jewish women in our history. The Women's Seder...…
…Spirituality A _o 0 o . Perfect Fit fa RECONSTRUCTIONIST STUDENT RABBI BLENDS LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP AT T'CHIYAH. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter A Steve Gutow talks with T'chiyah members. fter a successful 20-year climb up the political and legal ladder, Steve Gutow found himself jumping off the rungs and landing in rabbinical school. Referring to himself as "a recov- ering Texas lawyer," members of Cong...…
…Left: rchiyah members Carol Dmitruk of Detroit, Sandy Hansell of Bloomfield Township, Harold and Mary Ellen Gurewitz of Detroit and Steve Gutow chat before the first class on Jewish Arab relations. Right: Mary Ellen Gurewitz chats with Steve Gutow during a Feb. 7 class he led on Jewish Arabrelations. modernity, to accommodate the demands of both continuity and change, reformulating ancient beliefs and practices to meet the needs of our time....…
…AFFORDING THE BEST IS NOT THE QUESTION... B'nai David Sets Lunch and Learn FINDING THE BEST IS Congregation B'nai David will hold a lunch and learn series. The first program will be Saturday, March 15, immediately following morning services. The program, led by Cantor Ben-Zion Lanxner, will focus on Purim. There is no charge for the cholent luncheon. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling the synagogue office, (248) 855-5007...…
…Synagogues CONSERVATIVE ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Howard Glantz. Rabbi emeri- tus: Efry Spectre. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services: Friday 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Bat mitzvah of Rebecca Portney, daughter of Debby and Steve Portney. AHAVAS ISRAEL (GRAND RAPIDS) 2727 Michigan...…
…Synagogues P.O. Box 7451, Ann Arbor, 48107, (734) 913-9705. Lay-led services with occasional guest rabbi. Services: 6:30 p.m. the last Friday of every month; Saturday 10 a.m. the first and third Saturday of every month. Services held at 2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor. CONGREGATION T'CHIYAH 404 S. Pleasant St., Royal Oak, (313) 366-0292. President: Mary Ellen Gurewitz. Services: Friday 7:45 p.m. led by Sandy Hansell and Steve Gutow. Nina...…
…REMEMBER WHEN A CUP OF COFFEE WAS 100? Torah Portion We're bringing that same value to retirement living. THE FOUNTAINS AT FRANKLIN By Creating Holy Community, We Blot Out Amalek Forever carried within him the legacy of both David and Saul. He also carried the spiritual inheri- tance of Judah in refusing to bow to idols or mortals; for this principled stand, he provoked the genocidal hatred of Haman. Samuel reminds Saul, and Mordecai remi...…
…Cover Story 3/14 2003 62 Each year, the Jewish News joins Jewish Experiences For Families (a division of the Agency for Jewish Education) to sponsor the Great Purim Parcel Project. Families, individuals and school groups bring various foods, pack- age them up into small portions of goodies called mishloach manot and then deliver them to the homebound, seniors and others in our community. These photos were taken earlier this week, when hundr...…
…ANYTHING SZTT OLD EAT Why you won't be eating Haman's hat on Purim and other need-to-know information. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor Opposite page, clockwise from top: Adam Ross, 8, of Bloomfield Hills gets help from his dad Ron in putting together a package of goodies called mishloach manot as part of the annual Great Purim Parcel project at the offices of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Dave Chomsky of Southfield ...…
…Cover Story Purim At A Glance WHEN IT HAPPENS: The 14th day of Adar (this leap year, II Adar), which this year corresponds to sundown, Monday, March 17, until sundown, Tuesday, March 18. WHAT IT COMMEMORATES: How Queen Esther and Mordechai thwarted the plans of the evil Haman to kill all the Jews during the reign of King Ahasuerus of ancient Persia (4th century B.C.E.). WHAT THE NAME OF THE HOLIDAY MEANS: Purim means "lots," objects use...…
…A• ni /reel ofclasicHoomfileld Pop's Megillah Memories of Purim in the shteibl by Yankee Stadium. LEN BLAIFEDER Special to AppleTree Wayne, N.J. megillah back into its case. Letters and history glide past ... small rips and discoloring indicate both years and use. One day, it will be my turn. "But how will I follow the reading without the vowels?" It's March 1990. Pop is gone. I take his megillah to an early morning read- ing at Manhat...…
…Cyberspot Purim Shpiel Play, lots of play, and much more for the holiday. Sunrise offers a full spectrum of supportive care to meet the challenges of advanced age. At Sunrise Assisted Living, It's about Care. It's about Value...It's about Choice isno secret that happy families are close individuality of each resident, compassionate I together—in families. Sunrise is helping to keep families caregivers meet needs that are light, comprehensi...…
…Counis insicfe ren to enjoy. Don't let the kids head for the TV remote until they've visited the"Interactive" page (you have to use your browser's "back" button or use the hyperlinks at the top of the page you're visiting to return to the Purim homepage every time you want to visit something new.) There are two games on this page: Purim SpellingBlaster and Purim Matching. The matching game gets old quickly, but both make noises like true vid...…
…A Party First Scene Happenings JDate brings one of its big-time singles events to Detroit, just in time for the Oscars. For college age through 30-some- thing. This calendar is published the second Friday and the last Friday of each month. JOANNA BRODER Special to the Jewish News 1 f you're Jewish, single and just burning for some conversation partners to discuss the Academy Awards, there may be party this month just for you. JDate, one ...…
…in advertisers o n in online ) JN Digest Selected news and feature stories from the Detroit Jewish News. wwvv.detroitjewishnews.com/news www.detroitjewishnews.com/advertisers LANDSCAPING ART services followed by 7:15 p.m. dinner at EMU Hillel. Cost: $5. RSVP by Tuesday, March 18, to Rachel Fauman, (734) 482-0456 or hillel@online.emich.edu March 21 Friday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Med-Law Shabbat Dinner, Oak Park JCC. Cost: $5...…
…60? NAM{ ADDRESS CITY PI-IONE C41141 • • . movie$ tat CI) It's that time of year again when we spend three (or four) hours on a Sunday night watching the stars sashay down the red carpet in their finest with anticipation of nabbing the motion picture industry's highest honor.....the Oscar! This year, you can get actively involved by entering the Jewish News' Oscar Contest. So get off that couch, grab a pen, pick your winners and mail th...…
…INSIDE The Mitzvah Of I lair Covering . . . 78 Meet ESPN's Max: Kellerman 82 A Revolution Through MICHELANGELO AND OTHER. FLORENTINE RENAISSANCE ARTISTS ARRIVES AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS. . . Cristo fano Allori: Yudith and Holofernes, ca. 1616-18; oil on canvas. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Pal.atina. …
…Intertainment Best Bets CLASSICAL NOTES: Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings performs two 18th-century masterpieces, the Krommer Partita and Beethoven's Sextet, Op 71, framing two contem- porary pieces by Bozza and Willard, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at Christ Church Detroit, with an encore presentation 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. The March 30 • concert will be preceded by a 2:15 p.m. talk on "Beethoven's Wi...…
…• Homemade Soups & Salads • Coney Specials FAMILY FUN Youtheatre presents a musical adaptation of The Little Engine That Could 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15-16, at Southfield's Millennium Centre. $8-$10. (248) 557-7529. Jewish Ensemble Theatre hosts a public performance of Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's The Diary of Anne Frank 3 p.m. Sunday, March 23, in the Scottish Rite Cathedral Theatre at Detroit's Mason...…
…Medici Masterpieces A landmark exhibition showcasing works by Michelangelo and other Florentine Renaissance artists arrives at the Detroit Institute ofArts. CINDY FRENKEL Special to the Jewish News mong the nearly 200 objects on view in the Detroit Institute of Arts' March 16 June 8 special exhibit, "Magnificenza! The Medici, Michelangelo and the Art of Late Renaissance Florence," is Michelangelo's life-sized marble sculpture David-Apollo...…
…Michelangelo Buonarroti: "Design for a Candelabrum," ca. 1535; black chalk, brush and brown wash, incised lines and compass marks on cream laid paper. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution; museum purchase in memory of Mrs. John Innes Kane, 1942-36-4. Medici Porcelain Manufactory: "Ewer;" ca. 1575/87; soft paste porcelain. The Detroit Institute of Arts. Grand Ducal Workshops: "Panel with Vase of Flowers," early 1600s;...…
…The Medici And The Jews Despite general tolerance, Florence's Jewish ghetto was created under Medici rule. diary than a history of the Medici and their empire. That's the fundamental value of the Medici papers." CINDY FRENKEL Special to the Jewish News T he upcoming exhibition at the DIA, Jewish Connections "Magnificenza! Michelangelo, the Medici and the Art of Late Renaissance Florence," has special res- The Medici family had substantial...…
…• Gift Baskets • Sweet Trays • Muffins • Soups • Cookies • ro THE OCCP' Everything Made Fresh Daily first Academy of Art (known as the Accademia del Disegno), where artists studied, among other things, Michelangelo's techniques. A gallery there is devoted to his followers and the grand-ducal workshops. Michelangelo was known as The divine" by his contemporaries, and when he died in 1564 at age 88, his body was brought to Florence by Cosim...…
…Arts 1 Entertainment Dissecting A Mitzvah New book investigates the commandment for Jewish wives to cover their hair, and the whys and the ways they do so. The woman in question is a suspected adulteress and the uncovering (some minority interpretations translate the word paruah to mean unbraid or dishevel, not uncover) of her hair is orchestrated to hen author Lynne Schreiber, newly be an embarrassing echo of things she would have observan...…
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