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…W vt American Heart Association ;.••• Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke YOU BEING STALKED BY ARE WOMEN'S • No. l KILLER? Two Cultures Under One Flag American Arab and Jewish teens work together toward a common goal. SHELLI DORFMAN Editorial Assistant when Lauren Abro met Beth Kander and Amanda Yousif at an American Arab and Jewish Friends contest registration, none of the teens could foresee the relationship they would form. All th...…

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…17‘ r -v* Vi Eight Over 80 Senior adults lauded for humanitarian contributions to local community. LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer 0 ne helped boys and girls prepare for their b'nai mitz- vah. The other helped start Orchards Children's Services. Sylvia Barr and Beryl Winkelman are two of the eight senior adults who will be honored at the Jewish Apartments and Services' "Eight Over 80" program Sunday, May 16, at Hechtman Jewish Apartments ...…

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…AIENIASTER HEATING &AIR CONDITIONING CO RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL SERVICE SALES INSTALLATIONS and Bubbie was baby-sitting my chil- dren. After coming home a few hours later, Bubbie had tucked the children in bed, folded all my family's laundry, cleaned the refrigerator and polished the silverware. This, she said, was all done in her 'spare time,' Nadiv said. Even though Kutnick wears a pace- maker, fellow Hechtman resident Eve C. Lieberman de...…

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…many young people to become involved in the Jewish community. He cites many examples where leaders in the Jewish community first got involved in the community through Saltsman's encour- agement. Mittelman said Saltsman is a true leader who inspires others to follow his path. "He is always the first to con- tribute to a project and never withdraws a contribution, even when his ideas were not acted upon," Mittelman said. At 91, Saltsman still wo...…

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…AIFFENTION Torahtaynu Celebration The culmination of B'nai Moshe's yearlong Torahtaynu project will be held Sunday, May 16, at the syna- gogue when the new Torah is dedi- cated. Individuals and families who ded- icated to Torahtaynu are invited to watch the sofer (scribe) complete his task from 2:30-5 p.m. A children's program will take place from 3-4 p.m. with Rabbi Elliot Pachter read- ing Torah stories and Cantor Berris leading singing an...…

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…LEIFRYETTE NEW YORK The Modern, Sophisticated, Wearable Looks of Lafayette 148. For the Woman Who Knows Now She A Wants to Dress. A Fall Preview and Trunk Show Presented by Roz & Sherm Thursday, May 20 • 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday - Saturday, May 21-22 • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Bloomfield Plaza • Telegraph at Maple Road 8 p.m. • (248) 855-8877 Open Monday - Saturday 10-6 p.m., Thursday KITCHEN DIRECT 26618 Southfield Rd. • Visit Our Showroom, 2 Bloc...…

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…GET 1111 JCC Summer Swim Club JUNE•JULY•AUGUST SPECIAL Sign-Up Now! ue .}, -.01+ "ga NO4 I%,,t , ,Acta., This summer swim in one of the JCC's in Oak Park & West Bloomfield incredible pools Family Swim Club Membership Only $375 for June, July and August. Get a full-year ICC General Family Membership for only $50 more! Health Club Membership for Ages 35 & Up Only $360 for June, July and August. Get a full-year JCC Health Club Membe...…

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…`Helping Others Was Her Life' insisted upon donating her pay to Yad Ezra, Detroit's kosher food pantry. Moving slowly with the aid of a he letter began: "Dear walker, she was known for filling up Mrs. Steinberg: I am a little attached purse with Tootsie pleased to inform you that Rolls and hard you candies, all to have been select- EIVEASPM4= 'r2002113 share with chil- '-=g.VO444t 4 " ed to receive a dren who called Golden Oldie her Grandma A...…

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…Interfaith. Discussion Set The Interfaith Connection will pre- sent Let's Talk, a four-part discus- sion series for interfaith couples. The sessions will be held on Mondays, May 24, June 7, 21 and 28, at the Agency for Jewish Education, 21550 West 12 Mile, Southfield. The sessions are from 7 - 8:30 p.m. The charge is $5 per adult per session; childcare will be provid- ed free with reservation. Let's Talk is a program of the InterfaithConnecti...…

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…HAVE AN ADVENTURE THIS SUMMER! Sign up for the Jen Teen Travel Camps today! Safari Noar: 5-6th graders • Caravan Noar: 7-9th graders Campers will visit places of interest in the Metropolitan Detroit area, and Caravan Noar campers will enjoy an exciting trip to Chicago or King's Island. American Young Men Join Israeli Students In Unique Yeshivot SHELLI DORFMAN Editorial Assistant Swimming • Wave Pool • Arcade • Motown Museum Dave and Bus...…

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…WALT0\woDD Midrasha "--Th Summer Study N- The Agency for Jewish Education- Midrasha will offer conversational Hebrew classes, including a new class for total beginners. New stu- dents will be assessed and placed by the instructor. Classes will meet at the Midrasha, 21550 West 12 Mile, Southfield. There is a fee. For information, call Nira Lev, (248) 354-1050. Advanced Hebrew students, teachers of Hebrew and people wish- ing to practice and ...…

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…Master's Degrees to Fit Your Busy Schedule Madonna University, our At master's degrees in business are designed for working adults. Classes are offered during the evening and on weekends, complemented by on-line courses. Enroll Today! MBA 734/432-5667 Master of Business Administration email: muinfo@smtp.munet.edu web: www.munet.edu MSBA ao Master of Science in Business Administration "The business progam prepares students to take l...…

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…Retirement dreams now bloom at THE FOUNTAINS Here's To... Everything is coming up roses at THE FOUNTAINS AT FRANKLIN. That's because Michael Stern of West Bloomfield, a senior at the University of Michigan majoring in film studies, received an Avery Hopwood Award in the category of major drama screenplay. The winning script was titled After. He also won another award from a previous version of the script in 1998 from the United Talent Agen...…

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…I'd like my Sarah to live at home, but I don't know if I can keep this up much longer." The Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program can help. City Of Hope Names Honorees Older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders will benefit from: • A safe, caring environment • Therapeutic activities and socializing • Personal care and health monitoring Kosher meals and snacks Family members will receive respite and support. For informa...…

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…go 30903 ORCHARD LAKE RD BTWN 13 & 14 MILE (NEAR THE GAP & TJ MAX) r r (248) 855-0303 FRED ASSEMBLY & DELIVERY The American Jewish Committee, Detroit Chapter will host its annual meeting 7:15 p.m. Tuesday; May 25, at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building. The evening will include a buffet sup- per, business meet- ing, elections and a presentation by Rabbi James A. Rudin, national AJC director of interreli- gious affairs. His address will...…

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…\ ■ .f %■ 3 *or iArsesl geld Peace Hinges On Diplomacy, U.S. Official Says TRUNK SHOW LfIFFIYETIE ROBERT A. SKLAR Editor Thursday, June 3 • 10am - 8pm Friday, June 4 • 10am - 6pm Saturday, June 5 • 10am - 5pm A n "equitable, durable peace" will come to the Middle East, although when and how is still unclear, a high-ranking federal official told a Bar-Ilan University Lunch and Learn audience Tuesday in Bloomfield Township. "I have fai...…

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…The Trowbridge Beth Shalom Dedicates Center Congregation Beth Shalom will dedicate its new education center and wall of honor during Shavuot services 9 a.m. Saturday, May 22. Before opening the center in September 1998, the congregation rent- ed space from Berkley Schools. More than 220 students are enrolled in the congregational school, 38 in the high school program. The public dedication ceremonies will recognize the 400 contributors to th...…

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…30% OF ALL PARTY DRESSES 1 Week Only Calendar Listings are updated regularly on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com SHABBAT SHALOM ! SCIENCE AND RELIGION Congregation T'chiyah will have a panel discussion after 10 a.m. Shabbat services Saturday, May 15. including members Al Saperstein, Dan Leb, Gene. Perrin and Jeff Ram on "Embracing Science and Religion" at the Royal Oak Women's Club, 404 S. Peasant St. (248) 542-0900. No charges. All ...…

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…BETH EL BLOOD DRIVE. The Brotherhood of Temple Beth El will hold its semi-annual blood drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, May 23. Appointments: Byron Siegel, (248) 354-2500 (work) or (248) 626-1666 (home). Walk-ins welcome. WORKMEN'S CIRCLE KUMZITZ Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring will discuss the film Arguing the World at its . monthly kumzitz 10-noon Sunday, May 23. The film chronicles the role of Irving Howe, Daniel Bell, Nathan in shaping Glazer an...…

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…Calendar Mrs. Jacobovitz and based in Heritage House in the Old City of Jerusalem. Apply by May 30. (248) 967-0888. BINGO AT JPM SOUTHFIELD SYMPHONY Bingo will he held 12:30 Monday, May 24. Fun, prizes and refreshments with caller Howard Guttman. Charge. SINGLES TABS' DISCUSSES MUSIC The Southfield Symphony Orchestra will feature pianist Emily White 7 p.m. Sunday, May 23 at the Southfield Civic Center Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road. Als...…

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…no (4t_Exus oPm 9 9 1999 LEXUS ES 300 • Front & Side Air Bags • Front-Wheel Drive • Vehicle Skid Control • CD Changer • Alloy Wheels • Leather Seats w/Memory • Power Moonroof • Heated Seats • Traction Control monthly Mifgash program 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 16 at the Midrasha Center for Adult Jewish Study at the Agency for Jewish Education, 21550 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield. Her topic is "Women of:Valor — Jewish Women in the Public Arena. P...…

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…COME TO A TIKUN LEIL SHAVUOT From the creative geniuses who brought us Lecha Dodi, Kabbalat Shabbat, and LATTE & LEARNING the Tu B'Shevat Seder (the kabbalists and mystics of 16th century Safed) comes with Rabbi Aaron Bergman TIKUN LEIL SHAVUOT, Torah study on the first night of Shavuot (Thursday night, May 20) to enrich our holiday and raise our spiritual consciousness. Borders Books & Music 30995 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills E...…

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…Alt, -" T.t. 1 .. .......,--, 1 -_ - • meth6d of determining it date is described as' ,. -----‘. I - w as trie-itudiS associated with it . „ I magine a holiday where you are actually sup- avuo has tte nusuqI distinction of being the posed to stay up ,c1,1,,Ri t and eat a lot of cakg 7.17.176n1S/JeWish holiday whose day is not deter and celebrate for many, many reasons: .,:.:1:.- by calertcar date, but by counting days after And maybe even ...…

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…HoliDaYs 28:26-31), the Torah identifies it as Yom HaBikurim, "the Day of First Fruits." (These are references to the Shavuot sacrifice, which consisted of offerings from the crop of new wheat. Until Shavuot, all meal offerings were made of flour from earlier crops.) The passage also refers to the holiday as a festival of "your weeks." For a third time, in Parshat Reei (Deuteronomy 16:9-12), God commands the Jews to observe the holiday, and h...…

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…HoliDaYs Milky Way Some fun (and some pretty cheesy) ways to celebrate the holiday. Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor I n addition to being a singer, and imagining himself an actor, Elvis Presley spent a great deal of time serving as his own interior of eating only dairy foods on Shavuot, citing the Talmudic injunction that Jewish holidays are to be cele- brated with meat and wine. Rather than having complete meals of dairy food, they...…

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…In The ComMuniTy .0:‘ "4. " 1111 V41146, . . 4..• :AMIN* ti°111 BETH SHALOM Religious School 1999/2000 Bring your mom and dad to our KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE Sunday, May 16, 1999 9:00 a.m. - Noon For a taste of Beth Shalom's awesome 1999/2000 Kindergarten! For more information, or to register please call (248) 547-7970 THESE RATES WON'T WAIT! Every day you wait could be the day the lowest mortgage rates in 30 years start rising again! ...…

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…Get Ready, Get Set... Register Now! for Pre.sc.hoo18., Kindergarten Enrichment at the JCC Infantri oddier (wait list available) Re.gistration now in progress for fall '99. Silber-tvlostyn Eisenberg "Sometimes, it's not the already has pur- acknowledged chased the lat- the very different toddler who needs to learn est book in the world in which series, What to parents are rais- that 'no' means 'no,' Expect in the ing children. Toddler Years,...…

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…Maze! Toy! Births April 28 Valerie Meyerson and Tom Johnson proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Anne Naomi Johnson. She is welcomed home by her big brother Jeremiah Lee, 20 months old. Also shar- ing in their joy are her bubbie and grandpa Berta and Marvin Molasky of West Bloomfield and her grandparents Conrad and Delores Johnson of Des Plaines, Ill. Anne Naomi is named in loving memory of her maternal great- grandmother Anne Taube...…

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…Eugene S. Marcia Applebaum 00 Jewish Parenting Center Congregation Shaarey Zedek Presents grandson of the late Anna and Samuel Chapin and Abram Guyer. Jonathan is an honor student at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, where he plays on the basketball team. He enjoys guitar, collecting Star Wars memorabilia, drawing, reading and camping. His mitzvah projects include work- ing with JARC residents and packaging food at Focus Hope. Michae...…

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…Mazel Toy! Bar/Bat Mitzvah Jaymie Adina Morton will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday; May 15, at Congregation Beit Kodesh. Jaymie is the daughter of Don and Michele Morton, sister of Shaun and grand- daughter of Larry and Myra Morton and Milton and Frances Goldman. Jaymie is in the seventh grade at East Middle School in Farmington Hills and is on the honor roll. She plays coronet in the school band and is on the school track team. Away ...…

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…This week's friends are Debra Anstandig & Special Friend Allisa Gold We think so much about the daily needs of special-needs children. But we have their future in mind, too. Futures that should contain fond memories of childhood friendships. The Friendship Circle brings together the children who need friends, and teens who want to be friends. But we need drivers to get these teens to the homes of Green-Pearlman Donna and Allan Pearlman of H...…

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…W NDOWS - MORE WALLS Mazel Toy! HunterDouglas Engagements WINDOW F ASHIONS Expert Installation • A.S.I.D Interior Designers • Excellent Service • In-home Consultation • Luminette Privacy Sheers® Country Wood® Blinds Everwood" Blinds Duette® Honeycomb Shades Vertical/Horizontal Blinds Silhouettes® Window Shadings e61-mpeative Vic/els/1g Sophisticated Room Designs for Adults & Children Wallpaper • Fabric • Window Treatments • Bedding 5...…

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…Anniversaries Schwartz-Robins Julia Michelle Schwartz and David Martin Robins were recently married at Warwick Hills Country Club in Grand Blanc by Rabbi James Michaels of Congregation Beth Israel. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Carl Schwartz of Grand Blanc. The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Max Robins of East Lansing. Miriam Schwartz, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Lawrence Robins, brother of the groom, was best man....…

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…Synagogues Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 8:45 a.m., 8:30 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. B'nai mitzvah of Aaron Samuel and Jacob Henry Newman, sons of Judy and Robert Newman. Sunday bat mitzvah of Jocelyn Sefton, daughter of Sharon and Allan Sefton. Aufruf of Lisa Schreiber and Nick •Philco. Shirei Shabbat will sing. Rabbi M Robert Syme of Temple Israel chats with Vivian Smar on-Cole at the sixth-annual Dove Awards Dinner of the Ecumenical Institute or Jew...…

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…as Ak+ Cial Sunday 9 a.m., Thursday 8:40 p.m. West Bloomfield Community Eruv, (248) 788- 6782, update information will be complet- ed 15 minutes before Shabbat each Friday. OR CHADASH Rabbi: Eliezer Cohen. (248) 544-2687; Services: Friday 6:55 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 8:35 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m. Friday ser- vices at 13100 Hart, Huntington Woods; Saturday services at 14111 Ludlow, Oak Park; Sunday services on Hart. SARA TUGMAN BAIS CHABAD TORAH ...…

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…Torah Portion A Sense Of Belonging Makes Us Whole something to cling to. They need: the inspiration of tradition, the sense of relat- edness to others, the security of a home. We all need the strength and support of home and family to find stability and serenity. We need friends and communi- ty to feel worthy and valued. The imagery of Pirkei Avot conveys he Torah reading describes a this truth so vividly. "The righteous per- census of child...…

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…Judith Viorst With Tips For Graduates • Natalie Portman Takes On 'Star Wars' A Musical Dram Set In Treblinka Actress Camryn Manheim's frank nny new and memoir is about growing up fat in a thin-obsessed culture — and riving. DEBRA L. WALLACE Special to The Jewish News hat if you could take the one trait in yourself that drives you crazy and turn it into an asset? Wouldn't it be heaven- ly if you not only accepted but also celebrated...…

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…What To Do, What To Do ... Musical Notes Twenty-eight-year- old Gil Shaham was born in Champaign- Urbana, Ill., but at age 2 moved with GAIL his parents to ZIMMERMAN Israel, where at age Arts 6. 7 he began violin Entertainment studies with Editor Samuel Bernstein of the Rubin Academy of Music. In 1981, while studying with Haim Taub in Jerusalem, he made debuts with the Jerusalem Symphony and the Israel Philharmonic. The next year, after taki...…

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…box set 6 p.m. Saturday, May 15. (248) 626-4533. On The Stage Opposites," led by DSO Assistant Conductor Ya-Hui Wang with series host Rheda Becker, 10:15 and 11:45 a.m. Saturday, May 15, at Mercy High School, located at 11 Mile and Middlebelt roads. The music in these concerts, geared toward 3-6-year- olds, pits high notes against low notes, and features a dance perfor- mance of Tubby the Tuba. $10/tickets available at the door prior to the ...…

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…Generation Game Pia on' u 27fteriat f i Photo by Ken Schics Choose golf, lessons or both, when you want, where you want. Boyne Super Five – we know our game, so you can perfect yours. 0ff-Vg6te- i'tgrff dikit $695 reve- nAe7 Five nights lodging at Boyne IVIountain Five breakfasts and dinners • Unlimited golf with cart on five championship Boyne USA courses Unlimited lessons with video analysis • Preferred tee times and access to resor...…

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…•• •• • • • • • •• • • • • au •• • • • • • • • s' • • • • 46. • • • • • • • • ■ 4 ■ • • • one she found was from the year [my have to make up as much," says dad coached my team] when I was 14." Lasser, whose religious beliefs were Lasser's mother, Joyce Ginsberg, is fostered through Temple Beth El. one of the few family members remain- The generational conflict would have ing in Michigan. A former teacher, she been more difficult to bring ...…

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…O FELDBRO FELDBRO FELDBRO FELDBRO SUSHI m On The Bookshelf 0 Made Fresh Dail y Ai FeIdlbro ai. A Complete Selection Available Monday-Saturda y Come In or Call Ahead 0 of ma u. O oi a FELDBRO Fresh Fish and Quality Meats Now redialutriing Fresh Kosher Empire Chickens 7 Days A Week O ma We will have a chef preparing BBQ 0 samples MI DAY! W 11. 0 New Al Lower in Cholestero l, Calories ancl • Fat Than Boneless, Skinless Chicke...…

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…t ok Alai Shalom Synagogue PRESENTS 4(a. Robert L. Rodin Hebrew zealot Judas Iscariot, the man who is alleged to have betrayed Jesus). At the time, Laughlin secured the promise of his men to keep the trea- sure and how it made its way to the United States a secret. But when a U.S. senator, chairman of a committee investigating the trail of Nazi plunder through neutral coun- tries and the Catholic Church, is found dead, and the official cau...…

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…LIVING LARGE from page 75 Soon after her Emmy win last fall, Manheim signed a book deal for Wake Up, Bn Fat, a story of growing up overweight in America, which, she admits, is no picnic. "It is really my story of going from victim to victor," Manheim says. Its not the whiny lamentations of the fat girl who never got asked to dance. Mostly, it's a celebration of ass-kicking." Manheim spent her early years in a non-religious Jewish household i...…

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…had she been on The Practice, she would have been torn apart by the critics. "The fact that I'm being celebrated right now for being an alternative role model for young girls means that final- ly I'm making some kind of contribu- don to society, which I've always want- ed to do," Manheim says. "If a young fat girl is watching The Practice — or reading my book — and she sees that you can be professional, articulate, sophisticated, sexy and smar...…

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…Out with a new book for high school and college graduates, Judith Viorst talks about why her Jewish heritage is more important to her now. 4WD TH WORST DINA FUCHS Special to the Jewish News jr udith Viorst won't divulge her age, but a manuscript she is now writing offers some clues. The author of more than two dozen books, including It Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty and Other 77-agedies of Married Life, How Did I Get To Be Forty and Other Atro...…

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…The 100 Year Celebration of the organized Jewish community of Metropolitan Detroit invites students to attend A Musical Celebration of Diversity A PEE Jazz etinie presented by: The Jeff Maas Trio & iriends with Jazz Legend MMus Beigtave TI-IURSDAY, MAY 20 • 11 A.M. OR 1 P.M. Foy reservations or information: Dale Rubin at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, (24-8) 202-14-71 and 14aGeghet Chai The Bridge Lives' Concert SUNDAY, M...…

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…Israeli-born actress Natalie Portman blasts off in the "Star Wars" prequel. DINA FUCHS Special to the Jewish News IV hen George Lucas' Star Wars was released in 1977, Natalie Portman wasn't even born yet. It was four more years before the girl who now plays the future mother of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia in the much anticipated Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace was welcomed into the world. Portman, who will turn 18 next month,...…

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…13aget Deft and narrow. She proudly boasts that she does not drink, smoke or frequent "Thuile club scene like so many of her contemporaries. For the past 10 years, she has been a vegetarian, becoming stricter over the years, eliminating fish and cheese from her diet. Her mother still prepares her brown-bag lunch each day before she drops her daugh- ter off at school, since the actress does not have her own driver's license. To help further ma...…

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…SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News ik n American writer who fought in World War II as a bomber pilot and a Russian composer who escaped anti- Semitism have collaborated on what they believe is the first opera set in a concentration camp. Jack LaZebnik and David Finko have imagined a love story in the midst of the horrors of the Treblinka death camp in Poland and will present Abraham and Hannah in a perfor- mance that features membe...…

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