…HELPING JEWISH FAMILIES GROWTM THE APPLE TREE The One, The Only The Dreaded Temper Tantrum The r How "Arlon Olam Became A Big Hit .aricLo Bites: What Are Your Five Favorites? Guys Meet The Rabbi And The Rebbetzin Mr. Jeans About our cover: • The Ketai family of Franklin take note. Photo by Glenn Triest. With A Song In Your Heart …
…The BiG Story You sing them, but do you know these stories about them? Words An d Music By .•• Stories behind some of your favorite Jewish songs. Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor 8/14 1998 68 Detroit Jewish News …
…Turn Balalaika This is a riddle song, which asks: was killed by an ill-tempered Arab, who secretly placed the rabbi's body underneath a fig tree at his farm in Safed (Tzfat). According to Soled: The Mystical City, the tree filled with fruit the day after the rabbi was buried there, and the figs were large and delicious — and growing out of season. The incident attracted the attention of the Turkish provincial governor, who sum- moned the Arab...…
…The Dreaded Tantrum ply demanding and unreasonable, very now and then I turn on the and for those occasions I employ radio or IV and hear an inter- what I call the drone. view with an actor. Nine times "I am NOT going to turn the TV 1 out of 10, I want to scream. off!" Yitz will call. Now don't get me wrong, I love "Yes, you are." I say. movies and the theater. But my skin "No, I am NOT!" just crawls whenever I hear "Yes, you are." I say this...…
…Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor H ere's a great way to learn about interesting Jewish figures past and present, and at the same time fulfill your secret dreams of becoming a famous politician, or a base- ball star, or an opera singer. All you have to do is affix Figure A to a piece of sturdy cardboard and cut out. Place a photograph of your own head atop, then cut out one of the costumes and place it on your new doll (costumes really f...…
…smaLL BITES Compiled by Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor Gimme Five! 1-low-To Booklet On Divorce Anyone aged 4-12 — we want 5. Chocolate-mint or choco- My Top Five: to know about you! What do you : late-chip cookies Favorite Sports Teams like to watch on TV, or play on Nathan Greenberg is 10 years By Ian Weiner the computer, or study in school? old and lives in Franklin. He just 1. Green Bay Packers Who are your favorite singers, or re...…
…More to the Community than Just Great Health Care Joist Commission - on Accrthilation of Healthcare Organizations, Proud Sponsor 1998 JCC Maccabi Games It's about results. The laughter of healthy children. The warm embrace of a parent. The safety of our loved ones. It's about a health care company caring for its members and the community it serves. At Great Lakes Health Plan, we prove our commitment every day through prevention and comm...…
…Maccabi A Detroit Jewish News Special Section DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JCC Maccabi '98 Special Section Staff: M5 MG M7 Section Editor Lonny Goldsmith Welcoming The World The Maccabi Games are big, and getting even bigger. Associate Editor Alan Hitsky Contributors Joshua Paul Cane, Justin Rice, Megan Swoyer Stamp Of Approval Jay Robinson's influence is felt throughout the games in Detroit. Managing Art Director Charles R. Krasner Maccab...…
…7m accabi In The Spirit JUDAH MACCABEE 3,000 athletes in Detroit's Maccabi Games reflect an increasingly vital tradition. LONNY GOLDSMITH Section Editor n erb Bernstein was the Detroit Maccabi swim coach when 300 athletes took part in the inaugur- al Jewish Community Center Maccabi Games in Memphis in 1982. Bernstein is the still the coach 16 years later, and has seen the event grow to 4,400 athletes last year when the Games were in six ...…
…Welcoming The World Now a premier event,' the Maccabi Games are big and getting bigger. LONNY GOLDSMITH Section Editor Photo by Je nn i fe r We is bord etroit will welcome more than 3,000 teen athletes to the Palace of Auburn Hills on Sunday for the opening ceremonies of the Jewish Community Center Maccabi Games. When the games became a reality in 1982 in Memphis, Tenn., there were 300 participants. The games, held this year from Aug. 16-2...…
…m accabi • u, u Stamp Of Approval ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor Iff accabi week will be a full seven days in Detroit? You can thank the late Jay Robinson. Robinson, who was 61 when he died on erev Passover in April after a 14- month illness, was the heartbeat of the Maccabi movement in Detroit and nationally. His concern, first and fore- most, was always for the teen-agers. His passion and his organizing abili- ties drew huge numbers of ...…
…acca • Star Power With almost 3,000 visiting athletes at the Maccabi Games, world class athletes will come to the fore. Jo Ankier, Track and Field Delegation: Great Britain Background: Already this year, 15-year-old Jo was the winner in the 1,500 meter at the Middlesex County Championships for the second straight year, South of England Championships and the National Junior Women's League under-20 division. Last year at the Maccabiah Games ...…
…Welcome All All 1998 Maccabi Youth Athletes CCABI Detroit Tennis Club: Tennis. On west side of Drake, between 13 Mile and 14 Mile. (13). Anderson Middle School: Track. On Catalpa, between Greenfield and Coolidge. (2). BEAUTY FOURTEEN MILE RD. Mop Shop Salon Papillon Salon Pearl of Paris LU FASHION Betsy's Bridal Couture The Cover Up Greg Shoes Guys N' Gals Karma Koochie Koo Accents in Needlepoint Rochelle Imber's Knit Knit Knit Rosali...…
…Farmington Hills Activities Center: Soccer, basketbal4 and volleyball. Next to Mercy High School, 11 Mile, east of Middlebelt. (18). Founder's Park: Basebalh soccer and beach volleyball. On Eight Mile, between Gill and Halstead (Halstead turns into Newburgh) (21). a TWELVE MILE RD. NINE MILE RD. Franklin Hills: Golf. On the east side of Inkster Road, between 13 Mile and 14 Mile. (16). Franklin Racquet Club: Tennis. On Northwestern Highw...…
…Oakland Community College (Orchard Ridge Campus): Basketball and volleyball. On Orchard Lake Road, between 11 Mile and 12 Mile. (19) Henry Ford Hospital: Cross Country. On Orchard Lake Road, between Drake and Halstead. (12). Knollwood Country Club: Golf. On Maple, between Middlebelt and Inkster. (8). M O M C MIIMISMON E VN E JPM Jewish Community Center: Basketball and volleyball. On Ten Mile, between Greenfield and Coolidge. (1). Lahser ...…
…Good Luck Lindsay. We're all so very proud of you. STAR from page 7 under-14 boys doubles title. In January he won the Middlesex under-14 singles title, and represent- ed Middlesex in Junior County matches this season. In the last year, he went from being ranked 90th to 18th while winning two junior (under-17) tournaments. Elina Groberman, Chess Delegation: Jewish Commiinity House of Bensonhurst Background: In her two major events this year...…
…- Maccabi Things To Do A partial list of Detroit-area attractions. MEGAN SWOYER Special to The Jewish News A re you visiting Detroit to watch your athlete in the Maccabi Games, but find you have some time on your hands between events? These area attractions will provide entertaining moments: Color Your World It's difficult to track a fluttering butterfly or a flitting hummingbird for more than about 10 seconds. The folks at the Detroit Zo...…
…planned 100-room abode, don't you think? Matilda married lumber baron Alfred Wilson and the two lived amidst 24 fireplaces and no shortage of valuable paintings. The mansion, on the grounds of Oakland University, is open for tours on Sunday year-round and from Monday-Saturday during August. Shop At A Non Mall Mall - Surround yourself with shopping luxu- ries and beeline to the Somerset Collection in Troy. Don't call it a mall or you'll give yo...…
…o mom: \s, accabi Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village: Auto history and Americana. 8/14 1998 NE14 Detroit Jewish News created quite a stir and they still mes- Dine In Elegance - Many a lover merize viewers. has held hands across a table at the The museum's Dutch-Flemish col- Whitney restaurant, one of the few lection, the second largest in the remaining mansions on Woodward United States, includes some Avenue, Detroit's main drag. The...…
…WE ARE PROUD OF BILLY JACOBS ON HIS RECEIVING AN AWARD FOR YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO JEWISH YOUTH AND THE MACCABI GAMES WITH MUCH LOVE FROM HIS FAMILY, SON, ROBERT, WIFE, SHIRLEE, DAUGHTER, MONI, SON-1N-LAW, JOEL MUST, AND HIS GRANDCHILDREN, SABRINA, KACEE, BRITNI AND MIYA MUST. Michigan Region Women's American ORT extends a warm welcome to all the Maccabi athletes and coaches. For many years ORT has supported the endeavor...…
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…parrowo“......ambrrate,allifsg..k.i4111:41114.,4~.61.0.: *FEATURES REVIEWS LISTINGS More Inside: Marc Cohn performs at Pine Knob The Scoop On 'Scandal!' On The Bookshelf 'The Last Kabbalist Of Lisbon' , i4,40(411 to O a …
…This Week's Best Bets Saturday, 2 p.m. A Permanent Home For PuppetArt The Detroit Puppet Theater holds its opening performance for families and the community in its new downtown location with a presentation of The Fire- bird, a rod puppet show based on an old Russian folktale. PuppetArt's four troupe members, Igor Gozman, Irena Baronovskaya, Lyudmila Mikheyenko and Natalia Khousid, were all educated in theater arts in the former Soviet Unio...…
…St., Ann Arbor. $10/$9. (734) 761-1800. African American His tory presents the 16th annual African World Festival at Hart Plaza Friday-Sunday, Aug. 14-16. Discover the African diaspora with culinary experiences, entertainment and 150 vendors of crafts and wares. $5 adults/$3 children 12 and under . For a schedule of events, call (313) 494- 5800. Murder, Mystery Mayhem bookstore hosts a book-signing and readings with crime writer Alison Gordon...…
…SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News our car buffs, all Jewish, won't take a step into the past — not if they can drive there. And drive there, they will, for the fourth annual Woodward Dream Cruise on Saturday, Aug. 15. On a day for reliving the '50s and '60s through the vintage vehicles of the time, Larry Cohen, Howard Fridson, Howard Green and Eric Schiffer will be among the droves of enthusiasts parad- ing prized restored autos bef...…
…omip l he let the auto sit around for 10 years before starting to restore it. He does some minor main- tenance but leaves the rest to the pros. "This car is part of the family," said Fridson, who is joined along Woodward by his wife, Cathy, and three sons — Nate, 15; Blake, 13; and Russell, 9. "Sometimes, if we have compa- ny, they will go with us, too." On days other than the cruise and the Huntington Woods Fourth of July Parade, Ob. Fridson...…
…4th Annual OVI ART FESTIVAL On The Bookshelf :117167n1 A murder mystery and historical novel laced together with an exploration of the Kabbalah, "The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon" is a richly detailed look a the world of 16th-century Portugal. A 1 . 0 • • "aintin • August 15 Sc 16 Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 e .m. • Over 200 outstandig artists • Live musical entertainment • International food-fest Held outdoors at Novi Town Center ...…
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…All Tickets On Sale Monday, August 17! University Musical Society _BOOKSHELF from page 78 of the University of Michigan • Ann Arbor 98/99 seas Eiko and Koma: River San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor and piano Afro-Cuban All Stars St. Petersburg Philharmonic Yuri Temirkanov, conductor Gidon Kremer, violin John Williams, guitar Capitol Steps Guarneri String Quartet Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company We Set Out Earl...…
…Enter our Quiz to Witt Tickets to omeone in the kitchen is thinking. "Frying new things —chargrilled N.Y. strip steak on a bed of camielized onions and roasted peppers, grilled fresh. (They mean it.) Salmon with corn salsa!" 'DETRnIT GENE SISKEL "A small place is making Film Critic a name for itself" Ma7\t7\ty "R7-\51-o7N Presented by the Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah Angle Rd September 15, 1998 Temple Israel West Maple \ Po...…
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…CAPITAL® GRILLE In the late '40s, he continued his studies at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and then graduated from New York University with a bachelor of science in art education. Segal bought farm property oppo- site his father's in 1949 and ultimately turned it into the site for his studio as well as his home. After starting out as a painter, he made his first sculptures in 1958, using plaster and chicken wire. His process was based on what...…
…j'NEtttettaitttriettt A fter a four-year, self- imposed break from writing and performing, Marc Cohn is on the road again, in search of a musical Promised Land. It is, he says, a tough but necessary trek. Cohn got off to a meteoric start in 1991 with the hit single "Walking in Memphis" from his Marc Cohn album, which won a Best New Artist Grammy. But the 39-year-old's 1993 release, The Rainy Season, didn't even reach gold and the singer/song...…
…Excellent Thai Food As You Like It ... Extra Mild, Mild, Medium, Spicy and Extra Spicy • • Rated *** by Detroit News Lunch Specials \_-.J Jewish, it does reflect on Cohn's corn- ing to grips with his ancestry. "I'm not hiding from my heritage in that song, let's put it that way," he asserts. "There is a distinctly scared response that artists have to being overt about their Jewishness, for rea- sons we can all understand or relate to," he...…
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…■ "[In a very different show], we explore the scandal of the Nazis who were allowed into the United States by the U.S. government after World War II. Of course, many of the people who have been fighting to track down these Nazis and have them thrown out of the country have been Jewish." As production crews prepared indi- vidual episodes, they repeatedly noted the resiliency of disgraced celebrities. They found that the egos and arro- gance of...…
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…The Best Of Everything A Korean restaurant provides a mixture of the Orient. sit at New Seoul Garden are kept warm eaten at the same time as the rest of the by pipes under them. meal ... And the grilled fish dishes are Local Columnist In addition to the public and private good for slimmers. rooms, there is a Sushi bar with seating At New Seoul Garden, like other t is widely unsung because so for 15. Korean restaurants, service tends to be ma...…
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…e are fortunate. As we embark on our Capital & Endowment Campaign to raise the S25 million necessary to reno- vate and reinvigorate our Jewish Community Center, we recognize how fortunate we are to have such a strong group of community leaders dedicated to the improvement of our JCC. have individuals These given, and continue to give, their time and expertise to fully research and implement this vital campaign. It is with their support and y...…
…HEALTH, TRAVEL, SPORTS, FOOD More Inside: Travel The yachting capital of the Bay State. Fooek Celebrate summer with a patio feast. L J ZYg`:iE:J This Week's focus: Health As technology expands opportunities for genetic testing, new medical, ethical and legal questions arise. RUTHAN BRODSKY Special to The Jewish News A dvances in testing are bringing new hope - and some fears - to Jewish fami- lies who are at higher than normal risk ...…
…/Health Mazal Toy to Menorah House The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and United Jewish Foundation congratulate Menorah House skilled nursing care facility on receiving the Governor's Quality Care Award for excellence in care to Michigan's most vulnerable residents. Menorah House, a Federation preferred provider, was one of 37 winners out of 1,000 nominees for the award, selected by the State's Depart- ment of Consumer and Indus...…
…/--' adulthood. Canavan disease results from degeneration of the white matter in the brain, an integral component of the nervous system, due to a deficiency of another enzyme. Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disorder affecting many functions of the body, including breathing and digestion. This lifelong illness usual- ly gets more severe with age. In CF, the glands that produce mucus, saliva and intestinal fluids don't work properly People wit...…
…/Health GENETIC TESTS from page 98 THE PG screening for specific conditions, such as the mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that are linked to breast cancer. "In high-risk families, changes in the BRCA genes increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer to 20 percent by age 40, 50 percent by age 50, and 80 to 90 per- cent by age 80 versus 8-12 percent lifetime risk for all women," he pointed out. "There's no 100-per- cent guarant...…
