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…The Insider NEWS & VI WS Easing Local Hunger U are the missing ingredient in Yad Ezra's war against hunger in the Jewish community. That was the theme last week at the independent agency's strolling supper at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. The 20-year-old kosher food bank in Berkley is now serving 3,700 clients a month, the equivalent of 5 percent or more of Detroit's estimated 72,000 Jews. Dinner honoree Ron Charfoos told 425 ...…
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…Special Report REMEMBERING THE SHOAH I ON THE CO \L_, As the Holocaust Memorial Center marks its silver anniversary, a new executive director looks to the future. Shelli'Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer A s the Holocaust Memorial Center (HMC) on the Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills commemorates the achievements of its first 25 years, new executive director, Stephen M. Goldman, looks to its future, instituting new pro- grams, planni...…
…Special Report REMEMBERING THE SHOAH The History Of The HMC 1963-1977 — In 1963, members of Shaarit Haplaytah ("The Remnant"), a sur- The First 25 from page 11 Art in Tulsa from 2004-2006. Since that time, he worked as administrator and executive director of Temple Beth El in St. Petersburg and as a consultant for several museums and centers for the arts. At the Florida Holocaust Museum, Goldman led a $13 million expansion program that sa...…
…"Although academic excellence can be found at other schools, what we experience at Hillel is a passion for learning that we just haven't seen anywhere else. Hillel is one of the most important decisions we have made in our lives, and we have never looked back." —Julie and Brad Feldman, Current Hillel Parents This is the Hillel Difference. HILLEL DAY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009, 6:45 p.m. 32200 Middlebelt Road, Farmingto...…
…Special Report REMEMBERING THE SHAH The First 25 from page 12 "I have extensive experience with those issues that comprise genocide, Nazism, anti-Semitism, discrimination and prejudice he said. "I have much knowledge of the history contextualiz- ing those topics and others. I thoroughly enjoy making history accessible to oth- ers. Referring to himself as a "historiogra- pher," Goldman said, "I am not an histo- rian in the academic sense of ...…
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…Metro Going The Distance Family and friends of LUNGevity founder gear up for second annual walk. Missy Lumberg Zagon Robin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News L ike the small army of walkers they're assembling to aid in the fight against lung cancer, Sherri and Eddie Lumberg of West Bloomfield are determined to keep moving forward. They're in the midst of an uphill battle against the disease that claimed the life of their 39-year old dau...…
…Metro AROUND TOWN JETting Onward Jewish Ensemble Theatre supporters look to the future amid tough economic times. Don Benyas and Florine Mark of Farmington Hills Guy and Nora Barron of Bloomfield Hills and Bill and Susan Winer of Chicago, Melba Winer of West Madge Berman of Franklin Bloomfield, and Jan Winer of Los Angeles T he curtain went up this week on the world premiere of Kitty Dubin's newest play The Blank Page, the story of a...…
…World At Technion Helm Sleep medicine pioneer eyes stronger embrace of higher education in Israel. Haifa S Jeep medicine expert Professor Peretz Lavie was inaugurated last week as the president of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, after unanimous approval in June by the Technion Board of Governors. Lavie took office Oct. 1, replacing Professor Yitzhak Apeloig, who is completing his second of two four-year terms. "This is the mos...…
…Up To The Task Board chairman identifies . Technion challenges. ttracting the brightest and best young faculty and convincing the Israeli government to reverse its higher education appropriation cuts are the most pressing issues confronting the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The Detroit-bred chairman of the International Board of Governors assures that the 13,000-student cam- pus in Haifa is up to the challenge. On the faculty fron...…
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…Cookies For Cancer Camp Friends of Camp Mak-A-Dream, Michigan Chapter, is partnering with the Somerset Collection and 17 area bakers to present the 11th Annual Cookies N' Dreams event. Proceeds will enable children, teens and young adults with cancer to attend Camp Mak-A-Dream, a cost- free camp in Gold Creek, Montana. There they experience a full range of recreational activities as well as meet others who share similar challenges with cancer....…
…World Politics By Bulldozer Demolitions are at center of battle over Jerusalem. Dina Kraft Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem D eep in a valley below Jerusalem's Old City, a narrow alleyway leads to the remains of three bulldozed Arab homes in an area slated to become an archeological park. The homes, now just slabs of collapsed concrete, are in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. Despite interna- tional protests — including f...…
…ur Our Deportation? Native-born children of foreign workers pose dilemma for Israel. Dina Kraft Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tel Aviv T he round-faced boy given the unusual first name of Rabbi by his Filipino parents was born 11 years ago in Israel and has never known another home. He speaks only Hebrew and has never traveled to the Philippines, but along with some 1,100 other children of foreign workers without work permits in Israel, the ...…
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…World American Jews from page 26 On Jerusalem When asked whether Israel, in the framework of a permanent peace with the Palestinians, should be willing to compromise on the status of Jerusalem as a united city under Israeli jurisdic- tion, 37 percent are in favor and 58 percent opposed. In 2007, 36 percent answered yes and 58 percent no. "While ideologically-driven Jewish groups of the left and right assert that a majority of American Jews s...…
…Opinion A MIX OF IDEAS Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Domestic Violence Greenberg's View THE HOLOCAUST DIDN'T EXIST. GAYS IN IRAN MEANINGFUL OPPOSITION DON'T TO MY EXIST. ELECTION DOES NOT EXIST. I n January 1993, I began a journey of and dangerous responses to her behaviors. discovery by being in the right place People ask, "Why doesn't she leave?" at the right time. The answer to that question is complex As part o...…
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…I Spirituality Dancing In The Streets Four West Bloomfield synagogues join together to celebrate Simchat Torah. Clockwise from upper left: Benton Karesh, 9, of West Bloomfield has fun on Simchat Torah. Rabbi Eric Yanoff of Shaarey Zedek leads the crowd in song. Rabbi Daniel A. Schwartz of Shir Shalom leads the Havdalah service before the Simchat Torah celebration begins. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer T his past Shabbat morning, Ra...…
…L I Spirituality Traveling Sukkah Project Two portable sukkot spend the holiday at new homes each year. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer R achel and Nathan Bloch consid- ered building their first sukkah this year, but after checking out prices of prefab structures, they decided not to pursue it. "But the kids really wanted a sukkah," Rachel Bloch said. In previous years, they'd placed sticks over the roof of the playhouse in their F...…
…+0: A THE EXPERT ....N . L. •■■ Rituals For Burying Worn, Sacred Items Q: What is the protocol for burying damaged Jewish prayer books and shawls? Should they be wrapped? Can they be buried in my yard? Are there special prayers to be recited? - Linda, Randolph, Mass. A: It sounds like you're talking about burying the contents of a genizah, Linda. Genizah means "reserved" or "hidden" in Hebrew, and is tradition- ally a place where Jews ...…
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…Health & Fitness SPORTS Class Of 2009 MJSF to induct five into the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. teve Kathryn Stuart reenberg Krickstein- Kirschenbaum Loewenstein Richard Steven Rosen Pressel Steve Stein Special to the Jewish News A silver medal goes to the sec- ond-place athlete in an event. But there's nothing second- rate about the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year....…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JN 111111k, IN bilk.. Decoding The Dress Code A guide to help you know what to wear when b'nai mitzvah invitations are unclear. by Sara Smoler Cammy Swartz, 14, of Bloomfield Hill and Sam Pierce, 13, of West Bloomfield model dressy b'nai mitzvah attire. pening the invitation, with its glossy card clasped in your hands, you begin to scan the invitation carefully until, finally, you reach the end. What does it say...…
…feature by Bassie Rabin making mitzvot growing up and celebrating life with seniors at Danto. started volunteering at Danto at the young tender age of 5. Many little girls would have been a bit scared to volunteer that young in an elderly facility, but I was quite the opposite. I remember the first day I stepped into Danto Health Care Center in West Bloomfield with my father, the rabbi there; I loved it right then. It was so exciting to be...…
…transitions freshman year from different perspectives. youngest of three oldest of three by Rachel Gorosh by Carly Sternberg nlike most incoming freshman, I did not have alking into the doors of Bloomfield footsteps to follow at Andover. I would be es- Hills Andover High School, I was tablishing a name and a perception for my fam- overwhelmed with emotions. High ily and my younger brothers. school is a big change for everyone, I thought ...…
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