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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 'TN Jan. 16, 1998 Vol. CXII No. 21 Ilp Front 12 Record-Setting Gift The Jewish Center kicks off its capital campaign with a bang. AppleTree 67 AppleTree. page 67 Cool Camps! Camp is more than canoes and hiking. Look at this collection. Close Up 122 Flourishing In The Ashes Detroiters find Cuba's Jews making another modern revival. Births 52 B'nai Mitzvah 53 Community 42 Editorials 30 Engagements 54 Food 142 Hea...…

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…111111 Openers_ Words Of Wisdom Can Bring A smile SY MANELLO Editorial Assistant hoever reports a saying in the name of its originator brings the world toward redemption." (Pirkei Avot 6:6). So many stories, quotations, collec- tions exist from which we may not only glean wisdom, but also share a smile. One recent compilation is Wise Words. by Jessica Gribetz (William Morrow and Company). The following are some of the gems she has assembled....…

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…The it s on JULIE EDGAR News Editor would seem that divine provi- dence had a hand in Erik Mor- anroth's survival. Or maybe it was the vigilance of family, friends and strangers. It could have been his level-headedness. Perhaps, he speculates, all three saw him through the ordeal. Today, almost three years after Erik received a new heart, the 28-year-old is about to be married to Andrea Palu- gyay, he's working full-time as a retail design...…

…JULIE WIENER StaffWriter I n the beginning, there was poet Robert Bly's movement, which exhorted men to get in touch with nature and spirituality. Then there was Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March, which urged black men to assume greater responsibility for their actions. And last fall, Promise Keepers — a conservative Christian organization that calls for men to be faithful husbands — brought 850,000 men to a rally in Washington, D.C. In c...…

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…SALE SALE SALE Clearance Sales Continue at Although Women In Green, a right- wing Israeli organization, is coordinat- ing and funding Mrs. Boim's tour, coordinators of her Detroit appearance prefer to tone down the political rami- fications, saying the matter is not "one of right vs. left, but of right vs. wrong." David Gad-Harf, executive director of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit, says he does not share Mrs. Boim's po...…

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…Because it's true. A.M. Rosenthal, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 12/5/97: "Mr. Clinton is failing to do his job... he targets Israel as blocking Mideast peace." THE NEW REPUBLIC, 12/22/97: "President Clinton, Secretary Albright, and National Security Advisor Sandy Berger have each latched on to the transparent but convenient alibi that Netanyahu's foot-dragging on the peace process is to blame." WALL STREET JOURNAL, 11/28/97: "There is a ruthless ...…

…alt emember die &Peal ,Znes, Home Grown The new Jewish News editor comes with a strong Detroit background. Photography, Inc. imprint on the fabric of the local Jewish community, has been "preparing" for the edi- 31543 W. 13 MILE RD. which my family has been FARMINGTON HILLS torship of The Jewish News his part of since the turn of the whole life. (248) 553-4867 century." From editing the student newspa- Sklar grew up at Temple per at Henry ...…

…How Often DoYou See A Car Company Bragging About Being BelowAverage? When J.D. Power and Associates recently evaluated vehicle dependability, they looked at reported problems among vehicles at five years of ownership. And, after calculating the results, they found that not only did Lexus owners report far fewerproblems than • average, they reported fewer than owners of any ot li'namePlate. A fact that led them to rank Lexus as the nu...…

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…Above: Fledgling ballerinas wait for their turn to twirl. Left: Harriet Berg waves her magic wand over these "floor" dancers. 1/16 1998 24 …

…Clad in flouncy tutus and pink leotards, Harriet Berg's young students learn to move with grace. JULIE EDGAR News Editor KRISTA HUSA Photographer Hanna Rogers practices her balance. T /--' hese days, Harriet Berg devotes most of her time to running her dance company, Festival Dancers. But she continues to teach the under-5 set who attend her Tuesday Twinkle Toes classes at the Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Community Center. "This was one c...…

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…A Dome Ru ,g0 e- mv, Above: JCC President Harry Eisenberg receives a symbol of the gift from UPS drivers Ruth Versnick and Dennis Holt. Right: Aryeh Sherizen gives soccer a go. The JCC scores new sports equipment for its young athletes. LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer BILL HANSEN Photographer I Above: Rami Lichtenstein gives basketball his best shot. Left: Milly Morrison tries on the swim flippers. 1/16 1998 28 n Olympic fashion, 65 k...…

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…Editorials Much More Than Bricks And Mortar D. Dan and Betty Kahn have made a mar- velous gesture to the Jewish community and the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. Their multi-million dol- lar gift has jump-started the JCC's capital cam- paign to raise $15 million for major renova- tions to the Maple/Drake Building. As of June, it will be the Kahn Building, but it won't be a fitting tribute to the donors if the JCC does not ad...…

…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK A Jew In The Street And In The Home NEIL RUBIN Contributing Editor little more than two cen- turies ago, the German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn had a warning for fellow Jews. "Be a man in the street," he said, "and a Jew in the home." The words of Mendelssohn, who remains one of the more controver- sial figures in Jewish history, have an ominous ring these days. To their detriment, many American Jews have figurat...…

…LETTERS WAR from page 30 be able to start the fifth war against Israel. No country can turn over any part of its land to the Arab enemy and not expect war for the remainder. God said that if the Arabs or any- one else are on Jewish land, then the Jews will be expelled. Thus, it is not the image of the threatening Arab; it is the fact of Jewish fear that the Palestinian Authority and their claims on eastern Jerusalem that sound the alarm for...…

…Women have made great strides in the workplace and world at large, but still have not achieved parity with men, feminist organizer and Ms. Magazine editor Gloria Steinem told nearly 900 women attending the inaugural VOICES event. "The most revolutionary thing we can do is support each other." acting with one voice to bring about change, Ms. Steinem told the attendees at the recent Jewish Federation Business and Professional Women dinner on be...…

…OPINION REVISITED from page 31 Temple Israel's Singles Extension Group Invites Jewish Singles 50 and over to attend ITS PICNIC TIME - 1998 Sunday January I 8th 6:30 p.m. in Herman Hall Temple Israel 5725 Walnut Lake Road,West Bloomfield Menu: Kosher Hot Dogs, Pop, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Brownies,Wine, Punch,Coffee,Tea, Munchies. Dancing to the music of Wally Duda Non-members: $ I 6 Members $13 For information call: Marvin Fox: 248-66...…

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…rid Israelis Still Favor Bibi Everyone's talking about new elections, but the opposition leader isn't showing that he up to the challenge. editor of the English-language edition of Ha'aretz, dismissed the current con- troversy over pluralism as an artificial one foisted on Israelis by the self-serving diaspora leaders of Reform and Conservative Judaism. On the other hand, there were staunch proponents of pluralism, the most extreme of whom ...…

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…standoff So is a Wednesday speech to the National Press Club, in which Netanyahu is expected to stress Palestinian violations of Oslo. Netanyahu also will brief several congressional committees on Tuesday — although it was unclear which ones, and how many legislators would attend, since Congress is still out of ses- sion and many congressional leaders are traveling. "The strategy is to go over the administration's head by lining up sup- port i...…

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…At Designs Unlimited, Quality Is Our Custom. "We're waiting anxiously," said Martin Wenick, executive director of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. "The cutoff has caused real suffering, and not only for Jewish immigrants. Restoring this money will be a top pri- ority for us." Remaking An Image Leaders of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews will be in town for a pivotal annual meeting on Sunday. Their mis- sion? According to Yosef Abramow...…

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…Community Picnic For Temple Singles Temple Israel's Singles Extension Group will host Jewish singles 50 and over at "It's Picnic Time - 1998," 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at the temple. Dinner will feature kosher hot dogs, salads, beverages and dessert. Dancing will be to Wally Duda's music. Members are $13; non-members, $16. For information, call Marvin Fox, (248) 661-4821, or Barbara Ginsburg, (248) 353-7261. Dramatic styling with modem fl...…

…• oe- Don't Mess Lichterman, John Marx, Shelley Nadiv, Barbara Sachse, Steve Schanes, Cindy Schwartz, Eugene Sherizen, Shayna Silverman, June Stillman, Howard Tapper, Jeffrey Weiss, Andrew Zack and Howard Zoller. Appointed to Yad Ezra's Advisory Board were David Fink, Sharon Hart, Paul Hooberman, James Macy, Rabbi A. Irving Schnipper, Sharona Shapiro, Richard Warsh and Rabbi Steven Weil. In continuing efforts to ensure that Yad Ezra pays th...…

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…Community Put a Spotligh t on your Simcha! Hillel Events At U-M The Jewish News is interested in hearing about your celebration for consideration as a spotlight in our new Mazel Tov section. If you're celebrating an en- gagement, wedding, bar or bat mitzvah, brit, baby naming, special anniversary or 100th (or older) birth- day, send us a short letter briefly describing the event, including your name, phone number and a photo- graph of any s...…

…A Pit 0 4f& 0 To The Stars And The A Jewish Community 444 V/ ...6P a7F BAP ORT Hosts Luncheon ored by the Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies at the 1998 Dove Award Dinner. The dinner will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. For information, contact Barbara Yuhas, (248) 353-2434. The Business and Professional Chapter of Women's American ORT will meet for a planning luncheon, noon Monday, Jan. 19...…

…Community Dr. Warshay Gives Talk The Sholem Aleichem Institute will present Dr. Leon Warshay, professor of sociology at Wayne State University 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at Franklin Pointe clubhouse. He will speak on "Religion and Politics in Israel." Active in Zionist organiza- tions for many years, he is on the board of American Arabic and Jewish Friends. For the best in craftsmanship and unique creations, experience the quality of Local...…