…Celebrating 50 years of growth with the Detroit Jewish Community - - btlatilNU HE JEWISH NEWS .. . . . 19 TISHREI 5753/OCTOBER 16, 1992 nide Vote The JCCounci will remi you about election day. page 37 SPORTS Ultimate Game A flying disk took Marty Wollner to Japan page 57 Double Punishment Should Jonathan Pollard be a priority for Detroit's rabbis? ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSISTANT EDITOR Fresh Air fires longtime employees. ocked ...…
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…HE JE\kEIT4-1 NEWS Vol. CII No. 6 associate Publisher 4. ihur M. Horwitz Editor Emeritus 'hillp Slomovitz Managing Editor 'hil Jacobs 1ssociate Editor %Ian Hitsky ,,,sistant Editor lizabeth Applebaum Aff Writers limberly Litton _esley Pearl qontributing Editor Jie Wiesel N.:ishington Correspondent James D. Besser 3reign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Correspondent Ina Friedman .arry Derfner Local Columnists Danny Raskin Carla Jean Schwar...…
…Pollard Decision Calls For Michigan Resolution Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has chosen not to consider the appeal of con- victed spy, Jonathan Pollard (see page 18). the case has taken on a sense of urgency at an unimaginable level. We would hope now that the Michigan Board of Rabbis (see page 1) find this issue at least as important for their concern and resolution as the Rodney King case. We would hope that the rabbis of our area con- gr...…
…Can Federations Survive? ;ARY ROSENBLATT EDITOR There's a quiet crisis taking place among Jewish fed- erations around the county. It has to do with Et money, or the ck of it in these days of recession, but it goes far deeper. It's a crisis of person- lel and leadership — a sense ?hat there is a lack of profes- onal and lay people of first- Fate talent, knowledge and mommitment to help the com- munity focus on goals at a time of great change....…
…KAPPORAH/from page 6 habah min evarah — a mitz- vah which is derived from a sin — which is no mitzvah at all. I have seen the ceremony on many occasions. The birds are often kept in milk crates by people who ordinarily do not raise or care for them. They are not slaughtered im- mediately after the ceremony. Last year during Yom Kip- pur I was so upset by the sight of these birds in plastic milk crates without food or water that I complained. ...…
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…50 YEARS AGO... War Chest Drive Aids Three Causes This column will be a week- ly feature during The Jewish News' anniversary year, look- ing at The Jewish News of to- day's date 50 years ago. SY MANELLO Special to The Jewish News T C/3 w Cf) w F- C:) CC F- w CI w 14 he focus of attention at this time was still reaching the goal set for the War Chest drive in De- troit. The front page fea- tured a guest editorial from Irving W. ...…
…▪ German Ambassador Hears Concerns LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER O n Oct. 8, in the en- tryway of the Holo- caust Memorial Center, Jewish Community Council President Jeannie Weiner handed German Ambassador to the United States Immo Stabreit the concerns of the community. The brief letter expressed concern about recent ethnic violence in Germany — es- pecially the burning of a barracks at the site of Sachenhausen concentration camp. In the lett...…
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…BEGIN THE NEW YEAR WITH A NEW OPPORTUNITY... of (Jewish organizations) and to rabbis here, asking for a meeting" to discuss Mr. Pollard's situation, committee member Margot Gardner said. We got very little response. Several of the rabbidrtaid they would - dng. But noboalishowed up. That was very disheartening." This Rosh Hashanah, the committee mailed letters to ev- ery congregation in town, ask- ing rabbis to place an empty chair on the bima...…
…Bush Urged To Free Jonathan Pollard The president is the convicted spy's last hope following the Supreme Court's decision not to consider his appeal. C IRA RIFKIN AND JAMES BESSER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Copyright 1991, True North Production, Inc , All rights reserved TIONMOUS SELECTION! COSTUMES, MASKS AND MAKEUP! HAUNTING HALLOWEEN SUPPLIES! DECORATIONS AND PARTY ACCESSORIES AT DISCOUNT PRICES! OPOU41$14 CAMS AND INVITATIONS! 50...…
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…The Jews Shir Tikvah, led by its dynamic rabbi, Arnie Sleutelberg, is making a name and a home for the Jews of Troy and Rochester. By Phil Jacobs Photos by Glenn Triest …
…(Left) Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg helps with the congregation choir. (Right) Rabbi "Arnie" has seen his small congregation grow from a handful of families to over 210 with an active religious school as well. 0 Troy sually parking lot conversations are for see-you-laters or for completions of adjourned meetings or shop- ping trips. But the 1982 conversation that Phyllis Wenig had with zi - Pam Spitzer in the parking lot of the Troy branch of the...…
…Early member Jo Anne Levy has been active since the congregation's early days. Ed Witkow, president of Shir Tikvah. Church and now at the Norminster Presbyterian Church. Its religious school classes are at Costello Ele- mentary School. There are no typical flavors of Jewish life in the bedroom commu- nities east of Woodward, no delis to be seen, no book- stores or synagogue build- ings. But as member Iry Wengrow said, "You don't need to have...…
…receieved in other congre- gations because of her Fil- ipino features. "It was not an issue (at Shir Tikvah) nd never has been one. We're accepted here for who we are," she said. An added plus for the Sweets is that Ben's par- ents, Richard and Shirley j Sweet, are also members of Shir Tikvah. If there is a difficulty for the fledgling congregation, lt could come in the growth factor. The congregation does own land, but is still not fixed on a...…
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…FURNITURE OUTLET Wave Of Violence Arouses New Fears Jerusalem (JTA) — A wave of weekend violence in the administered territories, linked to a hunger strike by jailed Palestinians that may now have ended, has trig- gered fears in Israel that the intifada may be building I new momentum. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who also holds the defense portfolio, said the army and security forces had received orders to use "every legally available means...…
…In 1992 We Will Make An Important Decision. Let's Consider Which Party Has Really Addressed Our Concerns. Republican Democratic Platform Platform U1 Ci) Pledges to maintain Israeli qualitative military advantage against adversaries. Yes Silent Lauds Israel as only democratic ally of U.S. in Middle East. Yes Silent Mentions rescue of Ethiopian Jewry and praises repeal of "Zionism as racism" resolution at UN. Yes Silent Pledges U.S...…
…The 21st Century Woman Is Jewish Institute Theme "From the Shtetl to Capitol Hill: The Jewish Woman Steps Into the 21st Century" will be the focus of the 45th annual institute of the Jewish Federation Women's Division. The meeting, which will feature Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, director of research for the American Jewish Committee's Skirball Institute on American Values, will take place 7:15 p.m. Nov. 4 and 9:15 a.m. Nov. 5 at Congregation Shaarey...…
…How to Judge A Judge: BY BACKGROUND: A graduate of Harvard and the University of Michigan Law School, Martin Doctoroff was a Special Agent for the FBI before building a 27-year career as a trial lawyer. In 1987 he was appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals - our state's second highest court. His peers elected him Chief Judge in 1992. Israeli Poet Gives Talks BY CHARACTER: As a lawyer, Martin Doctoroff's intelligence and preparedness ben...…
…▪ Attention Teens and their parents "Should There be One Metropolitan Authority In- stead of the Multiple Coun- ties, Cities and Townships That Are Now in Existence?" will be Nov. 24. Coleman A. Young, mayor of Detroit; Ed- ward McNamara, Wayne County Executive; Patrick Johnson, chairman of the Macomb County Board of Commissioners; Daniel Mur- phy, Oakland County Ex- ecutive: Senator Jack Faxon and State Representative Nelson A. Saunders wil...…
…Below: Michael and Benson Barr take a look at the newly written Torah. Top right: Sharon Hart and Paul Magy proudly chaired the recent event. Bottom right: The new Torah is fully unrolled. A New Torah For Adat Shalom ti Adat Shalom opens its doors to celebrate the completion of a brand-new Torah. 46 PHOTOGRAPHY BY GLENN TRIEST …
…dat Shalom Synagogue had the honor last week of showing its new Sefer Torah during a day of Torah-related festivities. Dr. Eric Ray, a scribe, author and artist, held Torah workshops including an up-close look at a fully-opened Torah. There were also puppet shows, sedrah sessions ,==and the how-to's of aliyot, hagbah and g'lilah were offered. Dr. Ray will return on Oct. 18 to Adat Shalom to add the final letters of the Torah and participate in...…
…THE OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS of JEWISH NATIONAL FUND in Conjunction with the YOUNG ISRAEL COUNCIL cordially invite you to attend a ORTHODOX: BAIS CHABAD OF BIRMING- HAM/BLOOMFIELD HILLS MALAVAII MALKAH honoring GEORGE GELBERMAN Rabbi: David Palter, 646-3010, 544-8639. Services: Saturday 10 a.m. Study group 9:30 a.m.; kid- dush following services. (Young Israel of Greenfield) MR. & MRS. MKNACHIIVI LANDAU (Young Israel of Oak ...…
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…THE JULIUS CHAJES MUSIC FUND CONCERT SERIES 1992-1993 SEASON The Sukkot Message: Ecology, Thanksgiving DR. RICHARD C. HERTZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Sunday Salon Series in the Janice Charach Epstein Museum/Gallery Sunday, October 25, 1992, 3:30 p.m. THE RACKHAM STRING QUARTET Winner, Gustav Rosseels Prize in Chamber Music. Winner, Coleman Chamber Music Competition. Winner, Carmel Chamber Music Competition. Winner, Fischoff Chamber Musi...…
