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…FOR THE AGES Max M. Fisher, 1908-2005 Max's Israeli Tributes Dear Fisher Family, Through our friendship and his leadership in Jewish affairs in the United States and around the globe, Max Fisher has Sharon made an outstanding con- tribution in three major aspects: as a true leader of the Jewish people, a committed friend and a dedicated Zionist. For over 50 years, Max was a driving force in raisingAnds and mobilizing sup- port for large-sc...…
…FOR THE AGES Max M. Fisher, 1908-2005 Another H e grew up in a secular Jewish home in Salem, Ohio, a small, gentile town. But Max Fisher was aware of his Jewish roots; his parents, Mollie and William Fisher, were poor immigrants from the shtetls of Russia. With Israel's statehood, Max came to appreciate the ancestral Jewish homeland and its meaning in the diaspo- ra. He became a bar mitzvah at the Western Wall when he was 75. So it was no ...…
…FOR THE AGES Max M. Fisher, 1908-2005 Max's each outhfield funeral director David Techner told the story about how an African American woman called Ira Kaufman Chapel on Sunday, March 6, to find out if it was appropriate for her to attend Max M. Fisher's funeral that day. She told Techner that she attends church regularly in her hometown of Detroit, Techner asked her what her connection with the family was. She told him that she was born ...…
…FOR THE AGES Max M. Fisher, 1908 2005 - rcages-Elenz BMW Au Elegant Tribute Fisher Thank you so much for your comprehensive testimonial to my father, Max Fisher ("For The Ages," March 10). The publication is world class and done with such great elegance and taste — and factual. Its both a testimonial and an educational tool for everyone in the community. You should be very proud, as I am. — Phillip Fisher Bloomfield Hills ■ Complete Ve...…
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…Salute those who protect our freedom. Join us in welcoming our honored guest Rear Admiral Eli Marum Chief of Staff of the Israeli Navy Admiral Eli Marum will be briefing the community on the current situation in the Middle East as it relates to Israel. Friends of the IDF Briefing Breakfast - April 10, 2005 Breakfast starts promptly at 10:00 a.m FREE ADMISSION Congregation Shaarey Zedek-Bnai Israel Center 4200 Walnut Lake Road West Bloomf...…
…`Hearing' The Megillah Fighting Anti-Semitism Being able to fulfill the mitzvah of listening to megillah reading on the Purim holiday is something most Jews take for granted. For the deaf and hard of hearing, however, this mitzvah is not so simple. A solution — in the form of an on-screen visual projection of the words of Megillat Esther (Book of Esther) — has been developed by Our Way for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, a program of the Ortho...…
…`Boss Swap' Star Kari Caden had her shot at reality TV on March 7 when ABC aired a pilot of Boss Swap in which she traded places with Stuart Silver, owner of a "pre- owned" luxury car dealship. Caden and her sister, Lori, run Caden Concepts, a Los Angeles-based all-female promotional merchandise firm. The sis- ters grew up in Farmington Hills and are the daughters of Ron and Judy Caden and the sister of Lori in Bloomfield Hills. The swap last...…
…Something extra Thursday, March 17 Death and Dying Dr. Samuel Heilman speak on "When a Jew Dies" 7 p.m. Congregation Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center (248) 357 5544. - z Purim Party Come in costume for 10 a.m. service, story, birthday presents, craft and snack. Temple Emanu El (248) 967-4020. Dress in costume for games, crafts, prizes, singing, dancing, a play, costume parade, pizza and hamataschen at Jewish Cultural ...…
…Tuesday, March 22 Thursday, March 24 Friday, March 26 Book Review Ford House Trip Jazz Rabbi Jennifer Kroll, Temple Israel, reviews The Plot Against America at noon luncheon hosted by Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah, Bloomfield Hills, Deborah, Evergreen groups. $16. Congregation Beth Ahm. RSVP: (248) 661-4633, (248) 626-8415. Passover Cooking Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah, Eleanor Roosevelt group, presents Matt Prentice, "A K...…
…Cautious Optimism U-M Israel conference provides expert perspective. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News fund reconstruction, infrastructure and jump-start the economy." Likewise, he said, "Israel must strengthen the hand of those who want peaceful co-existence. The Palestinians must have something to show that their lives will improve." Ann Arbor n air of optimism permeat- ed the fourth annual Israel Academic Conference held March 13 at ...…
…F0 X1 11 e s Awar d Dr. Arnold Zuroff & dedication of the Zuroff Family Library Conference co-chair Naama Yaron of Philadelphia, committee member Samara Kaplan from the U-M Hillel, speaker Professor Husain Haqqani and conference co- chair Megan Martin Israelis and Palestinians have very dif- ferent understandings of what it calls for. "While both sides have accepted it as a political framework, the details are not agreed upon. Israelis ...…
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…different type of emptiness. As the founding dean of JAMD, she will be missed by the next generation of the Jewish community and their families, said Rabbi Lee Buckman, JAMD head of school. In a letter distributed among JAMD staff this week, Rabbi Buckman wrote: "It is with mixed emotions of sadness and congratulations that we will bid farewell to an entire family that has effected our lives so lovingly." Dr. Cohen said, "I care so much about ...…
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…The Women's Campaign and Education Department of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit is proud to announce our 2005-2006 SLATE OF OFFICERS who will be installed at the 59th Annual Meeting BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Sandy Schwartz Campaign Vice President Associate Campaign Chair Susie Pappas Kathleen Wilson Fink Education Vice Presidents Karen Alpiner Lori Garon Cheryl Margolis Leah Trosch It's Kosher-Only At The Center Mat...…
…Diaspora Jews flood Jerusalem's housing market. SHOSHANA KORD OVA Jewish Renaissance Media ost diaspora Jews may not be ready to make aliyah, but an increasing number from the United States, France and England have fig- ured out a way to live at least part of the year in Israel — by owning a second home there. In a trend that has become particularly noticeable in the last six months but first began gaining steam around mid-2003, non-Israelis...…
…here because a weak dollar means they can't get as much for their money in a second home somewhere else. On the other hand, the many French Jews buying in Israel likely are pushed by the strong euro and anti- Semitism at home. And then there are the slightly contradictory mes- sages of international terrorism. On one hand, buyers may see the recent decrease in Palestinian terror attacks here as a sign that it's time to invest in Israel again, ...…
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…Editorials are posted and archived on JNOnline.com A Just And Jewish* State Dry Bones MIDDLE EAST DICTATORS AND TERRORIST CHIEFTAINS ARE SNAKING IN FEAR. THEY SEE WAR ON THE HORIZON? uppose that after America bought Louisiana from France, it had turned New Orleans over to the Baptist Church with a promise that the church would rent or sell land to Christian Americans only. It might have seemed sensible at the time, as a way to discourage ...…
…OTHER VIEWS All Will Be Well West Orange, N.J. ver since my first child was born, Purim, which begins this year on March 24, has fascinat- ed me. While the holidays and chagim provide for family interaction, I cannot think of another holiday that causes us to interact more with our children than Purim. After all, who among us has not dressed our daughters as Esther and our sons as Mordechai? Sure, as they get older their tastes supersede our...…
…, West Bloomfield School District - Nsettiriaw Stsidemts to Oe Me Best FOR Me Rioted! utation as a moderate, Khatami has been unwilling or unable to reduce the power of the mullahs. As a result, he is nearly powerless. While America reached out to Tehran by removing import restrictions on pis- tachio nuts, carpets and caviar during the Clinton administration, every effort to speak has been effectively rebuffed by the Iranian government. Th...…
…1@ F L D E210gWgIgCl EAScLi Stay-At-Homes A change in attitudes is leading to a remodeling boom. ALAN ABRAMS Special to the Jewish News or 25 years, renovation has been Bob Stern's business. His West Bloomfield-based Bob Stern Building Company has a reputa- tion in Oakland County for upscale home remodeling, more often than not in the $100,000 to $300,000 range. Now Stern is renovating his own business as he passes the mantle to his so...…
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…17th Annual Samuel M. Levin Economics Award Lecture WAY N E TATE UNIVERSI "China's Economic Transformation" Friday, April 1, 2005 • 3:00 pm — 4:30 pm Wayne State University Law School, Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium Guest Speaker: Gregory C. Chow, Ph.D., Princeton University This lecture is FREE and open to the public. There will be an hors d'oeuvres reception following the lecture. Please RSVP by March 25th (313) 577-3345 Sponsored ...…
…Clockwise from left: Steve and 5V2-year-old Avery Ribiat of West Bloomfield enjoy a dance. Robert Grodman of Commerce pins a corsage on Heidi Grodman, 4. Rabbi Daniel Nevins and daughter Leora, 7, check a souvenir photo. A Great Evening Fathers and their little girls unite for a dance at Adat Shalom. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor M embers of the Adat Shalom Men's Club liked David Weiss' idea for a Daddy- Daughter Dance. And when h...…
…A GREAT EVENING from page 41 Chocolate Chips Family entertainer and songwriter Joel Frankel to perform at YAD event. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor W 3/17 2005 42 hen you are 8 years old, you do not want to hear songs about finding true love and getting married and living together for- ever, like most songs in the world talk about. That's because these things are stupid. Well, maybe not stupid. But how can they compare to the rea...…
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…You Don't Have To Be Jewish Bm. JULIE WIENER Special to the Jewish News JEN 3/17 2005 44 I is a Wednesday evening at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y, and the audience, waiting for a lec- ture on "Great Dramas of the Yiddish Stage," is about what you'd expect: a handful of middle- aged and elderly Jews, many with Yiddish-inflect- ed New York accents. Settling into folding chairs in this cheerful orange nursery-school classroom decorated with ch...…
…Mother's Sabbath Days, Chaim Grade's memoir of growing up in Vilna in the years before World War II, and it quickly became her all-time favorite book. "My first thought was I wanted to go to this Vilna," O'Brien says. "My second thought was, 'It doesn't exist anymore.' It was obliterated." In some ways, Yiddish literature reminded O'Brien of the Irish literature she had grown up with, something in which she remains interested. She recently wro...…
…Arts & Best Bets SKATER GIRL Sarah Hughes, who thrilled us with her gold medal in figure skating at the 2002 Olympics, is now touring the country in her debut with Smuckers Stars on Ice, which comes to the Palace of Auburn Hills 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19. Hughes, now a student at Harvard, intends to go back to college after taking a leave to be on this tour. Her mother is Jewish, and the skating star recently told the Philadelphia Jewish...…
…ARTS • calendar Celtic Celebration — Detroit Symphony Orchestra hosts Conductor eff Tyzik with fiddler Jeremy Kittel and the Quinn School of Irish Dance: tradi- tional folk songs and dance tunes and Irish-Chemed selections from Titanic and Riverdance. Orchestra Hall, Detroit. 10:45 a.m., 8 p.m. Thursday; 8:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17-20. $15-$99. (313) 576-5111 or . www.detroitsymphonyorchestra.corn. Echoes of Piazzol...…
…Arts Life In Three Dimensions Manipulating photographic images, Huntington Woods artist Sherry Orbach brings viewers "inside the picture." LYNNE KONSTANTIN Special to the Jewish News 0 ne of Sherry Gilman Orbach's favorite memories of her childhood in Grand Rapids is of her father sfandirig at the window in their home, reel-to-reel movie cam- era in hand. Years later, the Huntington Woods resident and owner of the recently closed Dexter...…
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