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…rr r1• ■ ••irat 4 •,•••/ / 1,, JN Contents Fighting The Fire • . JNonline.us April 17-23, 2008 Nisan 12-18 5768 Vol. CXXXIII, No. 11 • • c •oes,41. ` ionally Nutri: Spea ing Farmington Hills Assistant to the Chief Rob Rebtoy on a Farmington Hills ladder truck at the Hechtman II blaze. By Barbara Beznos, RD, LD/N Integrated Nutrition, LLC Section A Special Report Lies- tiou: Beyond The Blaze All Community unites to assist Hechtman r...…
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…Wonderful Response Jewish Apartments, given food and drinks We want to take a moment to thank the and made comfortable. We were offered wonderful people at the Hechtman and the use of the staff's personal cell phones Meer apartments, the Jewish Community to contact family and friends so no one Center and other Eugene and Marcia had to worry about us. Applebaum Jewish Community Campus The staff had lists of all the medications facilities in Wes...…
…I USED TO BE A DEMOCRAT. To be a New YorkJewish intellectual meant being a Democrat And so it was in my case. I don't think I met a Republican until Ifinished graduate school at Columbia. To be a Democrat meant being against Nazism and Communism, meant being open minded, meant regarding race as insignificant, meant fighting evil because America was supposed to fight evil. Are you a former Democrat ? Tell us your story. We may use it in a ...…
…Editor's Letter A Community's Resolve Hechtman II resident Mildred Newmark, 94, is led to safety - — as the fire surged. At right is Matt Prentice of the Bingham Farms-based Matt Prentice Restaurant Group, which pro- vided food for evacuees and staff. I t could have been a chaotic and frightening day as fire swept through Building II of the Lillian & Samuel Hechtman Jewish Apartments in West Bloomfield. Fear did weigh in when flames, appa...…
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…IrSpett cial Report BEYOND THE BLAZE The fire apparently started in a third-floor boiler room. Firefighters contained the fire to a central area of Hechtman II. Fire Damage In 'Millions' Well-executed emergency plan saved lives and property. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News L ife is slowly returning to normal for the 100 resi- dents of the Samuel and Lillian Hechtman I Jewish Apartments in West Bloomfield, but the Hechtman II b...…
…-41111111, 4 "I kd kt,) Icial Report EYOND THE BLAZE Out Of The Ashes Community support and individual perseverance trump the evils of fire. 3--i v 17 r ► i Y -.' Members of Fleischman Residence share Shabbat dinner with resi- dents of Hechtman I, who returned to their apartments Friday. Amanda Goodman, 12, Natalie Bloom, 13, Hannah Kohn, 12, and Brittani Friedland, 12, all of West Bloomfield with a thank-you basket for fire and ...…
…Following Shabbat dinner at Fleischman Residence, this bright rainbow appeared — seemingly a symbol of hope. Detroit. Checks, made out to Jewish Apartments & Services may be sent to: JAS, Hechtman Fire Fund, 15000 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, MI 48237. More than $25,000 has been raised so far. Pe41e-to-people outreach began immediately after the fire began. One of the first to step up was restaurateur Matt Prentice, who gave sandwiches to rescued s...…
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…In Israel's 60th Year, We Stand Together Hechtman Rx YOM HAZIKARON 2008 ill;Tri rir Druggist Klar takes care of prescription needs. A D \( TO Alan Hitsky Associate Editor W hen he heard about the Hechtman fire, Mark Klar's first thought was about his Aunt Blanche, a resident of Hechtman II. Klar, owner of Warren Sav-Mor Prescriptions at Middlebelt and 14 Mile, raced to the scene to be sure his aunt was out of harm's way. Blanche Klar is...…
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…Metro Akiva President Mark Nadel of Southfield and his wife, Ariella, editor of the school publication, the Chronicle Akiva Alumnus of the Year Dr. Robert Kelman of Southfield and his wife, Carolyn Making The Grade Akiva aims to parlay academic successes into overcoming fiscal hurdles. Robert A. Sklar Editor T he annual dinner of the Detroit Jewish community's third-old- est day school was a celebration of academic accomplishments and...…
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…THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Invites you to attend the Jews Assist New Orleans Social activist Josh Lichtman, the son of Rene and Cathy Lichtman of West Bloomfield, will speak on "Life in Post-Katrina New Orleans" Friday, April 18, at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield as part of the shun Shabbat Limud series. Lichtman is the New Orleans program director for AVODAH, the yearlong program for people ages 21-26 that combines work at u...…
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…This section is sponsored by •Congregation Shaarey Zedek of Oakland County • Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Staff photos by Angle Bun Left: Bosmat Dovas of Huntington Woods and students, Aaron Berlin, 9, of Huntington Woods, Henri Gross, 10, of Huntington Woods, Josh Goldfaden, 10, of Southfield, and David Traines, 10, of Oak Park. Right: Madeline Alpert, 10, of Huntington Woods follows the seder service. Passover Connection B...…
…Letter From Sderot Sderot, Israel Ben Freed of Ann Arbor is spending the year in Israel in Young Judaea's Year Course, which brought participants to Sderot just one day before terrorists infiltrated the border and killed two civilians. I srael is not a big country. It took all of 45 minutes to drive from where I live in Bat Yam to our destination in Sderot. Sderot is a town of about 19,000 people (5,000 more lived there eight years ago) si...…
…about the Western news media's cover- age of the situation in Sderot. If Detroit was being bombed daily froin Canada, or homemade Mexican explosives paralyzed the citizens of San Diego and El Paso, the U.S. would not hesitate to respond. And yet every time Israel strikes back at the people who cause its citizens so much pain and hardship, it never does so without signifi- cant condemnation. The silence of the world is taken for acquiescence by...…
…Hora To Hip-Hop Israeli dance crew brings Jewish beat to Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor E xperience the ener- gy of Israel's culture as never before without leaving Michigan. Sheketak: Rhythm in Motion brings the energy and rhythm of Israeli dance to Ann Arbor's Power Center at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 5. Sheketak combines dance, movement, percussion and street energy similar to the popular British group Stomp. The Sheketak Crew fuses sound sound, ligh...…
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…r l World ANALYSIS Passover Slight Arthur Szyk's Haggadah challenged Adolf Hitler. Dr. Rafael Medoff Special to the Jewish News cartoonist for the New York Post while also contributing anti-Nazi illustrations and cartoons to Collier's, Time, Esquire and other leading magazines. His work earned him widespread praise, including from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who remarked, "This is a personal war of Szyk against Hitler, and I do not thi...…
…r 1 d Pope And America Jewish outreach on pope's agenda; upset remains over conversion prayer. Ben Harris Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York W Israelis are being attacked in their schools and homes, while trying to lead their dca7y lives. INF doesn't just respond to headlines - u e have partnered with the people of Israel from the beginning. an thend JNF builds security bypass roads to protect residents living on dangerous borders, pro...…
…How to Find a Better Assisted Living Solution ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA MICHIGAN REGION LOOKING FOR assisted living for your loved one doesn't have to be difficult. As you research your options, look for these 3 features: In Recognition of Yom HaShoah I Honors individual lifestyles. At Renaissance Gardens, residents I live on their own terms, like at home. There is no set schedule because people should eat, rest, and engage in acti...…
…In honor of Israel's 6oth Birthday - The Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program presents: Art for 1:tace Honorary Chairperson Susan Lewis Committee Chairperson Geri Margolis 9 a. to D. Dan & Betty 2 [World Passing Over Us Astronaut to spend Pesach in orbit. p.m. h Community Center Garrett Reisman, center, with fellow astronauts Mike Foreman, left, and Robert Behnken in the International Space Station. Eugen...…
…• Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us. Dry Bones SUM SLOPE Editorial Finding Our Way an- Again T he Pesach story tells us that Moses and B'nai Yisrael, the Children of Israel, wandered in the desert for 40 years. It was a way to purge a generation reared under pharoah's slavery and transform it into one that only knew freedom. In modern times, we tend to view that biblical wandering in the con- text of the Israelit...…
…Opinion OTHER VIEWS Unity Binds The Jewish Community A s we gather at our respective seder tables with loved ones, friends and extended family, we join Jews around the world in telling the story of the Jewish struggle against oppression and the search for freedom. Struggling as a Jewish people has been a recurring theme throughout our history, and one that remains central even today. We have never had it easy. Today, while our local Jewish...…
…Sam Frankel's Legacy W ith the recent passing of direction and guidance. At one point, we my mentor and friend, Sam would speak every two weeks, even when Frankel ("The Passing Of A he and Jean, his wife, would travel to their Pioneer," April 10,A15), I would like to write winter home in Florida. about my relationship with him. While his When I was elected to the United Jewish visionary philanthro- Foundation/Jewish Federation board, Sam py ...…
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…Spirituality HOLIDAY 101 Pesach At-A-Glance A well-celebrated day that commemorates our religious freedom. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News W by We Celebrate: In the Torah, God commands the Jewish people to commemorate their liberation from Egyptian slavery (Exodus 12:14-19). •The Name of the Holiday: Pesach in Hebrew, Passover in English. In Hebrew, Pesach means "skip over" or "pass over:' and refers to the 10th and final...…
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…Spirituality TORAH PORTION Passover: Past, Present And Future Shabbat Hagadol (Parsha Achrei Mot): Leviticus 16:1-18:30; Malachi 3:4-24. re you a messianic Jew? "Of section of the haggadah (the telling course not," you're probably of the story of the Exodus) by lifting thinking. I don't believe up our cups and reciting a rather long in Christianity in any form. While I blessing. We bless God for "redeeming certainly agree with that stateme...…
…em e srael Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by Conservative TEMPLE ISRAEL CALENDAR APRIL 18 11 AM, irrincinE BUSY BABIES PLAY GROUP. Children ages 2.5 and younger are invited to join us for music, gym and Shabbat snacks. Open to the community, free of charge. To RSVP, contact Michelle Lichtman at 248-661-5700 or michelle@temple-israel.org . APRIL 20 10:30 AM, BLESSING OF THE NEWBORNS. Children newly born to families of our congr...…
