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…Contents 0 A 2001 Michigan Press Association Newspaper of the Year www.detroirjewishnews.com FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2002 SWAN 6, 5762 VOL. CXXI, NO. 14 Cast Your Vote DEPARTMENTS D ear Readers: Here's your chance to brag about the best of Jewish Detroit — and there's plenty to toot our horn about. As one of the nation's most vibrant Jewish communities, we've got something for every stream of Judaism and every Jewish taste. The hard part is c...…
…1111 auk You To all the agencies and congregations that participated in Federation's Campaign Countdown Congregation Beth Ahm Adat Shalom Synagogue g Golden Phone Award Winner for outstanding outreach, solicitation and participation Congregation Beth Shalom Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Akiva Hebrew Day School Jewish Community Council Congregation B'nai Moshe Birmingham Temple Fresh Air Society Temple Emanu-El Hillel Day School Temple Is...…
…To*N177 ,1::: EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK **di EL & TIM RICE'S Building A Better Detroit n mayor and his wife, Carlita, have 6-year-old twin boys and e's a big man with big ideas for the city of a 5-month-old boy. Detroit. And Detroit Jewry seems eager to Statistics show that 82 percent of all juvenile delinquency embrace Kwame Kilpatrick in his first term as in Detroit takes place after school. So there's urgency to his mayor. call to develop youn...…
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…Breaking Away Four state lawmakers split om overwhelming support for Israel's West Bank incursion. ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor 0 n May 2, both houses of Congress defied a Bush administration request to tone down their rhetoric and overwhelmingly passed resolutions sup- porting Israel's April anti-terrorism incursion into the West Bank. The U.S. Senate document passed 94-2, with only Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., and Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., votin...…
…BUY DIRECT & SAVE...EVERYDAY! 40• 6 0 00 F P tionship with them," said Gad-Harf. "Of course, our leverage is enhanced in districts where there is a Jewish population." He added, "We don't give up on" the representatives who voted against the May 2 pro-Israel resolution. "We work with them and their staffs. "We don't excuse their vote. It serves as a litmus test. Certainly, we're disappointed." In separate statements in the Congressional Reco...…
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…JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CONGRESS from page 19 "Like most Americans, I support Israel. However, just like most Americans, I do not support and will not support all of Israel's policies. Generations of Palestinians and Israelis have suffered in the region, but the violence of the Israeli-Palestinian con- flict cannot be examined or addressed in isolation of decades of occupation of millions of Palestinians. "Israeli suffering is something ...…
…Silver Lining Netanyahu wins Likud showdown, but Sharon may have the last laugh. international standing for the sake of petty political gain. And, by opposing Palestinian Jewish Telegraphic Agency statehood so vehemently, Netanyahu may have Jerusalem painted himself into a far-right corner, which is no secret that former Prime Minister will make it difficult for him to win support Binyamin Netanyahu plans to challenge from the center if he r...…
…New Subversives Arrest of settlers with explosives sparks fear of new Jewish underground. from every possible aspect, both legally and morally." Jewish Telegraphic Agency The settlement establishment has good reason to be nervous. Jerusalem One of the byproducts of the lmost 20 years after Israel was shaken by intifada has been greater public the exposure of a Jewish underground in identification with the settle- the West Bank, some fear tha...…
…Top Candidates Upcoming races could place Jews in governors' mansions. SHARON SAMBER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jews have played an impressive role in American politics, serving as presidential appointees, members of presidents' cabinets and congressional legislators. But there have been few Jewish gubernatorial can- didates, and even fewer Jewish governors. Oddly, almost all of the Jewish governors have served in states with few Jews, such ...…
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…° di 6 ' I 7 . CANDIDATES from page 24 Israel /twig ► TILE ISSUE While some American and European officials have expressed concerns over the Israeli Likud party's resolution opposing a Palestinian state, other events in Israel this week showed, that Israelis live in a vibrant democracy and are committed to peace. BEHIND THE ISSUE The day before the Likud party vote, estimates were that close to 100,000 peace activists demonstrated in ...…
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…Remember When • • Message Of The Movement NAACP's Julian Bond stresses continuing need to stem racism and discrimination. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News inorities serve society like the canaries that miners used to carry," said civil-rights advo- cate Julian Bond, as his diverse audience of about 400 listened attentively at Temple Beth El. "But too many people want to put gas masks on the canaries instead of eliminating the poison in...…
…JITOpinion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones A Humble Giver E dward Meer embodies all that is good about giving to worthy causes. The West Bloomfield-based Meer Jewish Apartments for seniors and the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's early childhood develop- ment center in Southfield are just two of the "bricks and mortar" contributions to Detroit Jewry that bear the Bloomfield Hills philanthropist'...…
…OTHER VIEWS The Slippery, Oily Slope Into Anti-Semitism He knows, as we do, that the United o, why are we surprised? Why Nations has passed countless resolutions do we seem to be puzzled by condemning Israel for defending itself the world's reaction to the during the last 50 years and none con- Middle East crisis? Why are we demning Arab violence. perplexed about the application of the He and the Arab nations know that historic double standa...…
…Hatred Of Jews Comes Full Circle Washington, D.C. • I is an old cliche': you can be so know better, barely protested. And it was evident on the streets of Washington last month when pro- far to the left that you end up Palestinian groups protesting the on the political right, and vice annual meeting of the pro-Israel lobby versa. In today's churning got a boost from anti-global- world, that reflects a reality ism activists in town to that ha...…
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…Editorial Page Editor To Addresses Council "Finding a Balance: Anti-Terrorism and Civil Liberties" will be the theme of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit's annual meeting to be held 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield. , Nolan Finley, edito- rial page editor of the Detroit News, will Nolan Finley examine the meeting's theme in his keynote address. The evening will feature the presentation of ...…
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