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…THE JEWISH NEWS UP FRONT This Week's T o p Stories What Do You Think? The past two years, the event earned the Grodmans the "Golden Sneaker Award" from the JDF. "Being a podiatrist," Dr. Grodman said, "I ex- perience people with di- abetes on a day-to-day basis." He said one of the main issues that po- diatrists deal with are patients with diabetic complications. "I have even more interest when dealing with my kids' illness because I under...…

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…July 18, 1997 OPINION Up Front Thrill Of The Grill Summertime, leisure and the intellect. 23 Sperber's North heads to the great outdoors for a great- tasting (rained out) barbecue. TELL ME WHY A horse is a horse, of course. 33 Coming Clean Mikvah Israel and Federation make way for a new ritual bath on the 10 Mile Campus. THE PULSE Family purity laws help detect disease. 09 ISRAEL A bridge collapses, and no responsibility. Whose W...…

…Grill Sperber's North takes to the outdoors for a (rained-out) barbecue. JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER BILL HANSEN PHOTOGRAPHER o they didn't end up eating outside. But it was a barbecue, nonetheless. The chicken, beef kabobs, hotdogs and hamburgers were cooked on grills outside in an experiment a few weeks ago for Sperber's North, the kosher caterer for the Jewish Community Center. Each Tuesday, Sperber's hosts a kosher dinner in the cafeteri...…

…A Different Kind Of Seeing Mathematician, observant Jew and lover of life, Abe Nemeth marches on, guided only by gumption. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER be Nemeth has never been able to see. But the 78-year-old mathe- matician has seen a lot in life — from growing up on Manhat- tan's Lower East Side to trav- eling the globe in an effort to expand opportunities for the at Grand Central Station," then take a bus from White Plains, N.Y., t...…

…Coming Clean 'Mikvah Israel and Federation make way for a bigger ritual bath in Oak Park. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER A fter two weeks of being is a member of the building com- physically separated from mittee for the new mikvah and their husbands and look- a past president of Mikvah Is- ing forward to rekindling rael. a bit of romance, some Orthodox It will be built on the 10 Mile women in Oak Park have had to Road Jewish Community C...…

…A new mikvah in Oak Park will have 18 preparation rooms. • • - o • — one at the earliest time we can," Lange says. The new mikvah will be the ritual bath for women. The cur- The 1st moment in class is like the hour Jews stood at the Red Sea. But when the reward comes, it's a song. Everybody fleeing from slavery, everyone departing Egypt, pursued by Pharaoh —Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel rent Mikvah Israel will most likely be used as a ...…

…Living Language Shavuot may involve reading the Book of Ruth in modern Hebrew, learning about holiday traditions and songs, and discussing issues Hebrew enthusiast Nira Lev keeps working to improve Midrasha's language curriculum. Joining Forces JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER S tudying a language is a powerful means of learning a culture, says the Mid- rasha's Hebrew program di- rector Nira Lev. True to her word, language enthusiast Lev speaks...…

…DETROIT 63® THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CXI No. 21 • Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Phil Jacobs General Manager Marianne B. Taylor Associate Editors Elizabeth Applebaum, Alan Hitsky Arts and Entertainment Editor Gail Zimmerman Copy Editor Lynne Konstantin Senior Writer Julie Edgar Staff Writers Lynne Meredith Cohn, Lonny Goldsmith, Julie Wiener Contributing Editors Michael Davis, Neil Rubin Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Co...…

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…A few dozen yeshiva bochurim impress rabbis and others with their memorization of a section of.Tal(nud. JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER BILL HANSEN PHOTOGRAPHER hey came, they recited, they awed. Eleven yeshiva stu- dents between the ages of 14 and 15 and another 16 of their younger counter- parts wowed an audience of rabbis, observant laypeople and thrilled parents with their memorization of the Talmud's Mesechta Bobo Metzia. The scene was Cong...…

…Left: Ben Tzion is gently grilled by Rabbi Dm Berkowitz of Smithfield. Below: Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg poses a question. Above: Rabbis and students gathered for a grand examination. Below: Mandy Zaklos and Yisroel Simon formulate answers. …

…r NNN 40 h w7 N AN% Additions And Promotions Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz says staff members reflect growth of The Jewish News "Heather and Karin have pro- gressed to the point where they are able to achieve in meeting the needs of advertisers. We're excit- ed to have Missy Handler as an account executive. She brings ex- perience and success in print and broadcast sales and is an active member of the community. "And, as we continue to me...…

…r. Celebration Of Service A national convention in Novi marks WAORT's 70th birthday. DEBBIE WEINSTEIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS W omen's American ORT (Organization for Re- habilitation through Training) will mark its 70th year of funding education- al programs throughout the world when it holds its nation- al convention in the Detroit area this weekend. The festivities begin at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Novi Hilton with the Great Lakes Youn...…

…Do-Gooders Camp Maas girls are helping in the community by distributing meals for Yad Ezra. LONNY GOLDSMITH STAFF WRITER S 7'7 gm\ counselor Jessica Alter said. "All the campers are here voluntarily." The seventh-graders from Berman packed the meals, while 30 eighth graders distributed. "It's a good mitzvah to do some- thing like this," Berman camper Carly Baigelman said. "It's nice to help people who need it." Yad Ezra's President Jeffr...…

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…Letters Dave Honigman: Influential numerous awards and recogni- tions. Jane Trunsky Vice President, Crown Steel Company It's not something a newspaper would typically write an editorial about. Yet we think that something needs to be said about a very important person and her role in our community. Nira Lev has been enriching the lives of De- troit's extended Jewish neighborhood for some 20 years. She is a neighbor among neighbors who teac...…

…Community Views Editor's Notebook Summertime, Leisure And The Intellect A Lesson In Civics And American History RABBI HERBERT A. YOSKOWITZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR Summertime and you is one which I have been so brilliant that he did not have the living is easy" reading: "American Rabbi; The to wait for summer to replenish is a Gershwin Life and Thought of Jacob B. himself. He would begin his syn- • phrase f...…

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…The dedication ceremony for the William Davidson School for the Management of Technology-Based Industries at the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa took place recently. The school is being established through a $30 million gift from Guardian Industries. Mr. Davidson is the company's president and CEO. Shown are Dorothy Gerson, Mr. Davidson, Technion Professor Miriam Erez and Technion President Professor Zehev Tadmor. Artist Spe...…

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…• Families... A Horse Is A Horse Of Course, Of Course But how did he get that biblical name? I ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR Q: Do Jews on board Trident sub- marines observe Shabbat? How do they know when it's sundown? From readers MAD and AKS in Baltimore A: Tell Me Why hopes Jews everywhere observe Shabbat. My guess is your question is re- ally how can Jews aboard a sub- marine observe Shabbat, right? This is similar to question...…

…Engagements r heck out next Friday's fine arts coverage in The Jewish News. We'll keep you posted on what's what and who's who in the national and local art scene. Don't miss it the last Friday of every month in the Entertainment section. Chartock-Dorfman THE JEWISH NEWS Louis and Carol Chartock of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., an- nounce the engagement of their daughter Fran to Alan H. Dorf- man„ son of Goldie Dorfman of West Palm Beach, Fla....…

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…ILLUSTRATI ON BY SCOT RITC HIE There are no rules anymore when it comes to paying for that walk down the aisle. JULIE WEINGARDEN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS d rink of wine. He lifts the veil. The glass is smashed. A kiss. It's done. Mazel tov. ow onto a whoop-it-up hora and mile-long, circus-like sweet table. The wedding celebration calls for guests to smile, cry, clink glass- es, do a line dance or two, rave over the radiant bride and ulti-...…

…PHOTOS BY DANIEL LIPPITT 7 ------7 dream for and never expect to happen. It was wonderful. They respected my opinions, and we never argued," she says. In many families, money is a potent symbol. "Giving money is an important way of expressing love," Diafnant writes. "A parent's refusal to pick up the tab for his child's wedding celebration is a powerful statement of disap- proval. Likewise, refusing a par- ent's offer to pay can represent re...…

…The Scene Be-Dekked Out Reform and Conservative couples are bringing old traditions into modern weddings. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER W To brides and grooms, smash- ing a glass symbolizes "the mo- ment when the deal was sealed, the moment when you felt mar- ried," Rabbi Yedwab says. He also credits Anita Diamant, author of The New Jewish Wed- ding, for a hand in the return to tradition. The book suggests wed- ding innovations (and ol...…

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…cl itippa Tripping Toward The Marriage means compromising? How about the wedding? JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER I am aware that I had it easy as far as wedding prepara- tion goes, thanks to my mother. She has great style, lightning-quick or- ganizational and de- cision-making skills, and the motivation to put together large-scale events. And yet, conflict is inevitable. Along the way, clashes are bound to erupt and heads are sure to butt. It w...…

…ottiotitg. green scenes Older, But Still Swinging What singles group combines education, philanthropy, social events and a slightly older crowd? How about a group with a full month's schedule, ranging from coffee house chats to Shabbat and Havdalah, for edu- cated professionals in their 30s and 40s? Jewish Professional Singles, originated in Minneapolis and headed up in Detroit by Cindy Leven and others, has some good ideas. The group is pr...…

…Coffee Co., 207 S. Woodward, in Birmingham. For information, call (313) 577-3459. i s (248) 642, 2 'W13.8 st- ed inaccurately in the July 11 "Happenings." We regret the error. O Information evening on the JCC's Schmooze Cruise to the Caribbean. 7 p.m. At Borders Books and Music, on Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. The young adults/singles and couples cruise is set for Nov. 30- Dec. 7. For information, call Sharon, (248) 661-7721. T...…