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…Obituaries Obituaries from page C45 FLORENCE W. SPECTOR, 98, of Farmington Hills, died Dec. 12, 2008. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Laurie and Stanley Goodfriend of Glencoe, Ill., Dr. Ellen Gitlin of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Jaimi Goodfriend and Steven (Gillian) Goodfriend; brother, Leonard Wolfson of Atlanta, Ga.; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Spector was the beloved wife of the late Samuel H....…
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…35 r JNonline.us Sept. 18-24, 2008 18-24 Elul 5768 Vol. CXXXIV, No. 7 Salt Or Plain? Bunches of bagels await Sunday morning shoppers at New York Bagel in West Bloomfield. By Barbara Beznos, RD, LD/N Integrated Nutrition, LLC Section A On The Cover: ue'-,-- lion: Metro Sunday Morning! A15 Community buzzes with activity. Hillel Broadens Scope A24 Now a community day school. World/Israel Last Chance A31 Political realities and Olm...…
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…Concerned about Barack Obama? You should be. His Dangerous Views on Israel Have Just Been Endorsed by Pat Buchanan Senator Barack Obama has an admirer — political commentator Pat Buchanan. Both have a history of being dangerously wrong on issues important to Israel. Buchanan, a leading anti-Israel voice in American politics, said recently his position on Israel is a lot closer to Barack Obama's. 1 Dangerous. Buchanan praises Barack Obama ...…
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…Samuel Jonnalagadda, M.D. — Physician Partner of the Year Melissa Mayes RN, BSN, OCN — Nightingale Award for Nursing — Staff Practice JOIN US! In celebration of the ongoing growth and campus expansion at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital we are hosting a community health fair and open house on September 20 and 21. Saturday, September 20 — 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m Community Health Fair — meet the Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital doctors, enjoy an Iron C...…
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…Routines may vary, but the community is buzzing with activity. Some of us sleep late on Sunday mornings. Yet many of us are up and out early to stand in line for hot bagels for Sunday brunch, to play sports or work out, to be with friends and family — and even to study Torah. The IN staff decided to find out what Sunday mornings look like for some in our community. Do you see yourself there, or were you still sleeping? Staff photos by Angie...…
…Richard Jacobs of Bloomfield Hills lobs one in for Shaarey Zedek. Jonah Geller of West Bloomfield prepares to throw across the diamond. Serious Fun Howard Jacobson of Bloomfield Hills and Chris Gray of Farmington Hills watch their Beth Ahm teammates. Summer Sunday mornings mean softball for a dedicated group of athletes. undays in June, July and August mean only one thing for members of the Intercongregational Men's Clubs Summer Softball...…
…Teacher Lori Golani of Northville helps Scott Goutman, 8, of West Bloomfield and Sydney JPI director Marilyn Wolfe of West Bloomfield leads a game in class. Samantha and Jack Lebo, both 11, of Novi listen in class. Sokol, 8, of Commerce with Hebrew letter stamps. Classes With Gusto A t Sunday morning classes at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, the secular Jewish Parents Institute introduces its 50 children from 40 member ...…
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…9-11 Commemoration Temple Emanu-El hosts interfaith memorial gathering. The Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival presents tea/. a Pena/. for Me A true story, a fairy tale born of amazing deprivation. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 • 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road • West Bloomfield, MI 48322 www.jccdet.org With Holland u...…
…His Name Lives On A law school scholarship is created in memory of graduate Matt Lash. Matt Lash at his Chicago-Kent College of Law graduation, with his parents, Roberta and Cliff. Shell Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer B eyond achieving his educa- tional goals at Chicago-Kent College of Law, the late Matt Lash also made an impact at the school that will live on as part of his legacy. With the establishment of the col- lege's Matt Lash '07 ...…
…Metro AROUND TOWN Retracing Roots Descendants of European shtetls gather to share memories. Fannie and Jacob Koss in 1915, Bereznitzers who settled in Detroit. Ricky Stoler of Bloomfield Hills, Michael and Ellen Fine of Laguna Beach, Calif., Irwin and Judy Elson of Bloomfield Hills, Andi Wolfe of Bloomfield Hills and Joe Rosen of West Bloomfield A ndi Wolfe of Bloomfield Hills can trace her family's roots back almost 100 years. Her gra...…
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…Metro Affiliation Shift Hillel no longer Conservative as board votes to become a community day school. Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor H illel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit's board of trustees voted Sept. 10 in favor of becom- ing a community Jewish day school rather than a day school affiliated with the Conservative movement. The Farmington Hills school, founded in 1958 by Conservative Rabbi Jacob Segal of Adat Shalom Syna...…
