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…, Celebrating 50 years of growth with the Detroit Jewish Community THE JEWISH NEWS …

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…f.) 1 Associate Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Emeritus Philip Slomovitz Managing Editor Phil Jacobs Associate Editor Alan Hitsky Assistant Editor Elizabeth Applebaum Staff Writers Kimberly Litton Lesley Pearl Contributing Editor Elie Wiese! Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Correspondents Ina Friedman Larry Derfner Photographer Glenn Triest Local Columnists Danny Raskin Carla Jean Schwar...…

…WE'RE VERY WilinVE TO OuR NON-CARiSrAti SIUDENIZ.- 'MY DON'T ROE 1) ! The Dilemma Again Year after year, the December Dilemma strikes with a vengeance. Jews must grapple with shopping centers decorated with San- tas and reindeer, with nativity scenes out- side civic buildings, with school children - Christian {and} Jewish - singing Christmas carols. How does the excessive commercialism that surrounds Christmas affect Chanukah? Per- haps even...…

…Editor's Notebook Countering A Low Jewish Self-Image In Search Of The Real Weiss RABBI ARNIE SLEUTELBERG SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS GARY ROSENBLATT EDITOR Horror story predictions abound concern- ing the future of the American Jewish commu- nity. Demogra- phers with their computer driven numbers calculate an expo- nentially increasing drop-out of committed Jews. How can this be? Why is this so? Are these predictions true? Like all predict...…

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…rWamiest wishes for a haPPY hoficlay season. All of us at Botsford General Hospital would like to thank you for your continued support, during our expansion and renovation this year. At Botsford, we believe that making a difference in the world, starts in our community • Reaching out to the people of our community 28050 Grand River Avenue, Farmington Hills, MI 48336-5933 DECEMBER botsford general hospital …

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…• • III t T - COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLEB v, The End of the Jewish People? he year is 2025, and the last major Jewish organization ( in the United States has just closed its doors. C So begins a special "final c issue" of The Jewish Times, a fictional tabloid produced by the National cs Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP) to bring attention to the "perilous condition of Jewish life in America." Some 2,000 copies of the four-page publication we...…

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…e Jewish Commpity Council has opening delegate assembly. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER T H E D E T R O I T J E W I S H N E WS Jeanette Eizelman 14 wo months ago, a man walked into Yad Ezra and introduced himself to Jeanette Eizelman. She recognized his name as a contributor to the kosher food pantry. But this time he wasn't coming with a check — he was coming for food. The West Bloomfield resident and his wife had lost their jobs and were rai...…

…bors and our friends," Ms. Schlang said. JVS has hired a corpo- rate consultant to help out-of-work Jews revise their resumes and find opportunities. One-third of those involved in the program have found employment but have not attained their former level of salary. Many of the jobs lost will never exist again. Mr. Dembs wrapped it up simply, "We know what the problems are. Now we need to develop and pre- sent the resources avail- able to prov...…

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…HY PAY FULL PRICE? WHY WAIT FOR A SALE? HEN THERE'S COATS UNLIMITED! Volunteers Needed Dec. 25 Space is available for extra help in the Jewish Federation's Dec. 25 vol- unteer event. After 9:00 a.m. break- fast at the Max M. Fisher Building, volunteers will go to their pre-determined assignments. They include: the Jewish Home for Aged's three locations; Sinai Hospital; Simon House, a transitional home for women with AIDS and their children; ...…

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…A fresh look at recent stories in The Jewish News. Mr. Baseball Slides Back Mike Ilitch, he said. "But lately I've been so tied up with my slide shows, I'm almost working full time." For nine years, Mr. Cohen worked in group sales at Tiger Stadium. After the team's owner- ship changed hands last summer from Tom Monaghan to Mr. Ilitch, a number of longtime workers, including Mr. Cohen,'were fired. For years, Mr. Cohen ore than a year after t...…

…Ask Any Other Michigan Hospital For A Latke And See What You Get. At most hospitals, "latke" simply isn't in the vocabulary. Much less in the kitchens. Yet, traditional foods and practices are an important part of Jewish life. That's why they're also an important part of life at Sinai. We do all we can to help you feel at home over the holidays. By preparing food glat kosher on the premises. By providing shabbos, prayer books, dreidlach, and ...…

…We're pleased to introduce The Jewish News Book Service to our readers. Israelis Want To Abandon Gaza 11•4.0 —C:a. TH E D ETRO IT J E W IS H N E WS INA FRIEDMAN ISRAEL CORRESPONDENT uture historians look- ing for watershed dates important to the shift now showing up in Israeli public opinion on the future of the occupied ter- ritories should consider Dec. 8, 1992 — at least as far as the Gaza Strip is concerned. At 5 a.m. that day, thre...…

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…CHANUK Ail • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ART CO NT EST And The Winner Is .. . enni Bodzin, a 14-year-old freshman at North Farmington High School who also attends Temple Israel's high school pro- gram. Jenni is a veteran of The Jewish News Chanukah Art Contest, according to her par- ents Robert and...…

…CHANUKAH • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ART CONTEST AGE 6 & UNDER CATEGORY AGE 7-9 CATEGORY 1ST PLACE Yissachar Dov Jerusalem, age 5, Oak Park, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, parents: Cheryl and Mark Jerusalem. 1ST PLACE Emily Korotkin, age 7, Bloomfield Hills, Quarton and Temple Beth El, parents: Julie ...…

…CHANUKAH • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HONOR ABLE 0, coy 44.1 ot Mark Faber, age 8, West Bloomfield, Lone Pine School and Jewish Parents Institute, parents: Cindy and Bill Faber. Daniel Warsh, age 6, Bloomfield Hills, Hillel Day School, parents: Richard and Deborah Warsh. Devora Stein, age 9,...…

…CHANUKAH • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • MEN T IONS REED01113RINGS LI GHT TOTHE Wan) ) J ) sit i I LL( 44i ij‘1 itu Aleah Siegel, age 13, Grand Rapids, E. Grand Rapids Middle School and Temple Emanuel, parents: Jim and Sheryl Siegel. Eva Grant, age 11, Lathrup Village, Birney School and Cong...…

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…spa i — ° -m111111111111111•1111111111111111111.- In this first of an occasional series, Erica Lansky reports from her Otzma trip back home to Detroit. iary Er's Israel D ica lose your eyes. Forget about the Pistons game donningblack for a minute ... coats, think Bearded men donning Israel. What comes and to min black hats, praying swaying in front of the Western Wall? Gas masks and bomb shelters? Kibbutzniks picking oranges beneath of ...…

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…3loomfield, I am not reli- gious; yet, I am a Jew. However, 10 percent of the Israeli population would dis- '9 agree, for the basis of my Ju- daism is cultural, not religious. This small per- ,L tentage has a large say in Is- raeli life. Already, the country exists as a "Jewish state" with Jewish laws, such as no public transportation on Shabbat (from Friday at sundown until sundown Sat- urday). By the same token, Israel can also be seen as a ...…

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…Jews Angered By Decision Sydney, Australia (JTA) — New Zealand Prime Min- ister Jim Bolger has con- firmed that his government will not prosecute any of the 14 current residents of New Zealand alleged to have committed crimes against humanity during the course of World War II. Mr. Bolger said that there - was not enough evidence to justify criminal prosecutions against any of the in- dividuals on a list provided in 1990 by the Los Angeles- ba...…

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…votes, 16 percent of the earth's land surface, 60 percent of the world's oil reserves and a vast percentage of its unused currency assets. "From this position of extravagant privilege, some of its leaders avariciously pursue the elimination of Israel as a state. "But Israel will not be deprived of its state- hood. It will not die, or disappear, or apologize for itself, or be swal- o. lowed up in something else, or abandon its o• specific Jewis...…

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…spiTzErs Ha° rvfard Row Chanukah Extravaganza Services: Friday 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Weekdays 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. The Haftorah will be chanted by Esther Adler. evening service. Saturday: Torah study 9:30 a.m. in the library. Young Family Shabbat Service, 10:15 a.m. in the Youth Room. Rabbi Steinger will speak Saturday. BETH TEPHILATH MOSES TEMPLE ISRAEL 146 South Ave., Mt. Clemens, 465- 0641. Services weekd...…

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