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…metro >> on the cover I tz Mamaloshen In Motown Yiddish takes center stage in Michigan with a national convention, classes and a new book. Elizabeth Applebaum I Special to the Jewish News CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Some 11 centuries ago, a language developed among Ashkenazi Jews that came to be called the mamaloshen (moth- er tongue). Later known as Yiddish, it became the everyday language of millions of Jews throughout Eastern Europe. Yet, w...…
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…metro >> on the cover Aqi and Zoli Rubin's love is still strong at 60 years. A Two Holocaust survivors prepare to celebrate 60 years of marriage. Arnie Goldman I Special to the Jewish News CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 his extended family died; but fortunately, he was able to save a remarkable photo album from his Czechoslovakian home and bring it to America. The album contains a treasure trove of photos and letters from his fam- ily's past. ...…
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…metro >> around town Do It For Detroit Hannah Posen Jewish News Intern C ommunityNEXT's Do It For Detroit campaign runs in August and started with a kickoff party Aug. 3 at Groves High School in Beverly Hills. There, 200 next-generation Detroiters gathered for food and kickball. The kickoff party, sponsored by Fuze, had a large variety of the fruit drink and pizza and salad from Jerusalem Pizza. Do It For Detroit events continued Aug. 4 f...…
…Birthday Reunion Oak Park High School friends reconnect at a weekend in Charlevoix. M ost high school girlfriends soon lose touch with each other after gradu- ation, but not so for the Oak Park High School Class of 1969. On the weekend of Aug. 4-7, a group of 20 former classmates traveled to Charlevoix to get reacquainted and celebrate their mutual 60th birthdays because most were born in 1951. Janice Cherkasky of Franklin and Beth Erman of...…
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…metro >> calendar Much To Do! from page 21 SUNDAY, AUG. 28 JEWISH HUMOR TIPS 2 pm. Author, raconteur and humorist Dr. Allan Gould of Toronto will lecture on "Writing Jewish Humor Without Hurting Mother (Too Much)" at Frankel Jewish Academy in West Bloomfield JCC. The Jewish Forum and FJA co- sponsor. $10. 248-354-6415, ext. 2, or lectures@thejewishforum.org. EICHMANN LECTURE 7:30 pm. Dr. Allan Gould will discuss "The Eichmann Trial Then ...…
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…points of view EDITORIAL BOARD: Publisher: Arthur M. Horwitz Chief Operating Officer: F. Kevin Browett Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar Editorial Award to ouis Farrak h in a way t rnished this storied, be oved statue, located out oung Municipal Building. N, Kilpatrick's Self-Serving New Book Justifies My Past Criticism Of Him I didn't like what I saw when I searched the JN archives to see how Kwame Kilpatrick's staff responded to my...…
…points of view Kilpatrick from page 31 Commentary Kwame Kilpatrick's curious affection for Farrakhan in 2005 and again in 2007 should have tipped off all of us to his unhinged demeanor long before the Free Press broke the text-messaging scandal in January 2008. In Detroit, Farrakhan spoke of "a few greedy ones" who have taken con- trol of Washington. The conspiracy he alluded to harkened to his 2004 belief Louis that a "small group Farrakh...…
…We More Yott Hiut a Glut *wittier! Welcome Back! conversation and breaking the cycle that serves only the status quo. As popular dis- sent spreads throughout the Middle East and old norms are tossed aside, Prime Minister Netanyahu can speak directly to the Palestinian people and by extension the greater Arab world. Like Sadat to Jerusalem or former President Nixon to China, Mr. Netanyahu can go to Ramallah and extend a hand in building a Pale...…
…family focus >> back to school Starting The School Year T Families share their traditions for the first day of classes. hough it's hard to believe summer is almost over, both parents and children are beginning to think of the coming school year. Many families find a tradition or ritual helps make the transition from a leisurely summer to a school routine easier. Here's what some of our readers do. "With the normal worries and anxiet- ies ...…
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…Local Scouts join 300-mile Pedal Across Lower Michigan ride. Joshua Kahn Special to the Jewish News W bile many kids just relax dur- ing the summer, members of Boy Scout Troop 364, char- tered by the Men's Club of Adat Shalom Synagogue, satisfied our thirst for high adventure by taking part in the June 19-24 30th Pedal Across Lower Michigan ("PALK' get it?), an annual ride suitable for any cyclist, whether beginner or aficio- nado. Scouts J...…
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…the s orts aoe >> SPONSORED BY THE MICHIGAN JEWISH SPORTS FOUNDATION Eric Mintz Temple Shir Shalom third baseman Eric Mintz was a pain in the neck to opponents this season in the Inter- Congregational Men's Club Summer Softball League. The 39-year-old chiro- practor from West Bloomfield was an outstanding fielder at the hot corner. He flagged down a hard ground ball with the bases loaded and nobody out and turned it into a rally-killing dou...…
…arts & entertainment Khomotso Manyaka stars as Chanda. A coming-of-age tale about a young South African girl who fights the fear and shame that have poisoned her community. Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer S hirley Foon Wiss of West Bloomfield was at the Maple Art Theatre in Bloomfield Township with friends earlier this summer when she recognized a film being previewed. As soon as she left the building — and right in the street — she...…
…arts & entertainment Viva La Femme! !Women, Art Revolution, screening at the DFT, is a film history of feminist art whose subjects are primarily Jewish. Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer L ynn Hershman Leeson has expressed her feminist ideas artis- tically through many media — drawing, photography, sculpture, perfor- mance, installation, interactive computer, net-based media and film. When she started filming the recollec- tions and c...…
…>> editor's picks NkONG 1-1 U4 About POP / ROCK / JAZZ FOLK Classic blues rock- ers J. Geils Band returns to DTE Energy Music Theatre with an evening of rock 'n' roll 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. Jewish members of the band include vocalist Peter Wolf (ne Blankenfeld), drum- mer Stephen Jo Bladd, harmonica specialist Magic Dick (Richard Salwitz), bassist Danny Klein and keyboard player Seth Justman. Guitarist J. Geils is the only member of th...…
…arts & entertainment A Little Show About Minutiae Contrary to type, Larry David's not at all neurotic. He's prett-ay prett-ay ... pretty good. Rachel Shukert Special to the Jewish News Psychoanalytic theory holds that neurosis New York (Tablet) T hree adjectives are often used to describe Larry David, the star and creator of Curb Your Enthusiasm, currently in the midst of its eighth season after two excruciating Curb less years. One is...…
