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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS I- Dec. 19, 1997 Vol. CXII No. 17 Up Front 9 Canadian Carpool For seven Windsor families, education has no boundaries. 18 Mediocre Marks Danto care has improved, but the state is still concerned. Up Front. page 19 Close Up 58 Hot Chanukiot Menorahs dominate our annual Chanukah Art Contest. The Scene 62 Dating In Cyberspace Internet access can increase the ways to meet Jewish singles. Community 40 Editorials 3...…

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…°For Openers... The Schminskites Invented The Dreidel TED ROBERTS Special to The Jewish News E verybody has heard of Chelm, a village revered in Jewish legend as a home to fools. But very few historians know about Schminsk, a den of dunces. D Not Pinsk, not Minsk, but Schminsk. This infamous town was in that intersection of Europe where Austria, Poland and Russia continually quar- reled over the real estate. Schminsk, at one time or anoth...…

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…Canadian Carpool For seven Windsor families, Jewish education knows no boundaries. T JULIE WIENER Staff Writer bird-grader Richie Kamen gets his allowance in loonies, but every day his parents make sure he has a few American dollars before he leaves for school. Along with the other children in his carpool, Richie is a regular interna- tional traveler, crossing the Windsor- Detroit border twice a day in order to attend Hillel Day School in...…

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…Why wait? kathryn scott's seasonal sale is on now. • Of Miracles And Maccabees kathryn scott Chanukah is less a religious festival than a commemoration of a wartime victory. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN Staff Writer n Israel this time of year, you wouldn't even know it was Christmas — except for one tin- sel-decorated Irish bar in Tel Aviv. But you also barely know it's Chanukah time, save for the soft, sweet sugfaniyot (jelly-filled donuts) li...…

…Up Front Eco Logic A New Jersey rabbi uses the Torah as a basis for environmental activism. ADAM MARCUS Special to The Jewish News E arlier this month, world leaders and their representa- tives convened in Kyoto, Japan, for a summit on the future of greenhouse gas emissions. At about the same time, a small group of Jews halfway around the globe gath- ered at Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor for a similar conversation. The keynote spe...…

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…Mediocre Marks The Danto nursing care facility has improved since its last inspection, but quality of care is still a concern. June, Grossman-Funds said the resi- private paying. The cost to the latter dents came to the home "highly com-') for living at Danto is $60,000 to promised." She said they've always been $70,000 annually. treated for pressure sores, but sores During the days the state inspected s it celebrates its first year in tend ...…

…c) Cigars And Shofars Three young Detroiters spent a few days in Cuba to see how the Jewish community lives. JULIE EDGAR News Editor p oor, yes. Miserable, no. That sums up life for Cuba's 1,200 to 1,800 Jews, according to the leader of Havana's Jewish community. And that was the assessment of a group of Detroit Jews that traveled to Havana last week as part of a UJA Young Leadership Cabinet mission. "The Jews we met didn't want to emigr...…

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…The Technology Tap Local day schools are looking into federally-mandated computer subsidies to upgrade their access and add equipment. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer L • 31543 W. 13 MILE RD. FARMINGTON HILLS (248) 553-4867 Mon.-Wed, 10-6, Thur. and Fri. 10-9 sf Sat 10-6, Sun.12-5 723 liest bi rrni ngh etc` 0.203. 122 maple . 12/19 1997 26 CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS! Call (2451354-5959 ast month, when a class at Hillel Day School diss...…

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…r. Above: Bobby Biraino (center) dances a blue streak. Top, left: Slow dancing are Mark Lipson and Jenna -Bruni. Middle, left: Jennifer Bloom (left), voted best dancer, and Ali Berkowitz show off a prize shirt. Left: Girl talkin'• Sam Kroll and Jamie David. 1 2 / 1 9 1997 28 …

…Temple Israel's junior youth group members cut a rug at a dinner dance last weekend. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN Staff Writer BILL HANSEN Photographer ights flashing, music pumping, time to groove. Last Saturday evening, Temple Israel's junior youth group members got gether for their second annual Hav- Llah service and dinner dance. Kari Provizer, director of the tem- e's Family Life Center, started the for youth group last year with the p of some ...…

…Continuing Bed Sores Despite the hopes, the hype and the high prices, the Danto Family Health Care Center on the Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield has received its - second unaccept- able grade from state health•inspectors. The list of infractions has dramatically dropped between the January inspection and the latest state visit which ended Oct. 31. But excellence, not "improvement," should be the barometer for the facility's residen...…

…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK The Spirit Of The Games Spotlights Detroit Again ALAN HITSKY Interim Editor Sunday's reception started out with a political polemic and ended with a human menorah. Howard Golding threw a full-court press at me as soon . as I walked into the Jewish Community Center's Rosenberg complex. "Why did the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame induct [fill in the blank)? Don't you- think Jay Robinson has done far more for thousands o...…

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…° LETTERS REFORM from page 30 * In a recent article about the life of a rebbetzin, there was mention of three women. In only one case was there a reference to the rabbi's affilia- tion, again it was a Reform rabbi. Then there was further mention to include that he was a divorced rabbi. * In an article about Shir Tikvah raising money by working at the Silverdome — again the Reform tem- ple. * The article about Shir Shalom bridging the gap — t...…

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…0 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER since he returned to the United States 17 years ago. The tour is scheduled to see a part of the world that has been pristine almost since creation, said Tokayer, who referred to a Talmudic passage which states that after death one is asked if he took advantage of all the permitted pleasures of the world. In addition to the kosher meals, • there will be daily religious services for participants, and Tokayer will give lectur...…

…L21Ali ZA The World ILA@ cxx30. DA Jews Blamed For Autonomy Setback Montreal (JTA) — Jacques Parizeau, the former premier of Quebec, address- ing students at the University of Alberta recently, reiterated his belief that Jewish voters and other minorities caused the October 1995 defeat of a referendum calling for Quebec independence. While Parizeau is now a private citizen, he remains popular among hard-line separatist supporters of the g...…

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…Milestones The Future Ambassador to Israel MILESTONES At Hillel Day School, our students are prepared for the future, while understanding their heritage. We teach a love for Israel and an appreciation of what it means to be an American. Studies in Hebrew and Torah take their place next to current literature, science and math. Through intellectual inquiry and critical thinking Hillel students are challenged to meet the highest standard of ac...…