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…'"contents 110 111 1i Nov. 19-25, 2015 I 7-13 Kislev 5776 I Vol. CXLVIII, No. 16 theJEWISHNEWS.com SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, Nov. 20, 4:48 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Nov. 21, 5:52 p.m.* Shabbat: Friday, Nov. 27, 4:44 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Nov. 28, 5:48 p.m.* * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. SHOSHANA Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 2...…
…•THE MIL. Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Federation OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT In Partnership With II II II II II Greater Downtown Detroit NEXTGen Detroit I I III III III I I I II 1 1 1 1 d MEN0'rJLA E 1 r - DECEMBER 6, 2015 •Th ) 3-8 P.M. Oth o LIGHTING CEREMONY 5 P.M. Cadillac Square Winter Tent! Kosher Food Court • Live Music • Campus Martius Park Activities THE GREAT JEWISH FAMILY FESTIVAL WITH _2_ 3-5pm LIVE SHOWS • CRAFTS ...…
…viewpoints >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Ask Attorney Ken Gross about... j ewfro How To Live In Detroit Without Being A Jackass A s Detroiters go, Aaron Foley "Is Eight Mile dangerous?" The answer: and I are basically the same, "Sure, if you put yourself in danger on except that he is black and Eight Mile, like attempting to rob a bank gay and grew up in Detroit and lives in on Eight Mile or sell drugs to strangers on Eig...…
…viewpoints >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us guest column F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us Take To The Streets Editorial Managing Editor: Jackie Headapohl I t is no secret that many college cam- their campuses. puses in the country are cauldrons of What brings this issue to mind is the an...…
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…viewpoints >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com msay Palestinians Brazenly Link Paris Terror To Israel W hile condemning the ISIS- up the staggering P.A., it inexplicably sees inspired terrorist attacks in Israel, the only democracy in the embat- France, Palestinian leader tled Middle East, atop the terrorist world. Mahmoud Abbas audaciously attached Another Fatah post stated the terror part of the blame on Israel's "daily aggres...…
…HONORING SENATOR CARL LEVIN NOVEMBER 21, 2015 Shacharit Service 9:00 a.m. Special Luncheon following services Please join us for a special Shabbat ceremony honoring Senator Levin for all that he has accomplished on behalf of our community, our '7 4 /AWAX V CONGREGATION state, our country and the world at large, in the 68 years since his Bar Mitzvah at Shaarey Zedek. Event Chairs: Mandell Berman, Hy Safran and Alan Schwartz For more i...…
…metro >> on the cover Break The Chain Detroiters join Ohio rally to support wife denied a religious divorce. Michelle Tedford Dayton Jewish Observer Dayton, Ohio M ore than 80 demonstrators stood along Far Hills Avenue in Kettering, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton, as passing cars slowed to read their signs: "Eli Shur. Free Adina Now." The Nov. 8 rally drew supporters from Ohio and Michigan, including 19 from Metro Detroit. The demonstration w...…
…metro >> Michelle Tedford Let Us Host Your Next Ec asiv& Eve4d (non-member events welcome) At Tam-O-Shanter Country Club , - \,,) e "rl au 4,4 1 .] W,,, 0 RCP lidei ,,, fo ,,,„, -- T'c,4, Sit+Mr ,n DETPorr 71 p 11 ii, . - , Nati Faber of Southfield holds a sign to pressure an Ohio man — a former seventh-grade teacher at Akiva Hebrew Day School in Southfield — to grant his wife a religious divorce. Shevut attended the demons...…
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…013) Jewish Family Service - 6 G Bill Birndorf and volunteers with some of Bill and Holly Birndorf with their nephew the turkeys bound for families Ryan Flynn and daughter Jessica Detroit, helps with organizing volunteers as well as packing and delivering the Thanksgiving kits. Birndorf was also able to partner with Gleaners Community Food Bank and garner sponsorship from numerous corporations including Meijer, Cooper Street Cookies, Ji...…
…1111 l to r) Sean Hanley, Dana Kraft, Dinner Honoree Larry Kraft, Dinner Speaker Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Dinner Honoree Jackie Kraft, and Carly and Keith Wurn HONORARY CHAIR COMMITTEE Sharyl & Alan Ackerman The Applebaum Family Marcia & Eugene Applebaum Lisa Applebaum & George Haddad Pamela Applebaum & Gaal Karp Sam J. Berman Beztak Companies Janice & Chris Billmeyer Cherie & Neil Blazofsky Doris & Frederick Blechman Penny & Harold Blumenstei...…
…T MEMORIAL CENTER ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS 16 PM for your support of the Holocaust Memorial Center's 31st Anniversary Dinner Jackie + Larry Kraft dinner honorees November 1, 2015 DINNER COMMITTEE Viola & Garry Kappy Honorary Chairs Lori & Steven Weisberg Barbara & Irvin Kappy VIP Reception Chairs Dinner Chairs Richard K. Stoler Dinner Chair SCHECHTERWEALTH KNOWLEDGE CREATES OPPORTUNITY° Jackie & Joel Smith VIP Reception Sponsor ...…
…metro >> Assistance With Living. ABOVE AND BEYOND a Israel Advocates Enjoy friends from the old neigborhood and make new friends. Teens organize rally to support Israel. Stacy Gittleman 'Contributing Writer g : 0 Fleischman Residencc/ Blumberg Plaza , - --N, i Y w • ' organizers: ,a, _ I - 7 6710 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield .` Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus ISRAEL? ISRAEL. °- o ■ . Rally . ...…
…Thank You Southeastern Michigan! has assisted in uniting our diverse community. Michigan Opera Theatre has been honored to partner with organizations and individuals whose joint mission has been to explore universal themes examined in The Passenger. This opera has taught us the danger of denying the humanity of others and the importance of remembering victims of genocide. COMPAN1LEIMMIERE! You still have two opportunities to attend perform...…
…metro >> news you can use UNCOVERED HISTORY DETROITERS IN ISRAEL? Renovations at an apartment in Budapest uncovered thousands of documents from 1944 cataloging the Jewish population of the Hungarian capital, reports the Times of Israel. The 6,300 documents date from just before the confinement of Hungarian Jews to the Budapest ghetto in 1944. In May of that year, city officials drafted a list of the city's popula- A wall decoration in Budap...…
…We mourn the loss of Mr. Jack Shenkman. Jack has been at the forefront of Chabad-Lubavitch of Michigan activities for more than forty years as a leader and true friend. Passionately committed to Jewish education and continuity, Jack was a pioneer and activist, who gave generously of his talent and time to support Jewish educational causes. The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch is named, "The Jack and Miriam Shenkman Building," in honor of ...…
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…metro >> MITZV. Day 2 0 1 5 \ Giving Tuesday JCC provides three opportunities to support the community. The tradition continues. T he Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collec- tive power of individuals, com- munities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. The JCC's #GivingTuesday initiative includes three ways t...…
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…metro >> Raising Awareness Michael Sisskind, second from left, with Kidney Ball advances programs. his family RuthanBrodsky I Contributing Writer A t age 20, Michael Sisskind's kid- neys began to deteriorate because of polycystic kidney disease. He came within two weeks of going on dialysis because of this inherited kidney disorder that causes fluid-filled cysts to form in the kid- neys, impairing their function. Fortunately, in 1992, ...…
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