…Martin Luther King Jr. Day marchers promote peace in many languages. DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer est Bloomfield's commemoration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday may have been the only one in the United States to feature speeches in Hebrew, Chaldean and 10 other languages. The lines were simple: "Good morning. Welcome to the Unity March. May we go in peace." Rachel Lachover of West Bloomfield, a ninth- grader at the Jewish Academy of M...…
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…Michigan Unity Mission participants lend needed support in troubled times. KERI GUTEN COHEN Story Development Editor Jerusalem hether this was their 20th trip to Israel or their first, participants on the Michigan Unity Mission share a com- mon sentiment: "It feels right to be From top to bottom: Diem Ellery, 17, of Farmington Hills places a prayer in the Western Wall while Bassie Shemtov of West Bloomfield prays. Eddy Barak (left) of Wes...…
…Visits to Tali schools (public schools offering Judaic enrichment classes), including the Sam and Jean Frankel Elementary School started by the Bloomfield Hills couple, were especially powerful because partici- pants spoke directly with teachers and students. One group went to a Tali school in Gilo, a Jerusalem suburb of 40,000. One section of the neighborhood has been a prime target for Palestinian snipers across the valley in Beit Jalla. As ...…
…OURTYARD OR Assisted Living in a homelike setting Courtyard Manor is home-like consisting of 20 residents creating a family atmosphere in each of our safe and secure state licensed buildings. Respite care is also available. Orthodox Salute Groups welcome Bush policies on school vouchers. SHARON SAMBER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Washington s President-elect George W. Bush prepares to take office, Orthodox Jewish groups hope they will fin...…
…Bar-Ilan University Cordiallyinvites you To Join Us Wednesday, Jan. 31,12:00 noon dous amount of potential, and Bush hopes Jewish organizations will benefit, said Juliana Glover, a Bush spokesper- son. Glover did not comment directly on the letter and memo the Orthodox groups sent Bush or on specific out- reach attempts to Orthodox and other Jewish organizations. Zwiebel acknowledges that Bush will not find a majority in the Jewish com- muni...…
…Jewry's Role in Human Affairs MATHEMATICS: A JEWISH LEGACY d sin (x-1-0 — cos (x+0 The influence of Jewish mathematicians on scientific progress has been long standing. As early as about 150 C.E., Rabbi Nehemiah was believed to have written The Treatise of Measures, an enduring work whose mathematical theories and systems helped in stimulating scientific speculations and gains until Medieval times. But it was the remarkable 12th Century ac...…
…"V" - furniture & accessories Palestinian women holding pictures of Palestinians killed during the recent outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence, march during a llamas protest in Nablus Jan. 10. not only people on the left. Center Party Knesset Member Dan Meridor, an ex-Likudnik who heads the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee, said a law-abiding society cannot kill people without trial. Mofaz has said the army carries out assassinati...…
…This Week History In The Present Tense Half a century later, refugee issue casts pall over peace negotiations. GIL SEDAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem A fter sitting on the back burner for 52 years, the issue of Palestinian refugees has come to a boil. Gone are the days when compro- mise proposals — including repara- tions or limited family reunification programs — seemed to offer a way around the issue. Since the start of the peac...…
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…Recognized U.N. recommends accepting Hadassah. MICHAEL J. JORDAN Special to the Jewish News New York t has been almost a decade since di the United Nations rescinded its notorious "Zionism is Racism" resolu- tion, but some Jewish groups are still fighting that lingering sentiment. On Tuesday, a committee of the influential U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) finally recom- mended that Hadassah (the women's Zionist organization), be el...…
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…4 itorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Giving Of Yourself L ifesaving accounts resonate through- out Jewish history. Whether coura- geous, fortuitous or miraculous, all are notable. That's because pikuach nefesh — saving a life — is perhaps the great- est mitzvah of all. A heroic act in the heat of trouble is praiseworthy. It takes a special kind of person to invite ...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS Time Of Trouble, Time To Travel spread throughout the area by our s I watch the television dis- Arab and Palestinian neighbors. As I playing horrific and grue- prepare to depart, I face objections some scenes of bombings ' from family members, teachers and and killings in Israel, I pack friends, who can't under- and plan for the two months stand why I choose to I will spend in our unstable immerse myself in this pre- homeland...…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY Shalom, Chaver Look instead to his relationship Washington, D.C. . with the late Israeli Prime Minister f Bill Clinton is looking for a Yitzhak Rabin, who brought the com- job, he can come over here and pleted Oslo agreement to Clinton run for prime minister. He'd with an appeal for help in win easily," said a caller implementing it. Clinton from Israel the other morn- promised to minimize the ing. "He's still the most pop...…
…Ho Welcome "r L SPECIAL COMMENTARY SHALOM, CHAVER from page 41 aired ofclz) .444P° Assisted livinq, and he may have badly miscalculated the level of the Palestinian leader's commitment to a genuine peace. , Clinton has succeeded on so many fronts by dint of charm and personali- ty, and he thought he could do it with Arafat as well. No other foreign leader has been to the White House as often, and Clinton's mistaken failure to demand A...…
…INSIDE: wimp, Community Calendar • . . • ri Mazel Toy!..... SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer T Rabbi Goldberg err ,*/• o make a highly successful program even more enticing, planners of the third annual Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment (SAJE) made some innova- tive changes and additions. "We are offering courses that are very intriguing," says Elisa Freilich, SAJE coordinator. "We are trying to approach everyone and hope new su...…
…Communit Metro Detroit's Jewish Assisted Living Community ■.■ SAJE format. Designed by Dr. Ora Horn Prouser of JTS, the class will be facilitated by JTS professor Rabbi Ghana Thompson. "Once-a-week discussion topics Arthur M Cis Maisel Doris and materials will Horwitz Kellman Blechman appear online," Blechman says. "We know there is always a seg- "Students can take the time to study, ment of the community for whom it think about the materia...…
…MONEY FUND INVESTORS: husband and wife Elissa and Richard Berg. "We will pick four stories that talk about either a very important Jewish personality or some impor- tant moment in Jewish history," says Elissa, director of education and youth at Adat Shalom Synagogue. She says Richard, who is a com- munity storyteller, will perform the stories followed by a group discus- sion. "We will then talk about the story itself and how, from the story, ...…
…C omm u nity Bowled Over Buy a bowl at Yad Ezra to help hunger relief 0 a. ;• • , ......... *,-"atates " ad Ezra, the Jewish News and the Food Bank of Oakland County and have joined forces in the Empty Bowls Project — to raise awareness about hunger and raise money to feed the needy. Handmade bowls (pottery, glass, papier mache) will be available to buy at an open house 3:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at Yad Ezra's warehouse, 26641 H...…
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…t Communal Outreach h Gertel is reaching out and inviting com- munity members from outside U-M to shale in the collection's wealth. Last spring, Gertel put a number of the col- lection's rarest pieces on display during Judaic Journeys, an exhibition open to the public. The exhibit included a 10th century Pentateuch and the first transla- tion of a Hebrew Bible printed in the New World. "Ore of the things Elliot was hired for is to let the w...…
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…Israeli Professor Slates Talk The Zionist Organization of America, Michigan Region and the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit will host Natan Aviezer 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the JCC in West Bloomfield. Aviezer is an Israeli professor and chair of Bar-Ilan University's physics department. He will speak on "Torah, Science and Politics." An open discus- sion will follow. JCC SUMMER CAMPS 2001 A camping tradition since 1935 ...…
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…Community Mazel Toy! TILE RIGHT PAGE d ipping t rough a book turned out to be just the right move or Ian Flashner an Risa Schwartz SHARI ZINGLE Special to the Jewish News t was just beshert (meant to be) for two West Bloomfield singles look- ing for love. Ian Flashner, 29, and the. for- mer Risa Schwartz, 27, met through the Beshert Connection, a dating service at Temple Israel, where singles pore over pages of other singles in search of ...…
…("Ike Tail/thew Baby Book Baskets Births Jan. 2 Aly (Schwartz) and David Jaffe welcome with love the birth of their daughter, Anna Rachel (Fridka). Sharing in their joy are proud grandparents Brenda and Ira Jaffe of Farmington Hills, Gail and Ed Weintraub and Sandy and Stan Schwartz if Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Anna is named in loving memory of her pater- nal great-grandmothers Florence Borock and Ann Jaffe and maternal great-grand- parents Al a...…
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…Camp Ramah in Canada announces limited registration still available for the 2001 season! Rabbi Matthew Kaufman, Director, will be in Farmington Hills for the following event! See the summer video and meet old and "new" friends. Middle School and attends Hebrew school at Shir Shalom. Her hobbies include bowling, baseball and swim- ming. For community service, Erika volunteered with the Special Olympics and was a teacher's aide at Sunday schoo...…
…Community • Maze! Toy! Engagements Sandler-Shipman Roberta and Jerry Malin of West Bloomfield and Rose and Herb Sandler of Palm Grove, Fla., are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter Alissa Sandler to Lance Shipman, son of Tina and Richard Shipman of East Lansing. Alissa earned a bachelor of science degree in human resource develop- . ment from Oakland University and is a registered social worker. She is employed with th...…
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