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…Letters Be On Guard Sanctioning Iran is like beating a masoch- ist ("Sanctioning Iran': July 5, page 23). The Koran (2:191) says that "persecution is worse than slaughter." The mullahs run- ning Iran will view sanctions as validation of their hate mongering. An expectation that the common people will overthrow the fanatic regime in Iran may be wishful thinking in that there is a lack of precedents for such actions. Islamic regimes are ruthles...…

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…1 •• . • • y • • ' . Special Repo ON THE COVER 'T:* parinfent building in Haifa damaged by rocket fire from southern Lebanon. L ast Thursday, July 12, more than 4,000 Israelis rallied in Haifa and listened to the moth- ers of kidnapped soldiers Eldad Regev, Ehud Goldwasser and Gilad Shalit call for their sons' immediate release. The event marked one year since Hezbollah terrorists kidnapped Regev and Goldwasser, during which three...…

…Special Report ON THE COVER Long Arm Of War from page 13 Brenda Rosenberg Roger Strelow 1 A protester shows his support for Lebanon and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nazrallah at a Dearborn rally last year. TV and radio news staffs, brought in Israeli experts to meet with Hispanic com- munity leaders and others, and is expand- ing its speakers bureau to reach churches. Mendel says the results have been encouraging. "The feedback we get from ...…

…Photo by Debbie Hill Scott Berlin and Scot JAvicz, Bloomfield, Miles Ne oomfield Hills a Josh Zeman of West B d share a somber moment at the Western Wall in Jerusalem before returning home. Lebanon War left personal impression on these Detroiters. Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor L ast July, Tammy Betel of Farmington Hills didn't sleep well and says she was nervous all the time. Her daughter, Michelle Budaj, 17, was one of 214 De...…

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…Metro Aid To The Elderly Yad Ezra to help seniors apply for "food stamps." Yad Ezra President Allan Sefton; U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.; Lea Luger of Yad Ezra; and Andrea Meewes of MICAFE during the recent Washington, D.C., trip to advocate for a strong nutrition title in the upcoming Farm Bill. She111 Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer (MiCAFE), a nonprofit organization based in Lansing operating under the auspices of Elder Law of Mich...…

…Metro Not Forgotten Hillel teachers, students honor girl 'who made a difference.' Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer the weathered condition of a bench that sits near the school's track. It was donated in memory of Alex, who was a runner. ith deep affection for Alex Repainting the bench became an eighth- Graham, who died of can- grade advisory project. cer in 1999 at age 17, her "Eighth-graders, especially Jake Bross, former teachers at ...…

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…World Jewish Concern Allowing Latin Mass with conversion prayer raises questions, sparks outrage. Ben Harris Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York A measure intended to promote greater unity within the Roman Catholic Church by increas- ing the use of the Latin Mass is sparking confusion and controversy among Jewish groups as they scramble to understand the full extent of the decision. On July 7, Pope Benedict XVI issued a motu proprio, lite...…

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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Editorial A Teen Barometer W hen the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization spun away from B'nai B'rith International five years ago, it was seeking an infusion of new capital. It found the money ... and a new way of doing business. BBYO, America's largest Jewish youth group and the Jewish community's front- line organization in reaching under-affili- ated young Jews, is on sounder fina...…

…Opinion OTHER VIEWS The Power Of Tisha Bvikv S ticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me." That was a really popular aphorism when I was about 8. Now as an adult, I realize that there is as much truth in that statement as there is in a Mahmoud Ahmadinejad press conference. Words are power. Words heal and build, but words also destroy more than all the weaponry in the world. Tisha b'Av is a time when we mourn the tra...…

…STOCK PORTFOLIO WHAT'S MISSING? BOND PORTFOLIO REAL ESTATE Answering Israel's Critics The Charge The membership of People's Food Co-Op in Ann Arbor, a major food cooperative there, will vote in several weeks whether to boycott the purchase of all Israeli goods. The Answer Such divest-from-Israel cam- paigns are unfair and under- mine efforts toward peace. Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz has proposed instead that institutions look ...…

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…Family Focus 'To Goldie With Love Cooking up a tribute for a special family member Shells Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer A plan spurred by the camaraderie of family sharing memorable meals has become a legacy of the woman who prepared the dishes and brought the generations together at the table. Several months after the death of Goldie Kaplan in 2005, her daughter-in-law, Sher Kaplan of Farmington Hills, gathered up the piles of recipes Go...…

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…To Life! AROUND TOWN Staff photos by Armando Rios r 81 dates Former Detroit Pistons star and member of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Vinnie Johnson and event co-chairs Kim and Jeff Sakwa, all of West Bloomfield Former Detroit Lions star Charlie Sanders and Andrew Israel of Aspen, Colo. Good Sports! ADL honors athletic legends who gave back to Detroit. Itsy Lieberman of Birmingham, ex-Red Wing Lorraine Rimar and Bernice Handler, Ted...…

…HOLIDAY GLOBAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Tisha B'Av A sorrowful day that remembers from where we've come. Name Of The Holiday: Tisha b'Av. When We Observe: The ninth (or tisha, in Hebrew) day of the Jewish month of Av. This year, Tisha b'Av begins Monday night, July 23, and continues until sundown on Tuesday, July 24. Why We Observe: On this day, on two separate occasions, the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. Other destructions als...…

…i To Life! FOOD/SPORTS WOMEN'S Salad Heaven EUROPEAN & AMERICAN Simple rules for a great salad. DESIGNER liCLOTHING COLLECTIONS ACCESSORIES HANDBAGS Annabel Cohen Special to the Jewish News HOES F THE SALE resh: You've heard it before; a salad is only as good as its ingredients. Since most salads are eaten in a raw or nearly raw state, no amount of dressing or other such camouflage will disguise brown or wilted greens or mushy ...…

…Sensational Coleslaw 1 (2.5 lbs.) green cabbage, outer leaves discarded 1 cup shaved red or Bermuda onion, optional 1-2 cups shredded carrots (smaller the shred, less you add) 1 /2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup mayonnaise juice of 1 lemon or 1/4 cup cider vinegar 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. celery seed salt and pepper to taste Quarter the cabbage, cut away the core from each wedge and slice very thinly, crosswise. Trans...…

…RETIREMENT LIVING — Words Are Powerful; Use With Kindness "I was lonely at home; I missed laughter. My move to The Park at Shabbat Devarim: Deuteronomy 1:1 - 3:22; Isaiah 1:1-27. Trowbridge was a wonderful experience. The entire community is warm and gracious, and I was welcomed like royalty. I like everything about The Park at Trowbridge — the wonderful staff, food, transportation, entertainment, friends and eat. Save up to ...…

…fter she went on one of those rides that goes around and with a small group of up to 23 people, kids get to do just that. around at Cedar Point in While the summer is all Ohio, Christina Ceci, 13, admits she about not worrying about the needed a rest. English report due tomorrow, it "My stomach was in my throat," does not mean forgetting about she said. "So after I got off, I sat there Judaism. for a few minutes, but then I got right Yossi Li...…

…feature: movies p Jewish stereotypes abound in films by Scott Scher eople around the world already know most Jewish stereotypes — hooked noses, greedy, big beards, black hats, the screen. Cohen was praised for his gutsy performance as a Kazakhstan reporter. But the film straddled the line of just poking fun and being downright offensive. Such moments include the "Running of the Jew," the belief that Jewish American Princesses and rich, t...…

…T2T profile get involved by Hadas Corey Jewish youth groups have a blast! melany roberts, hero .,‘ hat would you do if you saw a man about to drown? Would you save him and risk your own life or wait for someone else to take action? Some may see Melany Roberts, 18, of Birmingham as a typical teen, but one man and his family will always view her as a hero. Melany, who will be attending the Fashion Institute of New York in the fall, Melany...…

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…Arts 8c Entertainment David James/New Line Cinema Jerry Stiller as Mr. Pinky, John Travolta as Edna Turnblad and Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad in Adam Shankman's Hairspray Welcome To The '60s Hairspray comes full circle from the big screen to the stage and back again. Michael Fox Special to the Jewish News N ikki Blonsky spends a good part of an interview in a San Francisco hotel suite cuddled up to Adam Shankman and playing with his ...…

…Arts & Entertainment 'David & Layla' Rife with lowbrow humor and cliche, Jewish-Muslim romantic comedy manages to give off some light. Michael Fox Special to the Jewish News W ith an interfaith romance between a Brooklyn Jew and a Kurdish Muslim — and what most would agree is an implausible plot — the indie film comedy David & Layla informs us at the outset that it's inspired by actual events. Against all odds, it hopes to seduce its view...…

…Salon Matisse Welcomes Jessica Tama! Jazz Journey Jewish connections boost Botti. Come in and experience great wake in a relaxing enviroment Suzanne Chessler very long before hearing Miles Davis tuned him to the trumpet. "Years ago, when I used to make my rumpet player Chris Botti living in a Brooklyn studio, there was a fills his recordings with whole machine of pop musicians who smooth romantic came over from Israel," Botti songs but of...…

…Arts & Entertainment Camera Artist Chilean-born Rafael Goldchain makes a statement with his photographic portraits. Left: Rafael Goldchain: The General's Wife (Tegucigalpa, Honduras), 1987, color photograph, edition 9/10; Gift of the artist, 2002. Middle: Rafael Goldchain: Self-Portrait as Dofia Balbina Baumfeld Szpiegel de Rubinstein b. Ostrowiec, Poland, 1903/d. Santiago de Chile, 1964; 1999, digitally altered self-portrait from the i...…

…Join us on our outdoor patio for our casual Sunday supper menu featuring whole-wheat fiatbread pizzas and handcrafted gourmet burgers. Now offering Summer cooking Classes. Call for details. Goldchain used her girth as a sym- bol of the wealth of the army as compared to the extreme poverty of everybody else. "I wanted the pictures to show the kinds of grotesque corruption and distortion of society that was caused by a toxic mixture of influ-...…

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…******** * * * ***************** irvientMEN iWk STAR DELI David James/New Line Cinema I had done appear on this list was really weird and cool. JN: What was it like working with Zac Efron? AB: He is a very nice kid, but most of my scenes were with Nikki Blonsky and Elijah Kelley (who plays her African-American boyfriend Seaweed J. Stubbs). I didn't have any scenes withJerry Stiller, but wewere in make- up together one day; and I asked him ...…

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…Arts & Entertainment THE BEST OF EVERYTHING 'Round The World, 'Round The Corner Cruising the area's authentic and exotic ethnic delicacies. p OTPOURRI Every so often in past years, it seemed like ethnic dining would continually take some sort of jump in pop- ularity ... But seldom, if ever, like today as the educated palates of diners-out enjoy and appreciate fine ethnic cuisine. Italian, Chinese and Greek continue to lead as favorites, f...…

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