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…mission to Israel. Many of the denomination lines," Warshay says. "Our neighbors That idyllic picture began to change in the mid- families they brought together are friendly with non-Jewish neighbors and non- 1950s when Detroiters started moving north. Up remain friends. observant Jews." went brick bungalows and colonials fit for growing Such cross-denominational Part of that camaraderie was surely generated by families. activities had rarely ...…

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…Metro Special Report SOUL OF OAK PARK from page 23 self and Rabbis Nelson and Spolter. "There is only one Reform, one Conservative and, while a variety of Orthodoxy, one community Orthodox syna- gogue," Rabbi Klein says. "I don't think any of us feel in competition with one another. We are all offering something very different." And that means there is a place in Oak Park for virtually every kind of Jew. Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz's Machon L'...…

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…anchor in Oak Park's diverse Jewish sea. The JCC offers programming and food that meet Orthodox standards while providing ample exercise opportunities and events for the non-Orthodox. "I love the flavor of the Oak Park `J' because it's a cross-section of life — different ages [and] cultures," says Lauren Hirsch, a Reform Jew who lives in near- by Huntington Woods and exercises at the JCC. "I like the intimacy of the smaller space; [it] facilit...…

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…Metro $li this summeL Make a Reaching The Next Level Harlene Appelman, Federation's top educator, accepts national post. DIANA LIEBERMAN Special to the Jewish News 111 ore than two decades ago, a small committee at Congregation Shaarey Zedek hired Jewish educator Harlene Appelman as family life director and permanently altered the course of Jewish education in North America. "I had the idea that we needed to begin some kind of outreach...…

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…Metro They'll Take Manhattan Jewish communal leaders David and Nancy Gad-Harf eye career shifts. HARRY KI RS BAUM SteqrWriter I is her turn. Flashback to 1988: David Gad-Harf, then head of the Jewish Community Relations Council in St. Louis, lands a job in Detroit as executive director of the Jewish Community Council. David's wife of nine years, Nancy, leaves her career as a women's division director at the Jewish Federation in St. Louis t...…

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…T hey knew they had their work cut out for them when Aaron and Jennifer Ellenbogen fell more in love with the 1-acre backyard than the 1963 tri-level that came with it. turn around that impression," he said. DJI's programs, such as the Detroit Jewish Coalition for Literacy, which coordinates hundreds of volunteers to help kids learn how to read in about 40 public schools, "link us to important leaders and institutions in the city of Detroit,...…

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…Metro I Know That Song! Russian performers delight at Circle of Friends benefit. R ussian musicians performed for more than 100 immi- grants from the former Soviet Union, bringing them back to their former homeland with Yiddish, Hebrew and English songs. The bene- fit raised money for Congregation Beth Shalom's program for new immi- grants, Circle of Friends. Beth Shalom began Circle of Friends seven years ago to absorb new immi- grants an...…

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…I HAV SIMPLES 0 ' 11 AS 1 1 ES Gail Katz and her mother, Dorothy Mazer, both of West Bloomfield, share a moment of enjoyment at the concert. Soulful Songs Some songs brought guests to tears. "We weren't allowed to listen to Yiddish music in the former Soviet Union," said Manya Mochulsky of Oak Park, standing next to her daughter Esfir and two grandchildren, Sofiya, 26 and Ilya Nozhnik, 23, all of Oak Park. To be called a Jew in Russia was ...…

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…Metro Archivist To Be Honored • The rescuer of Detroit Central High School's 150-year-old historical archives will receive the 2005 Leonard N. Simons Award for the Preservation and Dissemination of Michigan Jewish History on Wednesday, June 8. Edith (Edie) Feinberg Resnick will be honored by the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan at its annual meet- ing, to be held jointly with the American Jewish Committee, at 7 p.m. at Congregation Beth...…

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…AVISit Of Consequence HARRY KI RS BAUM Staff Writer W hat was promised to occur "never again" is happening once again. That's the message an interfaith group of three rabbis and four African American ministers from Metro Detroit took to Michigan's congres- sional leaders in Washington, D.C., on May 25-26. The group of nine clergy members was first brought together by the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit on a 2002 Council-s...…

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…World CATERING VISIT OF CONSEQUENCE from page 39 Honoring a family tradition of fresh foods, lovingly prepared in the grand Jewish style. Amaryllis introduces Sam and Genies Real Good Food. Party-Ready Baskets and Trays for Brie and Baby NaniMgs Jewish Holidays Shivahs Family Occasions Visit Sam and Genie at www.amarylliscatering.com or call for our new menu. recognize there are many hoops that individuals and nations have to ju...…

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…World Counter-clockwise from top left: Rabbi Daniel Nevins in Rome with the Great Synagogue in the background Monsignor Edward Baldwin ,of Detroit's Sacred Heart Major Seminary in a Jerusalem park Brother Olivier Debois of Abu Ghosh monastery with the Rev. Ma g E. Biedron of North Congregational Church in Farmington Hills Rev. Kurt Stutz of Botsford Hospital at Yad VaShern's Valley of the Communities Standing In The Breach Clergy's journ...…

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…World STANDING IN THE BREACH from page 43 INTRIGUE to visit the places where Christians are most Christian and where Jews are most Jewish. From the Vatican to the Sea of Galilee to the Western Wall, we all observed tradi- tions that spoke to our colleagues but were alien to us. The conversa- tions that grew from these observa- tions about our var- ious traditions and theological under- standings were of incalculable value. A particular focu...…

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…World Computer Gang Israeli police investigating "sickness" of industrial espionage. DAN BARON Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tel Aviv T he uncovering of an industrial espionage ring has Israelis running to their computers. It began Sunday, May 29, when police announced the arrest of at least 18 people from top Israeli telecommunications companies — including licensed private investigators — on suspicion of using a "Trojan Horse" virus to ste...…

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…Crash Course With Hebrew literacy declining among Jews, group embarks on language project. JOANNE PALMER Jewish Telegraphic Agency r New York or more than 3,000 years, Hebrew has been the language in which Jews spoke, prayed, conversed with God and man and created wonderfully creative writings in every possible field — religious, literary, legal — you name it," said Anita Shapira, a professor of Jewish history at Tel Aviv University. But ...…

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…Digest Religious Ideas In Prison OK israei eu Washington/JTA — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of laws that allow minority religious expres- sion in state jails and prisons. The high court reversed a decision in Cutter v. Wilkinson and said religious minorities have the right to religious accommodations that don't conflict with high government interest. The ruling backs the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons ...…

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…Editorials are posted and archived on JNOnline.com Avoiding Yom Yerushalayim W ith almost the entire world, including the United States, still not recognizing Israel's sovereignty over a united Jerusalem after almost four decades, American Jewry should be pushing — not ignoring — Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day. Yom Yerushalayim commemorates the realization of thousands of years of Jewish prayer and striving that culminated in the reunifica...…

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…OT11111, VIEWS Striving For Coexistence can you spot the changes? The. JN is undergoing a series of upgrades that will improve the flow and feel of your weekly connection to news and information about and of interest to the Detroit _Jewish community, Your favorite feature or column may migrate to a new home in the JN be sure to check the Index on 6/ 2 2005 54 page 3 inally after 50 years, the Palestinian Arabs and Jew...…

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…Dental, VISCO, Ultradent, 3M, ESPE and Micro Dent. Jerry M. Ellis of Farmington Hills was reappointed by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners to a second three-year term on the board of the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority,. He is a member of the board of directors of the Hebrew Free Loan Association. Dr. Lucy H. Shields Henney of West Bloomfield and the Oakland Veterinary Referral Service and Emergency Critical Care of ...…

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…No Extra Charge for heavily soiled carpet or high traffic areas. Many Rooms of Stin95 J Carpet cleaned' 77 2 Rooms fS4999 Carpet cleaned' painter of scenery for Remembering the World of Anne Frank at Meadow Brook Theatre at Oakland University, Rochester. She is a graduate of the College of Creative Studies, Detroit. Jeff Sand, a philosophy major and magna cum laude graduate of Santa Clara University, received the honor of nomination for v...…

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…wish famih w- AN), I;USINICSS /..;/s/ S qyilirf .1 WM. tin "f G. 1.:31EltICK. 01,11ier. II / 5eligman's Bank of ommerce EAST SAG=NAW Man Of The Clock The curious story of "Little Jake" Seligman of Saginaw. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor Q : I seem to remember hearing about a colorful Jewish character, I believe his name was "Little Jake," from up north during the late 1800s. What can you tell me about him? A : Jacob S...…

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…• 6 •••••••• S•*• • • • •. 4. • 4• • • • • 6 • ♦ • • a • • • • • • ................... ; .... • • • • • • • • a • • • • e ..... • 3 • • • a • • • • • • • • L5@ T asL D a@ m Q Sammy Rat Pack re u - SUZANNE CHES LER Special to the Jewish News tandup comedian Sandy Hackett, Buddy's son, can imitate his late father's distinctive voice without flaw, but his biggest role to date has him portray- ing family friend and comedian Joey B...…

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…Arts & Entertainment Best Bets reliance on popular culture for its imagery. Advertising, Hollywood, news- The Ark in Ann Arbor presents a week of top- papers and current events all served as notch musical talent this coming week. fodder for the Pop artist. First up is singer-songwriter John Prine, who The movement's core group of artists makes his way to the Michigan Theater in Ann — including Andy Warhol, Claes Arbor 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, ...…

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…Large Banquet & Private Rooms Available Tickets are $18 adults/$16 students 18 and younger and seniors 62 and older. Tickets are also $16 each for groups of 20 or more. For reservations, call (248) 644- 0527 or go to www.StDunstansTheatre.com . IT'S A PARTY Cranbrook Art Museum celebrates its 75th anniversary and the beginning of summer with architectural tours, theater performances, live music, a scavenger hunt for kids and birthday cake 1...…

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…lr * ** * ** * ** * *** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * *-4( Arts & Entertainment A Little Bit of New York Right Here in Bloomfield Hills CATERING IS OUR SPECIALTY! FABULOUS PARTY TRAYS & COMPLETE DINNERS FROM AMAZING APPETIZERS TO DELECTABLE DESSERTS Blue Oyster Cult — Heavy metal band appears with Mark Farner, for- mer songwriter, guitarist and voice behind Flint rock band Grand Funk Railroad. DTE Energy Music Theatre, 7774 Sashaba...…

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…SWAGGER & SWING from page 63 The show runs June 7-July 3 at the City Theatre, formerly the Second City, in downtown Detroit, where there are evening and matinee per- formances. The Michigan version of the theatrical musical play comes three years after the production debuted in Vegas. "I wrote this with a lot of help," says Hackett, 48, whose wife, singer Lisa Miller, lived in Michigan. "My father was very instrumental in put- ting this toget...…

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…Arts & Entertainment Introducing Elliott Carter Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival includes works of musical icon as well as standard repertoire. DIANA LIEBERMAN Piano. These two concerts also feature works of two of the "Three B's" — Bach's Goldberg Variations arranged for violin, viola and cello by Dimitri Sitkovetsy and Beethoven's Sonata No. Special to the Jewish News C ellist Fred Sherry is bullish about American composer Elliott C...…

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…cz ocated in historic Greektown, this Grand Ballroom is one of Detroit's hidden treasures. This fabulous venue is a landmark stage for an elegant wedding, bar/bat mitzvah or any other social occasion. The architecture of this century-old building features wood and marble pillars, twenty-two foot vaulted ceilings with dome skylights, and a circular balcony overlooking the main floor. Conveniently situated on the 8th floor of the International ...…

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