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…had left Lithuania in the 1930s with nothing but their suitcases, rather than stay in the path of the Nazis, and she was fearful that she would have to leave Israel with nothing if the Arab invasion succeeded. Reluctantly, Leikin returned to America with his wife and young son in 1947. He became a ZOA leader, moving to Detroit to direct the ZOA office here in 1956. Everything about Israel excited Jews in Detroit. Shlomo Sperka, then a teenager...…
…metro >> around town Colors Of Kindness Community members help create a permanent mural at the JCC in Oak Park. T he Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit drew community members to help create a beautiful mural on April 11 at the JCC in Oak Park. "The Colors of Kindness:' pre- sented by the JCC's The Active Life (TAL) department, gave everyone a chance to make their artistic mark on the mural, which will be kept on permanent exhi...…
…Carriage rides are a popular way to see Charleston's historic homes and neighborhoods. Doors made of Santo Domingo mahogany protect Torah scrolls at Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, a historic Reform congregation in Charleston that was founded by Orthodox Sephardis in 1749. The city's Jewish roots stretch back to pre-Revolutionary War days. Susan R. Pollack Special to the Jewish News Charleston, S.C. B ehind a graceful black iron fence on a t...…
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