…OCTOBER 2008 Vol. 9, No. 10 JNONLINE.US To our friends in the Detroit Jewish Community Michael Brown of Franklin with his y son, Alex, 2, at Beth Hayeled Nursery School's 60th birthday celebration. May you be inscribed in the book of life in this new year, 5768 Shona Tova and G'mar Chatima Tov • w (70. z >- co 0 features B14 Fun Fall Fashion Local moms and kids model cuddle-up clothes. B20 A Permanent Memory Video intervi...…
…JNonline.us A JEWISH RENAISSANCE MEDIA PUBLICATION A:\...11\13A CARRARA C ome and see \w at ss new at S ckukot i s Platinum JN LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER Arthur M. Horwitz CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER F. Kevin Browett EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Robert A. Sklar Jltia 4 EDITOR Lynne Konstantin EXECUTIVE EDITOR Gail Zimmerman BRIDAL ASSOCIATE EDITOR Alan Hitsky CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Jane Gleeson WWW.MARIASTRIDALCONI 248-652-...…
…Left: George Victor, 8, of Bloomfield Hills with Tom Bartholomew, a High Five Guy from Cadillac. Right: Joshua Millman and Hannah Radner, both 3, of West Bloomfield. Sweet Sixty! Shaarey Zedek's nursery program marks a milestone. BY ROBIN SCHWARTZ I PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN The Jacobs kids: Gabriella, 5, Eianna, 1 1 /2, and JJ, 4, all of Southfield They're accustomed to celebrating birthdays at Beth Hayeled Nursery School in Southfield/V...…
…all's fare ei Wei offers great food and val BY DAVID MOSS I PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN Bold colors set the stage for an array of bold flavors at the Pei Wei Asian Diner in chopped chicken, lettuce, mint, carrots and peanuts in a lime-vinaigrette, served Farmington Hills. It is the less glitzy sibling of P.F. Chang's, a national chain that with Thai peanut and sweet chile sauces on the side. There's also wonton or hot- serves diners locally a...…
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…Business & Professional The Rosh Rush Coby's Judaica opens for business just in time for the High Holidays. 0 nce more, the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield has a gift shop. Israeli American Coby Goutkovitch moved his Judaica store, known as Esther's Judaica Gift World, from Sugar Tree Plaza in West Bloomfield to the JCC and renamed it Coby's Judaica Center. Since August, the rush has been on to open for the High Holidays. The gr...…
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…Spirituality Change Is Good Donors are honored as the renovated, expanded Chabad girls' school is dedicated. Girls Division Principal Chana Stein with Cheder children receiving treats from Edward and Gloria Meer as the school's executive director, Rabbi Bentzion Stein, looks on. Rabbi Mendel Stein Special to the Jewish News 0 n the morning of Sept. 14, donors Gloria and Edward Meer gathered with their children, grandchildren and sup...…
…Spirituality LIOLIDAY 101 Cezanne DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS • Dail • Degas uguin Magritte Matisse Modigliani Monet Picasso Renoir Yom Kippur: Day Of Atonement Rodin Van Gogh Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News W Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art Masterpiece after masterpiece after masterpiece. See them now. For tickets visit www.dia.org or the DIA Box Office. Members receive FREE tickets. Join t...…
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…T e in e Israel Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by TEMPLE ISRAEL CALENDAR OCTOBER 12 October 16 11:30 AM, TEMPLE ISRAEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER SUKKAH DECORATING PARTY & LUNCH. 4 PM, HUGS. Divorce support program for children ages 5-17. A separate group for parents will meet at the same time. To RSVP, contact Denise Tarnopol at denise@temple-israel.org or 248- 661-5700. Join our families as we participate in the mitzvah of buildi...…
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…Spirituality DIGEST Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by Tern e Israel Synagogues from page C7 Valued Volunteers The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will honor two longstanding community leaders, Dr. John Marx of West Bloomfield and Susie Pappas, both of Bloomfield Hills, by recognizing them as Federation's nominees for the Association of Fundraising Professionals' 2008 Distinguished Volunteer award on National Philanthrop...…
…1 Arts & Entertainment The Writing Is On The Wall Through a collection of charming posters, a new exhibit at the JCC's Janice Charach Gallery tells the story of Israel's early years. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News A stroll along the streets of the new State of Israel would never have been lonely. A colorful chorus, offering enthusiastic advice on just about everything, was always right there. Use Izhar Oil! Worker! Sold...…
…I Arts & Entertainment Diary Of Old Is New Again In New York, even trash is full of treasure. Sandee Brawarsky Special to the Jewish News New York 0 ne fall morning in 2003, Lily Koppel left her Riverside Drive apartment building, a bit late for work at the New York Times, and was struck by the sight of a large dumpster outside the entranceway. Piled high were about 50 old steamer trunks plastered with vintage labels of styl- ish hotels...…
…like to be Muslim in America. Mo (Mohammed) Amer (a Palestinian), Preacher Moss (an African- American Muslim) and Azhar Usman (a Chicago-born Southeast Asian Muslim of Indian descent) poke fun at themselves, their communities, government, human nature and the tricky predicament of living in America after 9-11. Usman, raised in the Jewish enclave of Skokie, Ill., calls himself "an honorary Jew," noting that his old friends tell him he turned ou...…
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…1 Arts & Entertainment THE BEST OF EVERYTHING Mushrooming Enterprise 22 years in Southfield has seen Roland Optics flourish. T he year was 1986 ... The Golden Mushroom restaurant in Southfield had been, since opening in 1972, the first spot in the area to have a salad bar, but its sumptuous Lettuce Bin was no more, discontinued to utilize space for the Mushroom's enlarged wine storage. Although Katie Weishaus and Marcie Lebow had opted to...…
…?f, TO DO! Calendar Sponsored by ongregation Shaarey Zedek ( 4 {m' i;/'ri (- ( - -1>1(4/ Upcoming vents October 4 Featuring Alan Morinis Community-Wide Mussar Shabbaton Featuring Alan Morinis 9:00 AM • CSZ B'nai Israel Center October 14 Sukkot Celebration followed by Sukkah Stroll 10:00 AM • CSZ Southfield October 15 Super Sensational Sukkot For Pre-School Families 10:30 AM • CSZ Southfield October 21 Simchat Torah Family Progra...…
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…To DO! Calendar Sponsored by Congregation Shaarc Zedek Steps For Sarah Take a 1.5-mile walk for the Sarah Gittleman Research Memorial Fund for Mastocytosis Diseases, 10-11 a.m. (register 9:15) Sunday, Oct. 12, leaving from Huntington Woods Recreation Center, 26325 Scotia in Huntington Woods. Donations from non-walkers, too, will help find a cure for the rare disease that took the life of Sarah, a Berkley School District stu- dent. Check pay...…
…YOTSUBA JAPANESE RESTAURANT & BAR 1'111 Wilt $1;;;,/,stlif f WEST BLOOMFIELD Digest Event Planning Expo Joe Cornell Entertainment will host its sixth annual Event Planning Expo 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Fifty new and returning exhibitors will display their wares and services. Sue Fishman owner of Go Balloonies, a local party planner and decorator says, "I always look forward to greet...…
…On Campus MSU Hillel Is Growing East Lansing — Michigan State University Hillel is expanding its two-story, 10,000- square-foot Lester and Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center on Charles Street to accommodate an ever-increasing Jewish student population on campus. Building began in September to add 2,500 square feet of space. It will enlarge the first floor dining room and meat kitch- en. The second floor expansion includes building on...…
