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…Front Lines ROUNDUP Jerusalem Day. "We will continue to build and be built in Jerusalem," the prime minister said on May 12 during the ceremony on Ammunition Hill. "We will continue to develop, plan and create in Jerusalem. Forums' Focus — Judaism's Future OAK PARK — Dr. David M. Gordis was the key- note speaker for the sec- ond annual David and Alicia Nelson Legacy Fund event on May 4-5 Rabbi Gordis at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park...…
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…Front Lines ROUNDUP Roundup from page 11 Religious Display Ruling WASHINGTON (JTA) — Some Jewish groups have expressed disappointment with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that calls for a policy of accommodation toward reli- gious displays on government-owned land. In a 5-4 ruling on April 28, the high court determined in Salazar v. Buono that displaying a Christian cross on government property to honor the war dead is accept- able, adding that...…
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…Leadership Federation to cite activists in the community. Anessa Kramer Lee Hurwitz T he Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will honor seven community leaders at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 26. The Awards Night presentation will take place in Handleman Hall at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Federation will present Young Leadership Awards to men and women who have distinguished themselves as emerging leaders. The recip...…
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…SAVE MONEY! Local Hadassah Plans Israel Trip A nnette and Russell Meskin of Sylvan Lake once again will lead a trip to Israel for the Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah. Annette has led more than 25 groups to Israel and was instrumental in designing an itinerary for everyone, whether it is your first or 50th trip to Israel. The Oct. 10-21 trip is open to the community at large. The tour will explore Israel from the Golan Heights to the De...…
…Metro Civic Minded JNF lauds Bing and Patterson for their community service. Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News M ayor Dave Bing asked the Jewish community for contin- ued support for Detroit as he received the Tree of Life Award from the Jewish National Fund's Michigan Region at its annual fundraising dinner on May 13. Bing was honored with Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham. Introducing th...…
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…AROUND TOWN Empowering Women Attorney Gloria Allred addresses this year's Woman's World crowd. Franci Goldstein of Farmington, Halley Uzansky of Bloomfield Hills and Fran Lisa Chaben and Melanee Radner, both of West Bloomfield Uzansky of Birmingham S he has taken on presidents, corporations and sexual predators and Gloria Allred has made a name for herself fighting against injustice, discrimina- tion and sexual violence. The high-powere...…
…From thiss tpo Eiferxthm Let None Go Hungry Yad Ezra honors its powerhouse volunteers at annual dinner. SHORT SALES That's why we take a different perspective iiseArOter T o honor the dedication and hard work of 150 regular volunteers and board mem- bers, Yad Ezra hosts a volunteer/board appreciation dinner every year. This year, the May 5 dinner at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills was chaired by Judy Kepes and Nicole Lester. Y...…
…Metro Let The Races Begin! Candidates file nominating petitions for election season. I n the Aug. 3 Primary, Michigan voters will narrow the races for the Nov. 2 General Election. The filing deadline was May 11. Candidates for selected races within the JN readership area follow: U.S. Congress • 8th District — Lansing extending to the north Oakland County com- munities of Holly, Groveland, Brandon, Oxford, Addison, Rose, Springfield and In...…
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…I World Good Neighbors Palestinian village and Israeli town build rare partnership across line. Sue Fishkoff Jewish Telegraphic Agency Wadi Fukin, West Bank M ohammed Mansara, a 70-year- old farmer who goes by the name Abu Mazen, indicates with a sweep of his arm the fruit trees and vegetables he grows on his small plot of land in this Palestinian village in the West Bank, population 1,200. Then he points to a small green hill on the we...…
…i'tl DDS! TAII.BID SALES EVENT VIIEAR E OVElISTOC Special Offer for Jewish News readers. White House Grades p resident Obama earned an "A!' for effort in trying hard in his first year to bring Arabs and Jews closer together in the Middle East, but his strategy for moving forward deserves only a "C-", says the national director of the Anti-Defamation League. Abraham Foxman of the ADEs New York office lauded the president's goal as consisten...…
…World Obama's Iran Approach New AJC survey shows U.S. Jews sharply divided. New York A new AJC survey shows a majority of American Jews are deeply divided over how the president is handling the threat of Iran's nuclear program. According to the AJC 2010 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion, 47 percent approve the pres- ident's strategy, 42 percent disapprove and 11 percent are unsure. A full 68 percent of U.S. Jews believe there is ei...…
…FINANCIAL PROBLEMS GETTING THE BEST OFYOU? News Media Support New U.S. law widens scrutiny of global press freedom. Los Angeles/JTA p resident Obama signed the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act into law, joined by six members and three genera- tions of the slain journalist's fam- ily. The act, named in honor of the Wall Street Journal reporter kidnapped and decapitated by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan in 2002, expands the exami- nati...…
…World Ethical Investing Socially responsible Jewish investing on rise in wake of Madoff. revenues from pork, alcohol, gambling, pornography or tobacco. Tamar Snyder The Jewish Week/JTA New York I n the same manner that she shops for locally grown produce, Abigail Weinberg chose to sidestep the bank behemoths and open an account at a small, local bank that invests in her Ann Arbor, Mich., community. "I consider myself someone who wants t...…
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…World UNDER THE RADAR Slice Of Life Heartwarming "news" from Israel. Marcy Oster Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem L ebanon and Israel are at war — over hummus. Over the weekend of May 8-9, some 300 chefs in Lebanon created a plate of hummus weighing more than 23,000 pounds, or 10 tons — more than doubling an Israeli record that was set in January. With an official Guinness World Records representative on hand, the chefs reportedly us...…
…Community AGING Trend Lines Panel spotlights needs to ably serve our growing senior population. Con. Resta., AcIAA "7!''!777" ewish Senior Life's Carol Rosenbe g and Frederick Blechman flank ederation's Linda Blumberg Ruthan Brodsky Special to the Jewish news M etro Detroit has the old- est Jewish community in the United States outside of Florida, stated Carol Rosenberg, executive director of Jewish Senior Life Metropolitan Detroit a...…
…Comm u nity Trends Lines from page 35 JEWISH SENIOR LIFE OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Residences A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Campus, Oak Park • Anna & Meyer Prentis Apartments • Margot & Warren Coville Assisted Living Apartments • Harriett & Ben Teitel Apartments Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus, West Bloomfield • Edward 1. & Freda Fleischman Residence/Louis C. & Edith B. Blumberg Plaza-Dorothy & Peter D. Brown Memory ...…
…Top Man Transplant Ostrow earns praise of peers. Sharing the gift of life. p eter Ostrow has won the hearts of his fellow social workers who take care of the elderly. Ostrow is the longtime program director at the Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program in West Bloomfield and Southfield and his honors include the "Social Worker Peter Ostrow of the Year" award of the Geriatric Social Workers of Southeastern Michigan...…
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…Bring your team! Call Judy Dmm 24S-66 1-2969 at the 8th Annual & Lillian Kemler Distinguished iValkers 2010 Honorable Judge Marc Barron Cheryl Chodun WXYZ TV Bob Benyas HONORARY CHAIRPERSON Sunday, May 23, 2010 31{/51( Community Walk to support our Older Adults Murray Gula kVXYZ TV Over 85 Years of Caring Rich Luterman WW1( FOX 2 located on the Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus George Canto GRAND MARSHAL Murra...…
…Community S PO S Star Power Greenberg Tourney at Oakland Hills will honor Al Kaline and Ray Lane. T he Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation will honor Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Al Kaline with its 2010 Hank Greenberg Award and broadcaster Ray Lane with its Dick Schaap Award. The awards will be presented at the 20th annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf Invitational on Monday, June 21, at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township. Mas...…
…Around The World Sports news from every corner. Steve Stein Special to the Jewish News S panning the globe to bring you the constant variety of Jewish sports: Hail To The Chief Robert Spivak of Philadelphia, chairman of Maccabi USA/ Sports for Israel, made history this month when he was named president of the Robert Spivak 19th World Mac- cabiah Games. He's the first non-Israeli to be president of what's known throughout the world as the ...…
…Opinion A 1\4 0 F D P- A Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . George Cantor's Reality Check column will return next week. Greenberg's View Editorial Are Talks Hope-Filled? e're skeptical of U.S.-medi- ated proximity talks between Palestinian and Israeli lead- ers; neither of the embattled governments trusts the other. But who's to say indirect negotiations won't spark a glimmer of hope in the elusive search for Palesti...…
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…Business & Professional WSU's Jacob Imprint Descendants' graduations turn spotlight on Max Jacob House. Christy Strawser Special to the Jewish News V isitors to the landmark Max Jacob House on the Wayne State University campus in Detroit are sure to notice the large, wrought iron "J" embedded in the first-floor fireplace chim- ney. It may just look like decoration from a bygone era, but it represents a family that's still thriving, a busi...…
…Business & Professional ESTATE & FINANCIAL PLANNING NEGLIGENCE & PERSONAL INJURY FELONIES & MISDEMEANORS FAMILY LAW Divorce Property Division WSU's Jacob from page 45 Spousal Support Max Jacob paid the then-kingly sum of $20,000 to have the house constructed in 1915, according to university records. Martin B. Burkheiser designed the 8,000- square-foot, two-story, yellow brick Italianate villa. Jacob and his family lived in the house u...…
…HOME outdoors Outdoor Elegance Backyard patios and decks add liveable space to a home. Steve Raphael Special to the Jewish News T his isn't your father's backyard anymore. The wooden deck, once a staple of respectable outdoor living, is quickly giving way to ritzy, elab- orately designed stone patios, replete with fireplaces, fire pits, waterfalls, wet bars and sitting walls. Even the swim- ming pool, once the litmus test of out- door st...…
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…decor TI Sisterhood Hosts Home Tour On June 2 Three Bloomfield area homes are part of the tour. T he Temple Israel Sisterhood, based in West Bloomfield, will host its 17th annual House Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 2. Proceeds from the tour help fund sisterhood projects. The tour will feature six homes in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and Franklin. Featured designers are Charfoos Design, Paul Feiten, Kelle...…
…Spirituality TEMPLE AND SYNAGOGUE LISTINGS SPONSORED BY TEMPLE ISRAEL fda3 Let/phi- sr/lei Making a difference. CONSERVATIVE INDEPENDENT Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Aaron Bergman, Rachel Shere, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Daniel Gross. Ritual director: Barry Lippitt. Ahavat Shalom 413 N. Division St., Traverse City, 49684, (231) 929-4330. Ahavas Israel (Grand Rapids) 2727 Mic...…
