….2 0 0.2 BBG Regional Convention There was a tie for AZA Most Distinguished Chapter between Kishon AZA and Evan Shapiro AZA, with Honorable Mention going to Kitzoni AZA. Evan Shapiro AZA was honored as Most Improved Chapter. Achayot BBG won BBG Most Distinguished Chapter with Honorable Mentions going to Ahavah BBG, Genesis BBG, and Ruach BBG. Genesis BBG was also Most Improved Chapter - for the third straight year! Youth Coordinators for th...…
…4 0 4 2002 The BBYO Board of Directors extends its gratitude to the donors listed below for their generous contributions to the BBYO Annual Campaign. These contributions help us to succeed in our commitment to the development of Jewish youth. BENEFACTOR Richard & Nancy Welber Barr David L & Arline Bittker Richard Blumenstein Harold & Penny B. Blumenstein Foundation Susan & Robert M. Citrin Steven Friedman Marc Goldberg Marc & Denise Hart ...…
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…Just a Youth Group? I Think Not In the course of my four years in high school, I have participated in many extracurricular activities. I've tried them all, it seems - humanitarian club, language clubs, SADD, band and orchestra, marching band, musicals, debate, you name it. But one in which I have maintained an active participation (and more importantly, a happy one), is certainly BBYO. I wrote one of my college essays on BBYO and the impact i...…
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…INSIDE: Summer Reading 64 Meet Artist Pablo Davis 74 fammitivaitaiwoot I41***Aittiroktt. It.E.WititY4robT Steven Gillis: `11), .:-io•d has a Jewish' theme from the standpoint that it deals with moral issues, the question of what is right and wrong, as well as the guilt Walter suffers during his PH' and his quest for redemption." Ann Arbor's Steven Gillis pens a first novel without Jewish characters but with very Jewish themes. STORY ...…
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…ANNIVERSARY In Search Of Redemption Ann Arbor's Steven Gillis pens a first novel without Jewish characters but with very Jewish themes. Lu la M asi 3PIEIL1E71116T3VE 3rX.IILMIkr3EMalBE A July 28 - August 10 1/.46/4104 --)litz*M1=. A division of . Photos by Josh Kristal Great seats are available at the Second City and Fox Theatre box offices, and at all ticketrnasteroutlets, including Marshall Field's. CHARGE BY PHONE 248-645-6666 or ...…
…CONSTRUCTION ATV Y 4 .1111111•. 1111 ► 111111=0g --=-11M -1 -- II MI Ali`="j r AIL ' 1 41, : '1 ___4511 3O "OW IN - _ 80: .. went on to U-M, where he majored in literature before earning a law degree at the University of San Francisco. After practicing law in Washington, D.C., and suburban Detroit, Gillis broke away from the family career pattern. His father is a principal in the law firm Sommers, Schwartz, Silver and Schwartz, and hi...…
…Arts Entertainment Cover Story SUMMER REALDIN Lose yourself in a great book with our annual roundup of some of the best recent fiction and nonfiction titles with a Jewish twist. FICTION THE TATTOOED GIRL By Joyce Carol Oates (HarperCollins; 307 pp.; $25.95) 4;IN 6/20 2003 64 ne of America's most prolific and honored writers has penned a new novel guaranteed to keep you reading until you reach the stunning conclusion. From the beginnin...…
…Nk. frontation, surprising twists, a breathtaking ending. The Tattooed Girl is a quick read, a manageable 307 pages, but Oates, like Philip Roth, is too gifted to merely tell a story. The erudite Seigl offers philosophy. We reflect on comments such as Primo Levi's "So long as we are human, we must ask." Oates is noted for her architecturally structured work. The Tattooed Girl reflects this craftsmanship. The first chapter is four sentences. A...…
…Arts Entertainment Cover Story SUMMER READING from page 65 Joyce Carol Oates' Jewish Roots EDITH BROIDA Special to the Jewish News M any famous American writers are mishpachah. Until The Tattooed Girl, there was no reason to think the bril- liant Joyce Carol Oates was among them. She is. During an interview with the Jewish News, she explained it was the discovery of Jewish grandparents that led to the theme of anti-Semitism in her most ...…
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…ON. Germany and their institutions, proved to be Davis' life-defining moment. Abandoning his art fellowship, he joined like-minded men in Madrid to battle another government fascist, Spain's Francisco Franco. Davis was wounded. During the McCarthy era (late 1940s-early 1950s), Davis organized Mexican-American workers in Denver. His refusal to answer grand jury ques- tions landed him in a federal "behav- ior-modification prison." Upon winning ...…
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…IN I, Summer Specials Quick appetizers help you take advantage of the longer days. ANNABEL COHEN Special to the Jewish News S ummer officially begins tomorrow with the longest days of the year. We invite friends and family over "just because" and promise good food. Nothing's better for summer eating than easy, savory appetiz- ers. What happens next — whether it's simple grilled fare or an elaborate meal — is almost second- ary. With all t...…
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…Deadly Effect A former Michigan student watches SARS change life in Shanghai. JOANNA BRODER Special to the Jewish News L ast summer, Jeff Lieberman, now 33, had just graduated from the University of Michigan Business School in Ann Arbor and had a two-month fellowship to study the Mandarin language in Shanghai, China. Early into his fellowship, he landed a permanent job in- Shanghai at a company that develops and measures customer satisfact...…
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