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…$1.00 August 20, 1999/Elul 8, 5759 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Inside: Aftermath Of The North Valley JCC Shootings JCC Maccabi Athletes Show Winning Ways www.detroitjewishnews.com BBYO survives ch es continues to thrive in metro Detroit. …

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…ur ta JEWISH NEWS ~ JN www.detroitjewishnews.com August 20, 1999 Elul 8, 5759 Vol. CXV, No. 26 Jeff Morton races against cancer This Week page 22 DEPARTMENTS *,•;••••;.. This 6 Fear Week And Comfort The Los Angeles shootings set off a chain reaction of concern. its tertainment 77 It's Your Deal Sure, Detroit has its first casino, but Las Vegas still reigns. Community 35 Funny Fund-raiser Friends of Bar-Ilan hosting Rita Rudner to...…

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…For Openers The Uses Of Power Electric And Religious Jerusalem/JTA linotables "We're not , wrapping tefillin on people. We're just kind of being here." — Rabbi Shmuel Skaist of the musical group Gefiltefish, on setting up camp at the Woodstock music festival with a 27-foot recreation vehicle fea- s rael l's 's religious-secular conflict has taken turing a Star of Davia'flag, kosher food and prayer books "to show that Israe odd twists and...…

…Aftermath Of Violence Fear And Comfort `I4 ftw-- The shooting of five people, three of them small children, at a Jewish center in Los Angeles set off a chain reaction of concern around Detroit and around the nation. Here is a sampling of responses and actions. Contending With Terror . Jewish leaders say "lone wolf" attacks are is hard to prevent. DANIELKURTZMAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency L ast week's shooting rampage at a Jewish commun...…

…CC Tans, the world over, haven't yet begun to flex our power or influence. You'll never know where we'll pop up from. We're represented in every strata of society, and our ranks are increasing ten-fold every day of every year. "For some people, these grotesque murders and shootings are inspiring," Potok said. "They are seen as a great way of bringing new people into the revolu- tionary Aryan fold, and in fact it may be that some people are in...…

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…Jewry's Role in Human Affairs MASTERS OF COMPOSITION - I At the close of this century we might look back with pride on the achievements of Jewish composers in all musical forms. The great majority were either American by birth or naturalized citizens, and it was they who became a dominant force in classical, stage and popular music of these times. Swiss-born Ernest Bloch was the first and most compelling composer of modern Jewish national mus...…

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…Aftermath Of Violence Freedom To Incite A determined band of virulent hatemongers remains above the law. VINCENT COPPOLA Special to the Jewish News I n the mid-1980s, when I arrived in Hayden Lake, Idaho, Aryan Nations, with its razor wire and guard tower, was a shouted obscenity among the pristine News forests of the Pacific Analysis Northwest. Inside the Church of Jesus Christ Christian, a portrait of Hitler hung on the wall and an inv...…

…6PEQ5E KaStir CA' ROSH HASHANA CARRY-OUT MENU church in nearby Coeur D'Alene. who has "ministered" to a long list They were quickly arrested, tried of violent neo-Nazis, has never been and sentenced; Butler, who'd manip- charged. Matthew Hale, whose ulated Dorr like a puppet, was never World Church of the Creator rav- charged. He danced away from a ings may have triggered Benjamin conspiracy-to-commit-sedition Smith's July 4 rampage, turned ...…

…Taking Peace Personally Incoming state ADL official talks of Arafat and local hate. 'Mt•'`‘‘',, •••-0,4,-4 From lefi• Howard Berkowitz (ADL national chair), Yasser Arafat, Richard Nodel, Marcia Nodel, Shelley Parker (chair of the NY ADL regional board). HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer ichard Nodel was under- standably excited after the meeting with Yasser Arafat laSt month and eager to talk about it with his brother in Netanya. But, Nodel rec...…

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…Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah presents "Conversations with..." Back To Basics Jewish educators urge more pay, seek more appreciation. JULIE WIENER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Columbus, Ohio sked to complete the sen- tence, "As a Jewish educator I feel..." a group of teachers and administrators recently volunteered the following: "Overwhelmed," "underappreciated," underpaid," "exhilarated," "hopeful and frustrated" and "a sense of e...…

…war We ;/\ Learn Why We Teach educators. It shows we are aware of how important this is Special to the Jewish News What we do in Jewish schools isn't just teaching. We know we are have been an English teacher at part of creating an education for our I-Iillel Day School for 37 years. I Jewish children — creating a knowl- vividly- recall Rabbi Jacob E. Segal, edge of their heritage, creating the of blessed memory, speaking to my understanding...…

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…„.. eti K t A Victory Of Sorts At 38, Jeff Morton returns to racing and raises money to fight cancer. Clockwise from top: A helmeted Jeff Morton is ready to start his engine. Morton's wife, Nanci, watches the race. Staying in formation out of the turn. Center: Morton prepares his car before the Aug. 8 race. MIKE ROSENBAUM Special to the Jewish News eff Morton's return to corn- petitive auto racing didn't end with his taking a check- ere...…

…Taking y our son to learn his Torah portion: 50 .00 per session Taking y our son to purchase his Bar Mitzvah suit: 286.00 (-) racing bug "never went away," he explained. "I just had to put it on the shelf for a while." Does he get the same adrenaline rush from racing that he did when he was younger? "Yes and no," Morton said. "It's still an incredible thrill, but I've matured a lot since '94. I'm a lot calmer. Things are going a lot smooth...…

….M ' .>" Fighting For Jerusalem A slow struggle for control of the city plays out as a key to final-status talks. GIL SEDAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem T ensions ran high here last Friday. According to Israeli intelligence reports, radical Muslims intended to stir up trouble during their noon prayers fol- lowing an Israeli decision to seal off a window the Palestinians had carved out in the southern wall of the Old City. Police...…

…ATTENTION! Home Owners • Builders Architects • Designers Clinton Okays More Refugees ADD BEAUTY & DIMENSION Washington (JTA) T he number of refugees allowed to enter the United States has increased for the first time in a decade. President Bill Clinton last week autho- rized the legal entry of up to 90,000 refugees during fiscal year 2000, up from 78,000 this year. The allocation includes slots for 20,000 from the former Soviet Union, d...…

…World Briefs U.N. To Start On Yom Kippur New York (JTA) The United Nations refused a request to move the start of the U.N.'s General Assembly from the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. In a response to the American Jewish Congress, U.N. Secretary- General Kofi Annan said that only the General Assembly itself could revise the Sept. 20 date. Annan also apolo- gized for any "discomfort that the decision of the General Assembly may have caused you a...…

…Remember When • • when the Detroit position opened — Yael Waxman wound up her 2-year tenure — he decided to "take a two- year break from my life." His selection ark Myers sees his role as shaliach from the pool of candi- as creating and fostering dates was based on his background as a Jewish identity in an educator, he said, a job he felt he Jewish youth, with Israel already knew how to perform. playing a major role. "I felt that I was on sli...…

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…Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detro itj ewish news. co m Gallery Of Enlightenment T yet. It runs through Oct. 17. he Janice Charach Epstein Muse- In a multimedia presentation stitched together um/Gallery is one of the Detroit by Ann Arbor's Cynthia Phillips, the gallery - Jewish community's cultural sign- expands the role of fine art in our lives. It does so posts. Over the years the exhibits...…

…COMMUNITY VIEWS A Source Of Rich Jewish Identity did we learn how to do it if it didn t teach us general Way The,, s a 1999 Hillel Day School correctly, but we also learned laws and rules of the Torah? 'graduate and honor roll stu- We why, and throughout the rest Hillel has instilled in us why dent, I felt compelled to Le arn of the years, we perfornied we dress up on Purim, and clarify some of what was this on Sukkot while in every year sin...…

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…4.e ................................... Funny and -raise SHELLI DORFMAN Editorial Assistant \Th T o thank contributors and sup- port their students all in one evening, the Detroit Friends of Bar-Ilan University have invited to town author, comedian and actress Rita Rudner to perform at the group's yearly benefit. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the announced entertainer, Jackie Mason, has cancelled his entire Detroit-based engagement. ...…

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