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…frontlines Headhunter For A Cause Allan P. Adler I Special to the Jewish News lec Chapman of Franklin is an industrious and hard- working young man, who, at 17, has started his own business. While that is an accomplishment in itself, the junior at Cranbrook Kingswood High School in Bloomfield Hills is more than an entrepreneur; he is a philanthropist who also manages to maintain an almost 4.0 grade point average. Last August, Alec started a...…
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…You Can't Go B A return to hometown Flint sho e entertainer Sandra Bernhard. Harry Kirsbaum I Contributing Writer Sandra Bernhard on stage at the Ark in Ann Arbor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Staring at her house from the street, Sandy pointed out the features her mother designed — a brick addition to the front of their modest house, a super Danish mod- ern design with a modern entrance. "My parents built it the year I was born" she said. "I sma...…
…Mary Ann Kirsbaum, Sandra Bernhard and Harry Kirsbaum in Columbus, Ohio, last year Shawn Colton and Sandra Bernhard belt out an REO Speedwagon song at the Ark. streets. Throughout the day, we barely saw a dozen people; and it made Flint look, sadly, post-apocalyptic. We stopped at our old shul, Congregation Beth Israel, which holds spe- cial memories for Sandy. "I remember Morrie Bickoff's mom, Sophie, did all the catering. She'd come in wit...…
…The Jewish Community: Detroit, Oak Park and Southfield Meet Martin Herman Karpov the Wrecked Train Contributing Photographer M eet Martin Herman, age 83, in his own words: "I have been associ- ated with the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue since 1989. Both of my parents died in 1989, and by then, the Downtown Synagogue — which at that time still supported a daily min- yan — was the only remaining syna- gogue in Detroit and the only place at...…
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…metro >> around town Girls' Night Out Seventy women let loose at Vashti's Banquet for a fun time. S isterhood of Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield again welcomed women of the entire Jewish community to join them for a girls' night out at their fourth annual Vashti's Banquet on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Almost half of the women came from synagogues other than CSZ, including the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Adat Shalom, B'nai Israel, Shir S...…
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…>> ... Next Generation ... A Boy Of Summer Justin Prinstein has traveled the world to play baseball. Prinstein HARRY KIRSBAUM I CONTRIBUTING WRITER pitching for the Almere Magpies against HCAW in Bussum Netherlands CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Justin went 2 for 3 in the first game as designated hitter with a home run and two runs scored in a 7-6 win, then pitched 7 innings in the second game, struck out 17 batters and went 3 for 4 battin...…
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…points of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Commentary Editorial Israelis Losing Faith 11 International Guarantees Washington, D.C. Though most still favor a two-state solution, most Israelis aren't going to sacrifice their security for the chimera of an international promise. A sked to comment on remarks by Israel's then-foreign minister, who compared European countries' proclaimed commitment to Israel's security to t...…
…4.1 ■ 11- The storg of a mother's efforts to give her onlg daughter the elaborate Wedding she never had - and the bride never asked for. Commentary from page 36 insist that the agreement they wit- nessed actually be honored. Few Coattails America has been far better than Europe in this regard. But as the U.N. votes on both the Goldstone Report and recognizing "Palestine" show, America is frequently unable to bring its allies along. Hence, e...…
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…The cast enjoys the celebration at the end of the play. Children's Purim spiel returns to Beth Shalom in full force. Joe Lewis coaches Max Lanzkron- Tamarazo in role as King Ahasuerus. Bobbie Lewis Special to the Jewish News C ongregation Beth Shalom's recep- tion hall was a scene of organized chaos. In one corner of a "stage" marked off with masking tape, a bevy of "Single Belles" rehearsed how they would primp for their presentation to ...…
…A Rabbi's Grandfather Holocaust survivor celebrates 80th anniversary of bar mitzvah. W hen Wolf Gruca became a bar mitzvah in Czenstachowa, Poland, in 1933, little did he know that a terrible war would descend upon the world, leading to the murder of 6 million Jews — including Gruca's parents, five siblings and scores of his rela- tives — and the suffering of millions of others. In the midst of the Holocaust, Gruca was sent from the Czensta...…
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…sports Team USA's Detroit Link I Steve Stein Contributing Writer H arold Friedman was at the helm of the Detroit JCC Maccabi program for 21 years. He has a new but similar calling these days. It's on the world stage with Maccabi USA. Friedman is one of three sports chairs for Team USA, which will compete in the 19th annual Maccabiah Games July 17-30 in Israel. Opening cere- monies for the world's third largest athletic competition — held ...…
…Quvenzhane Wallis and Benh Zeitlin enjoy the Oscar buzz. Meet The Nominee Benh Zeitlin "conquers his beasts" and earns a Best Director nomination for his first feature film. Naomi Pfefferman LA Jewish Journal I n 2008, while doing research for what would become his first feature, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin climbed inside the pickup truck he had purchased for $500 and drove down each of the five roads leading to the bayou'...…
…arts & entertainment Oscar Time! Our roundup of Jewish nominees for this year's Academy Awards. Nate Bloom I Special to the Jewish News T he 85th Annual Academy Awards, a live broadcast during which the Oscars will be presented for excellence in film, will air 7-11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, on ABC (the first hour is red carpet coverage). Oscar winner Barbra Streisand, 70, will sing at this year's Academy Awards. It's believed she'll perform a...…
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