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…3. Contents DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 111 JN A 2002 Michigan Press Association General Excellence winner www.detroitjewishnews.com Friday, March 21, 2003 II Adar 17, 5763 Vol. CXXIII, No. 6 Winds Of War W hen many of us think of Jews in the military, the Israel Defense Forces comes to mind. But that's not the case with some families in metro Detroit whose children are part of the U.S. military. Though Jews make up only 1.5 percent of our c...…
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…Staff Notebook Belgium Blasted n a letter to the Belgian ambassador to America, Detroit attorney Michael Traison expressed outrage over the Belgium Supreme Court's ruling that although Israeli Prime Michael Traison Minister Ariel Sharon cannot be tried while in office for alleged war crimes, he possibly could face trial after he steps down. "I do not think you need to be told how this deci- sion is received by decent people and how disap- po...…
…Making Do With Less State cuts and reduced contributions affect Jewish arts groups. DIANA LIEBERMAN StaffWriter/Copy Editor Above: Shaking hands with Mrs. Sarah Gottesman are second-grader Binyamin Neisner of Southfield and third-grader Avraham Weiss of Oak Park, along with first gradeteacher (and Avraham's dad) Rabbi Tuvia Weiss. Right: Darchei Torah first graderShmuel Carmen of Southfield. T wo dozen young men from Yeshivas Darchei Tor...…
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…THE SOONER, THE BETTER No matter your political bent, war is hell. Innocent and not-so-innocent people die, economies su er, anxiety is high and even victory can be bittersweet when terrorist retaliation has been threatened. A war with Iraq conjures memories of lost comrades for a longtime Jewish war veteran. For a financial adviser, war means a hard sell to have faith in the stock market. A staunch peace activist remains ...…
…THE STRENGTH OF PEACE etroit peace activist Al Fishman, 74, believes a war with Iraq "is a disaster in the making." Consequences, he says, include the deaths of countless innocent Iraqi citizens and U.S. soldiers as well as the undermining of the United Nations and destabilization of the Middle East, leaving the door further open to Islamist fundamentalist regimes. Fishman, a member of Peace Action for 20 years, has been on many peace mission...…
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…Analysis Road Block Differences on "road map" leave potential U.S.-Israel rift after war. LESLIE SUSSER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem A s soon as the dust settles in Baghdad, President George Bush and his good friend, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, could be heading for a show- Mahmoud Abbas, by making it clear that he would present the road map only after a prime minister "with real authority" was appointed. Still, there cou...…
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…This OMFORTABLE AF - Israel Insilait THE ISSUE ) The unfortunate accidental death this week in Gaza of self-described American peace activist Rachel Corrie during an Israeli military operation is calling attention to her membership in the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). Claiming inspiration from Albert Einstein's philosophy of confronting evil, the ISM's embrace of the late genius is an insult to his love for Israel. BEHIND TH...…
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…Cz) CERTIFIEID Pre - Owned AT vcas.sFa LEXUS community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this." Last week, Rep. Tom DeLay, the House majority leader, attacked the Democrats for a climate that "appears to countenance" Moran's remarks. DeLay won strong applause from Orthodox Union activists, who were in town for their annual Washington mis- sion. But Jewish Democrats were quick to counter with a long litany of controver- sial D...…
…Insight Remember When • • Israel's Front Man Mark Regev shares impassioned message at AIPAC fund-raiser. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News 111 ark Regev isn't just another talking head. He's our talking head. As spokesman for the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C., Regev can turn up on Fox, MSNBC or CNN at almost any hour of the day or night to take questions and spar with such Palestinian luminaries as Hanan Ashrawi or PLO spokesm...…
…O pi nion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Refolding A Mideast Map () n a recent interstate highway trip, we need- ed to consult a somewhat aged road atlas. It wasn't much help in a couple of states where it listed the old sequential exit num- bers instead of the new numbers that correspond to the distance from the state's southern or western borders. We couldn't help thinking about that atlas last ...…
…OTHER VIEWS Reinforcing Who I Am Ann Arbor hanks to the generous sup- port of Bill and Audrey Farber of Franklin, seven University of Michigan stu- dents studying Jewish communal lead- ership were given the chance of a life- time: spend a week in Kiev learning about the history of the Jews in the region while seeing and experiencing firsthand the Jewish renaissance taking place in Ukraine. In February, we began our stay with an emotional Yiz...…
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