…Special Report N PAST DUE American Nightmare Foreclosure epidemic strikes the Jewish community, too. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News T he market stinks!" That's how a Jewish real estate agent who has been selling homes in the Detroit area Jewish commu- nity for more than 20 years describes the current real estate market. He works for a well-known realty firm and prefers not to be identified. "It seems that it takes an eternity t...…
…Special Report ON THE COVER American Nightmare on page 15 Twice Foreclosed 444\ Perry Ohren Barbara Nurenberg jobs; these are women who never worked in their lives, but now have to because their husbands lost their jobs or they became widowed:' said Nurenberg, "and the Jewish community is not immune from this. "Also, people who lose their jobs have to forget their old job titles and try to convert other skills into possibly lower paying...…
…Metro Birthright Nixed Judge denies Israel trip to student on probation and gets into tiff with his uncle. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor ordan Moss wanted to go to Israel. But two brushes with the law near his Oakland University campus on charges of driving under the influence and marijuana possession have kept him from going. And the judge who wouldn't permit him to go on the 10-day, supervised trip is waiting to see if she will face furt...…
…Rabbi Nevins is flanked by Sharon Hart and David Goodman. Saying Goodbye 2 Days Ord Adat Shalom Synagogue honors the Nevins family. N Danielle Peleg Gallery 4301 Orchard Lake Rd. Suit 145 (North East corner of Lone Pine and Orchard Lake Rds ) West Bloomfield, MI 48320 248 626 5810 Exceptional Selections from daniellepeleggallery.com Traditional to Modern, Originals, early 800 Adat Shalom Synagogue members in Farmington Hills gathered J...…
…Custom Window Treatments Photo by Don Cohen Tiger Power 1" Mini Blinds I Vertical Blinds Wood Blinds I Silhouettes Duettes I Luminettes FP.e, in-Home Service I he C Helping kids by selling street sculptures. SheIli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer A long with our hometown baseball team, a differ- ent type of tiger has been adorning the metropolitan area since early April. From Birmingham to Taylor and Bloomfield Hills to Warren, the Tig...…
…World New Peace Push? With Hamas out of West Bank government, Olmert sees clearer path to peace. Hamas gunmen stand near a burning jeep in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Newly appointed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, right, takes an oath with President Mahmoud Abbas during a swearing-in ceremony June 17. Leslie Susser Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem I sraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert believes that Israel an...…
…Civil War Hamas' takeover in Gaza: Here's what may lie ahead. Ben Harris Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York T he internecine violence between Hamas and Fatah has escalated into what some are calling a civil war. It's a battle not only for control of the Palestinian Authority, but more signifi- cantly over ideology and the future dispo- sition of a Palestinian state. Will it be secular and pragmatic, or rig- idly Islamist in the vein of th...…
…RETIREMENT LIVING "Mom's happiness is absolutely priceless." When dad died a year ago, I watched helplessly as my fun-loving, outgoing mom stayed home most nights. When she visited The Park at Trowbridge, she quickly saw residents interacting and enjoying activities together. She leaves for breakfast at 8:30 and sometimes doesn't return to her apartment until evening. Mom is building new memories and meeting new friends. My sister and I are...…
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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us. Editorial Dry Bones aolielai THERE HAVE BEEN RUMORS OF WAR A Sterling Ambassador is a bittersweet time as Jewish Detroit perceptively said: "I have experimented in the ultimate laboratory of Jewish life, bids farewell to Rabbi Daniel Nevins, learning what works through the prism of who is heading to New York City on countless pastoral, intellectual and spiri- July 1 as dean of th...…
…A Community Of Learning W hen my friend Halley Uzansky asked me to take the Melton PEP (Parent Education Program) class with her, my first thought was, "Isn't the Melton program for people who don't know very much about Judaism?" While I'm certainly no Judaic scholar, I do have a pretty solid Jewish background — Hebrew high school, years of religious summer camp, trips to Israel, etc. As it turned out, most of the women in our class had a mu...…
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…To Life! HEAL - H & FITNESS Kicking Deadly Cystic Fibrosis Beth Ahm hosts fundraisers to fight genetic disease common among Jews. tancy was age 5. This year, the average life expectancy is 37 years old. For newborns diagnosed today, the hope is they will have a normal life expectancy. But, they have to work very hard to stay healthy' Treatment Advances The average CF patient undergoes two hours of breathing treatments each morn- ing and n...…
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…Call for Nominees for the 20th Annual for Outstanding Professional Service created by Mandell L. and Madeleine Ii. Berman Eligibility for Nomination All Jewish communal professionals employed by local constituent agencies of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, who have been working in the Detroit Jewish community a minimum of five years, may be nominated for the Mandell and Madeleine Berman Award. Criteria for Selection A Cen...…
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…Passion For Soccer Ex-MSU star begins coaching career. all levels. The 5-foot-1 dynamo started 79 of the 80 games she played at MSU and had 15 goals to go with her 23 assists. rin Konheim knows a thing The Spartans were 48-28-7 during or two about assists. She had Konheim's career and made their first 23 of them during her four two appearances in the NCAA tourna- years as a midfielder for the Michigan ment. Konheim was team State University ...…
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…Many refugees from Sudan's Darfur region walked across the Sinai desert to seek refuge in Israel, which is empathetic to genocide victims because of the Holocaust but considers Muslim Sudan an enemy nation. Courtesy/JTA save darfur Students can make a difference in halting genocide through activism. hen we are young, we hear the words, "never again." At first, they mean never another Holocaust, never again to the Jews. But as we mature, we...…
…feature: special project ny parent knows religious school provides their children with knowledge they need to develop a Jewish identity. But what happens when that traditional curriculum is replaced with something extraordinarily innovative? A different kind of learning emerges that gets kids to see things differently, to go deep beneath the surface for more meaning that combines Jewish morals and values. That's what hap- pened with Avoda Ar...…
…get involved learn a littleyiddish... Jewish youth groups have a blast! Gotenu (pronounced got-en-oo) Definition: "Oh, my God!" From the Yiddish word for God, got, and the Hebrew word for us, anachnu. Sometimes it is not enough to just describe something as cool — that is where gotenu comes in. When you are excited beyond belief about getting tickets to the Gwen Stefani concert, there is nothing like Yiddish slang to help you express yo...…
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…Photo by Peter Mountain Making A Difference Tom Tugend Jewish Telegraphic Agency Angelina Jolie as Mariane Pearl and Dan Futterman as Daniel Pearl in A Mighty Heart "The idea was that if we're going to make a film about an honest journalist, a journal- ist with integrity — two honest journal- ists because Mariane is the same — we've got to try and work in the same spirit',' Winterbottom says."It's not aboutAlo you like this' or 'don't you ...…
…Arts & Entertainment &Ab out Prize Winner Paul Simon: The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song, air- ing 9-10:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, on PBS stations nationwide, celebrates Paul Simon, one of America's most respected songwriters and musicians and the first recipient of the prize. Named in honor of the legendary George and Ira Gershwin, the newly cre- ated award recognizes the profound and positive effect of popular music ...…
…"TWO THUMBS UP."® Richard Roeper and Robert Wilonsky, Guest Critic, EBERT & ROEPER Today, besides leading his band, Katz plays with Gregg Allman, Levon Helm and John Hammond. Katz also teaches piano, Hammond organ and theory at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and teach- es the first ever in-depth blues history/ analysis course there as well. He also conducts master classes in Hammond B3 and blues history at various music festivals wor...…
…A ts & Entertainment Graduating To The Stage The touring version of Disney Channel's Emmy-winning High School Musical plays the Fisher. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News A personal commitment intro- duced Arielle Jacobs to Michigan, but a professional commitment brings her back. Jacobs stars as Gabriella in the new touring stage production of High School Musical — a sweet, squeaky-clean story about a jock (Troy, the basketball s...…
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…To Do! E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication Hitler Examined At HMC Check It Out! Arts 6. Culture Indulge in a world of creativity at the Art in the Woods Fine Art- Fine Craft Fair Saturday-Sunday, June 23-24, on the grounds of Berkley High School, 2325 C...…
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…Synagogues Beginning next week, synagogue listings will appear only on our Web site: JNonline.us/synagogues . See page 37 for details. • hill Food • Congregation Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield, dinner and Shabbat Limud speaker Allan Gale, 6 p.m. Friday, June 22. Adults/$20; ages 4-12/$12; under 3/free. RSVP: (248) 851-6880. • Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, Italian picnic Friday, June 29. Bring food or partake of buffet: Adults/$12; under 12/ f...…
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…Mazel Toy! June 3 Amy (Wagner) and Jeremy Biloon of New York are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Alyson Tedi (Tavi Rina). Biloon Ecstatic grandparents are Dottie and Donald Wagner of West Bloomfield and Marcia and Ronald Biloon of Teaneck, N.J. Jean Weiss of Southfield is the proud great- grandma. Aly is named in loving memory of her maternal great-grandfather Teddy (Tuvya) Weiss, paternal great-grandfa- ther Al Biloon and m...…
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