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…metro Tee Off Help support MSU's Jewish students M Join us for a morning of fun, fitness and friendship on Thursday, June 28th , 10:30 am Lite Aerobics 11:00 am Balance & Strength 11:30 am Water Aerobics 11:30 am Slow Flow Yoga :12:30 pm Coffee with Friends For more information or to register, please contact Renee Stein at (248) 352-8000, ext. 273 WWW.FRANKLINCLUB.COM 29350 Northwestern Hwy I Southfield, MI 48034 (248) 352-8000 12 ...…

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…metro >> department Janette Shallal, Nancy Stein and Paula Schonberg, all of Kadima Tasha and Fred Reed, Eddie Cooper and Alison Bryant Roz and Richard Keith Marguerite Paulus, Pary Monavvari, Melissa Litvin of the JN and Eva Hawley Ida Weiner, Sid Newman and Heidi Martin of the JN Kevin Browett, JN chief operating officer Ot. JN's 70th anniversary cake created by Baked Impressions Photographs by Brandon Schwartz The Jewish community...…

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…Layne Sakwa, JN columnist Danny Raskin and Sheldon Sakwa JN contributing editor Robert Sklar and Danny Raskin Tracie Voletti and Ann Duke Deborah Schultz of the JN and her husband, Dennis Kenny Litvin Shelly Adair, Carol Jackson, Jerome Raska and Robbin Yelverton Traci Nelson, Ron Hoffman and Ann Abrams of the JN Mary Ann Abramson and Harry Kirsbaum •FleY, Eddie Biederman, Brenda Mann and Adam Gottlieb Victor and Sally Horvitz hit th...…

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….,!..11? / 1 P??` 1flIJ ;11E1 TiJ 5(iiifildfit?_5? Ai 1.).9 ? - ._- ) f r .i/ii:1±±?,r? Moderated by Stephen Henderson Detroit Free Press Editorial Page Editor Sunday, July 1 • 3:30 p.m. Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Belt Road, Southfield The new 14th congressional district stretches through southeast Michigan from Pontiac, West Bloomfield and Farmington Hills, eastward across the northern tier of the city of Detroit and into the ...…

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…Defendants' Filoticr, In their motion, the Torah Center defendants challenged the plain- tiff's position that the Chabad movement is "hierarchal" — the concept that the West Bloomfield synagogue is under the direct control of Chabad's Crown Heights headquarters in Brooklyn and its Michigan unit. The congregation refuses to turn over title to its building to Chabad of Michigan. "I'v1y clients feel that the Torah Center bought, built and main- t...…

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…metro Chabad from page 21 institution Bais Chabad Torah Center of West Bloomfield and the members of its board in their function at the institution, in order to get a rabbinical court ruling validated, there is clearly no place here for concern about [this causing] any des- ecration of the Divine Name, G-d forbid." The defendants counter with a let- ter from the Brooklyn-based Office of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of Cha...…

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…>> around town SpringElation JARC's annual evening event at the Detroit Zoo raised $320,000. N ar d Km?, early 2,000 partygoers and 150 volunteers attended this year's 14th annual JARC SpringElation event on May 30. Guests enjoyed a private evening at the Detroit Zoo including a picnic dinner, free parking and access to many of the Zoo's popular exhibits and attractions, including rides on the new Carousel and Tauber Family Railroad. St...…

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…metro >> calendar Much To Dk SATURDAY, JUNE 23 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7:7 ADIEU, CANTOR DVD LECTURES 7 pm. Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park pres- 1 pm. See Judaica on DVD: The Book of Genesis at Cong. Beth Ahm, West ents a Havdallah goodbye to Cantor Darcie Sharlein, Jeff and Ruthie. Evening begins with Havdallah, followed by music and mes- sages from members. 248-967-4020. SUNDAY, JUNE 24 Always here. KINDERTRANSPORT 2:30 pm. Join Hans Weinma...…

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…family focus Five Things Your Kids Will Love This Month ' ,••• Contributing Writer ANN ARBOR SUMMER FESTIVAL Juggling and tightrope-walking lessons courtesy of Cirque Amongus, tattoos (of the temporary nature), a teen music competition, free outdoor screenings of Hugo, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and more, plus headlined by Erth's 6..t4fipttt - Aperte, riur buqy Jumpairt Lynne Konstantin TH...…

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…>> ... Next Generation ... Meet NEXTGen Detroit First annual meeting lays out vision for engaging young Jews in the community. N EXTGen Detroit (formerly known as YAD) launched in full force on Tuesday, June 12, as 175 NextGeners gathered for its first annual meeting at the home of Marcie and Rob Orley in Franklin. Joshua Levine, 2011-2012 YAD president, started the meeting by giving the annual report. "The landscape for young adult engage...…

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…, Lindsey and Marty Maddin Huntington Woods s Greg Glickfeld of Royal Oak and Jordon Wertheimer of West Bloomfield - Leah Bold of Royal Oak an Rachel Wright of Birmingham Sara and Rabbi Leiby Burnham of Oak Park Bari Cohen of West B mfield, Nikki Dunn of Birmingham and Sharone Bigelman of Birmingham - liana Bloc Huntington Woods and Alexis Schostak of Bloomfield Hills - Jos hayna Huntington Woods fne -• . . _ Hy of We B! he S...…

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…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Contributing Editor Editorial David Project's Israel Model Could Endure Time To Let Pollard Go Convicted Israeli spy has more than paid societal debt. W ith Israeli President Shimon Peres stepping up the pressure for Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard's release from the U.S. prison system after almost 27 years of incarceration, much of the time in soli- darity confinement, Barack ...…

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…Let Pollard Go from page 28 The clarion call for Pollard's release stands on its own merit. Israel — and that releasing Pollard could ignite Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. I remember how the 1998 Wye River Peace Accord was supposed to provide the same ignition. The cause-and-effect idea surely fans the discussion flames, but I didn't believe in it 14 years ago and I don't now. The clarion call for Pollard's release stands on its own merit....…

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…, :cik ory JEwisi i 4/„. DAT/ c)frok3 oA, -v A Heartfelt Steve Stein Thursday, October 18, 2012 Berman Center for the Performing Arts West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center The Detroit Jewish News Foundation Inaugural Community Event: A Conversation with Aaron Lansky Founder, National Yiddish Book Center Best Selling Author: Outwitting History Proceeds To Benefit the Detroit Jewish News Digitization Project Lansky's brilliance and p...…

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…Designation Detr@it Mission: It's Time For Us To Engage With Detroit! Revitalize Detroit Dan Gilbert talks about his plans for Downtown. Next up: retail. Dan Gilbert and his associates are not a proxy for Jewish com- munity involvement. Arthur Horwitz Sandra Svoboda I Special to the Jewish News F Publisher and Executive Editor filling Downtown Detroit with people — his employees, recent graduates of Michigan . universities and other ...…

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…• ••• c., \ zs x * ••••••• ••••• •• vir uickentoang Engineered to Amaze- 2a____ vinavREs ux \ 5s - kk,00 J Join the 5,000 Quicken Loans and Rock Ventures team members at the 2012 Detroit River Days Festival! With events ranging from eco-friendly activities for kids to live music, there's something for the whole family along the Detroit River's beautiful 3.5-mile RiverWalk. Come downtown and join the FUN! tt Equal Housing lend...…

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…Designation Detr®it Revitalize Detroit from page 1 News; Tack Yong Kim, publisher and owner of the Michigan Korean Weekly; Osama Siblani, publisher of the Arab American News; and Bankole Thompson, senior editor of the Michigan Chronicle. Gilbert was accompanied by Carolyn Artman, senior public relations manager; David Carroll, a Quicken Loans vice president; and Bruce Schwartz, Quicken Loans' Detroit relocation ambassador. Oshagan explained ...…

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…Designation Detr@it Shalom, Amigos! Fienman family's longtime market adapts to ethnic changes in southwest Detroit neighborhood. Keri Guten Cohen I Story Development Editor David Fienman and his siblings are the third generation at E & L. 4 June 21 . 2012 They needed help here," he said hat's a nice Jewish fam- simply. And I wanted to be more ily doing running a well- stocked Hispanic super- hands-on instead of into books. This market ...…

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…, our t. .) The Detroit Historical Museum is having some work done refreshing our look and adding several exciting exhibits! Where the past is present We'll be closed for a while, but look forward to seeing you at our Grand Opening on November 23, 2012. DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Photos courtesy of Hitch Holdings Corporate Archives and The Parade Company. for 40 years, and I keep coming to this store," said Judy Figueroa, shop- ping w...…

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…Engage from page 1 your child's school doesn't work and you're told there's no money to fix them. Gilbert's meeting with the leaders of the Michigan Chronicle, the Latino Press, the Arab-American News, the Michigan Korean Weekly and the Jewish News, plus NMM founder Dr. Hayg Oshagan of Wayne State University, offered an opportunity for expanding the Rock Venture/ Quicken footprint in ways that can further diversify his company's workforces, c...…

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…Norman Itockwell ttuseum's WITNESS: THE ART OF JERRY PINKNEY Opening June 14 .04 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Exhibit FREE with museum admission! ADMISSION Adults (13 - 61) $8 Seniors (62+) & Youth (3 - 12) $5 Members & children under 3 FREE , r,001 *it"' ,Iverfigft HOURS Tues - Sat 9 am - 5 pm Sun 1 - 5 pm Closed Mondays t MMEMENEWM11011 MUSEUM of AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Reio:ce • ReEve • Reconnec...…

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…"We can live here for about the same as what we were paying in our condo." Parshat Korach: Numbers 16:1-18:32; Samuel 11:14-12:22. H anging in the back of my closet is a beautiful tallit that was hand-woven in Ethiopia. This colorful prayer shawl was purchased by my grandmother several years ago when the renowned "Mitzvah Man" Danny Siegel vis- ited Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. The tallit is waiting in my closet until my oldes...…

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…s iritualit TEMPLE ISRAEL TEMPLE AND SYNAGOGUE LISTINGS SPONSORED BY www.temple-israel.org &Irk praef Making a difference .empkii-raef Making a difference. CONSERVATIVE - Adat Shalom Synagogue (248) 851-5100. rg SFIABBAT Ahavas Israel (Grand Rapids) (616) 949-2840. B'nai Israel Synagogue (248) 432-2729. tUNDERfIllE • Le it •/. 2 1 2 v- June 22, 2012 "All Stars Summer Picnic June•29, 2012 Teen T'fillah Team • August 10,*...…

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…arts & entertainment Our annual summer reading roundup offers more than 50 new titles enjoy! Gail Zimmerman Arts Editor In The Innocents (Voice), debut novelist Francesca Segal was inspired to reimagine Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence — which skewered stifling fin de siecle New York society — for the modern age. Set in the modern-day upper-crust Jewish community of North West London, still under the shadow of the Holocaust and where th...…

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…arts & entertainment Kick Back from page 33 concentration camps of World War II, the union movement in Chicago in the 1940s and the legal battle for black civil rights in the United States of the 1950s. Comic writers Dave Barry (married to former Detroit sportswriter Michelle Kaufman) and Alan Zweibel (a close friend and collaborator with the late Detroit-born comedienne Gilda Radner) have written Lunatics (Putnam), about the comic misadven...…

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…>> editor's picks POP / ROCK JAZZ / FOLK About the West, Yeshi, recognized from birth as the reincar- nation of a famed Buddhist master, breaks away to Under the baton embrace the modern world. of Music Director "While My Reincarnation Leonard Slatkin, is about a Tibetan the Detroit Gail Zimmerman Buddhist family, it also Symphony Ar is Editor explores universal issues Orchestra per- of father-son relationships, forms a Pops the meaning of ...…

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…Decker and his wife Rina have agreed to help raise, forbidden teen romance and teen "suicides" at an elite prep school. Kick Back from page 34 where he becomes a smashing success; his fortunes and romantic liaisons thrive in cyberspace while he remains blind to the fact that his real life is sinking. In the historical novel The Midwife of Venice (Simon & Schuster), Roberta Rich tells the story of Hannah Levi, a Jewish woman with a tradition...…

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…Danielle Pe eg Gal er ART SALE 20% - 75% OFF Friday June 22 12pm - 6pm Saturday June 23 11am - 6pm From classical to transitional to contemporary 500 Large Works at $150 200 Works at $95 Behind the fame. In Girl Walks Into a Bar ... Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle (Gotham), Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch opens up about her rough days in show business (like getting dropped from 30 Rock because of her un...…

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…research, Ariely looks anew at ethical (and unethical) behavior, report- ing on dishonest companies, insider trading, cheating in matters large and small, infidelity and more. A professor at Duke University, he also addresses the question of whether religion improves the practice of honesty. Kick Back from page 37 his years as a journalist, the comforts of literature and the value of solitude, reminding us that grief is not apart from life b...…

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…SUMMER LONG June 11 - 15 o o o o Safety City/Summer Fun Jr. Tennis Camp Swim Camps On the Road to Reading Mini Camp June 18 - 22 o Hawaiian Vacation o Jr. Tennis Camp o Swim Camps/Advanced Swim Camp o T.I.T.A.L. Basketball Camp o On the Road to Reading Mini Camp Halloween in July Jr. Tennis Camp Swim Camps/Junior Lifeguarding T.I.T.A.L. Basketball Camp Scuba Rangers Camp Dance 1 - "The Lion King" Dance 2 - "The Lion King" Kids Empowered -...…

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…vxONG H FINE CHINESE DINING 'A wonderful adventure in fine dining" - Danny Ras Something fishy. T his week's menu takes us back outside to the grill — this time with whole fish, which seems daunting to some though it's super-easy and extremely impressive. And the Great Lakes are just the right source for the best freshwater fish around. Here, I offer a recipe for trout, but any local fish will do just fine. Just be sure your grill is hot,...…

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…>> sponsored by BUSCH'S Ppes4 reec Aalpiet Cut each zucchini into 4-6 length- wise wedges or spears (if the zuc- chinis are large, halve them horizon- tally first). Arrange the wedges on a rimmed baking sheet. Set aside. Combine the oil, garlic and thyme, and brush over the zucchini. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese if desired. Roast for 8 minutes, and remove from the oven (do not overcook). Serve imme...…

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…arts :: entertainment >> the best of everything Llin At Greenb"\** Dave and Hedy Blatt strive to make each year's golf tourney the best ever. I is somewhat like a game within a game what the clothes he sold never ... The event being the main competi- had on them, spilled food ... tion and attempts to surpass its suc- Howard Gourwitz looking great cesses the challenge. since losing 50 pounds back in Since David Blatt became executive 1997 ...…

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…life c cies Common Basic Orthodontic Questions - Part 1 At What Age Can People Have Orthodontic Treatment? Ask the Orthodontist June 2 Barry and Kelly (Ratushinak) Bressler announce with much love the birth of their daughter, Payton Lauren (Elishava Chaya). Proud grandmothers are Roz Bressler and Jeannine Termine. Payton is named in loving memory of her grandfather Lou Bressler and her great-grandmother Helen Radin. Bressler Cohen Ma...…

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…wAa IN1 at k • : 63. 630 ww. s ar rax. co be eco %MLA,. ILLFR n o • startra x. co .4eti w41 life c rcles Baer-Holcman S amuel and Janis Holcman of Farmington Hills are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter Dana Alyse to Andrew Louis Baer, son of James and Barbara Baer of Olivette, Mo. Dana earned a master's in social work from Fordham University and a bachelor's of arts from the University of Michigan. She is an ente...…

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…Goldstein-Kahn ane and Edward Weberman of West Bloomfield and Alan Kahn of Southfield are thrilled to announce the engagement of their son Nathaniel Edward Kahn to Nicole Lauren Goldstein, daughter of Beth and Jeff Goldstein of Cherry Hill, N.J. Nathan earned his undergraduate degree from Wayne State University and is employed as a systems analyst for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Camden, N.J. Nicole earned her bachelor's and mas- ter's degree...…

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…obituaries Attorney And Prosecutor M artin "Marty" Krohner, 67, of Farmington Hills, died June 7, 2012. A graduate of Michigan State University and Detroit Mercy College of Law, he was admitted to the bar in front of the United States Supreme Court and had just received a 40-year Service Award from the Oakland County Bar Association. In 1982, Mr. Krohner founded the Oakland County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). He acted as...…

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…ANNETTE BECHEK, 86, of West Bloomfield, died June 14, 2012. She was a social worker Bechek for Jewish Family Service for 25 years. She was also a member of the National Council of Jewish Women and Kadima. Mrs. Bechek is survived by her partner and lifelong friend, Jarvis Franzblau; daugh- ter and son-in-law, Nancy Bechek Bluth and Lawrence Bluth of Bloomfield Hills; sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Bonnie Bechek of Petoskey, and Bob and Ja...…

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