…News Digest "Calling Hospice was my decision. I was reluctant, and perhaps should have called sooner, but you just don't want to acknowledge what that means. The staff was professional and perceptive and sensitive to our needs." Young Israel Shul Closes A "For Sale" West Bloomfield sign appeared on the yard of Young Israel of West Bloomfield last March, a signal that the synagogue would eventually close. Though no officer from the syna- gog...…
…News Digest SUNDANCE 20% to50! White House Chanukah all fall & winter merchandise prior sales excluded On The Boardwalk 248-737-9059 L—E,CUS co President George W Bush helps Talia Le owitz, 8, during the lighting of the meno- rah in a Chanukah ceremony at the White House on Dec. 10. At rear is First Lady Laura Bush. President Bush said the White House is "the people's house, and it belongs to people of all faiths." After lighting can...…
…W News Digest NEWS DIGEST from page 27 New Technion board members include, standing, Morris Rochlin, Seymour Levine, Beth Applebaum, Richard Blumenstein; seated, Nancy Grand, Deborah Livneh. At this time of year we pause to give many thanks for our blessings. You are among them. 24111 Civic Center Drive • Southfield MI Forest City Management, Inc., Apartment Division, does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admis...…
…Insight Remember When • • • Waiting For A Room The Jewish War Veterans are having trouble finding a place for their cherished memories. la Robert Feldman in the JWV Memorial Room in Southfield. Robert HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer IV hile the U.S. Armed Forces fights a war in Afghanistan, and our nation commemorates the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Americans are thinking of the supreme sacri- fice made by those patriots who fought an...…
…THE DREAM MAKERS OF HOLLYWOOD The first chapter in American film history was written in 1903 at the screening of The Great Train Robbery, a primitive production by the Edison Company. Within five years, more than twenty independent studios were grinding out thousands of films seldom longer than ten minutes in length. Under Jewish influence, the speed and scale of Hollywood's transformation was staggering. In 1912, Quo Vadis, a multi-reel scree...…
…aSro anion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones The Photos Are Ours he photos on the Memorial Room wall show the faces of 260 young Michigan Jews who gave their lives defending the freedoms we enjoy in America. The 260 clean-cut servicemen, attired in dashing uniforms and dressy suits, could have been the poster . boys of their generation — one that defeated fascism and communism and built ...…
…OTHER VIEWS is A Welcoming Gesture y entree into Jewish life was hardly a warm one. Unlike my son, who was born into a Jewish family and doted on to near-suffocat- ing levels, I was a 24-year-old grown woman who had sought out Judaism and cleaved to it, wanting to become a part of a community to which I felt I already belonged. I came in the hard way. I attended classes taught by Rabbi David and Alicia Nelson of Southfield. I studied Hebrew...…
…Shaping Programs In addition, new Reform and Conservative converts, about 75 annually, are receiving mikvah baskets at conversion, each filled with ritual objects, community information and a towel embroidered with the words waters of the mikvah. Others have become more involved in temple groups and more have committed themselves to more ritually observant lives. With the mentoring program, the newcomers are the obvious benefici- aries, but ...…
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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 39 Mazel Toy! 40 Torch Bearers Four Jewish Detroiters take part in national run to light the Olympic Torch. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News I n their own special way, four local Jews have ‘`made" the U.S. Olympic team for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. One is a physician who has been an avid runner for 30 years. He's known as "Dr. Rock" because he takes care of all of the rock...…
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…Say Yes To Learning SAJE plans its fourth year of wide-ranging Jewish education. BARBARA LEWIS Special to the Jewish News I r was an idea that involved a cer- tain degree of chutzpah, that uniquely Jewish quality that combines courage and sass. Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit leaders wanted to see if they could plan an adult educa- tion program that would truly be com- munity-wide, involving instructors from every denominat...…
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…Attention Cold Weather Alert!! LAKRITZ-WEINBAUM 30 lizabeth and William LaKritz of Commerce Township proudly announce the engagement of their daughter Elyse Lauren to Chad Eton Weinbaum, son of Sheila and James Prenzlauer of West Bloomfield. Elyse graduated from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in fashion merchandising. Chad earned a bachelor of arts degree and a bachelor of science and n ...…
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…Spirituality Lear11111 How To Grieve Dorfman Chapel opens non-denominational bereavement library. ALAN ABRA•S Special to the Jewish News T he horrific events of Sept. 11 have seared the images of coping with the loss of a loved one into our col- lective psyches. There always has been a need for bereavement libraries where families can find videotapes or books to comfort them in their loss. With this year's collec- tive tragedy on his min...…
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…Spirituality worldwide study of the work. Rabbi Immanuel Schochet, rabbi of the Kielcer Congregation of Toronto and professor of philosophy at Humber College of Toronto, will speak on "The Rambam: His Eternal Legacy." There is a charge. For information, call the Torah Center, (248) 855-6170. At 5:30 p.m., prior to the lecture, will be a Chinese buffet dinner at the Torah Center. The charge is S15 for adults and $8 for children under 13. For r...…
…Commur fifth year with this session. The group will meet 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the synagogue for 10 weeks beginning Jan. 15. During the course of the group, participants will: • Explore how religious beliefs and Jewish practices can be used as strategies to help patients feel more in control of the cancer experience; • Explore personal spirit-building with hands-on experiences; • Identify the tools available with- in Judaism — such as one's ...…
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…etroit DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News orget what it says in the newspaper ads. When Jim Brickman comes to town this month, it's a holiday show, not a Christmas show. And to Brickman, one of Windham Hill's hottest recording artists, that distinction makes a difference. Brickman brings his "Simple Things" holiday concert to Detroit's Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts Friday, Dec. 28. Special guest Donny Osmond will perform with B...…
…Arts a Entertainment Taking Credit Thank Jewish writers, composers and peOrmers for many Christmas traditions. VIVI ABRAMS Special to the Jewish News A Methodist dad wants to get into the Christmas mood. He plays a record of "The Christmas Song," and sings along to the familiar "chestnuts roasting on an open fire" refrain. Then he feels like a movie, and watches White Christmas with his family. Before bed, he reads his daughter the Calde...…
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…The December Dilemma New books address old issue of maintaining a separate Jewish identity in a predominately Christian season — and within an increasing number of interfaith families. ma — how to reconcile Jewish and Christian holi- day observances in an interfaith family or celebrate Chanukah in a predominantly Christian environ- ment — joins other books with similar themes released this year. • This greeting card was designed to be sent...…
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