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…Editor's Letter Hillel's Golden Year I well require the school, in the absence of a Reform day school, t began inauspiciously with 29 students, three teach- to extend its appeal deeper into the Reform community. ers and two rented school rooms in the Labor Zionist Another challenge and opportunity for Hillel revolves Building in the heart of Jewish Detroit — the bold vision around the sustainability of quality public school education in of ...…
…(( Letters ril l ? 1,11/ I k How to Send Letters The kitchen has always had a major role in the life of Jeff and Eva Luckoff. Now it is a shining star, thanks to a stunning redesign and build by Gittleman Construction, Inc. "They completely reconfigured the plan and made better use of all the space," said Eva. They knocked out a dining room wall, redesigned a mud room and added a new laundry room. The kitchen, itself, is a masterful ble...…
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…Front Lines NOTEBOOK JNenline This Week '70s And '80s BBYO Reunion Set B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) members from the 1970s and 1980s will hold a reunion 7:30-11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Janice Charach Gallery. The festive evening includes a dessert and wine reception and an opportunity to view the gallery's "PostSecret" exhibit. Alumni will be able to create a message with a memory from their BBYO days to include in the exhi...…
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…Metro Ill! Circle Longtime friends teaming up to help invigorate Detroit. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News A lexander J. Rosko was the beloved principal of Adlai Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield in the 1960s and 1970s when a close-knit bunch of Jewish youngsters were growing up in the Twyckingham subdivision. They attended each other's birthday parties and bar mitzvahs, played youth baseball, backyard basketball and forged...…
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…This spring, thousands of Jewish teens from around the world will bear witness to the undying spirit of our Jewish people. r HERE'S TO Jennifer Strausz Michael Strausz "I never really appreciated the importance of the State of Israel until arriving there after our experiences in Poland." March of the Living April 28 - May11,2008 remembrance, retracing the infamous march along the death route from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Yom HaShoah (...…
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…World niversity Boosters U-M lands scholarships; also aids in Bar-Ilan study. Professor Sheldon Kramer, director of the Rudoff program, with Sheldon Rudoff, Shaindy's father, of New York City. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor T hree graduates of the University of Michigan have revisited their alma mater to encourage par- ticipation in two very different programs — one that provides scholarships at U-M and another t...…
…World The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's Institute for Retired Professionals presents Photo by Barry Yeoman Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 at the D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield Mayor Kilpatrick will discuss "Detroit's Economy: Today and Tomorrow." This event is free and open to the public. I For information,...…
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…World COMM_NTARY Jewish rederations: Working Well? Editor's Note: The New York-based United Jewish Communities, umbrella for North American federations, held its annual Gen- eral Assembly Nov. 11-13 in Nashville. or unimportant for federations? How much do these funds actually help the Jewish community? • How should endowments report their holdings? Endowment funds are San Francisco really a mixed bag of unrestricted and restricted funds u...…
…DAY SCHOOL OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Vii:, iEl Den ,S. chool gladziation daft. This year, Hillel Day School will commemorate the milestone of its 5oth anniversary. In celebration, a group of 5o Fabulous graduates were selected to represent the school's alumni. This is a distinguished and diverse group of people. Li.sted We salute all of Hitters graduates over the last 5o years, and all of the parents and grandparents who were, and continue ...…
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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Editorial Divestment For Darfur G enocide and divestment are two ugly words that resonate with the Jewish people because both have been used so viciously against us. The Holocaust left us pledging "Never again',' while the campaigns to support the Palestinians by divesting from Israel left us wary of the use of financial pressure in place of diplomacy. Divestment is such a dirty ...…
…Opinion FE V S More Than Understanding W hen I first received informa- tion about the UJC/JCPA Israel Institute for Civic Leaders, it took me about five seconds to decide to nominate Shirley Stancato. As a member of New Detroit's board of directors, I had already come to know her as highly intelligent, deeply committed to fighting racism and actively engaged in building bridges between the African American and Jewish communities. So when...…
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…Spirituality Search For Wholeness Rabbi Steinsaltz tackles real-life problems via 18th-century text. Gabriella Burman Special to the Jewish News A diverse mix of Detroit's Jewish community filled the gymnasium of the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park on Nov. 11 to glean wis- dom from Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, whom Time magazine describes as a "once-in-a-millennium scholar." His visit, a highlight of the 56th annual Jewish Book Fair held a...…
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…feature: teen profile indsay Alexis, 16, of Birmingham and Brandon Lebow- itz, 17, of West Bloomfield were two of 20 BBYO par- ticipants from around the country who spent 10 days of business exploration in New York City this summer. Chosen by the Michigan Region B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, they were part of "Project NYC," a program designed to present college-bound teens different career paths in the business world and introduce them to ...…
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