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…DETROIT) RON T This Week's Top Stories Some Jews Can't Stand Partnership Sails Ahead The knot gets tighter as winds of change blow toward the year 2000. Not Standing DAVID ZEMAN STAFF WRITER W hen National Basket- ball Association star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf claimed his Islamic faith prevented him from stand- ing for the national anthem, he received mixed reviews from Jews active in free speech and religious issues. Though the controversy wa...…

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…_ \ 1111 , 1 March 22, 1996 7 TELL ME WHY Flying fingers DOOR Gift Of The Heart from 19th century. Jewish children have fun and take joy in giving at the annual tzedakah fair. HEALTH Pigging out Seeking Citizenship on Passover? Hundreds of New Americans line up to begin the formal process to become United States citizens. 71 FOCUS Chasing a woman Campus Bob As far as he knows, Bob Weiss is the only Jew to chair Michigan State's...…

…'iresident's Column IV Neal F. Zalenko, President, JNF Council of Michigan re recently celebrated the Holiday of Purim...a day when the Jewish People held firm to their convictions / and were saved. On April 4th, we begin to celebrate the Holiday of Passover, where once again the Jewish People were saved. The commonalty of these two holidays is not only in the fact that we were saved, but more importantly, we were saved as a People. Today we...…

…The Heart Jewish children have fun and take joy in giving at tzedakah event. Above: Children dive in at an arts and crafts table. Right: Erica Colburn and Emily Biederman, both 10, show off their helping hands. Below: Emma Lockwood, 9, receives an information packet from Lori Brockman of the Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition. PH OTOS BY BILL FIANSEN Left: Stephanie Schiff carries off a load of pennies to be counted. he mitzvah of righteous...…

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…Herb Arndt loves buying lighting fixtures and chandeliers. That's why he's our Senior Buyer. Sometimes he loves it too much. That's why he's having a sale. Bronya Speldor helps Shima and Tamara Dimerma with INS forms. citizen is we will be able to vote," Mr. Ostrovskly said. "We want to be U.S. citizens, but it won't change many things for us. When we left Russia, we gave up our cit- izenship, so to us this will be like having a home." ...…

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…REFUSAL page 3 ous to many people, namely dis- respect for flag and country," he said. Mr. Fink said when religious rights are not clearly at risk, private employers have no oblig- ation to tolerate speech they deem offensive. He made an analogy to a basketball player who shaves his head and tattoos an anti-Semitic symbol to his scalp. "Would that player have a First Amendment right to insist that he be allowed by a profes- sional basketball ...…

…Young University law professor and an authority on religious rights, reached the same con- clusion. In this case, the NBA could have easily accommodated Mr. Abdul-Rauf by allowing him to do what he had quietly done all season, Professor Gedicks said. "All they had to do was allow Abdul-Rauf to stay in the lock- er room. No one would have been prejudiced, and it wouldn't have cost the league a thing." Debate on the matter explod- ed last week a...…

…4‘( , Ziva A MAN A rid{ AND YQJ MEN Nim FORA iTrActi A MAN TO Figi 01'0U RFD IliM roRA LirrimE PARI1cLARLy WHEN HE'S UP ID Ha WADE6 iN FiRANK4S! Welcoming Strangers Corporate downsizing. Economic insecurity. The rising cost of health care. Crime and violence. Traf- fic. Bad weather. No problem is too grand to blame on the strangers in our midst — especially in an election year. But talk of building taller fences — both literal and figurat...…

…Community Views Reporter's Notebook A New Diaspora As Jews Disseminate A Valuable Lesson From Saving A Plane LAURENCE !MERMAN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER My friend, Jim, never lacks an opinion. Trained as a geographer, he is paid to offer his judgment on where shopping malls should be built in Brazil, re- tail stores located in France or dealer networks placed in the suburbs of North American cities. My friend ...…

…PARTNERSHIP page 3 :O MAN HORMON TO OV cians in the Galilee last summer, Sinai ordered one of the ma- chines for its new women's health center in West Bloomfield. The recent flurry of Partner- ship 2000 activities has led many participants to an ironic realiza- tion. When psychologist Esther Bar Sadeh traveled from Israel to metro Detroit as part of a young-adult delegation March 13-15, she was shocked to find the Jewish community so "com...…

…VOLVO - tan Detroit and the JCC, decid- ed on Mr. Sorkin because of his enthusiasm and his ability to ex- cel when challenged, Mr. Bloom said. Mr. Sorkin said he was drawn to Detroit because "the commu- nity and the Center have a mar- velous national reputation. "I'm also very attracted to the concept of two centers," he said. "It's exciting the Center is a part- ner in stabilizing the (Southfield and Oak Park) community, and the Maple-Drake...…

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…MARCH 22, 1996 Rabbi Honored By Shomrey Emunah T his year's honoree at the annual dinner of Congregation Shomrey Emunah will be Rabbi Shaiall Zachariash, the syna- gogue's spiritual leader for 30 years. Rabbi Zachariash completed his talmudic studies at Ner Israel in Baltimore, Md. Rab- bi Zachariash began teaching Hebrew stud- ies at the Yeshivath Beth Yehudah in Southfield in 1964. He was promoted to prin- cipal of the yeshivah. The dinne...…

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…Sinai Hospital WINTER 1996 ISSUE: WOMEN'S HEALTH IleaMama Briefs Sinai Women's Health Breast Care Center Opens Sinai is Growing inai was successful in issuing $75 million in tax exempt bonds to fund our Outer Drive campus master facility plan. The bonds were sold to finance renovation of the Labor and Delivery area, the Emergency Department, Cardiac Cath Labs, the Intensive Care Units and various ambulatory-related areas. Sinai Receives ...…

…I 2 • WINTER 1996 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL SPECIAL ADVER TI SEMENT Comprehensive Obstetrics Center Meets Women's Needs In New Location inai Women's Health is relo- cating the Comprehensive Obstetrics Center to the new Sinai Women's Health build- ing. Sinai is adapting to women's needs by providing them with a range of healthcare services in one convenient location. The Comprehensive Obstetrics Cen- ter, formerly called the High Risk Preg- ...…

…3 ■ WINTER 1996 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL HealthNews Sinai Women's Health Breast Care Center continued from page 1 "Sinai Women's Health Breast Care Center is a seamless system to provide continuity of comprehensive care for women with any breast dis- ease, beginning with screening, '-c11--3ing diagnostic services, and concluding with follow-up treat- ment," states Elizabeth Schmitt, MD, ImagingDirector of the Center and member of Sinai's Dia...…

…4 • WINTER 1996 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL Surgical Alternatives To Hysterectomy PECIAL ADVERTISEM EN H ysterectomy has been the tioning, and both of these tech- enormous. "At Sinai's Department traditional surgical proce- niques burn off the bleeding tissue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, we're dure used for certain pa- and bring a halt to the problem in more interested in applying tech- tients with excessive or the majority of cases. Because...…

…■ WINTER 1996 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL Gynecologic Cancers Early Detection is Crucial T here's both good news and bad news ' about gynecological cancers (cancers of the reproductive organs in women). Many are preventable or curable if they are caught early, but in many cases the cancer is well advanced by the time symptoms appear. Cancers of the lower reproductive tract include ovarian cancer; uterine cancer, which is either en- dometrial ...…

…6 ■ WINTER 1995 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL WinFiner " Infertility continued from page 2 Magyar, DO, Maria Hayes, MD, and Gary Jones, MD. These specialists offer complete services for infertility evaluation and therapy at the Sinai fa- cility at 29255 Northwestern Highway. Normal conception rates vary by age. A woman has a 20 to 25 percent chance of conceiving dur- ing each menstrual cycle at the peak of her fertil- ity. Fertility starts to decl...…

…7 ■ WINTER 1996 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL HealthNews Sinai Hospital Health and Fitness Programs, Support Groups and Special Services Health and Fitness Support Programs Arthritis Aquatics This Arthritis Foundation Aquatics program is a recreational program provided in a heated pool. Participants are led by trained personnel through a series of specially designed exercises which, with the aid of the water's buoyancy and resistance, can hel...…

…8 ■ WINTER 1996 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL HealthNew's 601-. Physician Referral and Information Service Locates the Right Doctor for You en some people need a doctor they may a male or female physician. We will make every attempt to refer you directly to the type of physician you've requested and make an appointment during your call. After calling Sinai's physician referral ser- vice, you will receive additional information in the mail on t...…

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…We're Cleaning for Passover charge for this event will be $9 for girls 16 and under, $12 for adults, and $18 for "angels". TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT! Workshop For Pesach Temple Israel Bar Mitzvah of Kenneth Paul Cohen, son of Marian and Dr. Sturat Cohen. DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE 1457 Griswold, Detroit, 961-9328. Rab- bi: Noah Gamze. Cantor Israel ldelsohn. Services: Monday-Friday 5:15 p.m.; Sat- urday 8:30 a.m. SHAAREY ZEDEK 27375 Bell Rd., Sout...…

…NolkA". Temple Israel invites you to the tv;4 - ‘k Annual Harry Laker Memorial Concert MEMORIES OF LTITMAN'S PEOPLE'S THEATER SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1996, 3:30 p.m. The Admission Of A Mission RABBI MORRIS ADLER Cantor Robert Abelson Cantor Martha Novick Cantor Harold Orbach featuring Mack Pitt Zina Shaykhet and the Temple Israel Junior Choir, directed by Elaine Greenberg Join us for an afternoon of MUSIC of the YIDDISH THEATER* *unders...…

…to that concept. But there will be symbols on that table indicating that freedom for us is no abstract concept. It is not an idea one of our philosophers consciously cog- itated. It was born of sweat, tears and blood of bondage. We have scars left over form the struggles from which our understanding of freedom sprang. There ought to be some intensity in our loyalty to it. "And the Lord called." He is al- ways calling; and the future is calling...…

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