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…Editor's Letter A Bond Worth Sustaining 0 n Nov. 29, 1947, President Harry Truman boldly told world leaders at the United Nations that America sup- ports creation of a modern Jewish state in Palestine. It was "a resounding and unapologetic proclamation that was heard around the globe American Israel Public Affairs Committee President Lee Rosenberg said last week on behalf of the American Jewish community at a Washington event hosted by Mich...…
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…Sherwood Studios Announces Plans For Corporate Restructuring Sale WEST BLOOMFIELD — The bold sale tags dangling from sofas and armchairs tell the story. Sherwood Studios is discounting everything it its showroom for a massive Corporate Restructuring after 65 years of operation. Mark Morganroth, owner of Sherwood Studios says, "In order to have room for new merchandise we are offering to our clients over $5,000,000 of the finest furniture and ...…
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…Spotlight ROUNDUP Technion Supporters Gather Las Vegas — The American Technion Society, a major U.S. supporter of higher education in Israel, held its semiannual board of directors meeting in Las Vegas last month. Eleanor and Lawrence Jackier of West Bloomfield Wiesel: Jerusalem NEW YORK (JTA) — Elie Wiesel said Jerusalem should not be negotiated "pre- maturely." Wiesel, the inter- nationally known Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize-win-...…
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…Metro SHARED STORY I ON THE COVER After 65 years, a shared story reunites Holocaust survivors, ADL's Abraham Foxman and Rabbi Leo Goldman of Oak Park. Rare Reunion 44c comforting his people. They would share their story with oth- ers through the years and a song would be written about it, but it wouldn't be until earlier this month, on April 8, when Abraham Foxman, national director of the New York-based Anti-Defamation League, walked into...…
…Right: Abe Foxman tells the Holocaust story he shares with Rabbi Leo Goldman to students at Akiva Hebrew Day School. After liberation, as a Russian soldier, below left, Goldman came to Vilna, Poland, and carried 5-year-old Foxman instead of a Torah on Simchat Torah at the Great Shul. Below right, Goldman with his wife, Sonia and the Soviet courts ruled that I belonged to my parents!' The nanny lived with them dur- ing the custody battle; ...…
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…Opinion Seeking Reform Recognition Riders ran into many animals during the trip: Here, Rabbi Daniel pauses for a picture with the sheep that were crossing the same river as the riders in the Jezreel Valley. I have a confession to make. I love traveling to Israel. I love driving up to Jerusalem to stand on the spot where Abraham, Isaac and our biblical ancestors once walked. I love watching the waves from the Mediterranean Sea crash on...…
…Remember from page 27 cated to the Holocaust memorial, wanted to create a lasting link to commemorate this day of remem- brance." He and the choir sang two excerpts from I Believe, L'Zikhrom K'Doshim (Yizkor Memorial Prayer for Martyrs) and El Malei Rachamim. This includes the tragic English words, which were beautifully sung in Hebrew: "Men, women and children who were murdered, burned, drowned and strangled, for the sanctification of the Na...…
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…From the Director's Chair Holocaust Center Hosts Film Genealogy Gems Your HMC membership is a valuable gift to the future. We are pleased to present Four Seasons Lodge, April 28, at Birmingham's Palladium Theater. Our genealogical collections are convenient, user-friendly, and unparalleled in our area. Page 2 Page 3 Page 2 (. 1■ 11.-EMO S r `"cv , ,,./ Remember Zachor C) HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER 0_, 'CP' 1 Z ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAM...…
…From the Director's Chair We hope that you enjoyed the first of our quar- terly newsletters in the February 25th edition of the Jewish News. The JN was cooperative Stephen M. Goldman and very helpful in getting our information out and we have forged a strong relationship to our own very special newspaper. This month we will begin a new membership campaign. Members are the one "renewable resource" (to quote the green movement) that we can cou...…
…Genealogy Gems in the Library Archive On February 21, the Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan (JGSMI) met at the HMCZFC Library Archive to learn about new resources available. A recent researcher said, "I come to the Center often and every time I think that I know what happened to the family, it hits me that there is more to find out!" On that particular day, the researcher found relatives who were on a ghetto list and discovered the name...…
…HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS 28123 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3738 Hold the Date May 23, 2010 Icons of Exhibit Opening President's Message As spring brings brighter and longer days, the Holocaust Memorial Center is expanding its message of hope and tolerance to Gary Karp people in all of our surrounding communities. The vitality of our committed membership is an essential element that enables the Cen...…
…Spirituality Remembering Heroes Of War Local Yom HaZikaron event memorializes Israel's fallen. The Hillel Day School choir, Ruach, performs at the Yom HaZikaron ceremony. Keri Guten Cohen Special to the Jewish News I n a remarkable show of solidar- ity, close to 750 people attended a community memorial ceremony to remember soldiers and civilians who gave their lives so that Israel may con- tinue to exist. The program for Yom HaZikaron,...…
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…Arts & Entertainment A Musician's Musician Arie Lipsky, a maestro of classical music in Ann Arbor, soon may be sharing his singular talents with audiences in the Detroit Jewish community. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor W hile growing up in his native Haifa, Israeli-born Arie (pronounced Ar-yay) Lipsky showed a strong inclination toward music, learning how to play the flute at the age of 6, the cello at 12 and performi...…
…Arts & Entertainment King Of The Keyboard Kirill Gerstein, recipient of the 2010 Gilmore Artist Award, will perform at international festival in Kalamazoo. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News p ianist Kirill Gerstein walked into a Jacksonville hotel bar last November prepared to be inter- viewed by a journalist and walked out as the recipient of the 2010 Gilmore Artist Award. The announcement, in the city where Gerstein was perfo...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Musician from page 45 time with kids and has a great approach to the public:' says Matt Engelbert, a former Oak Parker and current Ann Arbor resident and attorney. Engelbert also is JN Publisher director of the chari- Arthur Horwitz table Bernard L. Maas Foundation in Ann Arbor and is on the 41-member A2S0 board, which includes some students from the University of Michigan and local high schools. He's a strong supporter ...…
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