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…$1.00 October 22, 1999/Cheshvan 12, 5760 Robert Aronson's first decade as CEO of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit has spurred significant change in the community. …

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…DIF111,01T JEWISH 101118 011 The Air! Arts 6 Entertainment page 73 A Michigan Press Association Newspaper of the Year www.detroitjewishnews.com Oct. 22, 1999 Cheshvan 12, 5760 Vol. CXVT, No. 9 DEPARTMENTS 13 A Dream Long Deferred Political snag delays Judge Helene White's federal court appointment. 20 Election '99 A look at candidates in Oak Park and Farmington Hills. 41 Coming To America Detroiters share their family immigration ...…

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…For Openers • • .1 • - - 4 - Coming Together? Is it purposeful to probe Pope Pius XII's actions toward Jews during World War II? T elltale signs show that Israel's Orthodox leadership is begin- ning to recognize the Conservative movement, the Detroit Conservative movement's scholar-in-residence said in Southfield Saturday night. "It's happening — but behind closed doors," said Rabbi Benjamin J. Segal, immediate past president of the S...…

…Cover Story: Moving Federation Forward vi • k x. ft; g< 40Vgaitt A;-, is oMMOUS:kk, People skills have made Robert Aronson the top professional for Jewish communal Detroit. HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer IIV I hen you talk to Robert Aronson on the phone, don't picture him sitting calmly in his chair. He'll be pacing a well-traveled path in the narrow space between his desk and the cre- denza. The extra-long phone cord gives him free r...…

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…Northern Trust Bank Invites You To The Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation 0 So come and join the festivities! Mingle with celebrities, enjoy interactive games with your children and welcome the 1999 Inductees along with this year's MC, voice of the Detroit Red Wings, Ken Daniels . 6:00 pm • Mon., Nov. 1, 1999 Congregation Shaarey Zedek Ken Daniels The Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Is Proud to Present This Year's Inductees: Alan Ro...…

…Moving Federation Forward DRIVING FORCE from page 6 ♦ SPACIOUS ONE AND TWO Clockwise from top left: Governor John Engler with Robert Aronson in Israel, 1997. Robert Ar0115. 011 addresses Michigan Miracle Mission III participants in Israel's central Galilee, 1999. Max Fisher with Robert Aronson at the Fisher meeting (kick-off to Federation's Annual Campaign), 1999. Robert Aronson, William Avrunin, Sol Dr achler and Robert Naftaly at the Jewi...…

…Jewry's Role in Human Affairs Israeli regions through cultural, eco- nomic and academic exchange — began in 1994. Aronson chose the central Galilee region where he spent years volunteering on his grandpar- ents' kibbutz. According to Page, with delega- tions of Sinai Hospital physicians, Michigan political leaders, University of Michigan faculty and adult and teen missions to the region in recent years, "(our) Partnership 2000 is now recogniz...…

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…A Dream Long Deferred Political snag keeps Judge Helene White's federal court appointment on hold three years. this does not -represent an agenda to stall Clinton's nominees. "Before this nomination came up, elene White continues to Senator Abraham was instrumental wait for a Senate hearing in pushing through four nomina- on her nomination for a tions in a bipartisan manner, both in lifetime appointment to the consultative and nomination the...…

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…The way g 6 ' We Learn \s o Edward Meer, whose donation helped make the new early childhood center a reality, is shown with 5-year-old kindergarten students Tova Miriam Eizelman, Necha Esther Levitz, Esther Feuer and Galitie Avigayil Grossbard. The center will make a great differ- ence in reducing overcrowding at the school's.main building, while provid- ing a special place for the noisy, messy learning activities that preschoolers need...…

…l gt OS= Audi i d THE AREAS LARGEST SELECTION OF AUDI'S! Necha Esther Levitz and her mother; Chayala Levitz, step carefully as they leave the nearly finished building. the main school building on one side and to the Yeshiva playground and the city park on the remaining sides. The building is specially suited for young children. Each classroom includes a pint-sized sink for wash- ing off mud and finger paint. A nook in the corner holds a min...…

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…W ays waY- We Learn: INTERINATIC) Ni first graduating classes. Rabbi Buckman envisions the Academy as a school that will produce "passionate, committed Jews — mentshes as well as mavens." The school will be entirely co-edu- cational, in religious as well as secular classes, he said. Its curriculum will be approximately 60 percent general studies and 40 percent Judaic studies. Each day will start with three separate minyanim, one each for st...…

…Farmington Hills 2 vying for mayor while 5, including 1 incumbent, seek 3 council seats. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to the Jewish News g ood working relationships between different groups in the city and the govern- mental bodies has led to a tough fight for candidates seeking to drive incumbents from their seats in Farmington Hills. The city's population grew from 58,056 in 1980 to 79,784 in 1998, according to actual and estimated Census...…

…Oak Park Challenger eyes 1 of 2 city council seats held by incumbents. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to the Jewish News I is hard to fight the incum- bents during prosperous times, but that is exactly what Norman Allen II is planning to do come the first Tuesday in November. Allen, one of three contenders for two city council seats in Oak Park, is the only non-incumbent in the citywide elections. He is chal- lenging current city council mem- ...…

…Call About Our Grand Opening Celebration October 31st THE ERITAGE cs‘0,,,,a4hw Election '99 Candidates Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 2, between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Below are candidates in selected races for cities in the Jewish News circulation area. Call the city clerk for voting precinct information. An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent. BERKLEY NOVI 2: year term: $40 a meet- ing up to $1,440 a year Mayor 'John Mark Mooney Mayor 2-...…

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…YOU'LL NEVER GET INVITED AGAIN! (Because all eyes will be on you.) MAYOR Gerald Naftaly, 47, has served as mayor of Oak Park since 1991 and runs unopposed for his fifth term. He previously served as city councilman for three consecutive terms beginning in 1979. His civic service includes serving on the Oak Park Planning Commission, the city's Recreation Advisory Board and the Employees fair) €1,̀Ktr ction : TRUNK SHOW* OCT 29, 30, 31 So...…

…33-year Oak Park resident has been married for 51 years and has two sons and a daughter. Norman Allen II, 48, is the pastor of Christ Temple Apostolic Church as well as a chaplain and major in the U.S. Army Reserves. While he has not held an elected office, he has served the city on the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Fourth of July Parade Committee and the Oak Park Visioning Committee. He is married and has eight children. NEW FIBER No GEL, No...…

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…This Week JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent T he headline on last week's press release from House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Texas) said it all: "Congress Calls on the President to put Seniors Before Foreign Aid." Pro-Israel lobbyists cringed. The reason wasn't anxiety over Israel's regular $2.8 billion aid allot- ment for Fiscal Year 2000, which lobbyists and legislators alike say will be passed no matter how Congress and the admini...…

…IL 5 Faithful Move Drivers wanted. Accord to review Vatican material seen by Jews as a "useful first step. RUTH E. GRUBER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Rome T he Vatican and an interna- tional committee of Jewish leaders have agreed to set up a team of Jewish and Catholic scholars to review published Vatican archival material relating to World War II. The move, announced Tuesday, stops short of complying with long- standing. Jewish demands...…

…HIGHLY RATED Washington Watch S % 600 • APY 12-MONTH CD Aid Bill Trashed Partisan politics and pitting Israel against U.S. elderly. the Foreign Operations bill, preferring instead to wait for an emergency spending measure that GOP leaders now say may not materialize. resident Bill Clinton's veto The Republican Jewish Coalition, of the foreign aid bill con- echoing statements by party leaders, taining regular military and claimed the pres...…

…He also labeled Jewish and pro- Israel groups that are working against the aid package as "subversive." The funds, he said, are intended to "fight terrorist activity, strategically strength- en the Israel Defense Forces and help pay for the relocation of military camps. Jewish organizations that would try to impede that sort of appropriation, they are enemies of Israel, not just of the peace process." _ The Wye aid package was also high on the...…

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…Insight Analysis News Triple Header UJC's appointment of a triad prompts speculation, anticipation. JULIA GOLDMAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency while simultaneously working as exec- also known as an aggressive, some- utive vice president of UJA-Federation times divisive personality. Her opposi- of New York. tion to the Israeli-Palestinian peace New York He oversaw the 1986 merger of the process and her dissatisfaction with he decision to appo...…

…Orchards Children's Services EIGHTH ANNUAL WINTER COAT DRIVE Recently we were contacted by Orchards Children's Services. This organization takes in children who have been removed from abusive or neglectful homes. They told us that sometimes the children leave their homes with nothing but the shirt on their backs. It seemed so unfair that children who have already faced such disappointment in their young lives, should have to face a cold, har...…

…itorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Right To Know IN FOCUS I srael's fervently Orthodox Jews — the haredim — are easy targets for more lib- eral Jews unaccustomed to very devout levels of observance. As is any group of Jews, the haredim are open to constructive criticism. But Israeli newspaper columnist Ze'ev Chafets' haredim- bashing at the International Institute ...…

…C01111111111117 VIEWS Interfaith Relations Show Renewed Strength Catholic and Jewish relations and real- ne year ago, Rabbi Dannel ized a new friendship in each other. Schwartz of Temple Shir One month later, Bishop Nienstedt Shalom and chairman of the was invited to Temple Shir Shalom to Michigan Board of Rabbis, continue the dialogue. and Bishop John Nienstedt, an auxil- Events like these, though iary bishop of the Archdio- touching only a...…

…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK The China Card bout the only place beyond rare chance to see how we 14 million Jewish concerns these days Jews measure up in the eyes of the seems to be China. Indeed, representatives of some 1.3 billion recent disturbing headlines Chinese. emanate from throughout the globe Mind you, while fascinated with — Argentina, Austria, Russia, France Chinese history and culture, I am and, of course, the Mideast. appalled at that cou...…

…COMINNITT VIEWS INTERFAITH FROM PAGE 36 of its programming to include people of all faiths. The yearly Thanksgiving service held at a church, temple or Islamic house of prayer includes peo- ple of many of the world religions. Its annual directory lists assemblies from various religious bodies. Once again, each of these bodies reaches a small segment of our total population. Yet, those touched by organizations such as these learn to respect t...…

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…Congregation Shaarey Zedek cordially invites you to a on behalf of State of Israel Bonds Development Corporation for Israel honoring RoseRita Goldman & Sheldon A. Goldman Recipients of the State of Israel Declaration of Independence Award Tuesday, November 2, 1999 At the Synagogue 27375 Bell Road Southfield With Special Guest Speaker Ambassador Yehudah Avner Israel's former Ambassador to Great Britain and the Current Inspector Genera...…

…WN: sk. <4",‘.\. \ • ^, A lvin Ribiat says when he talks of "the boat" that brought his mother to America, he is referring to the Bob-Lo boat. Her immigration, as well as that of his father, comprise his winning entry in the Jewish News contest search for the most interesting or unusual stories of your family's journey to America." The Southfield resident says, "I knew my parents had an interesting story," not so much because of the hows...…

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…Benefit Aids Mental Health Services The Michigan Psychoanalytic Foundation will present an All Hallows Eve Ball for adults on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Dearborn's Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Proceeds will benefit community mental health services and programs, such as Kadima, JARC and Jewish Vocational Service. The evening begins at 7 p.m. with a cocktail hour, followed by a strolling supper. Viennese coffee service, with sweets and fruit, will be served ...…

…Limud Program At Shaarey Zedek SZ Plans Hebrew Marathon Congregation Shaarey Zedek's ongo- ing adult education limud program starts again 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the synagogue in Southfield. Community scholar-in-residence Rabbi Benjamin Segal will start the new year of learning with a speech on "Israel Today." The limud program is a six-week adult program that meets 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays in Southfield and 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Irving ...…

…YAD EZRA reeds rg the Jewlair Hoigry Yad Ezra, Michigan's only kosher food pantry, would like to extend heartfelt appreciation to the following synagogues, their leadership and members who supported our annual Na'amat Plans Donor Luncheon Na'amat USA, Greater Detroit Council, will hold its annual donor luncheon at noon Thursday, Oct. 28, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The speaker will be Mark Myers,. com- munity shaliach (Israeli emissary), who...…

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…CREATING A HIGHER STANDARD The Model Year 2000 Shir Tikvah Hebrew Courses Congregation Shir Tikvah will par- ticipate in the campaign aimed at teaching North American Jews to read Hebrew beginning Sunday, Oct. 24. Conceived and orchestrated by the national Jewish Outreach Program, "Read Hebrew America/Canada" is expected to reach affiliated and unaf- filiated Jews in the U.S. and Canada. Open to the community, this Hebrew reading crash cour...…

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…Temple Israel Academy Courses A part of Temple Israel's academy course offerings will be a three-lecture series presented by Michigan State University professors. The first is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, on the topic "America and the Holocaust: History and Memory," presented by Kenneth Waltzer, professor of history, James Madison College. Professor Michael Rubner will pre- sent "The Barak Government and the Middle East Peace Process" 5...…

…elebrate a truly unique community with us. Moving to THE FOUNTAINS AT FRANKLIN means Rabbinic Scholar At Beth Shalom you can enjoy newly remodeled, Rabbi Benjamin Segal, president of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, will be guest speaker at Congregation Beth Shalom on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 13 and 14. Rabbi Segal is the Detthit Conservative move- ment's scholar in residence this fall. At Shabbat morning services, ...…