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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK A Sobering Encounter I sraeli journalist Elli Wohlgelernter and his two young sion, it has a different effect." daughters were on vacation in Manhattan last Passover I've witnessed the horror of death scenes in 30 years as a when the 9-year-old turned to him and said, "Abba, I journalist but, thank God, terror attacks aren't the norm in want to take a bus." America. Wohlgelernter said he would hail a cab, a faster way to g...…
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…I'm concerned about the security of our country. President Bush is providing the strong leadership we need in these very dangerous times. 1 1 ED KOC PATRIOT • LIFELONG DEMOCRAT • ADVOCATE F RAEL OUR SECURITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN POLITICS. He's the former New York City Mayor, he's passionate about protecting America's national security, and he's a staunch supporter of Israel. That's why Ed Koch agrees with President George W. Bush's lea...…
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…LETTERS Defending Bush Your editorial "Succeeding Against Terrorism" (Oct. 15, page 55) seems to signal a change from your usual judiciousness regarding the threat posed by Islamic fundamentalism. On several occasions, your editorial page has lamented how, after the ter- ritorial and monetary concessions of the Oslo Accords, the Palestinian Authority continues to use state-run schools to teach hatred of Israel. And how, after Israel has for ...…
…" ISRAEL'S CAUSE MUST BE AMERICA'S CAUSE' --John Kerry, Rosh Hashanah, September 14, 2004 BEST FOR ISRAEL KERRY/EDWARDS "At this time of great challenge and change, one thing will always remain constant: our commitment to a safe and secure Jewish state of Israel — our most steadfast friend and ally in the region. Israel's cause must be America's cause." -- John Kerry, September 14, 2004 KERRY HAS A PERFECT, UNBLEMISHED 1 0 0 % BEST ...…
…BEST FOR ISRAEL • BEST FOR AMERICA • BEST FOR US ALL As members of Detroit's Jewish Community we proudly support John Kerry and John Edwards US Senator Carl and Barbara Levin • US Congressman Sandy and Vicki Levin • State Senator Gilda and John E. Jacobs Patti Aaron Ansel Aberly Suzanne Aberly Roberta B. Abrams Dr. Michael Abramsky Gerald Acker Marge Alpern Robert Alpern Barbara Altwerger Burt Ansell Marjorie Ansell Betsy Appleton Herbert A...…
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…Empowering Israeli Democracy The innovative New Israel Fund complements traditional social programs. SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter Ann Arbor n 1979, a small group of American Jewish activists, including a couple from the San Francisco-based Levi- Strauss family, sought new ways of giving to Israel. Instead of establishing a central organization, they wanted to empower cit- izen groups already active in Israel — especially those interested i...…
…Rock On Students show support for peace and Israel with conviction and paint. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter Ann Arbor group of University of Michigan stu- dents showed it is the message they convey that is important, and not nec- essarily the venue. When they learned that Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends, a pro-Palestinian group, would be protesting on the corner of Hill Street and Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor — on Yom Kippur —...…
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…0 0- ti oe. Knollenberg • orris ov. 28, 19 3, Mattoon, • Residence: Bloomfield Hills Key current affiliations: hairman of the House Appropria- tions Subcommittee for Military Construction; member of the Subcommittee on Foreign Opera- Steve Reifrnan tions; Republican co-chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus. • Education: Eastern . Illinois University, Charleston, Ill., 1955, bachelor's degree in social science. • Family: Wife, Sand...…
…Proven Protector of Families ( where is the money coming from?" Domestic Issues On the domestic front, both toed the party line and blamed the other side for the woes to the economy and the envi- ronment. "The current administration has sent our corporate headquarters to Bermuda and our jobs to China," Reifman said. Knollenberg said job loss in Michigan is due, in part, to technological advances in the manufacturing sector. "You walk into ...…
…Senator Carl Levin Congressman Sander Levin Dear Friends: In our over 20 years in the U.S. Congress — on issues of Israel's Security John Kerry's record has been our record. — We are fully confident that this will be true of John Kerry as President. We have been blessed to be able to utilize in our public careers the American freedoms expanded by the generations of our beloved parents and grandparents. In Congress we have always fought t...…
…Election 2004 House Divided With attention on the presidential race, congressional races fly under the radar. MATTHEW E. BERGER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Philadelphia erhaps it makes sense that Allyson Schwartz's campaign headquarters sits above a Russian Jewish market in a small strip mall. After all, Schwartz is considered to . have the best chance of any candidate to join the Jewish caucus in Congress. The Democratic Pennsylvania state...…
…On Tuesday, November 2, vote for Election 2004 STEVEN KAPLAN Courting Voters for JUDGE OF THE 48TH DISTRICT COURT Dear Voters: We know what it takes to be a good judge, and so we are delighted to endorse Senior Trial Prosecutor and- West Bloomfield Township Trustee STEVEN KAPLAN for Judge of the 48th District Court. He has the life experience and legal know-how that you would expect in a judge. He is hard-working and principled. These qu...…
…Wh y - • our "coromuiiit support* George W. Bush? Jews for George Advisory Committee Edward C Levy, Jr. • Spencer Parttich • Marc Shulman • Shelly Goodman Taub • Linda Stulberg • Michael Stein • Mark Adler • S. Evan Weiner • Jane Sherman Richard Blumenstein • Harold Blumenstein • Buzz Silverman • Eugene Applebaum Alex Goldis • Paul 8c Marlene Borman • Larry jackier • Bill and Karen Davidson • Harold Barry Bryce Sandler • Moe Freedman • Har...…
…The President's record speaks for itself. The War on Terror ♦ George W. Bush is the first President who has refused to meet with Yasser Arafat. • President Bush is a strong supporter of Israel's security fence. ♦ President Bush referred to Israel as America's "good friend" in his 2004 Acceptance Speech. "The U.S. is strongly committed, and I am strongly committed, to the security of Israel as a vibrant Jewish state. Israel is a democracy ...…
…And Senator Kerry's record speaks for itself. "Kerry is not a mainstream Democrat," said Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman, "just look at his record..." (Boston Herald 1/28/04) Kerry on Israel Senator John Kerry called Yasser Arafat a "Statesman" and "Role Model," long after Arafat's history as a terrorist, responsible for the deaths of both Americans and Israelis was well known. (The New -War, by Senator John Kerry) Senator Kerry recentl...…
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…Prestigious Winners Israelis ecstatic over first Nobel Prize for science. RACHEL POMERANCE Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York s Israel captured its first Nobel Prize in sci- ence, Jews worldwide kvelled over the recognition of excellence in a discipline that has long been a hallmark of the Jewish state. The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded on Oct. 6 to two Israelis, Avram Hershko and Aaron Ciechanover of the Technion-Israel Institute of...…
…Analysis Fire Fight In showdown over referendum, Sharon faces gravest political test. LESLIE SUSSER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem W create a wider consensus around disengagement and will answer critics who claim Sharon has no mandate for such a radical move. In the run-up to the Knesset vote, the settlers will make a supreme effort to convince Likud legislators to insist on a referendum and refuse to vote for disengagement unless ...…
…jnonline ) Mak-A-Dream For additional photos of Camp- Mak-A-Dream, the cancer camp started by Detroiters Harry and Sylvia Granader and featured in the Oct. 22 Jewish News, go to www.detroitjewishnews.corn jewish.com ) Red Carpet Treatment It was a night for Jews, and those portraying them, as the Jewish Image Awards in Los Angeles recognized creative work that transcends stereotypes and promotes Jewish values and tra- dition. Read about i...…
…FOR 56 YEARS AND COUNTING, DEMOCRATS STAND WITH ISRAEL. "Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom." – John F. Kennedy Presii?'ex Harry S PZ1/77r7/7 with /FM gave Beft-gmr7:9/7 "I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have faith in it now. I believe it has a...…
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…r d MARY ELLEN BRENNAN JUDGE FOR CIRCUIT OAKLAND COUNTY LAWYERS ENDORSE MARY ELLEN BRENNAN FOR OAKLAND CIRCUIT JUDGE Bar-Ilan Names Chairs Bloomfield Hills — Rosalie Rosen and Eli Scherr have been named co-chairs of Bar-Ilan University's Jubilee Year Initiative. They will head several com- mittees making decisions for fund-rais- ing and special events pertaining to Bar- Ilan's 50th anniversary, all of which cul- minate in a mission to Is...…
…Anti-Semitism Act A Law Washington/JTA — President Bush signed into law a bill that requires the U.S. State Department to document anti-Semitic attacks around the world each year. Bush signed the Global Anti- Semitism Review Act of 2004 into law Saturday. "This nation will keep watch, and will make sure that the ancient impulse of anti-Semitism never finds a home in the modern world," he said at a campaign stop in West Palm Beach, Fla., later...…
…• VOTE NOVEMBER 2N0 FOR MICHAEL (MIKE) MADIGA. Groups Back Gaza Plan New York/JTA — A leading American Jewish umbrella organization will issue a statement backing Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The move follows heated debate at a Oct. 14 meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. The statement will express support for U.S.-Israeli understandings on Israel's planned withdrawal from Gaza...…
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…Dry Bones Rom THERE ARE Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: wvvw.detroitjewishnews.com TWO KINDS OF "TARGETED KILLINGS" Kerry For President Last in a series on the Nov. 2 presidential election. Earlier editorials may be found at wvvw.detroitjewisimews.com rom his bravery in Vietnam, through his serv- ice in the U.S. Senate and by his performance in more than a year of campaigning, John E Kerry has demonstrated that he would...…
…SPECIAL REPORT Presidential Debate U.S., Israel Need Kerry Now E very four years under our Constitution, we have the privilege of deciding which presidential nominee is best for America. In my opinion, both our national good and the security and independence of the State of Israel require us to retire George W. Bush and elect John F. Kerry. John Kerry has been an unabated supporter of Israel for his 20 years as senator. Why should he chang...…
…1:1381V13VC) g ; 6 0 1-l iQ ; Senator Kerry the _United States must be slowed. We need new thinking that does not place the interest of large corpora- tions first. Kerry can and will give us that. Kerry's plan to end tax breaks for companies who move jobs over- seas and give those tax breaks to companies who retain jobs here President Bush's support for Israel and his strong attachment to the Jewish people is not a product of polls or of ...…
…OTHER VIEWS VOTE NOVEMBER 2 Right for: DAVID LAW for State Representative ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Fiscal Responsibility Quality Schools Protecting Our Environment Michigan's Economy And for Oakland County's Future! "David Law will make an outstanding state representative for us. I'm impressed with his professional experience, good judgment and strong commitment to all the people of West Bloomfield. Combine these qualities with his deep roots in the ...…
…On July 19, 1948, Iraq amended penal code Law 51, making Zionism itself a crime punishable by up to seven years in prison. Hundreds of Jews were arrested, tortured until they "confessed" and sentenced to long jail terms. By October 1948, all Jews — an estimated 1,500 — were summarily dismissed from their government positions. Soon, the familiar sequence of Nazi-style pauperization began, with an organized boycott and systematic expulsion from ...…
…Dennis R. Neiman of Farmington Hills, a principal in the Detroit law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC, was recently elected a fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel and to a two-year term as a member of the board of directors of the . Michigan Government Finance Officers Neiman Association. Joanne R. Lax of Southfield, member of the Dykema Gossett PLLC Health Care Practice Group, will be among the speakers at the annual...…
