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March 22, 2002 • Page Image 116

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…3 a Professional Directory mmw e.o/ 'nrovmssworiooew s SW S't WALTER A. ROSENBLUM Computer Confusion? zi QuickBooks QuickBooks • Consulting Services ,T.vfcr, Installation • Set-Up • Training Support • File Analysis PHONE 248-85-1841 FAx 248-855.1891 Launch Your Business on the Internet for •;',4 "'":t, The Computer Person, LLC We are your computer solution 248-637-0077 Joel - M. Kaufman Upgrades • Internet • Cable • DSL • Rep...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 119

…Home and Services • FURNITURE & CABINET Repair Specialist/ Plus • Wood or Formica® • Door Adjustments • Hardware Replacement • New Doors/Drawers • Kitchen Refacing Free Estimates JOE WALDMANN (248) 553-3159 (le d- tg ,14,?. 01,do, Full Line Interior Construction and Design with a West Bloomfield Flair! SIDING and ROOFING • Aluminum/Vinyl Siding • Seamless Gutters/Trim • Decks and Brick Pavers • Storm Windows & Doors • Replacement Win...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 120

…Home and Services VLADIMI era Pro Power Washing Ltd. ' Call for discount 866•PPW-WASH W P4 ../01 k. Poftft WAWA, 011 Naomi AM= "4th Generation Of Quality" Choosing who will install your floor is as important as the products you select. Our mmw- in house staff is committed to customer service and satisfaction! www.propowerwashing.con ji .... - .4` - EXOTIC SPECIES BORDERS AND INLAYS RICHARDSON FULL PRE-FINISHED SELECTION ...…

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March 22, 2002 • Page Image 122

…Home and Services ainting/ aintin *allitiapering Custom: ;. LIVONIA PAINTING European To Painting Quality Workmanshi Wallpapering Interior Faux Finishes and Exterior FREE ESTIMATES Custom: Deck Refinishing 0 and POWER WASHING ■Aluminum Refinishing ■ Interior/Exterior • Deck Preservation • Licensed/Insured ■ Insurance Work BBB 248-853-3020 Sivt4t9, ..5ftee,k1,1) KEN KRON INSURED 248-474-7181 "Quality Sherwin Williams P...…

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March 22, 2002 • Page Image 124

…Household Goods Real Estate For Rent MOVING? L Priced Sale of Household Furnishings Professionally Conducted in Your Home Estate Liquidators COLN WERS APARTMENTS EDMUND FRANK & CO. Studios, I & 2 Bedrooms includes heat & water (313) 869-5555 248-968-0011 Serving the community since 1976 Community Room & Activities • Swimming Pool Fitness Center • TV and Card Rooms Window Treatments • Balconies Central Air • Same Floor Laundry & S...…

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…Out of State For Sale •• • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Real Estate For Sale WEST • • • BLOOMFIELD • • 9,6:4441* SIM:49d Sag • • • • 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, • • (2782 sq. ft.) lst-floor • • • • • master, chef's kitchen & • many extras. Quiet • • wooded cul-de-sac. • • West Bloomfield schools • • • • • Specializing in waterfront and $399,900 • golf communities from • • 248-844-0008 Boca Raton to Jupiter Island • • • • c...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 126

…Real Estate For Sale Nanci J. Rands Meredith Colburn nsttnctive Residential Properties Amberlagh Wait Until You See West Bloomfield's Best... The Park at 9-feron Bay Outstanding, building opportunities in Bloomfield. 12 individual- sites with privacy eb' sweeping views. The Park, at Heron Bay is part of a distinguished gated community. Sites range in size from 3/4 - 1 3/4 acres. Prices from $ 69 5,000-$ 1,500,000 Downtown Birmingham Im...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 127

…Real Estate For Sale FARAINGTON MB • WEST BLOOMFIELD Open House Sunday I 2-4 5337 West Bloomfield Lake Rd. * Please call * 2 blocks West of Farmington Rd. North off'Walnut Lake Rd. SHELLY KOMER JACKIER West Bloomfield Updated 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath Colonial. Open floor plan with living room/family room/library. Gorgeous backyard with pool and hot tub $409,000 ORCHARD CREEK 248-681-6896 TWO BEDROOM, TWO BATH CONDOMINIUM $147,990 Over...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 128

…Professional Service in a Personal Way ASSOCIATES • REALTORS A BEAUTY! OVERSIZE FOYER with gleaming oak floors, remodeled kitchen & baths, large living room and dining room, family room with cathedral ceiling, main floor library and laundry. 4 spacious bedrooms, finished lower level. Beautifully landscaped lot. 59 900 851-6900 WAE22015072 ABSOLUTELY LOVELY newer home tucked into wooded lot on cul-de-sac. Features walkout lower level, bay ...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 129

…Crossword PAM S TOLER OVER $25 MILLION ANNUALLY! www.pamstoler.corn (248) 840-0044 Jewish Puzzler By Kathi Handler (bookssss@aoLcom MINIM IIIIIIIIII pm" iis Es RN is • eml op moli iiim Fun Nam Pam Stoler 1 ACRE PRIVATE WOODED SETTING in Bloomfield with 3,300 sq.ft., plus 1,500 sq.ft. in the finished walkout lower level. Open floor plan. Living room with vaulted ceiling and fireplace. Library with vaulted ceiling and recessed lights. ...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 130

…SENSATIONAL WABEEK CONDO IWest Bloomfield Schools OPEN SUNDAY 1-5 • Sawgrass S. of Long Lake, E. of Middlebelt Nature views from living room, dining room, master bed- room and decks. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 fireplaces, new hardwood floors, Pella windows & doorwall. Over 3000 sq. ft. of living area. $445,000 Final Close-out! Last chance to claim an Orchard Lake address!! Ranches, 1.5 & 2 story plans complete for under $569,900! Models avai...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 131

…, . Real Estate For Sale BLOOMFIELD HILLS FARMINGTON Beautiful home with country feel. Over .5 acre lot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath. Entire home updated. Full finished basement. Bloomfield Hills schools. SIERRA POINTE CONDO 2.5 baths, library with built-ins, huge master suite with custom bath. 1,869 sq. ft. Exquisitely professionally decorat- ed. Dues $150/month $359,000 248-593-8552 $234,900 248-788-9606 HILLS RANCH 11•11111111M11111111....…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 132

…Trusted by more people in more neighborhoods RealEstate na.co • , 36C hometou• The Real Estate one Family of Companies ciet- the/5 wt. ) Johnstone &Johnstone • Max Brood( Realtors • Ralph Manuel Associates WEST BLOOMFIELD GORGEOUS & IMMACULATE 4BR/3.1 bath colonial. Marble 2-story foyer. Natural oak kitchen floors. 14 x 12 sun room, professionally finished bsmt. Luxury master ste. 2 fireplaces. (MIDC) $409,900 248-851-1900 $2,100,000 ...…

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…@q :._]SgN JEWISH CONNECTOR A personals service for the Jewish community brought to you by the Detroit Jewish News To respond to an ad, call To place your free 30 word ad call 1-900-226-1380 $2.19 per minute. You must be 18 or older. 1-800-881-8290 Place your ad or respond to other Jewish Connector ads online at: detroitjewishnews.com yee message retrieval! Your mother will love me. 38-year-old SJPF, nonsmoker, University of Michigan g...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 135

…ri s Obituaries are updated regularly and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.corn For The Children public education. He was a guide and mentor to all of us." Dr. Gretchko's son Steven said his father was the kind of man eymour Gretchko, superin- people aspire to be — from a tendent of the West moral point of view. "He believed Bloomfield School District, there was a right way to treat accumulated countless local, state and nationw...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 136

…that continue to benefit from Mrs. Hamburger's generosity include the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, Congregation Shaarey Zedek, the Detroit Institute of Arts and Jerusalem's Hadassah An active member of the American Detroit), Michigan Israel Bonds and Hospital and Hebrew University. the Jewish Theological Seminary of Israel Cultural Foundation, Mrs. Mrs. Hamburger is survived by her America. Hamburger, of Bloomfield Hills, s...…

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…Our Heartfelt Condolances to the Families We have Served MARTIN HAROLD, 88, of Southfield, died March 18. Prior to retirement in 1972, he was the produce supervisor of all locations of Borman Foods, having started to work for them at age 12. He was a member of B'nai B'rith Pisgah Lodge and cap- tain of the bowling league. Mr. Harold is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anita Harold; daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Susan Harold and Martin Harold ...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 138

…YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH School for Boys • Beth Jacob School for Girls • Early Childhood Development Center 15751 W. Lincoln Drive • Southfield, MI 48076 • (248) 557-6750 "The entire world is sustained by the Torah study of young children" Obituaries During the coming week, the students of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah will study in memory of the following departed friends. In addition, Kaddish will be said during the daily minyan. Nissan 11 / March 24...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 139

…D ETHEL NISKAR, 95, of West Bloomfield, died March 13. She is survived by her grandchildren, Lisa (Robert) Mazzola, Amanda Niskar; daughter-in-law, Joanne Niskar. She was the beloved wife of the late Max Niskar; mother of the late Marvin Niskar and Sharon Faust Niskar (Lynn Krayle). Graveside services were held at the Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Ethel Niskar Scholarship Fund do the University of Michigan-Sc...…

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…When a child feels a loss, our goal is to make the funeral Obituaries Let us help you help your child." Awid Nathan Stone; sister-in-law and brother- in-law, Linda and Harold Dudley. He was the loving son of the late Irving and the late Dorothy Ruby. Interment at Clover Hill Park . Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Pan Can-Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Inc., P.O. Box 1010, Torrrance, CA 90505. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. C...…

March 22, 2002 • Page Image 141

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…• 411,110Wilia • 09rf Mark the Moment"' Michigan's most trusted jeweler since 1977 Orchard Mall . Orchard Lake Road at Maple Road . West Bloomfield, MI 48322 . 248-932-7700 . 1-800-337-GIFT Enlarged to show detail. Available in limited quantities. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner steel and 18kt gold chronometer. Fliplock bracelet. Pressure proof to 1000 feet. Self-winding. Synthetic sapphire crystal. Graduated, rotatable bezel for chec...…

February 22, 2002 • Page Image 1

…A Jewish Renaissance Media Publication $1.25 FEBRUARY 22, 2002/ADAR 10, 5762 Jewish Federation Grants Emergency Israel Support Purim Celebrates How Jews Survived Evil Haman's Wrath Northwest Airlines' Andrea Fischer Newman was a key player in creating Detroit Metro Airport's new terminal. DETROIT JEWISH NEWS …

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February 22, 2002 • Page Image 3

…Contents A 2001 Michigan Press Association Newspaper of the Year Alefik41044 George Levin, a resident of Teitel Apartments hi Oak Park, gives Sarah Richaiyl, 9, and Rachel Barth, 11, both of Oak Park, some coins as thanks r delivering a Purim parcel. Wes a holiday of fun and frivolity, *perhaps Judaism's most joyous. But Purim has a deeper meaning. Queen Esther risked her life by entering the king's inner court,„, without being asked. She...…

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February 22, 2002 • Page Image 5

…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK When Pages Talk eries, fish markets, butcher shops, laundries, liquor n 1932, my father, Joseph Sklar, lived at 1610 stores, pawnshops, clothing stores and synagogues, even Hazelwood, a block from the Taylor Street Shul, on as congestion and disease struck the overcrowded tene- Taylor at Woodrow Wilson. He was 28. ment houses. It was home to most of Detroit's 10,000 The reason I know he lived there then, in the Jews in the ...…

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February 22, 2002 • Page Image 8

…www.detroitjevvishnews.com PUBLISHER Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@thejewishnews.com Associate Publisher David M. Neill dneill@thejewishnews.com ADVERTISING SALES: Sales Director Jim Cohen Sales Coordinators Kristen M. Komlen Mina Vickers Senior Account Executive Danny Raskin dannyraskin@mindspring.com Account Executives Heather Bondy Bonnie Brown Kathy Johnson Sue Maniloff Heidi Martin Rick Nessel Tammy Nordling Dharlene Norris Melissa Wol...…

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…Kids j gcidng Cancer Join with your friends at Tapper's to provide martial arts training for pediatric cancer patients and their siblings. TEACH CHILDREN HELP CHILDREN COPE .4 to feel empowered and confident with the rigorous medical treatments they face At Tapper's, we've created an exciting new fund raising program. Here's how it works...bring us any of the jewelry you no longer wear (gold, platinum, diamonds, and gemstones) old or ...…

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…Chat rooms, Torah, 'NSYNC, Shabbat History and heritage or computers and boy bands? What is really important to our children? That's why the Jewish Federatiori and its partner agencies — Agency for Jewish Education, Fresh Air Society, Jewish Community Center, six day schools, religious schools, campus Hillel centers, BBYO and others — are out there teaching our children what being Jewish is all about. But, with growing needs a...…

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…auff glp Sz, &k4 For Openers 'cha t IOW Lonely No More © 2002 0 n Jan. 4, the Jewish News published Devra Wanetik's guest editorial, "I'm An Israeli." Wanetik, a 22-year-old Michigan native who Stuart and Helene Weiss with Devra Wanetik made aliyah in October, said she had few friends in her new home of and Netanya Weiss at a kosher Thai restaurant in Jerusalem. Jerusalem and her job prospects were slim. But she was happy to be 1 and too...…

February 22, 2002 • Page Image 12

…Staff Notebook/News Digest Massaging Olympians ulie Wineman is bound for Salt Lake City, Utah — one of 200 massage therapists (nine from Michigan) selected to assist athletes at the 2002 Paralympics Winter Games, March 4-20. The Paralympics Games showcase the world's premier athletes with disabili- ties. Some 1,000 athletes and team offi- cials from 36 countries will participate. "It's an honor to be chosen," says Wineman, 37, of Novi, a mem...…

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February 22, 2002 • Page Image 15

…N A NUTSHELL ndrea Fischer Newman was helping pave the way for the midfield terminal project Feb. 24, 2002 OPENING DATE even before the first OWNER TENANTS bulldozer hit the ground. Wayne County Northwest Airlines and its partners are the pri- mary tenants. International carriers, including KLM, British Airways and Lufthansa Airlines, will have a presence. The $1.2 billion domestic and interna- Approximately 30 million passengers...…

February 22, 2002 • Page Image 16

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…Newman met then-State Sen. John Engler. Later, as governor, Engler made state money available to the midfield project with "no strings attached," Newman said. Engler appointed Newman to the Michigan Strategic Fund, where she served for four years, and then to the board of Oakland University in Rochester Hills. "In the years I've known Andrea Newman, she has proven to be an effective advocate for whatever cause she is involved with, " Gov. Engl...…

February 22, 2002 • Page Image 18

…V sit gewish.com* for a huge selection of new items and get this Filling A Need FREE GIFT with purchases of '39.95 or more! Federation earmarks $2.35 million of Challenge Fund for social relief in Israel. HARRY KIRS BAUM StaffWriter T he 17 months of escalat- ing violence throughout Israel has taken a huge toll on social and humani- tarian agencies in Israel, diverting $1.4 billion of government spending to the military. To help make u...…

February 22, 2002 • Page Image 19

…• can be accessed. * $500,000 to support five emer- gency supportive communities for the elderly ($100,000 each) address- ing the isolation needs of older adults living in 36 confrontation areas. * NATAL, a hotline and trauma center that supports Israeli citizens who suffer from emotional trauma resulting from terrorist activities. * Tzaadim Kadima supports two after-school sports programs, one in Yavne and one in Netanya, targeting Ethiopian...…

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…Balancing Act Jewish community leaders debate civil liberties vs. security in the fight on terrorism. SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter A 2/22 2002' 20 ation of the American Civil Liberties Union, he added. In addition, Jews are especially sensi- tive to the issue of racial and ethnic pro- filing by government because of the centuries of anti-Semitic persecution in Europe, culminating in the Nazi regime and its occupation of much of the con-...…

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…the ones who work with us and whose children go to school with our chil- dren." Rabbi Wine sees these obligations from a moral standpoint. He cautions Jews from allowing their fears to over- come their moral obligations. "We real- ly must discipline ourselves to avoid stereotyping," he said. "It's hard, but it's a moral obligation, and most moral obligations are very difficult." He also doesn't shy away from spelling out how he would handle ma...…

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…This Week 'Z4741;i7. 44' Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, center, speaks to the press, as Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, second left, listens, during the weekly cabinet meeting Feb. 17. Feeling Of Despair Israelis ponder the future under an onslaught of terrorism. DAVID LANDAU Special to the Jewish News T Jerusalem DE 2/22 2002 22 he new editor of Ma'ariv, Amnon Dankner, best summed up the mood of Israelis: "It can't car...…

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…Sarraj, Bir Zeit University political scientist Salah Abdul jawad, and journalists Tawfiq Abu Bakr and Daoud Kuttab. The controlled Palestinian press is nervous about printing their opinions, which could bring the cen- sor or worse on the editor's head. One dissenter, whose article was rejected by the east Jerusalem daily Al Quds, posted it on the Internet. When the paper's editor saw that no harm ensued and everyone was Abbas (a.k.a. Abu Maze...…

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