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…obituaries BELLE BRENNERS, 80, of Florida, for- merly of Michigan, died May 16, 2013. An active member and Brenners volunteer with Hebrew Academy of Margate, the Public School Systems and JAFCO, Mrs. Brenner was a social worker, bookkeeper and former co-owner of Bermuda Fashions. Along with her husband, she was active with American Friends of Magen David Adom and was a founding member of the local chapter of Sharit HaPlatah. She studied at th...…
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…Contents A 2002 Michigan Press Association DETROIT JEWISH NEWS General Excellence winner www.detroitjewishnews.com Friday, May 23, 2003 Iyar 21, 5763 Vol. COMI, No. 15 THIS WEEK 26 Resounding Support IDF orchestra fetes Israel at local Independence Day fest. OPINION 33 Bombing Others ... The new violence throws down the gauntlet. COMMUNITY 37 In Touch With Israel Miracle Mission reinforces Detroit, Israel relationships. ARTS EN...…
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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Strength Amid Tears Afula's Emekim Mall was the fifth Israeli target of a suicide he doctor suddenly turned into a patient when he bomber over the period of May 17 to 19. The death toll of at became a victim of Palestinian terror Monday in least 12 scuttled a much-anticipated Washington summit Israel's Central Galilee, Detroit Jewry's Partnership with President Bush when Ariel Sharon, Israel's beleaguered 2000 region. The t...…
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…Call for Nominees for the 16t h Annual Berman Award This Week News Digest for Outstanding Professional Service created by Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Note To Dems: Back Off President , VN.,1WZWOYt. 'N'T.Mk'N'', T, KRMi}:INQX.. New York/JTA — A group of Jewish Democrats called on the Democratic presidential candidates to refrain from criticizing President Bush as long as he works to implement the road map for peace. The letter, ...…
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…This Week Boosting Hebrew Immersion T he Jewish Theological Seminary of America has received a $250,000 grant from the Covenant Foundation to expand the scope of its Hebrew Immersion program. Through Hebrew Immersion — formally known as Ma'a/ah: Early Childhood Hebrew Language Immersion Network Program — preschoolers learn Hebrew at a time in their lives when studies have shown the brain is most-easily attuned to language and speech acquisi...…
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…This Week Cover Story Terror's Toll Life Goes On Uncertainty stirs high anxiety among local Jews with loved ones in Israel. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer A t the same moment a group of University of Michigan students excitedly reached the top of Mount Arbel in northern Israel Monday, some of their horrified parents back home were watching televised coverage of the aftermath of a suicide bombing 20 minutes away at a mall in Afula...…
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…This Week Faces Of Death Victims of terrorists share low rank on economic ladder. board the bus. Ostinsky left a wife, two children and two grandchildren. Jewish Telegraphic Agency Some observers noted that, given the terrorists' Jerusalem propensity to blow up buses because tf the high num- ast Friday, on the way to work from Pisgat ber of casualties, the price of attacks is being paid by a Ze'ev, my home neighborhood in Jerusalem, particu...…
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…Resounding Support IDF ensemble orchestra represents Israel's soldiers in local celebration visit. HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer C entered between two large screens showing images of Israeli daily life and powerful mili- tary might, the Israel Defense Forces Ensemble Orchestra performed to an enthu- siastic crowd in Farmington Hills on May 15 in honor of Yom HiAtzmaut, Israel Independence Day (May 7). The ensemble of Israeli soldiers is part...…
…Clockwise from top left, opposite page: Nathan Nosseri, 11, and Ben Nadis, 10, both of West Bloomfield, serve as ushers. Soldiers Shahar Borek, Aviad Mizrahi, Amit Friedman and Ran Algov - take a break before the peifomance. Shiran Shahar, 21, of Tel Aviv, belts out a number. Capt. Kobi Shamir speaks to the crowd. Michael HarPaz of Farminton Hills sings the American national anthem. Yaffa Sherach of West Bloomfield applauds. Opposite pa...…
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…Remember When • • Mixed Signals From the pages of the Jewish News from this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. Pro-Israel activists saw a major difference at U.S. colleges this year. John Engler is the first Michigan governor to address the Jewish Community Council's annual meeting. 19"1"1111.1"111.111 Mara Benjamin, a University of Michigan senior, is the winner of the national United Jewish Appeal's "Come To Israel" contest. RACH...…
…Campus Timeline The following is a list of major events during the last school year on North American campuses: • May 2002: Following the "Passover massacre bombing M Israel, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life launches its first Israel advocacy mission. The program draws 400 students for the five-day mission, and 80 remain for two weeks of advocacy training at Tel Aviv University. • May 1, 2002: The American Israel Public Affairs C...…
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…OTHER VIEWS A Ready Partner? yen in the wake of the release of the Middle East road map, a release timed to coincide with the recent appointment of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, some observers are expressing reservations over the prospects of its success. They are voicing questions about both Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's willingness to fulfill provisions in the plan and Abbas' ability to do so. The road map was proposed ...…
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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 48 Mazel Toy! 50 Miracle Mission reinforces why Israel needs Detroit Jewry and Detroit Jewry needs Israel. . HARRY KIRS BAUM Staff Writer IV ith promises of the "trip of a lifetime," Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit leaders are hoping 800 Detroit Jews will board two El Al jumbo jets at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on April 18, 2004, for a 10-day trip to Israel. The Michigan Miracle Mission 4's firs...…
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