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…JNOnline.com • Thursday, June 23, 2005 • 16 Sivan 5765. • Vol. CXXVII, No. 20 For late-breaking news: Nutritionally Speaking By Ba r6ra Beznos, RD, I D integrated Nutrition, L LC Jewish.com AppleTree Arts/Entertainment Business Calendar Crossword Food Letters Marketplace Mazel Toy! Metro Opinion Something Extra Spotlight Synagogues To Life! World rai s* it it Metro 22 Full-court Press Boyhood pals, now doctors, team up to save Pistons...…

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…Share Your Editor's Notebook soul Promising JCC Vibes I The JCC-hosted SAJE still draws hundreds of adults to f first impressions count, there's reason to be optimistic study each winter, but these community-taught classes about the future of the financially stressed Jewish should stand the test of a rigorous evaluation now that Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. Let's Alterman is JCC president. Still growing are Shalom Street hope...…

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…Letters DISCOUNT EVERY0I,,,] GM 2005 Cadillac STS Stock 3208954. V-61usury sport sedan. heated front seat. 17" polished aluminum wheels.8 speaker Bose radio, multi driver memory seats $Z974 Due at signing. Mayor Rothstein's Role I would like to bring to your attention the following information that will properly fill the holes in your cover story "The Soul Of Oak Park" (June 2, page 20) in regards to the creation of the I- 696 freeway. ...…

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…Community Calendar (877) 742-5663. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 Do A Mighty Mitzvah MONDAY, JUNE 27 Classic Movie and Popcorn Connection 40-56 meets for dinner. Pallas, 12 Mile, Farmington Hills. 7 p.m. RSVP by June 24: Cindy (248) 542-9166. Temple Israel's Robert Sosnick Family Life Center will hold its annual program Kever Avot: The Graves of Our Ancestors. It is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 25, and is sponsored by the Ira Kaufman Chapel, Southf...…

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…kJ* USINESS NS is grateful to the many individuals and corporations that made our 8th annual Strictly Business Luncheon an incredible success. With their assistance, NS raised $286,000 to support services for the most vulnerable people we serve. Our thanks go to the following individuals and businesses for their commitment, care and concern for our community. Presenting Sponsor DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund Luncheon Underwriter Awards...…

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…E 3Mfg Since You Asked I f a man voices an opinion in a forest with no one around, is he still wrong? It's not that we men feel henpecked, but there are many questions that are posed to us by our spouses and whatever we answer could be problematical, especially if it is what we really want to say. Perhaps the most famous of these inquiries is, "Do you think this outfit makes me look fat?" The desired answer is, "No." The amount of con- sid...…

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…Something Extra JCC Leadership New officers and board members were installed and a new executive director was introduced during the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's annual meeting in West Bloomfield on June 15. Incoming JCC Executive Director Mark Lit called his predecessors, including the most recent Center director David Sorkin, those "who have really set the stage for us." "It's our chal- lenge to take this Lit organizati...…

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…Doer Profile BRANDON KOVNAT City: West Bloomfield Kudos: Improving The Environment Brandon Kovnat of West Bloomfield is not afraid to get his hands dirty, espe- cially for a cause he truly believes in — improving the environmental health and beauty of his local nature preserve. A recent graduate of West Bloom- field High School, Brandon, 17, has been an active member of Boy Scout Troop 1000 for the past seven years. To fulfill the requireme...…

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…Something Extra Increasing Accuracy Israeli doctor's non-invasive technique speeds cancer detection. RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News W I ith one in eight women at • risk for developing breast cancer, news of a non- invasive, highly accurate diagnostic method of detection is worthy of serious attention. More than 150 people, primarily women, heard firsthand about the medical breakthrough from its devel- oper, Dr. Hadassa Degani o...…

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…Tsunami Help In Thailand seminars, JDC helps tsunami caregivers help themselves. • GUY SHARETT Jewish Telegraphic Agency Above: Thais who aid tsunami victims make peace with the sea as part of a JDC workshop. Phuket, Thailand uree Worawit wasn't hurt in last winter's Southeast Asian tsunami, but that doesn't stop her from envisioning worst-case scenarios as she relives the moment in her mind. "We're still thinking, 'What if the tsunami ha...…

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…World Lobby Targeted New revelations in AIPAC case as indictment of ex-staffers is expected. RON KAMPEAS AND MATTHEW E. BERGER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Washington wo former staffers at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee facing indictment on espionage charges shared allegedly classified information at the crux of the case against them with AIPAC's executive director as soon as they received it. Howard Kohr had no idea that the i...…

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…World Fatal Train Wreck Truck on tracks derails Israeli passenger liner. ARIEH O'SULLIVAN Jerusalem Post Revidim, Israel t least seven people were killed and more than 120 were injured in a collision between a truck and a passenger train that occurred near Kibbutz Revadim, east of Ashdod, Tuesday afternoon. The train was making its way from Haifa to Beersheva when a truck, which had just left the kibbutz report- edly transporting chicken ...…

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…Digest Gift Of The Grape Jerusalem/JTA — Eating grapes can reduce the risk of heart disease, Israeli researchers believe. According to a Rambam Hospital study published this month in the U.S.-based Journal of Nutrition after two years of research, grapes in powdered form, fed to mice who had been exposed to high levels of cholesterol, reduced their risk of heart attack by 50 percent compared to a control group. The grapes' salutary value was...…

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…Full-Court Press Boyhood pals, now doctors, team up to save man's life at Pistons' game. ROBIN SCHWARTZ Special to the Jewish News T he Detroit Pistons weren't the only ones working as a team during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Amid the crowd of screaming fans packed into the Palace of Auburn Hills, two Jewish doctors who happen to be childhood friends teamed up to help save a life. Dr. Danny Rosenberg of Novi and Dr. Todd Marcus of Birmingh...…

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…GM PRICING TO EVERYONE!! GMACISAAB lessees: Lease Pull Ahead Extended through 75/05 American people," Kourani said. He said he believed the religious scholar — who, along with those attending the fund-raising meetings, has not been identified — because "in Lebanon, we usually listen to our religious scholars." He told the court through tears that he wanted to go home to take care of his wife and two seriously ill sons and that he did not kno...…

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…F ree Jewish Community," to support a pro- fessional and lay event with Rabbi Abraham Twerski, author of Shame Borne in Silence, on the issues of coer- cive and violent domestic abuse. • $5,000 to Jewish Family Service for "Hannah's Sisters" to support a new program and conference address- ing infertility and peri-natal loss as they impact women, their partners and support systems. • $3,000 to the National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Det...…

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…Metro Here's To... Brotherhood President Gerald Cole was installed as the 69th president of the Temple Beth El Brotherhood on June 2. A mem- ber of Beth El since 1984, he has served on the brotherhood board since 1992. Chair of membership since 1994, he has assisted with the semi-annual blood drive, helped pack Chanukah and Passover boxes for Beth El college students and coor- dinated brother- hood's Tee Off For a Child golf outing in 2002-...…

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…Digest Thank You to our Friends and Business Associates for their Generosity in Honoring our Parents Debbie and Jerry Glassman at This Year's J.C.C. Music Fest. Lenore & Alan Singer George & Sherri Glassman Judith & Douglas Etkin Single-Parent Camp Set AJC Slate Announced Single parents with children 15 years and younger are invited to attend the Single Jewish Parents Network annual Single Parent Family Camp Sunday, July 31-Thursday...…

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…Editorials are posted and archived on JNOnline.com Still Unfinished igh school graduation means mortar- boards, flowing gowns, bittersweet good- byes and serious speeches to mark a com- ing of age. Yes, graduation is not an end, but a beginning in so many ways. Most high school graduates in our community are going on to college in the fall. They and their parents recognize that to get a good job, to acquire additional life skills and to gain...…

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…Opinion Other Views At Home In Jerusalem Jerusalem had forgotten what it was like to stand in a river of people. Its Jerusalem Day in Israel. The intersection of King George Street and Jaffa Road, the center of the city (in front of the pizza shop where a few years ago a Palestinian homicide bomber killed a dozen people and crip- pled scores more) is packed. Tens of thousands of young people are carrying Israeli flags, dancing and singing. ...…

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…@ g3cf, , Taiteci mi s2 David S. Grey, M.D. formerly of Ophthalmology Associates, P.C., is proud to announce his new practice location in association with Les D. Grosinger, M.D. and Alan V. Spigelman, M.D. at Memos Allen Zemmol of Beverly Hills has joined the firm of Kemp, Klein, Umphrey, Endelman & May PC as counsel. He is a board mem- ber and vice presi- dent of the Detroit Legal Aid and Defender Association. Thomas. V. Trainer has jo...…

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…Arts & Entertainment Withou Our annual summer reading roundup of new fiction and nonfiction. E CHESSLER ecial to the Jewish News ewish armchair -- or beach chair — travelers can visit lots of different places this summer using recently pub- lished books as guides. Whether the Jewish connection comes strictly through the author's heritage or the world the author created, each volume presents willing readers with a conventional or unconventi...…

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…Arts & Entertainment SPICY JAMBALAYA Back for its third year, the JAMbalaya Street Festival comes to downtown Pontiac 4 p.m.-midnight Friday, 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, June 24-26, with a spicy lineup of food from 17 local eateries, concerts, a carnival, arts and crafts and the return of the NBA Rhythm 'n Rims Tour, an interactive two-acre basketball showcase featuring NBA talent from the Detroit Pistons and Detroit...…

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…► Touch Park, Chelsea. (734) 433-7673 or www.purplerosetheatre.org . DIE Energy Music Theatre, 7774 Sashabaw, Clarkston. (248) 645-6666 or vv-ww.palacenet.com. Music of Pink Floyd LaserSpectacular — 8 p.m. Friday, June 24. $10-$20. Santana — Rock guitarist appears with Los Lonely Boys and Salvador Santana Band. 7 p.m. Saturday, June 25. $23.50 $53. The Doobie Brothers — Classic rock band. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 28. $10- $29.50. Earth, Wind ...…

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…Arts & Entertainment SUMMER READING from page 37 nenow Internet dating with a twist has become the subject of David Israel's first novel, Behind Everyman: A Novel VISIT OUR CONVENIENT LOCATIONS Birmingham 154 S. Woodward Ave. Bloomfield Twp. Genoa Twp. 4380 E. Grand River Independence Twp. 6535 Telegraph Rd. Corner of Maple (15 Mi. Rd.) 6325 Sashabaw Brighton Laurel Park Mall (37622 6 Mile Rd.) 8280 Movie Rd. Canton 1735 Cant...…

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…SHIRLEY POI , ICI I maRNIN a first novel, Alligators May Be Present (University of Wisconsin Press; $24.95). The plot has to do with a missing person, whose disap- pearance is questioned by a grand- son, a writer for a Jewish newspaper. Solving the mystery takes on a new dimension when the grandson is asked to help a man with his mem- oirs. A 9-year-old nar- rates Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Houghton Mifflin; $24.95), a novel about...…

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…Arts & Entertainment SUMMER READING from page 41 Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer (Simon & Schuster; $35) gives a history of movie-making by telling about one of the giants working behind the scenes. Author Scott Eyman, who explores the truths and images of the man who headed up Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1924 to 1951, tells about Mayer's rise to busi- ness fortune and his influence in poli- tics. Traditional family va...…

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…$1.00 OFF a grande size doodle dand (when you present this coupon) Peter Riegert and Isabella Rosselini play husband and wife in "King of the Cornen" Elkin, sent the book as a gift. Riegert had been on the prowl for material to direct and, hooked by the title, he zoomed through the book, phoned Shapiro immediately, and they set about adapting the stories into a screenplay. Riegert, 58, allows that he was not only attracted to the drama of...…

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…Arts & Entertainment The Jewish British Invasion After the Beatles conquered America, many of the British bands that followed were supplied with songs by Jewish songwriters. Graham Gouldman SCOTT BENARDE Special to the Jewish News 11 orty years ago, in June of 1965, a British 1 band called the Yardbirds, featuring a gui- tarist named Eric Clapton, reached the American Top 10 with a song called "For Your Love," now a rock classic. While...…

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…STAR DELI IS ONE OF THE BEST CARRY OUT ONLY RESTAURANTS IN AMERICA! • Everybody knows star has the best homemade tuna in town! He didn't realize until long after he became a non-performing member of Procol Harum, providing the band with 10 albums worth of song lyrics, including the international hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale," that his fami- ly's history with the Holocaust had had a profound effect on his writing (and his identity as a Jew). ...…

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…aauset aft Arts is Entertainment eve Featuring Chinese & Japanese Cuisine Art In The Woods Grand Opening Special Dine-In or Carry-Out 10% Off with ad Organizer Kathy Jacobi builds on her experience planning local art fairs. Monday - Thursday expires 7/21/05 a SUZANNE CHESSLER Open Hours Mon-Thor: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM Fri & Sat: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM Sunday: 12:00 Noon - 10:00 PM Special to the Jewish News T his year's art fair in...…

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…JUNE BREAKFAST SPECIALS 7 DAYS A WEEK UNTIL NOON $395 Omelette Breakfast Jacobi, whose interest in Jewish art and artists came after the years she attended services with a small congregation in Pontiac. "We will have one artist, Ami Goldfarb of New Jersey, who designs Judaica, framed batik pieces with Hebrew sayings. Two of the Jewish artists are Sara Frank, who does tiles and pottery, and Debra Metier, who makes one-of-a-kind jackets from ...…

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…Arts Entertainment Join us for early and late night delight On The Tube Early Night Enjoy cheese fondue, salad, entree 6- a bottle of wine for two $30 a person `Stella' Monday - Friday 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. New Comedy Central series follows the absurdist adventures of three young Jews. Late Night Enjoy cheese fondue, salad, chocolate fondue 6- a bottle of wine $18 per person DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News Monday - Friday aft...…

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