…44 Robert and Rosellene Bronstein, Melissa Bronstein, Amy Selik, Jeffrey and Aliya Selik; great-grand- children, Jacob, Mia, Nathan and Sydney Bronstein, Emily Meretsky, Elena Selik; brothers and sisters-in- law, James and Rita Joseff, Martin and Corrine Joseff; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Martin and Madeline Bronstein, William and Janice Bronstein, Mildred Mintz; nieces, nephews and friends. She was the beloved wife of the late Merle...…
…Obituaries YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH School for Boys • Beth Jacob School for Girls • Early Childhood Development Center 5751 W. Lincoln Drive • Southfield, Ml 48076 • (248) 557 6750 . "The entire world is sustained by the Torah study of young children" - . r 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. Obituarie...…
…received a bachelor's degree in Judaic studies and a master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan. He was also a member of Adat Shalom Synagogue and its choir. Mr. Posen is survived by his wife of 30 years, Cindy Posen of West Bloomfield; daughters, Eve Bethany Posen and Hannah Aliza Posen; brothers and sister-in-law, Marc and Carol Posen of West Bloomfield, Larry Posen of Chicago; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Andee an...…
…Obituaries Obituaries from page 77 SHAARON VARON, 70, of Southfield, died Aug. 15, 2007. She was an advertising executive and owner of Varon & Associates. Mrs. Varon is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Dr. Linda and Kevin Thomas, Laura Varon Brown and Jeff Brown; grandchildren, Molly Varon, Emma Brown, Jacob and Lauren Brown, Shea Thomas; friend, Lawrence Zatkin; sister and brother-in-law, Beverly and Joseph Sanders of Ohio; broth...…
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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK ELTON JOHN & TIM RICE'S Ties That Bind T ourism is down and danger lurks everywhere, propelling the economy into a tailspin, but life goes on in Jerusalem, says an Israeli jeweler who helped coordinate the highly successful Ben Yehudah Israel Shopping Expo in Oak Park last week. "People are more intense, and they are scared, but go out still," says Yedidia Ghatan, third-gen- eration proprietor of Ghatan & Sons, a Jerusale...…
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…Thi s Week For Openers A Israelis Love Their Smokes nytime, anyplace is the right moment to light up a cigarette in Israel. This includes a driver smoking next to his home-heating fuel truck, which is clearly marked "flammable" — as oil is being pumped into the tank of a building. It also includes the arrival lounge at Ben- Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv and the central bus station of many cities — even though signs inform visitors that smok...…
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…Finding The Formula Jewish day schools use creative methods to recruit science teachers. DEBRA B. DARVICK Special to the Jewish News of school, to create JAMD's science department. "Good science teachers are going to be well-estab- lished in their institutions," Schultz explains. "It's hard to attract teachers away from a school they've been in for so long. But others who retire are sometimes will- ing to work part-time. A new day school ca...…
…OPEN SATURDAY • OPEN SATURDAY • OPEN SATURDAY • e Deals are HOE t Marty Feldman! I 00 319 07 a › . Rebates Are Financing N s e re. WV to 60 months $ Georgia's vociferously anti-Israel congresswoman gets bounced in the primary. Sherry Frank, regional director of the American Jewish Committee. "The biggest issues here were women's issues, economic issues and or the second time this education," she said. "People weren't year, pro-Israel p...…
…This Week In this keepsake edition of the JN SourceBook, you'll find JN's 60th Anniversary Bias Round II Another international report will condemn anti-Semitism. and Readers' Choice Awards for Jewish Detroit JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent A nti-Semitism is on the rise, especially in Europe, but most nations are reluctant to report the surge accurately, according to a new report. The study by the Lawyers Commit-tee for Human...…
…pie play weekend AT COMERI Political Candidates, Take Note ewish candidates seeking elective office on the Nov. 5 general election ballot are welcome to detail their candidacies in the Jewish News. Each candidate may submit a press release of no more than 625 words and a photograph. The release should include basic biographical information about the candidate as well as the candidate's positions on key issues, rather than views toward his o...…
…Week PR Losses funding the centerpiece of the PR campaign, a series of upcoming national ads on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. "The time for talking about the problem has come to an end, and the time for seeking a solution is long overdue," Harris said. TV is "where the battleground really is," he added. "The way to shape it is with ads." The AJCommittee was the first to sign on sto the new strategy. Others include the United Jewish Communities, w...…
…those who support both sides or neither side, while most African Americans, college students and regis- tered voters- say they support neither side. When pressed, opinion leaders — whom the strategists consider the most important group, because of their influence — say they have moved from supporting Israel toward sympathizing with the Palestinians, from 14 percent to 28 percent, in recent months. Though these opinion elites call Israel a key ...…
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…Insight Remember When • Counting The Synagogues Synagogue study offers fresh data, but few surprises after half-century. "We tend to be very religious about our observance," he said. "When you live in a shul instead of visiting it once or Jewish Telegmphic Agency twice a week, you want to feel comfortable there." Some disputed his analysis. New York City Rabbi Jerome Epstein, executive vice-president of the he Orthodox movement has the gre...…
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…INSIDE: Home Away From Home .. 27 Spreading JAM 30 Growing Jewishly 32 Lessons In Leadership . . . 34 4 MSU Renaissance 36 Tough Against Terror . . . 39 is getting easier and easier to live Jewishly on Michigan's college campus- es. Not only are universi- ties beefing up their Jewish Studies and graduate-level pro- grams, but Jewish campus organi- zations also are broadening their offerings and working hard to bring that homey feeli...…
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…EOM Away From Michigan Hillels provide the comfort, traditions and companionship of the Jewish communities students leave behind. KAREN SCHWARTZ Special to the Jewish News hen Caro, Mich., native Jennifer Stotter began her col- lege quest three years ago, she was looking for a school offering more than the right academics, size and sports. She was in search of a campus with a positive Jewish environment and a Hillel she could call home....…
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…Clockwise from top: Rabbi Aaron Eisemann leads a class at the Jewish Resource Center. Sara Rubinoif 21, of Toledo, Joanna Steinhardt, 23, of Huntington Woods and Avital Landau, 20, of Oak Park at the JRC. Rabbi Eisemann leads a class. Joanna Steinhardt and Lindsay Kessler, 20, of'West Bloomfield. 8/23 2002 30 SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaifWriter W hile the first week of school at any college comes with a barrage of lit- erature and in...…
…feels uncomfortable not doing as much — or doing more — than someone else. It's just a place to have Shabbat dinner, learn about Judaism and be good friends with an amazing rabbi." "The kids come from all spectrums," Rabbi Eisemann says. "Those who had little or no Jewish background have been blown away by how beautiful Judaism is and how much it has to offer. My job is to let them taste the beauty of the Torah and after that it goes by itself...…
…Ilana Gaba, Judaic Studies graduate student Dr. Todd Endelman, new Frankel director Dr. Zvi Gitelman, Tisch professor Growing Jewishisr U-M's Frankel Center kicks o a master's program in Judaic studies. DIANA LIEBERMAN Copy Editor/Education Writer wnw 8/23 2002 32 r. Zvi Gitelman came to Ann Arbor in 1968 to teach Eastern European politics at the University of Michigan. In 1971, he secured $40,000 from Detroit's Jewish Welfare Federa...…
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…Cover Story Lessons In Leadership The Drachler program trains a new generation ofJewish communal professionals. `As an undergraduate, I learned how to juggle things." A graduate of Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, Cohn spent eight weeks during summer 2001 as an intern with the JVS-run JOIN (Jewish Occupational Internship) program, which since 1987 has given college students the opportunity to work with a specific Jewish social se...…
…Axelrod's brother, works as the Detroit Federations' Annual Campaign director. "It's a very special program," said Julie Zuckerman, who graduated from the Drachler program in April 2001. A graduate of the University of Maryland, she works in the Detroit Federation's Israel and Overseas Department. "Not being from here, I was astound- ed at the level of the support we received from the community," Zuckerman said. 'At our pro [professional] semi...…
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…Varian Fry, an American who res- cued Jews from Vichy France. Among those he helped escape was artist Marc Chagall. Last year, 85 students took courses in Hebrew language and 67 enrolled in a course on Judaism. Each time Dr. Stauter-Halsted teaches her course on the Holocaust, it draws 50-60 students. She is one of the organizers of the program's annual conference on the Holocaust for high school teachers and is plan- ning a tour to Eastern Eu...…
…Explore WSU Discover its Commitment to the Needs of the Jewish Community Wayne State has had a long and rich relationship with the Metro Detroit Jewish population. Some highlights: ■ WSU's Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies sponsors a broad array of programs and activities that bring the best Jewish studies scholars to the community and campus. ■ The university's 14 colleges and schools have a history of providing rich educational opp...…
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…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Remember 9-11 With A Mitzvah he Aug. 14 e-mail we received promotes wearing red, white and blue to work or . school on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to show support for the nearly 3,000 people who died in the terrorist attacks, as well as to honor the heroes who worked to save them and assist the fami- lies they left behind. The e-mail urges putting your hand on your heart at ...…
…OTHER, VIEWS job' Or 'Genesis'? Jerusalem A few weeks into our annual, summer-long stay at our home in Jerusalem, my wife, Andy, and I became honorary citizens of this extraordi- nary city — the first North American Jews to be so honored. It was a tremendously humbling moment in a summer of emotional ups and downs. We have many close friends here, many philanthropic and business interests, and we immerse ourselves in an intensity of Jewish...…
