…views guest column Is There Room For One More? A Harvey Gotliffe fter World War II, when I was 10 years old and living in an apartment building on Boston Boulevard off of Dexter in Detroit, I noticed that a man who worked in a grocery store nearby had numbers tattooed on his fore- arm. I asked my mother what the numbers meant, and she replied that he was a “DP” — a displaced person — who the Nazis had branded because he was Jewish. He had...…
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…jews d on the cover in the A P IN T G G O Opening Doors Community strives to give all students a Jewish education. JENNIFER LOVY CONTRIBUTING WRITER O ne late summer morning, Chaya Leah Tinman walked into the Jewish day school her two older children attended. She intended to enroll her toddler Hershy in a Mommy and Me class. As Tinman approached the desk, holding her 17-month- old, she was told: “We don’t have a program for him.” Tin...…
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…jews d in the on the cover continued from page 10 While this community is in the forefront in providing programs and support to students with disabilities, many feel there is still work to be done. Efshar Circle parents and students celebrate Shabbat. About Opening the Doors Operating on a budget of more than $600,000, Opening the Doors (OTD) provides direct services to 2,600 students, educators and parents through a variety of programs...…
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…jews d in the on the cover continued from page 12 tional therapists. Despite the number of students with disabilities who are not in a Jewish educational environment, there are significantly more students who are now being accommodated, something that was not always possible. Opening the Doors cur- rently serves 1,153 students in 26 day schools, preschools and religious schools. When it started in 1995, OTD served just more than 200 studen...…
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…www.crkosher.com jews d in the PASSOVER 2017 in COSTA RICA April 10 - 19, 2017 Join Rabbi and Mrs. Elimelech Goldberg (of Kids Kicking Cancer) for an unforgettable Pesach experience. You will learn the secrets of emotional freedom from the stressors of life while you enjoy the Festival of Freedom in the midst of a tropical Paradise. Nonstop Giving Shir Shalom to honor remarkable volunteer Art Fishman as he turns 90. U Entire resort Gla...…
…FACING PAGE: “Mr. Shir Shalom” Art Fishman with Rabbis Daniel Schwartz and Michael Moskowitz and Executive Director Andre Douville. TOP LEFT: Wearing his other important hat: Fishman is a proud WWII vet and commander of Jewish War Veterans Post 510. BOTTOM LEFT: Art in 1942 Rabbi Michael Moskowitz describes Art as being “part of the fabric of Temple Shir Shalom. He’s the first to offer his support, is tireless in his com- mitment and boundles...…
…jews d in the Sign Comes Down On US 23 near Cook Road in Grand Blanc, just a few miles south of where US 23 comes into I-75, there was a billboard that read “America First: Not Israel.” The display captured the attention of Michigan residents and supporters of the Jewish state, according to Ed Kohl of StandWithUs-Michigan. “It led to a growing social media campaign condemning Adams Outdoor Advertising, owner of the advertising space, for ac...…
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…jews d in the sports MJSF’s Biggest Event STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER WHOLE BODY F erguson Jenkins, Dick Enberg and Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg will be honored June 12 at the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation’s 27th annual Hank Greenberg Mem- orial Golf Invitational at Franklin Hills Country Club in Farmington Hills. Jenkins, 74, a Hall of Fame pitcher born in Chatham, Ont., will receive the Hank Greenberg Memorial Lifetime Achievement...…
…moments “Staying Cavity-Free While in Braces” Ask the Orthodontist Jacob Morton Karp will chant from the Torah on the occa- sion of his bar mitz- vah on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He is the Karp loving son of Bruce and the late Jennifer Karp. Jacob is the grandchild of Ronda and the late Morton Karp, and Nancy and Uri Sofer. Jacob is a student at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. As part of his mitz...…
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…spirit torah portion We, Too, Were Strangers I n two major verses of this week’s Torah portion, it clearly states: “You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strang- ers in the land of Egypt. (Exodus 22:20), and “You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feel- ings of the stranger, having your- selves been strangers in the land of Egypt.”(Exodus 23:9) In fact, there are 36 places in the Torah that deal with prote...…
…arts&life music He Ain’t Heavy David and Adam Moss The twin brothers known as the Brother Brothers bring their humor, unique brand of bluegrass songwriting and brotherly love to Ann Arbor. REISA SHANAMAN SPECIAL TO T HE JEWISH NEWS details The Brother Brothers appear at the Ark in Ann Arbor 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. No charge; a non-perishable food donation, to benefit Food Gatherers, is requested. (734) 761-1818; theark.org. W e see ...…
…arts&life a w a rd s Jews Winning Awards The tribe goes to the Oscars, 2017 edition. NATE BLOOM CONTRIBUTING WRITER T he 89th Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 26, on ABC starting at 8:30 p.m., hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. This year, again, the Honorary Academy Awards were pre- sented in a separate ceremony — but will be noted at the tele- vised ceremony. Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, 87, received an Honorary Osca...…
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