…Students work at an archeological dig in Israel. Israel Trip Assistance Summering In Israel Michigan/Israel Connection and Center for Israel Scholarships (248) 645-7878 Vacations, classes, digs and religion Israel has it all for all ages. LISA GAYLE Special to The Jewish News P lanning a summer vacation may be just the thing to do on these rainy, snowy days of Michigan winter. Do you want to bask in the sun, repel off cliffs, hike in th...…
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…Breaking Away 7 Julie Zimmerman, third from left, and friends visit the Harvard campus during Explo. Many colleges and universities offer summer opportunities for teens to have fun and grow. JULIE ZIMMERMAN Special to The Jewish News 1/23 1998 80 I was nervous as I boarded the plane for Boston last June. I was headed for the Exploration Summer Program at Wellesley College and — for the first time in my life — about to embark on a three...…
…Campers Ages 5-14 <- an activity held under an old oak tree on how to read your horoscope, while 20 feet away there would be a game of ultimate frisbee and, another 20 feet away, a discussion on college life in the '90s. With so many options, it was hard to be bored at Explo. However, if for some reason a person could not find any organized activity of interest, he could always head to the lake on cam- pus and go canoeing or participate in a ...…
…Listings ADAT SHALOM DAY CAMP 29901 Middlebelt Road; Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 851-5105 Musical Instruments • Astronomy Digital Photography • High Ropes Canoe Trips • Overnights • Campera PI. Et „! Sea Kayaking • Back Packing • Rafting Drama • Video • Dance • Photography Cabins with bathrooms and showers for our youngest campers • New shower houses for Fishman & Berman (no waiting for showers) • Bunk Sizes of approximately 10...…
…"Grins" are "In" at ADM SHALOM DAY CAMP Arowhon nurtures and challenges children on our own lake in the spectaular Algonquin Park wilder- ness: sailing, windsurfing, horseback riding, canoeing, tripping, kayaking, nature, drama, ropes, climbing, crafts, tennis, archery, landsports and more. Our 2.6:1 camper-staff ratio allows us to give each camper indi- vidual and caring attention. CAMP SEA-GULL 08580 Boyne City Road; Charlevoix, MI 49720 ...…
…Senior Camp Elderhostel: A Young Idea Eiderhostet was founded in 1975 Older adults are enjoying an educational camp experience through the Elderhostel program. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News 1/23 1998 84 le ferent points of view, had pleasant dith and Bernard Zaffern surroundings, enjoyed kosher food had different vacation ideas and found the whole experience very last summer. She wanted to relaxing," Bernard Zaffern said. ...…
…Winter Walden Ski It Snowboarding Club for Children Jewish issues," said Elliot Sorkin, director of administration for the Fresh Air Society. "We want partici- pants to feel comfortable in a Jewish setting." Elderhostel, a non-profit organiza- tion that provides learning opportu- nities for people age 55 and older, consists of a network of 2,000 educa- tional and cultural institutions. Hosts include colleges, conference centers, state and nat...…
…Listings THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 9AM TIL 3PM CAMP LISTINGS (248) 594-MJAC (6522) 30161 Southfield Rd. *102 *4•47 MICHIGAN JEWISH AIDS COALITION LeotA, cr ol,sotA, ■ 0° RECRUIT NEW PEOPLE Joe K-ort Noted Psuckotosi.st t: 1°1 ‘ Midwest AIDS PreVevatov , Project 44)4 WI,LL be bri-h,0i,vu9 vs fresh approaches to Arts 101 BRING A FRIEND OR TWO Sext,o1, o riewtatLo w Light Refreshments will be served from page 83 BE THERE!!! c...…
…Se° Drake campus and Jimmy Prentis Morris building. Transportation is provided to and from camp from designated areas. MAPLEHURST Kewadin, Michigan (248) 647-2646 Maplehurst offers 2-,3-,5-, and 8- week sessions for boys and girls ages 7-17. Situated on a 400-acre camp- site with an 80-acre spring-fed pri- vate lake and on Torch Lake, the camp offers a wide variety of orga- nized activities, all supervised by our camper-centered staff. For...…
…A local program crosses cultural lines fOr a week of togetherness. Left: Anytown delegates learn to trust each other. Below: Groups discuss their similarities and differences. LESLIE JOSEPH Special to The Jewish News T heir motto is "Educating leaders for the 21st century," and for many area youths it is a summer experience like few others. Camp Anytown, or Anytown USA, was started over 40 years ago by the National Conference of Christia...…
…CAMP BETH EL IS BACK!! Join the fun! Ages 18 months-5 years epple Beth The Sir j, 5, 0 cos she Limit June I 5- August 7 • Weekly Themes • Picnic Lunches • Outdoor Activities • Water Play • Crafts • Sports • Nature REGULAR NURSERY STAFF EXTENDED HOURS 8:00 A.M.-5:30 P.M. HALF AND FULL DAY PROGRAMS Call Marlene Thav, Director at 248-865-061 I Over 47 Years of Tried and True Camping Tradition! —3 & 6 Week Sessions —Boys & Girls 6-15 —L...…
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…YoU TeLL Tell Us What You THINK! c/ \ r- \_\ Are the Rugrats Jewish? Is Barbra Streisand great or overrated? Would you rather eatchopped liver or gefilte fish? Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor _-our vote counts. No, we're not interested in hearing your views on po itical candidates or contempo- rary issues. This is much more important than that. The AppleTree is conducting an international survey, the outcome of which is certain to ...…
…EciltoR's NoTe mother's home and have Chicken A -, bout once a year I go Marbella. home, to Kansas City. I've The older I get, the more I realize got to confess that I get the profound value of ritual, which sentimental about it. I love Detroit is probably why I like Judaism s and wouldn't live anywhere else, much. There's such a wealth of tra- but there's so much that's familiar, in dition there. I feel comforted by a nostalgic kind of way, ...…
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…Listen UP Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor Chanukah with Rebbe Alter OK, so it's a little late for this year. Just about every child (in the younger set) who hears him loves Rebbe Alter, so you could, conceiv- ably, if you could stand it, play this tape day and night, any time of the year. Rebbe Alter is among the better (and certainly the more enthusias- tic) Orthodox Jewish children's singers around. His songs are punctuated at every ...…
…Let's Go y A (Jewish) Kite Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor J anuary is just about behind us and that means spring cannot be far away. Well, maybe. This is, after all, Michigan. Meanwhile, you can get ready for a wonderful after- noon of flying a kite that's bound to come along one of these days. Here's a fun, easy kite to make -- then deco- rate it with Jewish stick ers or by covering it with tiny Stars of David. 1/23 1998 98 . You...…
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…Close Up 111 th 116116Plague Spousal abuse is emerging from the veil of denial in the Jewish community. KERI GUTEN COHEN Special to The Jewish News IV hen he hit her on Rosh Hashanah, she took it as a sign from God to leave her abusive marriage. She started calling attorneys the next day. But that bold step had taken several years. "It was very embarrassing. I was raised in Detroit and I knew everybody in the Jewish community," says- Jud...…
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…x r . O Dad, Dr. Nathan. Bloch, holds baby Rosalyn in full view of Aunt Marci and Uncle Alan. DEBBIE FEIT Special to The Jewish News When sisters become aunts and brothers become uncles, bonds strengthen and babies reap the benefits. D espite the fact that my sis- ter, Stacy, has a husband, a career and a mortgage, I've always thought of her as 14 years old. I can't help it. I have a hard enough time thinking of myself as an adult, let ...…
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…Eye View DAVID KUSHNER Special to The Jewish News inner/songwriter Peter Himmelman wrote a song called "Love is a Fight," but he only got it half right. Fighting implies a schoolyard free-for-all. Love is more of a war, a momen- - tous battle for a common desire: to be the one who is right. Always right! Never wrong! Of course, these wars are fought not with chain mail, nuclear warheads or photon torpedoes; they're fought with words. And not...…
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…Fast Eddie From his high school days as a columnist for "The Jewish News" to winning an Emmy for "Law and Order, Ed Zuckermans career has taken the fast track. vania and then worked on a little newspaper in the state," Zuckerman - recalled. "From there, I moved to Boston, where I worked on weekly mmy Award winner and newspapers for several years. Golden Globe nominee Ed "After I began submitting work to Zuckerman traces his writ- national ma...…
…fAttteDatukbes RESTAURANT & LOUNGE A CLOSER WALK WITH 01#(44# Singing 20 of Her Greatest Hits Behind the scenes at "Law and Order" /— "I think the experience I got trad- ing those jokes prepared me for writ- ing dialogue as much as anything else I ever did. I can still use some of the lines I came up with back then." While Zuckerman was growing up in Detroit, he wrote for the Bagley Banner, Post Script and Mumford Mer- cury. After school...…
…Ann Arbor hosts the area largest annual folk festival. MEGAN SWOYER Special to The Jewish News he Ark, long known as one of metro Detroit's b est venues to showcase local and national talent — and focusing on everything from chil- dren's storytelling events to blues and folk concerts — is now in its 33rd year. For two decades, the Ann Arbor institution has held its annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival to help fund its operational costs. "Without t...…
…One Of Us Folks Despite relocating to Seattle, singer Karen Pernick hasn't left her Oak Park/Southfieid/ Ann Arbor roots behind. finger/songwriter Karen Pernick can S . relate to the Beatles' line, "You get by with a little help from your friends." She got by, alright, thanks to a friend from college who encouraged her to pick up the guitar again. Pernick, who will perform Jan. 31 at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, took her first guitar lesson ...…
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…AND D e# ROSE GUTTMAN Former Owner of Irving's Delicatessen ' HANGING AROUND Modern Jewish sights in Vienna — a rabbi meeting with a cardinal, the kosher butcher on Singerstrasse and the lighting of Sabbath candles — make up the current exhibit at the Spertus Museum in Chicago. The traveling display, "Vienna Today," showcases 60 photographs taken in 1994 by Harry Weber, a Al Vienna native. The works, originally shown at the Jewish Museum,...…
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