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…World FOUR Faces Sue Fishkoff Jewish Telegraphic Agency Berkeley, Calif I t's March, which means the days get longer and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict heats up on campuses across North America with the annual staging of Jacob Lewis While 100 people chatted noisily in the crowded room at Berkeley where Arab affairs expert Mordechai Kedar of Bar-Ilan University Jacob Lewis was about to start his lecture, Jacob Lewis was off in the hallw...…
…Shakespeare's Richard III and The Comedy of Error Propeller Edward Hall director Wed-Sun, Mar 30-Apr 3 POWER CENTER • ANN ARBOR Propeller, the internationally celebrated, innovative Shakespeare company led by Edward Hall, presents new productions of two of Shakespeare's greatest contrasting masterpieces. Renowned for combining a rigorous approach to the text with an exciting, physical aesthetic to engage its audience's imagination and br...…
…(Wo rld A student demonstration at U-Cal Berkeley's Sproul Plaza. At U-Cal Berkeley campus, Jewish students from left to right on Israel talk about their motivations. Four Faces from page 16 Simone Zimmerman Simone Zimmerman, a sophomore, spoke Feb. 28 at the J Street con- ference in Washington about the Boycott, Divestment and Simone Sanctions movement on Zimmerman her campus. "I recognize that BDS seeks to address serious human rights ...…
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…'World Two Arab-Owned Cars Torched By Safed Vandals Jerusalem (JTA) — Two cars owned by Arab students at the Safed Academic College were set on fire following a cam- pus event to promote dialogue between Jews and Arabs. Anti-Arab graffiti also was spray-paint- ed on the walls of the college following last week's event. "Arabs get out;' "Death to Arabs" and "Kahane was right" were among the epithets. The event broke down into heated dis- cussi...…
…The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit invites the community to hear Former Ambassador to Israel and Egypt Speaking on "The Changing Face of The Middle East" April 14, 2011 • 7:00 p.m. Congregation Shaarey Zedek Minimum gift of $18 per person to Federation's 2011 Annual Campaign Students are invited as our guests RSVP TODAY at jewishdetroit.org/kurtzer For more information call 248-642-4260 Thank you to our Corporate Partner www...…
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…Eastern Michigan University Jewish Studies Presents geSCkle"le6 An Evening With Jonathan Tropper New York Times Best Selling Author of: This is Where I Leave You (2009) Everything Changes (2006) How to Talk to a Widower (2008) The Book of Joe (2005) Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 7:30 p•m. Room 310 B, Student Center, Eastern Michigan University FREE Lecture Sponsors • Division of Academic Affairs • College of Arts and Sciences • Hillel at EM...…
…THE AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PROUDLY PRESENTS THE 2011 A PAC MICHIGAN ANNUAL EVENT ONE CONFLICT, TWO LENSES: UNDERSTANDING THE NEW MIDDLE EAST FEATURING TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011 COMMUNITY PROGRAM & DESSERT RECEPTION 7:00 PM SUBURBAN COLLECTION SHOWPLACE 46100 GRAND RIVER AVENUE NOVI, MICHIGAN MICHIGAN ANNUAL EVENT CO-CHAIRS Lisa and Eric Bronstein Rose and David Handleman Susan and Rabbi Joseph Krakoff Bryce Sandler EL...…
…Spirituality PURIM FUN ABOUNDS. Lions Tigers Haman Oh My! Purim takes on a jungle theme, complete with animals and drums. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Contributing Writer S urrounded by the sights and sounds of a tropical forest, hundreds of guests celebrated at "Purim in the Jungle" on March 20, hosted by the Sara and Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center of West Bloomfield and Young Israel of Southfield. "They were welcomed into the hall [...…
…Rockin• The Casbah B Vashti's Banquet for women only set the stage for Purim. ack by popular demand, the Sisterhood of Congregation Shaarey Zedek recreated Vashti's Banquet, its infamous casbah-like "girl's night out" as a prelude to Purim. Belly dancer Lana Mini mesmerized everyone into joining her in her graceful gyrations, and Honilynn, an artist from Gilded Lotus Henna, left her henna artistry imprinted on many of the partygoers. Mary K...…
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…Spirituality FJA Talk Examines Partnership Minyan R abbi Martin Lockshin of Toronto's York University will be the guest speaker at a Lunch and Learn at Frankel Jewish Academy in West Bloomfield at 11:55 a.m. Monday, April 4. The event is open to the community free of charge. Lockshin will dis- cuss the phenomenon of the partnership minyan, indepen- dent congregations whose members worship according to Orthodox practice Rabbi and are also co...…
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…giving back by Nate Strauss extraday of service J-Serve Detroit gathers Jewish teens for a winter project day. have always loved J-Serve. There's just - something about a huge number of Jewish teens getting together with one common goal for the day: community service. This year, J-Serve De- troit decided to do some- thing completely differ- ent. Though we still plan on participating in the national J-Serve Day of Service this spring, local...…
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…EDITORIAL BOARD: Publisher: Arthur M. Horwitz Chief Operating Officer: F. Kevin Browett Interim Editor: Alan Hitsky Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar Points Of View Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Publisher's Notebook Editorial Middle East Turmoil Underlines Unknown Walk for Israel participants make their way south on Orchard Lake Road last year. W ith anti-Israel and anti-Semitic venom spewing from the mouths of local colle...…
…Standing Up from page 36 thousands and a cross-section of the community. A long, colorful line of participants, many pushing baby strollers and even wheelchairs, made a powerful, peaceful statement of solidarity. Over time, the event lost its vibrancy and disappeared altogether until a grassroots group of activists revived it six years ago. While their efforts have attracted more than 1,000 participants in recent years, key communal orga- niz...…
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