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…LEV KRICHEVSKY Jewish Telegraphic Agency Moscow IV hen Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt first arrived in Moscow 10 years ago, the city near- ly scared him away. "It was like traveling 50 years back in a time machine," the chief rabbi of Moscow says. "The streets, the cars, the way peo- ple looked — everything was not just another country, it was like another century." When Goldschmidt arrived to teach at a newly opened yeshiva, the Soviet Union s...…
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…— Detroit Jews News, July 1999' HALVES OF NECESSITY - a new book of poetry by Sandy Supowit This is a triumphant story of transformation - from abused, overweight, insecure woman to confident, successful educator, write!, wife and community activist. Nuclear Workers Sue Israel READINGS • • • • Detroit Lit Fest on the Lawn, September 18 Border's Books in Birmingham, September 26, 8:00 p.m. Temple Kol Ami Sisterhood Brunch, October 24, 11:...…
…itorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Meeting Broader Objectives S hmoozing is a popular component of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's annual meeting. Reports by the president and chief executive offi- cer, and honoring the Butzel Award winner, provide the main reasons for being there, but talking communal shop with other community leaders is a draw, too...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS My Summer In Jerusalem up for a 10-day program. This trip to Israel was different from my prior trips. I went with my good friend Shelly, who had never been to fter visiting Jerusalem in Israel. Our entire trip in Jerusalem December 1998 with my would be for three weeks. family, I had a burning Naturally, we were con- desire to return. cerned with how our hus- With my daughter Sally bands would clean and cook scheduled to att...…
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…• •3$• mum:kw x,44:4,44;,' . 0 • page 47 Mazel Toy! Pre s erw PPS Sidney Bolkosky: "Everybody is obligated to know about (the Holocaust). Its part of our history — not just Jewish history. It a terrible condemnation of Western civilization." DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff^ Writer fry hen Sidney Bolkosky's son turned 14, he received a birthday card from a Holocaust survivor. It was signed with a name and serial number, and these words: "When...…
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…just Jewish history. It's a terrible con- demnation of Western civilization." Very few of the students at the Dearborn campus are Jewish, and Bolkosky's classes are frequently their first exposure to the Holocaust. One of these students, Christine Schmidt of Allen Park, who is Catholic of Irish-German descent, is on track to become the first doctoral candidate in Holocaust studies in the United States. After graduating from UM-D in 1998, she r...…
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…Shir Tikvah Adult Education Congregation Shir Tikvah's Adult education program will start Oct. 4 with a variety of classes open to both members and non-members. All classes will be held at Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy. Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg will teach Introduction to Judaism starting 8- 9:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4. This class runs through mid-December and is geared for people who were born into Judaism and want to learn more abou...…
…Israel Bonds Honors Weisbergs State of Israel Bonds will honor Lucille and Harvey Weisberg 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at Tam O'Shanter Country Club in West Bloomfield. The event will mark the club's 25th annual dinner and the Weisbergs' 25th anniversary of club membership. "The club is again proud that one of its out- standing members is to be honored by Israel Bonds, a direct arm of the State of Israel," said Gary Lucille and Harvey Cohen, Ta...…
…VOTIE NOVIEMBER 2nq Calendar Calendar Listings are updated regularly on JN Online: hank you Very Much www.detroitjewishnews.corn SHABBAT SHALOM ! CLUBS / AFFILIATES B'NAI DAVID LUNCHEON TEMPLE ISRAEL COUPLES CLUB Paid up ($50) membership "Country Hoe- Down" with dancing, hayrides, and dinner Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Lazy J Ranch in Milford. Non-temple members may join Couples Club. Fran or Howard Heicklen (248) 661-5629. Weekly lunch...…
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…ON CAMPUS U. OF MICHIGAN H111 ,F1, For information or to RSVP, call UM Hillel, 1429 Hill St., Ann Arbor (734) 769-0500. Reform chavura: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28. Pizza "hut": Rabbi Rich Kirschen discusses who is a Jew. Pizza served in sukka, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29. Choose the best place to park your money. MICHIGAN STATE U HILLEL For information or to RSVP, call MSU Hilleh 409 Linden, East Lansing, (517) 332-1916 Parsha and pizza: 5 ...…
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…Mazel Toy! A handsome survivor and a native beau have built a lifetime o CARL WALDMAN Special to the Jewish News l n 1949, an immigrant from Poland resembling Errol Flynn and an attractive native Detroit woman with flowing black hair exchanged wedding vows. Fifty years later, Steven and Helen Goldin reflect, "It was not easy starting with nothing." Sitting in the sunny living room of the Oak Park ranch home they bought in 1955, you can loo...…
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…National Council of Jewish Women/ Greater Detroit Section Bar/Bat Mitzvah Joshua Aaron Felsenfeld will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Joshua is the son of Drs. Robert Felsenfeld and Brenda Weingarten and brother of Elyssa and Matthew. Joshua's proud grandparents are Dr. Charles and Ruth Weingarten and William and Shirley Felsenfeld. He is the great- grandson of Belle Rosender and Nett...…
…iu Is The orever. Frie Mazei Toy! Engagements This week's iends are Liz Ceresnie & Special riend Aislin Wendrow Finding a true friend is the greatest treasure. True friendship never wears out. It won't fade away or become tiresome. But forspecial- needs children, true friend- ship can be hard to find. The Friendship Circle brings together children who need friends, and teens who want to be friends. But we need drivers to get these teens t...…
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…EVERY [WRY HAS A STORY... -1 TO HEAR YOURS. V The Detroit Jewish News is sponsoring a contest to find the most interesting or unusual stories of immigration in connection with 1JET's upcoming production of The Immigrant, by Mark Harelik. Mazel Toy! Engage m ents In 100 words or less, describe your family's (or ancestors') journey to America. Photos are welcome. DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Mail to: 27676 Franklin Road Southfield, MI 48034 or fa...…
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…Synagogue Life Through The Camera's Eye SHELLI DORFMAN StqffWriter T he last thing Meredith Fleischer expected when she walked into photojournalism class last fall was ending up volunteering for a project that would take her a year to complete. But that was before she heard what Dorie Shwedel was proposing. The president of Dorie Shwedel Public Relations was in the process of pro- ducing a photo exhibit called "A Year in the Life of Shaare...…
…American Heart Association., Synagogues Fighting Heart Disease and Stroke Visiting Loved Ones Clockwise: Anne Roberts at the grave of her family member. Volunteer Ed Royal stands at a gravesite with Rosalie Friedman. Rose Mathis wipes away a tear. Russell Barnett places a stone on his grandfather's grave at Machpelah Cemetery. ©1995. American Heart Association Nails & Details • Spa Manicures •Acrylics • Facial Waxing • Spa Pedicures...…
…Events will take place at Temple Israel 5725 Walnut Lake Rd. West Bloomfield 1 I fief For Complimentary Tickets & Information, call 248-661-5700 Michael Medved Jeff Haas Trio & Friends Jazz in the Garden Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999 • 7:00 p.m. Selichot Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999 • 9:00 p.m. Klezmer Fusion Band Western Wind Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999 • 3:30 p.m. Jonathan Miller Concert Co-Sponsored with the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan...…
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…oi • "Ni 4 ielt 44:fr TATE FLOWERS 48237, (248) 967-3969. Rabbi: Yoel Sperka. GROSSE POINTE JEWISH COUNCIL Services at Grosse Pointe United Church, 240 Chalfonte; (313) 882- 7600. Rabbi: Nicholas Behrmann. Cantorial soloist: Bryant Frank. B'NAI ZION 15250 W. Nine Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 968-2414. Rabbi: Solomon Gruskin. AGUDAS YISROEL-MOGEN ABRAHAM 15751 W. Lincoln, Southfield, 48075, (248) 552-1971. Rabbis: Dov Loketch, Asher Eisen...…
…Synagogues SHAAREY SHOMAYIM 1 5 1 1 0 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 542-4444. Rabbi: Leo Goldman. Gabbai: Michael Weiss. Services: Friday at candlelighting; Saturday 9 a.m.; weekdays 6:45 a.m.; Sunday 7:50 a.m.; daily Mincha-Maariv at sunset. SHAAREY ZEDEK 610 Giles Blvd., Windsor, Ontario, (519) 252-1594. Rabbi: Joseph D. Krupnik. Services: Friday evening; Saturday 9 a.m.; and Jewish holidays. SHOMREY EMUNAH 25451 Southfield Road...…
…What if Rabbis: M. Robert Syme, Harold S. Loss, Paul M. Yedwab, Joshua L. Bennett. Cantors: Harold Orbach, Lori Corrsin. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. Friday bless- ing of the children. Bar mitzvah of Gregory David Shumer, son of Barbara and Steven Shumer. Saturday baby nam- ing of Danielle Paige Steinik, daughter of Deborah and Allan Steinik. B'nai mitzvah of Alexander Gluklick Bra...…
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…covering that will not allow our view of the stars to be sullied, or limited. The Jew's connection to our ideals and our vision must be one that can remain untainted by materialism, convenience and practicality; our role in the world as one of spiritual and moral beacons can only be lived century after century by understand- ing that this is our protection and covering. Our happiness, and con- tentment lies in looking up and see- Look up at t...…
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…-,••••• rk • • \ •-•‘k• Question of the Week: Which bird do the Psalms say nested between the stones of the Holy Temple? auT Jo sa.uals Get 6uowo SISGU .nau.jalow ADp s!Lli Ot Gnuiluop smauods 'ApuusalaTui .(-17 :17 8 swiossci Gas) mauods Gui NI9AkSLIV ukkot, which begins on the 15th of Tishrei, Fricay evening, Sept. 24, recoils the sukkot, or booths, where the Israelites lived after the Exodus. In Leviticus 23:39-43, you'll learn how ...…
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…Ce eBraTe The seventh day of Sukkot (starting Thursday night, Sept. 30, or Tishrei 21) is HoShana Raba, which is both a festival and day of judgment. It is a day that truly shows us God's mercy — and patience. For according to tradition, this is really our last chance: on Rosh HaShana, God makes his decision regarding our futures; He sort of sealed it on Yom Kippur, but we have until HoShana Raba before He REALLY makes up His mind. The synago...…
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…S RitualitY T THE w15-KQq The Retirement Community That Has It — Among the Jewish people there are those who are more learned, those whose emphasis is on good deeds, .those who have other strengths and talents to contribute and those who have little to offer but are simply committed to their people. By performing this mitz- vah, we demonstrate that all Jews count and all Jews must stand unit- ed so that together we can influ- Crafts Baza...…
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…Business • r. 0 O Kutner is at the center of GMs globalization efforts. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News arold Kutner's mother-in- law was appalled 36 years ago when he told her he was quitting an account- ing firm to join a division of General Motors. General Motors? The mostly gen- tile giant corporation in the mostly gentile automotive business? General Motors? One of the automotive Big Three that included Ford Motor Company, f...…
