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…News From The Frankel Center Leftist-Led Boycott Mars Israeli Team's Australian Trip Sydney, Australia (JTA) A joint Israeli-Palestinian Australian Rules football team due to visit Sydney is embroiled in a row over a local govern- ment council's boycott of Israel. Marrickville Council, in inner Sydney, voted last December to support a Green Party-led ban on all commercial, academic, governmental, cultural and sporting exchanges with Israel. B...…
…Metro Faces Michigan ORT recruits new members and ideas. Ronelle Grier Special to the Jewish News B lending time-honored traditions with contemporary concerns can be difficult for any organization, especially one that has been around for more than a century. The Michigan Region of ORT America is meeting this challenge with fresh leadership, a newly formed advisory committee, and a restructured board that combines proven experience with yo...…
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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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…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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…I Need to be Heard? TORAH PORT RED THRE Parshat Shmini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47; 11 Samuel 6:1-7:17. invites you to join the discussion. Come to our April coffee klatch at A few years ago, my wife, Lori, and I jointly decided to go on the Atkins diet. Our clearly defined goals (as the program prom- ised): "To lose weight! Increase energy! Look great!" The first year we were farbrent (zealous) Atkins dieters, and carbohy- drates were basica...…
…DETROIT JEWISH NEW S JN Right: Zack Chutz of Berkley and Josh Loney of West Bloomfield draw raffle tickets out of a guitar. Far right: Matt Cassar of A Plaid Index plays guitar. Below: Ari Teitel, 16, of Orchard Lake performs with the band The Jam Society. bandin g together! teen bands provide a night of great music to benefit Summer in the City. O -0 U) 0 by Joanna Loney ikkun olam, or repairing the world. Most of us in the Je...…
…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...…
…feature by Samantha Zwick and Gideon Levinson a two-way meet day schools' dual-curriculum means more work, longer hours and lasting rewards. H undreds of students in Met- ro Detroit who attend Jewish day schools have long days and heaps of homework as they strive to succeed in their dual-curriculum schools. These students not only learn sec- ular studies courses like the rest of American students, but they devote part of each day to learn...…
…making a difference by Elizabeth Kirshner mission accomplished rir summer in Israel motivates teen to run for a cause. he second page of my now- completed notebook from last • summer is dated July 14, and on it is a short paragraph that shaped the months to follow. See, this piece is entitled "13.1" and it is my "official" so-called con- tract to myself to participate with Team Yachad in a half-marathon dur- ing the Miami Marathon on Jan....…
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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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…Like "I he Glint Of Light On Broken The Janice Charach Gallery's latest exhibit is bright, innovative and full of extraordinary detail. Benedetto Glassworks: "When you see this kind of detail, you know you're seeing an expert," says Charach Gallery Director Terri Stearn. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News A s a boy, Anton Chekhov was famous for playing pranks and making up clever nicknames for his teachers. He grew up to beco...…
…Arts & Entertainment Actor Jonathan Groff plays a character named Jeff in Twelve Thirty. Mother-Daughter Drama Filmmaker introduces his film Twelve Thirty at the Detroit Film Theatre. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News I ndependent filmmaker Jeff Lipsky drafts his scripts using his own first name for one of the main characters. After the script is finished, the character usually is no longer known as Jeff. That's not what happ...…
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…THE BEST OF EVERY HING Stars Shine Local chefs pitch in for annual Dinner with the Masters event. T he amazing talents of at least 30 top local chefs will be the stars again at the always wonderful "Dining with the Masters" event that sells out every year ... One of the chefs, Matt Shellig, does something like the "Masters" alone in front of many folks at Zazios in Birmingham and chefs like Jeremy Grandon of Jeremy, Keego Harbor, are regul...…
…To Do! CALENDAR E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 Deadline: noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Music Fest Come out for JCC Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival continuing through April 3, at Berman Center for the Performing Arts at West Bloomfield Check it Out! ARTS & CULTURE Take in a Botanica...…
…For All Special Occasions! • 11 lidn1, 1 ILI 11•1 ■ 11, 11 F .111111671%11 r:t T T T T T T Coffee With Author Enjoy a cup of coffee and chat with JN Story Development Editor Keri Guten Cohen as she discusses and signs her debut book, Stolen Childhood: Coming of age while surviving the Holocaust, about her uncle's Holocaust experiences, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at Caribou Coffee, 7310 Orchard Lake, West Bloomfield. Holocaust ...…
