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…Contents On their road trip to all 50 states in 50 days, the Rosen family JNonline.us August 24-30, 2006 30 Av-6 Elul 5766 Vol. CXXX, No. 3 Nutritionally Speaking makes a stop at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. By Barbara Beznos, RD, TIVN Integrated Nutrition, LLC Middle East Emergency Calls 13 ues- tion: Dear on't Bar , think I look overweight, but does that mean my weight doesn't pose a health risk? Robert. Phonathon rings ...…
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…Editor's Letter Rousing Jewish Activism S andwiched between two Metro Detroit grassroots walks for Israel, I met with the top professional of American Jewry's umbrella public affairs agency. He laid out an intriguing vision for raising grassroots public activism within the Jewish community. I listened intently as Steve Gutow, executive director of the New York-based Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), talked for the first time publicl...…
…Letters What A Mission I would like to thank Story Development Editor Keri Guten Cohen for her outstanding article "Grace Under Fire" (Aug. 17, page 29). I have the privilege to be the volunteer national Hadassah missions chair and was one of the organizers and leaders of this extraordinary mission, which was planned in less than a week. We had 70 Hadassah members and men associates of Hadassah including my husband, Russell, attend this incr...…
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…First Round We Have Ladies' ea Say No More I "What it shows is the danger of unchecked power and unchecked occupation," he said. "There's noth- srael is always wrong. ing particularly demented about That was the overriding theme Palestinians or Lebanese that they at the event that introduced the turn to violence in the face of occupa- Detroit chapter of the Jewish Voices for tion." Peace held at Southfield Public Library Bacon also had a ...…
…Front Lines NOTEBOOK JNenline This Week The Mitzvah Of Pizza Israeli soldiers enjoy pizza delivered by university students. Fee Goes To Soldiers Bubbles the Clown, aka Nancy Backus of Redford Township, enter- tained children, including Sam Brockhaus of West Bloomfield, at Congregation Beth Ahm Day Camp last week. In lieu of payment, Backus, who is not Jewish, asked that her fee be donated to the Israeli Defense Forces Fund. "She always d...…
…aaA ti DIGEST THE BEST SELECTION 2006 CADILLAC DTS CD, Heated Seats, Memory Seats Speech Focus: Happiness West Bloomfield — Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski will speak on "Can There Be Happiness in the Rabbi Twerski 21st Century?" 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Rabbi Twerski's visit will kick off the Center's Distinguished Speaker Series and is presented by SAJE (Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment...…
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…Middle East Emergency Calls Phonathon rings up aid for Israel. M ore than 150 vol- unteers of all ages, gathered at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building on Aug. 13 to participate in a community Israel Emergency Phonathon. Appeals for both the 2006 Annual Campaign and the Israel Emergency Fund yielded 115 gifts to Federation's 2006 Campaign, 184 gifts to Federation's Israel Emergency Campaign — a total of $65,000 in three hours. Many teens...…
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…The Fish Or The Rod? Central Galilee's new P2K steering committee chair revisits an old adage. Harry Kirsbaum Staff Writer T he way Joseph Ackerman sees it, the Detroit Jewish community has been giving much-needed "fish" during the war in Lebanon to Federation's Partnership 2000 (P2K) region in. the Central Galilee, but he wants to find the right balance. As the old saying goes, if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day, if you teac...…
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…Metro Grafitti Incident Podiatrist amazed by support after vandalism. Harry Kirsbaum Staff Writer D r. Jeffrey Klein has had a thriving podiatry practice in Waterford Township since 1988. "Waterford is a wonderful com- munity;' he said Aug. 18, a day after he discovered a swastika, a hammer and sickle, an upside-down cross and other hateful symbols and words spray-painted on the back walls and window of his office. "In talking to the Wate...…
…JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT COMBINED ANNUAL MEETING United ./ewish Foundation of tietropolitui Detral The Annual Meeting of the United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit will take place on Thursday, September 28, 2006 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Center 6600 West Maple Road West. Bloomfield, Michigan 48322 The following business will be conducted at the meeting: Presentat...…
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…Business & Professional Memos Here's To Dr. Joshua Berris of West Bloomfield has joined the medical staff at Botsford General Hospital's Anesthesia Department in Farmington Hills. Berris He is certified in advanced cardiac life support and basic cardiac life support. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists, the Michigan Osteopathic Association and the American Medical Society. ...…
…Business & Professional Memos from page 25 Synagogue Harry and Sarah Laker Memorial Scholarship for study in Israel. Baruch, a student at University of Michigan, will use the scholarship to support studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. ■ • Dana O'Neill of West Bloomfield has been installed as the international membership vice president of BBYO's young O'Neill women's divi- sion, B'nai B'rith girls. She was elected to the board in Feb...…
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…Dry Bones P ASERENCE Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . GENTLEMEN, THERE'S 6000 NEWS AND BAD NEWS ABOUT THE WAR ON TERRORISM. Editorial EXPLOSIVES. Christian-Jewish Connection R adical Islam does not even like moderate Muslims, so how can it be good for Christians?" asks a Syrian Orthodox magazine edi- tor quoted by Newhouse News Service. "We Christians belong to this land and to our country, but the ride of ra...…
…At the FOur Corners, and parents, Sandy and Lucinda Rosen- rrange for Sydney, 14, to be in Arizon o, Ut and Colorado, all at - _e t' Road Trip! Family travels the country and helps promote recycling. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Staff Writer I f you think of travel as an escape, a time to unwind and return home refreshed and relaxed, then be glad you didn't spend your summer vacation with Sandy and Lucinda Rosen and their kids. After mapping...…
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…To Life! ON THE COVER Road Trip! from page 29 The Rosens includ- ed the following' information on their Web site: • Recycling con- serves valuable natural resources, saves energy, clean air, clean water and landfill space and can save money and cre- ate jobs. • Each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4,000 kilowatts of energy and 7,000 gallons of water. • Americans use more than...…
…i\ROUND TOW H Rub-A-Dub and hats, yellow signs and caution tape greeted more than 400 people at this year's Rub-A-Dub fundraiser for ORT. A manne- quin on a ladder even appeared to be painting a wall high above the crowd as partygoers mingled, enjoyed hors d'oeuvres and placed bids on silent auc- tion items at the Franklin Hills Country Club in Farmington Hills. While the construction zone wasn't real, it symbolized the renovation ORT is un...…
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…To Lit' ! Memorable Character Intensity, passion and love of numbers make Rick Kaye a bridge champ. Judith Doner Berne Special to the Jewish News ick Kaye fully acknowl- edges that he is a char- acter. "Yeah, I'm different:' Kaye says. "I don't hurt anyone's feel- ings, but I say what I'm thinking. And I'm obsessive about a few things and totally oblivious to everything else. Believe'it or not, I couldn't tell you the color of the walls i...…
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…Miles For Smiles Rick Nessel Rick Nessel is shown in Special to the Jewish News 2005 with his Wish Hero, Aubrie Johnson of Wixom. 0 n Friday, July 28, through Sunday, July 30, I rode more than 300 miles for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan. I cycled through 10 counties, from Traverse City to Chelsea, my fourth year as part of Team WAMmer Jammers. Our group has grown from only five mem- bers four years ago to more than 50 members. T...…
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…if.... .,. A Under The Trees Gibson Strikes Out Camp director has adult bat mitzvah with 500 in attendance. Red Sox fall, but Jews rise — at least in Dennis Leary's telling. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor D ebbie Landau probably wouldn't have done this at home. But having her bat mitzvah at Camp Maas on Saturday, Aug. 12, with all of her campers — and family — in attendance was special. Landau, husband Mark and their two sons are members ...…
…"One Stop Shopping" We can do it all • Kosher tr dairy available a Jewish first baseman." Leary might have confused Youkilis' nationality because Michael Lewis nicknamed him "Euclis: The Greek God of Walks" in his 2003 book, Moneyball. Youkilis, then a minor leaguer, was known for earning fre- quent bases on balls. Once apprised of Youkilis' back- ground, Leary couldn't resist riffing on the recent anti-Semitic tirade actor/ director Mel Gib...…
…I To Life! SPORTS Scholar-Athletes High school stars excelled on court and in classroom. Steve Stein Special to the Jewish News mother, Pauli, was visiting relatives in war-torn Israel. Isayev's family emigrated to the U.S. urit Weizman and Yan from the Ukraine in 2000. They lived Isayev couldn't have taken in Royal Oak for a year before moving more divergent paths to to Berkley. their athletic success in high school. "Bowling looked lik...…
…Arts & Entertainment What's Eating Gilbert Gottfried? Find out when America's "most obnoxious Jewish comic" appears at Meadow Brook Music Festival. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News C an this be the real Gilbert Gottfried on the other end of the phone? Is it really the Jewish stand-up come- dian and actor with the grating voice and obnoxiouS Brooklyn accent who shouts a lot — and squints when he does so? It can't be. This man...…
…Arts & Entertainment Dose Of Doo-Wop Farmington Hills' Stuart Avig helps bring sounds of the '50s and '60s to Freedom Hill. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News Singing professionally has been a longtime sideline for Stuart Avig; whose special interest has given his son, Scott, a sideline — managing a part-time professional singing group. Dad Stuart, owner of a precious metal refining company, finds weekend work performing with Sha...…
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…Arts Entertainment Project Runway Israeli-born designer's fashions will be paraded at this year's Fash Bash. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News Directed by Kayla Gordon Featuring the hilarious song parodies of Allan Sherman, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh follows the life of Barry Bockman and his beloved Sarah Jackman, From birth to summer camp (Camp Granada, of course) to suburbia and retirement in Horida, you will be treated to a z...…
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…To Do! E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication Back To School Check It Out! Arts & Culture See painter Fay Kleinman's Zayde series through Oct. 11 in the first loor Taubman Lobby, North at he University of Michigan Health System. geocities.com/fayklein- ma ...…
…ZOA AND YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE Join a Shabbat celebration with a sports theme at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield. $10 per person, $30 per family. RSVP by calling (248) 357-5544. Participate in a Temple Israel Shabbat Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at 5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. The service begins at 7:30 p.m. and will celebrate September birt...…
