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…r Editor's Letter December Intrigue A gain, Berkley residents confront their brand of December dilemma: where to publicly display a creche once owned by the city. Again, residents come down on both sides of this highly charged matter of the manger. Again, the ACLU looms large in the raging debate. The standoff will culminate in a citywide vote on Nov.6. A petition by residents brought the bal- lot question to amend the city charter. It wou...…

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…Metro Honoring The IDF Israeli war hero will stand for all soldiers at FIDF dinner. U-M Press Panel ponders Pluto issue. Ann Arbor in protest of Labor's willingness to cede the Heights to Syria. In 1996, the party joined a Likud coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu; but Kahalani left politics after ne way to honor heroes is to the 1999 elections when his party failed to bring in a hero to represent win any seats in the elections. them. An...…

…n Metro AROUND TOWN Honorees Ann Newman and Aliza Nivy, both of Bloomfield Hills Barbara and Harold Berry of Bloomfield Hills and Allan Gelfond of Farmington Hills Lifelong Zionists ZOA honors two distinguished supporters of Israel. A nn Newman and Aliza Nivy are successful Bloomfield Hills businesswomen and philanthro- pists with deep, unique ties to Israel. Both women were there in 1948 during Israel's War of Independence. Newman, wh...…

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…gr.C.I.A #1 a. alto, Ar e/ i2L4 1/Y1e43 professor, Wayne State University, and author Oilov.30 -Dec, I) In this interactive presentation, Wayne State University Professor Dr. Dora Apel will speak on her book, Memory Effects: The Holocaust and the Art of Secondary Witnessing, which considers the way the Holocaust is used in modern art. Dr. Apel was the recipient of the Federation's 2006 Benard L. Maas Prize for Achievement in Jewish Cultur...…

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…I World Almost everyone...can do something useful for others. and in the process, strengthen the fabric of our shared humanity." - -Former President Bill Clinton Grim Outlook JPost reporter worries about Palestinians and Iran. Alan Hitsky Katz suggested that Israel and Syria's reluctance to discuss the raid is a positive. If Israel had gloated, Syria would have been forced to go to war. The fact that both sides remained quiet, he believ...…

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…JN Thoughts OF A MONTHLY MIX IDEAS George Canter's Reality Check will return next week. Study Abroad In Israel East Lansing T his summer, students participated in the Michigan State University Jewish Studies study abroad pro- gram at the Hebrew University/Rothberg International School in Jerusalem. Students took Professor David Mendelsson's course on the history of mod- ern Israel, and my course on Israeli society and politics. We work...…

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…Business & Professional Al Taubman Unplugged Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News p rofessor" A. Alfred Taubman stood at the head of the class- room at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield last week and gave a standing-room-only audience a quick course in "Business and Life 101." The Jewish billionaire shopping mall tycoon and philanthropist received ova- tions before and after his question-and- answer session, billed as "Al ...…

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…PLEASE JOIN ZOA FOR AN EVENING OF INSPIRATION AND INSIGHT AT Spirituality DIGEST Digest from page A27 the Franklin Archives will read from the archives' historic collections. The community is invited. For information, contact Jan Durecki, franklinarchives@tbeonline.org or (248) 851-1100, ext. 3137. Ann Newman Aliza Nivy Thursday, November 1, 2007 Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield 5:00 p.m. Pre-Event Dinner with The Honorable Benj...…

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…Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by Join CSZ Scholar-In-Residence Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff for two special presentations Synagogues from page A31 Jewish Medical Ethics Friday, November 9, 2007 6:00 p.m. Musical Kabbalat Shabbat 7:00 p.m. Dinner 7:45 p.m. Presentation The fundamental assumptions of Jewish medical ethics: God's ownership of our bodies; the integration of body and soul and of individual and community; the role of medi...…

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…Book Fair Co-Chairpersons Amy Hammer and Gail Fisher: "We are like a well-oiled machine," says Hammer. You're Being Paged! Welcome to the JCC's annual Book Fair, where you can jump into a magical kingdom of learning, taste gefilte fish like your grandmother made, hear about an ancient kingdom of red-haired Jews or peek into the crazy world of women's magazines. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News T he opening-night speaker coul...…

…Arts & Entertainment Ab o ut Sweet Strings Canadian harpist Jennifer Swartz made her solo debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at age 16 and was awarded the position of principal harpist with the Montreal Symphony at age 22. In addition to her orchestral duties, she appears as a featured recital artist throughout Canada and can be heard in frequent concert broadcasts with the BBC. The Schmier Chapel Chamber Music Series at Temple Israe...…

…t v.../4 ON THE COVER For Your Pleasure Books for every taste abound at Ann Arbor's 20th anniversary Jewish Book Festival. Suzanne Chessler Leslie Bash, executive director of the Ann Arbor JCC. "The overlap includes Ross, Behar, Samuel Kassow ( Who Will olitics, immigration and chil- Write Our History), Judy Bart Kancigor dren's fare enter into special (Cooking Jewish) and Charlotte programs planned for the Mendelson (When We Were Bad). 2...…

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…(Arts & Entertainment ON THE COVER Book Fair from page B1 ed to change her clothing — every bit of it — right on the street in front of a popular deli, this is pretty much par for the course for Fisher and Hammer. Fisher, who also serves as a docent at the Holocaust Memorial Center, prefers books on history, the Holocaust, memoirs, historical fiction and "books that make you think." She was a little girl who was never without a book. "I rem...…

…Arts & Entertainment ON THE COVER May We Have a Few Words? A brief introduction to what you'll see at this year's Book Fair. * Events are free unless otherwise noted. The Mascot Note: For tickets and/or a brochure includ- ing day-by-day listing of speakers and events, please call the Jewish Community Center's Jewish Life and Learning Department at (248) 432-5577, ext. 7, or visit the JCC Web site at www.jccdet.org . WB denotes the JCC in...…