…1.1. - 1:1:1 .::1 Hifi° E:; INSV *;!:1 Ocif.;:i2.. :11: .1.....1>.:1V3 THIS ISSUE • l',1N VII 08 1: SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 25, 1988 / 16 KISLEV 5749 'Who Is A Jew' Dominates Assembly ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Special to The Jewish News American Jews' staunch opposi- tion to Israeli ultra-Orthodox political parties' efforts to change Israel's definition of Jewish identity dominated the five days of last week's Council of ...…
…PURELY COMMENTARY Torah Message From Students, Authors PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus T he Chanukah account of Mac- cabean valor enthuses us. But this enthusiasm has never been limited to military glories. There is also the linkage with the spiritual and cultural. Therefore Chanukah was always utilized by communal leaders, and cultural movements for encouraging educational tasks. Chanukah was always the period when personalities like Lo...…
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…Of Light . . . and Hope Joint Resolution of the Congregational Rabbis of Metropolitan Detroit Few holidays are more expressive of the Jewish spirit than is Hanukah. It symbolizes the hope and optimism in our people's response to the challenges of history. It is not the celebrated miracle of Hanukah that touches the Jewish soul but the belief that, even in darkness, there can be light. Even out of hard- ship and horror there can emerge a bel...…
…MIN Sanctions Will Not Cure Apartheid, Says S. African DAVID HOLZEL Staff Writer Banco de Ponce's UJA MasterCard. Puerto Rico's MasterCard Gives Credit To The UJA ELIZABETH KAPLAN Staff Writer 0 pen that billfold wide and say "Ooha." "Ooha" is the Spanish pronunciation of UJA, the United Jewish Appeal, which last month made its first appearance on a MasterCard issued through the Ban- co de Ponce of Puerto Rico. rIbn thousand cards — ea...…
…EDITORIAL Taking A Stand The nearly 3,000 persons representing more than 800 Jewish communities at last week's Council of Jewish Federation's General Assembly focused considerable time and attention formulating responses to the proposed change in the definition of who is a Jew in Israel's Law of Return. High-level delegations departed for meetings with Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. Resolutions contained uncharacteristically strong language....…
…OPINION CONTENTS CLOSE-UP 24 Back Door DAVID HOLZEL Children of mixed marriages find an easy way out of Judaism. SPORTS 52 Gridiron Judge MIKE ROSENBAUM Jerry Marekbreit's career spans touch football and the Super Bowl. BUSINESS 56 Kosher Survival SUSAN WEINGARDEN Sit-down kosher eateries continue to struggle in Detroit. PLO leader Yassir Arafat addresses the PNC: 'Implicit' recognition of Israel is meaningless. How Should The U...…
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…LOCAL NEWS I ghe Missionary's Mailings To Target Local Jews DAVID HOLZEL Staff Writer A local "Hebrew- Christian" group is planning a mass mail- ing of missionary literature next month to the Jewish community. The literature will in- troduce Jews to Jesus and of- fer free copies of the New Testament Gospel of Matthew in English and Yiddish, ac- cording to Loren Jacobs of Shema Yisrael, a Southfield- based Hebrew-Christian organization. S...…
…LOCAL NEWS AR ON ICE lat A Beth Yehudah Schools' Golden Torah Award winner Hannah Karbal listens to guest speaker New York Mayor Edward Koch at the schools' annual dinner. A SPECTACULAR ICE SHOW Israel In Danger, Koch Tells Yeshivah Dinner HEIDI PRESS News Editor I Meet the Stars..OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALISTS PETER OPPEGARD and JILL WATSON, DAWNN LEWIS of N.B.C'S "A DIFFERENT WORLD", special guest SPARKY ANDERSON. Hosted by MORT CRIM and...…
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