…Jewish Renaissance Media NI tcabon DETROIT kiel Leikin: Detroit's Mr. ZOA munity Farewell For The Wells Rabbi Lee Buckman works with determined parents, professionals and community to open the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit, a new day high school. rgivign NEWS …
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…:1- 1 1 1 1A • No Longer A Dream luir hat a joy it is to hear Jewish educators from around the country describing the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit as a model for starting a new day high school. That's a significant statement ROBERT A. about Jewish Detroit's commu- SKLAR nal leadership and commitment Editor to Jewish education. Also, it underscores the importance of touching teenagers spiritually during the post bar/bat mitzvah ye...…
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…This Week For Openers Annual Fundraiser SEE THE BEST Wisconsin Shull Gets 15 Minutes Of Fame New York By Goldfein is not easy working for a Jewish vice presidential inding a certain symbol on a food package would be candidate. one way a person keeping kosher might know that . Early last week, Sen. Joseph Lieberman's cam- the food is "okay" to purchase. What is that symbol? 1: paign scheduler was scratching his head: How could he find a s...…
…This Week A Ladder For Learning The Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit, the area's newest Jewish day high school, will open its doors Monday after four years of planning by determined parents, professionals and community leaders. No Longer A Dream DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer T hey are lawyers, doctors, business owners, rabbis, educators, accountants and entrepre- neurs. Regardless of their chosen professions, they have spent the pas...…
…David Sorkin, executive director of the JCC, said both he and Rabbi Buckman are excited about the cooperative efforts that can take place this coming year. "We have the high school at the Center; they have the Center at the high school," Sorkin said. JAMD staff and students will be in excellent posi- tions for jobs at the JCC, he added, both during the year and once school is out. In addition, students will be able to participate in internship...…
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…A Ladder For Learning DREAM from page 7 Top Man Head of School Rabbi Lee Buckman sees his role at the JAMD as "a catalyst for building a community" DIANA LIEBERMAN StaffWriter I n April 1999, Rabbi Lee Buckman left his post at Congregation Beth Israel in Milwaukee to take over as head of a nonexistent, multi-stream Jewish day high school in Detroit. Now that the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit is about to open, former Milwaukee c...…
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…eek PAYING THE BILLS Metro Detroit's Jewish Assisted Living Community • 411 •.; , An% . .".40.44*KM$41446GVA;ii. ,, 101111M=Allk7 Gabriella Weiss enjoys dinner with daughter Esther Soffa. "Elan Village provides me with a love- ly safe home. I am happy to be here." Gabriella Weiss, Resident Elan Village's monthly rate includes: • 24 hour Personal Care Assistance • Three Kosher Meals Daily • Housekeeping and Personal Laundry Services...…
…*tentative dates 7-W- E A Polan G rael Experience for Area Teens Explore Po and Israel 3,000 Je teens 44 coup for unforgett we Jmmemorate m Hashoa ocaust Remembrance Day) Poland lebrate Ha'atzmaut aei Independence Day) Israel FORMATION MEETINGS Metro Detroit rabbis and educa will lead our De community g Wednesday, eptember 20 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 24 7 p.m. For inform and reservati Agency Jewish Educa (248) 645-7 M. Fis...…
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…Outspoken Zionist marks 87th birthday reflecting on a lifetime of fighting for Jewish causes. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News Mr. Z0 11, Lifetime Of Zionism E zekiel Leikin, ardent Zionist and keen observer of the world political scene, doesn't hold back his opinion on a wide range of topics. He says the Zionist movement is the "cement that holds the Jewish peo- ple together, but it needs some revamping." He sees only a "remote po...…
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…Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah presents Garden Party Hermelins host Clinton at Stabenow fund-raiser. resident Bill Clinton swung into town Tuesday to show his support for the candidacy of U.S. Rep. Debbie Stabenow for the U.S. Senate. His first stop was a back yard recep- tion at the Bingham Farms home of Brian and Jennifer Hermelin. About 200 guests had donated $1,000 each to share hors d'oeuvres and hear Clinton's endorsement of Sta...…
…This Week Naming Dispute Prentis family contests name of well-known cancer center. ALAN AB RAMS Special to the Jewish News 80w0x.%. - , - • - • . . „ • 2 ' 0,4w, , 401 T he fight against cancer led by a nationally recognized research and treatment institute in Detroit's Medical Center could be overshad- owed by a legal dispute over who has naming rights to the entity. The struggle pits a family with a long legacy of philanthropy ...…
…Meet Rabbi Strear in action. He's a golfer. He's a skier. He plays rugby. And he's committed to helping young people connect with Judaism and develop menschlekeit. He enjoys jazz music and Denver Broncos football. He has a strong interest in environmentalism. Last book read: The Last Kabbalist of-Lisbon by Richard Zimler. Favorite film: My Life As a Dog University of Colorado / University ofJudaism (M.B.A. and Rabbinic Ordination) He and...…
…This Week Cincy Sizzles Maccabi teens bring back gold and memories. From Aug. 13-18, Detroit Maccabi contingents competed in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Richmond, Va. The following week, Detroit in-line hockey teams skated in Staten Island, N.Y. In this issue, the Cincinnati games are recapped. Next week will be devoted to the Richmond and Staten Island Games. Results from Staten Island and a partial list of medal winners from Richmond appear on ...…
…More Results Scores can be found on each host city's Web site: Celebrating their gold medals are volleyball players, top row: Inna Revzin, Lisa Scher, Elina Pilnits, Amee Joshi, Pamela Feingold, Hallie Brick and coach Genny Bertin; center: Lisa Ackerson; kneeling: Emily Baker, Blayr Teeple and Julie Hack. no-hit innings in beating the Sephardic (Brooklyn) team and gaining a save against Long Beach. Volleyball The Detroit "A" team of girls...…
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…Affirmative Action Affirmed factor in the medical school admissions process but cannot be the deciding factor. The Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee and the American Jewish Congress all filed briefs in support of Alan Bakke, the white medical student applicant who challenged the racial quota system. Black-Jewish tensions resurface in a flap over Lieberman stance. SHARON SAMBER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jewish Views Diff...…
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…Jewry's Role in Human Affairs ON THE LEADING EDGE OF DISCOVERY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION from page 25 directors, said American Jews have been more supportive of civil rights than other non-minority Americans. On The Wane? The affirmative-action issue will proba- bly die down and won't spark a renew- al of tensions, most experts agree. "I don't see this as a dominant issue at the moment," said Friedman, who heads the American Jewish Committee of...…
…This Week Worries Overseas SEE FOR YOURSELF WHY EVERYONE Is SAYING Terrorizing Peace; ffnai Irrith Race; Acting On Hate; Dancing At Auschwitz B'nai ifrith Race Delegates to the B'nai B'rith interna- tional convention in Washington, which begins on Friday, will encounter ith efforts faltering to something they don't usually see: a vig- revive stalled Israeli- Palestinian talks, and the orous challenge to a sit- Sept. 13 target date for a ti...…
…6 MONTH CD ization out of the middle-management level and to the communities where members are and where future mem- bers and leaders will come from." For more than a decade, the organization has been battered by declining membership as younger Jews choose more focused Jewish organizations — or opt out of the communal world altogether. Several sweeping restructuring plans have not reversed the trend, group insid- ers say; B'nai B'rith has yet...…
…'Phis Week Domestic Front Bamk proposes series of reforms aimed at pleasing secular voters. :,4%,AIRRWSPNP. alg 8/25 2000 30 A fervently Orthodox Jew talks to a secular Israeli woman in downtown Jerusalem on Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak recently announced a number of initiatives aimed at pleasing secular voters. NAOMI SEGAL Jewish Telegraphic Agency I Jerusalem n a sharp challenge to Jewish rights that have been recog-...…
…RINKE CADILLAC vently Orthodox Shas Party — which vehemently opposes the announced steps. Shas members walked out of the coalition, saying the party could not accept the compromises on con- trol of east Jerusalem and the West Bank settlements that Barak offered Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat at the Camp David summit meeting last month. Shas has always been a tentative government partner, using its Knesset seats as the leverage for concess...…
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…candidate Joseph Lieberman. The suspect, a 23-year-old Farmingdale, N.Y., man, told "The Howard Stern Show" on Aug. 14 that the Connecticut senator "is gonna take my bullet." The Secret Service made the arrest after tracing the call to the man's home. Jackie Robinson's Son In Israel Jerusalem/JTA — The son of the first black baseball player in the major leagues was in Israel this week to learn about solar energy. David Robinson, the son of J...…
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…• Insight Ideas & Issues ?§ A Mam ffi„, Preferred Choice From the pages of The Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. Federation hiring of gay executive removes another barrier to participation. JULIE WIENER Jewish Telegraphic Agency R emoving one more perceived barrier to gays and lesbian participation in Jewish life, one of the nation's largest Jewish federations has hired an openly gay man to serve as its top p...…
…Congregation Beth Shalom invites the community to a tribute dinner honoring Suzanne and Burton Shifman Sandy and Dr. David Kirsch for their leadership of the congregation's successful Capital Campaign Sunday, September 17, 2000 Congregation Beth Shalom 14601 W Lincoln, Oak Park Cocktails and silent auction at 6 p.m. Program, dinner and dancing to follow Music by Kol Sasson Klezmer Band of Chicago Gail Langer Gail Elkus Rosalie Gold D...…
…Editorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com 111 Challenges Aplenty etro Detroit's newest Jewish W high school will open on We Monday with the expectation Lear that it can't miss — and that should surprise no one. Rabbi Lee Buckman, the Jewish Academy of Met- ropolitan Detroit's charismatic and hard-working head of school, has built a strong administrative and teaching team...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS 4 V.Si 'rt.P Enjoying Pride Of Ownership . we call Jerusalem. It is the undeniable have just returned from my first homeland of Christianity, Islam and trip to Israel. The country was Judaism. How can all of these people much prettier than I ever imag- stake a claim to the same city as being ined. From the beaches of the exclusively their birthright? Mediterranean Sea to the rich, fertile As long as I occupy your valleys o...…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY Why Arafat Won't Compromise IV Barak told him to skip the vision thing and get down to practicalities. e are currently witness- Arafat, however, had the last word: ing the reprise of the "Anyone who does not understand ancient midrash that what Jerusalem means to me is an relates an argument impractical man." between Ishmael and Isaac. Both Thus did a Moslem leader lecture a claimed to be the true heirs of the Jewish prim...…
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…LETTERS We are pleased to announce that LETTERS from page 39 ning mate. But since when does moral authority, or "integrity," mean caving in for the sake of power? Once acting and think- ing independently, Lieberman has deferred to every party demand, relin- quishing his stand on school vouchers, a degree of Social Security privatization and the gradual phase-out of affirmative action. (Proposition 209 in California, the senator had said, so...…
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…Special-needs campers and counselors learn about life while developing friendships. S id e Clockwise from top: Counselors Shaina Stewart, 15, of Oak Park and Julie Schwartz, 20, of West Bloomfield share a laugh with camper Lauren Ettinger, 13, of Farmington Hills. Special Needs Unit Head Megan Harris-Linton, 19; West Bloomfield JCC Camp Social Worker Judy Green of Southfield; JCC Special Needs Director Nathe Furgang of West Bloomfield; and ...…
…D DEPOE LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED Counselor Mira Freilich, 19, also spoke with her 6-year-old special camper's parents before the start of camp. Freilich, who will be a junior this fall at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, remembers, "The first day was the hardest day. I didn't know if he would run or if he would hide." A "communication book" traveled back and forth daily from parents and counselors to help continue the inter- action b...…
…a Sunday's Ducky Derby Fights Pediatric Cancer The Detroit Ducky Derby will take to the water Sunday, Aug. 27, at Kensington Metropark near Milford. The Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah is sponsor of the derby. Proceeds will be used for children's oncology services and research in the fight against cancer in children. At 2 p.m. Sunday, a flotilla of 10,000 rubber ducks will be released into the lake at Kensington's Maple Beach as hundreds...…
…Community' riM i vf 1 '7 I I X '7 X ARE ELUL - A Adult Jewish Learning for the' . ays of Awe Community Outreach According to Jewish tradition, the month of Elul - the four weeks leading up to Rosh Hashanah - is a time for us, individually and as a community, to engage in meaningful self-reflection and study in preparation for the Days of Awe. To assist us on this spiritual journey, Eilu v' Eilu, the adult Jewish lecirning project ...…
…SLIMMg, DLL hen Your Family Deserves the Very Best, The Federation Honors Rabbi Weiss The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit has honored Rabbi Stephen Weiss of Congregation Shaarey Zedek with the 2000 Federation Rabbinical Award. It is given annual- ly to a local rabbi who has made a significant impact on the communi- ty through volun- teer and profes- sional work. Rabbi Stephen Weiss Rabbi Weiss has been an important contributor t...…
…•r4 Rabbis Dialogue On Judaism italitWO Includes heated leather memory seats and CD player. "The Future of American Judaism: Two Visions, Two Views" is the subject of a two-part dialogue between Rabbi Daniel Nevins of Adat Shalom Synagogue and Rabbi Michael Moskowitz of Temple Shir Shalom at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 6 and 13. The opening program will be at Adat Shalom in Farmington Hills; the Rabbis Michael Moskowitz and Daniel Nevins seco...…
…n Life, There Are No Exceptions" NCJ W Hosts Steve Roberts Steve Roberts will be the featured speak- er at the fall 2000 opening meeting of the National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit sec- tion 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Roberts and his wife, TV and radio Steve Roberts personality Cokie Roberts, write a nationally syndicated column for the New York Daily News and contribute articles t...…
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