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…: Contents A 2002 Michigan Press Association General Excellence winner www.cletrohjewishnews.co FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 2002 CHESHVAN 19, 576 VOL. CXXII, NO. 11 This Week • 16 'His Life Is The Law' • Peers bestow Champion of justice Award upon Lawyer Henry Baskin. 25 Hadera Victims Teacher, border policeman, soldier among 14 killed in suicide bombing. Arts & Entertainment DEPARTMENTS 75 Tending Death's Door "Grey Zone" depicts Jews for...…
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…LETTERS LETTERS from page 6 U-M President's Support Welcomed ing them and hearing them in their spir- ited defense of the State of Israel. Professor Raymond Tanter, the keynote speaker and Israel supporter, lOoked great in the "We Stand With Israel" T-shirt as he learned some Hebrew phrases so he could talk to us a bit in Israel's own language. This was to my delight as well as that of Rabbi Lee Buckman and his 100 Jewish Academy of Metropo...…
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…`His Life Is The Law' Peers bestow Champion ofJustice Award upon lawyer Henry Baskin. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News "There's just no one like him in the legal commu- nity," said Oakland County Circuit Judge Wendy Potts, who has known Baskin for 15 years. "He's dynamic, highly professional, generous, and very caring and giving," she said. "Just give him a project or a cause, unleash him and he gets the job done. The 'Courtroom Henr...…
…SALE COMING TO AN END! man of the Governor's Domestic Violence Task Force and instrumental in helping to create personal protec- tion orders in Michigan. He authored the Child Custody Act of 1970, used as a legislative model by other states. His work in this area has become nationally known for the pro- tection of the abused spouse. Baskin received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Family Law Section of the State Bar Association. "It wa...…
…This Week Cover Story Feminine Difference Under Margot Halperin's wing, women with wealth have united to "give from their hearts." RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News 0 nly six cents out of every philanthropic dollar nationally is directed toward programs that specifically benefit women and girls. But the Jewish Women's Foundation (JWF) of Metropolitan DetrOit, along with other like-minded groups across the country, is determined to...…
…JWF Grants The Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit awarded the following grants this year *BARBARA ANN KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE $6,000 , To fund a research and counseling project called "Molecular Biology and Genetics: Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Ashkenazi Jews.' Information and support will be provided to family members of the participants at bi-weekly genetics counseling sessions. • JARC, $10,000 To fund "Strengthening ...…
…This Week Cover Story FEMININE DIFFERENCE from page 18 our community to do. I knew this would be a winner." Although the JWF is under Federation auspices, grants are not limited to Federation-sponsored agencies. "Our goal is to complement Federation, not to compete with it," said Halperin. "Most of the general grant money doesn't go toward gen- der-specific programming." Focus On Women Brad Longenecker will be at Raz & Sherm representing...…
…Threats Against %num Fail To Materialize Make your home look as good as this rate. W est Bloomfield High School was probably the safest place in the. world Friday, Oct. 18, the day of the annual home- coming football game. So concluded several parents who volunteered at the school in the wake of threats found scrawled on a park bench near WBHS. The threats, which specified that day for an attack on the school, had been found the previous we...…
…Jewry's Role in Human Affairs GIANTS OF AMERICAN LABOR Before and after the century's turn, the industrial revolution brought great wealth to business and industry, which in the minds of workers in the country's mills and factories, was not fairly shared. Labor grew restive, fanning the flames of unionism. Meet several of its most visionary crusaders. SAMUEL GOMPERS (1850-1924) b. London, England The father of our nation's labor movement, an...…
…Michael and Nancy Fordonski of Oak Park place a brick on the thing Holocaust Memorial Center, with the help of Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig, HMCfounder and executive director. sents the dawn of a new enlightenment, Rabbi Rosenzveig said, calling it "a behavioral enlightenment that was apparently missing from the original enlightenment of human civilization." One by one, Rabbi Rosenzveig read off the survivors' names. And, one by one, each placed ...…
…This Week Holding Back Israeli officials mull response after Hadera bus bombing kills at least 14. NAOMI SEGAL Jewish Telegraphic Agency Analysts said Israel seemed unlikely to renew the sort of siege imposed on Arafat's Ramallah head- quarters following a Sept. 19 suicide bombing in central Tel Aviv that killed six people and wounded more than 50. That siege revived popular support for Arafat and badly strained relations with the United S...…
…Eadera Victims Teacher, border policeman, soldier among 14 killed in suicide bombing. NAOMI SEGAL Jewish Telegraphic Agency Volunteer Killed Following her retirement four years ago, longtime elementary school educator Ofra Burger had immersed herself in volunteer work. Her favorite Jerusalem retired schoolteacher, a young border project was the environment. "I will remember Ofra as a woman who cared," said police officer and a dedicated so...…
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…Supporters 'Turn Out West Bloomfield planners finally approve Friendship Circle's amended site plan. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer I mpassioned and emotional pleas by supporters of the Friendship Circle led to an Oct. 23 post- midnight unanimous approval of the site plan for their new buildings by the West Bloomfield Township Planning Commission. Although the seven-member board never disputed the significance of the West Bloomfield-b...…
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…Insight Updates Maryland Terror stayed away right after Sept. 11, 2001. Next door, at the Royal Dragon glatt kosher Chinese restaurant, the manager drummed his fingers on the counter and surveyed the empty tables not a single diner in the place. One person, though, has seen a rise accounted for prior to dismissal. in business and that's the manager of GEOFFREY MELADA Changes have been made at other the Pizza Hut on nearby Nicholson Philadel...…
…JITOpinion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjevvishnews.com Dry Bones Feeling The Pain srael knows what it is like to live with both the reality and the threat of terror. So it's not surprising that its press has paid a lot of atten- tion to the sniper who has shot at least 13 people at random in the Washington, Maryland and Virginia suburbs and to the Oct. 12 bombing that killed 180 people at a nightclub in Bali...…
…OTHER VIEWS Finding The Silver Linings he recent "Second National Student Conference on the Palestine Solidarity Movement" conference in Ann Arbor was, as expected, an ugly display of anti-Israel rhetoric ("Rallying For Israel," Oct. 18, page 20). Speaker after speaker denounced Israel as a racist state that wished to oppress the Palestinians. Hardly a word was uttered in favor of a peaceful future or against terrorism. Instead, the speeches...…
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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 46 Mazel Toy! 50 Taking The Challenge Meisner seeks to replace Jacobs in state House as she eyes Senate seat. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to the Jewish News 0 n the surface, Andy Meisner doesn't appear to have a whole lot in common with Keith Sanford. Meisner, 29,- is a Democrat from Oak Park, running for the state representative seat in the 27th district; Sanford, 33, is a Republican from Berkley, running fo...…
…Jewish Entrepreneurs Form Group The Jewish Entrepreneurs Network, a group of young execs and professionals, formerly known as the "Business Minded" arm of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, represents the new generation of business leadership in the community. The new group announced the appointment its co-chairs, Scott Eisenberg, managing director of Amherst Capital; Robb Lippitt, chief operating officer of ePrize. Steering com- ...…
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…Enthusiasm Wins Athletes, volunteers move indoors for another fun Fame Games. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News F, Clockwise from top.. Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation President Dr. Stuart Kirschenbaum holds a plaque presented by JCC Vice President Terry Nosan. The parade of athletes. Lauren Ettinger of Farmington Hills is proud of daughter Valerie's accomplishments. Mark Goodman of West Bloomfield displays his ribbons. 171 10...…
…Jet/Ask Panel Focus Women's Health In partnership with the Jewish Women's Foundation, the Beaumont Heart Center will host a panel dis- cussion 9-11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W. 13 Mile, Royal Oak. Speakers will include cardiologist Dr. Pamela Marcovitz, on heart dis- ease and hormone replacement ther- apy; gynecologist Dr. William R. Keye Jr., on menopausal symptoms and HRT; and oncologist Dr. David Decker, ...…
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…Flag-Burning Ceremony Maxine Brickner Eyes County Seat Jewish War Veterans pay their last respects to the Stars and Stripes. Maxine Brickner, 57, an elected trustee on the West Bloomfield Library Board, is the Democratic candidate for the •16th District of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. Her Republican opponent in the Tuesday, Nov. 5, gener- al election is Greg Jamian of Bloomfield Hills. The person elected to Maxine the $28,000-...…
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…Calendar governor; Jack Lessenberry, journal- ist. Continental breakfast. $15. Birmingham Community House. (248) 626-8985. Frankel Center for Judaic Studies — University of Michigan, Salinger Resource Center, 3032 Frieze Bldg., 105 S. State Street, Ann Arbor. (734) 763-9047. • "The Nazi Use of Jewish Scholarship" — Wednesday, Oct. 30, noon. Mitchell Hart, Louis and Helen Padnos Visiting Professor of Judaic Studies, U-M; associate professor of...…
…• Temple Israel WORLD CLASS Sisters in Song Sunday, March 23, 2003 • 4:00 p.m. • Schmier Chapel Chamber Series Classical guitarist Helene Rottenberg joins her sister Cantor Lori Corrsin in a special program of Jewish melodies accompanied by flutist Susan Lazar; co-sponsored by Temple Treasures. Concert ecture series Events will take place at Temple Israe • 5725 Walnut Lake Road • West Bloomfield unless noted. For Complimentary Tickets &...…
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