…ETCETERA NIGHTCAP Fund-Raising Wars .... Better Known As The Presidential Election By Harry Kirsbaum e only have a couple of weeks left until this four-year political campaign game of squabbling and money-raising, and polling and money-raising, and sucking-the-air-out-of- the-auditorium speechifying comes to an end. Hallelujah. Bring out Wolf Blitzer and CNN's Magic Wall of Crap on Nov. 6 to tell us who won, and let's get on with our lives...…
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…politics >> on the cover Race It's experience vs. new ideas at the top of the Oakland County ticket. Harry Kirsbaum I Contributing Writer CONTINUED FROM THE COVER County residents voted a straight Democratic ticket, while 125,000 voted Republican. Brenda Lawrence, Patterson's 2008 opponent, only garnered 42 percent of the vote, which he called an anomaly. "There were a lot of Democrats not supporting her," Howley said, citing Democrats' s...…
…doubled their prediction with 23,000 jobs. • For the first nine months of 2012, 38 companies have invested about $80 million in Oakland County, creating and retaining more than 7,600 jobs. • The emerging sector of health care is exploding. Anderson Economic Group says 100,000 individuals in Oakland County work in that and related fields. That's more than the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic regions combined. • To support this burgeoning job gr...…
…political >> on the cover Candidates from page 53 24 MILLION ARE WITHOUT WORK To have a level playing field, they must have a job! Are You Currently Receiving Food Stamps? Would You Like To Have The Following? House, New or Used Car Flat Screen TV, Camera, Cell Phone Clothing & Food for Your Children Additional Money for a Vacation Money for Education & Retirement Money to Purchase Gas YOU NEED A JOB! The Next President Should Be Mitt Ro...…
…Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit THE 61ST ANNUAL Jewish Book Fair Celebrating the past I Inspiring the future [MAE THE CENTER JEWISHUTUFAIR November 7-18,2012 …
…From the Book Fair Chair You are invited to join us for the Why should a Jewish book fair still be in existence in the year 2012? People can read anything they choose without leaving their home. The latest headlines are streamed to our electronic devices 24 hours a day. Certainly the JCC's Annual Jewish Book Fair provides the opportunity to hear an author speak in person - but a quick tap on the iPad offers almost the same. While researching...…
…THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 DAY UNDERWRITTEN BY ESTHER & NEAL ZALENKO DAY UNDERWRITTEN BY ANDI & LARRY WOLFE 10 a.m. CenterStage presents... An Evening with Judy Collins Deborah Feldman Unorthodox 7:30 p.m. El Deborah Feldman was raised as a Satmar in Brooklyn but today attends Sarah Lawrence College. Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music uNorthodox THE SCAN.OUS REIECTION OE YY NASIDIC ROOTS Unorthodox offers her ...…
…FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 continued Kristallnacht Day of Remembrance CenterStage presents... An Evening of Music DAY UNDERWRITTEN IN MEMORY OF BEA & BORIS KATZ Co-sponsored by C.H.A.I.M.- Children of Holocaust Survivors Association of Michigan, Hidden Children & Child Survivors of Michigan, Holocaust Memorial Center- Zekelman Family Campus, Mardigian Library at the University of Michigan - Dearborn, Program for Holocaust Sur...…
…1:15 p.m. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 DAY UNDERWRITTEN BY RONA RONES Doreen Rappaport Beyond Courage See description on previous page at 10:30 a.m. Sh'ma Family Program at Oak Park SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Count Your Blessings and Help Animals! CenterStage presents... Patron Night with Stuart Eizenstat 10 a.m. Bubbies, Bagels & Books, featuring Mark Rosenthal's Animal Magic 6:45 p.m. Stuart E. Eizenstat Proceeds from Mark's book go toward h...…
…I I 111 Sh mat • hiE s M yeB ar E 'sRco 1 m 1 m unity day of learning is "Count Your Blessings:' T S h U eN th D eA m Y e for tV Through speakers, workshops and activities, we will explore the concept of blessings and what that means in our daily lives. count your * n S Detroit. Learning. Together. Jewish Community Center of West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center of Oak Park 11 a.m. 10 a.m. NEW: Scholar's Brunch and Learn Bubbies,...…
…SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 continued 3:30 p.m. Marc Elliot What Makes You Tic? 11:30 a.m. Larry Tye Marc Elliot knows the importance of understanding people's differences. He was born with a rare disease that left him with virtually no intestines, and at age 9 he developed Tourette's syndrome. Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero His arms and legs bursting with unparalleled strength, his bold, red cape flying behi...…
…SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 continued MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 DAY UNDERWRITTEN BY ESTHER & NEAL ZALENKO CenterStage presents... 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Dr. Steven Gimbel Einstein's Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Moshe Arens Flags over the Warsaw Ghetto The Nazis famously tried to denigrate Albert Einstein's theory of relativity by calling it"Jewish science." When the Nazis entered the Warsaw Ghetto on Passover ev...…
…1 p.m. CenterStage presents... Annual Book Club Night with Anouk Markovits Suzy Farbman Godsigns: Health, Hope and Miracles, My Journey to Recovery Presented by Karmanos Cancer Institute 7:30 p.m. When Michigan resident Suzy Farbman appeared on "Oprah" as an expert on relationships, she was at 01 , 11,1. HOPC ,00 the height of her success as an author. Yet, as readers m co ka ve, cle v, clamored for her advice, doctors privately revealed...…
…WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 continued DAY UNDERWRITTEN BY NATALIE & MANNY CHARACH 7:30 p.m. Matti Friedman CenterStage presents... The Aleppo Codex Art History Day of Learning (See description on page 11 at 8:15 p.m. 10 a.m. CenterStage presents... r' 8 p.m. Irwin Shaw Night, with Nonie Darwish Gustav Klimt's renowned painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer hangs in the Neue Galerie in New York City. el .1 Anne-Marie O'Con...…
…CenterStage presents... Juni o_ nu 'MOW 7 p.m. Book signing will take place prior to author presentation. Signing to begin at 6 p.m. Lunch & Learn with Steve Guttenberg RABBI TZVI MULLER The Guttenberg Bible When Steve Guttenberg was 16, he went to see an agent about starting his acting career. He was told, "You are the last guy I would pick to be a movie star." He decided to become an actor anyway. Wednesdays at noon 248.432.KNOW (5...…
…THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 continued 1 p.m Ira Shapiro CenterStage presents... Lunch with the Authors The Last Great Senate (See description at 6:30 p.m.) Nlocoa 5 p.m. Daniel B. Smith Co-sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women, West Bloomfield Township Library, Your People, LLC Monkey Mind Devan Siphar The very idea of a roast beef sandwich was more than Daniel Smith could take. The Wedding Beat This is the classic boy meets gi...…
…CenterStage presents.... Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival at Book Fair CenterStage presents... Health Awareness Day 8 pm. UNDERWRITTEN BY DMC HURON VALLEY - SINAI HOSPITAL 0 a.m. el 1 "Korkoro" (Freedom) 2009, France, 111 minutes French with English subtitles 'A magnificent paean to the mad ecstasy of freedom... Tony Gatlif's depiction of the 'Gypsy soul' has never been more visceral."— Variety magazine Dr. Harry Ostrer Legacy: A ...…
…SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 DAY UNDERWRITTEN BY NANCY & JAMES GROSFELD DAY UNDERWRITTEN BY BARBARA & DOUGLAS BLOOM 12:30 p.m. CenterStage presents... Comedy Cafe Monni Must Living Witnesses: Triumph Over Tragedy 8:30 p.m. (See description on page 15 at 4:30 p.m.) The Last Testament: A Memoir by God as told by David Javerbaum 12:30 p.m. Eileen Pollack With Alan Muskovitz as emcee, we guarantee to make you laugh! Brea...…
…2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. l Jesse Kellerman Ari Schonbrun Miracles & Fate on 78 A 9/11 Story of Inspiration Potboiler ifiti Everyone knows someone like Arthur Pfefferkorn. He's that guy who never really"lived up to his potential." He wanted to be a writer but ended up a ho-hum college professor, now middle-aged and at the bottom of his game. On September 11, 2001, Ari Schonbrun went to his office at Cantor Fitzgerald - the Wall Street firm that ...…
…Author schedule at a glance E.] THE CENTER JEWISH UM FAIR NOVEMBER 7-18, 2012 WEST BLOOMFIELD OAK PARK WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 5 p.m. Noon 7:30 p.m. Joy Ladin An Evening with Judy Collins 6:30 p.m. Lunch with the Authors, featuring Devan Siphar, Francesca Segal, Scott Lasser THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 10 a.m. Deborah Feldman Moshe Arens 5 p.m. 8 p.m. Daniel B. Smith Michael Bar Zohar - 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 10:30 a.m. D...…
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…Lisa Brown Bill Bullard Marty Knollenberg Andy Meisner Meeting The Candidates County clerk and treasurer candidates mix with voters at Temple Beth El. Harry Kirsbaum Contributing Writer L ocal politics entered the realm of Sunday breakfast when can- didates for Oakland County Clerk and Treasurer broke bread with some 50 people at Temple Beth El's Brotherhood breakfast on Oct. 21. In a departure from the usual drawn- out stump speeches,...…
…points of view >> - Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Contributing Editor Editorial Gaza Student Flap Is A Reality Check A Tenenbaum's travails taint the American way. A merica is supposed to be a land of freedom from mangled government ethics — and mostly it is. That isn't the case, however, for U.S. Army civilian engineer Dr. David Tenenbaum, still seeking reparation and a government apology 16 years after falsely being acc...…
…Commentary A Treatise On Voting By A Jew Who Hates Politics F or three years in the mid- 1990s, I wrote about domestic politics and politicians for the Washington Jewish Week newspaper, focusing on how discussions, proposals and potential legislation could affect American Jews. Tacked to my gray cubicle wall was a list of the Jewish senators and congressmen, among them the late Arlen Specter. I remember feeling great pride in seeing this li...…
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…arts & entertainment >> editor's picks &About CLASSICAL NOTES Ann Arbor's Kerrytown Concert House presents University of Michigan grad and acclaimed baritone Jesse Blumberg, accompanied by Martin Katz on piano and performing a wide selection of lieder, art songs centered on romantic love or pastoral themes by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Wolf, Debussy and more, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. $15-$30/$5 students. (734) 769- 2999; kerrytownconcer...…
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