…Yesh1v lia • Obituaries Sch School for Boys • Beth Jacob School for Girls Early Childhood Development Center 15751 W. Lincoln Drive • Southfield, MI 48076 • (248) 557-6750 Obituaries are updated and archived on JNonline.us. During the coming week. the students of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah will study in memory of the following departed friends. In orldition, Kaddish will be said during the dailv tninyan. 6 DE= Jove 28, 2009 Lester Norman Fr...…
…Northern Michigan University in Marquette. He later attended Wayne State. Cantorial Soloist Barris was known for his warm heart and gregarious, outgoing person- ality. He considered himself something of a geek, memoriz- ing comedy bits and beating all comers in games of Trivial Pursuit — often with best friend Ari Hauptman. Edwin Barris said his son had sum- marized every episode from the TV series M*A*S*H and could quote much of the dia- logu...…
…EASE VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE Obituaries www.hebrewmemori Chapel that recognizes each family's individual nee( NXTe serve the entire ewish community BETTY BAKER, 82, of Mesa, Ariz., died June 19, 2009. She is survived by sons and daughter-in-law, Gary and Sheryl Baker of West Bloomfield, Bruce Baker of Grand Rapids, Alan Baker of San Francisco, Calif.; daughter, Sheree Rudd of Mesa; grandchil- dren, Dr. Audrey (Mark) Erman, Joseph Baker, Ju...…
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…Obituaries Obituaries from page C33 MURIEL J. ROSENBAUM, 88, of West Bloomfield, died June 18, 2009. She is survived by her beloved hus- band, Morris S. Rosenbaum; son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Elizabeth Rosenbaum of Oak Park; daughter and son-in-law, Laurie and Harold Kaufman of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Ari and Erich Rosenbaum, Jeremy (Michelle) Kaufman; great-granddaughter, Shaina; many other loving family members and friends....…
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…I Special Report $50 Billion Meltdown Photo courtesy Ro bert I. Lappin C harita b le Foundation Madoff scandal rocks Jewish philanthropic world. The children's program in Massachusetts of the Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation was forced to shut down in the wake of the Bernard Madoff scandal. Jacob Berkman Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York T he securities fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff has rocked the Jewish nonprofit world — ...…
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…Metro Peace Ties A Southfield man has completed 19 journeys to sow the seeds of peace. R udy Simons does not expect his recent trip to Iran to suddenly end the hostility between the Islamic republic and the West. He just hopes that his 12-day trip Nov. 25-Dec. 7 will forge some bonds that will make more people think. "I've been involved with the peace movement for close to 50 years;' says Simons. "You can see how successful we've been;' he...…
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…Metro Shooting Stars Jewish club blends interest in guns, cigars and Torah. Cindy Frenkel Special to the Jewish News helps put both topics in perspective. He is a club member who participates in shooting at ranges, but also in bringing a little Torah learning to club ho said guns and Jews don't mix? Just gatherings. ask members of the Detroit Jewish Tolwin has delivered divrei Torah to the group on Cigar and Shooting Club. such subjects as...…
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…Spirituality ON THE COVER Making Chanukah Shine Scrap metal becomes religious artistry in this menorah-maker's hands. SheIli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer T o those who say, "one man's junk is another man's treasure David Pereira has a few stories to tell about the pile of scrap metal he has turned into a series of unique, handcraft- ed Jewish ritual items. For seven years, Pereira has been designing and manufacturing Chanukah menorahs a...…
…Spirituality ON THE COVER Making Chanukah Shine from page A31 David. Pereira mans the huge torch he uses to make his menorahs. The gift received a great response. "We really didn't know that David was so artistically inclined until he made his first menorah," Fitlow said. "He told us he was making it, but would not show it to anyone until the party. We were all amazed by his creativity." After that, Pereira said, "I promised when we all go...…
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…Business & Professional We Are Family Colleagues, friends, family honor retiring probate judge. Judith Doner Berne Special to the Jewish News I is obvious that the lawyers know the routine on motion Wednesdays in Oakland County Probate Judge Barry M. Grant's courtroom. The pace is swift, the cases quickly drawn as one set of lawyer(s) and client(s) after another files before the long-serving judge. Grant, age 72, is reluctantly wrapping up...…
…Business & Professional MEMOS We Are Family from page A37 "My concern is that my successor continues provid- ing the service that I have made a concerted effort to do over the last 31 years," says Judge Grant. Staff photo by Angie Baan "Friendship with Barry is a life sen- tence said fellow Probate Judge Linda Hallmark. "I will miss most his won- derful humor, dedication to the bench and the bar, concern for the poor and underprivileged...…
…Thoughts A MONTHLY MIX OF IDEAS George Cantor's Reality Check column will return next week The Gift Of A Miracle New York/JTA E ach year at Chanukah, we spin the dreidel, reminding ourselves that "a great miracle happened there' With faith and activism, the Maccabees led our people to a great vic- tory and assured the survival of the Jewish people in ancient days. With faith and activism, we, too, can make miracles happen in our own tim...…
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