…7 50 -Towr- , 7.0 -Wr- 1SH NEB 4 NISAN 5753/MARCH 26, 1993 Teaching Hatred Four Jewish groups demand an explanation for the Detroit Public Schools' implied support of the Rev. Louis Farrakhan. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER laiming "de facto" support by the Detroit Public Schools of the Rev. Louis Farrakhan's upcoming vis- it, four Jewish organizations have linked together in protest. Nation of Islam leader, the Rev. Farrakhan is scheduled ...…
…Fifty years ago, The Jewish News seed was planted. Eight years ago, it budded from new hands. Today, The Jewish News blossoms with community involvement. A s we conclude our 50th anniversary year we are proud to share with the community the fruits of our labor. Since acquiring The Jewish News from the Slomovitz family in 1984, we've made it our business to play an active role in bringing people together and strengthening our traditions. Brin...…
…BOTSFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL Making a difference in the world, starts in our community. Botsford General Hospital is reaching out to the people of our community with care that comes from the heart. At Botsford, patients are welcomed as members of our "family' not just for the duration of their stay, but today and into the future. We believe only dedicated professionals can provide care that considers the entire person, taking into account an in...…
…SINAI HOSPITAL OUR COMMUNITY HAS GROWN A LOT IN 40 YEARS. SO HAVE WE. No matter where you are in metro- 40 years Sinai has grown from one politan Detroit, you'll find a Sinai hospital in Detroit to include ten out- facility near you. Because over the last patient facilities in locations near you. WEST BLOOMFIELD \ Maple Road BIRMINGHAM ■ ■ ■ Sinai Berry Surgery Center 28500 Orchard Lake Rd. Farmington Hills FARMINGTON Sinai Health Cen...…
…THE JEN/Vigil NEWS Vol. CIII No. 3 Associate Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz \ Managing Editor • Phil Jacobs Associate Editor Alan Hitsky Assistant Editor Elizabeth Applebaum Staff Writers Kimberly Lifton Ruth Littmann ' Lesley Pearl Contributing Editor Elie Wiese! Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis % Israel Correspondents Ina Friedman Larry Derfner Photographer Glenn Triest Local Co...…
…::•MtrAr."1,0 ,v1k -1W Cycle Of Violence The cycle of violence appears to be spinning out of control in Israel. Random murders of Jewish soldiers and civilians by Arabs have become a daily tragedy, as have the deaths of Palestinian youths from Israeli gunfire, mostly in Gaza. What makes the violence so difficult to con- trol for Israeli authorities is that these attacks often take place on a crowded street when an individual simply pulls ou...…
…Community Views Editor's Notebook Staying Ahead Of The Curve Continuity May Not Really Be The Goal GARY ROSENBLATT EDITOR American Jews, and particularly ardent Zionists, are behind the curve in their long-standing as- sumptions about the Israeli gov- ernment's politi- cal, diplomatic and military interests. We have been conditioned over the years to believe, for in- stance, that the Palestine Lib- eration Organization is Israel's most dan...…
…Cirnwc® STAYING AHEAD page 7 CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK from the former Soviet Union. American Jews, it can be ar- gued, have always lagged be- hind when it comes to understanding Israeli life. Many of us still think of Israelis sitting around the campfire at night singing folk tunes and dancing the hora rather than hitting the raucous downtown nightspots of metropolitan Tel Aviv and dancing to the latest rock music. 1993 CADILLAC ELDORADO...…
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…• Over Performance brings Jews and blacks into each other's communities. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER "On Thursday at 4 p.m., four Jewish women and four black women shared a kitchen, then went out to eat together and returned to watch a play together. The same happened on Sunday. It really was a true exchange," Ms. Silver said. Included in each pro- gram was an interest form. To date, Ms. Silver has received 200, asking for continued program-...…
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…Q uality you can build on, a name you can trust. New Adoption Guide Debuts In May A new book, with Orthodox, Conservative and Reform input, is directed to the Jewish community. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSISTANT EDITOR ighteen years ago Paul Vander Velde was trou- bled by comments he heard after he adopted a little girl from Korea. "It's really nice you did that," said an acquaintance, a part of the Dutch commu- nity where the Vander Veldes l...…
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…Rachel Jacobs, Betty Silverfarb The League Of Jewish Women's Organizations 48th annual Youth Awards Program was held on March 14 at Congregation Beth Shalom. Since 1945, the League has honored outstanding high school seniors who meet the criteria of academ- ic excellence, religious edu- cation, leadership and par- ticipation in community service. The students must also write an essay. This year's topic was: "As an American, what role does Is...…
…Community Forum On AIDS Held At Maple-Drake The community is invited to participate in "Even in the Best of Families . . . A Jewish Forum on AIDS" 1-4 p.m. March 28 at the Maple-Drake Jewish Com- munity Center. The program, which will focus on the Jewish and health aspects of this con- temporary plague, will include a panel discussion featuring the views of those who live with persons with AIDS, Jewish sources, the community's response and t...…
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…ose up Voicc Of Thc Poo lc From anti-eSemiti6m to the city of 6outhfielci, the Je -wi6h. Community ouncil ha6 worked to addrem the concerns of Detroit 6 Jews. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER THE DE TROI T J EWIS H LU bout one year ago, TV talk show per- sonality Brent Triest hosted a town meeting. The issue: Do Jews go south of Eight Mile Road? More than blacks, 100 Jews and gen- tiles debated. The conver- sation was crisp and controversial. T...…
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…A LITTLE BIRD e n, tiJ How Nana becomes Naney becomes Nande becomes Nancy. e n, ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSISTANT EDITOR loves to read, paint and host tea parties for her stuffed animals. She's also tackling yet another chal- lenge: learning to speak. Natalie has verbal dys- praxia, a neurological dys- function that affects her ability to handle certain motor tasks, such as speech. The problem occurs in vitro and is not a brain disorder. Tho...…
…For a long time, Natalie had a two- word comprehensible vocabulary. She could understand, but she couldn't verbalize. "Can you say my name?" Ms. Kaufman says. "Nanzhe," Natalie says. "NanCEE," Ms. Kauf- man tells her. "Try again. NanCEE." Natalie leans against the side of a small table and says with glee, "NanCEE." Nancy Kaufman opened her West Bloomfield clinic last December after work- ing in speech pathology for more than 13 years at a loc...…
…focus ATTENTION HOME BUYERS LITTLE BIRD page 49 Natalie Jacobs, Nancy Kaufman and Lod Jacobs. them move from "Nana" to "Naney" to "Nande" to "Nancy." Verbal dyspraxia is just one of the speech dysfunc- tions .on which Ms. Kaufman works. She also helps children unable to make the link between word and object. They hear the word "ball," but can't understand the specific article to which it refers. "It's almost like being deaf," she says. "Th...…
