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…JEWISH NEWS 'TN www d etroitjewishnevvs.com 18 Camp David At 20 The 1979 agreement has lessons for today's peace-makers. bituarY 156 Marvin Berlin A philanthropic leader in the Orthodox community. March 26, 1999 Nisan 9, 5759 Vol. ON, No. 5 DEPARTMENTS 64 Anniversaries 71 AppleTree Bar/Bat Mitzvah 54 53 Births 50 Calendar Carla Schwartz ...128 99 Crossword 80 berSpot Danny Baskin ...... 104 27 Editorials 58 Engagements ........ . 111...…

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…Toddler Troubles the synagogue's 7:30 a.m. start time `—\ — 30 minutes later than the JCC — means she would be more likely to get caught in rush-hour traffic on the way he infant-toddler and nurs- to her job in downtown Detroit. ery school programs at the It will be more difficult, she said, to Jewish Community Center provide for her 9-month-old twins. in Oak Park are closing July "It's not easy to find a trustworthy 1, leaving the parents o...…

…don't have a wait list and we'd hope to help the families from the JCC" — should they choose to call the temple. Cong. Beth Shalom in Oak Park plans to start a nursery school in the fall; it's not known if younger-aged children will be served. The JCC's other child development program, at the D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building in West Bloomfield, has more than 250 children. Officials say that it could accommodate any JPM families who want to switch ...…

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…CURTAIN TIME FOR AMERICA `And they have resolved many fiscal issues that were unresolved in the past in their budget and so forth." In the past, Darchei Torah's board "had no true oversight and the school was run by its headmaster," said Cook. Some 11 men, all Darchei Torah par- ents, sit on the board. It is unclear whether Darchei Torah will receive an allocation this year, but one Federation perk under discussion for the new constituent age...…

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…Without You, The Suruiuors' Stories Might Never Get Told She comes from Przemysl, Poland. She is among the 10% of Polish Jews who survived Nazi Occupation. Now she is in her 80's. Her family's graves are overgrown and crumbling. Her experiences have gone untold. Remembrance and Reconciliation, Inc., an Ann Arbor non-profit, is working to restore Przemysl's Jewish cemetery and to publish the stories of survivors like her— in Poland, where they...…

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…c David At 20 DR. KENNETH W. STEIN Special to The Jewish News ITI wenty years ago, President Jimmy Carter brokered a his- toric peace agreement between Israel and Egypt. What that pact accomplished is relevant again today as Israel and the Palestinians are embroiled in an emotional peaCe process that America seeks to advance. The twists, turns, and motiva- tions that led to the 1979 treaty were extraordinary; its impact on the countries, t...…

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…• Juggli ng Act The Clinton administration faces tricky challenges in Israel's election. of Baltimore Hebrew University and a leading Mideast analyst, defend- ed the invitation. "In Washington the past the administra- linton administration offi- tion has been criticized cials want to avoid any for dealing only with appearance of meddling in Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, right, and Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma those in pow...…

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…Get Off the Road Get In the Club imbalance in assessing compliance with October's Wye accord. On the roster for Thursday's session of the Foreign Operations Appropriations subcommittee are Assistant Secretary of State for Mideast Affairs Martin Indyk, Palestinian and Israeli representatives and relatives of several victims — including Stephen Flatow, whose daughter, Alisa, was killed in 1995. Dore Gold, Israel's United Nations ambassador, sai...…

…Seder Distraction Special to The Jewish News Arad, Israel I am ashamed to admit it," said Ronen Matzur, but "when I read about Pharaoh in the Haggadah on Seder night, I'll be thinkinab about the ultra-Orthodox black hats who have made my life a misery." Matzur and his family — his wife, Marian, and their two children — are the subject of a case before the Israeli Supreme Court that rests the difficult and divisive issue of which conversion...…

…NC W NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN GREATER DETROIT JSECTION the institute — originally devised as a compromise to end a two-year contro- versy over whether conversions they perform in Israel should be recognized by the state — did not solve any prob- lems because the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate has not officially agreed to recognize the institute's graduates. The Institute for Judaic Studies, founded by the Jewish Agency for Israel and the ...…

…Remember When • • • From the pages of The Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 1989 Anti-Semitism tally rises; $500, 000 for the Campaign; Knollenberg on teaching hate. For the third straight year, Michigan reported an increase in anti-Semitism, according to the Anti-Defamation League's Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents. The 57 incidents recorded in 1998 were 17 more than in 1997. Acts of harassment, threat or assault j...…

…sTNEditorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: w-ww.detroitjewishnews.com Marvin Berlin's Teachings T ime and again, Marvin Berlin came through in extraordinary ways for the Detroit Jewish community. He was a sweet, caring man and one of our community's most significant philan- thropists. There are stories that aren't found on the pages in a book or a newspaper about Mr. Berlin. Many of us know the...…

…COMMUNITY VIEWS The Price Of Peace Movingly Questioned JANET ARONOFF Special to The Jewish News I recently accompanied U.S. Sen. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) on a fact- finding mission to Israel. The senator brought along his sis- ter, a Franciscan nun, his daughter and son-in-law. From the start, it became evident that he wanted to keep the visit private because even though the trip was sponsored by the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), and...…

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…SPECIAL COMMENTARY The Spirituality Of Passover passage or when we hear this passage pirituality is "in." Jewish read aloud at our seder? Will we see healing centers and healing ourselves as though we, at that services are increasing. On moment, are preparing to leave a his- Manhattan's upper west side, tory of more than 400 years of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, the enslavement in Egypt to the possibility Carlbach Synagogue and Ohev Zedek of...…

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…INSIDE: • Cutline: Estelle and ThulWorona , make a selection at Kroger. What's kosher for Passover? What's not? SHELL' DORFMAN Editorial Assistant I t's easy to keep kosher on Passover — just don't eat bread ... or rice ... or peas or mustard or tofu or beans or ... In actuality, keeping kosher on Passover involves the observance of one single rule. The Bible tells us, "You shall eat nothing leavened," referring to dough that has risen. ...…

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…Jacobson's cordially invites you to our Birmingham Art Preview D raws Crowd The hope in bringing a Jewish Theological Seminary collection of illu- minated manuscripts, antique ketubot (wedding contracts) and maps of old Jerusalem to the Detroit Institute of Arts was to share the rare display with Jews and non-Jews alike. Fine Jewelry Consolidation Event Thursday, April. 1 through Monday, April 12 Outstanding jewelry is yours to choose, f...…

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…Girson Family Scholarship Set Think Summer Tamarack Camps was among the 80 local, national and Canadian programs represented at the 10th annual "Super Summer for Kids: A Camp and Activities Fair" Feb. 28 in Beverly Hills. Elyse Stettner of Huntington Woods and Julie Bean of West Bloomfield ran the Tamarack booth. Elaine Sturman of the Bloomfield Township-based Elaine S. Events hosted the fair, which of ered a variety of camping options as we...…

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…Kol Ami Adult Education Leave Home With JCC Trips Temple Kol Ami will offer two adult education courses taught by Rabbi Herschel Finman. The courses will meet on Thursday evenings, April 15, 22, 29 and May 6 and 13. The first course, meeting at 7 p.m., will be "Surfing the Sea of the Talmud." The course will focus on the development of the Talmud. Beginning at 8 p.m., students may study Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism. They will examine the creat...…

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…Passover Events_, Rabbi Yosef Mishulovin and visiting rab- binical students will lead. Contributions may be sent to F.R.E.E. do the Oak Park JCC. (248) 569-8514. GROSSE POINTE JEWISH COUNCIL from your family and friends at The Fountains at Franklin retirement community. The Grosse Pointe Jewish Council seder Thursday, April 1. The council's 175 fami- lies promote Jewish heritage, tradition and culture on the east side through cultural, edu...…

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