…Publisher's Notebook www.jarc.org Judaism's The Compass Of Joe's Political Journey I is the end of a remarkable chapter in American Jewish Lieberman's district ... and lost again in a primary). history. Yet on the rough-and-tumble playing field of politics, "I have not always fit into conventional political boxes Lieberman was viewed by friend and foe as a mentsh — maybe you've noticed that — Democrat or Republican, someone who could be agr...…
…Letters Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor cordially invites you to its 36th Anniversary Celebration honoring Susan and Barry Gross How to Send Letters We prefer letters relating to JN articles. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Letters of 225 words or less are considered first. Longer ones will be subject to trimming. Letter writers are limited in frequency of publication. Letters must be original and contain the name, address...…
…Recognized by HOUR Detroit To (JCS 2010 Jeffrey D. Forman, .D., FACR Dr. Forman's patients know him for the compassionate treatment he provides. Physicians recognize him for the research he has contributed. The medical community acknowledges he helped establish the national guidelines for the treatment of prostate cancer. Jeffrey D. Forman, M.D., FACR Radiation Oncologist Michigan Regional Medical Director By establishing new treatment...…
…Roundup Washington Adviser President Obama named Ann Arbor native Gene Sperling to lead the White House National Economic Council. Sperling, 52, Gene Sperling held the same post dur- ing President Clinton's second term. He is the highest-ranking Michigan native in the Obama administration. The appointment took effect Jan. 7. Older brother Rick Sperling founded and runs Mosaic Youth Theatre in Detroit. "He's going to stand up for Michigan," Ri...…
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…Roundup Eastern Michigan University Jewish Studies Roundup from page 8 Presents An Evening With Jonathan Tropper New York Times Best Selling Author of: This is Where I Leave You (2009) How to Talk to a Widower (2008) Everything Changes (2006) The Book of Joe (2005) Wednesday, February 2, 201 1 7:30 p.m. .. Ballroom B, Student Center, Eastern Michigan University FREE Lecture Sponsors • Division ofAcademic Affairs • College of Arts ...…
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…Pennies From Heave C Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News I Ian and Yael Elrom were eager to raise money for Israel, and they knew that toothbrushes were the answer. Twins Ilan and Yael, 10,1ive in West Bloomfield and are students at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills. When they heard about a penny drive to help Israel in the aftermath of terrible Carmel forest fires, they immediately set to work. "Me and my sister sold tooth...…
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…Sephardim Is Topic At SYNergy We are JewishDetroit. We Care. We Help. We Give. A dat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills will host Dr. Benjamin Gampel as featured speaker at the SYNergy Shabbat weekend Feb. 4-5. Gampel holds the Dina and Eli Field Family Chair in Dr. Benjamin Jewish History Gampel at the Jewish Theological Seminary and teaches courses in medieval and early modern Jewish history, with a special focus on the medieval Sephard...…
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…Metro Shabbat Beth Ahm Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield will present two Shabbat programs on the first weekend in February that will shine the spotlight on two facets of contemporary Israeli life — soccer and film — and how they resonate in the general venue of Israeli politics and culture. Both events are open to the community. On Friday, Feb. 4, following 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat and a 7 p.m. din- ner with tailgate-style food such as...…
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…Metro Vz.x.ut Rep. Cantor Speaks At U-M House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., will speak about chal- lenges the country faces at 4 p.m. Rep. Cantor Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the University of Michigan, his second address in Michigan in less than a year. The lecture is sponsored by U-M's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. It will be at the Michigan League Ballroom at 911 N. University in Ann Arbor. Cantor is the second-highest rank-...…
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…The eveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Most music director Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano Tuesday, February 1 I 8 PM HILL AUDITORIUM • ANN ARBOR Founded shortly after the end of World War I, The Cleveland Orchestra has been guided by seven music directors, each of whom left his mark on the widely admired "Cleveland sound": Nikolai Sokoloff, Artur Rodzinski, Erich Leinsdorf, George Szell, Lorin Maazel, Christoph von Dohnanyi, and Franz Welser-Mos...…
…Opinion A 1\11 I X F IDEAS Dry Bones r oymn Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Editorial SPURN-ing Harassment p icketing an Ann Arbor synagogue on Shabbat may be a legal expres- sion of free speech, but it hardly upholds the American ideal of free reli- gious expression. Last Rosh Hashanah marked the eighth year of picketing orchestrated by the so-called "Jewish Witnesses for Peace" (JWP). Whatever cause this group of ...…
…Gabby Giffords from page 22 Continuing Debate The Jerusalem Post was the first publication to state emphatically that Giffords' Jewishness should not be questioned. In fact, in its editorial "Learning Judaism From Giffords," the Post wrote, "With all our desire for a universally accept- ed definition of 'Who is a Jew?' that would unify the Jewish people, we cannot ignore the complicated real- ity that many 'non-Jews' are much more Jewish than...…
…Business & Professional NTRE, The Case For Creativity New book explores how to make fervent business dreams come true. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News he said. And, in the process, he person- ally interviewed more than 200 CEOs, billionaires, entrepreneurs, educators, he latest chapter in the hectic nonprofit leaders and musicians "to life of highly successful Jewish examine how they used creativity to business entrepreneur Josh d...…
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…I Health & Fitness NG PROTOCO' A Renewed You from page 27 From The 'Hood' from page 27 "Then, I met Suzie [Meklir] socially, and she convinced me to try Renew. "As a self-appointed skeptic with curmudgeonly tendencies, I was hugely doubtful because of my for- mer experiences. But within three months, I saw a 15-20 percent improvement in my hair. It's con- tinuing to improve. "I don't have time to religiously use the vitamins or topicals S...…
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…PROMISING PRL, From The 'Hood` from page 28 Left: Microscopic examination of a 42-year-old male's scalp reveals a heavy deposit of sebum caused by an excess of DHT hormone. Right: After nine weeks of LLLT, sebum is absent and there is an abundant amount of new hair growth. I've met a lot of people at Renew, and we've formed a support group for one another. I honestly can say I have not met one person who goes there who's been unhappy with t...…
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…Health & S S Evan Born at DMC Huron Valley- Sinai Hospital 3 months Healing Cancer survivors embrace yoga. T he Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women will gather for yoga at the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, for a gentle healing yoga practice with Susie Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld is a breast cancer survivor who has taught yoga for 41 years and is a founding mem- ber of the Yoga Association of Susie Greater D...…
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…Spirituality 7)RAH PORTION from outrage to courage global issues facing women Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit WOMEN LIGHTING THE WAY Keynote Speaker Anne Firth Murray Founder and Founding President of the Global Fund for Women March 17, 2011 9:30 a.m. Community House Birmingham, Michigan Couvert - $25 per person Includes light continental breakfast, program, complimentary valet parking, book - Ft- o.a? Outt- age t...…
…Arts & Entertainment Love Story Film portrays contributions of Jewish Major Leaguers and the meaning of baseball in the lives of American Jews. As first baseman for Michael Fox the Detroit Tigers, Special to the Jewish News Hank Greenberg was the first Jewish 0 n his way to becoming a peren- nial All-Star in the mid-1950s, Cleveland Indians clean-up hitter Al Rosen received more than his share of barbs from opposing dugouts and the s...…
…LA.rts & Entertainment Modern Orthodox Ginsberg: The Film Version A bold attempt to find a visual language for the Beat poet's "bop Kabbalah" rhythms. George Robinson Special to the Jewish News A bout halfway into Howl, the edgy, thought- ful docudrama by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, you begin to realize that, in his uncanny re-creation of Allen Ginsberg's speech and per- formance rhythms, James Franco is beginning to edge into a se...…
…WHERE ELSE? A New York Story Tony winner In the Heights was penned by Jewish Latina. EAT. DRINK. SMOKE. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News uiara Alegria Hudes, who wrote the book for the musi- cal In the Heights, tells about watching the play anonymously and sitting next to an elderly Jewish man. "After the song (Paciencia y Fe, he tapped me on the shoulder, with tears in his eyes, and said,`That's my nana: Bless him for sharing ...…
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