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…CERTIFIED PRE OWNED LEXUS between Latinos and Jews, but this will be a much more coherent, on-target way of working in tandem," Siegel Vann said. "It's the first time we've tried some- thino- as formal with another communi- ty; it's b a new model." Relations between the two communi- ties resonate even more these days, she said, because of the large number of Latin American Jews immigrating to the United States to escape the economic disaster ...…
…Insight How To Make Friends Special needs advocate gives concrete advice on helping learning disabled children cope with other kids. because brain disorders continue 24 hours a day, many people with learning disabilities never reach the deep levels of sleep needed to function at top levels while awake. Human beings go through thousands of social interac- ne of the most devastating experiences for par- tions every day, Lavoie said, often wit...…
…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones The U.N.'s Chapter 11 ") resident George W. Bush and his most- hawkish advisers have been rightfully criti- cized for a heavy-handed approach toward traditional allies as they built the case for the military action that had to be taken to topple Saddam Hussein. The president could have exhibit- ed greater skill in rounding up a much broader set of ...…
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…Restitution Claims: A Survivor's Perspective New York City little over 50 years ago, the late Dr. Nahum Goldmann was driven by a vision when he convened representatives of 23 major Jewish organizations and organized the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. At the time, all survivor organiza- tions and many survivors were against dealing with the Germans. What Dr. Goldmann and his col- leagues saw as a measure of justice to th...…
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…Photos by Maria n Krzyzo Chene Street History Project at U-M probes cultural roots of immigrant Detroit neighborhood. KAREN SCHWARTZ Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor or Royal Oak resident Erwin Bloch, the memories come flooding back. He remembers growing up in Detroit, living above the shoe store his father owned and facing the challenges of being Jewish in the 1920s and 1930s on Chene Street. Chene Street is the focus of a research ...…
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…A 11 FSTA A Last Wish: The Gift Of Life T he late Rose Grace Kaufman (1904-2001) lived to celebrate 94 years and the birthdays of 18 great-grandchildren. In life, she was a woman well suited to the role of matriarch, for she occu- pied a singular place in the family she adopted as her own with her marriage to Ira Kaufman. "Rose and my father built a won- derful life together, recalls Ira's son, Herbert Kaufman of Franklin. "From the time ...…
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…Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit Alan L. Berger, Education; Michael Weiss, Passover; Rabbi Buckman, Congregations; Ted Kennedy Jr., Benefits. SHABBAT SHALOM Adat Shalom Synagogue — Friday, April 11, 5:30 p.m. Minchah, 5:45 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. Shabbat Rocks. Introduction of new prayerbook Siddur Naaseh vNishmah (We Will Act and We Will Understand). Charge for din- ner; RSVP by April 4: (248) 851-5100. PASSOVER Congregation Beth Ahm — Sunday,...…
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…Lev Beltser, son of Julia and Ilya Beltser and brother of Benjamin, will read from the Torah on the occasion of his bar mitzvah Saturday, March 29, at Temple Israel. His grandpar- ents are Bella and Alexey Beltser and Svetlana and Roman Livergant. Excited great-grandmother is Khaya Iokha Grad. Lev attends West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. His favorite sport is soccer, which he referees. He enjoys read- ing and playing the piano. Hi...…
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…A Perfect Rabbi Elliot Pachter is hailed for a decade of spiritual leadership at B'nai Moshe. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter I t was Shabbat morning, Aug. 1, 1992, and Congregation B'nai Moshe members eagerly filed through the tall, echoing hallways of their 2- month-old synagogue building to be greeted by their new rabbi. "It was a very exciting time for me," Rabbi Elliot Pachter recalls of the welcome he received that day. "In additi...…
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…Resnick Dean of the JTS Rabbinical School, will speak at the Sunday pro- gram. "I have known Rabbi Elliot Pachter since he was a young man growing up in my first congregation, the North Shore Jewish Center in Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.," Rabbi Lebeau says. "He demon- strated his deep Jewish commitment even as a teenager. He often read Torah for our congregation and was inspired by his OVal family's love for the synagogue, Israel and k/al Yi ...…
…Spirituality A Taste Of Purim urim was celebrated in style by Jews throughout the community. Chabad of Commerce celebrated with lots of noise and costumes as they gathered in Chabad's Richardson Center to hear the megillah read. Yeshivat Akiva nursery students sang songs and ate hamentashen with adults in Jewish Vocational Service's Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program. More than 30 costumed students participated....…
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