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…UP FRONT Holocaust Experience Leads To Success KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer L osing a leg to a drunk driver in 1959 was a "minor inconve- nience" to furrier Sam Offen. He came close to death several times as a death camp prisoner during the Holocaust and refused to give up hope because of an acci- dent. Four months later, Of- fen continued his life as it was — complete with working, dancing, bowling, traveling and swimming. _ In fact, Off...…

…EDITORIAL Time To Remember Last week, in an ironic coincidence of dates, Jews began celebrating Passover and tried to ignore the 100th anniversary of the birth of Adolf Hitler. Centenaries are usually reserved for events that have enriched the world. The birth of this man defamed it with his presence. The anniversary left Germans and Austrians in an awkward posi- tion. To ignore it might imply that they had glossed over their igno- ble past,...…

…CONTENTS I OPINION Reception In Israel Defines Jewishness DANNY ARONSON N of long ago I attended the reception being held by the Detroit Jewish Community Council at the Jerusalem Laromme Hotel. The evening brought out a lot of old spirit and gave us a chance to say something to the folks back home. But, looking back, I have the feel- ing something was missing from our time together. Something went unsaid. Or at least something should have...…

…SO MANY RUGS- SO LITTLTIME THE JEWISH NEWS . Serving Detroit's Metropolitan Jewish Community with distinction for four decades. PUBLISHER: Charles A. Buerger ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Arthur M. Horwitz EDITOR EMERITUS: Philip Slomovitz EDITOR: Gary Rosenblatt ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Alan Hitsky NEWS EDITOR: Heidi Press FEATURES EDITOR: Elizabeth Kaplan STAFF WRITERS: Kimberly Lifton Richard Pearl CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Elie Wiesel ART...…

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…THE UNBEATABLE DEAL \ - I BEHIND THE HEADLINES A The PLO DOUBLE REBATES Continued from Page 6 ritories, in the week before his release from a protracted period of detention without trial. They also note that Husseini was permitted to leave Israel for visits abroad following his release. Rabin has reportedly pro- posed that the elected Palesti- nians will be responsible for all aspects of their daily lives, excluding defense and foreign...…

…Innovations In Diamond Design Created by Torah. But today, this defini- tion is practical only to those "Ibrah Jews" in our society. Of course, one can choose to try other ways to define himself: Humanist, Reform, Conservative or other religious institutions that carry out some of the aspects of Judaism. There are also the ones who maintain the "corned beef/ country club" ghetto mentali- ty as a means of staying in touch. But, all these are ...…

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…Hillel Day School announces its Annual.. Dinner honoring Sadie Cohn Wednesday, May 10, 1989 6:30 p.m. Cocktails Adat Shalom Synagogue 7:30 p.m. Dinner Couvert $125.00 per person Special Guest Speaker Dennis Prager Dennis Prager Sadie Cohn DINNER COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Barbra Chaitin Martin Gene Sonia Pone HONORARY DINNER COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Hon. Avern Cohn Rita Haddow KEEP the LIGHT SHINING PATRON CHAIRMAN Terran Leemis DINNER COMMITT...…

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…HAGOPIAN'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY SALE SALE ENDS SUNDAY Speaking about their ex- periences as volunteers will be Mary Tarnow and Maxine Canvasser. Highlight of the program is a tribute to be presented by the Jewish Home for Aged Staff Choir. More than 400 volunteers provide service to 212 residents at Borman Hall, 100 at Prentis Manor and 106 at Fleischman Residence. Holocatist Memorial At State Capitol The State Capitol Rotunda will be the site...…

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…NEWS Chiropractic Health Hints BY DR. STANLEY LEVINE, D.C. STOP THOSE MIGRAINE HEADACHES Migraine is the most painful form of headache. Yet, despite the suffering it causes, migraine is actually a symptom rather than an illness or disease, in itself. It is nature's way of warn- ing us that something is wrong within the body. In many cases, it has been found that the migraine victim was also suffering from nerve pressure due to a spinal mi...…

…in your t tnity, friends and community Sunday. Ma y T, 9 when e ••• In honor of Israel's 41st anniversary of statehood and in support of our brothers and sisters leaving the Soviet Union. Walk for Jewish Solidarity Registration: 10:45 a.m. Walk: 11:30 a.m. Jewish Community Center 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield (between Maple & Drake Roads) a plf••••••••••••••••••••• MMMMMMMMMMMMM ••••••••••• MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Come to Israel...…

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…The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith In celebration of Israel's 41st Anniversary and Jewish Solidarity p e en THE SECOND ANNUAL 4.+°> Great Israeli Kumsitz (A Community Get-Together) PICNIC ON THE GRASS SUNDAY, MAY 7 12:30330 pen Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Maple & Drake Roads / West Bloomfield • Israeli Dancing • Music • Giant Birthday Cake • Bubble Making • Juggling • Much More!!! Featuring a family con...…

…CLOSE-UP "14 I t was a priceless find. Not gold, jewelry, an insurance policy or a will. It was just a tattered green gox of tinged letters on which the suffering of a man and a woman caught within the horrors of the Holocaust were written. It came unexpectedly last spring. At first, it looked like just another box to be stored away after the death of my father-in-law. Clothes were given to charity, personal mementos divided among the famil...…

…My Dear Children, So much has happened. All of our belongings have disappeared . . . our jewelry is gone . . . mother had money sewn into her coat, which the Nazis also found and grabbed. Yesterday, my landlord asked me for a 20 percent in- crease in my rent. I hear that your un- cle is said to have made it over to America. Please ask him to possibly send over a package . . . a cake, or a sausage that would not spoil . . . possibly some canned...…

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…ENGLANDERS ROYAL OAK The idea for the services was actually conceived long before the spate of clashes by Rivka,Haut, a member of the Women's Tefillah Group of Brooklyn, which coordinates prayer groups for halachicly observant women. Each service ran a little less than two hours and included different readings and nig- gunim (melodies). In Mon- treal, they read from the works of the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Herschel as well as a poem by Hann...…

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…to Jewish Democratic politics. Although no deadline been set, Forman expects a formal organization to emerge sometime this year. Attention Keeps Haifa's USO Spot Open Recently, this column reported on a crusade by Shoshana Bryen, director of the Jewish Institute for Na- tional Security Affairs, to save the USO in Haifa. The Frank Mendal's offers — Jewish Democratic Group Hires Consultant Forman The -process of creating a new national orga...…

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…and not to forget To remember.... Representative Carla Hills. The American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee filed a petition with the trade representative's office last August contesting Israel's participation in the GSP pro- gram on the grounds that Israel allegedly discriminated against Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip who worked in Israel and the territories. In its decision, the United States examined treatment of worker...…

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…STEP DOWN TO THE LOWEST IN TAR AND NICOTI NE. without such talks. These sentiments were revealed in a recent poll joint- ly commissioned by the Washington Post and ABC News. Six out of 10 respondents doubted that peace in the Middle East will be achieved in the next 10 years. Half of those interviewed said they support the establishment of a homeland for the Palestinians. Support for Israel has recently rebounded. Six out of 10 polled had a ...…

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…PURELY COMMENTARY Frankfurt On Hudson Continued from Page 2 that some of the others do not, or apply only in modified form. The accomplishments of research in this very important volume is the reten- tion of the identity of the settlers; reten- tion of the strong measures of former German attachments, the integration that gave power the newly developed community, the social and religious high-leveled aspects. The author, coming from that sp...…

…COMMUNITY A Picture Of Freedom: Ekelchiks Come To U.S. Rosenblatt about Soviet Jews in Ladispoli. The paper sits prominently on the Ekelchiks' living room couch — one of the few pieces of furniture in their new Oak Park apartment which they rent with help from Jewish Family Service. But the Ekelchiks aren't complaining. They didn't come to the United States for furniture. They came for one thing only, Fira Ekelchik says: Freedom. Marina Lupy...…

…SYNAGOGUES Temple Emanuel HAPPENINGS 14450 West Ten Mile Rood Oak Pork, Michigan 48237 (414) 967-4020 May, 1989 RABBI LANE STEINGER MAY 3— 7:00 & 8:00 p.m. Ballroom Dance Class 5— 7:15 p.m. Family Shabbat Service - Steven Friedman, Bar Mitzvah - BABY SITTING AVAILABLE 6— 9:30 a.m. Torah Study with the Rabbi 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service - Brandon Rubin, Bar Mitzvah 6:00 p.m. Couples Club Mystery Bus Trip 7— 9:30 a.m. EMES (EMANU-ELS ...…

…THE CULTURAL COMMISSION of CONGREGATION IYNAI DAVID Cordially Invites You to Hear Beth Achim Weekend Features Rabbi Noveck The Adult Education and Special Events Committee of Congregation Beth Achim will hold its second weekend scholar program of the year May 12-13 featuring Rabbi Simon Noveck. The theme of the weekend will be "The Future of Judaism in the United States." Rabbi Noveck, a native of Ga., was educated at Atlanta, Ga. Yeshiva...…

…I SYNAGOGUES I ■ for the dead and the living we must bear witness eli wiesel Emanu-EI Hosts UAHC Official Daniel Schechter, a member of the board of trustees of the Union of American Hebrew Congrega- tions, will serve as the Tem- ple Emanu-El Samuel Ham- burger Endowment Fund State of Michigan Official Holocaust Commemoration THE RESCUERS: RIGHTEOUS GENTILES (?) Coalition Day Is Planned May 2, 1989 12 Noon State Capitol Rotunda Lansing...…

…George Will At Temple Israel George Will will speak 8 p.m. Tuesday at Temple Israel. Born in Champaign, Ill., Will attended Trinity College, Oxford University and re- ceived a Ph.d. in politics from Princeton University. His N Temple Cordially Invites the Community To It e Our Guest To Meet and Hear Our New Cantor Gail R Hirschenfang Presenting "A Treasury of Jewish Music" George Will j Tuesday, May 9th, 8:00 p.m. semiweekly syndica...…

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…The Club Blumberg Adult Day Program a Fleischman Residence is Special IT'S TRADITION Intermarriage Is Topic Of Talk Club Blumberg, an adult day program at the Jewish Home for Aged's Fleischman Residence, is helping to maintain the Jewish tradition of caring for our elders. The pros and cons of inter- marriage will be discussed at the next meeting of the Business and Professional Branch of the National Coun- Housed in the hotel-like atmosp...…

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…GALA CANTORIAL CONCERT British Military in many dif- ferent capacities and in the Israel Air Force as a technical officer. He was active in the Haganah. Friends and wives are welcome. Refreshments will be served. THURSDAY EVENING MAY 4, 1989 7:30 P.M. B'nai B'rith Sets Blood Drive B'nai B'rith Men's and Women's Councils of Metropolitan Detroit will host a blood bank drive 5 p.m. May 9 at Thmple Emanu-el. For information, call Diana and Cha...…

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