…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Contents A 2001 winner of American Jewish Press Association and Society of Professional Journalists awards This Week Arts 16 Solidarity Rally Sunday 65 Multi-Faceted Adat Shalom to host event memorializing victims of terrorist attacks. Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond leaves "a little room for God." 26 Confronting Disaster Halachically Living Well Israeli forensics expert helps New York terror survivors follow Jew...…
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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK A Message With Meaning Ild y eyes locked on Beverly Dunn's cover sheet as I scanned the daily stack of faxes responding to the terrorist attacks on America. "My husband and I," she wrote, "will hold this letter forever in our hearts." Those words referred to a compassionate letter the Walled Lake woman received from Israel. And they piqued my interest in the letter, which was included. I received the fax last Friday, 10 d...…
…LETTERS Federation Avenues for singles and couples – mid-30s to 50 invites you to hear David Littman Rosh Hashanah More Meaningful Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of Comerica Bank `A Personal Journey" Monday, October 15, 2001 7:30 p.m. Excalibur Banquet Center 28847 Franklin Road • Southfield Appetizers • Couvert $10 Questions and to respond, contact Mari Alterman (248) 203-1470, or e-mail: altermangjfmd.org This g.e f y...…
…Sr : This war has been brought to the heart of America. Everyday we lose lives. The time right now is extremely critical. Israel needs our support now more than ever. Join us for a crucial evening with Israel's Chief of Staff guest speaker Lieutenant General Shaul Mofaz. Fifth Annual Solidarity Dinner Thursday, October 4, 2001 6:30 in the evening Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield, Michigan AniP.:0,,k1.4 4SR363M:415' , Dinner Chair...…
…JEWISH RENAISSANCE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS M PUBLISHER Ari Freed Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@thejewishnews.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Alfred N. DeRusha aderusha@thejewish news. com ADVERTISING SALES: Advertising Director Mark Lewis mlewis@thejewishnews.com Sales Coordinators Mina Vickers Kristen M. Komlen Senior Account Executive Danny Raskin dannyraskin@mindspring.com Account Executives Heather Bondy Heidi Martin Bonnie Brown Kathy Johnson ...…
…For Openers Hannah-Made In America 111 or most kids, receiving a red, white and blue ribbon would bring an appreciated show of American loyalty' that would end up displayed on a backpack or a jacket. For 12-year-old Hannah Gross of West Bloomfield such a patriotic gesture, made by Joel Davidson, her eighth grade history teacher at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, it sparked an idea. She came home from school and said, 'Dad, let's ...…
…Staff Notebook Fanning The Flames Comes Up Short Soccer fans in Greece set afire an Israeli flag, but couldn't get an American flag to burn during a moment of silence for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorism in the United States. All 77 European professional games included a moment of silence last week. But several hundred fans of AEK Athens jeered and tried to ignite the two flags during the silent ceremo- ny before the game in Athens agai...…
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…Cover Story ■ I n PillaYer Diverse worshippers join together to pray for peace and healing of our nation. KERI GUTEN COHEN Story Development Editor T he Spiritual Day Tricentennial Choir, more than 100 strong, set the tone for an interfaith prayer service Sunday, Sept. 23, at Fort Street Presbyterian Church in downtown Detroit. The powerful voices uplifted the spirits of more than 1,000 people of all faiths, races and ethnic groups gat...…
…Opposite page: Top: Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth El speaks at the interfaith service. Bottom: Ron and Elizabeth Kessler of Center Line sing along during the interfaith service downtown. Behind them is Fadwa Alawieh of Dearborn. This page: Fort Street Presbyterian Church was filled to capacity with diverse groups of people praying in unity. • 9/28 2001 15 …
…Cover Story UNITED IN PRAYER from page 14 Giving Aid Jewish-based relief efforts in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and an air- borne plane in Pennsylvania include: • United Jewish Communities Emergency Relief Fund, 111 Eighth Ave, Suite 11-E, New York, NY 10011. (UJC is the Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth El, Rabbi Marla Feldman of the Michigan Board of Rabbis and Adam Cardinal Maid...…
…SHELL' LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer r Taking Action or many across the Detroit Jewish community, the most evil of actions has brought out the best. For some, support for victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the Right: Jewelry designer Matthew United States has come in the form Gross with one of his sterling of soliciting donations to help affect- silver pins. ed families. Below: The T-shirt being sold by "I knew I wanted to help," s...…
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…Jewry's Role in Human Affairs news. "It makes you look at things a little differently when you get home," said Rich, who has two children. "I'd defi- nitely go again. I just wish we [res- cuers] would have found more peo- ple." Social Worker Helps Kav Tulupman of Bloomfield Hills went to New York City on a different kind of rescue mission — to help sur- vivors cope with the emotional devas- tation caused by the terrorist attacks. A social...…
…Federation Elects New Board Leaders New Federation President Larry Jackie,' Federation/Foundation annual meeting influenced by terrorist attacks in America. HARRY KIRSBAUM. StaffWriter he spread of terrorism on these shores clouded the normally feel-good event this week known as the Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit's combined annual meetings. Speakers and award recipients were troubled and affected ...…
…Left: Penny Blurnenstein accepts congratulations from Larry Jackier, Federation president for the next three years, and Robert Naftaly, former Federation president. Right: Doreen Hermelin accepts the Butzel Award from Rabbi Irwin Groner. Metro Detroit's Jewish Assisted Living Community Residents Shirley Lubin and Sadie Fallen wish each other a happy New Year. evil, between right and wrong, is supe- rior to all other distinctions," he said....…
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…Washington. Watch become a top attraction on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are eager to hear his advice on how to fight terrorism. In the process, former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is get- ting in his licks against his old adver- sary, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat — who also wants a place in the U.S.-led coalition. al rights of Americans and respect for all ver and build the coalition," he said. JAMES D. BESSER Late last week, Neta...…
…British Foreign Minister Jack Straw walks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at Amman airport in Jordan on Sept. 24. Straw was enroute to Iran, on the first leg of a regional tour, which includes Israel and Egypt, to build support for the anti-terror coalition the United States is building. He infuriated Israelis by telling an Iranian paper that `One of the factors that helps breed terror is the anger that many people in the region feel at ...…
…' 1 104 +h e view iniarroxtv 1001' arf Osama bin Laden and said Israel should take this opportunity to get rid of him. The former premier is plainly preparing his political comeback, preparing either to directly challenge Sharon for the Likud leadership or to lead a right-of-Likud alliance to top- ple the premier. Peres' view, diametrically opposed to that of the hard-liners, is that the trauma of Sept. 11 provides a new opportunity for both...…
…This Week wl onfronting Disaster lialachically Israeli forensics expert helps New York terror survivors follow Jewish law. Jews are victims of disaster, ter- ror-induced or otherwise. Bikur Cholim of Borough Park, Brooklyn, a burial society in association with Rabbi Jack Meir, called upon Levinson days after the World Trade Center disaster to create a sys- tem for serving New York's Jewish victims, whose numbers remain unknown. Four Israeli...…
…"We have to trace when and where he made that call and calculate how long it took him to get down," states Levinson, whose meticulous approach has frequently surpassed that of lay authorities in various parts of the world. "The hardest case I ever han- dled was in the El Al Amsterdam crash" in 1992, he says. Convinced a body part belonged to one of the four Israelis killed in the crash, Levinson could not accept the Dutch report of a non-blood...…
…News Digest Reform Movement Rallies For Victims New York/JTA — The Reform movement of North America asked its congregations to do more to help victims of the Sept. 11 terror attack against the United States. The movement also asked its members to reach out to Muslim, Arab and Sikh American communi- ties that have been the targets of hundreds of hate crimes since the attack. Reform leaders also suggested that congregations organize blood driv...…
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…This Week Insight Remember When • Israeli Security In America? The Israeli model works there, but it could be a bad fit for here. MATTHEW E. BERGER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Washington oarding a domestic flight in the United States could soon be as tough as boarding a flight to Israel on El Al Airlines. But while Israel has often been mentioned as the model for domestic security ever since the Sept. 11 terror- ist attacks on the World ...…
…inion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: wvvw.detroitjewishnews.com Rewarding Deception Islamic Jihad and Hamas, the organiza- s the United States considers its strategic tions it hoped would weaken Arafat. and tactical plans for responding to ter- America, of course, should have learned rorism, it ought to be mindful of the les- the lesson by reflecting on how its support sons that Israel has so painfully learned for Muslim ...…
…OTHER VIEWS Celebrating Life As a 12-year-old boy in Germany, riday night, Sept. 14, I Ganor had endured unspeakable hard- attended a bar mitzvah serv- ships to keep himself and his family ice at the Birmingham alive during the Nazi regime. After Temple that would have reading Light One Candle, been inspirational at any time. Jackson located the author, But for the 300-plus who now 74 years old and living attended in the aftermath of in Isra...…
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…The time has come to gather as one people and one nation... The Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit announce ewish Community-Wide Memorial and Solidarity Rally shovy- solidarity for our government to inemorialize victims of world-wide terrorism Please join us. tember 30, 2001 4:00 p.m. dat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills - ,:;,•••,• • •••:5 • • Jewish Community ouricilagvacivll=th. 9/28 2001 47 …
…Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah Mazel Toy! presents "A World View from Washington Engagements CHELST-BEREZIN D with Andrea Mitchell Honorary Chair: Buena Lichter Tuesday, October 16, 2001 Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road, Southfield, Michigan Babysitting available for ages 2 and above by registration only. $25 Speaker only $38 Lunch & Speaker $60 Lunch, Speaker & year membership (new members only) 10:00 - 3:30 B...…
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…• Spirituality s. Crowning Moment Sephardic congregants begin construction on permanent new home in West Bloomfield. SUSAN TAWIL Special to the Jewish News A fuer 10 years of planning, Detroit Jewry's Sephardic congregation broke ground on Sept. 16 for a new synagogue in West Bloomfield. The 65-family congregation, Keter Torah (Crown of Torah), is on the northwest corner of Walnut Lake and Orchard Lake roads, two miles from its tempo- r...…
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