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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK helping people Marc with disabilities be fully included in community life. At Risk, At Stake T oo many of our older children are spiritually lost, alienated from feeling Jewish because of apathy, inertia and ignorance among family and friends. They have no one to share Judaism with and no one to nurture it for them. There's no one they look to for spiritual inspiration, yet we're a people. This crater in Jewish educatio...…

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…T is Week For Openers Showing Off Detroit 9 But how did the mayor first see Rosenfeld's photos? hen the Sultan,of Dubai came "I supported the mayor," Rosenfeld says. "And when I vis- to Detroit in September, ited his office, I saw he had a lot of blank walls. 'You need Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pictures,' I told him." gave him a gift — a 20- by And the mayor responded, "OK, bring us some." 24-inch color photograph of downtown Rosenfeld did — ...…

…n D D•E•S• • G•N Cheers For Tough Drinking Law he Michigan Senate recently passed a measure that would put some bite into underage drink- ing laws. It provides for jail time for GEORGE minors who test with CANTOR a 0.02 blood alcohol Reality Check level in their system. I think this is a ter- rific piece of legislation, one that seriously addresses a serious prob- lem. For the last five years, I have spoken to I don't know how many school...…

…This Week . Mussolini's Kin Backs Israel Jerusalem/JTA — The world should beg forgiveness of Israel, Mussolini's granddaughter said. In an interview with Hdaretz, Alessandra Mussolini said, "The entire world, including the Vatican and the pope, should beg forgiveness of Israel." Mussolini The interview coincided with the arrival of Italian Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini to Israel. Both Mussolini and Fini belong to the National Allian...…

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…This Week Something Extra Forward Fifty Lists Aronson, Steinhardt D etroit Jewry's top communal professional and the chairman of the parent company of the Detroit Jewish News are ranked among the Forward Fifty, the Forward newspaper's list of the most influential Jews over the past year. "All have consciously pursued Jewish activism as they understood it," wrote the New York-based newspaper in introducing its annual list. The list includes...…

…Guest Rabbi Focuses On Death I n the absence of a full-time rabbi, when Congregation T'Chiyah is able to host visit- ing clergy, they make the most of the oppor- tunity. Houston-based Rabbi Sue E. Levy will spend time with the Royal Oak congregation, leading Shabbat services at 7:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, and 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. On Friday evening, she will speak about Judaism and Islam. On Saturday morning, she will talk about the Jewish...…

…This Week Walking The Line For Joe Lieberman, Jewishness is key but it doesn't tell the whole story. MATTHEW E. BERGER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Conco;x1, N.H. IV hen Joseph Lieberman was 10 years old, bounc- ing a basketball through the house, the family rabbi told his mother, "He will never amount to anything." "I laughed at him," Marcia Lieberman recalls. "What would you say to your rabbi who said that?" On the day Sen. Joseph Lieberm...…

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…This Week ?arks Question Ties After bombings, there's unease over country's ties with West and Israel. help build a security belt around Turkey's border." Jewish Telegraphic Agency Indeed, an Al Qaida-linked group that claimed responsibility for the attacks Istanbul issued a statement telling Turkey it has n the days after the second set of suicide bombings that hit Istanbul to choose "peace or America." 'As for you, Turkey, isn't it time ...…

…$100 Million For Education Steinhardt proposal would open a gateway to Jewish learning. RACHEL POMERANCE Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem magine a world in which every Jewish child receives a free Jewish education, from day school to camping to college programs. That's what mega-philanthropist Michael Steinhardt asked 4,000 dele- gates to the North American Jewish federation system's General Assembly to consider. He then offered to contr...…

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…C-G X -;(497,it CinNovember of 1963, a small group of families created The Birmingham Temple. Forty years later, our founding Rabbi Sherwin Wine has retired and we're happy to announce that new rabbinic leadership has taken the helm. • X .t1-1 Rabbi Tamara Kolton and Rabbi Adam Chalom as our co-rabbis we look forward to the next forty years. The Birmingham Temple A Congregation for Humanistic Judaism 28611 West Twelve Mile Road • Farming...…

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…Russian Roots Whose Books? Russian library launches Jewish room, but some of its contents stir controversy. LEV KRI C H EVS KY Jewish Telegraphic Agency Moscow A new Jewish book room at Russia's main public library has opened — but the room has created controversy even before receiving its first patrons. The room was inaugurated in September at the Russian State Library, one of the world's largest book deposi- tories. A leading Jewish a...…

…This Week 710.:r ‘ 1. -1 hidden races Economic signs may be improving, but times are still tough for Israel's poor. DINA KRAFT Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem rc 11/28 2003 28 rumbs tumble down Yigal Alperson's white beard as he eats his one guaranteed meal of the day at a crowd- ed Jerusalem soup kitchen. Tables spill over with immigrants, the elderly and single mothers, the predominant faces of Israel's poor as the country's ...…

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…OTHER VIEWS The End Game 0 ver the past three years, we have witnessed a devastating string of homicide bombers and other horrific acts of terror. We watched rather helplessly how violence and senseless killing is quickly overtaking hope. During this period, the Israeli conflict with the Palestinians has become part of the global war against terrorism. For all the anti-terror rhetoric and Israel's unwavering moral superiority, the ultimate ...…

…Suicide by Democracy Washington n a fair world, the rising chorus of threats from Palestinians and their boosters to stop support- ing a "two-state" solution in the region and revert to the demand for a single bi-national state would be blown off as cynical gamesmanship. After all, it was Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat's panicked flight from a two-state deal in 2000 and the subsequent refusal of his government to rein in the te...…

…Farmer Fink How one woman finds perspective amid chickens and kids. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor I t's cold, and the snow is starting to fall, swirling and spinning in a dizzy dance. The trees are bare, their arms dry and thin. A clean smell holds the air; but it's heavy, too, with the scent of pigs and cows and goats, maybe a bit of machine oil, and damp hay. There's a lot of squawking and honking. After a storm, both the running...…

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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 48 Mazel Toy! 50 DRUMMER Preschoolers who don't fit into a traditional classroom find a haven at the Village. DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer ulia Libcke was at her wit's end. Her son, a 4-year-old she knew to be bright and inquisitive, was failing pre- school, and the frequent reprimands were starting to have a negative effect on his self-esteem — not to mention what the situation was doing to her peace of mind...…

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…a i . In °mime ) o Inanity JN Digest Selected news and feature stories from the Detroit Jewish News. vvww.detroitjewishnews.cominews ) Back In Time Look for Alexis E Rubin's "This Month in Jewish History" for November. wwwdetroitjewishnews.com ) What's Eating Harry Kirsbaum? www.detroitjewishnews.com/opinion jewish1.co , ) Swapping Holidays In his Jewish.com column, This Normal - Life," Brian Blum explores celebrating the America...…

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