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…Memorial Day Should Not Be Forgotten Sometimes, in this fast-moving society, we don't take enough time for solemnity. That is the case with Memorial Day, a holi- day that for some is nothing more than an ex- tended weekend, a time to go to the beach or an opportunity to buy at lower prices. Memorial Day, though, is a time when Amer- icans, including American Jews, need to re- member that time and time again, throughout history, individuals di...…
…Editor's Notebook ambling With etroit's Future Toiling In The Shadows JACOBS MANAGING EDITOR Thirty years ago, many of us had the experi- ence of getting in the car and traveling the many miles to Atlantic City. Back then, antic City was pretty ch known as a Jewish re- t. There were kosher ho- ; there were safe streets alk and many pleasur- memories to be made. Ice also were shuls in the a and many Jewish agen- t and activities. Some of at...…
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…The Cultural Commission of Congregation Shaarey Zedek proudly presents The Fourteenth Annual DR. RICHARD C. HERTZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS R Peter & Clara Weisberg Concert Featuring MAUREEN FORRESTER internationally acclaimed concert and opera singer in a program of Jewish, Classical and Broadway Selections Accompanied by DEREK BAMPTON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1993 7:30 PM at Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road, Southfield GENERA...…
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…ports BOOMING Business Health and phys ed programs at the Jewish Community Center are gaining in popularity. Dan Hamburger in the expanded weight room. Photos by Glenn Triest JEFF LESSON SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ave you taken a look at the Jewish Com- munity Center lately? You may still find pre- sent and former NBA players such as Dennis Rodman running up and down the Maple- Drake basketball court, but there is now so much more. When...…
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…The Man Who Killed Semyon Petlyura S ixty-seven years ago this week, on May 26, 1926, Shalom Schwart- zbard took out a gun and shot Semyon Petlyura to death. It was the culmination of a set of curious circum- stances that brought togeth- er these two very different men on the streets of Paris. Schwartzbard was born in 1886 in Bessarbia. Petlyura was born in 1879 in the Ukraine. Petlyura hoped to become a priest, then took a job as an insuran...…
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