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…AUGUST 2011 ISSUE 08 VOLUME 02 CONTENTS FEATURES 19 J Horn of Plenty Oran Hesterman says current global food production methods are slowly killing us; no worries, he also has a solution. Reporting by Brett Callwood 20 I Reality InTerVention Sometimes it takes a public flogging; or, at least it did with the Franklins. Meet your average, all-American reality TV family. Reporting byJulie Edgar RED Itint agazne GIVEAWAY A new winner ev...…
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…points of view >> Send letters to: Ietters@thejewishnews.com Guest Column EDITORIAL BOARD: Publisher: Arthur M. Horwitz Chief Operating Officer: F. Kevin Browett Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar Editorial Immigrant Welcome Mat: The Jewish Imperative H When Social Media Contact Dissolves Into Rough Times L oyal readers of the Jewish News likely have a methodology in which they read it. I know, for example, growing up my mom always sta...…
…Social Media from page 38 we know we are saying something wrong. Avoiding Gossip In Judaism, lashon harah — commonly gossip, but literally "evil language" — is very much considered to be a sin. In fact, during the Confession recited on Yom Kippur, 11 are for sins commit- ted through speech. While Facebook is information shared with an approved audience, it doesn't always mean the news is meant to be broadcast to others. Social media are an i...…
…HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS Sunday, September 18, 2011 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek ur honorees this year will be the vibrant young couple, Lauren & Sam Bienenstock, founders of Bienenstock Court Reporting & Video, one of the largest professional firms of its type in the country with eight offices in Michigan and operations in all 50 states. In recognition of the commitment of Mr. and Mrs. Bienenstock to the HMC, we wil...…
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…arts & entertainment Melusine Mayance as Sarah in Sarah's Key Sarah's Key, Tatiana de Rosnay's popular novel, comes to the big screen. Michael Fox Special to the Jewish News T he worthy French film Sarah's Key has two overriding aims, like the 2007 novel by Tatiana de Rosnay from which it's adapted. The first is to expose a generally unknown — or willfully forgotten — chapter in France's long, blemished rela- tionship with its Jewish pop...…
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…Jar trip Wood/sculpture artist Stephen Winer: Midnight Rainbow Shorty, at the Orchard Lake Fine Art Show, July 29-31, in West Bloomfield. Impressions: Contemporary Chinese Woodblock Prints, featur- ing 114 works by 41 artists, through Oct. 23. It is the largest examination of recent Chinese prints in the U.S. since 2000. A fully illustrated, 144-page schol- arly publication accompanies the exhibi- tion. Summer hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesda...…
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