…Contents DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JN A 2002 Michigan Press Association General Excellence winner www.detrohjewishnews.com Friday, March 28, 2003 II Adar 24, 5763 Vol. CXXIII, No. 7 THIS WEEK 0 0 20 Campus Violence A new wave of anti-Semitism hits U.S. colleges. 24 Jeru-Slam Dunk Big assist from Detroit Jewry aids young Jerusalem basketball players. Aiding Our Troops A s the war that was supposed to be swift continues to escalate in I...…
…The Future of Wabeek Country Club An open letter to the readership Dear Reader: Over the past several months, rumors have circulated about the future of Wabeek Country Club. These rumors are unfounded and malicious, and the source unclear. With the current economic climate and the uncertainty of impending war, we have suffered the same hardships as most businesses, including many clubs across the country. With the loss of members over the ...…
…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Israel's Irrepressible Tug . oalition forces had begun to bomb Baghdad, and hundreds of would-be attackers, Larry reminded. Palestinian protesters sympathetic to Iraqi dictator In case they confront the effects of weapons of mass Saddam Hussein were urging a retaliatory strike destruction, Larry and Shirley maintain a well-equipped against Tel Aviv, Israel's largest metropolitan area. bomb shelter in their basement; they m...…
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…This Week For Openers Double Talk S ome hold with the notion that if something is worth saying, it is worth repeating. Chewing gum ads have urged us to "dou- ble our pleasure" and the ads feature twins. We've long been aware of the effects of the echo, but are you aware of how a<:, many SY words MANELLO in our Editorial vocab- Assistant ulary actual- ly repeat themselves? Consider the founders of a large Eastern city; they thought it was s...…
…Week LENDING I CASH MANAGEMENT I INVESTMENTS I WEALTH PLANNING News Digest `Pianist' Earns Oscar Gold New York/JTA — The Pianist, a drama about a Jewish musician's survival in the Warsaw Ghetto, won three Oscars. Adrien Brody won best actor and Roman Polanski won best director for the film, which also won an award for best adapted screenplay. Woman To Lead Reform Rabbis Fifth Third Capital Management Account A brokerage account that com...…
…Staff Notebook Faye Krut thanks Temple Israel fourth- graders on behalf of Mishpacha Achat (One Family), which will use Ands raised by the stu- dents to help an Israeli family. Holding a symbolic check in the background is Daphna Feldman, stand- ing next to proj- ect co-chair Kent Siegel. Silver-Dollar Pancakes emple Israel fourth-graders turned muffins and pancakes into mitzvahs by presenting a check for more than $1,700 to Mishpacha Achat...…
…Cover Ste On The Homefront ow that the war in Iraq is in full swing, many of us find REGION Tunic= IN C our thoughts focused on the troops. It's hard to avoid their plight, with cable news bringing the battles into our homes in a constant flow of images and words. We see men and women battling guerrillas dressed as civilians. We see NFL I CT . : TEHRAN SYRIA LEBABON‘ ISRAEL BAGHDAD DANOScUS TEL AVIV • AmmAN,i fERUSALEKI*:- IR...…
…The Rabbinic Viewpoint Local rabbis give guidance in the face of war. L SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter wing in a time of vvar has turned many anxious Americans toward their spiritual leaders for support and guidance. Detroit-area rabbis respond in various ways while attempting to ease fears through under- standing, explanation, compassion and listening. Several local rabbis offer their thoughts: RABBI ELIMELECH SILBERBERG "I find it o...…
…Hot Topic Other Voices War against Iraq sparks varied opinions among area teens. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News I violating them right and left. Even if we can't replace it with a perfect democracy, it's still bette [without Saddam]." t didn't take long for the high school juniors gathered at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Discussions At School Farmington Hills to warm to All of the students spoke about how the topic of the war with Iraq...…
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…RABBINIC VIEWPOINT from page 13 have mercy on our troops and pro- tect them from harm. The essence of prayer is when you recognize your ultimate destiny and victory is through the hands of God. "The midrash tells us (Bereshit Rabba 42:7) that when the world is in turmoil it is an auspicious time to pray for the coming of Mashiach (Messiah), who will usher in an era of peace and tranquility." RABBI SHERWIN WINE r- "I choose to be opti- misti...…
…over Story from page 19 Bitter Memories RABBINIC VIEWPOINT zi Ben Reuben of West Bloomfield never lived in Iraq, yet 110 he acquired deep-seated feelings of resentment for the Iraqi people from his parents, who had lived in Baghdad and Basra. "In 1951, before I was born, they left everything behind except for one suitcase and went to Israel along with almost their whole Ben Reuben Jewish community," he said. "They had to burn family pictur...…
…Not everyone born in Israel can be a tough-skinned sabra. "Sabra" is the Hebrew word for the prickly pear cactus, but more commonly refers to native-born Israelis, known for their resilience. Since November of 2000, that resilience has been cruelly tested. More than 14,500 acts of terror have claimed the lives of over 700 Israelis. Many thousands have been left maimed, orphaned, widowed. Israel's once-booming economy has all but collap...…
…The Arsenal Israeli-built weapons are part of coalition attack on Iraq. military, the B-52 bomber, uses Israeli- engineered Popeye air-to-surface missiles. Jewish Telegraphic Agency Developed by Rafael, a company affiliated with Israel's Defense Ministry, the Popeye Tel Aviv is among dozens of products designed or I n addition to the profit, being in the developed jointly by U.S. and Israeli labs. world's technological vanguard can It's even...…
…Targets Of Wrath? Jews in Muslim lands feared vulnerable as war intensifies. RACHEL POMERANCE Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York City s the U.S. military pounds Iraq, Jewish communities in Muslim countries may become increasingly at risk: Jews not only are tiny minorities in the Muslim world, but to some of their surrounding public, they represent the perceived twin threats of Israel and America. As coverage from Al-Jazeera television and o...…
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…Week April Fools' Day Israel Insight THE ISSUE The just-concluded Arab League summit came out strongly against the current U.S.-led coalition's efforts to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, calling it "American-British aggression," an attack on the territorial integrity of a member state. The Arab League also repeated the demand that interna- tional sanctions against Saddam Hussein's regime be lifted. This is not the first time th...…
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…CERTIFIED PRE OWNED LEXUS between Latinos and Jews, but this will be a much more coherent, on-target way of working in tandem," Siegel Vann said. "It's the first time we've tried some- thino- as formal with another communi- ty; it's b a new model." Relations between the two communi- ties resonate even more these days, she said, because of the large number of Latin American Jews immigrating to the United States to escape the economic disaster ...…
…Insight How To Make Friends Special needs advocate gives concrete advice on helping learning disabled children cope with other kids. because brain disorders continue 24 hours a day, many people with learning disabilities never reach the deep levels of sleep needed to function at top levels while awake. Human beings go through thousands of social interac- ne of the most devastating experiences for par- tions every day, Lavoie said, often wit...…
…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones The U.N.'s Chapter 11 ") resident George W. Bush and his most- hawkish advisers have been rightfully criti- cized for a heavy-handed approach toward traditional allies as they built the case for the military action that had to be taken to topple Saddam Hussein. The president could have exhibit- ed greater skill in rounding up a much broader set of ...…
…A A OTHER VIEWS The Soldiers Of Tel Hashomer Tel Hashomer, Israel and was airlifted to Israel when he was is 1 a.m. and the lobby of the 8), they relate to each other as family. rehabilitation unit in Tel "One Family," an organization that Hashomer Hospital is full of provides emotional and financial sup- life. port to both soldiers and civilians who Most family and are victims of friends have gone terrorist home (except for me, attacks, h...…
…Restitution Claims: A Survivor's Perspective New York City little over 50 years ago, the late Dr. Nahum Goldmann was driven by a vision when he convened representatives of 23 major Jewish organizations and organized the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. At the time, all survivor organiza- tions and many survivors were against dealing with the Germans. What Dr. Goldmann and his col- leagues saw as a measure of justice to th...…
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…Photos by Maria n Krzyzo Chene Street History Project at U-M probes cultural roots of immigrant Detroit neighborhood. KAREN SCHWARTZ Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor or Royal Oak resident Erwin Bloch, the memories come flooding back. He remembers growing up in Detroit, living above the shoe store his father owned and facing the challenges of being Jewish in the 1920s and 1930s on Chene Street. Chene Street is the focus of a research ...…
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