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…• 1161 A 2001 Michigan Press Association NeNysaper of the Year www.detroirjewishnews.com Friday, March 29, 2002 Nis= 16, 5762 Vol. 002, N. 7 s we celebrate our 60th anniversary serving Detroit ewry, we also step back to .el during these espe- Atitri '' es in the wake of the old intifida per- petrated extremists working untie f Yasser Arafat. Wednesday's dea a Netanya> hotel durirr seder underscores the extreme 7 to which our enemy will g...…

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…,A,M5•0* LETTERS Letters are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Here In America, Let's Buy Israel As we contemplate the challenges that Israel faces ("Dim Prospects," March 22, page 14), we each must look as individuals, introspectively, as to what we can do to help. I, and many others, believe that strengthen- ing Israel's economy is vital to meet- ing the challenges of these difficult times. • Here in the diaspo...…

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…HM ED I DETROIT JEWISH NEWS A SSANCE . PUBLISHER EDITORIAL: Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@thejewishnews.com Editor Robert A. Sldar rsklar@thejewishnews.com Associate Publisher David M. Neill dneill@thejewishnews.com ADVERTISING SALES: • Miss.Sixty • Teen Flo Parasuco Mexx Olsen V.S. dollar up to Arts & Entertainment Editor Gail Zimmerman g-zimmerman@thejewishnews.com Sales Coordinators Kristen M. Komlen Mina Vickers NEWS DESK: Ac...…

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…; ti J A, 17th, JdnveuaC Cr yotal koie The Crystal Rose Ball is Hospice of Michigan's premier Southeastern Michigan event, Each year, awards are presented to individuals or groups in honor of their efforts to promote hospice care. Lori and Maurice Pogoda HOSPICE of michigan Recipients of the 2002 Outstanding Volunteers Crystal Rose Ball Award for their work promoting hospice care Rescue worker in the aftermath of the hotel seder bom...…

…N fr Ahloressa,,, SralinNi p70. s. • Conti and reflect the Detroit Jewish community. • . " W : More To Our Story Bound volumes of the Jewish News rescued from publisher's office represent our shared history. hat about the bound volumes of the Jewish News? In the aftermath of the devastating Jan. 27 fire that ruined our offices, that question has been asked by friend and stranger, Jew and non-Jew. There is something about shelves o...…

…7 f.ilqm" Bais Menachem Academy & Ganeinu Education Center Annual Dinner Celebrating A life of Dedication to Education & Community Dr. Renee Lerche Honoring Dr. Renee Lerche Recipient of the prestigious Chinuch Award And paying tribute to our loving Zayde Hyman Blumenstein o.b.m Hyman Blumenstein o.h.m With Guest Speaker Peter J. Pestillo C.E.O. Visteon Corporation Monday, April 29th, 2002 • Lag B'omer Eve, 17th lyar; 5762 Jewis...…

…Editor's Notebook A 60-Year Love For Zion The Jewish News' commitment to coverage and support of Israel hasn't changed since the founder's 1942 platform. ROBERT A. SKLAR Editor A t the height of Hitler's madness in 1942, an impassioned journalist left the Detroit ,. Jewish Chronicle to look for a newspaper job that paid better. He also wanted a forum to share his vision for Jewish life in America and a Jewish state in Palestine. With the ...…

…e W hen the Jewish News first appeared 60 years ago, news of the Holocaust newspapers predominated, and everyone lived in Detroit. As the next six decades progressed, the Jewish New.c chronicled this Jewish community as it left Detroit for the northwest suburbs, leaving community centers and synagogues in its wake. The Jewish News was there when Sinai Hospital opened its doors and when the IRWIN COHEN Special to the Jewish News 1...…

…jj:a . 1 :,[12kS'l i NIA Wattles between Coolidge and Crooks in Troy. In November, an esti- mated crowd of 4,500 came to Adat Shalom's memorial service to slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, organized by Federation. The Jewish Center allowed membership of gentiles ... Advertising leg- end Leonard Simons died at 91. A noted histori- an, Simons was a founder of Sinai Hospital and chaired the Jewish Home for Aged, March of Dimes and the ...…

…_souipm_ .M111.11111111w A s the Jewish News celebrates 60 years of community to look to the future as it is to the past. We are blessed as Jewish education, synagogue life, community For Generations To Come Federation CEO looks ahead to emerging leadership, resurgence in Jewish identity. HARRY KIRS BAUM Staff Writer ough he appreciates the past and what it's afforded Detroit's Jewish community, Robert Aronson's job is to ensure its Ro...…

…journalism dedicated to Detroit Jewry, it's as important with visionary leaders already shaping such essential areas outreach and Jewish journalism. Here are their thoughts: . `The Common Thread' Publisher Arthur Horwitz seeks to expand the Jewish News' 60-year role. SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter R eflecting on the 60th anniversary of the Jewish News, publisher Arthur M. Horwitz describes his weekly newspaper as "the com- mon thread" that...…

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…The Children Of '42 JACKIER W S Living a lifetime with the Jewish News. N 5. s s) Z; . , d,1.; RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News W hat began as a lighthearted assignment for the Jewish News' 60th anniversary issue became for me a journey of discov- ery and insight. As I pored over page after faded newspaper page, I was transported to anoth- er era. Our country was embroiled in a second world war, birth announcements appear...…

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…THE JEWISH ACADEMY EXPERIENCE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Relationship With Israel Aronson doesn't expect another 1967 or 1973 war of that magnitude between Israel and its Arab neigh- bors, but, he said, he hopes the region can get beyond these "terrible demoralizing, horrible heartbreaking constant terror wars." "Then we'll have a great opportu- nity to develop Jewish identities together, and experience the excite- ment of what t...…

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…WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT COMMON THREAD from page 17 MICHAEL FLEISCHER HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO Renaissance Media is to help create a new paradigm for how the American Jewish community is communicated to today," Horwitz says. "One thing we are conscious of is that while our primary focus is meeting the A New Paradigm needs of the Jewish community, we recognize that we are part of Horwitz started in journalism as a a larger community." co...…

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…For Openers My Colorful World T o behold a crowd of golden daffodils or lose oneself in the azure sky is not hard, even if it is done in one's imagination. However, there are colors that lend themselves to some very interesting, everyday expressions. Consider: When you are feeling especially healthy, you may be said to be in the pink. Of course, we are all familiar with the optimistic outlook on life that lets us perceive things through ros...…

…"It's not just writing a check," he said. "There will be a subcommittee overseeing each of the programs we are supporting." JAFI is the primary partner agency between World Jewry and Israel. JDC is the overseas arm of the American Jewish community. Federation also makes elective allocations — spe- cial projects it chooses, but that operate through JAFI and JDC, like Partnership 2000-Central Galilee, Parents And Children Together (PACT) for Eth...…

…Exerpts From Global Solidarity Broadcast The solidarity broadcast, simulcast in Bloomfield Township, included a moment of silence for victims of terrorism in Israel. Local and national gatherings support Israels battle against terrorism. Special to the Jewish News A mid the tears and applause, there was solidarity. Nearly 200 people rallied at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township on Sunday, March 24, to express the...…

…Vw SI 4111 This Week A Changing Arab World? Saudi plan shows how far the Arab world has come since the Six-Day War. LESLIE SUSSER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem IV hen Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser swept into Khartoum for an Arab summit less than three months after the Arab debacle in the 1967 Six-Day War, he was greeted like a hero. Newsweek ran a cover story entitled, "Hail to the Conquered!" The summit passed the notorio...…

…Even if the Saudi initiative is not another Sadat- like breakthrough, it is important, not least because of its timing. It fills a void, presenting an Arab vision of peace when there are no others; it comes in the midst of a vicious cycle of Israeli-Palestinian violence and suggests Arab backing to help end it; and, because of the similarities, it seems to imply an Arab readiness to accept the main principles of the American peace plan announc...…

…TWO UN QUE SPEAK I NG EV iN ➢ 1 S DISCUSSION ON PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST b eek Washington Watch Tight Rope IS THERE A PATH TO FUTURE PEACE? Jewish leaders remain quietly watchful SEEDS OF PEACE as Bush, Sharon Michigan Chapter administrations dance. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY Dept. of Near Eastern and Asian Studies Center for Peace and Conflict Studies are pleased to present this unique event Monday, April 8, 2002 1:00 pm to 3.00 ...…

…Ampr- minp- o ttein SPRING EDITION SPE "unhappiness and discomfort" about the new squeeze play in meetings with top administration officials this week. But most Jewish officials, uncertain about the administration's frantic cease-fire negotiations and worried about reports that Israel will mount a major new offensive if they fail, stayed on the sidelines. "There is a recognition that some- thing has to be done to stop the vio- lence," said...…

…Washington Watch ANOTHER CHANCE (4((wy Picaktfet k Florence Abel Jeanette Bayer Kate Browner Lauren Bruss Sharon & Andy Collins Terri Dallas Dennis P. Dickstein Olena Drobot Irene Eagle Carri Goldring Iris Goldstein Felice Hedge Lillian Hoard Ruth Karmel Jeff Katzen Steve Leibhan Esther Liwazer Ruth Malach Sheila R. Morganroth Marvin W. Mikel Barbara Siefer Judy Stein Marsha Trimas Susan Weinstock Norma Zelch Ralph Manuel Associates /Rea...…

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…ewish Fathily Service invites you to the ANOTHER CHANCE from page 39 The Entertainment Industry's Assault on American Values Dessert reception following program Jewish Community Center Marion & David Handleman Hall & Auditorium D. Dan and Betty Kahn Building 6600 W. Maple Road Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus RSVP by April 1 to Marianne Jones (248) 559-1500, ext. 236 Questions? Contact Dave Moss at (248) 559-1500, ex...…

…News Digest $149.99 cnoMmitment pr ice $ 1 00 . 00 with7e: $ 49. 99 Rebate Ambulance Carried Bomb Jerusalem/JTA — Israeli soldiers arrest- ed a Palestinian Red Cross driver carry- ing explosives in his ambulance. The driver told Israeli authorities Wednesday he was transporting the explosives at the request of an activist from Fatah, Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat's party. The explosives reported- ly were hidden underneath a ...…

…Every day another crisis Every day another reason to shed tears Every day a new challenge Every day a way to make a difference Make your pledge today. ISRAEL NEEDS US T his is Federation 3 WAYS TO PLEDGE: 1. Tear off form below and mail with check payable to: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, P.O. Box 2030, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-2030 2. Donate online using Federation's secure server: www.thisisfederation.org and click on "DO...…

…• News Digest An unforgettable evening with Grammy-nominated Holocaust Museum Cancels Israel Trip Washington/JTA -2— The U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum can- celed a trip for its staff to attend a survivors' conference in Israel. The museum leadership thought "very hard" about the decision, but securi- ty concerns for staff were paramount, according to a museum spokesman. The conference is scheduled to take place at the Yad Vashem Holoc...…

…Insight iy 1:••-•S, ,Wawa.adamAtkw Voablahutthigkommixei • • ZA VR A-4.0,* .: AMI MM- k The Real Thing Credit Kosher For Passover Coke to the perseverance of a filmed Atlanta rabbi. BOB MENAKER Contributing Editor Remember When From the The Jewish News pages this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. "20147,Vemem- RqtStPeAgr The Michigan Department of Commerce announces that it will award a $75,000 operating grant to the Holocaust ...…

…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: WWW. detroitjewishnews.com The Iranian Connection r Dry Bones the sea — a position that he New York Times reported last week Arafat repeated as recently as that it had found evidence that Yasser a year ago. Arafat had struck a deal with his one- If that is the case, there is time opponent Iran that is intended to little reason for Israel to funnel arms and money to the Palestinian make any ...…

…OTHER VIEWS If Not Now, When? I 3/29 2002 46 standing of Israel's history. Like other sraelis have spent the past 53 Israeli teens, they join the IDF at the years building a thriving and vibrant democratic homeland for age of 18, prepared to serve their nation. The Seeds of Peace experience more than 5 million Jews and 1 has not produced a generation of million Israeli Arabs. "draft-evading pacifists," but At the same time, Israel has rat...…

…Addicted To Hope Arafat for terror or declares him reason for hope. terror being waged in Afghanistan, the irrelevant, they always stop short of Amid the charred remains of U.S. has unleashed its army with full n a crisp, gray, winter sending him packing. To do so Egged buses and families torn apart force and determination to rid the morning not long ago, I would mean there is no one with by terror, I have, however, discov- world of a dangero...…

…OTHER MINS LEADERS OF GREAT NATIONS Within the last two centuries, statesmen of Jewish extraction served as heads of government in nine countries on three continents. Australia elected Sir Isaac Isaacs, a distinguished public official, as its governor- general. Italy was represented by Prime Minister Luigi Luzzati and twice during a single decade by Prime Minister Sidney Sonnino. Austrian Bruno Kreisky was both foreign minister and chancello...…

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…INSIDE: Kosher FOR W ith Passover on the horizon, the staff and volunteers of Yad Ezra, Oakland County's kosher food pantry, mobilized their forces March 17-18 for an all-out campaign against hunger. In cooperation with the Moies Chetim Organization of Detroit, the Passover cam- paign distributed food to 1,150 needy fami- lies. The Passover packages contained all the items necessary for a Passover seder as well as Passover guides and Hagg...…