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…110.**011”0011111MW DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Contents A 2002 Michigan Press Association General Excellence winner www.detroitjewishnews.com Friday, Aug. 29, 2003 Elul 1, 5763 Vol. CXXIV, No. 3 THIS WEEK 17 Charting Career Paths COMMUNITY ANN ARBOR 33 Happy Campers Conservative Rabbinical Assembly to launch survey on women rabbis. Israeli, U.S. teens learn about each other at Camp Maas. 64 Russian Snapshots U-M exhibit depicts vibrant...…

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…c. 4 .1.• EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK A March To Remember I t was Aug. 28, 1963, a sticky day. The crowd of 250,000 at the historic civil rights march on Washington was hot, weary and restless. But the charis- matic keynoter, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., had yet to speak. There were scattered sighs when Rabbi Joachim Prinz, the American Jewish Congress president, began to speak from the Lincoln Memorial's granite steps. The wait for Dr. King — ...…

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…LIGHT AGAINST I) THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO JOIN IN THE COMPLETION AND DEDICATION OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL TORAH DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 TRAGEDY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 5763 5:3o PM ELUL 14, THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER 6601 W. MAPLE ROAD 0 N SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, one hundred and fifty Greater Detroit Jewish community members who had planned to spend the day in a charity outing, . instead watched ...…

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…For Openers Wonderful World Of Words affodils, turtles, nightingales. These names for members of our natural world conjure up lovely mental images. They would not, therefore, be suitable for a team, an automobile or a strong cleaning product. SY It all has to do with the connotative MANELLO (emotional) value of a word. We employ Editorial connotation daily in our lives and it Assistant often colors what we say and the reac- tions of those he...…

…nic you ck)ane eo an/Ye. News Digest w; eh your co/n/nus-iley on ehe >1 /19/7 W.cly Days It was the first year in Fleischer Outspoken On State Of Israel many... in fact, it was the first. Jeremy's family Washington/JTA — Ari Fleischer is speaking to audiences about the U.S.- Israel relationship. The former White House press secre- tary is offering audiences a speech on 'America and Israel: The Path to Stability in the Middle East," a...…

…RINKE CADILLAC 86 Years And Still Delivering BREAK in the nation. The magazine U.S. News & World Report, in its annual college rankings, ranked Yeshiva U., modern Ortho- doxy's flagship academic institution, 40th among national research doctoral universities. Arabs, Israelis Together In Japan Tokyo/JTA — A Japanese soccer pro- gram is bringing together Israeli, Palestinian and Japanese children. The week-long program has brought 22 Israeli...…

…This Week Something Extra Learn About Mission MacDowell Alumni Unite! mong the celebrated alumni of Detroit's MacDowell Elementary School are chil- dren's book author and illustrator David Small and Detroit Public Schools CEO Dr. Kenneth Burnley. The school, at 4201 W. Outer Drive in north- west Detroit, is also the alma mater of thousands of members of the Jewish community. And since a successful reunion last October, these alumni have ba...…

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…Growth Industry Israel is training 100,000 security guards. public places, 60 percent are trained guards with weapons and 20 percent are elite security personnel who have gone through a month's training. "The difference in staffing between peaceful times and turbulent times is about 30 percent," said Yehiel Levy, a vice president at Modi'in Ezrachi, a private security firm that primarily supplies guards for the government. "If we needed 70 g...…

…Charting Career Paths Conservative Rabbinical Assembly to launch survey on women rabbis. JOE BERKOFSKY Jewish Telegraphic Agency A New York Ci t y re women rabbis hitting the stained- glass ceiling? That's one of the questions to be asked in a new study by the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly, which is undertaking the first study of Conservative women rabbis since the movement began ordaining them in 1985. "Overall in society, i...…

…This Week Analysis Bargaining Chip Hezbollah getting pragmatic as Israel stands its ground. I get the Jewish News at GIL SEDAN R Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem school because it lets me know what's going on both here and at home.. A - Stephanie, U of M - A2 et it Yocen 8/29 2003 18 ,yen For subscriptions please call 248.351.5174 or visit our website at www.detroitjewishnews,com elations between Israel and Hezbollah ma...…

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…Powerless Again JCC in West Bloomfield suffers its second blackout. DIANA LIEBERMAN StaffWriter S BE OUR GUEST TO WORKOUT WITH NEW FRIENDS & COMPANY. To accommodate the former members of The Workout Company (Telegraph location), Franklin Athletic Club is now honoring your punch cards for the month of September. 1 Franklin Athletic Club invites you to check out metro Detroit's premier athletic club and its multi-million dollar renovation...…

…JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT COMBINED ANNUA L MEETING NOTICE United Jewish foundation of netropdAm Detroit . The Annual Meeting of the United Jewish Foundation will take place on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 7:30 p.m. Congregation Beth Shalom 14601 W. Lincoln Road Oak Park, Michigan The Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will take place on Tuesday, S...…

…This Week Washington Watch Campaign Tightens The economy and the Middle East are hurting Bush's pre-election image. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent IV button, mostly because none of the current Democratic candidates has caught on with the public enough to exploit the mounting foreign policy crises. "To defeat Bush, the Democrats will . have to have a candidate," said Benjamin Ginsberg, a Johns Hdpkins University political scient...…

…Temple Beth El 9half of State of srael Bonds ment Corporation for Israel will Proudly Honor Pipes Named As predicted, President Bush last week used a backdoor procedure to appoint a controversial Middle East scholar to the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace. The "recess appointment" of Daniel Pipes, president of the Philadelphia- based Middle East Forum, came despite an all-out campaign against the nomination by Arab-American and Islami...…

…This Week Insight Remember When • Back To School JCCouncil program provides students with tools to defend Israel on campus. like one lawyer is the same as another in what they should do." In a brief presentation, Gale pro- posed three themes useful in explaining Israel: "Israelis want peace, Israelis fight terrorism and Israel is willing to negoti- ate anything across a table." Gale urged the students to promote Israel, and not just defen...…

…0 Ilion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.cletroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones Questions For The Quartet T he last three weeks have seen the effective shredding of the Mideast peace road map that was put together by the international Quartet of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations. The renewal of Palestinian terrorism and of a strong Israeli military response may taper off in the coming weeks...…

…OTHER VIEWS The Morality Of Results hey call it a road map and it was to be used by two parties. The problem is that for a road map to be useful when more than one party is involved, both need to have the same destination. Otherwise, it is worthless. In proposing its plan for peace, the Bush administration has failed to understand this principle. No outside force can dictate peace when one party is committed to war, a destination not envisio...…

…When Hate Is Consuming he Talmud recounts the time that a gentile came to the two great scholars Rabbi Shammai and Rabbi Hillel and proclaimed that he would convert to Judaism if either could explain the whole of Torah while standing on one foot. Shammai, an engineer by trade, carefully thought over the gentile's proposition and proceeded to drive him away with a measuring stick. Hillel took a different approach. Perhaps as a woodcarver, he u...…

…Debunking The `Neocon' Conspiracy Theory Who's really steering U.S. foreign policy? AMY KELLER Jewish Renaissance Media "I'm not a neocon, I'm a gentile." — Conservative columnist and author Ann Coulter its origins come from the Hebrew word Kabbalah, which refers to Jewish mysti- cism — are Richard Perle, a member of the Pentagon's influential Defense Policy Board; Paul Wolfowitz, deputy secretary of defense, and Douglas Feith, undersecr...…

…Paul Wolfowitz Richard Perle tion to overthrow Saddam Hussein. Perle — nicknamed the "Prince of Darkness" for the staunch anti-Soviet views he articulated as assistant secre- tary of defense during the Reagan administration — is currently a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute — a bastion of neoconservatives — as well as the Defense Policy Board. Last March, he was forced to step down as chairman of the civilian advi- sory panel — oth...…

…Cover Story CONSPIRACY THEORY from page 29 BROWN UNIVERSITY Richard Perle, a member of the • Defense Policy Board, speaks to students in April at Brown University in Providence, R.I., as.an anti-war protester holds up her hands painted in red. IN DEk. SPERAIVILIF; Besides the highest rates available, we're also offering a Free Gift during our... Check out these deals today! *Annual Percentage Rate is effective as of August 25, 2003. Th...…

…You feel it's time to get back to Israel so HOLD THE DATES! December 7 - December 14, 2003 administration would be hard-pressed to find a lot of Jews in it," Shoshana Bryen said. "Most would be inclined to believe [the administration's support for Israel] would have more to do with the Christian influence instead of the Jewish influence." The Hudson Institute's Weinstein agrees. "It was not Jewish leaders; primarily, it was Christian leader...…

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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 41 Mazel Toy! 43 Ilappy Campers Central Galilee and American teens learn about each other while having fun at Camp Maas. HARRY KIRSBAUM StailWriter Ortonville ach Firestone had never heard a Bob Marley recording until Boaz Grof shared his CD with him. As campers stuck in the same bunk, they both listened to music .— Eminem — when they weren't tubing or water- skiing at Camp Maas in Ortonville. They looked lik...…

…Co mm u nity HAPPY CAMPERS Sherry Margolis FOX 2 NEWS Florine Mark-Ross WEIGHT WATCHERS WVW 'Big Al' Muskovitz 104.3 FM a 3K Community Walk to support our Jewish Older Adults from page 33 ing place in Israel. Federation decided to connect the kids through summer camp at Camp Maas," said Naomi Rockowitz, Tamarack Camps program coordinator for the Fresh Air Society. "Because it was such a success last year, we decided to do it again." R...…

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…, -- A VERY We wish our friends and family a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year. #1 Continue a 62-year tradition Wish family, friends and the entire Jewish community a Happy New Year! HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR FRIENDS & FAMILY. $37 May the coming year be filled with health and happiness for all our r friends, our wish for a year filled with family 8 friends. UShanah Tovah! L'Shana Tova to all our friends Et rela...…

…cm , Ws Volunteers Clean School Grounds It is not typical to see 25 teens dressed in shorts and T- shirts, wearing backward baseball caps, hanging out in the front yard of Yeshivas Darchei Torah in Southfield. But this was the scene on Aug. 5, when two busloads of teens from the Warren YMCA arrived to help the day school clean up the school grounds. In addition, a group of young adults, led by Laura Lazar of Farmington Hills, came to volunt...…

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…BROOKDALE THE HERITAGE of SOUTHFIELD of Metropolitan Detroit, its agencies and beneficiaries and other local Jewish social service organizations. Presentation of the award is sched- uled for the September meeting of the combined boards of the Jewish Federation and United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit Federation at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township. Rabbi Isaacs began his Detroit Federation career as a s...…

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…in online ) JN Digest Selected news and feature stories from the Detroit Jewish News. vvww.detroitjewishnevvs.com/news ) Back In Time CONNUNIT Look for Alexis P. Rubin's "This Month in Jewish History" for August. vvvvw.detroitjewishnews.com ) What's Eating Harry Kirsbaum? Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit www.detroitjewisluiews.com/opinion jewishicom ) Elissa Berg, Shabbat Shalom; Rabbi Lauren Berkun, Education; Michael Beschloss, W...…

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…Mazel Toy! The University of Michigan Sol Drachler Program in Jewish Communal Leadership Proudly Announces Its 2003 Incoming Class Name New Arrivals Aug. 4 Lisa (Apfelblat) and Alan Wittenberg are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Elle Jordyn Wittenberg (Hadar Ayala). Welcoming File home with lots of hugs and kisses are big brothers Dylan Alexander, 3, and Max Spencer, 2. Sharing in their happiness are ecstatic grandparent...…

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…When the light shines on her alone... set her heart ablaze. Weddings BERNER-BARD E mily Beth Berner and Aaron Franklin Bard were recently married at Congregation Beth Israel in Flint. Rabbi James Michaels officiated. The bride is the daughter of Florence and Irving Berner of Flint. The groom is the son of Marcy and Harvey Bard of Farmington Hills. Matron of honor was Mrs. Patti Spindel of Los Angeles. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Kelly Moody of P...…

…C omm u nit y Anniversaries MULLEN 60TH 18 The Radiant Cut Diamond Classic Emerald cut shape, Brilliancy of the Round David Wachler &Sons laine and Robert S. Mullen, former Detroiters of Delray Beach, Fla., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 24. They are planning a cruise in December with former Central High classmates who live in their condo complex. The Mullens' children are Richard and Elaine Mullen, Daniel Mullen and ...…

…INSIDE: Synagogue Listings 56 Torah Portion 58 Like A Beacon Synagogue moves onto the site of a former radio station in Oak Park. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter C ongregants of Bais Chabad of North Oak Park have an easier way than following street signs to find their new synagogue. They just have to look up and, when they see the building next to a radio tower, they know they are there. - The building was purchased for the synago...…

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