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…DETROIT) THE JEWISH NEWS UP FRONT This Week's Top Stories Foundation Emerges From Sinai Sale Build, And They Will Move In Jewish Federation Apartments is hoping to build two more congregate living facilities in West Bloomfield. Its role in Jewish communal and general community health care must still be determined. JULIE EDGAR STAFF WRITER PHIL JACOBS EDITOR I Mr. Aronson. "It should be a safety net for social services. The foundation...…

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…January 3, 1997 7 1 Detroit OPINION Volunteer Verve When a dream becomes a nightmare. Shaarey Zedek again lends a helping hand to the Salvation Army for its annual Christmas food/clothing drive. TELL ME WHY Back to 'Jerusalem' Less-than-charming author's story. 30 Adam Gloverson works with sprinkles. page 14 Past and future Israel program participants enjoy an afternoon on a replica of Ben Yehuda Street. HEALTH Dressing properly ...…

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…r Verve PHOTOS BY BILL HANSEN Congregation Shaarey Zedek again lent a helping hand to the Salvation Army for its annual Christmas food/clothing drive. Above: Sheila Morganroth of West Bloomfield and Ronna Brody of Royal Oak prepare the food for the cooks. tenter: Heather Lezell and Gayle Friedman, both of West Bloomfield, prepare a batch of hot chocolate. Right: Sadie Bialock of Shelby Township, center, jokes with Edith Kaufman of Hunting...…

…Too Much? Jewish volunteers turn out en masse on Christmas, but also during the year. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER H ow many times have you said, "It's a mitzvah" when volunteering your time? But the Jewish obliga- tion to perform acts of tzedakah may not be the primary motiva- tion for many Jews who volun- teer. Chances are that timing and availability of child care may be stronger influences for area Jews who offer a helping hand. "I...…

…Alyse Hersh and Susie Levin prepare a meal at Ronald McDonald House. A volunteer serves up a storm at St. Leo's. Jews came out because they had the day off and wanted to do something for the general com- munity. "I think we spend so much time working in the Jewish com- munity, it's just a great time to go out of [it] and help other peo- ple," says Gilda Jacobs, devel- opment coordinator at the Jewish Association for Residen- tial Care for Pe...…

…FOUNDATION page 9 three-hour drive from Little Rock, not far from Memphis. . The Rev. Frierson called the contribution "great," saying it will enable the church to pour a new foundation in the spring. He estimated the cost of re- building Fredonia at $70,000 to $75,000. That non-Christian members of a community outside of Arkansas contributed to the pro- ject is "wonderful; it really is," he marveled. The Rev. Frierson was out of town when hi...…

…DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CX No. 19 Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Phil Jacobs Associate Editors Elizabeth Applebaum, Alan Hitsky Assistant Editor Gail Zimmerman Senior Writer - Julie Edgar Staff Writers Lynne Meredith Cohn, Jennifer Finer, Jill Davidson Sklar Entertainment Writer Julie Yolles Contributing Editors Michael Davis, Howard Lalli, Neil Rubin Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Isra...…

…Up In Flames A driver rescues 34 children from Bais Menachem's burning bus. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER T hanks to driver Clarence Martin, 16 children were whisked off a Bais Men- achem school bus last week before the vehicle went up in flames. The driver attempted to retrieve school bags that had been left on board, but a parent kept him from returning. The preschool students were on their way home to Oak Park last Monday when the bu...…

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…Back To 'Jerusalem' - Right: Dan Stillman proudly shows off his handiwork. Below: Jacob Davidson works at his art like a mosaic. TH E DE TRO IT J EWIS H NE WS Below right: Cara Rosenthal decorates a tzedakah box. 14 111.1 hey couldn't really all travel to Israel, but this was the next best thing. More than a hundred young adults who had or will have an Israeli ex- perience participated in the "Back to Ben Yehuda" street fair last month a...…

…Past and future Israel program participants enjoyed an afternoon on a re-created Ben Yehuda Street. MARA REINSTEIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHOTOS BY JOHN M. DISCHER Above and above right: Participants make Judaica arts and crafts at a Jerusalem storefront booth during the "Back to Ben Yehuda" street fair. Right: It's snack time, courtesy of Jerusalem Pizza. At right, Jeff Kaye helps feed Stacey Hoffer. Below: Julie Lepsetz and Maytal F...…

…An Urgent Test The Russian community prepares to take Federation-sponsored citizen-prep courses. t PHIL JACOBS EDITOR uick. Answer the follow- ing questions without the aid of a history book or en- cyclopedia. 1. o nominates judges to the Supreme Court? 2. Name three rights or free- doms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? 3.What is the capital of your state? Now, suppose if you didn't know the answers to these ques- tions it would cost you...…

…taught by licensed English as Second Language instructors. On Jan. 29, Resettlement Ser- vice will host a Left: Boris Trifsik: town meeting "It's like death." to go over the impact of wel- Below: Anatoly fare reform and Vodopyanov: to further ex- dreams clouded by need to pass a plain the cours- es it is offering. test. Massive numbers of Detroit's Russian community failing the citizenship test could result in hundreds of thousands of dollars...…

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…Community Views Editor's Notebook When A Dream Becomes A Nightmare A Hero Who Is Not Seeking Attention RABBI SHERWIN WINE SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHIL JACOBS EDITOR Who is a Jew? That question is an obsession in the Jewish world. Right now, the Knesset of Israel is debating that issue for the umpteenth time. A bill is before them which would legislate that Jewish identity is only what Or- thodox rabbis say it is. Being an officially r...…

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…A Teen Views The Camps • 5 The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring will host Alicia Blumen- feld, who will speak on "A Teen- ager's View of the Concentration Camps" 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, at the Workmen's Circle Edu- cational Building, 26341 Coolidge, Oak Park. Miss Blumenfeld, a graduate of the Workmen's Circle Sunday School, participated in the "March for the Living" last sum- mer with 6,000 other teen-agers and toured four camps and War- saw a...…

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…NVE, AT JAMESDESIGNS WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEARM IN LOOKING FORWARD TO THE YEAR AHEAD WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE BEST JOB POSSIBLE OFFERING. CUSTOM DESIGNS, REPAIRS, AND MAJOR GEMS AT THE FINEST QUALITY AND BEST VALUES POSSIBLE. ALSO TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST ANNUAL YEAR END CLEARANCE SA E ORTHODOX AGUDAS YISROEL- MOGEN ABRAHAM 15751 W. Lincoln, Southfield, 552-1971. Rabbis: Dov Loketch, Asher Eisen- berger. B...…

…Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Gordon. BETH ISAAC BETH ISRAEL 2730 Edsel Dr., Trenton, (313) 675-0355. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m. Congregational leaders conduct services throughout the year. Visitors are welcome. G-5240 Calkins Road, Flint, (810) 732- 6310. Rabbi: Paul Reis. Cantor: Sholom Kalib. President: Dr. Brian Beck. Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9:30 a.m.; week- days 7:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday and legal holidays 8 a.m., 6 p.m. Junior congr...…

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…Weddings Johnston-Goldberg Dawn Nichol Johnston and Michael Bruce Goldberg were re- : cently married at Baypointe Country Club. Roberta Feinstein officiated. Dawn is the daughter of Evie and Bill Johnston. Michael is the son of Sara and Cary Goldberg. Deanne Holliday was the ma- tron of honor. The bridesmaids were Aimee Johnston, sister of the bride, as well as Tiffany Moy and Michele Zambo. Cousins of the bride, Elizabeth Davies and Diane M...…

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…0 he grew up in the hills of west- ern Colorado and planned to be a nurse. But Ranya Kel- ly has come to be known across the nation as "The Shoe Lady" for her massive ef- forts to inspire retail outlets to donate old mer- chandise rather than throw it away. About 11 years ago, the Grand Junction, Colo., native was looking for a box to wrap a Christmas present and discov- ered a dumpster full of 500 pairs of shoes imperfectly good condition. "...…

…Hands, the Orchards, Oakland County Food Bank, the Oakland County Shelter, Catholic Social Services, the Royal Oak Salva- tion Army Corps and others. Julia Dickey came to the Roy- al Oak warehouse on Sunday, Dec. 22, to pick up as much cloth- ing and shoes as she could for children at the Zina Pitcher School in Detroit. Ms. Dickey's job is to find out why children do not show up for school. Oftentimes, youngsters tell her that they cannot atte...…

…Top left: Melissa Marblestone and her father Ken help sort clothing to give to Detroit's needy. N. Bottom left: Ranya Kelly, Denver's "Shoe Lady." Above: Tanya Shaye, Temple Beth El youth group president, bags clothing. CT) >- CC 41 …

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…DIAMONDS page 43 12 MONTH CERTIFICATE 5.75' INTEREST RATE diamond cartel, which supplies about 80 percent of the world's rough diamonds. He also took ad- vantage of his Russian back- ground to purchase directly from Russian merchants in the former Soviet Union. `The objective was to get from the raw material to the final product, the jewel, without de- pendence on traders," said Mr. Leviev. His willingness to venture into new avenues quick...…

…Jill Franklin of Bob Sellers Pontiac-GMC has been named by the Pontiac-GMC Division to the Pontiac Master Sales Guild for 1996. Ms. Franklin has been a new car sales and leasing agent since February. The Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce annual corporate meeting/luncheon and installa- tion of board will be held 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Royal Oak Brewing Company. For reservations, call (810) 547- 4000. A free wills and trusts work- sho...…

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…WE ORE OLWOYS BUYING ducing its staff by 3 percent. Mariagement has done an out- standing job keeping costs lean, and we expect more of the same next year, UBS said. UBS also praised Bank Leu- infs reversal of losses in foreign operations, mainly its New York branch. Commenting on Leumi's sale of its non-bank holdings, UBS said shareholders are expected to receive a special dividend re- lating to the gain from the bank's sale of Africa Israe...…

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…Living it up at... THE PG WINTER page 49 The retirement Community That glas It Airl For more information about The Trowbridge and our Leisure Activities Call The Leasing Office at (810) 352-0208 24111 Civic Center Drive • Southfield, Michigan 48034 ears. In extreme climates, a face mask may even be advisable. With less available daylight, many people find they are forced to exercise in the dark during the winter months. If you're go- i...…