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…Something Extra Thursday, Fei- 2 , Art Exhibit and Auction Disability Awareness Norm Kunc speaks on "The Right to Be Disabled," 9 am. Charge. Jewish Family Service, 6555, W. Maple, West Bloomfield. RSVP: (248) 233-4245. World Wide Wrap No charge for blood pressure readings 1- 2:30 p.m. Oak Park JCC (248) 967-4030. "How to" of tefillin, 8:30 a.m.; services, 9 a.m.; complimentary breakfast, sponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom Men's Club...…
…Something Extra CALENDAR from page 15 Rosh Chodesh B'nai Moshe Sisterhood pres- ents a 10 a.m. minyan of, by and for women, facilitated by Nancy Kaplan. (248) 737-1931. Stoke Prevention Nurse Sharon Tomasewski, Oakland County Health Department, presents 1 p.m. program, sponsored by Supportive Communities. Oak Park JCC (248) 967-4030. rsd ay, q„-; rN:o Musical Program Vocalist Robin Beck presents an all George Gershwin pro- gram, 1 p.m....…
…Leaving Federation Exec Mark Davidoff hailed as "calm, thoughtful and a great implementer" HARRY KIRS BAUM StatrWriter A fter serving 12 years with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Mark Davidoff, its executive director and chief operating officer, will depart to pursue a new oppor- tunity. On Feb. 21, Davidoff will become a director in the Detroit office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an interna- tional accounting and profession...…
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…Temple Beth El Invites the Community for a Weekend of Learning and Inspiration The 63 rd Rabbi B. Benedict & Ada S. Glazer Institute on Judaism for the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Muslim and Protestant Clergy FEBRUARY 11-1 2, 2005 SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE: RABBI MARC SAPERSTEIN The Charles E. Smith Professor of Jewish History & Director of the Program in Judaic Studies, George Washington University Friday morning, February 11 Institute Prog...…
…Metro Lynching Lessons Jews and blacks find common ground at African Americanmuseum. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News T alk is long, but the rope is short" — so says the small print on the cover of the Jan. 24, 1938, issue of Time magazine included in the powerful exhibit "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America" at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. Almost 57 years later, Rabbi David Nels...…
…LYNCHING LESSONS from page 20 were people like this," said Wanetick, a Beth Shalom member from Southfield. She feels the legacy of lynching lingers, evidenced by continuing racism and the resulting anger of its victims, and she hopes we can get beyond it. "Sometimes we need to forget a little," she suggested, a bit tentatively. "We need a little bit of optimism to move forward." Sala found the exhibit "very sad and hard to look at and to rea...…
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…Metro Saving Children Experts at JWF seminar tell how to detect childhood depression. RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News A ll children experience mood swings, but when should par- ents become concerned? How do you tell the difference between nor- mal adolescent angst and actual depres- sion? When should parents seek profes- sional help? What about medication? These issues and more were tackled by professionals at a Jan. 21 seminar ...…
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…Metro Digest Adat Shalom, JCC Partner B'nai B'rith Bestows Honor To help promote awareness of the pro- grams offered by other organizations, the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit has announced a new partnership with Adat Shalom Synagogue. During February, Adat Shalom con- gregants receive special incentives toward JCC membership, including use of the Center Fitness Club and participation in a variety of cultural activities. R...…
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…Cover Story TWO-WAY BRIDGE Nazareth Ilk: District capital of the Galilee. Population has doubled to 50,000 since 1991. As an Israeli devel- opment town, the 48-year-old city is covered by the Investment Encouragement Law, which attracts new businesses to the industrial zones and commercial centers. The local Absorption Center, with 400 young immigrants, is the largest in northern Israel. Migdal HaEmek: Founded in 1953 between the mountain...…
…"If your youth don't want this connection with Israel," he added, "we will get lost as a people." Bitan came to Michigan twice in the mid-1990s, once as part of a Central Galilee P2K delegation. The second time was with 25 Central Galileans who studied for three weeks at Michigan State University to learn how to work together at the grassroots level back in Israel. The visit was Aronson's idea and the Kellogg Foundation helped fiu-id it. "When...…
…P2I1 Cover Story TWO-WAY BRIDGE from page 33 Gabi Landau, an Israel delegate to the P2K Steering Committee and managing director for the Valleys Tourist Board of the Emek Yizreal (Jezreel Valley) Regional Council, has no problem with a Detroit concentration. "I'm not saying not to do things in Israel," she said. "I'm saying the focus should be more on Detroit as part of our strategic plan. I think it's our job; and we have means and ways to...…
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…Iraqi Ballots Some Iraqi Israelis go to Jordan to cast their votes. Jewish state, where optimism at the fall of Saddam Hussein has been replaced with unease at seeing Iraq descend into sectarian fighting and jihadi ter- rorism. "It may have been too early for us to have declared the Eastern Front pacified," said a senior Israeli official on condition of anonymity, refer- ring to earlier assessments that with a peace deal in place with Jordan...…
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…World Mission Accomplished B'nai B'rith trip aids the Jews of Cuba. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News ith the many political trouble spots and disaster areas around the world, Cuba seems to be below the international radar screen. But the country's Jewish population of 1,500 has been getting plenty of attention from B'nai B'rith. The international Jewish service organization, through its Great Lakes Region, sponsored another Cuban J...…
…Digest ( 1 3 4 51g AnTm 1 111 11 11 SENIOR LIVING RESIDENCES AJC Offers Tsunami Aid The Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of the American Jewish Committee has reached out to south Asian religious and ethnic organizations in Metro Detroit to help organize tsunami fund-raising events and to offer expressions of solidarity. On Thursday, Feb. 17, the Council of Asian Pacific Americans and the Ritz Carlton in Dearborn will host a benefit, raising fun...…
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…Editorials are posted and archived on JNOnline.com Social Insecurity Dry Bones merican Jews need to be wary of President George W. Bush's proposal to reshape Social Security as a private retirement investment rather than a collective income assurance program. As with his Medicare drug benefit plan, he has understated the costs and overstated the benefits. He's right to review the solvency of Social Security; but if his assumptions prove wro...…
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…THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS Red Hot and Very Cool Caving In Majority Voice The upshot? The U.N. looks better in the eyes of many. The secretary- general improved his image. Israel, the perpetual U.N. loser, was queen- for-a-day. But the nagging question is, where does this leave "never again"? Widening the lens, we notice that in December the U.N. adopted 22 resolutions condemning the state of Israel, and four country-specific res- oluti...…
…METAMORPHOSIS A LAWYER BECOMES REALTOR! fabulous thing happened to David and Missy Bean that they had not exactly counted on—their family of four grew to be five. Maya, 111/2 and Adam, 71/2 are now the older siblings to the family's newest bundle of joy, a baby girl named Annabel whose first night home from the hospital ended with an early morning phone call to—Gittleman. ER "Add on another room!" commanded the happy—though sleepless—cou...…
…TEDTal@g g i CngE Li Sports And Mortgages Dan Gilbert is looking forward to mixing business and pleasure. At age 14, Gilbert and a friend managed a Little League Special to the Jewish News baseball team, surprising the adult managers by winning the _4.;..... . I) an Gilbert of Franklin, a pio- league championship in two o neer of direct-to-consumer out of four years. Gilbert never online mortgages and a self- really played organized sports...…
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…PART SILHOUETTE' PART LUMINETTE" COMPLETE COORDINATION i In one of his personal ventures, Gilbert worked with Steve Greenberg, managing director of Allen and Co., New York, an investment banking firm. Steve is the son of Hank Greenberg, the legendary Detroit Tigers slugger. "Dan is a terrific guy because he mixes tremendous business success with generous charitable work," said Greenberg. "And I espe- cially admire him as a wonderful fam- ily...…
…Artrageous! Happenings For college age through 30-something. Send information to ahitsky@thejevvish.news.com Benefit uplifts community's cultural life. METRO HILLEL T he American Center building in Southfield was transformed into an artists' mecca Saturday night, Jan. 29. The Fanclub Arts Foundation, a non-profit organization striving to promote a vibrant cultural life in metro Detroit, presented the fund-raiser Artrageous 2005. Partygoe...…
