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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 'TN Oct. 3, 1997 Vol. CXII No. 6 Up Front 9 Visiting Their Roots Detroiters return to Vilna to celebrate the renowned Gaon. Off the court. page 123 Holiday 43 Year In Review A look back at 5757 in the Detroit community. 47 Man on the Street 48 Younger Thoughts Apple Tree 67 Pieces Of The Past A vibrant dream. page 83 A new Ann Arbor exhibit brings history to life. Births 79 B'nai Blitzvah-81 Business 133 Comm...…
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…Jewry's Role in Human Advancement NOTABLE FIRSTS ON THE PATH TO NATIONHOOD As we celebrate the Jewish new year, it is fitting to push aside the curtains of time and reflect on our origins and what our forefathers brought to pass. Their transformation from wanderers in the desert to founders of a powerful nation left milestones along the path of history unique in the ancient world. Our ancestors' escape from Egyptian captivity recorded the fi...…
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…Photos by Bill Hansen \k, Rabbi Josh Bennett, Professor Alan Schenk and Rabbi Efry Spectre at a panel discussion on Jewish unity. Divided We Stand Panelists in a discussion on Jewish unity are untroubled by differing viewpoints within the community. JULIE EDGAR Senior Writer T he conversation about Jewish unity is as old as Jewish life, opined Saul Rosner, one of 325 people who attended a panel discussion on the subject last week at the...…
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…> LI Hebrew Day School — which the / Dcommittee had hoped might agree to merge its small high school with the proposed community high school s been lukewarm at best. According to Akiva's principal, Rabbi Karmi Gross, there is no need for a new high school. "In general, Akiva sees itself as being community high school and wel- comes ideas about widening our appeal," said Rabbi Gross. "One thing that would be helpful would be an `–i - iusion o...…
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…Three Oak Park synagogues get together to sweeten the new year for seniors at Jewish Federation Apartments. Ralph McDowell helps his daughter Reva, 2, staple a card to her gift bag. JULIE EDGAR, Senior Writer BILL HANSEN, Photographer A gold thread for friendship, a penny for tzedakah and chocolate kisses shared the bags of apples and honey delivered to 50 residents of Jewish Federation Apartments last week. The Rosh Hashanah project, spo...…
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…• ditorials An Opportunity To Carry Unity Further If ever there was a chance for at least a passing improvement in Jewish unity, that window was opened to us last Thursday night at the Jewish Community Center. - There were plenty of reasons why commu- nity members and rabbis couldn't be there, largely because of the need to prepare for the High Holidays. Still, the positive aspect of last Thursday was the fact people were interested enough ...…
…011111111ENT ith Strings Attached ONATAN GORDIS AND ROBERT FENTON Special To The Jewish News O n a recent visit to Israel, a prominent American philan- thropist commented that he watches the headlines nowa- days just as much to see what Israel has ne to him as what Israel's enemies ave done to Israel. "I am nervous," he stated. "And I am simply no longer cer- tain that the Israel I was giving my ney to is really the one that is out there."...…
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…Photo by Daniel Lippitt Rosh Hashanah 5758 to wrap up another year. This is the great, living, organic neighborhood we call Detroit's Jewish community. It's a year when the Jewish hospit is sold, and a massive Jewish fund is created. Our teens visited the ravages of Poland only to find anti-Semitism still hadn't learned its lesson. The Jewish News lost its beloved preside and Detroit lost a friend. The Jewish community remem- bered the 1967 ...…
…The record shows that Chuck published six Jewish newspapers and three Style magazines. The real legacy of this colorful and gutsy businessman lives on in his family, which still owns the company, and the staff that he cultivated to pub- lish award-winning independent publications. Behind everyone's favorite "Chuck story" is the memory of a man who challenged us to live by his motto: work hard, have fun. His memory is already a blessing. Yes, t...…
…Rosh Hashanah 5758 Israeli associates at the U.S. Army Tank, Automotive Armaments Command. He has never been criminally charged. He is on paid administrative leave. On a sad note, Coby Levi, the grandchild of Bennc._ and Ruth Levi of Oak Park, loses his battle against leukemia. Lauren Cohn, 4, of Huntington Woods goes into remission after receiving a bone marrow donation. Both Coby and Lauren were the focus of an outpouring of blood testing a...…
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…Personal Reflections As 5757 draws to a close, we look at what we accomplished and what remains to be done. o, it's the year 5758. So, how did 5757 go? Did you tell our friends and relatives that you were sorry? Did you lose that weight, get the promotion, improve your report card? Reporters Julie Wiener, Lonnie Goldsmith and Lynne Cohn asked community mem- bers how they saw their year. Sy Ian Gross: "This year what I want to accom- plish ...…
…N 's • Compiled by Julie Wiener Personal Reflections Reaching Out To Fellow Jews MICHAEL KELMENSON Special to The Jewish News g osh Hashanah is a holiday celebrating the beginning of a new Jewish year. It is celebrated on the first day of the Hebrew month Tishrei. For Orthodox and Conservative Jews, it's two days and two nights long. For Reform Jews, its one day and one night long. To me, Rosh Hashanah means that we're starting all ove...…
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