…HANDS-ON MATZAH FACTORY ALLOWS GUESTS TO MIX, ROLL AND BAKE FOR PASSOVER. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff 10-ite A mong the 1,200 children signed up to tour the Barbara and Douglas Bloom Matzah Factory this year are two of the Blooms' grandchildren. "Passover is Barb's and my favorite holi- day," says Douglas Bloom of Bloomfield Hills. "We enjoy it so much with our chil- dren and grandchildren that when the Jewish Center developed a list o...…
…Tactics And Victims Arafat flounders, Sharon ponders and children die. ERIC SILVER Israel Correspondent Jerusalem y asser Arafat is floundering. His 6- month-old intifada has achieved noth- ing for his people. More and more openly, Palestinians are questioning whether their suffering is worthwhile. The world is in no hurry to intervene. Arab leaders, gathered in Jordan this week, were long on sympathy, short on substance, military or fina...…
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…Taking the fear out of Hospice: a Jewish Perspective Sentenced White supremacist gets life term. Los Angeles/JTA ictims of a 1999 racist shooting spree expressed grief and anger this week as a white supremacist was given two life sentences for killinab a Filipino American postman after wounding five people at a Jewish com- munity center. Buford Furrow Jr. fired 70 bullets in the North Valley Jewish Community Center in Grenada Hills, Calif, ...…
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…Insight Remember When • • Shoah Remembered 7AT Staff Writer 1981 Detroiter Judith Laikin Elkin's The Jews of Latin American Republics was nominated for a 1981 National Jewish Book Award. Detroiter Mike Must was named chairman of Congregation B'nai David's membership breakfast. D espite a few protesters and a brief out- burst, a moving Holocaust remembrance service was held at the church where Father Charles Coughlin made anti- Semitic ...…
…N kdon Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones A Shrine To What? EC is is one of the best-known names in the annals of Detroit Jewry — sadly. Just as Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler was whipping up the Aryan masses against Jews, gypsies, homosexuals and other perceived scourges of society, Father Charles Coughlin of Royal Oak drew a national radio audience to his anti-Jewish rants, fueled in part...…
…OTHER VIEWS The Publishing Of Hate Demands A Response E ow do we, as a body politic, respond when the nation's anti-Semites have sufficient funds to period- ically publish hate-filled Holocaust denial ads in university student news- papers throughout the country? We respond with silence that is deafening. Not only -that, but some Jewish organizations even, inaccurately and somewhat disingenuously, defend the ads on the principle of freedom ...…
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…- . 10 "-minOL • mareur artists erased the lines of age and ability last week to create 17 handpainted seder plates. The March 18 program joined together 15 students from the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit, 15 residents of the Lillian and Samuel Hechtman Jewish Apartments, both in West Bloomfield, with 15 residents of various Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC) group homes. All the groups had an opportunity to learn abou...…
…Passover Pleasures pRE . West Bloomfield, $10.95. 0 A Reggae Passover. Get in the mood with a tape of traditional Passover songs arranged by Alan Eder and friends to reggae music. At Spitzer's, S 16.95/CD; 510.95/cassette. Bedikat Chametz kit, com- plete with feather, candle and ceramic dustpan. This will help with your pre-Pesach chametz search-and- destroy mission. At Tradition! Tradition! in Southfield, 520. By appointment, (248) 557-010...…
…EXPANSION SALE ! WE MUST MAKE ROOM FOR CONSTRUCTION! SALE PRICES ON ALL IN-STOCK MERCHANDISE No Shame Play treats homosexuality with sensitivity and tact. ""T.,,s' V`,, "?.,?,,,m,, ,.. : ' .4", ,s• / ' , , ,,.... ' : : 5. - ', A .. ',. ."4 .., k s, ',', -,. i .L. o z' K e 0 • •-- 0 a) o 0, (3, 1 o Orcha rd La ke Road furniture & accessories ,.. W hen Temple Beth El this month presented a musi- cal play for students that dealt w...…
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…JCCouncil Names Slate The Jewish Community Council announced its slate of officers and candi- dates to fill board of directors seats. The election will be held at the council's annual meeting Mar 10 at Temple Beth El. Ann Zousmer was been nominated to serve For her first year as council pres- ident. Vice presidential candidates are Jim Alexander, Wendy \'Vagenheim and Steve Silverman. Arline Gould was nominated as secretary and Richard Nodel ...…
…Tech n °Ma rile Hillel Day School Names Honorees TECHNOLADY PAVE JEWELERS 4411" 32940 Middlebelt Road - Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Phone: (248) 855-1730 - Fax: (248) 855-2582 3/30 2001 36 Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit's annual dinner and silent auc- tion will be held 5:30 p.m. Thursday; May 31, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. The commu- nity is invited to attend. The cost of the dinner is $180 per per- son. Arl...…
…Designed exclusively for Seniors 55 or older. American House offers elegant apartments with many luxuries included. 'Tv JARC (Jewish Association for Residential Care). She was the chair of Sunday at the Seminary in Detroit and co-chair of the Conservative movement's scholar-in- residence Program. In 1991, Charlotte and Warren received the Jewish Theological Seminary of America's Second Century. Award. She supported Hadassah, American Women f...…
…uoatumult, Life's Journeys A message from Dottie Deremo, President/CEO, Hospice of Michigan S ince CEOs are often thought to be number crunchers, allow me to "crunch" a few numbers you may find of particular interest. For 99,000 years of human history, the average life span was just 18 years. In 1900 the average life span had increased to 46 years. By 2010, life expectancy is expected to reach 84 for women and 75 for men. More significant ...…
…Were You Forced To Work For The Nazis? Perfectionism: A Woman's Issue The Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit will host a free educational forum exploring "Women and Perfectionism." This full-morning forum supported by the Temple Beth- El Sisterhood, will take a multidisciplinary look at a pressing and common issue for women, 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, April 26, at Temple Beth El. Brenda Rosenberg will discuss how she personally put...…
…Why we're in Israel now Photographed atop Masada (in the world's oldest functioning synagogue), March 18, 2001 "We came to Israel to celebrate our son's Bar Mitzvah. We knew it would be an unforgettable experience for the whole family. But considering all that is happening right now, this trip will mean a great deal more. "We could have had our son's Bar Mitzvah back home. But it would never be as meaningful. Especially now. You have to be ...…
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…seder and service. $25 adults, S18 chil- dren under 12. RSVP by March 30: Cindy (248) 542-9166. OAK PARK JCC For information or to RSVP: Jewish Community Center, Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, 15110 W 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, (248) 967-4030. No charge for events unless otherwise-noted • Sing-a-Long — Monday, April 2, 1 p.m. English, Yiddish and Hebrew folk songs with Vivian Stollman and Sonny Lipenholtz. • Detroit Institute of Arts Trip — Thur...…
…Community Mazel Toy! Sharin The A bar mitzvah pairs with Shoah survivor. oment SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer F or Jeremy Sweet, a simple discussion with his grandmother added a new dimension to his Saturday, March 31, bar mitzvah ceremony at Congregation Shir Tikvah. Shirley Sweet told her grandson about a time when American kids often "twinned" their b'nai mitzvah with youth in the Soviet Union unable to cele- brate their own. ...…
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…Bar/Bat Mitzvah Andrew Bruce Entin (Chanan Baruch) of Farmington Hills will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Temple Beth El on Saturday, March 31. Participating in the ceremony will be his parents, Amy and Michael, and his brother Jeffrey. Proud grandparents are Iry and Bea Phillips of Farmington Hills and Phil and Bette Entin of Bloomfield Hills. Andrew is an honor student at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. He is active ...…
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…In cerebration of our 76th year... The Women of Mai-monides Medical Society is pleased to announce the 2001 Annual Home Tour featuring five beautiful homes HEN-SAN Wednesday, May 23 1-3 pm oby and Michael Hyman of Bloomfield Hills are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Julie Renee to Jason Alan Shain, son of Janice and Boris Shain of Farmington Hills. Julie is working toward her bachelor of arts degree in soci- ology a...…
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…THANK if tally Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment extends its sincerest gratitude to the 68 rabbis, cantors, educators and community leaders for their generous donation of time, energy and expertise given to this unique learning program, and to the more than 600 participants who learned with them in more than 1,100 courses. Harlene Appelman • Rabbi Joshua Bennett • Elissa Berg • Harriet Berg • Richard Berg • Rabbi Aaron Bergman • Rabbi Ch...…
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…Beth Shalom hosts interactive Megillah reading SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Sta If Writer S hoshana Ben-Ozer, education director at Congregation Beth Shalom, decided the best way to include the crowd at a March 8 Purim celebration was to make them all a part of the evening's Megillah reading. "I created a way for it to be interactive," said Ben-Ozer, who devised a plan to include parents and siblings of chil- dren in the congregation. She transl...…
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…Spirituality CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 547-7970. Rabbi: David A. Nelson. Cantor: Samuel L. Greenbaum. Ritual director: Rev. Samuel Semp. Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 7:05 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m., 5 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Bar mitzvah of David Hine' Moiseev, son of Marla and Andrew Moiseev. BETH TEPHILATH MOSES 146 South Ave., Mt. Clemens, 48043, (810) 465-0641. Services: weekdays 7:...…
…Spirituality Annual Passover Second Seder Sunday, April 8, 2001 YOUNG ISRAEL OF WEST BLOOMFIELD Minchah/Ma'ariv Service - 6:00 p.m. Seder 7:00 p.m. 6111 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 737-8811. President: Richard Luger; vice president: Dr. William Leuchter. Services: Friday one hour before sundown; Saturday 9:15 a.m.; Mincha one hour before sundown. The seder will be conducted in Hebrew and English Rabbi David Nelson and Rev. S...…
…Want to know a secret? It takes quite a lot to become a Certified Pre-owned BMW but quite the opposite to afford one. TEMPLE KOL AMI 5085 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 661-0040. Rabbis: Norman T. Roman. Rabbi emeritus: Ernst J. Conrad. Services: Friday 8 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Saturday bar mitzvah of Kevin Sack, son of Randi and Phillip Sack. CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK 1924 Coolidge, East Lansing 48823, (517) 351-3570. Visi...…
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…Question of the Week: From the start of World War II, British Zionists repeatedly tried to organize a Jewish brigade, complete with its own flag, to fight the Nazis. Military authorities always denied their request. Then one man intervened, and the brigade was at last founded in 1944. Who was he? (06 [ -frzg I/wine/3 uoisuuk .e!s :JOAksuvi 44 - Dor n. From generation to generation, the Canvasser family has been active at the congregation...…
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…say, their daughters love the parties, "but they also attend different services" at congregations around town. Best of all, "they have made some really nice friends," Mark says. Marla describes Elizabeth as "very sweet and very shy. She loves nature and animals and has two turtles that she inherited from a cousin who went off to college. We are just so thrilled to have them." Elizabeth also cares for the family dog, Chip, a golden retriever th...…
…CARI WALD MAN Special to the Jewish News T hanks to the booming econ- omy of the last few years, both jewelry makers and sellers have been enjoying healthy profits. The unparalleled popu- larity of platinum jewelry and new designs has kept the industry in a jewelry frenzy The question at hand: Will the gold rush continue? Ironically, what stimu- lated demand has also become a challenge. "Throughout the last decade, designers of jewel- ry an...…
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…ONLY A MONTH AWAY! Please join us for the Third Annual sioss ditl Center Ito Fesaval LeageV Sunday, April 29-Sunday, May 6 LNI runes ml I.TTheatres SEVEN DAYS OF THE BEST IN JEWISH FILM! Meet producers, directors and screenwriters! NEW THIS YEAR: Saturday night, post-Shabbat, comedy double feature Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in A Fish in the Bathtub and Oscar-winning Ted Petok's animated film The Mad Baker Films by native Michiga...…
…77,FF4 b exture md shpe r at " '1" r han c1.141i.coal ivitli glass. old> color, are at the core of this A-, years Glass Month exhibit ar the Janice Charach Epstein al ery. Two artists r ..: Canadian -ind, one Arnerkan new work as well as retrosoecrives. - Irene Froiic, based in 'ibronto, uses fig- urative forms to -convey Holocaust mem- ories, while Steven Weinberg, at work in Rhode Island, uses boat and buoy forms he encounters living nea...…
…CLASSICAL NOTES University Musical Society presents the chamber ensemble Orion String Quartet 4 p.m. Sunday, April 1, at Rackham Auditorium in Ann Arbor. $20-$36. (734) 764-2538. "Three Piano Crossover" joins ja77. greats Marian McPartland and Dick Hyman with renowned classical pianist Ruth Laredo on the stage of Orchestra Hall 8 p.m. Thursday, April 5. $15-$60. (313) 576-5111. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra highlights the contributions of Sc...…
…SALADS PIZZA Every Picture Tells A Story SALAD Exhibit looks at the power of ideas that transcend the written word. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News T CAE SA BEHIND OUR RESTAURANT LAVOSH Helen was an illusion. Goldsmith's work, a photostat on paper, has French words arranged not for meaning but for the way they look and would sound if they were spoken. That approach runs through all his projects regardless of language. "I...…
…Galleries plan special shows for glass invitational, SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News ore than 30 exhibitions, demonstrations and lectures are being planned for the 29th Annual International Glass Invitational celebrating Michigan Glass Month in April. Organized by Habatat Galleries in Pontiac, the invitational showcases the work of glass artists near and far. The goals are educating and promoting public awareness of the varied ki...…
…• BIDDLE GALLERY, 2840 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte; (734) 281-4779. Work of Joyce Gottlieb and other Michigan artists through April 30. • ART HOUSE STUDIO & GALLERY, 4111 W. 12 Mile, Berkley; (248) 336-9990. "Sculptural Glass & Metal Works" by Israel Nordin April 6-30. • TOUCH OF LIGHT STUDIO & GALLERIE OF HANDBLOWN GLASS, 23426 Woodward, Ferndale; (248) 543-1868. "Spring Glass Show" with work by Dennis Rosenblum and others April 5-28. • EPIPHANY,...…
