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…August 5 th Primary — U.S. House of Representatives, 14 th District In these critical times, State Representative Rudy Hobbs is positioned to provide fresh leadership now and for the long term. Who agrees? The Detroit News says "Hobbs seems to be a common-sense lawmaker, truly Senator Carl Levin says "Rudy has a vital combination of energy, experience and committed to working toward solutions. He places public safety, education and thoug...…
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…metro e rr s Democrat for State Representative Detroit Stands With Israel Solidarity event draws 2,000 to show support for Israel during war. Please join Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner, Senator Jack Faxon (ret.), and Former Governors Granholm and Blanchard in supporting Rudy Serra for 27th District State Representative. Nadav Frieder of Ramat of the educa- proven leadership to continue the ht hard for work Andy Meisner 's fig o...…
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…ET CETERA NIGHT CAP Who's Goliath? By Harry Kirsbaum I was reading a chapter in Malcolm Gladwell's book David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Bat- tling Giants (Little, Brown and Com- pany, 2013), which described how the Civil Rights Movement was launched into a national cause by a single pho- tograph taken in Birmingham, Ala., on May 3, 1963. Marching for civil rights and using children as non-violent protesters, Wyatt W...…
…world >> opinion Kerry's Betrayal Of Israel W hen the Times of Israel's Avi Issacharoff first reported the content of John Kerry's cease-fire proposal on Friday afternoon, I wondered if something had gotten lost in translation. It seemed inconceivable that the American secretary of state would have drafted an initiative that, as a priority, did not require the dismantling of Hamas' rocket arsenal and network of tunnels dug under the Israeli...…
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…A guide to the Aug. 5 primary election. Michael Higer JN Intern A s the Aug. 5 primary election draws closer, Michigan voters are faced with tough decisions in a number of races. The categories below include districts within the JN readership: I rl U.S. Congress U.S. Representatives serve a two-year term. 8th District: Brighton, Clarkston, East Lansing, Holly, Haslett, Howell, Independence, Lansing (east of Waverly Road), Mason, Okemos, ...…
…politics Choices In The 11th District Incumbent Republican faces tough primary fight; Democrats await the winner. Harry Kirsbaum Contributing Writer T he 11th U.S. Congressional District of Michigan primary race on Aug. 5 is as wide open as the district itself, pitting fresh- man Republican congressman Kerry Bentivolio against Dave Trott, a well- funded Republican challenger and attor- ney. Whoever wins will face Democratic challenger Ani...…
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…politics Senate Battle Two Jewish women vie against incumbent for the chance to represent the 11th District in the State Senate. Harry Kirsbaum Contributing Writer T wo Jewish women face a first- term incumbent in the 11th State Senate district in the Democratic primary on Aug. 5. The win- ner will face Republican Boris Tuman, who is running unopposed. Vicki Barnett, state representative of the 37th District, and Ellen Cogen Lipton, state...…
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…politics A Crowded Race Voters have many choices for Michigan Senate in District 13. Harry Kirsbaum Contributing Writer F ive Republicans and two Democrats are running in the Aug. 5 primary for a Michigan Senate seat in the 13th District, which includes Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, Clawson, Madison Heights, Royal Oak and Troy. Jewish attorney Ryan Fishman is run- ning against Cyndi Peltonen on the Democratic...…
…Expats Rally For The Motor City Julia Farber creates a political action committee to give relocated Detroiters a chance to help their hometown. Allan Nahajewski Contributing Writer 0 n July 24 in Washington, D.C., a small group of ex- Detroiters gathered to cel- ebrate the 313th birthday of the city they once called home. It was more than just a party. The get-together was the first official event of Detroit XPAC, a new political action co...…
…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Essay A Noble Mission Teens reveal the powerful attraction of Jewish state. T hey were devastated when news came they had to leave Israel to return to Detroit because safety concerns cut short their planned four-week sojourn to the ancestral Jewish homeland. But lest there be doubt: Participants on the 2014 Sue & Alan J. Kaufman Family Teen Mission to Israel came home a fam- ily...…
…Guest Column Editorial What You Can Do To Help Defend Israel Tisha B'Av Laments As Well As Challenges T isha b'Av, a holiday to brood the worst of times and imagine a better future, falls amid wartime in the Middle East, providing a tangible reminder of the darkest moments in Jewish history, most notably destruc- tion of the two Jewish Temples in bibli- cal Jerusalem by the Babylonians and Romans, respectively. On Tisha b'Av, we also comm...…
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