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…Editor's Letter CD Looking Beyond The Oath D etroit native Keith Ellison will place a hand on the Koran at his ceremonial oath-taking this week as he takes a seat in the U.S. House. He's the nation's high- est-elected Muslim and the first Muslim in Congress, but I'm not quaking over his choice of holy book. The official swearing-in for House members is done en masse without a hint of religion. Pictures are taken of each member reciting the...…
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…Front Lines White House Music, HooShir style A ndrew Appel, a junior majoring in busi- ness from Huntington Woods, is part of a Jewish a cappella singing group from Indiana University called HooShir that performed Dec.18 at the White House Chanukah party. It was the biggest performance in the brief his- tory of the 18-voice group, whose name comes from the Hebrew words "Hoo" and "Shir," which together mean "It is a song." The name also is a...…
…P SL Teddy Kollek Dies Jerusalem/JTA Jerusalem's ex-mayor Teddy Kollek died Jan. 2 at age 95. Kollek served for 28 years as the head of Israel's capital. Theodor Kollek was born in Austria and moved to prestate Palestine in 1935. During World War II, he served as an intelligence asset for Allied forces, Teddy Kollek a job that would prepare him for his next one: liaison for the fledgling State of Israel's Haganah militia in the United State...…
…The Birmingham Temple Forum jNonline.us JEWISH NEW Upcoming Programs Forums Discussed by Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine The New Europe and the Jews iSk The European Union now embraces 25 countries, including many former satellites and members of the Soviet Union. Many of these countries contained large Jewish populations before the War. But the Holocaust intervened. And now the Muslims are coming. President/Publisher Editorial Fulfillment Arth...…
…amp shortcomings show n ad Ezra's kosher pantry. SheIli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer A s executive director of Yad Ezra, Michigan's only kosher food pantry, Lea Luger encounters Jewish Detroiters who are hungry on a near-daily basis. And last month, Luger put herself in their place — by living off the amount of food that food stamps would have provided her. The exercise was created in an effort to better under- stand the hardships of clie...…
…I/.. ,10 ON THE Staff photo by Armando Rios Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield, suggested the project as a way to fulfill a school community service requirement, his parents joined him, from Dec. 5-12. After a week of packing his lunch instead of buying it and turning down friends' offers of additional foods, Ben said, "I was able to follow the diet, and I wasn't starving. But it was a lot harder than I thought it would be — especiall...…
…What's For Lunch? For all the families involved, peanut but- ter and jelly became lunch staples — and sometimes were eaten beyond lunchtime. With Brooke Simtob not caring for some of the choices directed by the project, her mom said, "She was allowed to have pea- nut butter and jelly at any meal during that whole week." The families discovered not only what they needed to get by, but what they had to do without. "Nutritious foods like vegetabl...…
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…World Rip ped From Home Jews ex pelled from Egypt left behind a piece of their hearts. Brenda Gazzar Jewish Telegraphic Agency Ramat Gan, Israel A t a lavish dinner party at an Alexandria night- club on Oct. 29, 1956, Geoffrey Hanson celebrat- ed his engagement to a beautiful woman named Jeanette whom he had courted for six years in a fairy tale romance. It happened to be the day that Israel attacked Egypt in the Suez War. On the evening...…
…I World Israel Ties Adat Shalom Synagogue building people-to-people connections. D Karmiel, Israel wring the week of Thanksgiving, my husband, Milt, and I and friends Ruby and Richard Kushner were feasting on the beauty of the Galilee in a development town, Karmiel. This town of 50,000, half of whom are from the former Soviet Union, lies in a valley between the upper and lower Galilee hills. It is not on most tourist maps although Warren...…
…THINK >11 RINK pifik 10 of its very diverse members, includ- ing Marion and Shlomo, the founders. Their stories of aliyah all revolved around their desire for their children to be part of the Jewish people's future. Feeling part of a family was the theme that emerged as they shared their connection to their congrega- tion. For many of the women, the synagogue community offered them inclusiveness and egalitarianism. In their transition to a ne...…
…Woi A Champion Of Freedom Gerald Ford's presidency was short, but pivotal in liberating Soviet Jewry. have theDetroit Jewish News delivered to your door every Thursday for about a dollar a week 248.351.5171, visit www.JNonline.us call Jewish leader Max Fisher, President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the Oval Office, 1975. (click the subscribe link) or fill out and mail the form below 111 year@$56 ❑ 2 years...…
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…THE SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY OF GREATER DETROIT I World Keter Torah Synagogue Presents The History and Legacy Of Sephardic Jews A lecture series featuring Professor Howard- Ltpovitch Sephardic desserts and co e following each lecture /1 ) Admissionfree I charitable donatiot:i appreciated' Young Emissaries Federation-hosted Israelis interact with local Jewish students. Space limited Call for reery-atiaps 81.366 \ Sunday, January 14 Recon...…
…ARE Mixed Reaction Palestinians mourn their champion, but Israel mixed on Saddam's hanging. Dan Baron Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem I f there was any doubt as to Saddam Hussein's diehard hatred of Israel, it was dispelled by his declaration on the gallows: "Long live Iraq! Palestine is Arab!" Yet while the deposed Iraqi dicta- tor's execution over the weekend was deplored by Palestinians who long saw him as their champion, reaction...…
…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Dry Bones CLEARING IT UP Editorial Enriching God's Orchard A dat Shalom Synagogue is doing its part to bridge the physical and emotional expanse between diaspora Jews and Israeli Jews by partnering with a small Conservative shul in the north of the Galilee. It's the kind of part- nership that other synagogues, no matter what their affiliation, would do well to consider. Kehillat...…
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…Business & Professional Faith At Ford The company encourages employees to bring their religion to the workplace. Staff photos by Angie Baan Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News E mployees of Ford Motor Company are trying their best to keep the faith — in more ways than one. Beset by plunging sales and profits, workforce reductions and financial problems in general, the struggling automaker is trying to restore the legend- ary luster o...…
…To Life! OUND TO W N For The Soldiers Holiday concert salutes Israel's finest. Josh Berkovitz of West Bloomfield lights the menorah. IDF soldiers Sivan Levy, 19, Ramat Hasharon; Avi Barahan Ben-Tzur, 21, Beer Sheva; and Rona Bar, 19, Tel-Aviv T Pamela Azaria of Birmingham with Yonatan, 3, and Ella, 4 Merav and Elan Hazan of Farmington Hills with Ben, 5 months, and Noa, 2 he voices of Israeli sol- ders made the spirit of Chanukah come ...…
…Scholar-in-Residence: Brigitte Gabriel Pro Li DIGF- s Join us for a special Kabbalat Shabbat Service and dynamic guest speaker, Brigitte Gabriel. Ms. Gabriel is one of the Middle East experts featured in the documentary "Obsession" and in Glenn Beck's CNN special: "Radical Islam Exposed." She lectures nationally and internationally on terrorism and world affairs. DOD ICOUREGA11011 SIIAAREI ZEDEK Series Focus: Heschel Her just-released ...…
…P O S In The Family Brother, sister win All-State honors. Steve Stein Special to The Jewish News Jared Kamin of Novi wears a "Man Ella and Julie Sidder of West in the Yellow Hat" costume created Bloomfield were actively shopping during the Temple Israel Book Fair. for new books. Reading Fun Temple Israel's book fair combines Chanukah, crafts and storytelling. Amber Gilmore Special to the Jewish News S toryteller and award-winnin...…
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