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…4 EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK ilik******111 Curtailing The Target THANK YOU uth Moss-Katsnelson is perplexed that the gov- bus bombings would also end what she calls "the horrible ernmentand the two private bus companies in ripple effect," from the Israeli army's siege on Arafat's West Israel, Egged and Dan, haven't done more to try Bank compound to the rise in anti-Semitism across Europe. to stop buses from being targeted by Palestinian Tying the ...…
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…For Openers Life's Strange Twists tgPAT9cha n't Know I n just two days, Detroit native David Roth participated in the emotional observance of his son's bar mitzvah on ._ Israeli soil and heard firsthand of the most frightening side of being in Israel. "On Aug. 1, the Thursday before my son, Yonatan, read from the Torah on Shabbat, I went to shul," says Roth, who has homes in Southfield and Jerusalem, where his children SHELL' reside. "Ther...…
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…Israel Targeted Divestment conference raises issues of anti-Semitism and support for terrorism. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News for freedom. We are concerned because at Berkeley, it engendered a lot of anti-Semitism and hate speech." The Michigan Student Zionists, a campus organiza- tion headed by Adi Neuman, has circulated fliers on campus to bring attention to the participation of Sami al-Arian, Harem Bazian and Hussein Ibish. Al-Ari...…
…stand against acts of incivility and hate." U-M is thoroughly investigating the matter, she noted. "We commend President Coleman for explicitly opposing divestment," said Gad-Harf of the JCCouncil. We hope that the university will uphold its standards regarding hate speech and other forms of intimidation." U-M Regents Larry Deitch of Bingham Farms and Andrea Fischer Newman of Ann Arbor, who both have been working to ensure the university under...…
…Cover Story Challenger David Fink takes on incumbent oe BORN: Sept. 25, 1952, in Detroit AGE: 50 RESIDENCE: West Bloomfield KEY CURRENT AFFILIATIONS: Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit advisory board; Michigan Jewish Conference board member; Yad Ezra advisory board EDUCATION: Magna cum laude graduate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., bachelor's degree in economics; cum laude graduate, Harvard Law School, 1977 FAMILY: W...…
…1 Knollenberg in new 9th congressional district. JOE KNOLLENBERG BORN: Nov. 28, 1933, in Mattoon, Ill. AGE: 69 RESIDENCE: Bloomfield Hills KEY CURRENT AFFILIATIONS: Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia; Appropriations Foreign Operations subpanel; Republican co- chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus EDUCATION: Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill., 1955, bachelor's degree in social sc...…
…This Week 4 1-01 beta. I I I k/N CAPITOL STAKES from page weridy brigode Knollenberg pledged to serve only six two-year terms as a congressman. Knollenberg said he doesn't remember any remark about limiting his terms. And even if he did say it he recently said he plans to let the voters decide how long he serves. Fink said Jewish voters should look further than support of Israel when the ballot is cast. "It's important that our o distri...…
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…This Week Lack Of Support Jewish groups back away from supporting Bush .on Iraq. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent C ongressional Republicans and the Bush administration are intensifying their appeals , for help in passing a strong resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq's Saddam Hussein, but Jewish groups are not rushing to help. - Last week, the board of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), representing 123 l...…
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…options after the next suicide bombing even more limited," Indyk wrote. Israeli intelligence officials are convinced that some Palestinian groups will try to exploit Israel's dilemma by escalating violence before and during an American attack on Iraq. Indeed, one reason Sharon gave for besieging Arafat's headquarters was to show that Israel would not allow its hands to be tied. That effort clearly boomeranged, and Israel now finds itself worse...…
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…\\‘ 0 inion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Deploring Anti-Semitism T he notion that anything goes when it comes to the battle to de-legitimize and destroy Israel is once again disturbingly apparent in the lead-up to the "Second National Student Conference on the Palestine Solidarity Movement" to be held at the University of Michigan Oct. 12-14. The conference is sponsored by SAFE (Students Alli...…
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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 44 Mazel Toy! 48 TWO JEWISH CANDIDATES HOPE TO FOLLOW IN THEIR FATHERS' FOOTSTEPS. David Gubow BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News I n one of the milder political races of the Nov. 5 elections, two Jewish candidates, David M. Gubow and Michelle Friedman Appel, both of Huntington Woods, are trying to follow in the footsteps of their fathers and become judges. They finished first and second of the. four...…
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…Community In Jerusalem, all Rachel needs is a hug to feel safe. But that's not enough for her mother. In Israel, every day is filled with fear for mothers like Rachel's. But thanks to Jewish National Fund, comfort is at hand. JNF constructs security roads so children can travel to school shielded from those who would do them harm. JNF-built parks allow families to gather safely and enjoy simple pleasures. Please help us continue our lif...…
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…Picturing The Community For 50 years, Gorback Studio of Photography has built its reputation and evolved with technology. A SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer V14 10/4 2002 38 photography business that started almost by accident 50 years ago is still going strong and still run by the same family. Gorback Studio of Photography's first location was in the basement of Jack and Esther Gorback's Detroit home. Now, the business occupies a quaint...…
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