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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Why Inclusion Matters 1 ewish parents who are part of interfaith or secular fami- it tells a story that the communal and synagogue world may lies might welcome a Jewish education for their kids if not want to hear but must for the good of our sustenance as a less rigid parameters were in place. But that's a big "if" people of one heritage with many lenses. These parents believe that formal learning isn't appropriate This ma...…

…LETTERS We prefer letters that relate to articles in the Jewish. News. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Brevity is encouraged. Letter writers generally are limited to one letter per 4-6 week period, space permitting. Letters must contain the name, address and title of the writer, and a daytime telephone number. Original copies must be hand signed. Mail to the Jewish. News at 29200 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 480...…

…Digest IT'S HERE! THE ALL NEW SAAB 9-7X SUV Temple Israel Anniversary Temple Israel's Early Childhood Center will hold a weekend of cele- bration in honor of its 25th anniver- sary. On Friday, May 20, alumni, family and friends of the Early Childhood Center are invited to a special Shabbat dinner at 6 p.m. Cost is $18 for adults and $9 for children. For reser- vations, call Liz Walters, (248) 661- 5700. On Sunday, May 22, beginning at 10:3...…

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…h- Lc Dove Dinner Set The Rev. William Harter, a minister leading the fight inside the Presbyterian Church against divest- ment from Israel, will receive the James R. Lyons Award in Christian- Jewish Relations at the annual Dove Dinner of the Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies. The Rev. Harter of Falling Spring Presbyterian Church in Chambersbur. Pa., was a close friend of the Rev. Lyons and a founder of both the National Coop...…

…SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2005 - 2 PM TO 5 PM Detroit Country Day School Gymnasiums (13 Mile at Lahser Road) FEATURING.. SANCTIONED BOXING EXHIBITION coordinated by Michael Grable from 2:30 to 4:30 PARTICIPATE 1N... SELF-DEFENSE AND KICKBOXING CLINICS with renowned instructor, Julian Loredo 2:15 2:45 Males, 3 years thru 105 2:50 — 3:20 Females, 3 years thru 105 3:25 — 3:55 Kick boxing, 12 years thru 105 CALL FOR RESERVATIONS 248.548.FOOD, Pre-r...…

…" skAk"4- awe NOTEBOOK from page 11 2005 Residents Enjoy Seder More than 130 residents and staff of Fox Run, a Novi residence for seniors, held a kosher-style Passover seder led by Jewish residents. Residents Helen Weingarden and Fran Finsilver worked with the kitchen staff to teach them how to prepare the traditional fare. Residents participated by reading passages and a guest vocalist sang Hebrew blessings and prayers as well. An inte...…

…Thursday, May 5 Yom HaShoah Services - Holocaust survivor Sam Offen speaks at remem- brance, including cantorial music and can- dlelight ceremony with participation by high school students. Temple Beth El. 7 p.m. (248) 851-1100. neuromuscular disease or cancer. Temple Shir Shalom. First meeting 10 a.m.-noon. RSVP: Shelly Newman (248) 737-0266. Mamele - Staring Molly Picon. Shavuot: Standing at Sinai (so what's for lunch?) - Ohr Somayach D...…

…Concert Supportive Communities spon- sors Joseph O' Kelly on saxophone and piano. 1 p.m. Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030. - Image Before My Eyes Sponsored by Holocaust Survivors and Families. Teitel Apts., Oak Park. 2 p.m. (248) 661-2999. Yom HaZikaron - Mincha followed by multi- media commemoration, celebratory Yom HaAtzmaut tefilla of Maariv and festive meal; babysitting for ages 2-4 and special program for ages 5-9. Young Israel of Oak P...…

…4‘ i 0SM P it, t e RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News T he healing power of friend- ship is never more apparent than inside the walls of the Friendship Circle's new home on the Meer Family Friendship Center cam- pus in West Bloomfield. After 10 years of providing pro- grams and support for children with disabilities and people whose lives are touched by addiction, the organization finally has a campus to call its own. Components are...…

…Friendship Circle volunteer Jenna Krinsky, 17, gives style to Emily Klein, 10, both ofWest Bloomfield. The 6,500-square-foot lower level, called Weinberg Village, is a real work- ing city, with a pet shop, a beauty shop staffed by volunteer stylists and manicurists, a Say-on drugstore, a coin-operated laundry, a 22-seat movie theater, a Henry Ford Medical -Center office, a library-museum, a Huntington Bank, a garage-body shop for the battery-...…

…Metro FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE Cover Story from page 17 weather, would make more sense. Dina Shifman of Farmington Hills remembers a meeting held at the West Bloomfield home of Shari and Alon Kaufman, attended by a group of par- ents, most of whom had children with special needs. "They asked us to make a wish list, to forget about money for the moment and just dream," said Shifman, a hair stylist who will be volunteering her- services in the Life...…

…Left: Marlies Budesky, 13, of Novi and Erin Rhodes, 13, of Farmington Hills in Lifilown's working bank. that will help them become more independent, positive members of our community. It will- help their parents see the light at the end of the tunnel. This is not a luxury, it's a necessity; and we're honored to be part of it." "The Friendship Circle is an amaz- ing organization; they do such incredi- ble work," said Ronda Ferber of West Bloom...…

…Metro Starting Young Kol Ami students teach non-Jewish friends about Passover. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter I found the learning experience much more comfortable and inviting than it otherwise could have been, according to Gross. "Everybody had a good time and, hopefully, these young people will grow up with a greater understanding of their respective religions," he said. Inspired by the seder, Gross suggests a way to share what he...…

…Digest Three good reasons to support The Jewish Theological Seminary... Israel Celebration Slated Yeshivat Akiva, Young Israel Council of Metropolitan Detroit and the Kollel Torah MiTzion will host a community-wide celebration of Yom Hazikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut. Yom HaZikaron will be observed Wednesday, May 11, at Young Israel of Oak Park, 15140 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. with Minchah, followed by a multimedi...…

…Metro Digest To thank you for your 2005 gift, Federation's Women's Campaign Young Adults Evening invites you to come, live a laugh a lot, and enjoy Temple Israel's Imagine Arts and Culture group invites all young adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s to an evening at the Habatat Glass Gallery in Royal Oak 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7. The evening includes a tour of the exhibit with a museum curator and dessert. Cost is $15 per person; for reserva...…

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…15TH ANNUAL HANK GREENBERG Memorial Golf & Tennis invitational Monday - June 6, 2005 • Tam 0' Shanter C. C. Jeremy Schaap ESPN Roy Firestone ESPN Impersonator - Motivational Speaker Dick Schaap Humanitarian Award Honoree Johnny Bench Master of Ceremonies Hall of Fame Greenberg Award Recipient Join the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, Jeremy Schaap and a host of other celebrities for a great day and an evening program honoring Hall o...…

…Historic Samir Mashni, Sen. Levin and Eugene Driker at the April 25 press conference. Jewish and SHARON LUCKERMAN Palestinian arly last month, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., with four local Jewish American and Palestinian American leaders, headed to Israel to share their Mideast peace and investment plan with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Deputy Prime Ministers Shimon Peres and Ehud Olmert. With the Israeli leadership as well as...…

…World "The path to peace runs up against realities like financial desperation and high unemployment." — Michigan Fund Co-Chair Eugene Driker Robert Sher Azzam Elder loans to refrigerate trucks carrying pro- duce that is now lost during the long waits at checkpoints. "We're using professional people there to vet our prospects," said CPA and executive business coach Robert Sher. "It may be a business already operating, or we may help new bu...…

…World Divesting Faith Protestant drive to divest from Israel threatens interfaith ties. RACHEL POMERANCE Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York City s a growing number of Protestant churches consider imposing economic sanctions against Israel, the American Jewish community is threatening to abandon interfaith dialogue with mainstream Protestant groups. "Any Protestant denomination that would consider the weapon of econom- ic sanctions to be u...…

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…Survivors' Legacy Donation to Berkley High School to fund Holocaust education. HARRY KIRS BAUM StaffWriter A Riva Baker and friend Steven Gershman More Yom HaShoah stories can be found in Arts & Life — pages 54-58. Holocaust survivor's estate will fund a program that will teach Berkley High School students about World War II and the Holocaust beginning next year. The $10,000 donation will fund an elective course offered to 68 upper- gra...…

…Making Connections through Music & the Arts ft , Alternative Therapies for Dementia Care Three presenters show how caregivers can use alternative therapies to benefit their loved ones. A Caregiver Workshop Presented by County Remembers Shoah ' ' Harriet Berg & the Festival Dancers Movement and Dance • Law Day and Holocaust Remem- brance Day will be celebrated at a program scheduled for 11:30 a.m.- 12:45 p.m. Thursday, May 5, in the Boa...…

…Tom Moab Ready to ride are Bob Vanness of Royal Oak, Don Borkin ofWest Bloomfield, Larry Steiner ofWest Bloomfield, Dennis Chatlin of Farmington Hills, Sy Freilich of White Lake, Jess Elson of Farmington Hills and Stuart Daniels of Farmington Hills. Jewish motorcycle clubs to meet in D. C. to mark Yom HaShoah. HARRY MRS BAUM StaffWiiter T hey ride with a message. Recalling the annual pilgrim- age thousands of Vietnam vet- erans make duri...…

…si LID Editorials are posted and archived on JNOnline.com Greenberg's View AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND A Possible Tension Easer he newly announced plan to encourage a joint Jewish-Arab investment flow from Michigan into Gaza and the West Bank is a promising start to rebuilding a devastated Palestinian economy. The Michigan Fund for Peace and Economic Development has the support of several important element...…

…OTHER, VIEWS Germany Is No Ally II aving recently returned from a two-month trip though var- ious parts of Europe, I would like to offer the following thoughts under the heading of "Let's Talk About Germany." Recently, a German acquaintance explained to me that Germany is a strongly pacifist, anti-war nation. I replied that this is quite understand- able in view of Germany's history of starting two world wars and losing them both at a horre...…

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…To Jewish Hungarian Victims of Nazi Persecution and their Heirs A Class Action Settlement Could Affect You PROPOSED SETTLEMENT A class action lawsuit, Rosner, et al. v United States of America. involving personal property looted from Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ("Court"). A settlement of the lawsuit could affect you if you or your relative might have h...…

…Staff photo by Angie Baan goo 625 L I BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News A lfred Taubman's lawyers had to provide infor- - mation about him to the court for a probation report. It was before a judge sentenced him in the Sotheby's-Christie's international auction house rate-fixing trial in 2001. The attorneys listed Taubman's philanthropic donations. The total was astonishing: $100 million given to charities, most of them Jewish orga...…

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…Speaking The Unspeakable How to talk with children about the Holocaust. Dr. Silow says. The first problem this poses is the sheer terror of it. "It's the worst thing to expose children to [graphic] photos ate one night when Charley and films," he says. "It can be very Silow was 8 years old, he upsetting if they're exposed to this too entered the living room where soon." It will almost certainly give his parents were watching television. them...…

…you, your teach- vived various Nazi ers who teach Germany death you." And a camps, though vir- warning: "Do tually all his rela- you see what a tives (of an simple act of call- extended family of ing someone by 80, three persons, an ugly name can including Jack, lead to — what survived) were bullying can lead murdered in the to?" Holocaust. He MCHE has came to the monitored the United States, alone, when he Jack Mandelbaum as he looks today an...…

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…Savoring Yiddish Young mothers find Old World uwords to soothe their children. itage and to honor Yiddish. "It's such a beauti- 've always resembled my grandmother, ful and expressive language," she said. from the curly hair to the strong chin to T-shirts are $12. the.ample bosom. But I never thought it In 2003, three sisters in Los Angeles with a possible that I would actually turn into her, a similar affinity for Yiddish founded Rabbi's ge...…

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…Arts I Life Milestone Concert The Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra will conclude its 30th season 7 p.m. Sunday, May 8, with a Mother's Day family concert themed "Romantic Blockbusters," to be held at Temple Beth El, 14 Mile Road at Telegraph, in Bloomfield Township. It will be the final con- cert conducted by Felix Resnick as the orchestra's music director. Resnick, who helped form the orchestra 30 years ago and led it for its entire...…