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…contents May 5-May 11, 2016 | 27 Nisan - 3 Iyar 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 14 SHABBAT, HOLIDAY LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, May 6, 8:20 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, May 7, 9:28 p.m. Shabbat: Friday, May 13, 8:28 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, May 14, 9:37 p.m. * * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Cover design: Michelle Sheridan 24 The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #1...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Making A Difference National Council of Jewish Women Greater Detroit Section for openers Let My People Go I trust by now your post-Passover digestive tracks are back to “nor- mal.” Yes, several days of eating matzah gives new meaning to “let my people go.” Sure, Moses used that line for pleading with Pharaoh for our free- dom, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he revisited that plea a...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us essay | Editorial Palestinians Dignify Terrorist Bus Bombing T COURTESY TIMES OF ISRAEL he military and student God but Allah, and the shahid wings of Palestinian [martyr] is Allah’s beloved.” In Authority Presid...…
…A first-hand account of the extraordinary rescue of 1.5 million Jews MISSION POSSIBLE Thank you to our Chair, Joel Tauber, Honorary Co-Chairs Karen Davidson, Doreen Hermelin, Jane Sherman and Bobby Taubman, Speakers Natan Sharansky and Marvin Lender and the following sponsors for making our Mission Possible. Premiere The Taubman Family Ellen and Bill, Julia and Bobby and Gayle and Michael Liberator Karen Davidson Barbara and Irving Nusbaum...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com guest column Remembering The Six Million T ‘ E S J O he 27th day of Nisan tion, for us survivors, the tragedy by the Jewish calen- of the Holocaust is not just a part dar corresponds this of history, it is a wound, a cancer year with the secular calendar that is in our neshamahs … our May 5. That date was offi- souls, which continues to hurt … cially declared by the State of it wil...…
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…metro » Full Circle For Elana Freedman, finding her birth mom completes a lifelong dream. Eli Natinsky | Special to the Jewish News indeed her biological mother, Elana sent her a message in February of last year explain- ing she was her biological daughter. She asked if she was interested in forming a bond or providing medical informa- tion — family medical history is another reason adopted chil- dren seek out their birth par- ents. Howeve...…
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…metro » s continued from page 14 Steve and Joan are Jewish, so Elana was raised in her adoptive parent’s faith. Evie is Christian, however, so had Evie nurtured Elana, she would have known Christianity. Elana refers to herself as “Jewish by conversion.” “My birth mother may not have been Jewish, but Judaism is all I’ve ever known,” she said. Some of the many aspects of Judaism that Elana appreciates include the culture, the traditions, the ...…
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…metro » continued from page 24 TA K E P R I D E . TA K E PA R T. LAURENNE KAUFMAN AGE 21 ORCHARD LAKE STARTED HER SERVICE IN MAY 2015 TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016 Yom HaZikaron Community-Wide Commemoration Ceremony 6PM The Berman Center for the Performing Arts 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield Contact Lisa Stearn at 248-502-2856 or stearn@jfmd.org There is no charge for this event. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016 Celebrate Yom HaZikaron >`Ê9...…
…lege under her belt. Again, we thought perhaps college life in a sorority at U-M. might sway her in a different direction.” Alon added, “The reality is that Laurenne never lost her interest in the military and begged me to start training her by practicing with me at the shooting range. It was one of my proudest moments.” Long story short, Laurenne began her service to the IDF in an elite artillery unit, sta- tioned in the middle of the desert....…
…metro » continued from page 27 MATAAN LIS AGE 23 FARMINGTON HILLS STARTED HIS SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 2015 A first-hand account of the extraordinary rescue of 1.5 million Jews “I n 1979 we decided to leave Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR. We quit our jobs and sold everything. Then we were denied exit visas. We reapplied every six months for 10 years and each time we were denied. We couldn’t work during this time because no one would hire people w...…
…2016 Cap & Gown YEARBOOK Open To ALL Grads!! AD DEADLINE IS MONDAY MAY 9, 2016, NOON SUBMIT YOUR AD ONLINE AT: www.thejewishnews.com/contact/cap-and-gown/ Below are the colors and borders available. These designs can be done in all 4 sizes. For information please call Keith Farber 248-351-5107 or email kfarber@renmedia.us Below are the colors and borders available. These designs can be done in all 4 sizes. Mazel Tov! Congratulations! ...…
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…SONGS & STORIES 1 pm, May 11. Assistant Cantor Leonard Gutman and pianist Marty Mandelbaum provide enter- tainment at Shaarey Zedek Seniors’ program. Refreshments will follow. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Information: Janet, 248-357-5544. YITZHAK RABIN FILM 5 pm, May 11. Berkley-based Ameinu Detroit co- sponsors an Israeli film Rabin in His Own Words at the Marwil Jewish Film Festival. The former Israeli prime minister’s life unfol...…
…metro » c alend ar continued from page 33 RUN FOR ISRAEL KAL AMAZOO By Michelle Kholos Brooks & Kelly Younger 8 am, May 15. A 5K family fun run is earliest event planned during Metro Detroit’s celebration of Israeli Independence Day. Prizes for top three finishers and T-shirts and refreshments for all. At Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. $18 entry fee for runners age 18 and older; free for younger. RSVP: www.walkforisrael.org or Andr...…
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