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…Thank You for supporting Yad Ezra for 25 years Feeding Metro Detroit, Ann Arbor, Flint, Toledo and ,, Grand Rapids Jewish Communities. i ■ 16,752,345 pounds of free groceries and household goods distributed wit support from Gleaner's Community Food Bank and Forgotten Harvest 2,000,000 hours of volunteerism logged More than 150 regular volunteers Yad Ezra Feeding Hungry Jewish Families Provided food for more than 9000 individuals Cele...…
…metro Reconciliation from page 18 formers and other "children of peace" from 16 congrega- tions, including Adat Shalom Synagogue and Temple Israel, sang "We Are Children of Peace" and "Let There Be Peace on Earth" and waved peace banners they had made. Gail Katz of West Bloomfield chaired the World Sabbath plan- ning committee. Other Jewish committee members included clergy Edut and Gross, Judy Lewis and Micki Grossman. "I thought it was rea...…
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…W ir metro >> calendar HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. For Students Starting College, Fall 2015 Mucn To no! VARIOUS TIMES SUNDAY, FEB. 15 CAREGIVER SUPPORT HADASSAH BRUNCH Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program offers caregiver support ...…
…>> calendar Calendar from page 23 THURSDAY, FEB. 19 WOMEN ARTISTS 11 am. Art history teacher Wendy Evans discusses 'Jewish Women Artists" at West Bloomfield JCC. $3. Information: 248-432- 5471. ISRAELIS IN AFRICA REVOLUTIONARY FILM 3-6 pm. In partnership with Repair the World, Downtown Synagogue will host a screening of the film American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs. Free, but contributions for her hos- pice care ...…
…metro >> around town Cultural Sharing Jews and Muslims gather together to volunteer at Yad Ezra. F orty people of all ages from the Muslim and Jewish communities in Warren, Hamtramck, Detroit, Oak Park, Huntington Woods and Trenton came together on Sunday, Jan. 25, to bag and box food at Yad Ezra, the kosher food pantry in Berkley. Following an introduction by Lea Luger of Yad Ezra, volunteers quickly formed teams to sort, bag, box and sta...…
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…From Detroi Algonquin Park A drone photo of Camp Tamakwa in Algonquin Park, Ontario Camp Tamakwa continues to transform Jewish youth as it prepares to mark 80 years. Robert Sarner Special to the Jewish News I hen it comes to the trans- formative power of summer camp, some people get it, oth- ers don't. Mike Levinsky gets it. It's part of his very being. After 41 consecutive sum- mers at 10 camps in Canada and the U.S., he understands cam...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: Ietters@thejewishnews.com Editorial Fatah Is Among Israel's Terrorist Neighbors I t's common knowledge among Jews that Islamist terrorists command a deadly presence along Israel's northern (Hezbollah) and southern borders (Hamas). But make no mistake about it: Fatah, the governing party in the Palestinian- controlled areas of the West Bank on Israel's eastern border, boasts a terrorist wing that is tied t...…
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…arts & life The Art Of Werner Pfeiffer Daily life in Nazi Germany influences the artist's work, shown in a new exhibit. "Paper is not only a surface but has architectural structure," says Pfeiffer, pictured, of his artist books and paintings. I Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer I t makes sense that artist Werner Pfeiffer is drawn to working with paper and books. Growing up in Stuttgart, Germany, he was aware of the lack of ...…
…arts & life Triple Play Three nights of piano trios come to Michigan. 1-details The Kalichstein-Laredo- Robinson Trio will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Music Box at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit; 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Seligman Performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at Varner Recital Hall, Oakland University, Rochester. $10-$60. For details: (248) 855-6070; chambermusicd...…
…Aidiamo celebrity sn ~ ecr oom L Editor's Picks WINTER WONDERLAND, DETROIT STYLE Meridian Winter Blast is back at Campus Martius in Detroit, and so is the crowd-favorite 30-foot snow slide, plus an ice garden, ice skating, snowshoeing, hockey-shot competition, three music stages, plus warming zones with kids' activities, music and free hot chocolate. New this year: Zip line down Woodward. Feb. 6-8. Winterblast.com . OMING SOON! LET (THEM...…
…arts & life >> Out To Eat Eli Boy s a new restaurant concept in Corktown. Adam Finkel Special to the Jewish News reating a successful restau- rant is a tough nut to crack Eli Boyer knows it. Like the growing landscape of restaurant entrepreneurs in Detroit, he relishes the opportunity to cook up a new res- taurant concept that can raise the bar in his hometown. In December 2014, the 20-some- thing entrepreneur opened Gold Cash Gold in Detro...…
…EB: I love that the restaurant community is extremely supportive of each other, which is a tendency in most cities but even more so in Detroit. We all recognize that suc- cess breeds success, so I hope that every single place that opens in the city is able to not only survive, but thrive. The more creative restau- rants that put serious deep thought into their concepts, the better! DIN: What has been the biggest challenge over the last year? ...…
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