…Sm oo th, Sailin g Previous experience helps the 1999 Jewish Book Fair, with its many components, fall into place. SAM ENGLAND StaffWriter T he Jewish Book Fair is known for its depth and longevity. At 48, the distin- guished event has aged gracefully and learned well from its mistakes. So rather than scrambling to bring everything together, as might have been the case in previous years, organizers this year say preparation for the officia...…
…Jewry's Role in Human Affairs THE MAKING OF MEDICAL MARVELS Detroit's 48th Annual Jewish Book Fair Here's the schedule of events through Nov. 14, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. All lectures, family shows and other events take place at the D. Dan 6- Betty Kahn JCC Building in West Bloomfield unless otherwise indicated at the Jimmy Prentis Morris (JPM) JCC Building in Oak Park. Events are free of charge, e...…
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…SURROUND YOURSELF IN COMFORT Temple Debate • World Briefs Pollard Spy Case Holocaust Book T he he mere mention of the Jonathan J. spy case usually evokes an emotional response. Regardless of which side you're on, the situation still pushes buttons in the Jewish community. Pollard, convicted of spying for Israel in the mid-1980s and now serving a controversial life sentence, has become a symbol for many. Some believe Pollard drew such a hars...…
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…This Week Even Exchange DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer Israeli high school students spend a week in the Detroit area; inner-city teens will visit Israel later this month. caring about Israel," Rabbi Feldman said.. Detroit teens had par- t was a week of new ticipated previously in the friends and new exchange program, she experiences for 15 said, and the Council Israeli teens, who are brought it back four years participating in the ago. In ad...…
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…Ideas & Issues JULIA GOLDMAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York N ew reports that North America's central Jewish philanthropic and social service organization had considered honoring Yasser Arafat with a prestigious award has raised eyebrows across the Jewish world. The United Jewish Communities is denying reports that it had made preparations to present its Isaiah Award to the chairman of the Palestinian Authority in October. UJC official...…
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…itorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: w-ww.detroitjewishnews.com Book Your Visit A prediction: You'll probably run into an old friend in the next 10 days. We can't tell you who it will be, but we have a good hunch about the place you'll meet. From Nov. 6-14, the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit hosts the country's oldest and largest Jewish Book Fair at its D. Dan & Betty Kahn Bui...…
…SPECIAL COIlliIIIITAILY What Happened To Them? Given the prejudice against reli- his past summer at an gious belief with which they grew up American Jewish Press and were educated, each Jew who Association symposium on becomes religious is a miracle. And the coverage of Orthodoxy miracles cannot be replicated. Each in the mainstream Jewish press, I journey involves a unique argued, inter alia, that the combination of emotional typical portra...…
…LETTERS Liberal Bias Astounding The Jewish News editorials never fail to astound me with the extent of their liberal hand-wringing. Last week's lead editorial ("A Sur- vey To Reflect Upon," Oct. 29), concerning some obscure survey about religious life in the U.S., con- tains an interesting quote from Rabbi Eric Yoffie, head of the Reform movement's Union of Amer- ican Hebrew Congregations: "In the final analysis, while we're a people, with t...…
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