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…metro >> on the cover Israelis On Ice Local athlete helps Israel assemble an Olympic curling team. Harry Kirsbaum I Contributing Writer ■ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 been curling since high school. "We're trying to build an international program with national elements within the span of a couple of months. I'm doing it remotely, at three in the morning, looking at emails, reaching out to people and coming up with ideas:' But to understand the ...…
…SPECIIAL wINTER EIGHTS VEIN FEBRUARY 4TH - MARCH 16TH "The ideal combination of these two very talented chefs has kept Steve & Rocky's a Novi mainstay since opening its doors in 1998." — Danny Raskin, Jewish News ALL OF US AT STEVE & ROCKY'S WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 16 YEARS OF LOYAL SUPPORT stave stave e invite you to use the attached certificates to enjoy any of the offerings on our daily menu or Chef Steve's "Winter Delights" specials in...…
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…metro >> on the cover Enhancing Judaism Two new internship programs boost interaction with young people. Barbara Lewis I Contributing Writer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 A slightly different philosophy motivates the Mekor Chaim/Steinsaltz Ambassadors program. According to the program's website, the Ambassadors aim to "model how to love being Jewish in a deep, natural, joyous and unapologetic way." The program started in 2005 in Highland Park, N....…
…Choosing a hospital could be the most important decision you'll ever make. So instead of just thinking about who takes your health insurance and whose office is close to home, think about who you want to take care of you, if you get really sick. And what hospital you'll be going to. Time after time, Beaumont has been rated the most preferred hospital in Southeast Michigan. Number one for doctors, for nurses, for surgery and for overall quali...…
…metro Slain Michigan Civil Rights Director Honored Michigan Civil Rights Commission honors the memory of Burton Gordin. I n April 2013, JN Publisher and Executive Editor Arthur Horwitz wrote an investigative piece about Burton Gordin, Michigan's first director of the Department of Civil Rights, a Jewish man who was gunned down as he left his office on March 20, 1970. His murder remains unsolved. Horwitz's story served to rekindle inter- es...…
…UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN I ANN ARBOR 2013-2014 DENIS KOZHUKHIN, PIANO Saturday, February 22, 8 pm Hill Auditorium The St. Petersburg Philharmonic returns to Ann Arbor, bringing along the young pianist Denis Kozhukhin, who makes his UMS debut. Kozhukhin's "nimble, flying virtuosity is a mix of weightless, supple, acrobatic display and power with a steel core...spectacularly mind-boggling." (The Herald, Scotland) A Prelude Dinner precedes ...…
…metro Sparking Ideas Pew study findings prompt local lay and professional leaders to strategize for the future. Julie Edgar Special to the Jewish News 0 ver a decade ago, the National Jewish Population Study showed what later surveys confirmed: American Jews intermarry at a high rate, they don't practice religion, and they don't join Jewish institutions. Since the NJPS study came out in 2000, Detroit's Jewish lay and professional lead- e...…
…Who says you can't fight taxes? This is the time of year when your stomach starts churning. The weather is generally, miserable and you know with every mail delivery comes more bills. One of the most hated bills is the one for your impending property tax. It's a typical form notification with the heading: THIS IS NOT A TAX BILL." In reality, it's an early warning from the assessor's office of a probably increase in your property tax and you o...…
…metro >> Jews in the digital age Bridging The Tech 'Generation Gap' F or the second year, Adat Shalom Synagogue brought two genera- tions together for "Tech Connect" This program, conceived of by Charlotte Dubin and endowed in memory of her late husband, Harold, has Jewish teens teach- ing the older generation about new tech- nology. Tech Connect II took place on two Sundays at the Farmington Hills-based Conservative synagogue. As I did at ...…
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…ROGER FRUIN A Detroit designer hits 0 it big with skulls. 1/4 The holder can display any sized tablet, smartphone or business cards. 1 11 m1.1.11W , Lynne Konstantin Contributing Writer D oug Schwartz's life is all about fusing fashion and function. After graduating from Michigan State University, the Novi resident, 41, spent 10 years working in mortgages and real estate before teaming with busi- ness partner Annie LeBlanc in 2007 to o...…
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…Crafty fourth- graders: Madeline Sandberg, 9, West Bloomfield; metro >> around town Raquel Rosenberg, 9, Bloomfield Hills; Lauren Brown, Holiday Fun 10, Franklin; Ellie Kroll, 9, West Bloomfield; Claire Wolfe, 10, Interactive programs drive Tu b'Shevat learning Royal Oak; and Leora Kaye, 9, Farmington Hills. at Adat Shalom. A dat Shalom Synagogue students in grades K-4, their teachers and madrichim (teen teacher assistants) learned a...…
…Helping Others A Joe Cornell dance-a-thon teaches tweens they can make an impact. rea sixth-graders danced for more than an hour straight at a fundraiser dance-a- thon graduation for the Joe Cornell Dance Program. The tweens finished the 13-week etiquette- dance class by raising nearly $4,000 for Blessings in a Backpack. Tweens have been dancing and learning social graces and positive boy-girl interaction through Joe Cornell since the 1950s...…
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…metro >> out to eat Take your Valentine to one of these romantic restaurants. Romance is on the mind of The warm, glowing ambiance at Cafe Cortina the staff at Bacco. Share a bottle of wine at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse. Esther Allweiss Ingber I Contributing Writer L ove warms the heart, but it's especially true now when many are looking forward to a romantic Valentine's Day celebration. As Feb. 14 approaches, a few Metro Detroiters wer...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.corn Editorials There's No Mistaking Al Qaida Is A Real Threat H amas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine grab head- lines as terrorist organizations that endanger Israel. But let there be no doubt: Al Qaida, the most notorious pro- prietor of terror, is making deep inroads in...…
…points of view Commentary Art from page 47 to show Detroit what they can do. It is a chance for a new crop of artists to get some terrific exposure. I have been to every one of the cycle openings (a cycle is the eight-week period the artists have to create their art in the Red Bull studio space), six to date. Each one is jam-packed with people, energy and great music. This past cycle, I even saw one of the members of the band the Rascals ge...…
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