…THE JEWISH NEWS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY FEBRUARY 7, 1992 / 3 ADAR 5752 Big 'Ifs' Come With AJE Report NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer I f all goes as planned, Detroit's Jewish educa- tional system will sparkle with energy in just three years. Synagogues will run exciting schools, teachers will be well-trained and students will look for- ward to learning about Judaism. That rosy picture is predi- cated on a ...…
…era eonliTitt. 40-clav operations .11 management for the next 30' Tick:Als he pe tv API the 9 .H 'Fa AC 1,11 - thy resourcvlA th:11. fib the committee can offer to lie R sticcessfully t • -e t oft Page 34 go" WHILE OUR READERS LOOK BACK OVER THE PAST FIFTY YEARS, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF THEY SAW YOU ALONG THE WAY? On March 27, 1942 a dream became a reality. And on March 27, 1992 that reality will become a fantasy. Because on this ...…
…There are perhaps seven sources in the United States for ulti- mate state-of-the-art comtemporary furniture and design. One of them is in Southfield Michigan. . YA:ACgigi fin S O U T H F I E L D The State Of The Contemporary Art Telegraph at 12 Mile • Phone: 353-9880 Open Daily 10 to 6; Monday, Thursday & Friday 'til 9; CLOSED SUNDAY © 1992 Gorman's THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 3 …
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…CONTENTS CLOSE-UP Voices From Moscow UP FRONT 11 Controversy surrounds debut of new magazine. NEIL RUBIN Russian Jews face a complex future — if they can survive. 22 A Jewish look at preserving our environment. DETROIT 14 • Editors support open forum to combat hate. • Neighborhood Project hosts Home Show. center SPORTS A Passion For Hoops BACKGROUND 31 France's 'coddling' of terrorists causes a government crisis. STEVE STEIN...…
…EDITORIAL Education: It's Up To Us, Not Just Our Educators Federation's newest report on education opened many eyes in the community last week. Perhaps, though, some of those eyes weren't really understanding what they were reading. The report talked about many issues. Among the many recommendations was the elimination of the Agency For Jewish Education-run elementary religious school. AJE's role will be to operate a resource center for teac...…
…OPINION There's A Fascist Reawakening In Yugoslavia Today KLARA MANDIC Special to The Jewish News A s a Jewish leader in Yugoslavia who is concerned about what is happening in my country, I submit the following for consideration. Today both Serbs and Jews in Serbia and in Croatia feel threatened by a fascist resurgence in Europe. Few outside Yugoslavia have knowledge of the genocide carried out against Serbs, Jews and Gypsies during World...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Arthur M. Horwitz EDITOR EMERITUS: Philip Slomovitz MANAGING EDITOR: Phil Jacobs ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Alan Hitsky ASSISTANT EDITOR: Elizabeth Applebaum STAFF WRITERS: Kimberly Lifton Amy J. Mehler Noam M. M. Neusner CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Elie Wiesel WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: James D. Besser FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT: Helen Davis PHOTOGRAPHER: VOLKSWAGEN ANNOUNCES Glenn Triest LOCAL COLUMNISTS:...…
…LETTERS I PASSOVER IS COMING SOON!!! Continued from Page 6 Hebrew School Division of the Agency for Jewish Education is about to cease operating — as a result of a decision by the Board of Governors of the Jewish Federation of Metro- politan Detroit. The Federation plans to turn the operation of an after- noon school system, at the elementary level, over to the individual synagogues. It is estimated that this move would save the Federation ...…
…LETTERS VALENTINES DAY SHOULD LAST LONQER THAN A DOZEN ROSES. Continued from preceding page Can it be improved? Certain- ly. However, it already con- tains a built-in process to im- prove itself and correct past mistakes. This system will take years to replicate. Why on earth destroy what already works and replace it with a question mark? Why re- invent the wheel? The Detroit Jewish com- munity cannot afford this kind of experimentation. It...…
…UP FRONT Why Spend $2 Million To Produce A Eunuch? LEONARD FEIN Special to The Jewish News R eaders of the front page of the business section of the New York Times the other day must have perked up when they read that there will soon be a new Jewish maga- zine in the land. Any new contribution to our communal culture would seem to be welcome, and one that promises an up-front investment of $2 million and an initial audience of 400,000 sub...…
…UP FRONT I $2 Million Continued from preceding page suffer so grievously from now. When it comes to their responsibility for inter- preting Israel, too many fed- erations too much of the time repair to propaganda. Now they promise the same with regard to the rest of Jewish life. No religion? No politics? What's left? Rec- ipes? Treasures of the past? Either we start talking sense to the Jews, or they will fall asleep. And when they awake, t...…
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…DETROIT Federation Study Releases More Information On Detroit's Jews NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer T he number-crunchers have crunched their numbers. Now, the community gets to look at itself. The Jewish Population Study of Metropolitan Detroit, the first conclusive study of Detroit's Jewish community in over 25 years, released its summary report this past week. Two years ago, demo- graphers in charge of the report shocked the com- munit...…
…valentino o GIORGIO ARMANI Ms. Daher said. "The reality is that on the ground, it causes problems." Andy Acho of Birmingham strongly objected to the larger-than-life photo of Michael George, a party store owner, who sat casual- ly dressed in shirt sleeves, lounging on a chair, chomp- ing on a cigar. "He looked exactly like a Mafia don," Mr. Acho said. "Not to men- tion that it took until page three for the story to men- tion that only 4 per...…
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…I DETROIT I Jewish Faculty Group Starts At MSU QUALITY CONSTRUCTION NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer R A DESIGN OF THE TIMES COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL DESIGN ■ BUILD DESIGN/PLANNING Residential or office, were experts at expressing form and function artistically. REMODEL/RENOVATION From simple additions to dormers and even roofing, we have the experience to do the job right and cost efficient. Whether its the Euro look or something wi...…
…ANNA BASSETT S presents BECKY BISOULIS Daniel Sinclair SPRING COLLECTION Monday and Tuesday February 10th & 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sinclair Gives Law Ethics The next installment of the Irwin I. Cohn Memorial Lec- tures in Talmudic Law and Ethics will meet 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. Dr. Daniel Sinclair of Hebrew Universi- ty Law School, Jerusalem, will speak on "Artificial In- semination and Surrogate Motherhood in Jewish...…
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…Voices Moscow from Russian Jews face a complex future --if they can survive the challenges of the day. A FIRST- HAND REPORT oscow — The first monument on the long avenue from Shereme- tyevo Airport to Russia's capital is two huge steel and concrete beams. Crossed in an X pattern, they mark the frontline of the Nazi assault on this city half a NEIL RUBIN Special to The Jewish News century ago. A few miles down the road, lined with the Mo...…
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…Voices fmm Moscow Stone expressions on their faces, they are tightly bundled to shield themselves against the freezing weather. On this morning they are waiting to buy lim- ited quantities of milk, which comes in small tins the size of a large tunafish can. When the milk runs out — as it inevitably will — people will either sullenly go home or seek another store rumored to have the precious commodity. Ei- ther way, by 3:30 p.m. another day in...…
…0 Menorah," says Dr. Tankred Golenpolsky. "Somebody has to finance the enlightenment ofJews in this coun- try. "Even if we naively perceive that all the Jews will emigrate, Israel can only take 150,000 a year," says 0._ the editor of the Jewish Gazette, the only national Jew- ish newspaper. "It will take at least 20 years for all the Jews to emigrate and those who will be here will lose their Jewish identity." Sitting in the national press clu...…
…Voices Moscow from brew, about Israel. "The situation in what used to be the Soviet Union is very complex for us," Mr. Ben-Dor explains. "There is a process of disintegration of this huge country that is complicated by economic and political reforms, which sometimes increases destabilization." When pressed about fluctuating rates of emigra- tion to Israel and the Jewish state's newly restored diplomatic ties with Russia, his response is appl...…
…• I-8 p. Tracking the devastating ef- fects of the changes in Russia is Mr. Semenovsky's job. A vet- eran of the dissident move- ment, he was one of the Soviet Union's first "poor relatives," people who could not emigrate because an immediate family member denied permission to do so, as was required by Sovi- et law. In 1989 he finally did leave and now resides in San Francisco. Mr. Semenovsky has re- turned to Moscow for nine months to trac...…
…CLOSE-UP Affording the best is not the question...finding the best is. Voices Continued from preceding page sian, he is a former member of the communist party, a self-described agnostic, and enjoys jokes about the in- ternational "Jewish con- spiracy." He recently requested in- formation about Israel for his sister who will move there to join her friends. He and his family will stay put. He remembers that his mother understood some Yiddis...…
…LOCAL NEWS The Jewish•American Dilemma: Linkage, Pre-Conditions, Knesset Politics Menachem Rosensaft Fred Pearson Past President, Labor Zionist Alliance Director Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, WSU Sunday, February 16, 1992 3:00-5:00 P.M. YAD EZRA feed/frig the lewigh /*Ivry BUY A CASE OF FOOD! Use this coupon to help feed the Jewish hungry. YAD EZRA will use your donations to purchase cases of food and distribute them to our ...…
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…BACKGROUND L'Affaire Habash The handling of George Habash's "medical emergency" is another example of France coddling known terrorists. HELEN DAVIS Foreign Correspondent G eorge Habash, head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and godfather of international terrorism, flew out of Paris last weekend, leaving a trail of political devastation and wrecked ca- reers in his wake. Mr. Habash, whose name is synonymous with aircr...…
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…NEWS Winter Sale 20-50% Off Israel Signs Trade Pact Geneva (JTA) — Israel signed the first of a series of free trade accords here last week with representatives of the European Foreign Trade Association, a group of five small nations that are not members of the European Community. The agreement calls for a reduction of tariffs, effective July 1, between Israel and the EFTA countries. They are Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Swe...…
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…its wish list; among them, a network of principals, some marketing ploys and more trained staff for the center. "Our next step is to build circles of learning," said Renee Wohl, director of the resource center. Dr. Harry Maisel, presi- dent of Adat Shalom, said there was no need to dismantle community-run education for the sake of creating a resource center. "Generally, I'm a little suspicious of modern gim- micks," he said. "I'm not yet convi...…
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…14 : los POINT OUT DIAMO CAN PRO IT'S ALL YOU NEED TO CELEBRATE Presents ham Hillel Moses to register to vote, implying that a vote against Mr. Duke would be wise. Joe Tarica, executive di- rector for Beth Abraham Hillel Moses, said the con- g-regation's leaders want its members to register with a party,,to be politically aware and active, and to vote as responsible American citizens. In a monthly newsletter, congregants were urged to vot...…
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…I NEWS I Poverty Rate Shoots Up Tel Aviv (JTA) — Although final figures are not yet in for 1991, a report released this week shows that the number of poverty- stricken people in Israel is up considerably and is still climbing. The number of Israelis liv- ing below the poverty line in 1990 reached 537,700, rep- resenting 16.9 percent of the population, according to the annual report of the Nation- al Insurance Institute. The figure was up fro...…
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…COMMUNITY • • • 011 ► • Young Adult Division To Hear Irene Opdyke, Righteous Gentile Irene Opdyke, a Righteous Gentile who saved the lives of 12 Jews during World War II, will speak to the Jewish Federation Young Adult Divi- sion at a vegetarian hors d'oeuvres reception on behalf of the Allied Jewish Cam- paign, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20. The gathering, which is for contributors of $100 or more to the 1992 Campaign, will be at Peking House res...…
…SYNAGOGUE SERVICES Reception in honor of RAV YERUCHIM OLSHIN, Shlita Rosh Yeshiva, Beth Medrash Govoha ORTHODOX: Lakewood, NJ BAIS CHABAD OF BIRMING- HAM/BLOOMFIELD HILLS Wednesday, February 12th, 8:30 p.m. at the home of MR. & MRS. JOSEPH NUSBAUM 15041 Burton, Oak Park, MI Guest Speaker RABBI SHMUEL DISHNON, Shilta Mashgiach Ruchoni, Yeshivas Karlin Stolin Master of Ceremonies RABBI AVROHOM GOLD Co-Chairmen Sponsors Committee ...…
…LOOK WHAT'S COOKING AT B'NA1 MOSHE IN FEBRUARY Idelsohn. Services: Monday-Friday 5:15 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m. SHAAREY ZEDEK 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield, 357-5544. Rabbis: Irwin Groner, William Gershon, Cantors: Chaim Najman, Sidney Rube. Services: Monday and Thursday 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 7:45 a.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m., Friday 5:40 p.m., Saturday 8:45 a.m. Daily 6 p.m. Bar Mitzvah of Bradley Steven Deutch, son of Lenore and ...…
…TORAH PORTION I Handicapism. It's Thinking That People With Disabilities Are Different. People with disa- bilities are really like the rest of us—diverse, complex, each with different strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes. Sometimes they may need more help than you do. But they always need a smile, a hello, respect and dignity. Just like you. Treat every person you meet like a person. It's as simple as that. Wi A Jewish Associatio...…
…SYNAGOGUES Emanu-EI Plans Review, Shabbaton IN 1912, 35 JEWISH NEIGHBORS BANDED TOGETHER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TB. Rabbi David Feder of Tem- ple Emanu-El will review Lit- tle Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life 10 a.m. Feb. 9 at the temple. There is no charge. The Temple Emanu-El Outreach Committee will pre- sent a Shabbaton: "Making Shabbat Your Own," 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 15 at the temple. The Shabbaton will begin with Torah study, fo...…
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…SPORTS A Passion ForHoo ps Basketball has been almost everything to Howard Golding, Oak Park boys basketball coach. Special to The Jewish News IF or most people, basketball is a game. Howard Golding doesn't look at it that way at all. Ever since he was a 10-year-old star on a league champion team at the Jewish Community Center at Dexter and Davison in Detroit, basketball has been a vital part of Golding's life. It's his passion. He's coac...…
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…I " Oak Park and they should conduct themselves accordingly. "We have some good students on the team this year. Our cumulative grade- point average is 2.6, which is better than the average of the general school population." Oak Park basketball is cer- tainly a family affair for the Goldings. Rita Golding, Howard's wife for 19 years, and their two daughters (Jamie, 15, a freshman at West Bloomfield High School, and Andi, 12, a seventh- grader...…
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