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…DETROIT{ JEWISH NEWS Mixed Bag FRONT This Week's Top Stories . Local reaction to Prime Minister- elect Netanyahu varies. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER Editor Phil Jacobs contributed to this report. PHOTO BY DANIEL LIPPITT Z vulon Haddad and Izya Berman stood oblivious to the activities surrounding them on Sunday at the Incred- ible Israel Fest in West Bloomfield. One, born in Israel, and the other, from the former Soviet Union, were fe...…

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…June 7, 1996 B 8 41 Detroit Celebrating Israel Thousands attend the Incredible Israel Fest at the Maple-Drake Jewish Community Campus. Last Of The Breed Attorney Jack Kraizman defends the despicable, with pride and a touch of Torah. Walking (?) for Israel. page 6 OPINION Questioning importance of our beliefs. 19 Election TEL1. ME WHY Voting For School Boards The strange story of Rabbi Wahl. 24 Candidates for 0CC trustee and sch...…

…Thousands attend Sunday's Incredible Israel Fest at the Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield. DANIEL LIPPITT STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Center: Hundreds of Detroiters braved the elements. Top left: "Gemini" performs at the Israel Fest. Left: Matthew Orley and Jeremy Baruch cooled down after the walk. …

…0-0 Top: Kyle Gleisner, 6, has a great view atop his father, Eric. Above: Bill Davidson lauded Teen Mission participants before the walk began. Left: The Moon Walk was a big draw. …

…To celebrate Jewish news, Last Of The Breed Attorney Jack Kraizman defends the despicable, with pride and a touch of Torah. ord knows what went through the minds of the Michigan Supreme Court justices as the stubby, be- spectacled Jewish attorney stood before them lecturing in Hebrew. But there stood 85-year-old Jack Kraizman — one hand brandishing legal papers, the oth- er tracing arcane passages from Deuteronomy. "Ayn adam maysim hatsmoh ...…

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…P c_Pr_IPPLP JEWISH NATIONAL FUND c_r D AGES 25-40 BREED page 9 ARTZENU YISRAEL VI MISSION TO ISRAEL Loosely translated, the passage Mr. Kraizman read said a man cannot be convicted of a capital crime based solely on his own con- fession. Which is precisely what hap- pened to Mr. McMahan. In March 1990, Mr. McMahan admitted stabbing a woman named Carolyn Kenyon five years earlier. But the woman's body was nev- er found. And police uncove...…

…DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CIX No. 15 Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Phil Jacobs Assoc; cr tors Elizabeth Appletw.u4r Alan Hitsky Assistant Editor Gail Zimmerman Staff Writers Julie Edgar, Jennifer Finer, Jill Davidson Sklar, David Zeman Arts and Entertainment Editor Julie Yolles Contributing Editors Michael Davis, Howard Lalli, Neil Rubin > <7) Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel ...…

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…;-\ ci:=( 4.4eN4c.: Bibi's Opportunity In the coming days, Binyamin Netanyahu is ex- pected to present his government to the Knes- set for a vote of confidence. A scant 71/2 months ago, Mr. Netanyahu and then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin were nearly tied in opinion polls in their contest to lead the Jewish state. How- ever, many observers believed that Rabin's re- lentless presence and, thanks to the vision of then-Foreign Minister Shimon ...…

…Community Views > <3 >-- Examining Our Beliefs And Questioning Their Importance An Optimistic Look At Knit And Yahoo RABBI WILLIAM GERSHON SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR As a rabbi, I often need to know peo- ple's full Hebrew names. Several years ago, I was meeting with a family in prepara- tion for a funeral. The deceased was survived by three generations of American-born children. I didn't know the fam...…

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…King For A Day The strange story of Rabbi Shaul ben Yehuda Wahl. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR Q: I seem to be the only Jew in the universe who actually eats buksor (aka St. John's Bread, carob pods) — you know, that bizarre Tu B'Shevat thing that's a cross between a date and tree bark. I love it so much that a friend took a picture of it growing on trees in Israel, which I now have framed and sitting on my desk (some people have kid...…

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…Voting For School Boards Candidates for OCC and Oakland County school boards face off on June 10. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER T his time of year, most of the political hype is over upcoming state and national races, making it easy for some voters to forget about next week's school board elections in Oakland County. On June 10, voters will select school board representa- tives as well as two trustees for the Oakland Community College Board....…

…The Candidates On The Questions Please provide us with some biographical information about yourself. Birmingham Vote for two (4-year term) I am a native of Pennsylvania and have resided in Birmingham Malcolm Hay since 1987. Education includes a BS in engineering (Lehigh), MBA (Pitt) and JD (Duquesne Law). I have over 30 years of manage- ment experience with PPG Industries, Inc. Currently I am vice pres- ident of Productivity Action Associat...…

…In your opinion, what is the best way to adequately fund our public schools? What issues are most pressing in your district, and how would you address those issues? Is there a place for prayer in the public schools? I think on balance the new school financing system in Michigan would be a good idea if it didn't give so much authority to the state. Balancing funding between property taxes and sales taxes seems to have worked well. But for di...…

…Please provide us with some biographical information about yourself. The Candidates On The Questions Bloomfield Hills — Vote for two (4-year term) Age: 63. CPA and managing principal of Jay Alix & Associates, a Albert A. Koch firm specializing in turnaround management of companies in tran- sition. Married to Bonnie for 32 years. Four sons, two — David, 21, and Brad, 24, — are graduates of the University of Michigan. 17-year-old twins Donald...…

…School In your opinion, what is the best way to adequately fund our public schools? Funding has been in place for too short a period of time to know whether it will be viable in the long-term. It is clear the funding formula in Bloomfield Hills will enable us to increase our revenue per student at a rate of only- about 1.5 percent per year, or less than one-half the rate of inflation. This means that programs will eventually need to be curta...…

…l o r I 0 m #1k ..., ,, The Candidates On The Questions Please provide us with some biographical information about yourself. Why are you running for school board? Derick Adams Resident of Southfield for four years. Employed at Amerisure Com- panies as the assistant vice president of human resources since 1994.1 am a graduate of Cornell University and Wayne State Uni- versity Law School. I will bring a fresh perspective. I am a parent...…

…School ii actions In your opinion, what is the best way to adequately fund our public schools? What issues are most pressing in your district, and how would you address those issues? Is there a place for prayer in the public schools? * R. Gilmore did not respond. Schools should be funded from property tax dollars, not sales tax. However, since the state has adopted current funding method and allocations are based on regions, schools shoul...…

…SCII001 7 ekeith014 Why are you running for school board? Please provide us with some biographical information about yourself. The Candidates On The Questions Southfield — Vote for two (4-year term) Garold Treadwell I have been a resident of Southfield for eight years. am married to Johna, a vocal music teacher with the Detroit Public Schools. We have two children. Kathryn and William. Kathy is graduating from Southfield Lathrup and Wi...…

…S chool a ctions Is there a place for prayer in the public schools? What issues are most pressing in your district, and how would you address those issues? In your opinion, what is the best way to adequately fund our public schools? * R. Gilmore did not respond. The current system of funding our schools has left us in a pre- carious position for the future. With the current method of fund- ing on the state level, we are faced with the pr...…

…Schad The Candidates On The Questions I I qa eledioK4 Please provide us with some biographical information about yourself. Why are you running for the OCC board? OCC Candidates —Vote for two (6-year term) Lawrence Dean Kohl I reside in Farmington Hills with my wife, Susan, and two children. I grew up in Bloomfield Hills where I attended Lahser High School. I then went to the University of New Hampshire where I obtained a degree in bus...…