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…worker, retired in 1984. Chanuka candles for a dollar. Jones worked for the Civil Rights Tacked to a pegboard by the front Commission, then for Michigan Bell as door are a local newspaper article an equal employment coordinator. She about last year's Chanuka party, a moved to California, then came back to Jewish cookbook advertisement from work as a patient advocate for the men- New Hope, Pa., and a thank-you note tally ill in Michigan until h...…

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…..„ sraers Ethiopian-born U.S. consul for the Midwest makes a whirlwind tour to the Detroit area. TANA LIEBERMAN aff Writer elaynesh Zevadia, Israeli consul to the Midwest, is ready for people who react with disbelief when they learn she is an Israeli diplomat. "I'm black, I'm Jewish, I'm a woman," Zevadia says. She is also consul for academic and minority airs for Israel's consulate in Chicago — the first thiopian-born Israeli diplomat. L...…

…CERATIII Your %Gent's ) 1 PRICE from page 15 United Jewish Communities recent- ly created a small fact-finding com- mittee that will meet with players on all sides of the issue, travel to Ethiopia and draft a report by July. Asked his reaction to Israel's request for $50 million, the com- mittee's head, Bob Reitman of Cleveland, said his group needed more information about the issue before it would commit to special funding or other options...…

…Right Place, Right Time U-M students get a rst-time look at post-graduation activism. '■ ;i,), • . 4414 okwymegagge-c,%, ' ' Top: Shiri Revital Bilik, sophomore, Commerce; Georgi Weinstock, junior, Los Angeles; Eileen Alexander, sophomore, Scarsdale, NY; Shira Finger,.sophomore, New Orleans. Center: Amy Saltzman, sophomore, Skokie, Ill.; Heidi Isaacs, junior, Phoenix; Efiat Ludomirsky, sophomore, Ann Arbor. Bottom: Rachel Dobbs, freshman,...…

…This Week Building For The Future The West Bloomfield School District seeks $52 million bond proposal. VICTORIA MACKENZIE-CHILD IN PERSON TOMORROW APRIL 8 FROM NOON TO 4 THE GALLERIES , dated facilities and provide more classroom space. Staff Writer The bill, payable over the next 20 years, is $52 million. The average I t has been a banner year for the homeowner living in the district, West Bloomfield School whose home has a market valu...…

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…Rabbi Joel Meyers acknowledged that despite this position, some Conservative rabbis officiate at same- sex ceremonies and — unlike Conservative rabbis who officiate at intermarriages — they are allowed to remain in the Rabbinical Assembly. Rabbi Meyers does not expect Reform's move to strain Conservative- Reform relations. He predicted it would Although aware that this is not HELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN have less of an impact than the patrilin- the ...…

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…War On Hate Online booksellers label antisemitic forgery with disclaimer. PETER EPHROSS Jewish Telegraphic Agency "Now I Breathe" T Jerusalem, Israel "Now I Smile" The Hospital That Changes The Lives of Handicapped Children Help us make miracles happen. Every child deserves to be happy. "Now I Am Happy" May 25, 2000 6:30 pm Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield. Mt (248) 356-7503 4/7 2000 . he war against hate on the Internet ...…

…Arab Antisemitism Increasingly harsh rhetoric continues to endanger the peace process. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent hen Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met with Jewish leaders in Washington recently, the topic was supposed to be the Mideast peace process. But the Egyptian official was pum- meled on a different subject: the anti- semitism and Holocaust denial, that continue to spew from the govern- ment-controlled media in ...…

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…that has been less than helpful in pro- moting U.S. goals in the region. At worst, it represents one more small shift in the strat eg ic balance that could ultimately jeopardize Israel's security "It's a serious problem," said Thomas Neumann, executive director of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs. "The continual upgrading of Arab arsenals jeopardizes Israel's qualitative edge — even when Israel gets similar equipment." Decis...…

…Gender Studies As adult Jewish courses grow, women outnumber men. JULIE WIENER Jewish Telegraphic Agency renaissance among Jewish women. "Women have emerged much more visibly both in positions of Jewish leadership and prominence and have been re-empowered Jewishly," he said. He added, however, that in some communities — such as Florida — there are simply more women around than men, while in others a size- able number of women do not work, t...…

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…Is Bib' Coming Back? A battling Netanyahu is winning his case with the Israeli public. LARRY DERFNER Israel Correspondent Street Support 0 ne might think that a for- mer prime minister under police investigation for bribery would lose populari- ty. Not Binyamin Netanyahu. In a Gallup Poll published last weekend, Netanyahu pulled even with Minister Ehud Barak. The pre- vious Gallup Poll showed Netanyahu trailing Barak 50-34 percent. The po...…

…ATHERWOOD Heatherwood Book Fair, Bake Sale & Boutique sor, Roni Bar-On, as attorney general. Kristal placed no importance on the Gallup Poll, saying prime ministe- rial elections are always decided by political events and campaign strategy in the final couple of months before election day. Moreover, he forecast, Netanyahu couldn't win, at least not now. "Even though I'd say a little over half of the voters identify with the right, too many o...…

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…This Week 26000 American Drive Southfield, MI 48034 248-357-1100 Hilton Inn Southfield Lebanese Dance With Israel moving unilaterally, the Lebanese and Syrians play a strange game. in Tel Aviv on Monday, Washington will not deploy troops in southern Lebanon as part of an international peacekeeping force following the Jerusalem Israeli withdrawal. f there was any remaining uncer- It was somehow fitting that Levy's tainty, Israel made it c...…

…A unilateral withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon would deprive Assad of this leverage. According to several analysts, Syria also opposes the withdrawal because it would throw a harsh spotlight on its own continued presence in Lebanon, where it maintains 35,000 troops. An Israeli withdrawal, these analysts say, could increase pressure on Syria to leave, too. Whatever their thinking, Syrian and Lebanese officials are now resort- ing to thr...…

…World Briefs ORT Marking 120 Years Young Jews Israel Bound New York New York/JTA ORT, the Organization for Educational Resources and Technological Training, will mark its 120th birthday on April 10. "In an age when 10 years is consid- ered old for an organization, we're cele- brating the fact that ORT's mission is as relevant now as when ORT was estab- lished by the Jews of St. Petersburg, Russia," said Andi Wolfe and Sandy Stark, co-pres...…

…71111111011111011111/1111/-111111111111111111111011` - Universities Teaming Up Compromise Saves Prague Burial Site Baltimore/JTA An Israeli and an American university signed an agree- ment in biomedical sciences and bio- medical engineering. The arrangement between the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Israel and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, which will involve col- laborative_projects and faculty exchanges, is also geare...…

…Sinai Guild t90 oust wild .now, artd comm.a,fifr,,,h Please join us in celebrating our move to new offices with an Open House and Mezzuzah dedication. Thursday, April 13, 2000 2 to 5 p.m. Sinai Guild Offices Samuel and _Liman Hechtman Health Center Telegraph Road, Suite 210 Bingham Farms, Michigan Please join us for a dessert reception, see old friends and learn about the new Sinai Guild. RSVP at (248) 723-9081 econtki tiTitfili4...…

…This Week Insight Remember When kUa ,.1.'.-va-Atagamtassat DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer orton Klein wants to know why everybody keeps giving the Arabs just one more chance. As the world waits optimisti- cally for an equitable comple- tion of the peace process in the Middle East, the Arabs will not rest until Israel is destroyed, Klein told a full house of about 90 people at the Zionist Organization of America Michigan Region headquarters ...…

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…JNEditorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Tapestry Of Giving A n out-of-towner planning to move here found the Jewish Fed- eration of Metropolitan Detroit's Web site. He then wrote the organization, Detroit Jewry's communal and financial guardian, asking how he could make a first-time contribution so he could feel part of our community. Why should he have trusted Feder...…

…COMMUNITY VIEWS Awakening To The Iraqi Tragedy metro Detroiters, I went to Bagh- dad and Mosul (site of ancient Nineveh) in December. Others visited Basra. While there, I con- by would I, an firmed what I had heard from elderly Jewish busi- other travelers to Iraq in nessman, recent years: choose to • Five thousand or more take medicines and Iraqi children, aged 5 school supplies to Iraq and younger, die as a (of all places), in open direct ...…

…SPECIAL COMMENTARY Voices For Vouchers MATTHEW BROOKS AND SETH LEIBSOHN Special to the Jewish News or several years now, the establishment in the Jewish community has rigorously and vigorously opposed parental choice in education and school vouchers. For reasons we have never clearly understood, this government- enhanced measure of economic jus- tice, providing the poor with the same educational opportunities as the wealthy, remains an ana...…

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…• Ileart Of ld Community activist Joel Jacob will receive high award for his dedication to charitable causes. said Jacob, 41, of West Bloomfield. He and his wife Lauren Dorfman have four small children. He has learned. he can do all he does even while hen the Rev. Eddie Edwards first raising a family. It's a question of making the introduced himself to the man sit- time, he said. "If you talk to people who actively ting next to him at a vo...…

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…QUAL TY KOSHER CATER NG -E. . Jewish Heritage Month The following events have been sched- uled for Jewish Heritage Month, pro- claimed for April at Wayne State University in Detroit. For informa- tion, call (313) 577-2246. • Children's dance workshop - co- sponsored by WSU's Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies. 9:30-11 a.m., Sunday, April 9, at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. No charge. • Dance recital - "Revi...…

…Community • Getting Ready For Shabbos Shoppers mingle while filling their weekly Shabbat food orders. Staff Photos by Krista Husa 4/7 2000 48 …

…T SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer hose who think the best place to be is "where everybody knows your name" have never been to Unique Kosher Carry Out. Customers patronizing the Oak Park restaurant find that it's their food of choice that stands out for owner Rita Jerome. "She knows everyone's likes and dislikes," said Lynn Lipman of West Bloomfield, amidst a recent crowd of pre-Shabbat shoppers. Lining the length of the store, 10 employe...…

…Community And The Winner Is... Synagogue brings Oscar to Academy Awards celebration in West Bloomfield. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter D WEST MAPLE WN BIRM.INGHAM 48.258.0212 4/7 2000 50 ecked out in their glitziest formalwear, nearly 100 guests attending a March 18 . "Academy Awards Dance Party," entered on a rolling red carpet in the-glare of a bright, welcoming searchlight. It wasn't the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium, where th...…

…and relatives will 'rive for Aours to see you in it J sn'1 it word a 20-minute drive Anc I it? Council Offers New Slate The Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit has announced its slate of officers and candidates to fill board of directors seats. The elec- tion will be held at the council's annu- al meeting on May 17. Kathleen Straus has been nomi- nated to serve for a second year as council president. Ann Zousmer has been nomi...…

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…Documents Sought On Relief Society "<;gkg,:g‘;.• ' a Anyone with information, papers or photographs pertaining to the Home Relief Society, a "charity organization" in Detroit from at least 1940 through the 1970s, contact Heidi Christein, director, Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, (248) 642-4260. Arab-Jewish Honorees Named The American Arab and Jewish Friends (AAJF) will present its 200...…

…T Commu nity Enthusiastic Tamarack Camps staff members greeted those attending the spring gala. Shown are: Adam Leeb, Daniel Feldman, JeffZeman, Brian Brodsky, Rhonda Sandweiss, Michael Jurewicz, Amy Handelman, Jessica Lab, Shelly Kitain, Rachel Boyman, Andrew Landau, Leigh Appel. Tamarack At The IMAX Kadima Shares Purim Kadima clients were recipients of shalach manot from the Great Purim Parcel Project. Shown are Bill Howard and Kadima F...…

…• Lexus ansmg 2000 RX300 2000 E5300 Temple Hosts Women's Event Temple Kol Ami is the host for this weekend's Women of Reform Judaism District 10 Biennial, April 7-9. With the theme, " Tikkun Hanafesh- Nourishing Our Souls: Realizing Sisterhood Needs Through Sisterhood Know-How," the gathering includes Shabbat dinner and services April 7, as well as morning services April 8, at the temple. Other events will take place at the Novi Hilton a...…

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…"Let all who are hungry come and eat... " Help ensure that everyone in our community has a happy Passover. Use this coupon to help feed hungry Jewish families. Yad Ezra and Moies Chetim will use your donation to YAD EZRA purchase Passover food to distribute to those in need. JTS Dean Speaks At Patron Event The Jewish Theological Seminary will host its annual patron reception 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at the home of Lori and Robert Nusb...…

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…Are you ready? Students May Seek Financial Aid Jewish Vocational Service (JFS) will host a parent informational meeting on the Jewish Educational Loan Service GELS) and additional financial aid options for college students 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in the JVS library in Southfield. JELS coordinator Marvin Berman will discuss how to apply for an interest-free loan through JELS. JELS is open to Detroit area Jewish residents and is administered...…

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