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November 08, 1991 • Page Image 25

…ISRAEL I LIQUIDATION SALE 50 - 75% OFF EVERYTHING Youth Village Aids Children Hofim, Israel — Most of the 280 Ethiopian Jewish children at the Hofim Youth Aliyah village are survivors of loss, hunger and violence. It's difficult to find an Ethio- pian child at Hofim who did not lose a relative en route to Israel. Some of the girls were raped as they trekked across Afrike. Many of the boys were beaten and robbed. These are the children who a...…

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…I CLOSE-UP I Soicliers Tale A Plymouth auctioneer makes an extraordinary find: the remains of Holocaust victims, NOAM M.M. NEUSNER T SEEMED, AT FIRST, LIKE A ROUTINE job. II A family called Joe Carli, asking him to buy the estate of a long-dead stepfather. They had to move out of a condominium within a week, and they had to get rid of everything. ■ Mr. Carli, a Plymouth auction- eer, gets these calls all the time. Although he feared he wou...…

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…towns and cities, the Nordhausen concentration camp in Germany. The Germans built their feared V-2 rockets in Nor- dhausen and protected their factories from Allied observation and air raids in a vast network of tunnels. The tunnels had been dug by Hitler's vic- tims: political prisoners, Jews and others. The official history of Sgt. Miller's unit, The Five By Five, describes what the Americans saw in Nord- hausen: "On 12 April the Timber- wol...…

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…rubble of German cities and neighbors stateside who hadn't written. He re- ferred only once to "souvenirs" he would be bringing home. It is unclear whether he was speaking about the bones. W hen Paul Miller came home, he was carrying some extra baggage. True, he took from Europe the bones fo the dead. He also took home the pain of seeing a concentration camp. Dr. Emanuel Tanay knows all about trauma. The Detroit psychiatrist is a survivor of...…

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…CE One Price One Price He gave the items to Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig at the Holocaust Center, who now has to decide whether the bones must be buried. Rabbi Rosenzveig would not even touch the Nazi flag. When he held the jar of bones, his hand shook. "I was quite stunned," he recalled. "He (Mr. Carli) came to me. He felt it was time to put the jar into the place where it should be. He felt that something had to be done." "Something had to be...…

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…MIDEAST Israeli officials and the Jordanian-Palestinian delegation face each other at peace talks. First Steps Toward Peace Israel is hopeful about progress in talks with the Jordanians and the Palestinians, but Syria is another matter. HELEN DAVIS Foreign Correspondent T he Middle East peace conference ended in Madrid with many of the political and psychological barriers bet- ween Israel and its Arab neighbors still firmly in place. Bu...…

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…I A CloefarQRuealeyction RED Steps GLASS & PLASTICS Continued from preceding page CUSTOM GLASS FURNITURE • • • • MIDEAST Dining Table End Table Coffee Table Shelving 30% OFF Through November SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM SHOWER ENCLOSURES Call today for a free estimate, or visit our Southfield showroom for a consultation. • 22223 Telegraph Rd. (South of 9 Mile) 353-5770 — Interior decorators and Builders Welcomed - - Custom Glass Experts...…

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…Complete Auto Repair a Foreign & Domestic JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent T he Palestinians scored highest; Israel did very well and Syria was a failure in the battle for image and public relations at the Madrid conference, according to several experts. "The Palestinians probably advanced their cause more than anybody — in part be- cause they had the furthest to go," said Stuart Eizenstat, an adviser to the president in the Carte...…

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…Israel Aid Is Threatened JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent ewish leaders are deep- ly concerned that Washington's $3 billion aid for Israel, which has become an almost automatic annual affair, could be jeopardized by the sinking economy. Pro-Israel organizations are developing strategies for dealing with that possibility, especially in light of last week's vote in the House on the foreign aid authorization bill. In theory, it was a s...…

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…•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Reform Judaism, but rather show the true meaning of the name "Reform." "Reform believes in change," Rabbi Polish said. "Once Jews were Reform be- cause they needed it to help them be Americans. Now the question is, how can we live Jewish lives?" The sense of Reform's direction will come, in part, out of reliance on Reform Halach...…

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…PURELY COMMENTARY_I' TIME FOR MICKEY! Harmonize Historiography Respect For Dissent PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus W ayn.e State Univer- sity press con- tributes significant- ly to our annual Jewish Book Fair as a literary fes- tival by providing on its very first day a new volume on Detroit Jewish history. There is importance in the release of the volume Har- Suggested Retail $75.00 The Walt Disney Co. mony and Dissonance: Voice of ...…

November 08, 1991 • Page Image 39

…In the Bolkosky compila- tions are the analyses of the anti-Semitic occurrences af- fecting our history. The definitive approaches make his study one not only of local interest but a part of the national treatment of prejudices. After all, the Ford-Coughlin leaderships were in our midst. The expose of the extent of anti-Semitism in Detroit shows how the Ford apology for his hatreds was not adhered to; anti-Semitic advertisements gained pro- mi...…

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…• Please Join Us for the Yeshiva Gedolah 1991 Annual Event Honoring Robert Harris Orley The Scroll of Honor will be presented to Robert Harris Orley for his personal commitment to Torah study and to the advancement of Jewish education. Monday, November 18, 1991 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Center Maple/Drake Campus Special Guest Speaker: Rabbi Dr. Uziel Milevsky former Chief Rabbi of Mexico currently Dean of Ohr Somayach/ Tanenbaum College, To...…

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…Trn yryt93 z's)o n snrcan 1 - 1,- cr) - nN Nsn nnvp ,rrn):27- 11 -1171 nN Ns n Lo, With all due respect, we think it's time you added to your stamp collection. wt. -4 Lot toz z x rs z If your most recent memories of Israel aren't all that recent, the Jewish Community Council invites you to call us at (313) 962-1880 for a free Israel travel kit. It's filled with maps, calendars of events and tour information that'll make planni...…

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…-- ISRAEL TRAVEL -- I Are all airlines the same? A Variety Of Travel Programs Are Available Information about many Israel travel, study and volunteer programs in Israel is available through the Israel Desk of the Jewish Federation. Directed by Sivan Maas, the community shlicha, the office provides a variety of locally and nationally sponsored op- portunities for people of all ages. In addition to many tours, non-traditional oppor- tunit...…

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…ISRAEL TRAVEL BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY proudly presents MEI AMR, On Wheels A unique opportunity to see Israel through the eyes of Bar-Ilan experts. MARCH 3-13, 1992 You, too, can participate in our outstanding spring trip which will include: Bar-Ilan professors travel ing with us throughout Israel; see the country come to life through the eyes of experts The deepening of your Jewish experience through an intensive and superbly guided visit...…

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…stallations in their basements, all the more remarkable considering the shortage of water in the area. We find ritual baths as well as luxurious bathrooms paved with exquisite mosaics. This preoccupation with Jewish requirement for ritual purity, combined with the presence of more sybaritic bathrooms, lead scholars to believe that the mansions belong to the high priests of the Temple. This belief is reinforced by the proximity of the quarter t...…

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…ISRAEL TRAVEL Join 5,000 Teen-agers, from around the world, in an experience you will never forget! MARCH OF THE LIVING A Trip to Poland and Israel April 26-May 10, 1992 For more information call: The Community Jewish High School at 354-1050. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 20, 1991 GATEWAY TRAVEL BeeKalt Travel Specializing in tours, groups and individual travel to Israel. Call The Quality Travel Specialists At Bee Kalt Tra...…

November 08, 1991 • Page Image 47

…center. The less daring can explore marine life from an underwater observatory. There is also snorkeling, as well as virtually every water sport imaginable along Eilat's seven miles of coast. One of its five beaches boasts an artificial lagoon and large marina. Eilat offers a variety of international cuisine, as well as accommodation ranging from five-star hotels to holiday villags. The Sea of Galilee offers an incredible blend of histo- ry an...…

November 08, 1991 • Page Image 48

…ISRAEL TRAVEL MORIAH HOTELS SUMMER-IZE your winter in I SRAEL! with FREE days at the deluxe Moriah Dead Sea Spa Stay 14 nights, pay for only 12. Limited time special offer includes 50% off on all s•a treatments. MASSAGE • HYDROTHERAPY • MUD PACKS MINERAL BATHS • INHALATION SPECIAL TREATMENTS FOR ARTHRITIS RHEUMATISM AND PSORIASIS All rates subject to 15% service charge. Valid 12/1/91 - 2/29/92. For information & reservations please ca...…

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…c1991 Israel Ministry of Tourism "Jerusalem took my breath away!" "I couldn't believe it— I was playing golf next to an old Roman ruin." "I'll always remember how friendly everybody was." People say the nicest things about a vacation in Israel. But they don't always say the same nice things. For example, some people think the most magical part of Israel is the feeling you get of being part of history. In places like the Old City in Jerusal...…

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…Honoring Chairman of the Board and President Perry Drug Stores, Inc. Featuring ABC News Commentator Tuesday, November 19, 1991 The Westin Hotel - Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan Dietary Laws Black Tie Optional David Handleman 6:00 p.m. Couvert $200 GENERAL CHAIRMEN Robert S. (Steve) Miller, Jr. Jerome L. Schostak GENERAL CO-CHAIRMEN Dr. Arthur L. Johnson Hon. Damon J. Keith Ad Journal Chairman Alan Harvith Ralph N. Woronoff...…

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…COMMUNITY JNF Honors Ypsi's Brian Campbell Congressman Howard Wolpe, D-Mich., will address a recruitment meeting for the United Jewish Appeal Young Leadership Cabinets' Eighth National Washington Con- ference 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at Thm- ple Beth El. A seventh-term member of the U.S. House of Represen- tatives, Mr. Wolpe is chair- man of both the bipartisan Northeast-Midwest Congres- sional Coalition and the Democratic Caucus Task Force on the Env...…

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…SYNAGOGUE SERVICES I' C.H.A.I.M. (Children of Holocaust-survivors Association in Michigan) presents their Annual Fundraising Event "TRIUMPH OF THE JEWISH SPIRIT" honoring Holocaust Survivors of Metro Detroit: SHAARIT HAPLAYTAH and the ALBERT EINSTEIN CHAPTER AND LODGE OF B'NAI B'RITH at a Premier Screening of Starring Jason Robards "**** A BITTERSWEET STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP —John Anderson, NEWSDAY IN A WORLD GOING MAD!" "A FILM YOU WI...…

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…AJE Nursery School presents THE SUND OWNERS 1457 Griswold, Detroit, 961-9328. Rabbi: Noah Gamze, Cantor: Israel ldelsohn. Services: Monday-Friday 5:15 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m. Jason Monash, son of Carol and Richard Monash. Friday: Rabbi Syme will deliver the sermon. Saturday: Rabbi Yedwab will deliver the sermon. SHAAREY ZEDEK TEMPLE KOL AMI 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield, 357-5544. Rabbis: Irwin Groner, William Gershon, Cantors: Chaim Najm...…

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…TORAH PORTION Torah Generations Are Matriarchal Saturday, November 9, 1991 8:30 p.m. — 12:30 a.m. DANIEL F. POLISH CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM Special to The Jewish News 14601 WEST LINCOLN OAK PARK, MICHIGAN T An exciting trip for 2 to Las Vegas will be raffled off at this event. Trip courtesy of Hamilton, Miller, Hudson & Fayne Travel Corporation CRAPS *Cash admission of $6.00 includes $3.00 in chips $500.00 per person limit on winni...…

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…it would be Isaac rather than his half-brother, Ishmael, who would receive the birthright from Abraham. They deter- mined the destiny of the Jewish people. We can be inspired by the extent to which the Torah represented a new vision of the role of women. These two strong matriarchs play the central theological role in determining that the cove- nant made between God and Abraham is passed to the descendents of Isaac and Jacob: the Jewish people...…

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…CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK cordially invites you to attend a TRIBUTE DINNER on behalf of the State of Israel Bonds Development Corporation for Israel honoring MANDELL L. BERMAN Distinguished Guest Speaker SHOSHANA CARDIN Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1991 Cocktails 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. at the Synagogue 27375 Bell Road, Southfield General Chairmen WILLIA...…

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…SPORTS MOTHER OF ALL SPORTS When sons (and daughters) participate in contact sports, it's time for moms to bite their nails. GAIL ZIMMERMAN I 'ye watched my 13-year-old son Dan play many sports. I've winced when he's been hit by a pitched ball in baseball. I've sighed as he's fallen in the mud playing soccer. I've groaned when he's hobbled off the basketball court with a twisted ankle. With all the team sports he's played, however, I nev...…

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…Introducing... The '92 where they are, what they're doing and whom they're with." Dedication. Motivation. Cooperation. Self-confidence. A wholesome way to spend time. But why do our sons like to play the game? "I like the physical aspect of the sport," said my son Dan. "I like to hit, tackle and crunch. You can do it and it's legal." Zack Kepes said, "I like to hit people. It's fast moving and not boring like baseball. It's more of a team s...…

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…I SPORTS B'nai B'rith Men's Bowling B'nai B'rith Men's Volleyball Ben Lusky, Traveling Division A Dean Fine ...^-, ., .,. .,.. ..,`?.- . - - - A.., E 264 Mort Friedman 257 Phil Horowitz 254 Alan Zupke 245 Brotherhood/Eddie Jacobson Mark Klinger 257 Barry Fishman 248 Gary Klinger 246 Zieger/Gross Cal Myers 222 Ken Golos 212 Milt Burg 210 Morgenthau-L'Chaim Stan Lotzoff 247 Len Moss 216 Marty Bordoley 214 Downtown/Fox Jeff Janower 214...…

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…mi l LOCAL NEWS 1 Celebrating 50 Years of Publishing Wayne State University Press B'nai David Women Membership Dinner B'nai David Sisterhood will hold its annual membership dinner and installation 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at the synagogue. Entertainment will be pro- vided by Max Sosin, accom- panied by pianist Marlene Nessel. Rabbi Morton Yolkut will install the new sisterhood 1991-92 executive board. They are: president, Ruth Rosenfeld; treasurer,...…

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…NEWS B'NAI B'RITH MICHIGAN REGIONAL COUNCIL and ADAT SHALOM MEN'S CLUB present 0 0 Coalition Urges Peace For Peace' GALA at ADAT SHALOM $48.00 Per Person includes: • Hor D'oeuvres • Sit Down Dinner e Sweet Table • Open Bar • Party Favors • Champagne Toast at Midnight Plus Dancing to the Music of "ENCORE" Bring YOUR PARTY to OUR PARTY For information on how to reserve YOUR TABLE, contact: JOHN ROFEL & JERRY OLSON CO-CHAIRMEN — B'N...…

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…What makes this bedroom set so unbelievable? THE PRICE... $1995°° Includes: 2 Tiered Nightstands, Queen Headboard, Radius Queen Platform Bed, 72" Dresser Optional: 36"x60" Armoire $580.00 King Size Bed $150.00 Plus... Free Delivery & Set-up (within 30 mile radius) • Your choice of Six Matte or Gloss High Pressure Laminates • 2 Week Delivery! Yes... in your home in just 2 weeks! Fine Furniture, Accessories & Gifts • Two Convenient Locati...…

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…r 9 MILE AND TELEGRAPH IN SOUTHFIELD Atdo Spa APPEARANCE PROTECTION CENTER • • • • • INTERIOR/EXTERIOR DETAILING SUNROOFS RUST PROTECTION WINDOW TINTING GRAPHICS & MUCH MORE! 354-2244 CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT WINDOW TINTING SPECIAL r AUTO ALARM SALE! NOM/ $680 Installed model 100T reg. $109.00 $22900 Installed WITH WARRANTY model 730T reg. $329.00 2 transmitter, remote panic button, starter kill, shock sensor, siren COMPLETE DE...…

November 08, 1991 • Page Image 65

…50% OFF Missile Test Raises Doubts Tel Aviv (JTA) — Israel's Arrow anti-missile missile project, financed largely by the United States, seems in danger of fading away like much of the controversial U.S. "Star Wars" program of the 1980s, of which it is an offshoot. The third test launch of the Hetz (Hebrew for arrow), was carried out from the deck of a ship last week. Despite tight secrecy, enough details were leaked to U.S. military journals...…

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…I NEWS I Palestinians Show Olive Branches, Uzis 4240 WOODWARD (at 13%2 Mile Rd.) Royal Oak 313) 549-0134 CONSULTANTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY, PC is pleased to welcome a new associate SHELDON L. GONTE, MD 802 Mutual Building 28 W Adams, Detroit 962-8941 Medical Village, Suite 18 31815 Southfield Road, Birmingham 647-5603 SATURDAY APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FAMILY EYE CARE • CATARACT SURGERY • LASER SURGERY SHELDON D. STERN, MD SUSAN S. THOMS,...…

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…Australians Meet Charges Sydney, Australia (JTA) — A small, single-issue polit- ical party is trying to clear itself of charges it is anti- Semitic after a candidate it endorsed delivered a speech denying the Holocaust. Greypower, a senior citizens advocacy party, now requires all speeches made on its behalf to be cleared by the party's executive before delivery. The rule was imposed after a candidate, Elena Bulis, spoke in Adelaide recently ...…

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…• Soviets Seek Political Asylum Amsterdam (JTA) — Soviet Jews coming here from Israel are the latest group clamoring for political asylum in the Netherlands. But Dutch authorities say they have virtually no chance of getting it. More- over, the government be- lieves these Soviet Jews may be victims of fraud. Although at least 24,000 foreigners, mainly from Eastern Europe, have ap- plied for asylum in Holland so far this year, the ap- pearanc...…

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…NEWS Can You Afford Not To Protect Your Loved Ones? Own a state-of- the-art alarm system and give your family the protection they deserve. Installed low monthly monitoring fee required CALL NOW (313) 423-1000 20800 Southfield Rd., Southfield, MI 48075 WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RELOCATION OF MICHAEL D. LUTZ, M.D UROLOGICAL SURGEON MANUFACTURERS SOUTHFIELD TOWER 29201 Telegraph Road, Suite 460 Southfield, MI 48034 (313) 353-306...…

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…IMO THE JEWISH NEWS NOV. 8, 1991 A Toast To Jewish Living Stand Up, Sit Down, Pray: Following The Shabbat Service By IRA J. WISE When I was a little boy, my parents took me to a cousin's bar mitzvah. I'm pretty sure that it wasn't my first worship service, but it was the first time that I tried to follow along in the prayer book. All that Hebrew and all those "upon thy this" and "upon thy that" had me thoroughly confused. It seemed a jumb...…

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…Stand Up, Sit Down, Pray! Continued from Page L-1 powerful, generous, merciful, singular and ours. Praising God is also an important way of identifying just to Whom it is we are addressing all of our other kinds of prayers. Petition: Prayers in which we ask God for things like health, peace, understanding and a good year, to name just a few possibilities. Thanksgiving: Prayers in which we say "Thank you, God." God has given us a lot, and the...…

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…group event experienced by our biblical ancestors. Back in the days when the Temple was still standing, the Kohanim (priests) made sacrifices three times a day. In those days, sacrificing animals was the way in which the Jewish people tried to climb the mountain — it was their understanding of how you worshiped God. They called their sacrificial rites the Avodah — the service. After the destruction of the Temple by the Romans in 70 C.E., the r...…

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…Prayer Posturing: How We Say It By FLO ZIFFER The soft whisper of a woman's prayer as she utters her petition to God ... The fervent swaying of a man as he praises and beseeches God ... A little hand covering the eyes as a young child says the words of the Sh'ma These are some of the images we picture as we think about prayer. Prayer, both in what we say and in how we say it, is a uniquely human phenomenon. It is an expression of our intell...…

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