…Editor's Letter The Shocking Truth I want to believe in the possibility of Israeli-Palestinian peace. But I sense that it's a pipe dream. The rhetoric among Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is empty. Palestinian kids continue to be taught through public school textbooks to terrorize Jews and seize their ancestral homeland. Moreover, schools often a...…
…Letters Orthodox Expression Orthodoxy always seemed alien to me. Having non-observant parents and living in Bad Axe probably contributed to that belief. So it was with consternation that I accepted my son Doron's decision to live an Orthodox life in Israel. The ideology still puzzles me yet I am amazed and very touched by some of the customs. One in particular unfolded during my last trip in February. While my daughter-in-law Sarah was prepar...…
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…Front Lines Menline PBS Explores Anti-Semitism W This Week hile much of America was watching the Super Bowl last month, the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) was airing Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century: The Resurgence. It was a solid and incisive documentary, but little seen. Now you've got another chance. The hard-hitting one-hour documentary will be shown at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 14, at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Road in We...…
…RETIREMENT LIVING "Mom's happiness is absolutely priceless." — When dad died a year ago, I watched helplessly as my fun-loving, outgoing mom stayed home most nights. When she visited The Park at Trowbridge, she quickly saw residents interacting and enjoying activities together. She leaves for breakfast at 8:30 and sometimes doesn't return to her apartment until evening. ----- March 27 0 5-8 p.m. Open House & Dinner RSVP 'Today' Mom is bui...…
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…Special Report Continuing The Legacy $75 million gift to Hadassah Medical Center honors Davidson's mother. Keri Guten Cohen mental with the chapter from 1917 on for about 40 years. She'd love the fact that the tower is going to be built and serve the people of the area." Story Development Editor W hen Sarah "Sal" Wetsman became a zealous Hadassah lady in the early days of the American Zionist women's organization, she had no clue her fu...…
…Special Repo Continuing The Legacy from page 15 1-1 . 0 r1 [3:-] n r- 0 0 7 1 7, C3 3 0 ...71 :en 71 ........ . . • - An artist's rendering of the proposed Hadassah Medical Center tower Karen Davidson's extraordinary gift underscores their belief in the excellence of Hadassah's medical institutions, where state-of-the-art treatment has earned international recognition and cutting-edge research impacts lives worldwide." Supp...…
…Jewish Home & Aging Services' Jewish Community Chaplaincy and Guardianship Programs Present Their Annual Training For New Paraprofessinal Volunteers Session 1: Monday, March 19, 2007, 6:00-8:30 p.m. Topic: After I've Said Yes to Volunteering Speakers: Barbara Giles, LMSW, ACSW, Administrator, Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza " Why We Care for Jewish Older Adults" Rabbi Dovid Polter and Rabbi Irving Schnipper, Jewish Community Chaplains ...…
…Looking east from Church Street: 1. Mondry Building 2. Prentis II Federation Apartments 3. Teitel Federation Apartments 4. Temple Emanu-El Land Transfer Temple Emanu-El and United Jewish Foundation agree on property sale. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor T he United Jewish Foundation — the land-owning arm of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit — has reached a tentative agreement to buy 13.45 acres owned by Temple Emanu-El in Oak Pa...…
…MB The first, brokered by then- Federation President Mark Schlussel, allowed Congregation B'nai Moshe to move from its home at 10 Mile and Church and begin construction of its new facility on Drake Road in West Bloomfield. Federation gave the building to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah as a new home for its Beth Jacob girls' school. The yeshivah was responsible for remodeling the building and UJF retains ownership of the land. Federation got involved af...…
…Federation's Alterman Earns Award For Innovative Ideas Good ideas work. And win. It's as true for nonprofits as it is for commercial busi- ness. In recognition of her entrepreneurial spirit and capacity to generate winning ideas that work for the greater good of the community, Kari Alterman has received the 2006 Innovative Idea Award from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Established in 1998 with a generous gift from Susan and Nor...…
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…Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg proudly present... Doctors Aid Israel AN ORIGINAL PASSOVER COMEDY SHOW THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007 • 7:30 PM 27375 BELL ROAD • SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034 MUSIC AND LYRICS BY LIBREITO BY CANTOR MEIR FINKELSTEIN RABBI ERIC YANOFF FEATURING THE HILLEL DAY SCHOOL AND SHAAREY ZEDEK CHILDREN'S CHORUS EVERGREEN BLUES THE AHKOMEN BIG BAND ORCHESTRA & A CAST OF 'UNLIKELY CHARACTERS Physicians On Call for Israel is looking for...…
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…World Clashing Over Israel Pastor Plummer sees anti-Israel group's angry outbursts as a sign of its frustration. Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News A showed how deftly a pro-Israel African American undermines the campaign to paint Israel as an apart- heid state. "The ARA was rude and aggres- sive, but it wasn't out of control;' said Miller, who works with students on Midwest campuses to develop strate- gies for combating anti-Israel sen...…
…World. TV Industry Honors T hree members of the Jewish community earned high hon- ors from the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at its annual dinner Feb. 25. Sidney and Naomi Siegel of Bloomfield Hills received the group's first Gold Circle Award, given for more than 50 years of excellence in the television industry. Henry Baskin Henry Baskin, a Birmingham- based attorney specializing in entertain- me...…
…Iran-Iraq Debate As Jewish public affairs leaders huddle, quagmire in Iraq defers vote on Iran. Ron Kam peas Jewish Telegraphic Agency After the Iran discussion was resolved — by retelling the issue to a committee — scarcely a dozen of the more than 400 delegates remained for the Iraq debate. Other resolutions considered at the Feb. 25-27 plenum in Washington included: •A resolution encouraging financial support for Israelis displaced by la...…
…World without the Brown Program Days filled with laughter, friends, caring I couldn't go to work every day. I don't worry, because at the Brown Center, my mother • A safe haven, a professional staff is safe and happy, enjoying herself with new friends. The Brown Program is fabulous. Countdown • Respite for family members and caregivers 9 9 Federation campaign nears close. • Therapeutic and social activities • Caregiver support ...…
…• Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us. trawl la/. Essence Of The Absurd T hese are the countries whose land or water borders with Iran are currently in dispute; Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Syria claims all of neighboring Lebanon as its own and is doing all it can to under- mine its government. Claims to the territory of Kashmir have led to three...…
…O 'rnon Indeed, Never Again T he hotel manager from Rwanda who became a hero by managing to save 1,268 people in the 1994 Rwandan massacre came to Farmington Hills on the final day of February 2007. Paul Rusesabagina began his day by speaking to the North Farmington High School students who had watched two nights earlier the movie, Hotel Rwanda, inspired by his life. He was the keynote speaker of their 2006-07 Interdisciplinary Study of "Hu...…
…Have an Israeli Passover *7, Brought to you by your local supermarket mass hatred, in the belief that we must all "sit at the table and just talk." When he brought to the stage one of the Rwandan men he had saved, the man rose and said that to him, Rusesabagina was "God's assistant!' How can we not be inspired by such heroism and courage? We know that hatred and mass murder have continued to flourish in much of the world with not enough ang...…
…Business & Professional STORE RETIREMENT SALE EVERYTHING MUST GO Cards — Stationery — Gifts and more 50% OFF STARTING MARCH 1sT Dr. Gerald Stein received the Southeastern Division, Michigan Podiatric Medical Association's, R. K. Kaplan, Podiatrist of the Year award for 2006 during the Great Lakes Podiatric Seminar in Troy. Dr. Stein is president of the Macomb-Oakland Division of the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association and in private pr...…
…To Life! DUCAT1ON One Cool KAT JCC's inclusion program changes the lives of children and families. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News T he feel of paint was almost more than 4-year-old Anthony could bear. He didn't want anything to do with it. Nothing, nothing, nothing. Then one morning Anthony's class at the Sarah and Irving Pitt Child Development Center in West Bloomfield was working on a project. Children were asked to mak...…
…A k N Staff photos by Angie Baan Todd Franklin and Michael Morse, both of Huntington Woods Nancy Kleinfeldt and Amy Schlussel, both of Huntington Woods s Yad Ezra fundraiser helps fight hunger. Harriet Morse, Alyson Findling and Jo Segal, all of Huntington Woods T he sorting, packing and distributing that usually go on inside Michigan's only kosher food pantry gave way to a night of wheeling, dealing and even bluffing. More than 130 ...…
…SPORTS Expanded Maccabi Baltimore steps into the venue void. Steve Stein Special to The Jewish News I is been a tumultuous 25th anniver- sary for the JCC Maccabi Games, an Olympic-style competition for Jewish athletes ages 13-16. Last summer, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., two of the four host cities for the 2007 Games, decided to withdraw as hosts because of financial issues and JCC management turnover in their communi- ties. But, Detroit ...…
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…Arts & Entertainment ON V HE COV R Film Family Photos by Angie Baan Left: Posing together on the set of Little Red Devil are, left to right, lead actor Jim Lewis of Berkley, Skeleton Factory co-owner and Little Red Devil director Tommy Brunswick of Milford, actor James Russo, Skeleton Factory financial adviser and business consultant Alan Gildenberg, Skeleton Factory co-owner Arlene Gildenberg, actor Daniel Baldwin and Little Red Devil b...…
…Arts & Entertainment 0 N Photo by Angie Baan Little Red Devil investors and scene extras Dr. Stuart Gildenberq and Suzanne Gildenberq of West Bloomfield and Dr. David and Jolie Altman of Birmingham A week after the nightclub shoot, E.T. actress Dee Wallace-Stone, center, with Alan and Arlene Gildenberg, arrived to film her scenes. Film Family from page 37 level of misinformation (one respected Web site said Baldwin was arrested in Detroi...…
…Photo by Angie Baan Photo by Angle Baan At:4 4it Skeleton Factory publicist Carolyn Krieger-Cohen and husband, Jason Cohen, of West Bloomfield doubled as extras on Little Red Devil. for their performance of The Shadow Box, in which Eric played one of the lead characters. Eric, who in addition to being an extra in Little Red Devil also has a small speaking role, hopes to pursue a career behind the camera as a writer in the entertainment in...…
…Ar & Entertainment &About Europe's Masterworks According to U.S. estimates, the Nazis stole one-fifth of all the known artworks in Europe during the Third Reich and World War II. Today, more than 60 years later, the legacy of this history continues to play out as families of looted collectors recover major works of art, conservators repair battle damage and nations fight over the fate of ill-gotten spoils of war. Based on Lynn Nicholas' awa...…
…S7' installation artist who specializes in "utilizing Jewish myths, symbols and rituals in the service of social justice and activism, as well as engaging with issues of cultural memory." Her most recent work, Ark, was the keynote project for the Jewish Museum in Prague's centennial year celebration in 2006. Her work will be part of an upcoming exhibit, "Potluck," in 2008 at the Jewish Museum in New York. The Oakland University Art Gallery, l...…
…Arts & Enter a n ',,Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies INTERNATIONAL :;CONFERENCE ON NEW APPROACHES TO THE HEBREW BIBLE . it "Generation to Generation" is part of artist Michael Bogdanow's "Visions of Torah" series of contemporary art- works inspired by the Torah, which can be seen on www. MichaelBogdanow. coin. Reprinted with permission of the artist. SUNDAY, MARCH 25: Keynote lecture with internationally acclaimed Prof. James Kugel,...…
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…Arts & ertain nent THE B S T OF EVERYTH NG Restaurant Recognition Bonnie's Kitchen matures in Bloomfield. A lthough she gained much note, it was usually for everything except what her restaurant really was ... People even thought it strictly a bakery, which it started out as back in 1980. Finally, as Bonnie's Kitchen on Telegraph and Maple, Bloomfield Township, the bakery-only image has been shaken, and except for table service it has at...…
…To Do! E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication Check It Out! Arts & Culture There will be an artist's lecture at 3 p.m. Friday, March 9; an opening reception 6-8 p.m. Saturday, March 10; and an art- ists' panel discussion at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11. Gallery ...…
…Listen to pianist Emanuel Ax appearing for the Chamber Music Society of Detroit at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the Seligman Performing Arts Center, 22305 W.13 Mile, Beverly Hills. $25-$75. (248) 855-6070. Join the audience as Cantor Adelle Nicholson presents "Women in the Bible: Sources for Transformation" at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 18, at Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W.10 Mile, Oak Park. Linda Permut will be at the piano. (248) 967- 4020. Liste...…
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…Synagogues Visiting The Sick A person who cannot visit some- one who is ill should call to let them know they care and are thinking of them. Presented by Lubavitch Women's Organization. For information on keeping kosher or lighting Shabbat candles, contact Miriam Amzalak, (248) 548-6771, amzalak®pocketmail.com . Conservative Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yo...…
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…Slina C o (Y lies DIGEST Koliel Torah MiTzion An evening of spirituality, stories of miracles and mysticism is planned for the Kollel Torah MiTzion winter event 6 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at Congregation B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. It will feature a Sephardi- style dinner and entertainment. The kollel follows a beit midrash format in which Torah scholars immerse themselves in study in the community. There is a charge. Call Yehuda Tatelbaum...…
