…Dana Kellin Julez Bryant Cousin Claudine Mariana Designs of Israel Freedman left to take a position in Jewish Life and Learning at the JCC, and "we are delighted to continue work- ing with Freedman in her new capacity," Blumenstein said. The remaining employee, Lizzie Doppelt, will continue to facilitate and plan pro- grams. The center, which has reduced operating Beller hours until new staffers are found, will be open Sundays from 10 a.m.-6 ...…
…Something Extra Friday, Oct. 8 Celebrate Simchat Torah Dinner at 6:15 p.m. followed by service including consecration of new students. $5 per person for dinner; each family to bring a parve side dish to share. Congregation Chaye Olam. RSVP for dinner: (248) 851- 7485. Shabbat Guest Speaker guests. Temple Israel. Doris Lipson (248) 538-7799. Israel on Parade See Israel on Parade: A Variety Show 7 p.m. hosted by Program for Holocaust Survi...…
…za' Michigan 1:30 p.m. No charge. ! Kari Provizer (248) 661-5700. Sisterhood Opening Dinner George Cantor speaks on "A Journalist's Perspective on the Political Scene," hosted by Temple Beth El Sisterhood 6 p.m. $20, $26 guests. RSVP: (248) 851-1100. Breast Cancer Lecture Drs. Kestenberg, Flaherty and Freeman speak on "Not Your Mother's Breast Cancer" 6 p.m. Dinner. No charge. Weisberg Cancer Center, 31995 Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hil...…
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…CHOOSE FROM THESE EXCITING CLASS OFFERINGS! 101: JEW BE THE JUDGE: JEWISH LESSONS FROM TV's LAW & ORDER WITH RABBI ERIC YANOFF 102: AN AMERICAN JUBILEE DIRECTED BY CANTOR CHAIM NAJMAN 103: THE LORD IS ONE: MYSTICISM AND MEDITATION IN THE JEWISH TRADITION WITH RABBI LAUREN BERKUN 104: IS IT NEWS OR GOSSIP? YOU BE THE JEWISH NEWS EDITOR! WITH ARTHUR M. HORWITZ 105: WINE TASTING WITH SIMON ROTI3ERG 106: IS THERE A "JEWISH" WAYTO VOTE? WITH ...…
…Shabbat-observant Jewish Academy faces TKO by high school sports association. ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor A llison Shatz of the Jewish Academy of Metro- politan Detroit (JAMD) was denied a chance to swim in the Oakland County swim meet last week. And to a lesser extent, so were her relay teammates — from Royal Oak Shrine Catholic High School. JAIVID's golf team cannot participate in the state regionals this weekend, and every other JAMD at...…
…One Year Later Hillel Day School begins the year debt-free and optimistic about the future. DIANA LIEBERMAN Special to the Jewish News y ou couldn't see any words on the students' T-shirts and no one was wearing stretchy gym pants with drawstrings. But most of the sixth-graders at the outdoor classroom behind Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit echoed the words of 11-year-old Jessi Kahn of West Bloomfield: "I'm fine with the dres cod...…
…The Holocaust Memorial Center celebrating the opening of our new internationally acclaimed Center is pleased to invite the Jewish Community to attend our 20th Anniversary Dinner v Remember 0 Zachor SUNDAY EVENING The Seventeenth of October, Two Thousand and Four RENAISSANCE BALLROOM '-'4 3'1111111 41)' *f-q?/1CA? S#C3S t11 Marriott Hotel, Renaissance Center, Detroit Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres: 5:00 p.m. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Couvert: ...…
…sA * itm ;L I t, LATER from page 19 depth study; and a middle school edu- cational support center, run by two full- time faculty, for extra individualized instruction. The school received a three-year grant from the Jewish Women's Foundation for a series of workshops that will assist middle school girls with developmental issues and coping skills. Last winter, Hillel announced a new lateral entry program, which encour- aged students to en...…
…etro LATER from page 21 According to exit surveys, Hillel stu- dents who left last year after fifth grade all went to public schools, Freedman said. "We learned that some never intended to stay beyond fifth grade," he said. "We need to work on teaching the commu- nity that day school education is to 12th grade." Admissions director Helene Brody is "not concerned" about the drop in enrollment. "We feel we're going in a positive direction," Br...…
…Get a free risk assessment in time to save your life. U.S. Museum Tribute Here The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will host its first gathering in Michigan Tuesday, Oct. 19, in celebration of the Washington, D.C., landmark's second decade of existence. Chaired by Farmington Hills-based real estate developer and museum coun- cil member Mickey Shapiro, the tribute dinner is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Townsend Hotel, Birmingham. Shapiro sai...…
…New from Israel Metro Filled with soil from the breadth of Israel including Jerusalem, The Dead Sea, the Negev and other locations. 0UND NEC * Dead Sea Diag? Carnival gives U-M students a taste of Israel. SHOSHANNA COHEN Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor tudents walking through the University of Michigan Diag Sept. 27 encountered a literal commotion. Balagan! (Hebrew for commotion) was an Israel carnival — complete with a moon walk ...…
…DESIGNS HIDALGO AMY LEVINE DESIGNS ULLA DARNI LANCASTER MOSER Precious Coverin West Bloomfield family embraces heirloom schach. ROBERT A. SKLAR Editor T alk about Jewish continuity. The centerpiece of the Lachover family sukkah is a sec- tion of schach, or roof covering, that is 100 years old. The heirloom dates to Lenny Lachover's great-grandfather, Moses Kaufman, who brought his wife, Bertha, and seven kids to Detroit from Krakow, Pola...…
…The Power Of One Volunteer Impact honors its founder, Liz Kanter Groskind. DIANA LIEBERMAN Special Writer Wednesday, October 27th, 2004 7pm -10pm .olio tic for an intematmal celebration of food md wine, ftDatunrig or,T 30 of Metro Detroit's best restaurants, r exhibit by a select group of Israeli artists and a silent auction For tickets or additional information, please contact Marc Berke at 248-661-5700. David Flaisher Your Township S...…
…CONGIIEGRI1011 SHAAREY ZEDEK "Liz is a real advocate for JVS; she's been on every committee and has been instrumental in helping JVS meet unmet needs," Rosenbaum says. With two preschoolers, "it probably wasn't the time in her life when she was looking for this much responsibili- ty," Rosenbaum says. One of the attractions of the event is the opportunity to talk in person with Groskind herself, who has moved to Tucson, Ariz., with her family...…
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…• ro Digest Women Gather To Learn The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will hold its fourth annual Women's Day of Learning 1-4:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at Yeshivat Akiva, 21100 W. 12 Mile, Southfield. Tided "The Best of Times, the Worst of Times," the program will bring together Jewish women from the metro Detroit community for a day of study and cama- raderie. Lipstadt Keynote speaker for the Arlene Victor Memorial Lecture will b...…
…Digest 1,&arviim for 51riaamii DIGEST from page 29 Wednesday Night Ledrning $30. A strictly kosher meal is available October 20 & 27, November 3 & 17, December 1, 8 & 15 Laker Complex Members: $70 for one hour, $80 for two hours Non-members: $100 for one hour, $120 for two hours upon request. Reservations are due by Monday, Oct. 11, and can be made online at www.thisisfederation.org or by calling Alaine Waldshan, (248) 203- 1486. To reg...…
…MAZAL TOV N from the Weckstein and Pachter Families to ■ Joyce Weckstein, Volunteer Coordinator, of the West Bloomfield Community Fame Games for 18 years; ■ The many volunteers who come year after year to work; ■ The many organizations underwriting the games for adults and children with special needs; ■ The Jewish Community Center for hosting the games year after year. Come to the West Bloomfield Community Fame Games to cheer for the at...…
…`Newspaper Of The Year' The Jewish News is named the best in Michigan. potential. "I invite the entire community to knell with pride in this statewide achievement." DAVID SACHS Senior Copy Editor C onsider these snapshots of the Detroit Jewish community: Editorial Honors • Presidential candidate John In addition to Newspaper of the Year, the Kerry has local in-laws — his brother JNwon the following awards: Cam is a convert to Judaism who...…
…why is our commu supporting George W. Bush? I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat. I am a Holocaust survivor who lost my family in Auschwitz. I know evil because I have seen evil. I also know what our nation's leaders should have done to stop evil a half century ago. Today we have a President who understands evil and knows what to do when confronted with it. President George W. Bush has rid the world of Saddam Hussein, who threatened to ...…
…Reelect JUSTICE MARILYN KELLY I have the greatest admiration for Marilyn Kelly's record. She has shown great courage in her decisions on the bench. In addition, she has an excellent judicial temperament and a fine legal mind. — Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan The voters of the State of Michigan could do no better than to return Marilyn Kelly to the Supreme Court. She has been an excellent jurist, hardworking, hon...…
…Challenging Levin 12th District Republican Randell Shafer takes on Sander Levin for Congress. HARRY KI RS BAUM Staff Writer A ccording to Republican can- didate Randell Shafer, Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, has underrepresented the 12th Congressional District in his 22 years on the job. Levin's tax voting record has allowed the district to be squeezed at tax time. "For every tax dollar collected here in Michigan and sent to Washington, ...…
…Election 2004 Battling On Point Familiar names in West Bloomfield fight for 39th House seat. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News R epublican David Law and Democrat Michael Alan Schwartz, who is Jewish, are vying for the state House of Representatives seat being vacated because of term limits by State Rep. Marc Shulman. The 39th district covers most of West Bloomfield, and all of Commerce and Wolverine Lake. Salary for the two-year ter...…
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…TAPPER'S 13TH ANNUAL COAT DRIVE Warm Hugs for the Winter October 1st - 31st Help us keep others warm as the weather turns colder. Donate a winter coat, new or worn, by October 31st. Donations of $25 or more will be gratefully accepted and used to purchase warm children's coats, hats and mittens. Both adult's and children's coats will be accepted. Please make checks payable to Tapper's Winter Coat Drive. Coats may be dropped off at any of t...…
…Never-Ending After four years of the intifada, violence continues at brisk clip. GIL SEDAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem alestinians and Israelis, who for almost a decade seemed on the verge of historic reconciliation, turned in opposite direc- tions — killing each other, hating each other and losing hope. Who is winning this intifada? Who is losing? Some losers are painfully obvious: According to figures released Sept. 27 by the Shin...…
…A We're Moving! Help us lighten the load. INTIFIDA the conflict with the mighty Israelis. In July, the International Court of Justice sided with the Palestinians against Israel's security barrier, and the European Union in general endorses the Palestinian demand that Israel quit the territories and dismantle settlements. In addition to the heavy toll in human life, both the Israelis and the Palestinians have paid a very high economic price...…
…Some, though, believe that nothing will really move as long as Arafat is around. Perhaps the parties must wait for Arafat's successor to bring about the end of the intifada, to create some sort of a modus vivendi with the Israelis. After all, say the optimists, Anwar Sadat signed a peace treaty with Israel after the brutal Yom Kippur War in 1973. At his wink, tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered along the streets of Cairo to greet Israeli P...…
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…Professional Ballet Classes With Analysis & Commentary Classical/ Balanchine Ballerina Joanne Danto "...fia-wless litre of a major ballerina." -Arlene Croce '[I II NEW 'YORKER "...A Magnificent dancer..." The Intifada And Detroit I arrived in Detroit at the height of Intifada I in 1988. After a couple years, the Palestinian violence subsided and Saddam Hussein's Iraqi invasion of DAVID Kuwait grabbed the GAD-HARF world's attention. Spec...…
…BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY... CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE As WE KICK OFF OUR JUBILEE YEAR, INTIFIDA THE DETROIT FRIENDS OF BAR-1LAN UNIVERSITY from page 43 WISH TO THANK SOME OF OUR SPECIAL DETROIT SUPPORTERS! Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Mrs. Beverly Baker Mr. & Mrs. Paul Baker Mrs. Alice Berlin Mr. & Mrs. Mandell Berman Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Mr. & Mrs. David Bittker Louis & Edith Blumberg Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Leonard B...…
…Digest Home Equity Line of Credit You're Fired — Twice New York/JTA — A contestant on TV's The Apprentice lost her real job for com- ments seen as anti-Semitic. In the final episode in which she appeared on the show last week, Jennifer Crisafulli got into an argument with two customers at a restaurant she was managing for the show, which puts contestants into real-life business situa- tions as they vie for a job with Donald Trump. Crisafull...…
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…EOM Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Bad Faith In White House Fourth in a series on the crucial issues American Jews should consider in the Nov. 2 presidential election. T he last time religion held such an important role in a presidential election was 1960 when the issue was whether John E Kennedy's Roman Catholicism would make him the pope's ser- vant. Just look at us now, with a born-again Chri...…
…PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE Bush Deserves Re-Election p resident George W. Bush is a good wartime leader who understands our nation's great chal- lenges and is imple- menting strong and ERIC J. appropriate measures ROSENBERG to advance the war on Special to the terror. Jewish News This election is about American national security, the war on terror (and the states that sup- port terror) and effective and positive wartime leadership. It is in our in...…
…• Libya would not have relinquished its weapons programs. • North Korea would be less fearful of, and thus even more menacing toward, the United States. Israel is winning the war against Islamic terrorists. President Bush has shown moral courage in not stand- ing in its way, despite enormous world pressure. Supporters of Sen. Kerry typically are quick to con- demn President Bush, but not to mention that our homeland has been free of terrorist ...…
…Living The Chat' JCC's Apples and Honey celebration brings out life's sweetness. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor llyI arlowe Susselman, 9, of Canton has been in-line skating for s0000 many years ... but not exactly. "I like in-line skating," she said. "I've been doing it since I was like 5, only not a lot because I had, like, these plastic roller blades." They were Barbie roller blades, her mother explains. But on Sunday, Marlowe was...…
…IT'S REALLY HAPPENING... Scene Happenings SHELTER For college age through 30-something. Send information to t4@tkeje-wishnews.com --- Oct. 8-9 MSU Hillel Shabbat and Birthright Israel Reunion Shabbaton, East Lansing. RSVP to Jenn, pa@msuhillel.org It's More Than A Poses.. It's A Promise Oct. 9 Saturday, 9 p.m. U-M Hillel bowling with the Orthodox Minyan, Ann Arbor. Meet at Hillel. Oct. 11 Monday, 7 p.m. EMU Hillel hosts Dr. Lillian Fad...…
…Puttin' On The Ritz A Jillian McPherson 1920s flapper Gillian McPherson of Farmington Hills) greeted guests at the new quarters of Robert and Marc Schechter's Schechter Financial Group in downtown Birmingham in September. The corporate and individual donors to JARC were invited to a "Puttin' On The Ritz" soiree as a thank you in advance of JARC's big fund-raiser, the Oct. 12-13 benefit performances of Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Fisher ...…
…L r Jr. fffi ■@ Coming Home `Art" actor returns to Meadow Brook afier 18 years. DIANA LIEBERMAN Special to the Jewish News Loren Bass stars in the MBT production of `Art. ':• "I had friends who'd moved to L.A.; they said its a great place for an actor. I hated it the moment I arrived" L ife has come full circle for Loren Bass, co-star of Art, the three-man show that opens Meadow Brook Theatre's 2004-05 season. It was 18 years ago that...…
…Best Bets Classical Notes Known for their performances on one and two pianos, Japanese-born pianists Yuki and Tomoko Mack appear in a Brunch with Bach concert at the Detroit Institute of Arts 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. Brunch (at 11 a.m.) and concert: $22 adults/$11 children under 12; concert only/stair- well seating: $5. (313) 833-4005. Formed in 2003, the Muse String Quartet brings together four women with a passion for chamber music: vio...…
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…Unto the Nations Join us for the ( ATS Mission to Prague and Israel May 22 ---- June 3, 2005 Nancy Grand, Join National Mission Co-Chair, to explore the rich Jewish heritage and vibrant 21st century transformation of Prague. Travel to Israel and the Technion to meet today's graduates, faculty and government leaders who continue to make ISRAEL A LIGHT UNTO THE NATIONS. For more information, please contact: Nancy Gad-Harf, Regional Dir...…
…Thoroughly Talented Meet Michael Mayer, the multifaceted director of "Thoroughly Modern Millie." CURT SCHLEIER Special to the Jewish News D 4414 1 0/ 8 2004 58 irector Michael Mayer recog- nized that Thoroughly Modern Millie, which opens a three- week run at Detroit's Fisher Theatre Oct. 12, had the makings of a hit early on in the creative process. "When I first started working on the show, I knew that it had the potential to be hugel...…
…Signed, Sealed, Delivered. 24/24 SAAB SALES EVENT! People Who Test Drive a Saab Usually Buy One • Turbo Charged Engine • No Charge Scheduled Maintenance • 5 Star Rating on Safety • 0% up to 60 Months of my Jewish education living with her. It was the first time I lived in a kosher home," said Mayer. The future director tried acting but discovered he wasn't very good at it. He and a friend, Julie Cohen, performed in a cabaret review he direc...…
…COMING HOME from page 53 experimental play Tamara, in which a dozen characters tell their stories in different acting areas, with the audi- ence moving from place to place. "I had friends who'd moved to L.A.; they said it's a great place for an actor," Bass says. "I hated it the moment I arrived." He eventually found a home with the Pasadena Shakespeare Company. At the same time, he and Nancy started a breakfast catering business for the fil...…
…A People's History As part of 350th anniversary celebration, JET season honors Jewish theater as a reflection of Jewish life in America. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News ro lays of personal history — representative of ethnic his- tory — join the national cel- ebration of the 350th anniversary of Jewish communal life in America. They make up the 2004-2005 sea- son of the Jewish Ensemblq Theatre and give perspective to generation...…
…A G-11 Fi irrir ri atilt rii r{ TOGETHER AGAIN ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, November 6, 2004 • 8 PM Fox Theatre Tickets at OlympiaEntertainment.com , the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy and all ticketmaster outlets including Marshall Field's and Ticketmaster.com. Charge by phone (248) 433-1515 895200 The cerifer's Lenore Merwil Jewish cam Cesfival presents. In Safmar cusfody An award-winn...…
