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…metro Jewish On The Auto Industry For more than 100 years, Jews have made their mark on car culture. S ince the earliest days of the auto industry, Jews have been work- ing in the research labs of the Big Three as engineers and designers, in the operations and administrative offices, and on the assembly line, as waves of Jewish immigrants to Detroit landed jobs build- ing cars in the Motor City Here are stories of a few who left indelible ...…
…metro Labor Legacy Jewish Influence from page 11 Jews helped to shape the UAW. Mike Smith Special to the Jewish News T he United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) marked its 75th anni- versary in 2010. Although today it can no longer boast of having 1.5 million members as it did in 1978, the UAW is still the most powerful labor union in the automotive industry, and a union that has, perhaps, been the most influential in American histo...…
…metro >> here's to Dr. Cynthia Roman of West Bloomfield has been appointed president of the Highland Lakes Campus of Oakland Community College. Roman, who had Roman been acting as interim president, was appointed OCC's dean of nursing and health professions in 2012. She is certified by the National League for Nursing as a nurse educator. The Concours d'Elegance of America Board of Directors announced that Larry Moss of West Bloomfield has b...…
…metro >> around town A Marvelous Mitzvah Day! 800 Jewish volunteers made Christmas Day brighter for others around Detroit. M ore than 800 volunteers stepped forward on Dec. 25 to share the magic of Mitzvah Day, volunteer- ing their time and spreading good cheer at 39 project sites throughout Metro Detroit. Presented to the community by the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Mitzvah Day 201...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Essay Editorial Time To Talk? Dershowitz presents case for Israeli-Palestinian negotiation. Boca Raton. Fla. A "It's the perfect time for the Israeli government to offer a really, really generous peace proposal to the Palestinians as long as it doesn't, in any way, compromise security." cclaimed law professor and author Alan Dershowitz, a passionate defender of Israel, says h...…
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…world Showing Support Nationwide, universities find Israeli boycott violates academic freedom. Jerusalem Post and JTA M ore than 90 American universi- ties have so far released state- ments rejecting the American Studies Association (ASA) decision to boycott Israeli academic institutions, and several have cut ties with the organiza- tion in protest. Brandeis University, Indiana University, Kenyon College and Penn State Harrisburg withdrew...…
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…Erik Stein as Tevye in the Pacific Conseryatory Fiddler on the Roof, approaching its 50th anniversary, proves its staying power. Michele Alperin JNS.org W orldwide performances of Fiddler on the Roof attest to its cultural power as it evokes the yearning for tradition in a changing world. What is behind its staying power? According to Alisa Solomon, author of the new book Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof (Metro...…
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