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…A JEWISH RENAISSANCE MEDIA PUBLICATION $2.00 APRIL 9-15, 2009 / 15-21 NISAN 5769 JNonline.us • Sk. II 1942 - 2009 Covering and 11111 9076 9419 9 Connecting Jewish Dctroit livery Week …

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…JN Contents ,, Nutritionally Speaking JNonline.us Thursday, April 9-15, 2009 15-21 Nisan 5769 Vol. CXXXV, No. 10 By Barbara Beznos, RD, LD/N Integrated Nutrition, LLC Special Report JN Cap & Gown Section - Guardian Angels A15 Orphaned siblings find loving home. Metro The annual Jewish News recognition of top Jewish high school seniors will be published May 21. The deadline for edito- rial listings of a student's achievements is May ...…

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…Editor's Letter Hospice And I t; .Tht "No one is ever prepared for the end of life. We are fortunate our volunteers, spiritual caregivers, medical partners and donors have come together to help our community's most vulnerable members and their loved ones when they need it most." - David Techner, president Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network A t death's door, renowned pediatric nephrologist Dr. Alan Gruskin knocked on his terms, thanks ...…

…Editor's Letter JOSEPH L. BALE POST #474 JEWISH WAR VETERANS U.S.A. TEMPLE BETH EL 7400 TELEGRAPH ROAD BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48301 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP Hospice from page A5 Date of birth Place of Birth Social Security # Age Occupation Marital Status Blood type Name of nearest relative Relationship Address Date of enlistment Date of Discharge Served in Allied Military Branch of Service: Army Navy Marines Air Force Coast Guard Merchan...…

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…Front Lines EMAIL:i d E DIGEST DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JNonline.us Advertising Sales Publisher/President Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@renmedia.us Sales Director: Keith Farber kfarber@renmedia.us Account Executives: Ann G. Abrams, Jan Haskell, Melissa Litvin, Heidi Martin, Rick Nessel, Dharlene Norris Senior Sales Assistant: Kim Metzger Where Are You Now? y ou remember the famous bibli- cal devotion of Ruth as she said, "Whither thou goest, ...…

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…How Do I Re-Enter the Workforce at my Age? EXPO TOPICS: Can I Afford to Retire? FINANCES HEALTH HOW TO How Do I Stay Healthy? Oakland LIFE AFTER 50 Jewish Federation z A RTS1 I EVENT WE'RE PART OF THE TEAM ut FEATURED SPEAKERS PRESENTED BY OAKLAND UNIVERSITY JERI SEDLAR HENS Y omn WEST 13$.00A4r- Iti.D 110mPITAL The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, DR. RHONNA SHATZ Co-Author of "Don't Retire, Rewire!"® and Senior Advis...…

…Special Report ON THE COVER A new family portrait, clockwise from top: Evan Fischer, 13; Skyler Tarnas, 14; Susie Tarnas; Emily Fischer, 11; pet, Sunshine; Dylan Tarnas, 10; and Christopher Tarnas. O Family next door provides loving home for orphaned brother and sister. tt Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor F or Nancy and Rob Fischer, life was good. Their children, Evan and Emily, were happy and thriving. They loved their...…

…Special Report ON THE COVER Guardian Angels from page A15 Susie and Christopher Tarnas and their sons, Skyler and Dylan, stepped in to help Rob cope. All four children felt at home in both houses, so Evan and Emily slid natu- rally into a routine of coming to the Tarnas house after school to do homework, going home to have dinner with Rob, then head- ing back over to the Tarnases to hang with Skyler and Dylan. The arrangement worked well. S...…

…The Professional Health Services Division of State of Israel Bonds cordially invites you to attend the Maimonides Tribute Dinner for the people in his life." to have guardianship. They He recalled the joy in Rob's are more family than net face when Evan became a bors. I did tell Susie they'd bar mitzvah last November. better stay healthy because He talked of Rob's passion I'm next in line." for music and the time Rob's mother, Marti, he ap...…

…I Special Report - OVER Guardian Angels from page A17 Susie and Christopher, too, are over- whelmed by the generosity, mostly from the Jewish community, but also from neighbors and Susie's clients. Just the other day, a cli- ent dropped off a new outdoor trampoline with safety netting for the kids. "We're hesitant to accept so much help:' Christopher said. "A lot of people need help more than we do. We can make it." Susie nodded in agreeme...…

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…Metro Tutu Rebuked MSU's choice of commencement speaker stirs ire of some Israel supporters. Robert Sklar Editor East Lansing p art of the Jewish community, led by the Anti-Defamation League, has branded Archbishop Desmond Tutu a poor choice to deliver the commencement address at Michigan State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Tutu, 77, is a 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner for his reconciliation work in South...…

…I Metro AROUND TOWN Sharing Secrets Prominent Jewish women reveal heirloom Passover recipes. Estie Tolwin of Huntington Woods Heidi Budaj of West Bloomfield and Robin Trepeck of Huntington Woods T hey've been passed down from generation to generation, from grandmothers to granddaughters and mothers to daughters. Now, some of Metro Detroit's most promi- nent Jewish women are sharing their treasured family Passover recipes with the whole ...…

…World The New Bibi Taking office, Netanyahu continues balancing act. Uriel Heilman Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem T 30 P Netanyahu's Coalition he warnings from Israeli 27 25 pundits and foreign observers alike came almost as soon as 20 Israeli President Shimon Peres picked Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu to form the 15 next Israeli government. 15- The message was clear: Don't forsake 13 the pursuit of Arab-Israeli peace and 10 risk is...…

…World VIy Sto ORT Stalwarts Two local leaders play key role. 0 4 Sam Bernstein hears stories of hardship and disappointment on a regular basis, both as a well-known area attorney and as a board member of Hebrew Free Loan. As chairman of the Friends campaign Sam helps make it possible for Hebrew Free Loan to lift spirits and lighten the load for many in our community suffering financal stress. "Every time I meet with a desperat...…

…Dr. Brain Power Coleman Mopper Memorial Lecture • All Glitter and Princely Treasures from Vienna and Dresden, 1450-1750 Technion students focusing on medical research. Boaz Albaranes, Shirly Miniowitz-Shemtov and Professor Elber Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News T wo students and a professor at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology came to West Bloomfield as part of a three-week tour of U.S. cities to drum up support for t...…

…vvoriu YouTube Revolution Learning to embrace the Jewish video train on a secular site. Amy Klein Jewish Telegraphic Agency Los Angeles M aking videos is an essential step for Jewish organizations inter- ested in getting their message out to a younger audience, new media mar- keting experts say Unfortunately, many people are not reading newspapers anymore and watching TV — there's only one way to get people's atten- tion," said Jason Fr...…

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…Get nip 011 This World ummer YouTube from page A26 YouTube lingo. He also recommends cross-promoting to other Web sites — he posts to Funny Or Die, Gawker and Defamer. An organization can send its videos to like-minded Web sites such as political, social action or Jewish. What makes a good YouTube video? "Simplicity is the mantra — you don't get anyone's eyeballs for more than three minutes:' Kutner said. "It has to have some sizzle or a ...…

…On Campus Rebuilding New Orleans Janet Dashevsky Special to the Jewish News Habitat for Humanity. T hanks to the generos- ity of Federation's unteetr Base Cat , Blumenstein Millennium Fund, nine Hillel of Metro Detroit students and one staff member traveled to New Orleans for a week-long vol- unteer trip March 15-22. HMD students in New Orleans The students resided at that was once a funeral parlor on the Camp Hope, a converted middle sc...…

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…BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL entrepreneur Customer Minded Service keeps Guys N Gals humming after 35 years. Art Aisner Special to the Jewish News L ois Levenson started her business with a few simple philosophies: Offer merchandise the others don't have and stay committed to your customers. The mindset has served her and West Bloomfield fixture Guys N Gals well for nearly 35 years and couldn't be more important in an economic downturn. At...…

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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Greenberg's View 14114 Zcietot Editorial Leaving Mitzrayim 0 nce again, the Children of Israel need to leave Mitzrayim. Mitzrayim, the Hebrew word for Egypt used in the Haggadah and today, also translates to a narrow or cramped place that causes distress and hardship. Today's mitzrayim is the narrow space the State of Israel finds itself in, and the nar- row thinking that preve...…

…Opinion OTHER VIEWS All Who Are Hungry: Come, Eat E very spring, Jews celebrate the and encourage activism "All who are hungry, come and eat; all holiday of Passover, declaring in through this Child Nutrition who are in need, come and partake in our seders the words from the Seder. Federation's Jewish the Paschal offering," Haggadah, "Let all who are hungry Assistance Project, under the t+totwor ildoefirib come and eat; let all who are in ...…

…Grandpa's from page A40 domestic car earns expressions of mild scorn. Why did you buy that instead of a Toyota? A few years ago, there was really no good answer to that; the quality of domestic cars was so poor, that the only reason was that you couldn't pass up the incredible deal. But in the last few years, the domestics have pulled virtually even with the imports in terms of qual- ity, performance and economy. And yet, now a majority of ca...…

…You Serve, J-Serve Join other Jewish teens making a difference — volunteer on April 26. Teen Volunteer Corps members Hilary Dorman, 16, Emily Andrew Milgrom Teen2Teen Staff Writer -Serve is a day of service for Jewish youth around the world. The program, founded in 2005 by an inspired teen, provides opportuni- ties for Jewish teens to participate in acts of loving-kindness, just and chari- table giving, and reinforces the idea that Jews...…

…Health & Fitness Pain Therapy Physician hones procedure via Honduras experience. R obert Krasnick, M.D., has been practicing pain man- agement in Warren for 12 years. Several years ago, he traveled to Honduras to learn and treat patients with a form of pain therapy known as prolotherapy. Dr. Krasnick is one of a few local physicians trained in this alternative medical procedure. Last month, he returned to Honduras on a medical mission alon...…

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…SPORTS Hockey Town FRANKLIN FIT WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM U.S. team forming for junior tourney in Israel. Steve Stein Special to the Jewish News I is probably difficult to believe that there's a connection between hockey and Israel, but there is a strong bond. The second annual World Jewish Hockey Tournament sponsored by the Israel Ice Hockey Federation will be held July 5-15 at the Canada Centre in Metullah and, for the first time, there will...…

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…Spotlight Hungering For Freedom The Jewish work of fighting poverty. New York A s we sit at our Passover tables and talk of our nation's trajecto- ry from oppression to freedom, there are nearly a billion people in the world who struggle for survival every day. They are the slum dwellers in Mumbai, who lack basic services like water and sanitation; migrant laborers in Mexico, who work for pennies while their children don't get nearly enou...…

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…Spirituality HOLDAY 101 Why Is This Seder Different? Because it's the first at the home of Dan and Nancy Cohen. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News t's the second night of Pesach but a first for Dan and Nancy Cohen and their children, Allison, 6, and Matthew, 9, of West Bloomfield. Tonight, the family will host their first seder — ever — in their own home. For the past 12 years, the Cohens have been enjoying seders with his par...…

…• SD - r - _uta HOLIDAY 101 Different Seder from page B3 Getting Ready Nancy and Dan do not live in a castle, "but we'll make do;' Nancy says with con- fidence. "We'll bring in tables and chairs and figure things out." What matters is that everyone has a place and feels comfortable about contrib- uting to the seder discussions — from the oldest adult to the youngest child. (Though the youngest is 1, so he'll prob- ably be doing a bit more b...…