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….4t *•-• - A Jewish Renaissance Media Publication A stitch-by-stitch guide to the knitting craze that blends fashion, friendship and mitzvot. Subscribe and Save! Call (248) 351-5174 …

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…''' 10 — 1 14 0 ' 0..:,lii 1 ( e 0-/:. ,: ontents DETROIT "1111"1"141"1"1114141111411111"1"1"441" 401.01 — -- A! A* - Winner of eight 2003 MPA writing, 111/11r41r MICHIGAN PRESS ASSOC1A , k V wvvw.cletroitjewishnews.com FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2004 NISAN 18 5764 • Vol,. CXXV design and advertising awards COVER STORY 26 Yarn-It! ARTS & LIFE 39 Gorgeous 'George' Guide to the loosely knit craze blending fashion, friendship, mitzvot. Hersh...…

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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Staring Down Evil eremy is a 21-year-old Israeli soldier who studied at London with the intention of moving to Israel to work as a a yeshivah in America. He's in Israel serving Nahal, a doctor.” , support wing of the Israeli Defense Forces. And his Taking Aim story is gripping, especially during this week of Pesach, a festival of freedom, opportunity and rebirth. In his e-mail letter, Jeremy said he felt relief because he h...…

…jnonline LETTERS ) The Refugee Issue Dr. Wilbert Simkovitz of Clawson takes a hard look at the issue of the Arab Palestinian refugees from a historical per- spective. Exclusively at www.detroitjewishnews.corn We prefer letters that relate to articles in the Jewish News. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Brevity is encouraged. Letter writers generally are limited to one letter per 4-6 week period, space permitting. Letters must...…

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…Plaid For Passover DOER LARISAR B City: Farmington Hills Kudos: Flair For Art An artist who creates everything from jewelry to Judaica to bath soap to wedding gowns, Larisa Rubel gave up a career as a high school chemistry teacher and laboratory technologist to pursue her true _passion — art. How did you come to create Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield's bayn gavrah — the covering placed atop an open Torah while it's not being read? ...…

…Slave M,/, HA. 10, 2004 It Happens Every Spring T GEORGE CANTOR . Reality Check he ancient Greeks believed that spring returned each year when Persephone was released from her three-month captivity in the underworld, among the spirits of the dead. That is why the first days of spring carry the scent of freshly turned earth, as if from a grave. We know better, of course. Spring begins and the world becomes young again on Opening Day. In re...…

…Something Extra Eight Over 80 Named Things That Matter Most The 11th annual Eight Over 80 Program-Senior Adult Jewish Hall of Fame sponsored by Jewish Apartments & Services will be held 11 a.m-2 p.m. Sunday, May 16, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Honorees are Alfred D. Bricker, Jack Caminker, Nena Dillick and Julius Harwood, all of West Bloomfield; Sylvia and Harry Granader of Beverly Hills; Bea Sacks of Huntington Woods...…

…An Enhanced Reference Guide For Metro Detroit's Jewish Community! We took the best of the Detroit Jewish News SourceBook and made it better! And easier to use. With a no-nonsense format and attractive pricing. In fact, we are calling it what it is: The 2004-2005 JN Community Directory. NOW OPEN While this handy, must- keep guide delivers essential information, like Jewish holidays and neighborhood profiles, its focal point is the HUNDREDS o...…

…For Openers Poland Bound Michigan Region B'nai B'rith Youth Organization will send 10 members on the March of the Living as part of a national BBYO delegation. The group leaves for Poland to visit con- centration camps and histori- cal sites on April 14 and arrives in Israel one week later. The teens participated in four preparation sessions led by Bob Lask, a docent at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. Participants include,...…

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…Pesach Reminder U.S. Jewish troops in Iraq mark Passover in one of Saddam's palaces. JOE BERKOFSKY Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York hen Rabbi Mitchell Ackerson asks why this Passover is different than any other, the answer involves Saddam Hussein. Ackerson, the senior Jewish chaplain for Operation Iraqi Freedom, led historic seders this week for Jewish servicepeople and civilians in Saddam's former Presidential Palace in Baghdad. As he r...…

…CD rates this high? We had to look twice to believe them! • cd,„„.2,,,e0e--- • government's. Jewish troops with food 4w religious items. He spent this' pagAosh:-Hashanah and Yom Kippur itraq,a nd. was "floored" to find koSher meals, ,including corned beef and pastram - i;..bagel&and lox, cakes and doughnuts — enough that troops had leftovers for Sukkot, which he marked by helping erect a sukkah outside the main. .doors to Saddam's main pala...…

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…Please join in our new initiative to give bock to the community that has given us so much. PR, 1E.,,,,SS DREAM Donate your previously enjoyed party dresses, prom gowns and bridal dresses. Shore the dream with someone who deserves to feel beautiful and special too. Dresses will be shared with young women who are not able to afford to purchase them. Don't have a dress? Monetary donations will also be accepted. All money raised will be donat...…

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…A stitch-by-stitch guide to the knitting craze that blends fashion, friendship and mitzvot. RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News f knitting conjures up visions of little old ladies making baby booties from balls of pink and blue yarn, think again. Today's knitters range from young teenagers to their ultra-hip grandmothers, and yesterday's pastel-col- ored booties have given way to a vibrant array of scarves, vests, dresses — even bikinis...…

…evening purse that was large enough to hold her cell phone, in addition to the standard lipstick and compact. When she couldn't find what she wanted, she knit one. The purse she created was such a hit that she started getting requests from would-be cus- tomers, and "Bags by Bonnie" was born. Winkler makes her one-of-a-kind purses in a variety of sizes, using novelty yarns like fun fur and adding distinctive details, such as beaded handles and ...…

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…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjevvishnews.com Of Homes And Humanity A riel Sharon has said that when he moves all 7,500 Israeli settlers out of the Gaza Strip, he will destroy their homes rather than allow them to fall into the hands of the Palestinians. There ought be a more constructive approach to the problem. Of course, the plan may never be carried out. Sharon has agreed to put the matter to a binding refe...…

…OTHER VIEWS Israel Discriminates On Marriage New York/JTA mong the series of life-cycle events — birth, bar/bat mitz- vah, marriage and death — Jews long have recognized marriage as a spe- cial simchah, or occasion for joy. Just ask the devoted readers of Jewish and other metropolitan newspapers' weddinab sections. Unfortunately, the Jewish state seems determined to extend its blessings for these most basic and important of personal 1. union...…

…SARNER from page 31 A MEMBER OF THE this is a major commitment involving important years of my life. But I felt it was the right thing to do. In the current situation, our country needs everyone, no matter what job they do in the army. The main thing is to help." A Codsin's Advice Toward the end of the party, Gila asked for everyone's attention. Among those who wanted to speak was Elroei's 21- year-old cousin Lael. Addressing Elroei, Lael...…

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…INN' IN' 1 ■ 1,' r1 wish famili Sinister Svengali This infmous character, created by George Du Maurier, was a Jew. But you'll never imagine how the author finished his career. ELIZABETH AP _ PLEBAUM AppleMea Editor Q: I've often heard the term "Svengali," meaning someone who manipulates another for less than honorable reasons. Now I hear that the original Svengali was Jewish. Is that true, Tell Me Why? A: It is true. Svengali•is the ...…

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…Bitter Lessons College students from Hillel of Metro Detroit and EMU examine the Holocaust. PHOTOS BY BILL HANSEN r ifty students and friends from the campuses of Hillel of Metro Detroit and Eastern Michigan University toured the new Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills on March 28. The group toured the building with docent Pearlena Bodzin, had lunch and then heard survivor Martin Lowenberg speak about his Holocaust experiences. E...…

…Mortgage Loans Teens Fifth Third Mortgage SCENE HAPPENINGS from page 37 Champps in West Bloomfield. Questions? youngbnaibrith@yahoo.com April 15 Thursday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Graduate and Professional 21 + Israeli wine and cheese event at Cafe de Marquis, 204 W. 5th St., Royal Oak. $8. Contact Karen Adelman, (313) 577-3459 or Hilleled@wayne.edu We have a variety of mortgage products that let you purchase, build or refinance on...…

…L J GORGE OU S Hershey Felder portrays George Gershwin in a smash one-man show coming to Kalamazoo's Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News 113 ershey Felder's production about George Gershwin gets billing as a one-man show, but many more people join in before the performance ends. Felder, the writer-actor- pianist who created and stars in George Gershwin Alone, invites the audience to sin...…

…Best Bets Royal Oak Music Theatre presents Performance times are 8 p.m. Tuesdays- pop/rocker Todd Rundgren, 8 p.m. (doors Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and The Detroit Symphony Orchestra hosts Principal at 6:30 p.m.) Tuesday, April 13, $20; and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, with a 1 p.m. Guest Conductor Itzhak Perlman, with piano soloist jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 22, matinee. $22.50- Joseph Kalichstein, in concerts feat...…

…Stooges Film Festival 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday (organ over- ture begins one-half hour before show time), April 16-17. $5. www.redfordtheatre.com . .,f The Redford Theatre hosts a Three Stooges Film Festival April 16-17. THE SMALL SCREEN Detroit Public Television-Channel 56 and other PBS stations nationwide air Emma Goldman, an American Experience production that examines the life of the Jewish-Russian immi- grant who denounc...…

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…Fighting For Their 11° ts On the eve of the 350th anniversary of Jews in America, and coinciding with the Passover season, noted historian Jonathan Sarna explores the colonies' Jews' struggles for freedom. •r3 .. O Wit.trtV • 2. , A:atet2rwt. Xer, C 2ttezolat D. aek • et- Sr4rett An engraving depicting the-New Amsterdam- colony in 1654. JONATHAN D. SARNA Special to the Jewish News AMSTERDAM uetr. Dater z. E. teepasoefi sys F xl...…

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