…frontlines First-Time Author Focuses On Fitting In I • Contributing Writer A very pleased Beth Rodgers stands beside her book on a bookstore shelf. 0 ak Park educator and writer Beth Rodgers has won second place in the young adult novel category of a competi- tion for new books for her first book, Freshman Fourteen (Clear Stone Press, 2014). The book follows the life of Margot Maples as she works her way through her ninth-grade year at ...…
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…metro Criminal Charges U-M frat president, 2 members on the spot in resort vandalism case. Ronelle Grier Contributing Writer T wo members of the Jewish fra- ternity Sigma Alpha Mu (SAM) waived their arraignments in response to misdemeanor charges for their actions during a January ski trip where extensive damage was caused to a Northern Michigan resort. Joshua Kaplan, president of the now- defunct University of Michigan SAM chapter, and m...…
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…Don't Miss These Two Great Events Susan Tuchman Esq, speaking on: Anti-Semitism and Israel-Bashing on Campus: What You Should Know, How We Can Fight It Wednesday, April 15th 7:30 p.m. Susan Tuchman is the Director of the ZOA's Center for Law and Justice, which works to educate the American public and Congress about legal issues in order to advance the interests of Israel and the Jewish people, assist American victims of terrorism in vindic...…
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…Melissa Porlick, Sue and Alan J. Kaufman Family Teen Mission Participant, 2014, at our community-wide Israel Solidarity Event. %%trill RO t.i. E pk Jewish Detroit has maintained a deep bond with Israel and Jewish populations everywhere. Through our missions, cultural exchange opportunities, programs for at-risk populations and a close relationship with our partner region in the Central Galilee, Federation is here for our Jewish family th...…
…metro Retwom Tn Pmand Group travels to Nasielsk to uncover their Jewish family roots. Ruthan Brodsky Helena Jagodzinska, the non- Jewish woman who helped my dad escape from the Warsaw eventy-five years after Ghetto:' Evelyn says. "It was very the start of World special and amazing that the two War II, Evelyn and Dr. of us were talking together. My Steve Rosen of Bloomfield Hills father worked at the farm owned visited Nasielsk, Poland, the...…
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…metro >> around town Adat Shalorr Does The Blues Lazer Lloyd, "King of Israeli Blues," entertained at Missebaba 2015. dat Shalom's Missebaba 2015 party on March 7 drew 350 member and friends. They celebrated Purim in grand style with inventive food and drink from Quality Kosher Catering and the amazing sounds of Lazer Lloyd, the "King of Israeli Blues:' Julie and Mark Teicher and Julie and Marty Wiener, all of West Bloomfield, chaired the g...…
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…>> calendar HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Mucii fo Do! FRIDAY, APRIL 10 GENOCIDE FORUM CARLEBACH SHABBAT 7 pm. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the 70th anniver- sary of the end of the Holocaust, attend "Industry and Resist...…
…etro >> calendar CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK PRESENTS Calendar from page 25 A PETER (Z L) AND CLARA (Z L) WEISBERG CONCERT of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute and sponsored by Bais Chabad Torah Center and the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan. $25 ($15 for JBAM members). RSVP: baischabad.com/jli or email RabbiShneur@baischabad.com . L ie FkiHER tit IDF SOLDIERS SPEAK YOM HASHOAH SERVICE Israel Soldiers Tour presents two soldiers of...…
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…Akiva Hebrew Day School Negotiation Is The Key T he first step toward an agree- ment with Iran has occurred and we must wait until June 30 for more specifics. Was this a diplomatic achieve- ment for the U.S. and P5+1 nations? How about Iran? At home, reactions range from utter dismay — "You gave away the store creating another North Korea" to "Let's wait and see the end details:' In Iran, however, they are celebrat- ing and dancing in the s...…
…world Obama Reassures Israel Bibi: 'A Better Deal' On Iran Is Needed. Times of Israel p By Lazar Berman Times of Israel p resident Barack Obama said Sunday that it would be a "moral" failure for his administration if Israel was weakened as a result of his policies. "I would consider it a failure on my part, a fundamental failure of my presidency, if on my watch or as a consequence of work that I've done, Israel was rendered more vul- n...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Essay Editorial Divergent Path? Delving into the collapse of Mideast peace talks. sraeli-Palestinian peace talks failed largely because the two sides intensely dislike one another, not just because of fundamentally parallel visions for two states, one Jewish and one Palestinian, coexisting side by side with defined borders and account- abilities. That's the conclusion of a forme...…
…Guest Column Voting Down BDS At U-M A s a representative Ann Arbor is one of my favorite of the University of things about going to Michigan. But Michigan Central Student because of the scrutiny of anything Government (CSG), I go to public that goes on at the university, we assembly meetings every Tuesday must be especially cognizant of how night; yet nearly every week, only a our actions and decisions will be per- few people show up to lis...…
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…Downton Goes Downtown Lewis and script-editor Jeremy Limb, we came up with a Downton-based impressions show:' he says. "It made a tour in the U.K. and went to Moscow and Spain. A completely new show is coming to America:' Called "the Energizer Bunny of impres- sionsts" by the Huffington Post, the tall, dark and hand- Luke Kempner can transform into a Lady of the Manor with a raise of his eyebrows. Cultures clash as a one-man tour-...…
…arts & life Standup Seeker Complex comedian Marc Maron explores his Jewish roots and more. Sara Eaker Special to the Jewish News I 'm a Jew, but I am not a Jew," Marc Maron writes in his "spiritual" memoir, Jerusalem Syndrome: My Life as a Reluctant Messiah. In it, the standup comic, writer, producer and actor writes: "The only things I remember actually learning about Judaism and Hebrew prior to my bar mitzvah were that kelev meant ...…
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…arts & life Adam Rubin, holding the microphone, shares the stage with patients and performers at last year's "Celebrate World Voice Day." Healing Chords A local actor, musician — and doctor — lends a helping hand to celebrate the human voice. "Celebrate World Voice Day," a free event, begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at The Baldwin Theatre, Royal Oak. (866) 501-DOCS; world-voice-day.org . 48 April 9 • 2015 Suzanne Chessler I Con...…
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…>> at home (re) A Bloomfield Hills couple takes downsizing to a higher level. Lynne Konstantin I Arts & Life Editor Beth Singer I Photographer W hen a retired Jewish couple was ready to downsize from their large family home, the first thing they did was tap Toby Sneider Pollak. The interior designer and owner of Sneider Custom Interiors in West Bloomfield had done large-scale renovations for friends of the homeowners, and they liked what...…
…arts & life >> at home REFRESH from page 51 ABOVE: In the dining room, Pollak opened up the wall over the buffet and overlooking the staircase to give it a sense of airiness. All of these rooms opened off the foyer, so it was a challenge to make it look cohesive, rather than choppy," she says. Once she opened it, Pollak then refined it into a cozy yet sophisticated space. Art Deco-style chairs line a custom walnut extension table. Below the...…
