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…DETROIT) THE JEWISH NEWS UP FRONT This Week's Top Stories God's Tears The Detroit contingent on the March of the Living marks Yom Hashoah in Auschwitz-Birkenau. r JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER apping an intense week of learn- ing about and visiting the sites of historic Polish Jewry, 59 local teen- agers, their madrichim, rabbis and chaperons represented Detroit on Holo- caust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah), Sunday, May 4, on the Int...…
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…May 9, 1997 OPINION The Play's The Thing Is day school the answer? 29 Hillel seventh-graders plan to steal the show and Joseph's Dreamcoat— all in Hebrew. 10 50 TELL ME WHY Prominent Jewish theater families. 39 Putting Up Walls Jewish Federation Apartments again is trying to win approval for two new complexes in West Bloomfield. Home Hunting Discover the secret to landing a terrific place — while throwing a little flexibility into ...…
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…For Hope Beth El's Congregational educator is working to create a vital and comfortable community. JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER Joyce Seglin with Alan May, an adult bar mitzvah student. fter less than a year as Temple Beth El's congregational educator, Joyce Seglin says she knows 99 percent of the congregants at this 1,400-family synagogue. By name. It's part of her efforts to make congre- gants feel more at home in the temple. And it seems t...…
…0 oit 4 REACHING FOR HOPE page 7 like home to Ms. Seglin. A native of New Jersey, she grew up at- tending a temple where her mother served as executive di- rector. "My mother told me, Vew- ish education is] a very rewarding career. They buy your soul, your life, your free time and any oth- er time you may have.' She was "You really can't conquer a whole lot more than the basics before you're an adult." right, and I love it." Before coming...…
…dents remember the plays for years, and it helps to connect them cultur- ally to Israel." The ensemble of 70 includes Bradley Schwartz, Matthew Shiff- man and David Feldman as the three Josephs, and student directors Dena Roth and Hy Safran. Teacher and parent Sigal Gil did the chore- ography. r Joseph will be staged for par- ents and the community 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at Hillel Day School. Admission is free. Publicity Deadlines Above: ...…
…Detroit New Face In Town Trading Georgia peaches for Motown, Rabbi Stephen Weiss prepares for a move north. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER omething Rabbi Stephen Weiss said at the end of a recent interview sheds light on the kind of leader who is coming to Congregation Shaarey Zedek's pulpit: "I'm very excited about the op- portunity to work closely with Rabbi [Irwin] Groner and Rab- bi [Leonardo] Bitran in shaping the future of the comm...…
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…A Spark Of Brilliance Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz will share his wisdom at Shaarey Zedek. JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER n Orthodox Jew speaking on the theme of Jewish uni- ty? If anyone can do it, Rab- bi Adin Steinsaltz can, said Rab- bi Chaim Bergstein of Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills. "My take on him is that he's willing to discuss matters openly that other people are not willing to discuss, and sometimes he comes to conclusions that run con- tr...…
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…Mother Six moms came out on top in The Jewish News World Champion Mom contest. JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER 1 1 he world's greatest mom? It's a toss-up. Jewish News readers got into our "World Champion Mom" contest by sending in pho- tographs of the women who in- spire them most. Six winners received four tickets each to the Campbell's Soups 1997 Tour of World Figure Skating Champi- ons event on Sunday at Joe Louis , Arena. F H- ...…
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…Never Forget ;;;v...•A , In Lansing and in West Bloomfield, Yom Hashoah is remembered. JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER PHOTOS BY DANIEL LIRPITT I n Lansing, they gathered un- der the dome of the Capitol to light candles in memory of the Six Million dead. In West Bloomfield, they said Kaddish for the dead, both in the concentration camps of Europe and on the battlefields of Israel. With tears in their eyes, sur- vivors, soldiers and everybody ...…
…\ _ _ Hitler. Gov . John Engler issued a proclamation recognizing the day, and Rep. Pat Gagliardi read a legislative tribute. Students and children of survivors lit eight candles. At both events, voices rose in song and prayer against the tide of indifference. Opposite page: Yahrtzeit candles are lit at the Holocaust Memorial Center. This page, above: The Capitol was the site of the state's Yom Hashoah ceremony. Above right: Colonel Ronald...…
…PHOTOS BY DANI EL LIPPITT Beyond The Classroom For 24 years, Joanna Berger has been working to integrate New Americans into the community. JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER ccording to Joanna Berg- er, the only difference be- tween her and her students from the former Soviet Union is that Ms. Berg- er's grandparents chose to leave Russia in the 1890s. "Otherwise I would be in their shoes," said Ms. Berger, who will be retiring as chairman of the ...…
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…Program Launched To Rekindle Shabbat A Federation-sponsored, congregationally based program is set to increase Jewish identity in Detroit. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER M aybe you already ob- serve Shabbat, and maybe you don't. A program set to be launched jointly by area syna- gogues and the Jewish Federa- tion of Metropolitan Detroit may shed some light on how to do Shabbat, or how to make your Shabbat experience a little bit more spi...…
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…Na'amat USA Names Honorees Na'amat USA, Greater Detroit Council will honor two veteran volunteers at its Spir- itual Adoption Luncheon noon Tuesday, May 20, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Belle Glenner Schwartz has a long his- tory as a volunteer starting with her years as a Brownie and Girl Scout leader. She worked with young people for many years with USY at Adat Shalom. Her longest ser- vice has been with se- niors, from Meals on Wheels to prov...…
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