…THIS ISSUE SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY DECEMBER 9, 1988 / 1 TEVET 5749 Super Sunday Leaders Optimistic STAFF REPORT Allied Jewish Campaign leaders expressed optimism this week that Detroit Jews will "rise above the issue" of "Who is a Jew" and respond generously on Sunday to the annual Super Sunday phonathon. "Our community has faced dif- ficult challenges before," said Super Sunday chairman Edie Mittenthal. "I am sure that we will...…
…PURELY COMMENTARY, The UJA: The Dramatic Fifty Year Heartbeat PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus A truly historic occurrence is now being observed in this country. It is the 50th anniversary of the United Jewish Appeal. If it is judged as merely a philan- thropy, there should be speedy correc- tion. It is very much more and vastly different from the tzedaka of the hebraically charitable and philan- thropic. It is a heartbeat. As anniversari...…
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…I—ROUND UP I Path Cleared For Emigration The family of Detroiter Svetlana Braun was among the 40 Soviet Jewish families that received notice last week that secrecy provisions will no longer prevent their emigra- tion from the Soviet Union. Keith Braun telephoned his father-in-law Monday. The family expects to receive per- mission to emigrate to Israel within one or two months. Their departure would take place several months later. The family...…
…Lubavitch Buy 40 Acres Next To Jewish Center ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor Wendy Robbins, Judy Nolish, Terry Brown and Jack Nolish hold the main attraction. Thai On Latkes' Party Becomes Woods' Tradition "When we moved into this house we did it with the understanding of Special to The Jewish News the latke preparation," said Nolish. you were were in the vicinity of "That's why we had everything wired Huntington Woods last Sunday, in the ki...…
…I EDITORIAL Casting A Vote "If there be among you a needy man, or of thy brethren in any of thy gates . . . Thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother . ." — Deuteronomy 15:8 There are many heavy hearts in our midst. As the possibility of amending Israel's Law of Return lingers, rising or falling on whether Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's Likud bloc can make the necessary political concessions to form a governi...…
…OPINION CONTENTS 14 FRONTLIN ES A Simple Test ROBYN KLEEREKOPER Tay-Sachs screenings are planned for Detroit to combat a baby killer. CLOSE-UP Addictive Culture? 24 HAROLD SCHULWEIS Hedonism and Judaism are not synonymous in modern life. 48 EDUCATION Mainstreaming HEIDI PRESS Israelis hold papers announcing U.N. partition plans: From underdog to regional superpower. U.N.: Fantasy Or Necessity? MAURICE WATERS W hen in 1939 E...…
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…territories has been con- sidered much more outside the U.N. than inside, the ma- jor actors being Israel, Jor- dan, Syria, the PLO and Egypt. U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, Jordan's King Hussein, former Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Israel and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt have all put forth proposals, but not through the U.N. Both the General Assembly and the Security Council have been critical of Israel's position vis-a-vis its...…
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…FRONTLINES I Human Rights Plea O for Soviet Jewry Roots IET 3 Continued from preceding page Drama M usic Dance R I N ............................................................................. A One-Woman Play About the Heart and Soul of a Refusenik *Written and performed by Dafna Soltes, a playwright, actress, dancer and choreographer in New York. She has appeared on and off Broadway and has taught internationally. "We sold ou...…
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…I CLOSE-UP Why Is Ours An Addictive Culture? Hedonism whispers "choose pleasure." Judaism calls on us to "choose life." The two are not synonymous. HAROLD M. SCHULWEIS Special to The Jewish News R eb Nachman of Bratzlav told of the king who received a disturbing report about the new harvest. Whoever eats of the new crop will be driven mad. He gathered his counselors and told them: "Since no other food is available, we must eat in order t...…
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…AChanukah Message • • their loss, they rob them of their humanity, and prepare them for the perpetual search for pain-killers. Their Character is spoiled in paren- tal over-protection that reduces life to the avoidance of unpleasantness and the pursuit of proximate pleasure. Hedonism whispers "choose pleasure." Judaism calls on us to "choose life." The two are not synonymous. We must not deprive our- selves or our children from the right to...…
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…They would consist of Syria, Iraq and "in certain situa- tions perhaps, Jordan or a Saudi expeditionary force," Barak said. The changes he mentioned include the ending of the Iran-Iraq war; the threat pos- ed to Israel by surface-to- surface missiles and chemical weapons; the build-up of the Syrian and Saudi military arsenals; and the increased effort Israel must expend to maintain control over the West Bank and Gaza Strip. FORTREL SANDRA G ...…
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…museum hierarchy suggest that the West German re- quests were rejected "directly and forcefully" as inap- propriate for a museum designed to commemorate the victims of the Nazi regime. Legislators Opposing Arms Sale As Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci travels through the Middle East, there is growing speculation that his trip may be laying the groundwork for a new and huge arms sale to. several Arab countries. In response, three leading p...…
…J (SYNAGOGUE SERVICES The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit in cooperation with the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Inc. supporters of great artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Daniel Barenboim and others is proud to present young Israeli artists Direct from their Carnegie Hall debut Hagai Shaham, Violin Efrat Schechter, Flute Zvi Plesser, Cello and Rina Dokshinsky, Piano in concert on Tuesday, December 2...…
…!TORAH PORTION I CONGREGATION WriAl DAVID IS NOW IN WEST BLOOMFIELD! Lesson of Chanukah: Peace Presceiption RABBI MORTON F. YOLKUT . Special to The Jewish News T he miracle of Chanu- kah consisted not only of the extraordinary burning time of the little cruse of oil, but in the miraculous military triumph of the Maccabees. It was in- deed a miraculous event when a miniscule and weak Jewish army succeeded in driving out from Judea the mo...…
…NEWS The Cultural Commission of Congregation Shaarey Zedek takes great pride in announcing THE ANNUAL LAKER CONCERT SUNDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11th, 1988 - 7:30 P.M. featuring three outstanding cantors Cantor Yaacov Motzen Cantor Moshe Taube of Adath Israel Synagogue Montreal, Canada of Congregation Beth Shalom Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cantor Chaim Najman of Congregation Shaarey Zedek and The Shaarey Zedek Synagogue Choir direct...…
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…I BUSINESS Investing in Israe The Michigan Israel Investment Club is taking its business to the Israeli stock market Eli Scherr and Rick Rosenhaus study Israeli investment options. LAURIE MAYERS Special to The Jewish News 40 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1988 he chief goal of the Michigan Israel Investment Club is not to reap huge profits. It's a good thing, too. The Detroit-area investment club bought its first stocks in October 1987 in Laser In...…
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…I PURELY COMMENTARY Book Burning Continued from Page 2 demned (city). I can no more find any paved way, for the path (which led) straight (to the) highway is obscured. The tears mingled with my drink shall be sweeter than honey, indeed would that your shackels be tied on to my own feet. Let it be pleasant for my eyes to absorb the waters of my tears, till (the wise men) who clung fast to your apron strings were gone. But they would dry up (...…
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…I ► - Betty Josephs, boys' school coordinator, said she hopes the community will take note of what P'TACH provides. "P'TACH is a program that meets individual learning needs of Jewish students in the city. We need the support of the community for the needs that are not being met." P'TACH is a chapter of the national organization based in New York. It is non- discriminatory and aims at giving every 'Jewish child a day school education. The D...…
…SPORTS Numbers Game Girls' sports are more popular than ever. Is it important to have them coached by women? MIKE ROSENBAUM Sports Writer p articipation and interest in girls' high school athletics in Michigan have risen steadi- ly in the past dozen years. In the 1976-77 school year there were 3,143 girls' varsity teams, according to figures from the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Last school year there were 4,051 teams. Alth...…
