…THE JEWISH NEWS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY AUGUST 9, 1991 / 29 AV 5751 Shaarey Zedek Planning Bloomfield Family Center NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer C heryl Davis asked for help, but never got it. Her son, Scott, was born prematurely and soon died. When she approached a rabbi 18 months ago, seek- ing spiritual assistance after the death, she said she received no solace. Mrs. Davis said she's star- ting to fe...…
…SOUTHFIELD GOLD CUP POLO COMPETITION NORTHWEST AIRLINES and the City of Southfield cordially invite you to the celebration of the third annual SOUTHFIELD GOLD CUP POLO COMPETITION featuring The Detroit Polo Club on Saturday, August 17, 1991 at 2 p.m. (Rain date: Sunday, August 18) at Duns Scotus, Evergreen and Nine Mile (parking in the Southfield Civic Center north lot, Evergreen and10-1/2Mile, with shuttle service to the polo site) Ti...…
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…CONTENTS CLOSE-U P What I Did On Summer Vacation ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Surviving mystery meat, a messy cabin and a ghost that haunted my bunk. SPORTS Fame Games Athletes with disabilities competed with enthusiasm. 50 24 UP FRONT 11 Mideast conference: Opportunity and danger. DETROIT 14 • Shabbat dinners for New Americans. • Irma Starr leaves JPM JCCenter. PEOPLE 39 It's not your normal summer ... in Kenya. BUSINESS 55 Doctors...…
…EDITORIAL Parenting Center At last November's Council of Jewish Federations General Assembly, the main topic of discussion occupying crowded San Francisco auditoriums and ballrooms was the tens of millions of dollars needed to pay for the miracle of the Soviet exodus. Most of the major sessions focused on this most pressing of needs. In the background, however, the smaller meeting rooms and workshops were also pretty crowded. There, they wer...…
…4111111111‘• OPINION I Won't Stay In Israel As A Sitting Duck ZE'EV CHAFETS T nouncement, if all we get is more empty saber-rattling from the government and expert analyses about why we can't react for geo- politico-strategic reasons, then I go into Phase Two of my plan. Which is to drive calmly to Ben-Gurion Air- port, get on the first plane flying out of here and never come back. This is one of the hardest sentences I have ever written....…
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…LETTERS 0 ‘* THE UNBEATABLE DEALER - THE UNBEATABLE DEALER THE UNBEATABLE DEALER , 11!tkif ovIxt't"'' - 4ob Continued from Page 6 because the old neighborhood is just more dependent on pro- ximity to such a facility, and it is closer to the required labor market. Prentis Manor and Borman Hall are a few minutes' drive from most of the Jewish com- munity, including almost everyone who is low-income and/or without an automo- bile. In add...…
…I UP FRONT Cautious Optimism Among Jewish Groups Israel's 'yes' to a Middle East peace conference raises hopes, and many fears, in Washington. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent I n the short term, last week's dramatic devel- opments in the Middle East peace process should provide some welcome relief for Israel's friends in Wash- ington, who are fighting an all-out battle to secure $10 billion in refugee reset- tlement loan guarant...…
…(UP FRONT I YOU'RE COVERED With Our New T-Shirt! Optimism Continued from Preceding page parent rehabilitation of Syrian President Hafez al- Assad in the eyes of the ad- ministration. Only a year ago, he was regarded as a vicious dic- tator who ranked with Saddam Hussein and Muammar Qadaffi; he was the man ultimately respon- sible for the grisly fate of Pan Am flight 103, the chief governmental sponsor of international terrorism. Now — both...…
…Beth Abraham Hillel Moses wishes to welcome Rabbi Aaron Bergman and his family to our community as assistant Rabbi to Rabbi Irving Schnipper In honor of our 100th Anniversary we would like to offer FREE MEMBERSHIP for prospective members under 30 years of age For further information call Joe Tarika at the synagogue, 851-6880. I BETH AIRMAN KIEL MOSES I …
…DETROIT New American Emigres Spend A Jewish Sabbath With J.E.F.F. AMY J. MEHLER Staff Writer S habbat in Kishinev was never like this: Gleaming white candlesticks on every table; big, braided challot; sparkl- ing red wine for kiddush; Hebrew blessings explained in Russian; families singing zmirot, Shabbat songs. As Alla and Roman Polevoy experienced their first Shabbat dinner last week, their daughters, Rimma, 3, and Ludmila, 5, kept busy...…
…A Grand Ope A Grand Sal WE'VE MOVED! • • OOOOOOOOOOO • • • • • • Dimitri Astrakhan directs a scene in "Go Away!" Jewish Director To Be At Soviet Film Premiere ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor T he first Soviet film dealing with Jewish life in the shtetls will be shown in Detroit Aug. 26. The Maple 3 Theaters will show Go Away!, a 105- minute color film, at 8 p.m. The director of the film, Dimitri Astrakhan, will discuss the movie and Jew- ...…
…I DETROIT Jewish Hall Of Fame Makes Its Selections NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer Now enjoy outstanding savings on our exciting new Fall/Winter Collection! H Sale ends August 31. All furs labeled to show country of origin. Financing Available eroes from an earlier age in local sports will get their due Nov. 4, when the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inducts its three newest members. The inductees are: the late Abe Eliowitz, who c...…
…We've Got You Covered ducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame and later participated on the International Basketball Rules Committee meeting that eliminated the jump ball after each completed field goal. But Mr. Goldman's finest achievements came while leading his alma mater, Detroit Tech, as basketball coach. He became the most successful coach in the school's history by winning 143 games and losing 75. Mr. Goldman, who is scheduled...…
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…House Of Denmark Announces Our ACME/TRAVERSE CITY staffers were doting over a new mother and baby on their way home. In another wing, doctors were discuss- ing cases in the hallways. Dr. Steve Arbit, who just completed his residency in internal medicine, has begun another three-year Sinai residency in rehabili- tation medicine. "People here are just con- cerned about who will be cut. They don't want it to be them," Dr. Arbit said. "But they u...…
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…I CLOSE-UP This is me, hard at work at Camp Maas. Or - how I survived mystery meat, a messy bunk and an alleged poltergeist. My three days at Camp Maas BY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM PHOTOS BY GLENN TRIEST 24 FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1991 …
…These are my bunkmates Lauren Spoon, Bree Stocker and Amanda Trivax. Does this cabin look clean to you? Pew E tlbodl! ow, to `11P491. TP1 nee fast day at camp. Weor's she goes my al 7..45 a.m. Nly counselame get Its up of 1\achigan. She's very is Kt sten Silverman. She's 19 and nice she's in love, but I don't thirlY. I to the and University L-ucie my c cilolv vax, s'nould say his name. These are the girls in en Spoon, Graham, Lisa Bellow, A...…
…= E We had the neatest thing the other night. It was called Foxfire. First, we all dressed in jeans and bandannas and put freckles on our faces with eye pencils. Then we went down to this big field for a cookout, where I ate chips and hot dogs and watermelon. Then we got to go to a bunch of activities. We could get tattoos made with felt pens, play in the hay, bob for apples and throw horseshoes. There also were sack races and face painting, ...…
…'Pe Le e.vcAti3bodm I went to bed late last night. We spent a long time talking with Kirsten, our counselor. We can talk to her about anything — about camp, school and even boys. We all have a lot to say about boys. Mom, the girls in my cabin are the greatest. They always include me in everything and make me feel welcome. I am so glad I came to camp! It's pretty gross when we wake up. We are supposed to be outside for flag raising at 8 a.m., ...…
…We went on an archaeological dig, looking for relics left by the ancient Maasonians.. Ancient Maasonians???? ou the girls in my score b-unIc of and west all I the ow I told y got the lo t of 10 because ber s really AX41 NithhYod/31. an 8 ou I am really aggravated Remem was inspector, and he gave us cleaned our cabin really, really clean? Well we STILL ux front rug was scrunched -up and because we didrit mop! One cabin wa the -next of day. bun...…
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…ISRAEL INA FRIEDMAN Special to The Jewish News T he shuttered shop on Saladin Street, the Champs-Elysee of east Jerusalem, was once (and not very long ago) an emblem of the intifada. It symbolized not only a de- fiance of Israeli rule and a willingness to make great sacrifices for the Palestinian cause but a fear of the "shock forces" that "enforc- ed solidarity" with the uprising and could set a merchant quaking in his boots by merely lig...…
…ISRAEL I THE TALK OF THE TOWN B'nai B'rith has created programs and institutions, a partnership of volunteers and professionals, that are ready and able to cope with the endless challenges Jews and others face. B'nai B'rith, in 46 countries around the globe, in- cluding the Soviet Union, is stronger than ever, fighting for Jewish unity, survival and human rights in a rapidly changing world. In recent years I have associated myself with and e...…
…!NEWS'. Complete Auto Repair at: MECTIRA13ji . AUT° SERVICE ENTER Foreign & Domestic and about an Israeli judge, Ezra Kama, and dispersed without incident. Judge Kama published a report last week critical of the conduct of the police in the so-called Temple Mount riots of last Oct. 8. On that occasion, rumors that members of the Temple Mount Faithful were about to invade their shrines stirred Arabs to throw rocks at Jews praying at the Wes...…
…INSIDE WASHINGTON I' NEVER BEFORE ... NEVER AGAIN! 60-75% OFF EVERYTHING WALL-TO-WALL State Dept„ To Get New Mid-East Chief JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent T he State Department remains mum on the subject, but it's an open secret in Washington: there will be a major change in the department's Near East bureau. John H. Kelly, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian Af- fair s , will be replaced sometime th...…
…cl WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S FOOTWEAR oettrOOSC Help Possible For Syrian Jewry With the surprising revival of the Middle East peace process, supporters of Syria's 4,500 stranded Jews are working to take advan- tage of what may be an un- precedented window of op- portunity. "We think there might well be a change in atmo- spherics," said Gilbert Kahn, executive director of the Council for the Rescue of Syrian Jews. "The fact is that there is a cl...…
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…PEOPLE Rebecca Riseman has her hair braided by Masai mama. African Adventure A Peace Corps volunteer from Lapeer is bringing education to a remote part of. Kenya. In the process ; she is finding herself. SUSAN WEINGARDEN Special to The Jewish News s Rebecca Rise- man teaches English to her high school stu- dents, goats and chickens casually stroll into the crowded classroom and lizards drop- from the ceiling. Her small, cement-block hou...…
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…PURELY COMMENTARY I' Home Security Centuries Tested; Marcus Guided PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus Would You Pay $395 To Keep Him Out? Everyone has a home security system—leaving the lights on and locking the deadbolt. Yet one in four American homes is victimized by crime, and Justice Dept. statistics reveal that most break-ins occur during daylight hours. Yesterday's security measures just aren't enough. Deadbolts and lightbulbs can't ...…
…N EWS District Court Dismisses Lawsuit New York (JTA) - A U.S. District Court here dismiss- ed a lawsuit brought by Jews for Jesus against the Jewish Community Relations Coun- cil of New York. Jews for Jesus sued the JCRC because the Stevensville Hotel, a glatt- kosher resort in Liberty, N.Y., which has since closed, did not permit the Hebrew- Christian organization to hold its 1987 annual gather- ing there after JCRC direc- tor Michael Mill...…
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…TORAH PORTION TEMPLE EMANU-EL The "Hamish" Place To Be Captives Redeemed In Our Own Time Come Worship With Us Tonight at 7:45 p.m.and See What "Hamish" Really Means ; t' RABBI RICHARD C. HERTZ Special to the Jewish News We Invite You, Your Family & 10- - - ' , Friends to See What Temple - A. . . Emanu-El Has To Offer. Also, Join Us On ,e Friday, August 23, S - .,:. , ' .., . , -: - • . . . / - at 7:45 p.m. For O...…
…•■••=1 NEWS I Day Schools For Soviet Students New York (JTA) — When school bells ring next month in Moscow, things will be very different for Jewish children. Three full-time Jewish day schools, in session from Monday to Friday, will be holding classes, according to Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, the new religious leader of Moscow's main synagogue and deputy chief rabbi of the Soviet Union. For some 600 to 1,000 ex- pected students, ages 5 to 16...…
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…The annual Michigan Jewish Hall of Fame Games gave athletes with disabilities a chance to shine. Above: Medal winner Steve Cziezler is congratulated by brother-in-law Gary McCarrick. Photos by Glenn Triest Above right: Michael Herman is proud of his awards. Right: Athletes received plenty of encouragement. 50 FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1991 …
