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…$1.00 OCTOBER 9, 1998/TISHREI 19, 5759 Inside: 11 A 50-Year Political Kaffee Klatsch The Fall Tradition At 14 And Franklin High Holiday food donations stock the Yad Ezra pantry to feed the hungry. • …

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…'YR October 9, 1998 Vol. CXIV No. 7 This Week This Week. page 16 9 Still Politicizing The Social Legislation Group has been politicking 55 years. 16 Hands Of Hope High Holiday food donations help Yad Ezra feed the hungry. Entertainment www.detroitjewishnews.com DEPARTMENTS 68 Births 70 B'sai Mitzvah 53 Community Editorials ..... 35 73 Engagements . Marketplace . ...136 Hazel Tod 67 Obituaries .. ... .162 Synagogues ......78 Torah Por...…

…1998 ANNUAL DINNER COMMITTEE Dr. Joseph N. Epel* Chair THE AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY • DETROIT CHAPTER IS PLEASED TO INVITE YOU TO A Carol & Ricky* Blumenstein Toby* & Alex Etkin Lucille & Hiram* Dorfman Nancy & Stephen Grand* Marta* & Benjamin Rosenthal Eli Saulson* Associate Chairs DINNER COMMITTEE James Bellinson Dee & Seymour Brode Barbara Dechter James Deutchman Frances & Kenneth Eisenberg Carol Weintraub Fogel* Drs. Lynda & Conrad G...…

…For Openers... Only Thoughts Invade The Receiving Line crowd during the service and identify proud grandpop whips out seven ne of my all-time favorite snifflers. When these people come Polaroids taken in the delivery room? I cartoons, an old "Wizard of through the line, even if they are total usually examine the photos closely, Id," depicts a minister on strangers, hug them. As soon as the nod my head approvingly, and cheer- his pulpit, pro...…

…The gift of growth. As members of the Jewish community of Detroit, we must remember that a proud tradition is no guarantee of success. Times change, needs change and now our Jewish Community Center must change. Through increased growth and participation in the many wonderful educational and recreational programs of the Jewish Community Center, it is necessary to construct a more accommodating and user-friendly facility. With your gen...…

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…•• r Come see what you hoped would happen with all that money you spent on music lessons. Join us for Itzhak Perlman in concert. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to hear the artistry of the legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman in a performance for the 100 Year Celebration. You'll hear music from "Schindler's List," Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and more. Roger Nierenberg will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Join us for the musi...…

…'InTA 'gliTr V W F, Think Since 1943, the Social Legislation Group has been discussing world issues and supporting Democratic causes and candidates. HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer ith pots of coffee brew- ing, a kitchen table filled with homemade food fuels a lively political dis- cussion on a recent Saturday in the liv- ing room of a two-story Huntington Woods home. Dorothy Rood, 81, a retired Detroit schoolteacher and social worker, tries ...…

…T o help celebrate Israel's 50th Anniversary and Promote Teen Travel to Eretz Yisrael, the Detroit Jewish News would like to share your teen's special memories with our readers in our new Israel Album feature. The Social Legislation Group began as an offshoot of a National Council of Jewish Women committee in 1943. About 25 Wayne State graduates, teach- ers and social workers met to discuss issues and support Democratic causes and candidates...…

…YO R CAR fir DETRO - to FL I_ on the wsr CK AUTOLOCPS ENCL L SERVICE, ! FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, DETROIT HAS CAR-RAIL SERVICE TO FLORIDA! I I fered a stroke three years ago and still ai wears a neckbrace. Her husband, Arnold, has attended some meetings, and became involved to push for the SMART bus system. Member Cynthia Colvin, 75, a Professor Emeritus at Wayne State University, taught education before tak- ing early retirement in 1983. A...…

…,-,471..e.rar • ••• Boosting • Adult Education Mini-courses held at the JCCs will offer Jewish learning for everyone. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer T MODERN CIfIC RILES N • APPAREL ACCESSORIES • NOVE Girls Sizes 4-14 Boys Sizes 4-20 Juniors & Contemporary Inside the Orchard Mall • (24 Open Sundays 12 Diamonds, Estate & Antique Jewelry Franklin Village • 32800 Franklin Rd. Karma Antiques Marsha Wein ' 626-4410 1 6 661-9900 For ...…

…You are cordially invited to attend J he Ziocaust Jiemorial Centers 1:urfeendnntversary inner Sunday, November 8, 1998 Westin Hotel, Renaissance Center, Detroit Please join us in honoring the Holocaust Survivors on this special evening. Reception 5:00 p.m. ) :74' Dinner 6:00 p.m. Remember Zachor 1111 • ► \ • Couvert $200 Patron $300 AL- o cIS (fall/ Xiiman Legacy Award Recipient Anne . / aairman - loteri ._tecierinan For ...…

….P.1011. This Week sib Marching Into The Past Detroit's Jewish community plans its second March of the Living in Poland. LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer At Heatherwood, we offer a warm, wonderful atmosphere, and provide all the services our residents need to remain as active in the community as they wish. Southfield's Most Distinguished etirement Community Offers • Lunch available (7 days per week) - something the others don't offer •...…

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…High Holiday food donations stock the Yad Ezra pantry to feed the hungry. • GLENN TRIEST AND KRISTA HUSA Photographers .I t started 10 days ago, as congregants from 21 synagogues and other institutions in the metropolitan Detroit area came to Yom - Kippur services toting bags of food. Over the next several days the gifts were brought by truck to the Oak Park-based central warehouse run by Yad Ezra. When the tally was made, the annual food ...…

…cD Op osite page: Le . Carol Cohen and A Byer packed bo'..es for delivery. Right: Jerry Eizen and Roz Greenberg lift bags of food. This page: Above: Rick Lepsetz does - some sorting. Far left: Eugene Sherizerr runs the forklift as well as the volunteers. • Left: Jane Shayne has been a Yad Ezra volunteer for nine 'years. 10/9 1998 Detroit Jewish News 17 • …

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…Team up with Jewish Family Service and lend a hand at the 2nd annual Fall Fix Up* Sunday, November 1, 1998 *An annual program serving homebound older adults and others in need of minor home repairs and outdoor cleanup Gerry Kaplan Irvin Kappy Chairpersons Nancy Welber Barr Micki Grossman Joel Young Co-chairpersons Call Nitzana York at 248-559-1500, for information and registration Please complete and return this form to Nitzana York, ...…

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…INTRODUCING of Fruit Loops for decoration." The kids planned to further deco- rate the sukkah with homemade con- struction-paper pictures. The Deutsches, who have Shabbat dinners regularly, teach their kids about the Jewish holidays through family reading and discussion. Building a sukkah is the perfect backdrop for learning, Susan said. As she put it: "If the kids don't live Judaism while they're young, it won't mean much to them when they'r...…

…• ▪ B'NAI B'RITH CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION . . Invites the entire community to an • • on • EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM • . • "FAMILIAL DYSAUTOMOMIA"*I • *Eastern European Jewish genetic disorder that causes disfuntion of the autonomic and sensory nervous system • in male and female babies WITH GUEST SPEAKERS: • • High Honors Inv The Jewish News earns 4 awards in statewide newspaper competition. The Jewish News captured four 1998 Mi...…

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…• Getting Set To Jet What To Do! • 'Whom To See! I ( Months in advance, prepartions for the next Miracle Mission are advancing. HARRY KIRSBAUM they could handle. No mission was scheduled in 1997. Robert and Carolann Goode of Temple Israel have traveled to da Rogovein had hoped to take her husband to Israel, as travel- London, Paris and throughout the ers in Michigan Miracle Mission United States, Now they'll tour Israel II, in 1995. But ...…

…National Digest ▪ • 4460 Orchard Lake Poaci MI 48323 Phone: 248.683.1010 west Bloomfield, gent c5ireet cfc lIksi cHoomfr'eld Conservatives Back Women A recent study by the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary found that 84 percent of Conservative synagogue members believe that women should have the same rights as men in the .synagogue and 70 percent were willing to hire a woman as a rabbi. The gender gap in attitudes was ...…

…Preserving The Past...Showcasing The Present Detroit Historical Society 19 showhoureigner* In partnership with the American Society of Interior Designers, Michigan Chapter Washington Watch Troubles for Levin; the Mideast missile quandary; Holocaust scholarship. The former B. Siegel Estate 150 West Boston Blvd. Detroit, MI JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent OCTOBER 3-25, 1998 TUESDAY - SUNDAY 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. Secured parking an...…

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…This Borders benefit for _IFS; ad is repudiated. Buy a book and help Jewish Family Service at the same time. The social and mental health service agency, with offices in Southfield and West Bloomfield, will benefit from all sales at the Borders Bookstore in Farming- ton Hills, Friday-Sunday, Oct. 9-11. Borders will donate 15 percent of each sale to JFS when customers vis- iting the store, on Orchard Lake Road, south of 14 Mile, mention JFA a...…

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…Editorials The Naftaly Legacy or inadequate nursing home care that cry -but for obert Naftaly ended a three-year term strong and immediate corrective action. as president of the Jewish Federation But others — including legal guardianship, of Metropolitan Detroit on Sept. 28. nursing home chaplaincy and special-needs day During a turbulent time for Federa- programs — are being addressed, thanks to tion, he emerged a popular, strong COJES and ...…

…, OPINION Shall We Dance, Even If We Don't Feel Like It? RABBI JEROME M. EPSTEIN Special to The Jewish News Id ost years, thinking about the holiday of Simchat Torah conjures up wonderful images of celebration. We picture crowds of Jews of all ages singing rousing songs, danc- ing joyously with the Torah, eating special holiday foods and generally offering exuberant thanks for the giv- ing of the Law. Some years, however, We don't feel li...…

….PUBLISHEWS NOTEBOOK The Transportation: A Mother's Testimony order to avoid being beaten, shouted at wo items in last week's Jewish or even shot. News touch a raw nerve. "A young guard sidled up to a girl at One relates to the planting the end of a row and remarked Skoda of crosses by radical Catholics (too bad), and you are so young. They outside the Auschwitz death camp, a will make soap of you.' The girl became horrific place. that is sy...…

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…OPINION Holocaust Survivors Need Our Attention It's a blessing your children you're a have given you grand- children. But you've got big responsibilities. Here's one: Give the parents a subscription to The Detroit Jewish News. They'll find lots of useful new ideas about raising children in a Jewish or interfaith household. The Jewish News is a "Book of Why" about the holidays, our heritage and the world we live in. The information a parent n...…

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…D-= The sun. The sand. The wind in your hair. Welco e to "Swing Break" in Israel. CP- Support the Israel Defense Forces Honoree Ann Newman At a time when college kids are packing their bags for school, the youth of Israel are headed off to boot camp and two years of dangerous military duty. Please join the Michigan Friends of the IDF in supporting these brave young men and women. •Third Annual Dinner •Wednesday, November 11th •Ritz-Carl...…

….+4.11111M1.4 Global Digest Search For Jews' Stolen Artworks 40 Posters in Jerusalem opposed the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and special envoy Dennis Ross. Deal-breakers Stridency of Hamas, Israeli right rises as Israel, Palestinians near an accord. DAVID LANDAU Special to The Jewish News Jerusalem A series of intelligence warn- ings that Hamas terror • attacks are imminent is providing the best proof that Is...…

…Please join us as we celebrate the Eighth Anniversary of YAD EZRA feedhrg the Jewish thihgry Yad Ezra the kosher food pantry feeding hungry Jewish families ,tirw , &t , • -- • " s'VA''..v.a6"AttVe' Wednesday, November 4, 1998 at Adat Shalom Synagogue Hors d'oeuvres 6:00 p.m. • Program 6:45 p.m. Gina & Arthur Horwitz Michelle & Robert Kleiman Dinner Chairpersons Paul Magy Ellen Labes Parlor Event Chairpersons Ed Hersch Dinner Pr...…

…Exploring Jewish k lig s an responsibilities toward the e Vironmen Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the leader of Hamas, said cooperation between the Palestianian Authority, Israel and the United States was interfering with Hamas' ability to carry out attacks. summit with Clinton and Arafat hav- ing divested Israel of more West Bank land, Netanyau would find himself divested of his government. The NRP ministers and other Cabinet hawks are now focusing t...…

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…1998 CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT SC SPONSORSHIP TOPIC Adat Shalom Synagogue Bat Mitzvah Women (248) 851-5000 Lunch & Learn* 12:00 - 2:00 pm Women at the Wall: Perspectives of a Conservative Jew Friday 10/9 Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills Adat Shalom Synagogue (248) 851-5100 Friday Evening Service 5:45 pm Dinner* 6:45 pm A Jewish View of Relationships: Key Concepts for the Family Friday 10/9 Adat Shalom Synagog...…

…5759 OLAR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP TOPIC DATE PLACE Cong. Beth Shalom (248) 547-7970 Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 am Update on Conservative Judaism in Israel Lunch* 12:15 - 2:00 pm Spirituality: What Does It Mean? Competing Views Shabbat 10/24 Beth Shalom 14601 Lincoln Oak Park Cong. Shaarey Zedek Tapestry Event (248) 357-5544 Men, Women and the Nature of Relationships 8:00 pm* Saturday' 10/24 Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road...…

…New Era For Germany ose.1/4.,w,* •Iftm • If they're old enough to get married, they're old enough to get their own Jewish News If you have family or friends who are marrying, consider giving them a subscription to The Detroit Jewish News. It's the community's "book of why." With it, they'll keep in touch with Jewish life. Interesting articles about their heritage, the holidays, current events and politics. Plus art, literature, dance, koshe...…