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…Obituaries Obituaries are updated and archived on JNonline.us . FREDA ACKERMAN, 88, of Northville, died Oct. 31, 2006. She is survived by her husband, Charles Ackerman; daughter, De Ann Fierman of Northville; son, Gerald Ackerman; grandchildren, Adam and Yasmeen Wengrow, Shari and Fred Adair, Candice Ackerman; great- grandchildren, Cole and Kennedy Adair, Erin and Benjamin Wengrow. Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be...…
…ESTHERGOREVITZ, 91, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Detroit, died Nov. 5, 2006. She is survived by her daugh- ter and son-in-law, Barbara and Frank Spurling of Winter Park, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Roberta Gorevitz of Oak Park; grandchil- dren, Andrea and Alex Stierna, David Gorevitz, Shari and Robert Parker, Erin Bengels, Tracy Bengels; great-granddaughter, Danielle Parker. She was the beloved wife of the late Ben Gorevitz; loving mother of the l...…
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…Obituaries Obituaries on page 85 MINNIE HERMAN SPINNER, 90, of Commerce Township, died Nov. 5, 2006. She was a member of Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary of Lt. Roy F. Green • Post. Mrs. Spinner is survived by her hus- band, Herman Spinner of Commerce Township; children, Merwyn and Cheryl Herman, Dennis and Robin Herman, Sandra and Morris Sherman, Barbara and Sheldon Sherman, Annette and Paul Cohen; grandchildren, Barbara, Beth, Andrea, Robert ...…
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…PI To Life! APPLE -TREE Happy Purim. Elizabeth Applebaum Contributing Editor • When The Holiday Occurs: The 14th day of Adar, which this year corresponds to sundown Monday, March 13, until sun- down Tuesday, March 14. • Why We Celebrate: Purim recalls how Queen Esther and Mordechai thwarted the plans of Haman to kill all the Jews during the reign of King Ahasuerus of ancient Persia (4th century BCE). The name "Purim" means "lots," obje...…
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…• coo Congregation Shaarey Zedek Invites You to Comedy Central ::.1:;RA; 1 1 ,_OMIMENTARY ;SHAIREY ZEDEK Bob Alipo Rabbi/Stand-Up Comic "The world's only practicing clergyman doing stand-up...intentionally." Purim: Hearing The Voice of The People possibly disastrous ost summaries of effects his action might Megillat Esther have for the entire Jewish recount the near- people — i.e., the average destruction of the Jewish Jew? people in ...…
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…Metro Purim's Mitzvah Volunteers gather to distribute gifts to brighten holiday for others. Robin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News iles of granola bars, candy, crackers, hamen- tashen and other snacks filled dozens of tables at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township. Surrounding the tables were hundreds of volunteers. David Newman of Huntington Woods and his daughter Sydney, 5, were part of a massive assembly line...…
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…(World With substance abuse rising, observant Jews find they're not immune. Orthodox young people, coupled with the community's traditional reluctance to air its dirty laundry, leads families and schools to cover up addic- tions. As a result, addicts often don't receive treatment until their addictions have reached crisis proportions. Those involved in treating these addicts say that, until recently, members of the Orthodox community receiv...…
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…Long Road Ambassadors promote Jewish-Polish relations. Harry Kirsbaum Staff Writer T hey have a long road ahead of them. Last week, Maciej Kozlowski, Poland's Arnbassador-at- large for Polish-Jewish relations in Warsaw, and David Peleg, Israel's ambassador to Poland, went on an American Jewish Committee-spon- sored promotional tour to Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York and Detroit. They spoke to the media and mingled with small-groups of...…
…World While everyone's busy debating stem cells, we're busy producing results. Long Road from page 29 / While the stem cell debate rages, scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology are using this important science to advance medicine and save lives. biological pacemaker. Eventually, this could eliminate mechanical pacemakers, which require surgery to replace the battery every few years, and could replace damaged cells in pa...…
…Opinion Dry Bones M O AN°All Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . HAMS IS NO MORE PEOICATE0 TO THE DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL MAN THE PLO WAS! No More Purims N ow is the time to stop Iran! That was the major theme of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference held in Washington, D.C., this week. And for good reason. The Iranian president has pledged to wipe out Israel while he distorts and demonizes...…
…I Opinion OTHER VIEWS Rabbi Adler Remembered Legacy Of Counsel And Heart T Editor's note: This is an abridged ver- sion of a sermon that Rabbi Groner gave at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield on March 23,1996, in commemoration of the 30th anniver- sary of Rabbi Adler's death. his month coincides with the that day for Rabbi Adler. Like many oth- occasion, 40 years ago, from the ers of his generation, he rebelled against tragic mom...…
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…e i 1 Quietly Devastating from page 37 Imre Kertesz penned the screenplay for the film adaptation of his novel they're invisible. Fateless is not an existential essay on the indifference of God or the cruelty of man. Nor, for that matter, is it an emotional roller-coaster ride with peaks and valleys. It is a film of small gestures in which a slap in the face becomes an act of shocking brutality and a simple "thank you" is a sign that civil...…
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