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…The Obama Presidency ON THE COVER Faces In The Crowd Local Jews witness history at Barack Obama's inauguration. Robin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News W hen our new president looked out at the vast crowd during his Jan. 20 swearing- in ceremony, it must have been a blur. A sea of roughly two million people of all shapes, sizes, colors, races, creeds and religions poured across the National Mall in Washington, D.C., amid heavy securit...…
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…The Obama Presidency Witness To History From campaign to inauguration, Obama brings home message of hope. Sam Kaufman Special to the Jewish News 0 n Jan 20, I was one of the lucky individuals to witness firsthand the inauguration of Barack Obama. This emotional event held a special place for me because I devoted a considerable amount of time and energy to this election, and I felt that attending the inauguration was a great way to close o...…
…Perspectives on the Middle An Eastern Michigan University Lecture Series Dr. Ilan Troen Whose Land Is It Anyway? Theology and Secular Politics in the Land of Israel/Palestine February 5, 2009 , 7:30 p.m. Ballroom B, Student Center, Eastern Michigan University • Stoll Family Professor in Israel Studies at Brandeis University • Director of Brandeis' Schusterman Center for Israel Studies • Founding Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at B...…
…The Obama Presidency POINT/COUNTERPOINT Mitchell: Honest Broker Mitchell: Wrong Diplomat Washington/JTA Philadelphia/JTA 1.1 opefully, George Mitchell's tenure as special envoy to the Middle East will turn out to be a case of déjà vu, as in Northern Ireland. For a time it appeared that Israelis and Palestinians would end their conflict before Irish Catholics and Protestants. In 1993, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Ara...…
…Operation Cast Lead 33 Hours In Israel Federation leadership mission yields sobering experiences. T hree weeks ago, I took a United Jewish Communities Solidarity Mission to Israel in the midst of Israel's military response in Gaza against Hamas militants, who have harassed southern Israel for the past eight years, firing more than 10,000 rockets and mis- siles into Israel from the Gaza territory. After a 17- hour trip to Israel, we arrived...…
…Operation Cast Lead Russian Voices Heard Local group gathers in solidarity with Israel. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News T he crowd was smaller than expected, but the determination was strong as a group of local Russian-speaking Jews met at the Oak Park Jewish Community Center Jan. 20 to express solidarity for Israel in the ongoing battle against Hamas Islamic militants. Close to 50 people, many of them mem- bers of the Russian Ort...…
…Israel chose not to attend pro-Israel rallies in French cities during the latest war, some Jews said they again felt abandoned by the lawmakers. "One president who supports Israel doesn't mean Jews will feel represented:' said Patrick Gaubert, president of the International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism. Frederic Encel, a geopolitical scholar and expert on French-Israel ties, says the situation is still far bet- ter than it was at th...…
…Metro AROUND TOWN Shabbat in the D Young adults visit last remaining synagogue in Detroit. A aron Schwartz, 33, of Oak Park remembers the first time he encountered the Issac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. It was like discovering a hidden gem. Now, he's an active member. "I work downtown at an architecture firm, Hamilton Anderson," Schwartz explained. "Four years ago, there was one evening someone needed a minyan to say Kaddish. I go...…
…• HEALTH & FITNESS finding a physician Finding Dr. Right There are plenty of resources and reasons to find the correct physician. Ruthan Brodsky Special to the Jewish News S electing a new doctor is not something any of us wants to do on a regular basis. It takes time to build a patient/doctor relationship. The trick is to select a physician before you actually need one. It's not cians. Your internist, your family physi- Surfing The...…
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…9 WSU professors confront Rwanda's `second genocide' I n Kigali, Rwanda, Wayne State University professor Mark Luborsky works past dark in a building overlooking a lit courtyard. Nothing is unusual about the setting except that 14 years ago, tens of thousands of Tutsis were slaughtered in that courtyard. Along with Professor of Anthropology Andrea Sankar, his wife and collaborator, Luborsky regularly endures the 38-hour trip from Detroit to...…
…3 Meet Annetta Miller, Wayne State's queen of green arely 5 feet tall with a froth of gray hair and oversize tortoise-shell glasses, Annetta Miller walks with a spring in her step that belies her 87 years. She's got a twinkle in her eye, but don't let that fool you. Miller is a force to be reckoned with. And though she may not be comfortable with the title of rabble- rouser, she has definitely rattled some cages. B Miller entered public se...…
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…ME MN MO NO MN III Sue Marx's latest documentary is a story of success by the numbers S ue Marx has met a lot of interesting people in her work as an oscar- winning filmmaker. She and co-producer Allyson Fink Rockwell have created award-winning programs for a variety of clients on topics from health to history, politics to animal welfare. They've done projects for the City of Detroit, the DIA, DSO, Cranbrook, the Detroit Zoo, the Jewish Fe...…
…6 Janet Dashevsky plans a different kind of spring break A lot of students look forward to carousing in Cabo on spring break, but Janet Dashevsky isn't one of them. year through Israel by Birthright and that really changed me as an individual. It helped me get in touch with my Jewish religion." In her sophomore year Dashevsky was a member of the Jewish Students Organization and responsible for planning the Purim party. While it sounds lik...…
…NEW IN JEWISH STUDIES FROM WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS MERI-JANI: ROCIIELSON A JEW IN THE PUBLIC ARENA THE CAREER OF ISRAEL ZANGWILL BY MERI-JANE ROCHELSON "Rochelson ably guides readers through Zangwill's fiction and drama, highlighting its strengths and conceding its weaknesses, but even more importantly, she captures Zangwill's public career as a defender of Jews, a supporter of women's rights, and an opponent of militarism, linking ...…
…Coming toWSU? Here's what you need to know Incoming student admission requirements To be admitted to Wayne State University with no minimum ACT or SAT score requirements, incoming freshmen must have at least a 2.75 high school grade-point average. Test scores must be submitted, however. Interested in Jewish Studies Contact the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at (313) 577-2679. Estimated costs for 2008 Wayne State's estimated tuition f...…
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…Food Gridiron Heroes Snazzy subs and snacks for Super Sunday couch potatoes. Annabel Cohen Special to the Jewish News S uper Bowl Sunday is finally upon us. Although this year's Lions were, shall we say, disap- pointing, Detroiters still love the game and we will tune in, turn on and pig out on Feb. 1 to prove it. Some of us (not me) will start early, watching pre-game shows way before the 6:28 p.m. kickoff at Tampa Bay's Raymond James St...…
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