…Gross' hiring for these reasons, sug- gesting instead that the school be run on an interim basis by a consortium of its Judaic studies teachers until it could find a leader with more compat- ible qualifications. Dr. Benjamin Wolkinson, who chaired the search committee that selected Gross, declined to be inter- viewed. Michael Greenbaum, Akiva's current president, spoke with The Jewish News in September and November about general goals and fund...…
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…More than 500 Jews turned out on Christmas Day to prepare, deliver and serve food, to entertain shut-ins and to learn lessons in the joys of kindness at more than 40 local agencies that would otherwise be left shorthanded by the Christian holiday. The Jewish News asked four of the volunteers in the annual event, organized by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, to keep a journal of their experiences. Here are the reports from Terri ...…
…One Family's Mitzvah Day Above: Stuart Sakwa and his daughter, Hayley, share a bingo table at the Fleischman Residence with Shirley Parsky, Ann Bernstein and Brenda Reiss. Left: Shari Goldstein of West Bloomfield and her son, Michael, 10, visit residents in Hechtman Apartments of Jewish Apartments and Services. Serving Soup And Hope "Don't give up! For you do touch a few!" This is the last line of a handwrit- ten poem that a homeless man s...…
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…MITZVAH DAY from page 23 ATTENTION GmHEmpLoyEps.s. wanted to know if any of the people would be there from last year — par- ticularly Albert. Albert made a big / --impression last year as the kids actu- ally taught him how to play bingo. I asked them what they liked about going to Fleischman. They said, "We like visiting with people who don't have anyone to talk to and hardly have any visitors. We like entertaining them and making them hap...…
…Battle For The Center Netanyahu faces uphill fight, with adversaries on left, right. DAVID LANDAU Jewish Telegraphic Agency rime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, forced to accede to early elections, embarked this week on a daunting struggle to recapture the popular and political appeal that cat- apulted him to the national leader- ship less than three years ago. The struggle will be long: Netanyahu and the Labor Party leader, Ehud Barak, agreed...…
…'Benny' Begin Attacks From The R ight L1 NAOMI SEGAL /Javish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem A former member of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's Cabinet has announced plans to quit the Likud Party and spearhead a right- wing challenge to the premier. \__, Ze'ev "Benny" Begin, who resigned C as science minister in 1997 when Netanyahu agreed to turn over most of Hebron to Palestinian self-rule, could weaken the premier in the May 17...…
…Lose-Lose Choices Clinton administration may find silence the best policy on Israeli elections. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent Whatever diplomats think about the administration's Mideast perfor- mance, opinion is just about unani- Washington mous that Clinton's stated preference resident Bill Clinton and his for Shimon Peres in the 1996 race Mideast team may be getting backfired, boosting Netanyahu in the what they want if Israeli...…
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…This A change at Shaarey Zedek; more icing on a kosher bakery; a fresh towel for new Jews. Less than one year after accepting the position, Mark Bello is out as execu- tive director of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, in Southfield. Leonard Baruch, who was the director from 1990 until his retire- ment in 1998, said he has agreed to be the interim director until a perma- nent replacement for Bello is named. Baruch said that the primary responsibil...…
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…Quadruple Simchah A trio of namings follows a reaffirmation of wedding vows for a Birmingham family. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to The Jewish News f you had told Mic Austen that she was going to marry Jim Austen when she met him in 1986, she probably would have told you that you were nuts. If you had told her then that she would marry,him twice, she definitely would have doubted your sanity. But 12 years after they met, the pair took their...…
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…Detroiters at Work, 1701 1901, is now open in the museum's Kresge Hall. The exhibit begins with the city's founding in 1701 as a fur trading outpost on the Great Lakes and ends with the birth of the Motor City two centuries later. In the section "City of Industry," an interactive video display explores the roles of men and women of various ethnic backgrounds. "In Business for a Century" takes a look at Detroit businesses that have been in oper...…
…14, Just How Jewish The lowdown on some of your favorite celebrities from a Hollywood insider. PHILIP BERK Special to The Jewish News II aving interviewed stars for the past 20 years, I often have asked them about their Jewish identity. Barbra Streisand wear People like their Judaism on their sleeve. For oth- ers, like Paul Newman, the question alone is an irritant. I remember asking actor/director Rob Reiner why he avoided the sub- ject ...…
