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…nsraorr JEWISH NEWS A Michigan Press Association Newspaper of the Year It was a broiling summer day, but Dr. Milton Shiffman seemed as collected as ever in telling about his passion for supporting Jewish education. We were marching in the ded- ication parade for the new Yeshivat Akiva. "Jewish educa- tion," he said, "is key to who we are as a people. And it starts, it starts, with the kids." He and his wife Lois knew we needed to hook child...…

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…4 This Week Rising From The Communal Trenches The New G uar HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer urvival of the Jewish people has always been a goal of Jewish communal groups in America. And for more than 50 years, Detroit has always had a key player at the national level. Max Fisher, the 91-year-old philan- thropist from Franklin, represents the old guard of leaders who responded swiftly when the threats to Judaism were more physical. He helped ...…

…Cover Story Detroit's Joel Tauber faces today's challenges to Jewish survival as a leader of a powerful new national coalition. 1/28 aoo …

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…This Week Rising From The Communal Trenches Metro Detroit's Jewish Assisted Living Community a to Pe°Ple toger r, and they haro feel a part of both the procesS and the decisions, and I think Joel brings both those qualities. Joel has a proven track record that goes back decades, at every level:" David Hamelin, former US. ambassador to Norway Tina Bassett and her , er, Morris Abrams "My dad is feeling great since coming to Elan Village! ...…

…[WI N get disappointed. A few years ago, the merger didn't come to fruition. The important thing is that he picked him- self up and started all over again. That's the sign of a real leader. It's easy to walk away from something. He's very tenacious and he's a hard worker." Those who know Tauber saw the frustrations below the surface. 'As national chairman of UJA, he was disappointed in some of the responses by communities to initiatives such...…

…This Week Rising From The Communal Trenches University of Michigan led to the manufacturing institute that bears his name on the Ann Arbor campus. "The major portion of my time has been spent on behalf of the Jewish people," Tauber said. What all the [past and present] titles have EARLY EXPERIENCE done for me is give me a greater Tauber's personal and professional expe- opportunity to make a difference and riences combined to make him an exc...…

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…This Week Accessible Education Hillel Day School's new tuition plan reduces costs for middle-income families. Hillel Day School Graduated Tuition Scale Net Tuition Income - s=, nro 1 4 walr srWlr,7"'TIWPW1 L Wlrt M ., -R ?:44144 0 ; SHELLI DORFMAN Related Editorial: page 31 n Staff Writer • illel Day School's newly unveiled tuition plan provides a graduated scale designed to attract more middle-income families. "The new tuition...…

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…This Week The Birthright trip has students much more engaged with the community. Back On Campus RABBI PHILIP COHEN Special to the Jewish News C an riding a bus endlessly for 10 days while sleep deprived, fighting a virus, recovering from jet lag and acclimating to a new climate and cuisine be the salvation of the Jewish people? It can if the bus is Israeli, the cui- sine includes massive quantities of humus and tomatoes at every meal, i...…

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…What matters most, say many Jews, is how those beliefs translate into policy. Rabbi David Saperstein, the direc- tor of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, said political candi- dates, like all Americans, have the right to talk about their faith. But he warned that as such discus- sion becomes a "part of the generic public discourse," then people will increasingly ask the candidates how they are going to act on those beliefs in term...…

…rmet Eights Sperbers The differences between the leading about their religious faith — or their candidates, Gore and Bush, on chari- support for charitable choice. table choice are interesting in light of He suggested that some of Bush's curt how they have talked about their own answers on religion indicate that he does personal faith during the campaign. not want to "foist his views on others." Both have spoken about their born- Brooks, who...…

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…Insight Ideas & Issues Taking Attendance Remember When • • • From the pages of the Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. Census shows day schools becoming increasingly popular. JULIE WIENER Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York A even has begun to chisel away at the longtime American Jewish support of public schools and opposition to school vouchers, as people search for ways to finance day school education. Among t...…

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…JNEditorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Shattering Myths T he heart of a school is its teachers; its students comprise the soul. And Hillel Day School is instituting a . tuition change designed to assure a strong student base on its Farmington Hills campus. School leaders call the graduated tuition scale a national model for mak- ing a Jewish day school education mo...…

…SPECIAL COMMENTARY What's To Be Gained By Giving Away The Golan? istic terms, the status quo with Syria is here is no question that the quite tolerable. It has been the quietest recent negotiations in West of all of Israel's borders. Since 1974, Virginia were monumental. there have been no border skirmishes, It is the closest that Israel no crossings by terrorists and no hos- has ever come to establishing dialogue tile overtures. with its no...…

…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Who Cares Who Wrote The Bible? he controversial inquiry of often the most upset because they "Who Wrote the Bible?" is have rejected Halacha [Jewish law] back in the headlines. While and adopted the Bible as an expression always hot in academic cir- of national identity." des, the topic occasionally creeps into None of this is a lightning bolt for popular conversation — which is those who follow the field. What's where it b...…

…LETTERS CREATING A HIGHER STANDARD The Model Year 2000 SEVILL E How different the outcome of the Holocaust might have been if every SS officer going up the steps to round up Jewish citizens had been met with armed resistance. I would bet that fewer than 7 million would have died. For those who haven't noticed, there is today an amount of corrup- tion and intrusiveness in government that has not been paralleled in this nation's history. Dis...…

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…• rni 1:k‘rtelk Community Calendar page 43 WAMIWEg Choices are aplenty for metro kosher restaurant patrons. Paul Kohn in the La Difference dining room. Alan Linker in the new Sperbers Gourmet Delights carryout. • , Where do the Detroit Jewish community's kosher restaurants stand as they grow in number and spread west? Related stories: pages 39, 41 SHELLI DORFMAN Staff Writer E. or a community histori- cally lacking in kosher dinin...…

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…West Bloomfield Readies For Third Kosher Restaurant SHELLI DORFMAN Staff Writer T wo more kosher restaurants are joining La Difference in West Bloomfield, but each will be distinctive in appeal. Sperbers Gourmet Delights will open Feb. 3 inside the Whole Foods Market at Orchard Lake and 14 Mile roads. Milk and Honey will begin serving meals in the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield later this year. La Difference Paul Kohn, owner o...…

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…Community Sign Up For Next SAJE Term Shoah Center Trains Volunteers SAJE — Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment — will begin its sec- ond term on Tuesday, Feb. 22, offering 25 cours- es spanning the Jewish experience. SAJE courses are each made up of three 50-minute sessions over three weeks. During the second term, SAJE will offer Jewish storytelling, Jewish arts and culture, ethics, Jewish poet- ry, Jewish music, prayer, Israel and a cour...…

…TEMPLE BETH EL Calendar SISTERHOOD'S TWELFTH ANNUAL PARTY PLANNING SHOWCASE Calendar Listings are updated regularly on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com SHABBAT SHALOM! AISH FRIDAY NIGHT FLAME Shabbat service followed by meal, songs and dessert reception for Jewish profes- sionals in their 20s and 30s 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28. RSVP: Aish HaTorah (248) 737-0400. SHIR TIKVAH SOUP SHABBAT Soup and bread served prior to a short- ened...…

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…Mazel Toy! Flashback Tickets from 50 years ago are honored once again. DEBBIE WALLIS LANDAU Special to the Jewish News The Myerses in 1949. and arranged for the pilot to announce their anniversary on the airplane. "It was unbelievable," said Nancy Myers. "When we got to LaGuardia [Airport], we were greeted with a round-trip limousine, a beautiful fruit basket and champagne," all provided by Northwest. The manager of the Waldorf Astoria w...…

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