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…bituaries Obituaries are updated daily and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com ir Jacob "Jack" Schwartz Reached Out To Those In Need of Help [ 1 Jacob "Jack" Schwartz, who devoted part of his life to helping veterans, the homeless and children, died Dec. 30. The Farmington Hills resident was 80. "He lived vibrantly, robustly," said Robin Stearn of her father. "He devot- ed a great deal to veterans, the home- less and the poo...…
…Obituaries Drugs on 10 Mile and Coolidge and previously owned Dewey Drugs on Six Mile and Woodingham. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Pharmacy in 1949 and was a member of Rho Pi Phi Fraternity. He was also a member of Congregation B'nai Moshe for 30 years. Mr. Elkiss is survived by his wife, Audrey Elkiss; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Mitchell Elkiss and Dr. Sally Rosen- berg of West Bloomfield; daughter and son-in-law, Dav...…
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…WE REMEMBER During the coming week, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah will observe the yahrtzeits of the following departed friends with the traditional memorial prayer, recitation of kaddish and studying of mishnayos. TAVES TAVES JANUARY YESHIVA BEM YEHLIOAH SCHOOL FOR BOYS 15751 West Lincoln Drive • Southfield, Michigan 48076 Harry Morrison Hedwig Schloss Samuel Weber Jeanette Weiss Sam Yuster Louis Berman Rebecca Colby Rose Feldman Allen Lawrence L...…
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…Obituaries L arge chapel. Small chapel. Graveside. Cemetery chapel. We are without Robert Irving of San Diego; sisters and brother-in-law, Sari Cohen of Palm Springs, Calif, Maxine and Art Smith of Southfield; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Contributions may be made to Jew- ish Home for the Aged at Douglas Gar- dens, Miami, Fla., or Hospice House, North Broward Medical Center, Porn- pano Beach, Fla. Interment at Star of David. l...…
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…JN wvvw d etro tj ewis h n ews c o m January 1, 1999 Vol. CXIV, No. 19 This Week It's a wonderful, lift. page 22 8 Akiva: The Roads Ahead Attrition, intellectual identity confront school as it plans to move. AppleTree 57 MS OATA* *Making Sense Of All Those Acronyms frequently used in Jewish life. DEPARTMENTS Births Calendar Community Crossword Puzzle Cyberspot Editorials ...... Food Marketplace Maze! Toy! Obituaries Synagogues This...…
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…Akiva: The Roads Ahead • ..• • .*: •• Student and std attrition, questions of intellectual identity confront the school as it plans to move. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer r or years, Akiva Hebrew Day School's home has been a rundown building with peeling paint, high heating bills and a shortage of classrooms. Now, the school has the opportuni- ty to get a fresh start in a spacious and freshly renovated structure, the former site of Congreg...…
…/— because they couldn't cut it, but sever- math, science, foreign languages and Attrition In High School al left because it was too easy," said English." He added, "You can tell if a Last year, Akiva graduated 10 stu- Avi Newman, a 1997 Akiva graduate school is college prep by the percent- dents, half of the 21 who began high who is now a sophomore at the age of kids who get into their first- school together in ninth grade. The University of...…
…when he switched to Southfield- Stuart noted that during their time in "Most of the people I know from Lathrup, he came to life and studied," Akiva's high school, few classes Akiva fell behind in math and were she recalled. "He was being challenged required much homework. scared to take sciences," she said. "I and he rose to the challenge." Former Akiva parent Noemi took a chemistry placement exam here Despite being behind at first, Avi Ebenst...…
…girls are taking math, not at Akiva, offerings," said Gordon. "This gives but at Oakland Community College. her more opportunities to show col- Isaac Lakritz, who has three chil- leges what she can do." dren at Akiva, said he is troubled by Not everyone is dissatisfied with Akiva's high school. A 1998 graduate, the school's "level of education, which Miriam Segelbaum, now a freshman at needs to be upgraded in many signifi- cant areas." Lakritz...…
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…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 ...…
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…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...…
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…• .•-. 4 ‘,,N •‘ itorials Letters to the Editor are updated daily and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.corn For A Stronger Akiva IVIT Metropolitan Detroit (Conservative). From our perspective, a determined effort to stay in touch with alumni, commission an independent evaluation and initiate physical and academic improvements would increase the prospect of Akiva rain' the $1.2 million that's required to cOnve...,:r`;‘. former...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS A Last Goodbye For A Loved Grandparent ORNA MORETON Special to The Jewish. News don't really know what corn- pelled me to call my grand- mother that Sunday morning. When I heard her voice, I knew I had to see her. I also knew that this visit would be our last. My grandmother, Anne Kellerman, and I were extremely devoted. She shared her best years with me, offering me her guidance, her wisdom and, most of all, her unconditio...…
