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…looking back When legendary comedian Jerry Lewis, who was Jewish, died Aug. 20, 2017, the JN ran two stories looking back at the man and his career. Both stories mentioned that the star didn’t do much to sup- port Israel. U.S. District Judge Paul D. Borman produced proof to the contrary and sent in a photo taken in the home of his parents, Tom and Sarah Borman, in 1957, when Jerry Lewis came to Detroit to pro- mote the sale of Israel bonds. ...…
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…Detroit Jewish News n contents JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 1 | 28 TEVET-5 SHEVAT 5777 | VOL. CL ISSUE 26 views 5-10 ‘Obamacare’ angst Jewish Family Service is poised to help com- munity members no matter what happens to the Affordable Care Act. Online exclusives: • Video: Detroit’s Wailing Wall • An eyewitness account of the National Women’s March arts&life 49 fashion forward Introducing Jodi Feld, our new fashion columnist. 50 theater j...…
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…views My Story for openers Power Of A Hug I t was early in Sedona’s hiking sea- son. An hour into our hike, we’d not encountered another person. During a water break, another hiker came up to chat. We ran through the usual questions: Where are you from? How long are you stay- ing? What trails have you hiked? Standard fare for these brief exchanges before parting ways. The hiker, a big burly guy, maybe in his 40s, was alone for the day. Up...…
…views letters guest column JN Takes Consistent Stand I commend Robert Sklar’s essay “Resolved: U.N. Vote Undercuts Israel” (Jan. 12, page 6). From his essay, we learn the contents of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334 and the views of the Detroit Jewish News, in general, and of Mr. Sklar, in particular. The JN, he writes, “ has never wavered in its belief that Jerusalem must stay united.” In an age where there is so much fear of not bei...…
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…jews d in the Jewish Detroiters On The Move Out-migration to suburbs started in the 1950s, but now some are returning to the urban core. BY SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER THE INTERSECTION PROJECT Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, the Detroit Journalism Cooperative, which includes the Detroit Jewish News, is exploring whether conditions that produced the civil unrest hav...…
…LEONARD N. SIMONS JEWISH COMMUNITY ARCHIVES GARY RYAN city neighborhoods. (Many Northwest Detroit houses, while still fairly new because they were built in the late 1940s through the 1950s, were relatively small.) Another reason for suburban migration was the lack of available land for expansion within the city. Detroit was designed as a city of single-family homes and small apartment buildings, rather than higher-density vertical developmen...…
…jews d in the WALTER P. REUTHER LIBRARY, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY continued from page 13 Detroit’s “Wailing Wall” Built to separate black and white neighborhoods, the concrete wall still stands today. ROBIN SCHWARTZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER TOP: The Detroit Wall, 1951. INSET: Teresa Moon has lived around Detroit’s “Wailing Wall” since age 6. She learned its true meaning — to separate houses owned by blacks from new white subdivisions — when s...…
…Andrew Stein and his daughter, Mia, 6, in front of their Sherwood Forest home Rachel Klegon at Green Living Science, where she is executive director A Revitalized Detroit Attracts Young Jewish Residents SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER W hile many Jewish Detroiters left the city between 1950 and 1970, a growing number of young Jews are choosing Detroit as home. Jewish singles and couples, mainly in their 20s and 30s, have moved to neigh...…
…jews d in the continued from page 14 B NA I 2152590 000000 16 January 26 • 2017 jn The Jewish Community Council quently received some hate mail,” supported the Brickley ordinance, Kalichman says. which prohibited discriminatory The proposed Detroit fair housing real estate practices and passed in ordinance did not pass, but state 1962. During the 1960s, the Jewish and federal legislation was approved Community Council met with real so...…
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…jews d in the ‘Making Herstory’ MICHELE FREED SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS TOP RIGHT: Eileen Freed of Ann Arbor with her daughters Michele and Ariel. BOTTOM RIGHT: Michele Freed, center, with other march participants. BELOW: Signs, pink hats and people united. I ’ve seen what democracy looks like. I’ve been living in Washington, D.C., for about a year and a half. At times, I’ve felt inspired, but mostly overwhelmed by the focus placed on ...…
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…jews d PHOTOS BY RUDY THOMAS in the West Bloomfield police arrived quickly when a bomb threat was called in to the JCC. Brian Siegel, JCC CEO, talks to the media. Bomb Threat Local organizations praised for handling situation at JCC. RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER L ocal public safety officers as well as security and administrative staff from the Jewish Community Center and other organizations received kudos for their efficient han...…
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…jews d in the Working Partners Grant aids JVS job program for people with disabilities. T he Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, through the Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Endowment Fund, has awarded JVS a $36,400 grant for Pathways to Careers, which helps people with disabilities develop work skills and gain employment in the community. JVS is seeking employers to participate. JVS will use the grant to fu...…
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…jews d in the Hank Greenberg AZA #151 gathers before Opening Ceremonies. Al Jolson AZA #317 and Emunah BBG #156 celebrate Distinguished Chapter Award wins. Madison Zeidman and Alena Blumberg. both of Farmington Hills, Josh Elias of West Bloomfield, Lacey Cohen of Bloomfield Hills, Jacob Edelson of Franklin and Ben Walters of West Bloomfield catch up in between competitions. Members of Dora Savage BBG #308 perform during the Cheer Competit...…
…Interested in joining BBYO?!?! Come to our #RushAZABBG Program Sunday, January 29 th from 2:00-4:00 PM at the WB JCC No Charge to Attend *Every chapter will host a short program for you to get to know them. *Travel from room to room with others checking out BBYO. *Ask questions *Then choose which one is right for you! If you have any questions, or need more information, please contact Katie Fried at kfried@bbyo.org or 248-432-5685. 00...…
…jews d & in the faces More than 200 children and adults of all ages enjoyed an afternoon of volunteering at Adat Shalom in December. The enthusiastic participants produced 120 homemade dog biscuits, 100 dog toys, 15 bags of supplies for the Michigan Animal Rescue League and Pets for Vets, 60 bag lunches for the homeless, 18 fleece blankets, seven new-baby baskets, 30 scarves for clients of the Hope Hospitality House and Warming Center, 36 c...…
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…jews d in the Great Scott! New apartment building in Midtown Detroit wows a crowd at grand opening. ROBIN SCHWARTZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Scott at Brush Park is located at 3150 Woodward Ave. For details, visit thescottdetroit.com or call (313) 818-3703. A stunning glass fireplace cast a warm glow; there was live music, food and drinks, and cozy furniture to sit on — but a steady stream of guests kept wandering outside on a 19-degree De...…
…Please join us as a taster at Temple Shir Shalom’s Seventh Annual Chicken Soup Cook-Off Light One Candle Project Temple Emanu-El collected dozens of Chanukah gifts as part of its Light One Candle project with Jewish Family Service. The Social Action Committee coordinated the project that involved many congregational families so that many in our community could enjoy a joyous Chanukah. • F OR ADVANCED T ICKET P URCHASE P LEASE C ALL 248...…
…jews d in the Sign Of The Times Architect’s “transgender” transit shelter needs a home. JOYCE WISWELL SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS T ransgendered” was the last thing on Alexander Pollock’s mind when he designed a bus shelter more than three decades ago. In fact, he didn’t even know what the word meant — and when he looked it up in the dictionary, it wasn’t there. This was back in the 1970s, when the federal gov- ernment offered to fund new...…
…Honorees: Jesse Arm, David Rabens, Pete Hoekstra, Eugene Greenstein and Ed Kohl. ZOA-MI’s Balfour Celebration The Zionist Organization of America, Michigan Region celebrat- ed its 82nd annual Balfour Dinner on Dec. 4 at Adat Shalom Synagogue with about 250 people attending. Dr. Eugene Greenstein and Dr. David Rabens were given Israel Lifetime Achievement Awards. Greenstein was ZOA-MI president for six years and continues to advo- cate for Is...…
…for college students by college students Jan. 26. 2017/ 28 Tevet 5777 VOLUME 8, NO. 1 Meet Michigan SWU Fellows T Israel Advocacy StandWithUs training helps bring Israel in focus for Jewish, non-Jewish students. Allison Egrin and Sebastian Parra, StandWithUs Central Region campus coordinator, at Handprints4Peace at Grand Valley State University Allison Egrin } jewish@edu writer I became a StandWithUs Emerson Fellow because I wanted t...…
…Hillel Happenings GVSU’s Pink Shabbat For Breast Cancer illel at Grand Valley State University gathered for a Pink Shabbat last semester to raise breast cancer awareness on campus. A few students from Michigan State University came to help the cause, too. Gift of Life Campus Ambassadors ran a bone marrow registration cheek swab drive. Gift of Life is an international public bone marrow and blood stem cell registry. Through its life-saving wo...…
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…Custom Swimwear moments by Exelnt Designs continued from page 45 fitting women for 36 years Pick your style, size & color Hand made to fit you! Jonah Michael Stein, son of Debbie and Steven Stein, will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Stein Farmington Hills. Sharing in his cele- bration will be his sister Madeline. He is the grandson of Judy Stein, the late Alfred Stein, and the late Elaine and late ...…
