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…obituaries A Hall Of Fame Guy Steve Stein Contributing Writer DR. JUDITH ACKERMAN, 71, of Tinton Falls, N.J., died Jan. 8, 2013. She was born in Detroit and lived in West Long Branch, N.J., for 20 years before moving to Tinton Falls. Dr. Ackerman received her B.A. and M.S.W. degrees from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. in psychol- ogy in 1983 from Farleigh Dickinson University. She worked as a clinical psy- chologist in Allenhurst...…
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…obituaries Obituaries from page 53 JONATHAN STRAGER, 52, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 11, 2013. He was the founder and owner of the EGT Group. Mr. Strager is sur- vived by his son, Strager Jimmy Horn of West Bloomfield and part- ner, Paul Parker; mother and stepfather, Bernadene Strager and Ed Spivack of Florida; sisters and brothers-in-law, Amy and Stephen Scapelliti of Farmington Hills, and Patricia and Gary Blackman of Illinois; nephews...…
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…frontlines Trees In Israel Going Mad! Metro Detroit filmmaker plans documentary on iconic magazine. S ince Alan Bernstein was 6 years old, he's been mad about MAD magazine, an institution that has delivered a satiric view of American culture for more than 60 years. The Birmingham Groves High School graduate now is working to produce a documentary that explores the history and influence of the magazine. When We Went MAD! is cur- rently bei...…
…The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Acknowledges An Extraordinary Life Rabbi Irwin Groner 1931 - 2012 Beloved Rabbi, Teacher and Community Leader ^Jewish Federation OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT 4 January 10 • 2013 …
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…metro >> on the cover Going For The Gap High school seniors are increasingly choosing gap year programs over starting college. Ronelle Grier I Contributing Writer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Some of Freya's classmates from Frankel Jewish Academy (FJA) in West Bloomfield, including Josh Sider of Huntington Woods and Polina Fradkin of West Bloomfield, were already enrolled in the Kivunim program, and Freya received frequent updates on their studi...…
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…metro Story For The Gap from page 8 Planning, Research Are Key There are a wide variety of gap year pro- grams, both Jewish and secular, so finding the right program requires a fair amount of research and planning. Madeleine Warshay gathered informa- tion from websites and also talked to several people who had participated in some of the programs she was considering. Ney also provided materials and brought speakers to Akiva from gap year org...…
…Congregation Shaarey Zedek & AIPAC cordially invite you to The 2013 Michigan Winter Event On the Battlefield: Israel's Legacy of Morality Featuring Colonel Richard Kemp Former Commander, British Troops in Afghanistan Monday, January 28, 2013 6:00 pm - Leadership Reception (The leadership reception is exclusively for Club Members who have generously contributed a minimum of $1,500 to AIPAC's 2013 annual campaign) 7:00 pm - Community Pr...…
…metro Obama's Jewish Media Hub Outstaffed and outspent, tiny team nailed down Jewish vote for the president. I Phil Jacobs Washington Jewish Week/JTA A moment of silence. That's what Jews worldwide were demand- ing at last summer's London Olympics in memory of the 11 Israeli Olympians killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Games. The Obama White House wasted little time releasing a statement supporting the gesture. But Mitt...…
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…metro Farewell, Dear Rabbi Irwin Groner's life and legacy remembered at Shaarey Zedek. David Sachs Keri Guten Cohen Senior Copy Editor Story Development Editor "How honored and blessed I was to be the wife of Rabbi Irwin Groner. If I could have had him a bit longer, that would have been good, too." — Leypsa Groner, shown here with the rabbi in a photo from the Shaarey Zedek anniversary book, 1981. Bill Berman, businessman and philant...…
…CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK Generation to Generation RABBI IRWIN GRONER October 27, 1931 - December 30, 2012 With Deep Admiration and Loving Memory from Your Congregational Family Rabbi Irwin Groner served Congregation Shaarey Zedek with wisdom, leadership and friendship for more than 50 years. We pay tribute to a profoundly brilliant man who blessed us with his care, concern and compassion. We fondly remember Rabbi Groner as a skille...…
…metro Farewell, Dear Rabbi from page 14 Karen Davidson, congregant of Bloomfield Hills Hy Safran, a Shaarey Zedek trustee and the son and grand- son of past congregation presidents Rabbi Groner with Cardinal Adam J. Maida, archbishop emeritus of Detroit Former Gov. James Blanchard 16 January 10 • 2013 "I became a Jew by choice after Bill and I were married. Rabbi Groner led me through the conversion, and I remember the meetings that we ...…
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…metro Farewell, Dear Rabbi from page 16 Impact Beyond Detroit WE HONOR THE MEMORY OF ,figiehre, tx 0)' FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY. ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE ' CONGREGATION B'NAI MOSHE CONGREGATION BETH AHM , TEMPLE EMANU-EL TEMPLE BETH EL • TEMPLE ISRAEL , DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE TEMPLE KOL AMI ' BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM • TEMPLE SHIR SHALOM BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE • CONGREGATION SHIR TIKVAH B'NAI ISR...…
…In memory of: Rabbi Irwin Groner z"1 Belden "Bill" Carroll a"h nipnri lxv lin: onit1N OrT "May your families be comforted amongst the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem." i5L2nt4t ot, L7771T1 SAV•ON DRUGS Hebrew Memorial Chapel extends our profound condolences to the family, and indeed the entire community, of Rabbi Irwin Groner. Rabbi Groner's outstanding talents, leadership qualities, gifted oratory skills, wisdom, and menschlichkeit w...…
…metro 'A Class Act' Jewish News mourns the loss of a longtime reporter. Harry Kirsbaum Contributing Writer W hen Bill Carroll ended his long, successful career as a public relations troubleshoot- er for Ford Motor Co. in 1998, he wasn't quite ready to retire to the golf course. Instead, he began a part-time, 14-year writing career with his beloved Detroit Jewish News. Business stories, political stories, arts and entertainment stories, o...…
…The Quicken Loans Family honors the life of Bill Carroll \Ift, • ..rrainr" r _ His memory lives on through the many people he positively impacted with his character, kindness, curiosity and humor. We will continue to be inspired by his legacy. JN January 10 • 2013 21 …
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…metro >> around town Art For The Soul Bais Chabad of North Oak Park event. Roche! Burstyn Special to the Jewish News A rt is everywhere if you know where to look. It was all over Bais Chabad of North Oak Park on Nov. 25 as women attended a creative and heartwarming event called Art for the Soul. Guests chose different stations and tried scrapbooking, flower arranging, jewelry creating and card making. If typical art wasn't quite their fo...…
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…metro >> around town Enchanted Evening JARC's annual fall fundraiser draws mix of young adults and older generation. I t was a spellbinding evening at JARC's 32nd annual fall fundraiser late last year. Nearly 3,000 partygoers joined event chairs Lindsay Dembs of Franklin, David Haron of Farmington Hills and Janis Shulman of Farmington Hills, and fundraising adviser Sharon Eisenshtadt of Bloomfield Hills for the critically acclaimed Cirque ...…
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