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…Obitu aries Obituaries from page 61 LOIS POSNER, 80, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 8, 2011. She is survived by her beloved husband, Dr. Leonard Posner; son and daughter-in- law, Dr. Gary and Justine Posner of Ohio; daughter and son-in-law, Ellen and Dr. William Kestenberg of West Bloomfield; son- in-law, Barry Belian; grandchildren, Wendy, Stephanie, Joel, Mallory Rachel, David, Marla and Lindsey, sisters-in-law, Eleanor Schwartz, Claire Ber...…

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…Publisher's Notebook Bigoted Helen Thomas Gets Free Pass From Free Press ust saying "Helen Thomas" is enough to provoke conflicting comments from Jews and Arabs. The 90-year-old Wayne State University alumna and journalism icon was far from center stage until last May, when her eye-popping comments about Jews and Israel attracted national attention. Leonard Pitts Jr., a Miami- based syndicated columnist who had received Wayne State's Helen T...…

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…Roundup Israel Warm To Extended Freeze JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel was prepared to extend a West Bank construction freeze, but the United States with- drew the idea, Israeli Benjamin Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu said. "The United States asked us to consider extending the freeze by three months, and the truth is that we were prepared to do so," Netanyahu report- edly told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Mond...…

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…I Roundup Roundup from page 10 Favor Contact With Arabs JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Female Israeli Reform rabbis issued a letter slamming some ele- ments of a call earlier this week for Jewish women to shun contact with Arab men. "We, rabbis of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism, oppose interfaith mar- riages, but we consider professional and social contacts between us and all of Israel's citizens and residents to be positive — regardless o...…

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…Building Community Celebration! Chaldean-Jewish initiative toasts successes while pledging to work even harder together. Robert Sklar Editor I Detroit Jewish News Vanessa Denha Garmo - Editor I Chaldean News Tenth of a 10-part monthly series or nine months, the Metro Detroit Chaldean and Jewish communi- ties have made a concerted effort to get to know one another — to experi- ence what's special to each culture, to dis- cover the simil...…

…■ building 111 community A 1 2 v Muldoon News *OP Beyond The Honeymoon Watch For Survey First up this year will be re-engage- ment of the Building Community communitywide survey directed by the College of Business on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. A survey followup sent to initiative participants will build on the benchmarking of attitudes and perceptions that UM-Dearborn captured in May. The data will be analyzed to deter...…

…Buildin, ,,,ommunity JEWISH WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Enhancing the Lives of Jewish Women Announcing the Jewish Women's Foundation's 2011 GRANT CYCLE The Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit is pleased to announce that it is now accepting requests for funding in 2011. LTU's Dr. Nabil Grace explains that the fire chamber for testing new materials can reach 2300 degrees. Innovation Station Letters of Inte...…

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…‘.=1 ■ /•_./ Special Report E ROW I Related stories from page 20 1 Million Pennies Tu b'Shevat goal allows young Detroiters to help restore the Carmel forest. and encourage the penny collection. Don Cohen The pennies will be counted at Special to the Jewish News 4:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at the JCC in West Bloomfield. Free family activities, ore than 5,000 young Detroit including a Tu b'Shevat art project, a Jews are part of the community sing-...…

…Metro New Local Yeshivah Toledo school breathes new life into B'nai Israel's former building. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer T he purchase of a single building on Walnut Lake Road is the impetus for an influx of new residents to relocate to West Bloomfield. On Dec. 20, the former Congregation Shaarey Zedek (CSZ) B'nai Israel Center officially became the home of the Mesivta of Toledo, which includes a school and commu- nity prayer se...…

…We are JewishDetroit. We care. We help. We call. Dance To Cure Winter Blues Havdalah Hop will be the theme of Congregation Shir Tikvah's annual winter celebration to be held 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Troy synagogue, 3900 Northfield Pkwy. Reminiscent of a 1950s and 1960s sock hop, the evening will feature oldies played by DJ Lance Howard, diner-style food, desserts and a silent auction featuring items such as art- work, services and ...…

…Daunted But Determined Tenenbaums to continue journey for justice, lawyer says. Judith Doner Berne Special to the Jewish News e're going to proceed with the case said attor- ney Daniel E. Harold of Morganroth & Morganroth in Birmingham. "It's a question of how we do that!' But Harold's disappointment was palpable at rejection of the firm's latest appeal for justice for David Tenenbaum, the Orthodox Jewish civilian engineer whom the U.S. Ar...…

…World Changing Mentality Katsav rape conviction hailed as watershed moment. Dina Kraft Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tel Aviv F or years, it was considered an open secret in Israeli political and media circles that Moshe Katsav had a habit of sexually harassing women who worked for him. In a nation at arms ,with a decidedly machismo bent, sexual encounters between powerful male politicians and military officers and their female staff often w...…

…Business & Professional ,tFNEU Energizing Detroit Venture partners pitch 'a culture of innovaton.' Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News T hree suburban Jewish entrepre- neurs are on a mission to help other entrepreneurs build and grow meaningful companies in Detroit, and, in the process, help rebuild the city and the region. They have launched Detroit Venture Partners (DVP), "focused on rebuild- ing Detroit through entrepreneurship:' ...…

…Spirituality Reb Mimi Carlebach-influenced rabbi-educator headlines Adat Shalom's SYNergy Shabbat. A dat Shalom in Farmington Hills will present Reb Mimi Feigelson as featured speaker at the syna- gogue's SYNergy Shabbat weekend Jan. 14-15. American born, she made aliyah to Israel with her family when she was 8 and lived there until 2001, when she accepted the appoint- ment of mashpiah ruch- anit (spiritual mentor) Reb Mimi Feigelson and l...…

…DO YOU HAVE THE FACTS? Jewish day schools are too expensive and out of my financial reach. (myth) Mystery Of The Moon Parshat Bo: Exodus 10:1-13:16; Jeremiah 46:13-28. Efrat, Israel A new nation, Israel, is being born; and it celebrates its birth with a new festival and a new calendar. Our calendar has a strong lunar factor, the monthly festival that marks the renewed moon that appears — almost miraculously, but also consistently — from ...…

…I Spirituality TEMPLE AND SYNAGOGUE L TEMPLE ISRAEL car d alirkpraei Making a difference CempAlsraef Making a difference. CONSERVATIVE INDEPENDENT Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Aaron Bergman, Rachel Shere, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Daniel Gross. Ritual director: Barry Lippitt. Ahavat Shalom 413 N. Division St., Traverse City, 49684, (231) 929-4330. Ahavas Israel (Grand Rap...…

…Chabad Jewish Center of Novi- Northville 42142 Loganberry Ridge North, Novi, (248) 790-6075. Rabbi: Avrohom Susskind. E-mail rabbiasusskind®sbcglobal. net . Dovid Ben Nuchim - Aish Kodesh 14800 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 569-0192. Rabbi: Ari Kostelitz. First Hebrew Congregation 249 Broadway, South Haven, 49090, (269) 637-1603. For information: (773) 320-0929. Kollel Institute 15230 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 968-0109. Rabbis...…

…Beth Ahm Sisterhood Book Club Lunch Congregation Beth Ahm Sisterhood invites everyone to enjoy a catered kosher lunch followed by a review and discussion of Michael Chabon's novel The Yiddish Policeman's Union led by Rabbi Steven Rubenstein. The event will take place at noon on Thursday, Jan. 20, at Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. It is open to the community; men as well as women are welcome. The event date is also Tu b'Shevat,...…

…Opinion A MIX Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Dry Bones THE BIBLE IN ONE SENTENCE: Editorial A Frightening Priest I t's a familiar refrain: Jews control the world of finance. In this case, the anti-Semitic slur drew the appropriate response: unvar- nished condemnation. The Greek government unequivocally condemned a high-level Orthodox priest for his anti-Jewish sentiments during a television interview. During a Dec....…

…4 /9eift5e).#7a gppitkcil tic) e_ate..... Claims Conference Needs Ombudsman New York/JTA rage and demand that those responsible for this catastro- lderly Holocaust survi- phe be held accountable and vors are in fear. brought to justice. But the Recently, the U.S. burning issue before us was, Justice Department charged what is to be done now? employees of the Conference After long discussion, there on Material Claims Against emerged a sense...…

…Arts & Entertainment Idol Worship TV's American Idol provides a stage where the politics of national, regional, ethnic and religious identity are performed before millions of viewers. "The main framework of the book is the idea that American Idol becomes a perfor- mance of many different kinds of American identities," says the author, who holds atherine Meizel knows what it advanced degrees from the University of means to have a change of h...…

…Arts & Entertainment Music To Stir The Soul CD of Jewish tunes reflects eclectic musical heritage. George Robinson When the family moved to Fairfax Avenue, the heart of Jewish L.A., Rutberg started hanging out at Norty's Music, a legendary t looks ridiculously easy. You pull record store. Eventually, the kid was such a together a dozen or so of your favor- fixture that Norty offered him a job. ite recordings, put them on a CD and "The guy ...…

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…To Do! CALENDAR E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 Deadline: noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. lir Check It Out! ARTS & CULTURE Continue work on Purim and Passover projects, and discuss plans for upcom- ing workshop in East Lansing at next Pomegranate Guild meeting 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, at ...…

…L A Calendar from page 39 Participate at Detroit Jewish Coalition for Literacy workshop, open to new and veteran volunteers, 10 a.m.- noon Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Jewish Community Relations Council office in Fisher Federation Building, 6735 Telegraph in Bloomfield Township. Details from Linda: foster@jfmd.org or www.detroitjcrc.org . EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel • wwwjewlshcartoon.com BECCA BETH BERNIE YAEL LOUI4ZAYDS ...…

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…IIBY0 Rash! T Regional Convention allows teens to shine and make a difference. he theme of this year's annual Michigan Region BBYO Regional Convention (RC) was "HaTikvah — The Hope." From opening ceremonies featuring the singing of "Hatikvah" (the Israeli national anthem) to the hope of 15 chap- ters — seven AZA (boys) and eight BBG (girls) — attempting to be named the Most Distinguished Chapter award, RC 2010 certainly was filled with hope...…

…Ford Honors Program 2011 UMS Distinguished Artist Award Winner Renee Fleming Hartmut Hall soprano piano Sunday, January 16 4 PM HILL AUDITORIUM • ANN ARBOR One of the most beloved and celebrated musical ambassadors of our time, soprano Renee Fleming captivates audiences with her sumptuous voice, consummate artistry, and compelling stage presence. Her program includes songs and arias by Schoenberg, Strauss, Rorngold, Duparc, Puccini, and...…

…Family Focus SPONSORED BY BEST SOURCE CREDIT UNION 20 Years Longtime Yad Ezra volunteers share tales of feeding the hungry. Charlotte Corlin Dorothy Last S even Yad Ezra volunteers with service dating back to the first year the doors opened 20 years and 12 million pounds of food ago recall their years of volunteering. They worked at the Berkley-based kosher food pantry through three buildings, three executive directors and 11 presidents...…

…A Personal invitation Ask the Orthodontist Oct. 16 4 Drs. Dayna and Joshua Olstein of New York and big sister Haley welcome Julia Harper Olstein to their family. Her grandparents are Jeff and Barbara Olstein of Farmington Hills and Dr. Henry and Jeanne Cohen of Central Valley, N.Y. Dr. Nelson and Dr. Marsha Beatile Licensed Specialists for Children & Adults Olstein West Bloomfield Commerce Township 248.926.4100 Excellence. Caring. Qua...…