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…Editor's Letter An Interfaith Giant T he sweep of his engaging personality and the depth of his ecumenical commitment have combined to solidify Catholic-Jewish relations in Metro Detroit like never before. On behalf of the Detroit Jewish commu- nity, I wish Cardinal Adam Maida, arguably Michigan's most influential religious leader, a retirement blessed with good health, uplifting opportunity and continued interfaith work. This gentle soul a...…

…Editor's Letter The needs are urgent. The time is now An Interfaith Giant from page A5 been deepened and strengthened." Amen. If you could help a struggling family.. a lonely older adult.. . a child with special needs... ...wouldn't you try? Economic conditions in our community are Three ways to give now: causing untold hardship for people who never 1. Hotline: 800-GIVE-HOPE thought they'd be in need of help. Join us on February 8 ...…

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…Front Lines NOTEBOOK Advertising Sales Declining Detroit Will the city of Detroit overcome its massive budget deficit and junk bond rating? "I'm not sure it will;' said Stephen Henderson, editorial page edi- tor of the Detroit Free Press during a question-and-answer period after the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township on Jan. 15 (see related story: A23). "I'm not sure t...…

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…41.1111116. 411F, Operation Cast Lead Sparkle Of Jerusalem Detroiter experiences the joy of Shabbat in Israel. Jerusalem I t is almost Shabbat in the holy city of Jerusalem and while I have yet to leave seminary this morning, I already know what it is like outside. The streets are packed with people who all seem to be an hour late to wherever it is they were going (which is prob- ably only home for Shabbat). Every house I walk past smel...…

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…- Gift Certificates 40 35 Supporting Israel Ann Arbor community shows its solidarity. Speakers expressed concern for both Israelis and innocent Palestinians who have found themselves on the front lines. In his remarks, Shtulman said, "I bring to my remarks regrets for every human being, Palestinian or Israeli, killed or injured ..."but he said blame lays squarely with Hamas for refusing to cease attacks and for using civil- Neal and Nathan...…

…/-- 1 Operation Cast Lead NEWS ANALYSIS Who Won? Did Israel win the war against Hamas? Leslie Susser Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem W ith a cease-fire in place, Israelis are asking whether the 22-day war against Hamas in Gaza achieved its aims. The government argues that the over- whelming victory in the field will advance what was Operation Cast Lead's primary goal: bringing a long period of quiet to civilians in southern Israel,...…

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…Special Report ON THE COVER 'Miracle Worker' Michigan ACLU head grows agency's influence. Judith Doner Berne Special to the Jewish News K ary Moss was especially busy during the eight years of the Bush administration. As executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan, the Ann Arbor law- yer, wife and mother oversaw a significant expansion of the statewide civil rights organization. "The abuse of power by the ...…

…Special Report Come for the Lifestyle. ON THE COVER 'Miracle Worker' from page A19 Wasserstein Public Interest Fellow and in 2000 the Michigan Lawyers Weekly named her Lawyer of the Year. She has taught at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Wayne State University Law School in Detroit. The Obama Factor Moss foresees that new President Barack Obama's administration will back stricter enforcement of civil rights laws and...…

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…Metro DR. KING' Power Of Self-Determination Freedom from racial expectation a King legacy, journalist says. "You declare, my friend, that you do not hate Jews, you are merely 'anti-Zionist.' And I say, let the truth ring forth from the high mountain tops, let it echo through the valleys of God's green Earth. When people criticize Zionism, they mean Jews — this is God's own truth. Anti-Semitism . . . has been and remains a blot on the soul ...…

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…Showing Solidarity West Bloomfield MLK events showcase community's diversity. Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor D 'IT i WE'All 1)r. Martin L. King, Jr. Day West Bloomfield United We Walk marchers return to West Bloomfield High School after their walk down Orchard Lake Road. wonderful. Jews spent so many years in so many communities that didn't necessarily welcome them that we, of all people, need to be open to other religions a...…

…Metro AROUND TOWN Celebrating Diversity Southfield's mayor heralds the city's unique ethnic mix. Mayor Brenda Lawrence chats with Southfield residents Chaim Paley, 4 1/2, and his sister Tova, 3. A bout 120 people of various races, religions and ethnic backgrounds sat side- by-side at the Southfield Pavilion, talking, enjoying brunch and watching their children play together. The Orthodox Jews, African Americans, Chaldeans, Russians and o...…

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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Dry Bones MEANWHILE Editorial An Economic Tightrope T here isn't much doubt that the first weeks of the Barack Obama administration will be dedicated to trying to fix the economy. And the man at the center of that effort will be Lawrence Summers, the head of the new President's Council of Economic Advisors. There is little debate that Summers, born into a Jewish family in New Ha...…

…Opinion OTHER VIEWS More Journalistic Bias? Brooklyn F allowing the news coverage of the events in Israel, I sometimes doubt my sanity. Or has the rest of the world lost its collective mind? I see a clear-cut situation. There is unspeakable evil out there. People who glorify death and murder; who aim deadly rockets at civilian populations; who rejoice when lives and families are irreparably destroyed. Then there's a democracy that values ...…

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…Spirituality TORAH PORTION PRESENTS The Facets Of Freedom Shabbat Mevarekhim (Parshat Vaera): Exodus 6:2-9:35; Ezekiel 28:25-29:21. T many Jewish organizations his week's Torah have been devastated by its portion as well reach. as recent events In Israel, innocent people in our world — the war in on both sides of the conflict Israel, the celebration of suffer because some people Rev. Martin Luther King do not value human life — Jr. and t...…

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…INTERFAITH A Big Victory For The Home Team Ann Arbor I am a University of Michigan basketball fan — have been all my life. I grew up in Ann Arbor and graduated from U-M. After years of my team getting kicked around by many a good school (and a plethora not so good), I finally see light at the end of the locker room. So when Duke came to town in early December, I was going to make sure to be at Crisler Arena. Three days before tip-off, my w...…

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…Health & Fitness Reaching Out Jewish Fund awards new cycle of grants. M ore than 130 non-profit orga- nization grantees, community leaders and Jewish and general community agency representatives attended the Jewish Fund annual meeting on Dec. 9. Outgoing Chair Robert Naftaly noted numerous accomplishments of the Fund, which has granted $40 million to Metro Detroit agencies in the areas of health and social welfare since its inception in 19...…

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…Arts & Entertainment Israeli Film Stirs An Oscar Buzz Long before Israel's strike against Hamas, Waltz With Bashir had staked its claim as one of the most important films of 2008. Michael Fox Special to the Jewish News 0 n Jan. 3, the National Society of Film Critics named the Israeli film Waltz with Bashir the Best Film of 2008 at its annual meeting in New York. In L.A., the film took the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film on ...…

…Arts & Fintertainment Harmonies From The Heart Girlyman is one of a slew of great acts to perform at the 32nd annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor F olk composer and performer Ty Greenstein writes songs that range from autobiographical to fictional. "Somewhere Different Now" is autobio- graphical and the title track from the lat- est recording made by her trio, Girlyman, which will appear...…

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