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…Special Report REMEMBERING THE DREAM Let Freedom Flower Engage the hopes and resolve of civil rights icon, dynamic pastor exhorts. (see related story on page A14). A student of nonviolent civil Editor protest, King inspired blacks and whites alike until silenced by an n booming oratory strik- assassin's bullet in April 1968 ingly familiar to that of his as he stood on the balcony of legendary spiritual men- the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, t...…
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…Metro Athletes Jonathan Reinheimer, 15, of West Bloomfield and Demearre Hill, 11, of Southfield head for a "photo finish." Good Sports Fame Games give athletes with special needs the chance to shine. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News the way were the volunteers comprising athletes' family, seniors, community members and teens. Nardon recruited her own family as well as students in the Wayne State University School of Socia...…
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…World ON THE COVER Teamster Connection Jimmy Hoffa and his labor union's help to be cited by Israel. Jimmy Hoffa, center, stands next to Golda Meir, his daughter Barbara and the Teamsters delegation to Israel during the 1956 journey. Kimberly Lifton Special to the Jewish News ust mentioning the name Jimmy Hoffa conjures up many images of the legendary Teamsters union president. But it does not prompt conversations about Jimmy Hoffa's val...…
…World ON THE COVER Teamster Connection from page A19 A Teamsters delegation visits a synagogue during the 1956 trip to Israel. A farewell cake was presented to Jimmy Hoffa and the 25-person Teamsters delegation. "Jimmy Hoffa and the Teamsters provided critical support to a strug- gling Jewish state rising from the ashes of the Holocaust:' Davidson adds. "The Teamsters Union has always stood firmly beside Israel, a nation built on trade un...…
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…Opinion OTHER VIEWS Our Poor State D avid Littmannn, former lead economist at Comerica Bank and one of the foremost economic experts in the United States, came to Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills on Shabbat night, Jan. 11. After he spoke about Michigan's economic decline, I felt an over- whelming urge to pray for all of us who still live and work in this state. "Is Michigan stuck on stupid? Folks, there comes a time when economic ...…
…Life is measured in moments. MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT. Hopes from page A24 Islam, is it such a great idea to rush head-long ahead? Yet rushing ahead characterized Washington's initial approach — until the policy's dam- age to U.S. interests became too apparent to ignore, causing it largely to be abandoned. At a time when George W. Bush arouses such intense vituperation among his critics, someone who wishes him well, like me, criticizes reluc...…
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…Spirituality Intermarriage Debate Just how big a factor is it with Generation Y? Sue Fishkoff Jewish Telegraphic Agency San Francisco I ntermarriage: Disaster for the Jews, not great for the Jews or simply a fact of Jewish life? Ever since the 1990 National Jewish Population Study showed more than half of new Jewish marriages involve a non- Jewish partner, many Jewish communal leaders have latched onto the issue with pitbull tenacity — a...…
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…Arts & Entertainment About Next Generation The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra pres- ents its 11th annual Mozart Birthday Bash — a celebration of Mozart's life and music — 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor. Piano prodigy Orion Weiss will perform the chal- lenging Piano Concerto No. 21. Notable for its lyrical second movement, the piece was featured in the film Superman Returns. Weiss, 25, has already estab...…
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…Sister Act Make plans to see the Jewish Ensemble Theatre's production of Saying Kadish With My Sister, having its final preview 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, and opening night 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the West Bloomfield JCC. Alison Luterman's play, directed by Nicholas Calanni, is a comedy about a mother who returns from heaven to con- tend with her adult children's sibling rivalry. Matinees are at 2 p.m. Sundays and also Wednesday, Fe...…
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