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…JN Contents thejewishnews.com Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2009 11-17 Cheshvan 5770 Vol. CXXXVI, No. 13 Gimme A Rake! Maya Contorer, 6, of West Bloomfield works hard to clear leaves from the lawn of a Jewish senior citizen during Jewish Family Service's Fall Fix Up day. Publisher's Notebook On The Cover: Pure Jewish Detroit 5 Arts & Entertainment Observations about our community. Metro Another Amazing Chapter: ADL Honors Film Industry 16 Nativ...…
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…Publisher's Notebook Pure Jewish Detroit 0 ver the past few months, I've accumulated little pieces of paper with scribbled notations contain- ing ideas or observations that could find their way into a future Publisher's Notebook. A few are borderline goofy, like using the large number of rusting, bent and mostly unused basketball rims and backboards in driveways through- ot4t my neighborhood as a tangible measure of our community's aging de...…
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…MIA 1 §4 A Front Lines rk% theJEWISHNEWSocom Glee-some Threesome David Sachs Senior Copy Editor his mom, works in the entertainment industry in the office of the general coun- sel at Creative Artists Agency, a talent and he three redheaded triplets you sports agency in Los Angeles. may have noticed horsing around Jeffrey grew up in West Bloomfield, in the first episode of ABC-TV's attended Bloomfield Hills Andover High, high school sitco...…
…ne of my greatest accomplishments was being awarded the Laureate Award by my peers for excellence in patient care in the top gastroenterology department in the country. Today, I am involved in the care of heads of state, famous athletes and everyday people—Country Day helped prepare me for my job. O As a kid I never read a book that wasn't related to a sport, but my English teacher, Beverly Hannett-Price changed that. Reading became infectio...…
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…Metro JCC JEWISH BOOK FAIR 'Funny Looking? She's A Beauty! Crude notation on doctor's chart shocks, then motivates Molly's mom. Ronelle Grier Special to the Jewish News I wrote the essay "Funny-Looking Kid:' which appears in A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Special Needs edited by Colleen Sell, because of all the experiences I've had since my daughter Molly was born 22 years ago; it was the most profound. I will never forget...…
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…Metro AROUND TOWN Star Gazing Anti-Defamation League honors Hollywood insiders for their showbiz success. Above: ADL's Betsy Kellman of Huntington Woods and honoree Harvey Grace Left: Bob Brown, executive producer Director Harry Winer with his mother, Melba Winer, of West Bloomfield S he grew up in West Bloomfield, attended the University of Michigan and after graduation, moved away to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Now, in th...…
…Far Left: Actor Zach Braff and producer Gary Gilbert Left: ADL Regional President Elaine Sturman of Bloomfield Township Below: Doris Hage of Berkley with Jennifer Yong and Jack Grushko, both of Birmingham Roll The Credits! Here's more on the Bloomfield Township-based Anti-Defamation League's six honorees: • Gary Gilbert grew up in Southfield. He is the founder and president of Gilbert Films, a Los Angeles-based production company. He prod...…
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…World NEWS ANALYSIS Demonizing Israel "War crimes" law suits are part of long-term campaign against the Jewish state. Stewart Ain The Jewish Week War-crimes law suits are part of the Arab campaign against Israel. Governments are now modifying the laws that allow such suits. New York T he decision this month of Israeli cabinet minister Moshe Yaalon not to fly to Britain for fear of being tried for an alleged seven-year-old war crime is ...…
…RED ELECT MAYOR BRENDA L WRENC Our community leaders support Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence: European countries to similarly change their laws. "One of the tactics is to point out that a law used against Israel can be used against everybody else he said, such as Tibetan sym- pathizers suing China. Steinberg added that Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has already said he would urge European countries to stop funding Palestinian NGO...…
…World Philanthropic Swirl Fall Fix Up Detroit Federation ranks among top national collecting nonprofits. Volunteers help homebound seniors get their houses ready for winter. New York/ JTA ewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit's 13th annual Fall Fix Up on Oct. 25 drew more than 200 volunteers, who met in the morning at the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park. After getting their assignments, they headed out to ready for winter the ...…
…Standard stroke treatment would have left Patricia paralyzed. Fortunately, Hemy Ford created their own standard. Only one team in Michigan could give Patricia a medication that could reverse the effects of her stroke. It is the same team that researched this drug and continues with many other clinical trials: the Harris Stroke Center at the Henry Ford Neuroscience Institute. HENRY FORD NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY Michigan's only program name...…
…I World ROUNDUP Prime Minister Netanyahu Netanyahu Seeks War Changes Jerusalem/JTA — Benjamin Netanyahu ordered several gov- ernment ministries to look into floating an international initiative to change the rules of war in light of global terrorism. The Israeli prime minister, at a meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security, also ordered the justice minister to form a committee to deal with inter- national legal proceedin...…
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…World ROUNDUP Roundup from page 26 of the children wrestled with the killer, Ha'aretz reported. The members of the Oshrenko fam- ily killed were Revital, 3, and Netanel, 4 months; their parents, Tatiana, 28, and Dimitry, 32; and grandparents Edward and Ludmilla, both 56. Tatiana and Dimitry, Russian emi- gres, operated clubs and a restaurant for Russian Israelis. "Even by the standards of the Russian or Caucasian underworld, what took place...…
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…HEALTH & FITNESS THE PARK LIVING technology High Tech St. Joseph Mercy Oakland opens new surgical pavilion. "I JUST DECIDED THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE ALONE ANYMORE • gital(ing new friends is one of life's greatest pleasures. A new operating suite Residents of The Park at Trowbridge often become re- energized with a whole new zest for life as they make new Robyn Gorell Special to the Jewish News friends with people their own age, p...…
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…HEALTH & FITNESS ■ r t 7 Four Stars High school athletes spotlighted. Steve Stein Special to the Jewish News F our high school athletes will be honored at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield on Nov. 2 at the 25th annual Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation dinner. Jewish News High School Athletes of the Year Eric Fishman, Eric Glanz and Abby Cohen, along with Bill Hertz Memorial Scholarship win- ner Miche...…
…Spirituality U.S. Jews And Israel: The Influence Of Barack Obama We think nothing of driving half an hour to a good restaurant, but we'll settle for a hospital that's right around the corner. p rofessor Howard Lupovitch, Waks Family Associate Professor of Jewish History at the University of Western Ontario, will speak about "American Jews and Israel: A Historical Perspective on the New Influence of President Barack Obama" at 8 p.m. Monday,...…
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…Opinion A MIX OF IDEAS Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us. Editorial Obama Groping T hose who recognized the absur- dity of identifying Israel's West Bank settlements as the major barrier to peace in the Middle East were heartened when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flatly refused to go there. Despite President Barack Obama's statement that even natural popula- tion growth could not justify expansion of any settlement, ...…
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…Arts & Entertainment JCC JEWISH BOOK FAIR I ON THE COVER ng Chapter It's the JCC's biggest book fair ever, covering topics from Art to Zionism. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News alicia silyPrstone T here are no sparkling costumes, dark enemies or feats of prowess in one superhero's world. Instead, this superhero is all about eating greens, making certain his home has solar panels and investing in a quality set of gardening ...…
…Arts & Entertainment JCC JEWISH BOOK FAIR Foreword: Special Events At Book Fair Come hear of mysteries unraveled, learn the "why" of the 2008 financial crisis and taste some yummy food! Patror Night Tuesday, Nov. 3 — WB Martin Indyk, Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East. 7:45 p.m.: The ambassador to Israel under President Bill Clinton and a lead negotiator at Camp David, Martin Indyk provides...…
…The Jewish Ensemble Theatre presents... A Rainbow Of Books Ann Arbor Book Festival features author-son of Wizard of Oz lyricist. .4• Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor I n between writing two books about his dad — famed Wizard of Oz lyricist E.Y. (Yip) Harburg) — Ernie Harburg has put together a book about some of his own experi- ences living and working in Ann Arbor. Harburg, a University of Michigan social scientis...…
…Arts & Entertainment JCC JEWISH BOOK FAIR Chapter One: Fiction When you need to escape, there is nothing like a great novel to take you to another world. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News LAUREN GRODSTEIN, A Friend of the Family 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 — WB Pete Dizinoff is a successful physician with a lovely home life in the suburbs. But there is tragedy behind, and ahead, of him. Laura is the daughter of Pete's best friend J...…
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