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October 30, 1992 • Page Image 1

…Celebrating 50 years of growth with the Detroit Jewish Community THE JEWISH NEWS 3 CHESHVAN 57 53/OCTOBER 30, 19 92 Last Jewish JCC? Detroit is the only major community center with a "Jewish only" membership policy. ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR ecause of the threat of a law- suit in Baltimore, Detroit's Jewish Community Cen- ter has been left with a unique sta- tus: It is the only major JCC left in the United States that accepts only Jew...…

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…1 rm.. pool 4 ii iniwie.w - lis , ,.. Lehii ,4 0 0 Ity u• vArs EZRA the Jewish hungry reeding Dear Friend: Imagine the most elegant wedding or bar/bat mitzvah. Chances are you have been to one of these simchas and marvelled over the amount of food that was served. Now imagine going to bed hungry because you can't afford to buy enough food to feed your family. the amount of food served at festive ho have marvelled at Unlike most of us o...…

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…32940 Middlebelt Rd. (At 14 Mile Rd. in the Broadway Plaza) JEWELERS For the best in quality and design Phone: 855-1730 Farmington Hills, Michigan …

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…Robert Alexander Jewelers wants to be your jeweler, so we are doing everything possible to make buying at RAJ easy! Our new expanded gift jewelry department offers a wide selec- tion of jewelry, watches and clocks from $25-$200. Compare, and you will find our price to be the best price! Our new Gold Card makes buy- ing at RAJ easy. For all approved customers, just pay with the card and along with long term credit, your purchase can always be...…

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…THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CII No. S Associate Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Emeritus Philip Slomovitz Managing Editor Phil Jacobs Associate Editor Alan Hitsky Assistant Editor Elizabeth Applebaum Staff Writers Kimberly Litton Lesley Pearl Contributing Editor Elie Wiesel Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Correspondent Ina Friedman Larry Derfner Local Columnists Danny Raskin Carla Jean Schwartz...…

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…Cast Your Ballot This has not been an ordinary election year, and if the polls are at all correct, this coming Tuesday may not be an ordinary Election Day. Record voter registration around the country indicates that Ameri- cans see this election as a watershed event that may well change the direction of the country. And yet, pollsters and pols have been saying for weeks that each can- didate's support is "soft": Voters may be leaning toward a...…

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…letters Pollard Stance Is Incorrect fl was disappointed in The Jewish News' editorial (Oct. .' 16) on behalf of a presidential commutation of Jonathan Jay Pollard's sentence of life in prison for espionage. I am particularly offended c-4 the assertion of some who advocate Pollard's release that his crime is mitigated by -,the rationale that he was I seeking to protect Israeli lives. i If this naive argument is carried to its logical conclu...…

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…The Officers and Directors of Detroit Men's ORT Chapter are pleased to announce THE ORT MAN,I,e47- EAR. DR. HARRY E. AUGUST We invite you to join us in this special recognition of his contributions to the field of psychoanalysis, to Sinai Hospital of Detroit, to the community at large, and to the quality of life in our Jewish Community. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP BRUNCH Sunday, November 15, 1992 - 9:30 AM Congregation Shaarey Zede...…

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…Democrats Hopeful In W.B. Races LESLEY PEARL S AFF WR ER They're very friendly and convenient for me. They're open Saturdays. . . 9 9 JOE MACHIORLAT11 Mr. Joe's Bar Southfield Franklin Bank continues to win friends, with features people tell us are important to them. Like caring financial professionals who take the time to understand your needs. Banking hours that work with your schedule. And commercial checking with the lowest fees in met...…

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…oun ti 1 All the news that fits__ / Compiled by Elizabeth Applebaum Intermarriage 'Terminal' For Jewish Identification h fixed marriages may be "ter- minal" for Jewish iden- tification, particularly in households that incorporate Christian as well as Jewish symbols and prac- .tices, according to a new American Jewish Committee study. "Jewish Identity in Conversionary and Mixed Marriages" was written by Peter Medding of Hebrew University i...…

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…0\0 6 , 44,170 Kids Grow Up Asking For This. Nancy Jacobson and Hannah Moss. Women Pin Hopes On Helping The JHA How about giving them something they'll never ask for. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSISTANT EDITOR S Bless 'em. It seemed as soon as they could talk, they started asking you for the moon. And as sure as the sun rises in the east, you were there to provide it. Well now you can give them something that's truly out of this world. . . a s...…

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…1993 Sedan peVill 7100 ORCHARD LAKE RD. at the end of Northwestern Hwy. WEST BLOOMFIELD OPEN MON. & THURS. 'TIL 9 PM *Price based on 36 mo. GMAC Luxury Smartlease. 1st mo. payment + $525 sec. dep. at lease signing. 12,000 miles/year, 150/mile excess. Price + 4% state use tax and $350 acquisition fee. Plates and title additional. **SALE ENDS NOV. 3, 1992. QUESTION: AT A TIME WHEN WE NEEDED SOLUTIONS , WHERE WAS MAXINE? I Consider this li...…

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…50 YEARS AGO... Campaign Day Includes Big Rally This column will be a week- ly feature during The Jewish News' anniversary year, look- ing at The Jewish News of to- day's date 50 years ago. SY MANELLO Special to The Jewish News T he subject of all atten- tion at this time was the nearing of the Jewish Campaign Day, mark- ing the largest drive in the his- tory of the metropolitan area. Dr. Abba Hillel Silver was scheduled to be the featur...…

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…ENDORSED BY: THE SPINAL COLUMN "We throw our support behind Republican Shelley Goodman Taub in this race finding her more articulate and reasoned and as having a more detailed grasp of the issues than her Democratic challenger." tended services in Little Rock, Ms. Ehrman said. The Clinton-Gore cam- paign has held exclusive press conferences for the Jewish media, and a tele- conference across the coun- try for members of the Jew- ish communit...…

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…"I've known Marilyn Kelly for many years as an outstanding educator, lawyer and judge. Her candidacy for the Michigan Supreme Court deserves the vote of every person who believes in firm, fair and equal justice." Senator Carl Levin Veggie Burgers At Conclave ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR T here won't be a camp- fire with hot dogs to- night. And you can save those juicy camp burgers for next year. One hundred sixty B'nai B'rith Youth Organiz...…

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…In 1992 We Will Make An Important Decision. Let's Consider Which Party Has Really Addressed Our Concerns. Republican Democratic Platform Platform Pledges to maintain Israeli qualitative military advantage against adversaries. Yes Silent Lauds Israel as only democratic ally of U.S. in Middle East. Yes Silent Mentions rescue of Ethiopian Jewry and praises repeal of "Zionism as racism" resolution at UN. Yes Silent Pledges U.S. will op...…

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…Thc Jewish Community Center of rictropoittan Dctrolt, Thc Jewish News, Sinai Hospital, The DcRou Tcstamcnteru Foutdation and The Cornmunttu Foundation for Southeastern Michigan prcscnt thc JCC/page 1 Dr. Plotnick and his prede- cessor, Irwin Shaw, say no one has ever filed a lawsuit on the issue against the Detroit JCC. But if economics or philosophies change, Mr. Shaw said, the pol- icy could change. The JCC has a $6 million annual budget,...…

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…DETROIT FRIENDS OF ALYN HOSPITAL OF JERUSALEM invite you to join in an evening in support of Israel's only long term Orthopedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for Physically Handicapped Children Wednesday, November 11, 1992 7:30 WITH A SPECIAL TRIBUTE To RAE ANN SHARFMAN With INSPIRATIONAL GUEST SPEAKER, AUTHOR & POET DANNY SIEGEL Dessert Reception Suggested Minimum Donation: $36 at the home of SONDRA BERLIN For further information...…

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…The 41st Annual Jewish Book Fair Presents FASCINATING RHYTHM: THE GERSHWINS' AMERICAN JEWISH CONNECTION Rabin Denies Withdrawal Jerusalem (JTA) — Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has angrily denied reports that Israel is holding out to Syria the possibility of full withdrawal from the Golan Heights. Mr. Rabin labeled untrue a report that Israeli negotiator Itamar Rabinovich told the Syrians Israel "does not rule out" a full withdrawal from the ...…

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…The FOURTH Reich? A first-hand report on neo-Nazi violence in Germany. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent or Jews, the images from a reunified Germany — skin- heads and other right-wing extremists running wild much as Hitler's Brown Shirts did in the early days of the Nazi rise to power — have been like the return of a horrifying dream. Several weeks ago, the restored Jew- ish barracks at the Sachsenhausen con- centration camp near B...…

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…tion that will accept him. He showed_ the journalists a letter from Canadian officials discouraging him from apply- ing for refuge in that country. Recently, Mr. el-Sheihk — a tall, black.. skinned man with a sophisticated air — was walking back to the hostel from the center of Potsdam when he was jumped by a group of skinheads. "They said, 'Give me your money.' I replied that you must work if you want money. They damaged my nose by knife. I s...…

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…Germany's Jews Feel The Growin Strain Photo by E lle n Ber nste in Mr. Kanal spoke at the Jewish cen- ne irony of the current German situation is that ter in downtown Berlin. Oddly, the fa- the 40,000 Jews who live cility looks like a Jewish community in that country have not been targets center in any prosperous American sub- of the current wave of violence — at least urb — except for the banks of security cameras near the front door, and t...…

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…tile soil for its populist, xenophobic ide- ology in the economically depressed states of the East as well, Mr. Gohring said — a problem compounded by the fact that few foreigners lived in that part of the country during the decades of com- munist rule. "If we had elections now, the right- wing parties would get a significant number of votes," he said. "They could win as high as 5 or 6 percent. But they do not represent a danger with respect t...…

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…Elect RICHARD A. 13 RR Clan Fighting Mars Rescue Moscow (JTA) — The con- tinuing fighting in the ex- Soviet republic of Ta- jikistan has raised concern ..over the fate of the estimated 10,000 Jews liv- ing there. Israel has managed to get four planeloads of Tajik Jews out of the country in • recent weeks, but major r. logistical and political prob- ' lems are preventing any large-scale evacuation, ac cording to a senior Israeli of- ficial ...…

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…Bill Clinton in a meeting with Yitzhak Rabin. In Israel, Clinton Wins By A Landslide For Americans living in Israel, the choice for president is no contest. They almost all dislike George Bush. LARRY DERFNER ISRAEL CORRESPONDENT G ov. Bill Clinton is such a strong favorite among American Jew- ish immigrants in Israel that even Menahem Swirsky, the former New Yorker who heads the Israel chapter of Republicans Abroad, can't find a good wor...…

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…COURAGE, COMPASSION, COMMON SENSE... KIRK NEMER Israel Strikes At Hezbollah Tel Aviv (JTA) — Israeli air force planes attacked bases of the pro-Iranian group Hezbollah in Lebanon I in response to the recent escalation of assaults by the group in the Israeli- controlled border security zone. The raid on Mashara village follows recent at- tacks by the Islamic funda- , mentalist force on Israeli and allied South Lebanese Army troops in souther...…

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…GOP, Democrats Blitz For Jewish Vote JAMES DAVID BESSER WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT W "My Mom And Dad Got Their Mortgage At World Wide Financial!" Southeast Michigan's Leader In Mortgage Lending 1533 North Woodward, Suite 140 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304 ith the presidential campaign down to its final days, Jew- ish activists in both major parties are working frantically to squeeze out every last Jewish vote. Jewish Republicans are blit...…

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…We Urge Fellow Voters To Elect ALBERT HOLTZ WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE ‘,D Siegman also told ad- ministration officials that the U.S. has to be more will- ing to use military force, if that is the only way to pro- tect Bosnian civilians from further horrors. Mr. Siegman plans to make the same pitch next week when he meets with \ ,Cyrus Vance, the special United Natins Envoy in ,D Yugoslavia. ‘_, The U.S. Jewish commun- ' — ity, he sai...…

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…Changes in Refugee Office Concerns Jews Look at your bathroom in a whole new light. (For 20% less.) Our lighting experts will help you select from hundreds of fixtures in the newest styles and designs for the 90's. And our fall sale prices will let you save 20% on every bathroom fixture you buy—whether it's in stock or special order. Sale ends on Saturday, November 7th. So hurry on over— r fi Br we'll keep a light on for you. M•14%. Am` ...…

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…j - to issue visas to the delega- tion. Officially, the visas were refused because the leader of Cuba's Jewish community was out of the country. Unof- ficially, the denial probably represented Mr. Castro's pi- que over recent tightening of the U.S. economic embargo against the island nation. Leaders of the Jewish group will try again in the near future. LET US PUT YOU ON... JACKETS, SOCKS iari SWEATS al ' T-SHIRTS More Ohm Are Working...…

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…`It Was All Worth It' U niversity of Michigan students Dan Fried- enzohn, of West Bloomfield, and Rach- el Blum, of Philadelphia, couldn't stand the thought of thir rival school, Michigan State University, getting so much attention for hosting the last of three presidential debates on Oct. 19. So they opted to steal a bit of the limelight during a post debate rally on Ann Arbor campus featuring Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton. The two students a...…

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…Quality High Efficiency Heating • +90% AFUE. Jews Influential Says N.Y. Poll New York (JTA) — Nearly half of New Yorkers believe Jews wield too much in- fluence in city life and poli- tics, according to a recent survey commissioned by the `American Jewish Com- mittee. Forty-seven percent said Jews possess too much in- fluence, a figure more than twice the percentage of the next group, Italians, at 20 percent. Precisely one-third of the resp...…

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…Our Choice is WALTER BRIGGS For Congress • A strong and dedicated supporter of Israel. • An outspoken supporter of a woman's right to choose. • A leader who will fight to bring about change and get our economy moving again. Senator Carl Levin Congressman Sander Levin Gerald and Caryn Acker Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jon and Carol Birnkrant Ruth and Brewster Broder Diane Chambers-Lutz Norm Fill David and Trudy Fink Mark and Courtnay Freedm...…

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…We could print a long list of people in Farmington and , Farmington Hills who support La#9,i414aite Marla Parker for judge. But then we wouldn't have room for this resume: Magistrate of District Court for Farmington and Farmington Hills. United Way of Oakland County. Co-chair, Professional Division. B'nai B'rith Hatsaiir Chapter, Member. Mediator, Small claims court. Optimist Club of Farmington/ Farmington Hills. Member, 'judge" of 1992 O...…

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…BOTSFORD CENTER FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT It's not just about getting well; it's about staying well. The Botsford Center for Health Improvement offers a health care continuum from prevention to rehabilitation for people of all ages. Located at the center are Botsford's Total Rehabilitation and Athletic Conditioning Center (TRACC) and Botsford's Health Development Network (HDN). TRACC, a comprehensive outpatient program, is dedicated to the prev...…

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…cl Ge2r1 ey"& Gee .,• •■ ,..1g2f ■ 0 6 3<3 A.B.L. PROMOTIONS, INC. Presents`Detroirs Finest ity in fulfillment of those values, but never to usurp the temporal authority un- to themselves. There is something addi- tional for which we are to be deeply grateful in Dr. Rackman's lesson. He touched on a subject which contained a serious differen- tiation in our existence as a spiritual entity. It is a sub- ject the practice of which was ...…

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…Our Choice. ome of us know him as a loyal and caring friend. Some of us know him as a fine attorney. Some of us know him as an articulate political and civic leader. As treasurer of the Michigan Democratic Party. As vice chairman of the Michigan Civil Service Commission. And as a director of Community House in Birmingham. Some of us know him as a dedicated leader in our Jewish community, most recently as president of Temple Beth El. We know t...…

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