…Offlk 4P,C th. 2aigt Cambia Jeans — Garfield & Marks David Kahn Jeans — Renfrew Equestrian — Teri Jon in a telephone interview, "Who defines provided more than $5 million to the what is terror? All funds received by the New Israel Fund. It just announced it NGOs should be unconditioned — no would increase its funding to "peace and political conditions." social justice groups" in Israel through PNGO steering committee member the New Israel...…
…ORDARLE AND DELIGHTFUL 0 S AT THE jEWISII.COM' STORE Ind ing the softest and cutest lewlashfr stuffed animals. FUNDING HATE from page 19 share the concern of the U.S. govern- ment to minimize the risk that grant funds might be diverted for terrorist purposes. We comply fully with all legal requirements established by U.S. law and regulation." The statement added, "We have no reason to believe that Ford Foundation grant funds have been used...…
…▪ ratoraRaFF HONDA (V 2003 ACCORD EX SEDAN with the report denigrated the funding arrangements as "goulash. Everything goes into the pot, everything goes out of the pot. No one knows what is what — not Ford, not any of them," he said. A senior LAW executive added: "What do you expect? I know of one grant for $200,000 made from the European Commission with nothing more than a phone call." As of this writing, Ford was still sched- uled to con...…
…This Week Nazi-Era Officer To Be Deported Washington/JTA — A former Nazi- era police officer in Lithuania will be deported from the United States. The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed an order of deportation this week against Algimantas Dailide, 82, of Gulfport, Fla., who took part in the arrest of Jews attempting to flee the Vilna Ghetto. Dailide was a member of the Lithuanian security police, or Saugumas, and came to the United States...…
…Ashkenazic Roots Tour group finds few remnants ofJewish civilization in firmer Kingdom of Poland. DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer B y the end of the 19th century, 80 percent of all the Jews in the world lived in what was known as the Kingdom of Poland. Rather than identify themselves as cit- izens of a particular country, most Jews considered that they belonged to the nation of Ashkenaz, said Rabbi Sherwin Wine, rabbi emeritus of the Birmi...…
…• Michigan Jewish Sports Hall Of Fame Induction Din er 414BROMMILEISNWithMel 14nAk. . Masster of teretnonies Jud Heathcote FOREERROVM:rmemagii'iel Alvin Foon Award Honoree Tom Izzo IMOMPAN4 smswittlingillatitinAmmism Inductee Steve Fishman '2(11,1)14, Inductee George Maslkin Inductee Willie Stone 5:30 pm • Celebrity Cocktail ilour'Sz. Spord Memorabilia Silent Auction 7:00 • 9:00 pm • Live Auction, Seated Dinner & Awards Ceremoni...…
…This Week Room from page 23 "One of the most popular forms of music is klezmer," Rabbi Wine said. "There is a band, dressed up like old Jews from the shtetl — not one is Jewish." "Do we have to die in order to be loved?" he said. Southwest of Vilna, a field of a thou- sand misshapen stones forms a stark memorial to the Holocaust. Each stone has the name of a shred whose residents were unloaded from the cattle cars in that barren place, shot ...…
…Insight Remember When • • From the pages of the Jewish News from this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. rini– mvakift:Aft,Aav2ct.X\ NANA \ 1A„ . B'nai B'rith celebrates its 150th I anniversary with many programs and events throughout the community. yeamtwol atvakvargatussw,agm,;aQt.m„----,-- _Jewish Home for Aged resident Jack Feig, 102, attends a three-day camp- ing program at the Butzel Conference Center in Ortonville. 1 973 Sec...…
…p r esenting... Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., talks with Moshe Rain, Israel s consul general for the Midwest, and jCCouncirs Allan Gale, who arranged the recent meeting. bered Micki Grossman, a longtime friend, Council volunteer and colleague for five years in the mid-to-late 1990s. "Everyone wanted to introduce Allan Gale to some young woman. He was very endearing. He has always been high-energy and has taken his job seri- ously. He is always c...…
…TdAcils 512S 1. Ofe 7./211 Counis It's a Whale of a Leasing Sale! Up to S5,000 off at The Trowbridge Senior Retirement Community Go-To GUY from page 27 FIRST SECOND MONTH MONTH "SPREE! IS FREE! "Our Jewish community is one of the gems of the Detroit area," says Gale. "I value the diversity of worship, cultural and educational opportunities that we have. There are always opportunities to teach and to learn. It is a pleasure and a privil...…
…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones Slap On The Wrist C ongress and the White House are moving to enact the Syria Accountability Act, which is intended, it says, "to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal importa- tion of Iraqi oil, and hold Syria accountable for its role in the Middle East, an...…
…OTHER VIEWS Arafat's Shoes Ann Arbor n 1968, Yasser Arafat assumed control of what would become the most powerful terrorist organization on earth. He had already learned his craft over the past four years since the founding of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964 under the tutelage of his Soviet handlers. He received training and funds for his enterprise, which he stated so eloquently to his followers as the overthrow of the S...…
…would take his place upon his death. There was never any doubt that Arafat would never willingly relin- quish power to anyone as long as he lives. This fact has been reiterated over the years in the politics of Palestinian command and control. Leaders of the groups who answer to Arafat have jockeyed over the years to be close to him, to be seen with him and to be seen by the Arab world, in the Arab press and the world to be agreeing with him. ...…
…yESIIIVA lAlleA R alliTIISARYN DINER A Join us in tribute to I: R. FRAY AND MERYL PODOLSKY Place your ad in the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Dinner Journal Thday! AD DEADLINE OCTOBER 20 YESHIVA BETI I YFFIUDAI I ANNIVERSARY DINNER Sunday, November 16, 2003 The Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Reception 5:00 PM Dinner 6:00 PM For advertising information and dinner reservations call (248) 557-6750 or email infogyby.org …
…Simchat Torah At-A-Glance ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor The Holiday: Simchat Torah, or "Rejoicing with the Torah." When:The 23rd of Tishrei. This year, Simchat Torah begins Saturday night, Oct. 18, and is celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 19. What It Celebrates: This holiday marks the time we complete the read- ing of the Torah. How We Celebrate: On Simchat Torah, we read the last Torah portion, VeZot HaBerachah, and will begin reading ...…
…in online AppleTree Are You Puzzled? JN Digest ) Selected news and feature stories from the Detroit Jewish News. wvvvv.detroitjevvishnews.cominevvs - ) Back In Time Look for Alexis P. Rubin's "This Month in Jewish History" for October. Raise The Flag Have fun finding these Simchat Torah words. vvwvv.detroitjewishnews.com ) What's Eating Harry Kirsbaum? ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor www.detroitjevvishnews.conilopinion jew...…
…LEXUS "03 CLOSEOUT Tour Israel On Internet A new Web site allows children to see everyday life in a "vibrant Israel." Washington Jewish Week II asbarah needs to start somewhere, says Guy Shadmi, the Embassy of Isr a . el's public affairs offi- cer. With the recent formal launch of a new embassy Web site, hasbarah — loosely translated as public relations — is beginning with children. Two years in the making, the col- orful, animated site ...…
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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 42 Mazel Toy! 46 The eBay Way Educator helps nonprofits, individuals "turn trash into cash" with online auctions. ALAN STAMM Special to the Jewish News D onna Klein calls herself a teacher, but concedes she sounds like a preacher. "I'm definitely an evangelist for eBay," said the Birmingham educator, who spends up to 50 hours a week on activities involving online auctions. She uses Internet selling skills t...…
…2004 MODEL INTRODUCTION SALE Community EBAY from page 37 SRX $ 5 * /Mo. Lease 48 Mos. 3rd row seat, Ultraview moonroof, wood steering & shifter, 6-disc CD changer, rear air, heated memory seats, power adjustable pedals, garage door opener. CTS 2 9 AUDETTE vvvvw.audettecadillac.com BREAK . /Mo. Lease 36 Mos. THROUGH 7100 Orchard Lake Road, W. Bloomfield Mon. & Thurs. till 9; Tues., Wed., Fri. till 6 1.888.920.5417 '12K mi/yea...…
…Russian Roots Remembering Babi Yar Local Russian Jews mark 60th anniversary of the liberation of Kiev. LEV PARANSKY Special to the Jewish News N 200,000 people. The killings lasted 778 days and ended only with the liberation of Kiev by Soviet troops on Nov. 5, 1943. Babi Yar has become a symbol of the tragedy of the European Jews. It is not by chance that some lines from the well-known Russian poem by Yevgeny Yevtushenko devoted to Babi ...…
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…UN • • Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit Water Gatherer by Monte Nagler, Arts & Entertainment; Yehuda Bauer, Education; Sylvia and Saul Waldman, Benefits; Detroit Public Librar}4 Clubs & Affiliates. SHABBAT SHALOM Adat Shalom Synagogue — Saturday, October 18. Rabbi Harvey Meirovich, dean, rabbinical school, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, speaks on "Judaism From Creation to History to Redemption" on Shabbat morning, follo...…
…SENIORS Birmingham Area Seniors Coordinating Council and Center- BASCC — Wednesday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Home Care and Housing Fair includes representatives from housing facilities and in-home care agencies, audiology, glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol testing, and presentations on long-term care insur- ance and prescription drug interac- tions. 2121 Midvale, Birmingham. RSVP by Oct. 16 for $2 box lunch. (248) 203-5270. SINGLES Mosai...…
…Com muni ty Calendar Shalom Synagogue. (248) 548-3663. Camp Mak-A-Dream — Thursday, Oct. 23, 5-8 p.m. Cookies N'Dreams includes cookies from local bakeries, simple dinner fare, children's enter- tainment and activities to benefit cost-free camp for children and young adults with cancer. $55 adults, chil- dren under 17 pay their age. (248) 539-9970. Forgotten Harvest — Saturday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Comedy Night 2003, cele- brating 13 Years of Act...…
…subscribe to the Detroit Jewish News now to make sure you receive your free copy of the 2003-2004 SourceBook This year's SourceBook is better than ever! In addition to the complete listing for every- thing Jewish in Metro Detroit and our annual JN reader choice awards, we've included all of the births, b'nai mitzvot, weddings and obituaries for the entire year of 2002 in one keepsake volume. (586) 778-3427 or 586-77-VEGAS for more details...…
…Community HEADPIECE TRUNK SHOWING Friday, November 7th & Saturday, November 8th please call for an appointment Maze! Toy! straws BRIDAL GALLERY 33316 Grand River Ave/Downtown Farmington appointment preferred New Arrivals 248/474/3131 Craig Singer M.D. Certified Mohel 17nto Traditional bris entrusted to the hands of a pediatrician. Sept. home: 248-626-6868 pager: 248-317-0417 website www.brismd.com Alden Andre Shipman CANTOR SA...…
…Founder of Country Day Women's Issues C :- b Majoring in Theoretical Math at MIT Loves classic movies from the '50s opera in the shower Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tiffany Jae Holland, daughter of Tania and Dr. Gary Holland, will read from the Torah on the occasion of her bat mitzvah Friday, Oct. 17, at Temple Israel. She is the sister of Alexander and Brian. Her proud grandparents are /vIodesta Urena and William Holland. She is also the grandchild...…
…Communit Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Time to take a closer look at your health. Mazel Toy! Engagements Curves 30-minute fitness, commonsense weight loss program can also help diminish the risk of breast cancer. If you join the week of October 20 thru 26 and bring proof of your current mammogram, we'll waive the service fee. CARR—ERDOS Curves 33 The power to amaze yourself.— www.curvesinternationaLcorn 248-244-9030 248-336-9030 248...…
…TACORI MEET THE REPRESENTATIVE AND SEE THE COMPLETE SELECTION IN OUR STORE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH Weddings CORIVIAN-SPARAGO A my Corman and Evan Sparago were recently married at Temple Shir Shalom. Officiating at the ceremony were Rabbi Dannel Schwartz and cantorial soloist Penny Styer. Amy is the daughter of Sharon and Richard Maddin and Michael and Carol Corman of West Bloomfield. The groom is the son of Martin and Sue Sparago of ...…
…Community Mazel Toy! THE LACE COLLECTION • ;f:1 1,,, f` , Weddings DOSS-OLIVERIO 7 , David Wachier & Sons ceFc ~ ara Goss and Matthew Oliverio were recently married at II Posto in Southfield. Rabbi Harold Loss and Cantor Harold Orbach of Temple Israel offici- ated. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Goss of West Bloomfield. The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin L. Oilverio of Bridgeport, W. Va. Dr. Angie Gos...…
…Atonement Service 54 Synagogue Listings 59 Torah Portion 61 Helping Hands Para-chaplain volunteers make connections with seniors. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter A new breed of volunteers is appear- ing among the visitors to Jewish residents living in non-Jewish care facilities throughout the tri-county area. "With hundreds and hundreds of Jewish residents living in non-Jewish settings, the para-chaplain has become the right han...…
…Spirituality COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT FARMINGTON HILLS MICHIGAN PARA—CHAPLAIN on page 51 The Courtyard by Marriott Farmington Hills, Michigan would like to be your hotel of choice for all your special occasions. • Banquet Facility up to 175 • Business Center with Complimentary High-Speed Internet • Indoor Pool and Whirlpool • Fitness Center on-site • Guest Laundry Special weekend rates 169.00* 31525 W 12 Mile Farmington Hills 248.553.00...…
…Which line of credit is better? Choose ONE. Menorah House volunteer Helen Maltz of Oak Park lights candles at a pre- Shabbat service, while Brian Saks of Oak Park and Menorah House resident Phil Ruskin look on. a chaplain has helped him personally. "It has helped build confidence in me. Being involved helps build communica- tion and leadership skills. And this is a volunteer position that can be done at my convenience," he said, an importa...…
…AT Spirituality Amat \-\>s ( gri. *WA.... Greater Detroit Council Donor Luncheon Thursday, October 30th at 12:00 Noon Featuring N e Mi c ae l Cantorial Assistant at Temple Israel Atonement Service Adat Shalom Synagogue • 29901 Middlebelt Road • Farmington Hills $25 Luncheon Couvert Evelyn Noveck - President Charlotte Edeiheit - Chairperson For reservations call 248 - 967 - 4750 by October 27"' 248.356.6000 wwwJoecornellcorri ...…
…R Kabbalah Scholar Leads Study "Kabbalah and Mysticism" will be taught by Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg at the Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center. Classes will meet Sundays, Oct. 26- Dec. 21, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Wednesdays, Oct. 22-Dec. 17, 8:30- 9:30 p.m. To register or for information, call the Torah Center, (248) 855-6170. 4 44.,:RNV Lecture On History Of Library Branches Jim Evenhuis, former assistant director for Branch Services at ...…
…Spirituality Why is it so difficult to bring up the idea of a senior community? In a word, dignity How do you tell your mom (or dad, or aunt, or grandparent) that you think it might be time for them to move into a senior living community? Will they be insulted, will they "resent me," or will you just feel guilty? At Sunrise Senior Living, preserving dignity is one of our Principles of Service. It's what has driven us for over 20 years. Toda...…
…the membership dinner. Marcia Tanzman, membership vice president, will be assisted by the follow- ing committee members: Ann Barth, Marilyn Cohen, Perlyn Ellison, Anita Epstein, Johnie Galens, Gladys Goldsmith, Esther Hammer, Bess Lipson, Linda Lublin, Dorothy Mazer, Ellen Racusin, Helene Robbins, Marilyn Rosner, Tibie Rudofsky, Vicki Salinger and Shari Zemmol. Mail reservations to Beth Shalom Sisterhood, 14701 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 48237. ...…
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…Synagogues CONSERVATIVE 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851- 5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Howard Glantz. Rabbi emeritus: Efry Spectre. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services: Friday 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., 7:30 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 am., 6 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Shemini Atzeret, Saturday, Oct., 18, 9 a.m. Yizkor during services ; Havdalah 7 p.m.; hakafot 7:30 p.m. Simchat Torah: Sunday, Oct. 19, 9 ...…
…• ■ Spirituality TEMPLE BETH EL 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township, 48301, (248) 851- 1100. Rabbis: Daniel B. Syme, David Scott Castiglione. Cantor: David Montefiore. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Friday, conse- cration service. Saturday b'nai mitzvah of Ryan Alexander Brand, son of Gregory and Gina Brand; Joseph Eli Roberts, son of Scott and Judy Robert's. Sunday, Yizkor and dedication of memorial plaqu...…
…Torah Portion METROPOLITAN DETROIT CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT VISITING SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM If You Seldom Go To Shul: Join The Party This Weekend! expressed the joy inherent in Jewish life. Immediately following Sukkot, we celebrate another short holiday called Shemini Atzeret. In the Torah, God commands the Jewish people to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to celebrate the three major holidays — Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot — together. (We...…
…Cover Story Treasures SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer S Holocaust-era Torah crowns recovered from the rubble of a German synagogue mark their first Simchat Torah in America. wo ornate silver crowns, each with five small bells and topped with a roaring lion, will adorn a Torah that will be danced and marched this Simchat Torah, beginning at sundown Saturday, Oct. 18. The cherished family heirlooms, newly arrived in America, endure...…
…David Simkovitz, foreground, holds the crowns in the courtyard of a synagogue in Georgensgmuend, Germany. Behind him are historian Birgit Zuge, Jon Simkovitz, historian Ralf Rossmeissl, Daniel Simkovitz and Julie Simkovitz. Simkovitzes using the rimonim is a real joy. "Every time Julie and I get hagbah and gelikth (lifting and dressing the Torah after its Shabbat reading) and we get to put the crowns on, it's a double honor." The hope is for ...…
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…Health "The latest in digital imaging" Special Gift A son makes sure his father stays in his life. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News IV hen 11-year-old Brianna Kovan needed to write a paper in her Okemos, Mich., school about "heroes," the assignment was easy. She wrote how her father donated bone marrow to try to save her uncle's life and, 10 years later, donated one of his kidneys to improve her grandfa- ther's quality of life. B...…
…Food For All Yad Ezra volunteers get to work after a successful food drive. T hree days after the Yom Kippur fast concluded, about two dozen volun- teers converged on Yad Ezra in Berkley to help sort more than 16,000 pounds of canned and packaged food received so far in the kosher food pantry's annual food drive. Some 25 local synagogues, Jewish schools and other community agencies participated in the Yom Kippur project to assist Yad Ezra's...…
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…Best Bets OUT OF HOLLYWOOD In 1910, the 12-year-old Erich Wolfgang Korngold created a musical sensation when his ballet, Der Schneemann ("The Snowman"), premiered at the Viennese Cou.rt Opera M a command performance for Emperor Franz Josef. "The boy has so much tal- ent that he could easily give vs some and still have enough left for himself," said Giacomo Puccini, the com- poser of La Boheme and other blockbuster operas. But instead of beco...…
