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…THE JEWISH NEWS i( THIS ISSUE 60 0 SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 24, 1989 / 26 HESHVAN 5750 The Challenge CLOSE-UP Resettling Soviet Jews in Israel was the prime focus of the major American Jewish convention of the year, the Council of Jewish Federations G.A. GARY ROSENBLATT Editor C incinnati — The ris- ing tide of Soviet Jews streaming to the United States and Israel has American Jewish leaders excited about the prospe...…

…i I • • THIS ISSUE 60(P SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 17, 1989 / 19 HESHVAN 5750 ;d•ItZ ,- • rot or Parfites romantic pursuit of the scattered Children of Israel, ' …

…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 60(P SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 10, 1989 / 12 HESHVAN 5750 Bad Floor Delays New JCC Facility CLOSE-UP RICHARD PEARL Staff Writer Arthur Leipzig/Wo men's American ORT A Saving Ethiopian Jews: The Final Chapter? News of a diplomatic agreement between Israel and Ethiopia was greeted as a timely miracle by thousands of Ethiopian Jews in Israel, eagerly awaiting to be reunited with loved ones. ...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE ar SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY Peace Platter Sinai And U-M Top U.S. Study Top 40s veteran Casey Kasem brought his push for Middle East peace back to Detroit. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Features Editor man surrounded by numbers, from the bottom of the charts to the top five hit songs, Casey Kasem has his own No. 1 priority: Arab-Jewish relations. The longtime "American Top 40" radio host returned this week to ...…

…1.1. - 1:1:1 .::1 Hifi° E:; INSV *;!:1 Ocif.;:i2.. :11: .1.....1>.:1V3 THIS ISSUE • l',1N VII 08 1: SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 25, 1988 / 16 KISLEV 5749 'Who Is A Jew' Dominates Assembly ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Special to The Jewish News American Jews' staunch opposi- tion to Israeli ultra-Orthodox political parties' efforts to change Israel's definition of Jewish identity dominated the five days of last week's Council of ...…

…slom■slol■II■ THIS ISSUE 60r SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY CLOSE-UP The Jewish Chorus: NOVEMBER 18, 1988 / 9 KISLEV 5749 PLO Peace Offensive Is Directed At U.S. HELEN DAVIS Israel Correspondent London — The PLO's decision to establish an independent Palestinian state — and implicitly recognize the right of Israel to exist — could present the most serious diplomatic challenge in Israel's 40-year history. True, the decision taken at...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 60( SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 11, 1988/ 2 KISLEV 5749 Jewish Neighborhoods Split the Vote The northwest suburbs backed George Bush, while southeast Oakland — including Southfield, Oak Park and Huntington Woods — went to Michael Dukakis KIMBERLY LIFTON and ELIZABETH KAPLAN Staff Writers Oak Park, Huntington Woods and Southfield followed national Jewish voting patterns in supporting Massachuse...…

…THIS ISSUE 60(P SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 4, 1988 / 24 CHESHVAN 5749 Religious Gains Tilt Election Toward Likud Labor is no longer Israel's largest party as both major groups lose ground DAVID HOLZEL Staff Writer As results of Israel's election were trickling in Tuesday night, Alaine Waldshan was rooting for the Likud. "The Arabs are intending to eat away at our land. The Likud can han- dle a crisis like this," said the...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 60( SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 27, 1987 / 6 KISLEV 5748 Sharansky Is Driven To Beat The Odds LILA ORBACH Special to The Jewish News During his years as a Prisoner of Zion and more recently in his new life in Israel, Natan Sharansky has come to symbolize the struggle of Soviet Jewry for freedom. In person, though, Sharansky is far from superhuman. Little more than five feet tall and worried abo...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE ar SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 20, 1987 / 28 CHESHVAN 5748 Arab, Jewish Debators Address Audiences DAVID HOLZEL Staff Writer T he ground beneath the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield did not tremble in revelation, nor did it open up in ARABS- - ?2 HOMELANDS Irvin Schlussel demonstrates. retribution when Hyman Bookbinder and and former Senator James Abourezk addressed a Book Fair au...…

…r .11 THIS ISSUE 60 1 P SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 13, 1987 / 21 CHESHVAN 5748 Miss America 1945 Still Stands Tall LILA ORBACH Special to The Jewish News caudal or no scandal, Bess Myerson is still Miss America, 1945. The more than 1,000 people who flocked to the Jewish Book Fair Mon- day to hear Myerson plug her new book, Miss America, 1945; Bess Myer- son's Own Story, didn't seem the least bit disappointed that the f...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 60r SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 6, 1987 / 14 CHESHVAN 5748 Mobilization For Washington Summit York on Tuesday to plan the mobiliza- tion. Communal representatives and Associate Editor agency leaders were so enthusiastic, The Jewish Community Council he said, that "we expect it to be the of Metropolitan Detroit has chartered biggest Jewish rally ever held in a 344-seat jet aircraft to take Washing...…

…*IMINNI011.1 Harvest Of Learning Omri Page 37 Page 43 THIS ISSUE 50c JEW'S SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 28, 1986 / 26 C;1ESHVAN 5747 Ford Criticizes `Iran Connection' Gerald Ford blasts the Reagan Administration for exchanging military material for hostages HEIDI PRESS Local News Editor Former President Gerald R. Ford on Sunday called on the U.S. to halt arms shipments to Iran in pay- ment for its help in the releas...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 50c NOVEMBER 21, 1986 / 19 CHESHVAN 5747 • SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY Carefully Checking The Jewish Pulse This year's General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations attracted large crowds and major figures to Chicago, from Shimon Peres to George Bush JOE AARON How has the American experience changed the Jewish approach riPath and mourning? The General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federatio...…

…76 Trombones SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY THIS ISSUE 50c NOVEMBER 14, 1986 / 12 CHESHVAN 5747 'Christian Jews' Air Their Beliefs Channel 7's rKelly & Co.' on Tuesday hosted 'Jesus Jews' and some of their detractors DAVID HOLZEL Staff Writer A televised encounter Tuesday between Jews who believe Jesus is the Messiah of the Jewish people and their detractors was only "a tiny scratch in a 2,000 year controversy," host John Kelly tol...…

…Twinkle Little Star Volume Of Volumes Page 59 .Page 34 THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 50c SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMU IITY Senate Races Buoy Support For Israel CLOSE-UP Election analysts believe Israel's strong support in the U.S. Senate was increased at the polls ALAN HITSKY News Editor Jewish political action commit- tees around the United States were exuberant Wednesday in the wake of Tuesday's election results in the U.S. Senate...…

…( Observer 10f The Tree Page 48 HE JEWISH NEWS SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY ',THIS ISSUE 50° Michigan Mission Descends On D.C. CLOSE-UP Some 75 Detroiters flew to Washington for 12 hours last Thursday. Their goal: to lobby, listen and learn. BY GARY ROSENBLATT Editor Truth, Justice And The Hentoffian Way Nat Hentoff, fearless columnist for The Village Voice and former jazz critic, sounds off on a variety of topics...…

…Special Curriculum Terminal Hatred Page 56 Page 29 SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY THIS ISSUE 50c NOVEMBER 22, 1985 CLOSE-UP Un ion of Cou ncils for Soviet Jewry COMMUNAL COMMITMENT Avital Shcharansky talks to reporters and Congressmen at the Soviet Embassy. A Summit By-Play On Human Rights BY ALAN HITSKY News Editor • Two things distinguish the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C. from hundreds of similar build- in...…

…Note-Able Families See Page 15 THE J WISH NEWS SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY THIS ISSUE 50c CLOSE-UP WHO CARES ABOUT HEBREW SCHOOLS? NOVEMBER 15, 1985 U.S. Still Hopes For Year-End Talks Middle East peace tied to Gorbachev, moderate Palestinians. BY WOLF BLITZER Special to The Jewish News Washington — The Reagan Ad- ministration is still committed to geting direct Arab-Israeli peace negotiations started before th...…

…An Oasis Of Peace 8 Roots Behind The Iron Curtain 29 Mike Burstyn Is At Home On The Stage 112 Impassioned Plea From Yosef Mendelvich 79 THE jEWISITI. NE SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY THIS ISSUE 50c NOVEMBER 8, 1985 Soviet Jews: Free At Last? Rumors are flyiniabout a major breakthrough in the long struggle to bring the Jews of Russia to Israel. BY ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Special to The Jewish News As the two superpowers...…

…. al.tc..nuRCHT, ,IFWISH_NEVVS.. .. Friday, November 1, 1985 3 i • • •:„.!',t, . frd1.t.‘1.rcmk , Fr1,1;i3i .;i.r. •-H • • . s \s A -. . . I T1 1:%,1IIN.Fv''; Chur cts Mideast Solution 8 Prisoner Of Conscience In Detroit On Tgesda 12 Unity Government Is Transforming Israel's Bleak Image 'e ,C•S ' 101 They're Listening No • • •" . ." . THIS:I S S U E 50 c' --- •-• . . - - _ - • :"..• . , • SERVING DETROIT'S METROPO...…

…I.B. Singer was waiting for Marilyn 14 Tracing Jewish pioneers on the Old West trails 23 Newcomers are given a warm welcome by Shalom Detroit 91•■••■•*IIII■1,0•••••Il... 93 The woman behind Wonder Woman 96 .10=0••••■•■••••••■••••••■•••■••■•• THIS ISSUE 40c NOVEMBER 30, 1984 SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY Refusenik plea set for Sunday A former refusenik, a nun and an interfaith leader will address the In- terfaith...…

…Dine to s • eak at AIPAC meetin• 6 Heart is where the home is for seniors 14 Israeli warns terror conference of Shiite danger 83 88 Council maverick Mel Ravitz THIS ISSUE 40c Falasha protest disrupts CJF Toronto (JTA) — The opening plenary of the 53rd General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations was completely disrupted last week by 40 protestors demonstrating on behalf of Ethiopian Jewry. Over chants of "Let Simcha speak," ...…

…Yehuda Blum discusses the Middle East 10 Detroit Arabs, Jews overcoming suspicion WSU professor reports on Nicaragua 30 Begging tonight at the opera theater 48 25 ■ NOVEMBER 16, 1984 SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY THIS ISSUE 40c More slashing due for Israeli budget Jerusalem (JTA) — Israeli Fi- nance Minister Yitzhak Modal told the Knesset this week that he would pre- sent his proposals for further govern- ment bud...…

…Book Fair review, schedule 35, 86 Knitty gritty look for the fall season 44 Deli owner Maxie Silk lends a helping hand 88 House calls make a comeback THE THIS ISSUE 40' SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY 25 NOVEMBER 9, 1984 Reagan landslide misses 5 key congressional seats BY ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Special to The Jewish News D espite Ronald Reagan's stun- ning landslide victory on Tuesday, Democrats, includ- ing Michigan'...…

…Synagogue vandalized; credit union robbed 3 Oak Park's mayor challenges article on 1-696 4 Just Asking' about local programs on prejudice 101 Cannon fodder for the Wolverines 104 HE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 40c SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY ELECTION '84 RE Levin vs. Lousma in Michigan The Most Important Congressional Races Percy vs. Simon in Illinois Page 14 Israeli Cabinet endorses Rabin's plan for Lebanon Page...…

…Spiritual, Cultural Obligations Emphasized in Hanuka Message THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Editorial, Page 4 VOL. LXXXIV, No. 13 HANUKA Greetings to Jewish Communities Everywhere of jetuish Event Copyright © The Jewish News Publishing Co. 17515 W. Nine Mile, .Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 $18 Per Year: This Issue 40c November 25, 1983 rilern*t L in') ,117,1V1. 1 7321) V(tgat 7z.ntietti; r.,11:7pr ql tnitrri'p...…

…A Political Dilemma: Duty to Lend Strength to Black-Jewish Relations THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Commentary, Page 2 of Jewish Events Thanksgiving Blessings Israel Meets Economic Problems Editorials, Page 4 Copyright © The Jewish News Publishing Co. VOL. LXXXIV, No. 12 1.7515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 $18 Per Year: This Issue 40c November 18, 1983 Amnesty International Cites Torture Methods of Syr...…

…Jewish Book Fair Opens This. Weekend at the Center Detailed stories on Pages 16-17. Mediation and Beth Din Precedents: Are They Lost Causes? I Betrayals and Deceptions as Dominant Forces in the Middle East THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review of Jewish Events Editorial, Page 4 Commentary, Page 2 Copyright © The Jewish News Publishing Co. VOL. LXXXIV, No.. 11 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 $18 Per Year: ...…

…Nov. 10, 1938: Lesson from a Turning Point By DR. IRVING GREENBERG — National Jewish Research Center NEW YORK — On Nov. 10, 1938, "spontaneous" demonatrations against Jews broke out all over Germany. In the words of David Buffum, the American Consul in Leipzig, there "was unleashed a barrage of Nazi feroc- ity as had no equal hitherto in Germany or very likely anywhere else in the world since savagery, if ever." The pogrom's pretext was the ...…

…A Salute to New WSU President David Adamany Exaggerated Hussein Role as Peacemaker THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review of Jewish Events Commentary, Page 2 USSR Legacies and Czarist Anti-Semitic Prejudices Israel Caravan Brings Message of Truth Editorials, Page 4 Copyright © The Jewish News Publishing Co. VOL. LXXXII, No. 13 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 $15 Per Year: This Issue 35c November 26, 1982 I...…

…Saad Haddad Charges Conspiracy by Beirut Massacre Initiators (See Story Page 5) The Trap That Causes Agonies for Friends of Israel Everywhere Jimmy Carter versus Menahem Begin Scrutinized in Former President's Memoirs THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review of Jewish Events Review, Page 72 Commentary, Page 2 The Jewish News Publishing Co. Copyright VOL. LXXXII, No. 12 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 ■•■ $1...…

…Yiddish at Highest Uni. versity Levels in Israel Hebrew U. Works on Dictionary, Holocaust Bar-Ilan Has Comprehensive Yiddish Chair JERUSALEM — The accounts of the demise of the Yiddish language are premature. It is not dying and it is not dead," says Chone Shmeruk, professor of Yiddish at Hebrew University. "It is alive and will live a long time, despite what the doomsters The story of the Hebrew University's Department of Yiddish Studies i...…

…Jewish Braille Institute Cites Blind Authors Distrusting Historical .. . Plain Talk About Current Situations Commentary, Page 2 NEW YORK — A 71-year-old Englishwoman, a New England schoolteacher and a college professor from Texas are the first-prize winners of $1,500 each in the 11th international literary competition for blind writers sponsored by the Jewish Braille Institute of America. Jessie Hickford won first prize in the non-fiction c...…

…- American Fair Play Principles Secure as Long as There is No Official Anti-Semitism 1 . THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Editorial, Page 4 of Jewish Events 'The Torah: A Modem Commentary' by Reform Jewish Scholars Reviewed by Dr. Richard C. Hertz, Page 72 Copynght © The Jewish News Pubhs/sng Co VOL. LXXX, No. 13 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 $15 Per Year: This Issue 35` November 27, 1981 Jewish C...…

…Exposing the Fand Proposal as a Scheme to Liquidate State of Isradl THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Commentary, Page 2 Copyright VOL. LXXX, No. 12 of Jewish Events .'sj The Jewish News Publishing Nobel Prize Winner Elias Canetti: An Authoritative Evaluation Feature Essay By Guy Stern, Page 72 co 17515.W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 $15 Per Year: This Issue 35° November 20, 1981 Prejudice Links With...…

…Sen. Javits the First of 30 Speakers at 30th Book Fair More than 50 Metropolitan Detroit Jewish organizations, including many of the local congregations, their sisterhoods, men's clubs and other affiliated groups, are co-sponsoring with the Jewish Community Center the annual Jewish Book Fair. Marking the 30th anniversary of the Book Fairs, 30 prominent authors have been enlisted as participating speakers in the 10 days of events scheduled to ...…

…Camp Tamarack Renamed for Philantliropist B. Maas to Honor $1.5 Million Gift and Personal Commitment The Fresh Air Society has re-named Camp Tamarack at Ortonville in honor of 86-year-old philanthropist Benard Mans. Michigan, Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, Temple Beth El youth study program in Israel, Diskin Orphans Home in Jerusalem, and schol- arships for students in the U.S. and Israel. Maas recently added $500,000 to his long-...…

…is Commentator's Documentary and Credo: 70 Years an American Commentary, Page 2 THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review of Jewish Events HANUKA Greetings to Jewish Communities Everywhere Copyright © The Jewish News Publishing Co. VOL. LXXVIII, No. 13 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 ~ 424-8833 $15 Per Year: This Issue 35` November 28, 1980 HANUKA 5741 My Children, Be Zealous for the Lord' Mattathias' Speech to his M...…

…AJCampaign Community-Wide Phone Solicitations Jan. 18 Super Sunday, a massive, one-day telephone solicitation drive on behalf of the 1981 Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund, is set for Jan. 18. The most ambitious telephone solicitation operation ever undertaken locally, more than 300 community leaders will serve as phone callers to reach every Jew in the Detroit metropolitan area. An Appeal to Christians to Lead in Repudiating Ene...…

…Reagan's Debt to U.S. Jews Remains to Be Earned By MURRAY ZUCKOFF MURRAY ZUCKOFF Presidential Glory Bathed in Legacies Rooted in Justice and Fair Play NEW YORK (JTA) — Prominent Jewish Republicans are claiming that Jewish voters played a pivotal role in electing Ronald Reagan and defeating President Carter in his bid for a second term in office. According to them, and on the basis of some random samplings by the television and print media,...…

…Congratulations to President-Elect RONALD REAGAN and Vice-President Elect GEORGE BUSH with hopes and prayers that the years under their leadership will be marked by achievements attaining highest socio- economic standards for America and the pav- ing of roads leading to peace for all mankind. koN Ron-ald Reagan George Bush Greetings to General Assembly Delegates From U.S. and _Canadian Communities General Assembly as Rallying Symbol for A...…