…Focus on the Future • Life/Work Planning Fa t Brookings Institution and a former State Department official during the Bush administration. "We are talking in double-digit bil- lions. I don't know if we're talking about an additional $10 billion, $15 billion, $20 billion, whatever. I think it depends upon the number of years you are talking about. But we are talk- ing about extremely large outlays of American assistance to Israel." mg? ob pr...…
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…a complete withdrawal from all the land captured in 1967 — just as Israel with- drew from all Egyptian territory under the 1979 Camp David Accords. For internal political reasons, he said, Syria wants as good a deal as Egypt got. For Israel, Hof said, the critical issue is water. By withdrawing to the 1923 international boundary, Israel will keep Syria 33 feet away from the Sea of Galilee instead of allowing Syria to sit directly on the shores...…
…Booked At The Inn two stories so as not to compete with the hunched, 6th-century Nativity Church at the end of the square. Backed by a $25 million soft loan Bethlehem from the World Bank, the Palestinian here's some news coming Authority's $180 million "Bethlehem out of Bethlehem this 2000" project is showing results. weekend. And almost The old city, above Manger unlike anything that's ever Square, has been cleaned up and happened here befor...…
…Insight Remember When II :VIK-MvWt On Guard? From the pages of The Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. • Skeptics argue that Israel is unprepared for the crush of millennium tourists. Natan Sharansky, Soviet Jewish activist living in Israel, was refused a visa to "I came in time to get some things sions of Israel. And security is just one return to the Soviet Union for a visit. done but there is not enough time ...…
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…itorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: WWW. detroitjewishnews.com Bridging The Great Divides to continuity is another facet of our progress hat might Israeli Jewry look toward creating afresh a unity of character and like if peace really does come purpose. to the Mideast? And how will But where we are headed is not necessarily it compare with the Jewry of the same as where Israel is headed — and...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS Farewell To Cyprus with the Orthodox rabbinic bureau- cracy, whose religious culture and he other night, I went to a technical requirements (involving laws wedding in Jerusalem. The of family purity) are alien to most bride wore white, the groom Jews in this country. a handsome embroidered As such, great numbers of kippa. Rings were exchanged Israelis have chosen among a under the chuppa, the seven variety of alternatives: li...…
…LETTERS As Yourselves The 5th Question! Why Pay IVfore For Passover? Take Advantage Of Our 6th Year Anniversary Special LETTERS FROM PAGE 33 issue makes it apparent that Torah totally rejects Darwin's approach to the evolution of man. Many Ortho- dox high schools in New York, where I come ?tom, teach Darwin's theory of evolution as part of their science cur- riculum. They note that even scientists call it a "theory," and explain to the stud...…
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…Branching 0 The Michigan Jewish Institute adds high school courses to its curriculum. DIANA LIEBERMAN Sta Writer IliE ichigan's only four-year Jewish college has yet to build its permanent home, but already has expanded course offerings to include a class for high school juniors and seniors. Michigan Jewish Institute, a Lubavitch-sponsored college that received national accreditation in 1998, began its high school outreach this fall with a...…
…HEBREW FREE LOAN is moving on December 28 to the and get high school credit," Caroline said. "They have to ask themselves: Am I going to take English literature or the history of my people?'" This class is not the only choice for teens wanting to enrich their Jewish knowledge. Synagogues offer post-b'nai mitzvah classes, and NCSY, an Orthodox-sponsored youth group, long has provided enrichment courses in Jewish sub- jects. What makes the new...…
…I F N tV F I\A A. \frovnr.Nrm Student Delegates Visit Israel Twenty students from the Detroit area will spend 10 days on a free trip to Israel from Dec. 30 to Jan. 10. As part of an effort to address the identity crisis among American Jewry, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, in partnership with Birthright Israel, is bringing 3,000 students from across the United States to Israel during winter break. Hillel's Israel 2000 program...…
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…CREATING A HIGHER STANDARD The Model Year 2000 children urging Arab Palestinian chil- dren to reject hate-filled violent mes- sages they hear and read in school, are sewn into patchwork quilts. The quilt program vvas established in May with the thought that the message could be better transmitted through the words of children. "Nothing hits home better than children addressing children's issues," Resnick says. The program has been taken to l...…
…Resnick, a journalist and former film and video producer, calls MATCKH "a very important produc- tion.'' Joining her for the Dec. 16 move were husband Dr. Lawrence Resnick and daughter Gillie, 11, who'd been a MATCKH combats Arab Palestinian children being taught that Jews are liars, killers and cheaters. 4065 W. Maple at Telegraph • Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 • (248) 642-6565 • Rear Ends • Sundance Shoes • Tressa's Boutique • Greetings Fro...…
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…Judge Recognized For Hillel Support • Clothing • Accessories • Novelties 851-1260 Inside Orchard Mall Oakland County Circuit Judge Fred Mester received a cer- tificate of appreciation for his role in creating a Hillel Foundation on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant. The citation was pre- sented by Hillel International, the Michigan Hillel Consortium and Hillel at Central Michigan. Edgar Bronfman, Gary Snyder, Edgar ...…
…The Pull Of Good Deeds USY members from five states learn about heroes human and otherwise. DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer Schulte, represented Paws With a Cause, a charitable organization that supplies dogs to help people with ambulatory and other health prob- lems. By the time they left for home on Sunday afternoon, the conclave par- ticipants had raised about $1,200 for Camp Simcha, which grants the wishes of seriously ill children. fl ol...…
…Calendar Calendar Listings are updated regular- ly on JN Online: www.detroirjewishnews.corn - MEN'S GROUPS MOVIE AT ADAT SHALOM Men's Club sponsors Mel Brooks' come- dy The Producers 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 25. Refreshments. $5. RSVP: (248) 851-5100. SENIORS HECHTMAN NEW YEAR'S PARTY The Eileen Kelter Trio with Freddy Sheyer and Anne Harper, perform show tunes for the millennium for Hechtman and Fleischman residents 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan...…
…BINGO: FUN AND PRIZES Bingo held 12:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, with caller Howard Guttman. Cost. Refreshments. Sam Barnett Chava Alberstein NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION With Sam Barnett 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30. Refreshments. $2 members/$3 others. Tickets at JPM build- ing reception desk. YIDDISH/JEWISH VIDEO Chava Alberstein in Song and the musical Ofra Haya: From Dusk to Dawn 12:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3. Free. DEBRA WINGER FILM The psychological ...…
…Community Calendar reading skills. Charge. Information: (248) 661-0040. JVS: LIFE/WORK PLANNING Jewish Vocational Service offers eight session Life/Work planning workshop, beginning with a free informational meeting 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, at 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield. RSVP: Diane Schwartz (248) 559- 5000, ext. 386. AUTHOR OPENS SAJE Author and lecturer Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is kickoff speaker for Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichm...…
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…Co mmunity Spirituality ews C1101 Helping Judaism come alive for newly converted Jews and interfaith families. Dr. Adam Coopei, born Jewish, and his wilt; Carol, a converted Jew. Israel, where she has served on a few committees. Cooper completed a course for her adult bat mitz- vah. Yet not until she went to the temple's Introduction to Judaism class, to talk to students hen Carol Cooper of West Bloomfield about different opportunities f...…
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…Torah Portion Reinterpreting A Legacy: Assets Vs. Values scholarship, priesthood or commerce. Rashi, the foremost commentator on the Torah, questions how was it that blessing was dispensed, when in real- ity Jacob took this deathbed oppor- tunity to chastise some of the sons? Destinies were described prophetical- acob, conscious of death ly, as Jacob intuits the strengths that approaching, communicates each would contribute to the Jewish his...…
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…LisTen Up tears began to fall from her sad eyes; she knew that she had never, ever been so all alone in all her life!" — that sort of ghastly thing. Here, though, author David Adler masterfully writes of a m'an's survival in a Nazi death camp, of terrible loneli- ness and of profound friendship. Note his description of a man's painful memories, "That night, after Morris closes the shop, he puts the menora on the front seat of his truck. As he...…
…GuesT ColuMn Such a Privilege Matthew Rosenberg Special to AppleTree I felt compelled to write this brief article following my most recent visit with my grandparents, Marvin and Ruth Rosenberg. Nearing my 30th birthday, I feel privileged to have had my grandparents in my life for such a long time, and I hope that there are many more years to come. Their strict adherence to their unique sense of Judaism proliferates all spheres of their live...…
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…SCREEN SPECTACLE Fantasia/2000 is an almost entirely new film which, like the 1940 origi- nal, gives Disney animators the oppor- tunity to visually interpret classical compositions. It's a delight. In this new version, the first for- matted exclusively for IMAX theaters, Mickey Mouse returns in Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Seven new ele- ments include animated scenes set to Stravinsky's The Firebird, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Beethove...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Scul tunes From W, V " • >A0.044V*1**\ Above, left to right: SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News Bleifeld's conception of Moses with the tablets: "I've always loved reading about history, and I started working on biblical stories because I wondered what the patriarchs looked like. Did they look like Charlton Heston or were they short and bow-legged?" L ee Bleifeld uses the look of live models for his wall r...…
…Let the hew Iiiittetstsittos gogue commissions, including one that hangs in Flint. "I use the Bible for story material," he explains. "I pick a specific time and activity and then I roll that mental video until I hit a dramatic point in the action, freeze the frame and attempt to illustrate it." An example would be a relief show- ing Abraham and Isaac. "I know Abraham takes Isaac to the place of sacrifice, binds him and is just about to raise...…
…Arts Entertainment Above: By the middle-teens and early 1920s, many people embraced cars, especially rural families who were given freedom of mobility beyond their imagination. Top right: By listening to the radio in the 1930s, Americans became less isolated and more focused. Right: Television became the primary form of mass communication during the 1950s. Far right: Computer and television monitors play a large role in today's youth recei...…
…worked with them eight years ago to commemorate the 90th anniversary of their magazine, and they wanted to do something with us again. "They will be traveling a paneled display version of the exhibit, and there's a very extensive Web site that will be coming up on our museum Web site, www.hfmgv.org ." Endelman explains that the technolo- gy exhibit is different from other exhibits on which she has worked because plan- ners did not start with m...…
…Arts 16 Entertainment Mon 8 a The Darndest This " n om A little book opens our eyes to the world of the spirit that children see. many, When the Lord SANDEE BRAWARSKY Special to the Jewish News "The world is God's dollhouse and we're His dolls. He presses buttons and makes us talk and walk." -- Elan4, "I think he's a swarm of colors that creates life on this planet." Martin, 10 — ,God is a beautiful lady in a l white dress. She sits ...…
…pray, it's like God is smiling at me." When the kids are asked about questions they have about being Jewish, 8-year-old Alex asks, "Why can't God make people stop killing people?" Nechama, age 7, wonders, "How did God make himself? How was He always there?" and 6-year old Ilana asks, "Are there Jewish robbers and do they work on Shabbat?" Some of the quotes are definitely of the '90s; others are timeless. There are several mentions of Bill Cli...…
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