…11■0 Tyr' -one Each month in this space, L'Chayim will look back into issues of The Jewish News to see what was happening in the local Jewish community or in the Diaspora ten, 20 and 40 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO Michigan voters elect Carl Levin as the state's first Jewish U.S. senator. Fourteen Detroiters visited several Project Renewal neighborhoods in Israel. They were invited by Israel's President Yitzhak Navon. signatures protesting t...…
…tiS 111 1 ;4 1 CP C \kl P p44 I Wallachs May Find Family Roots In Italy BY BETTY PROVIZER STARKMAN Wallach/Wallack/Wloch/Weltsch/ There are several Block/Bloch theories about the source of these names, which are of geographic origin. Since the Polish word for Italy is Wloche, some believe that the names were taken by Italian Jews who migrated to Eastern Europe. Another possible — explanation is that the Germans called the people who spoke...…
…A ct 0 414 sk The Return Of The Junkyard Menorah % ; K 7/ T-7 ) .1 N_ By JOEL L. GRISHAVER 1 My name is Judi and this story is all about how my father and I had a big fight one Chanukah. It happened two years ago when I was almost 8. It is the story of how I learned that it is sometimes important to be different. It is also when Josh became my friend and when we went hunting in the garbage dump. I was the only Jewish kid in my class at s...…
…6i.s t Celebrating Chanukah From Child To Adult 00 1' of my life for coming late." Joshua said, "What's the matter? Don't you believe in miracles?" He turned around, picked up a tin can, and said, "I bet you that this will land on the menorah." To this day, I don't know how he did it. I don't think Josh knows either. He threw the can high in the' air. It went way up and then came down on top of a big pile. When it hit, a tire rolled off of...…
…Hava Nedaber Ivrit: Celebrating Chanukah In Israel Each month in this space, L'Chayim will present a Hebrew lesson entitled, "Hava Nedaber Ivrit!" (Let's Speak Hebrew), whose aim is to encourage further study of Hebrew. The lesson will include a brief story utilizing the Hebrew words to be studied, a vocabulary list with English translations and a family activitiy which involves using the new words. The lessons will be prepared by Nira Lev, a...…
