…This Week Insight Ig,nin Fotrire The Wright Stuff Worlds first Jewish pilot is little remembered as the centennial of powered flight nears. ROBERT THUM Dayton Jewish Observer From the pages of the Jewish News this week 10, 20, 30,40, 50 and 60 years ago. mompownimmin Israel and the Vatican are on the verge of establishing diplomatic rela- tions, marking a historic turning point between Catholics and the Jewish state. 19833empalloosso...…
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…The miracle lasted eight days. With a Hillel Day School education, it can last forever. rya Just as a person lights one candle from another and the original flame is not diminished, so too, we are never lessened when we pass on our internal "flame" to another person. Numbers, Rabbah 1 3:1 9 HILLEL DAY SCHOOL To learn more about the miraculous things happening at our school, or to attend our Open House on Wednesday, January 28th at 7 pm, ...…
…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Special Kaye e would never say it, but Jeff Kaye is a basic needs like towels, insulin and food. hero. At great personal risk, he went to a They also lacked Jewish ritual objects country that he had never been to and like siddurim and tefillin. helped people he had never met. Into that hellhole, Kaye brought com- The secret sojourns were to post-Saddam Iraq. And passi...…
…OTHER VIEWS Finding The Right Balance Cambridge, Mass. hile events in Iraq domi- nate American political discourse, the Israeli government is undertak- ing an extraordinary construction project. Although coalitions opposed to this project exist in the United States, West Bank and Israel, attention and scrutiny seem hardly commensu- rate to the enormity of the construc- tion. Like almost every issue related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...…
…Shifting Priorities, Saving Our Future Editor's note: The following is excerpted from an address by Michael Steinhardt to the United Jewish Communities General Assembly in Jerusalem on Nov. 9. I n almost all countries of the diaspora, the non-Orthodox community is at best stagnant; in many places, in decline. The decline, alas, happens almost imperceptibly, and thus eludes atten- tion and concern. Yet the cumulative erosion has gravely weak...…
…OTHER VIEWS STEINHARDT from page 39 TIMELESS CRAFTSMANSHJP philanthropists, federations, the State of Israel — acting in unison to secure the Jewish future. Birthright Israel should be viewed by each federation as not merely a national initiative, but also a local Jewish identity-building program. Gathered today are some of the world's most devoted Jewish lay- leaders and professionals. If we now return home without significant changes, are...…
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…Stand Up And Sing Temple Israel children's choir, with more than 100 boys and girls, gets ready to sing for Chanukah. Clockwise from far right: Kathy Lowenthal directs the choir. Jake Levy, 9, of Bloomfield Hills adds his voice to the chorus. Alex Chudler, 11, of Bloomfield Hills belts out a song. Chase Basch, 10, of West Bloomfield sings from the heart. hen you're anywhere between 10 and 14 years old, some things are too embarrassing to ev...…
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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 54 Maze! Toy! 56 From Russia, Director cites growth and broader services as Washtenaw IFS marks 10th anniversary. KAREN SCHWARTZ Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor W hen Anya Abramzon came to Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County as an intern in 1994, she was a University of Michigan social work master's stu- dent. JFS was a small program just starting out, but Abramzon saw its potential. Now, Abram...…
…C omm u nit y WITH LOVE from page 47 Top: Washtenaw JFS director Anya Abramson confers with co-workers David Cohen and Cindy Frey. Above: ESL teacher Barbara Schrier works with students. address their various needs." Abramzon, 33, said program development, reflected in a budget expansion from $35,000 to almost $400,000 since 1997, allows JFS to better serve the community, with staff developing and implementing a variety of needed programs. ...…
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…t i Chanukah 2-4:30 p.m. with a special tour of the meno- rah show at the Janice Charach Epstein Gallery, stories with Corrine :t‘ Stavish, songs by Lisa Soble Stavish Siegmann, and a Chanukah craft and treat. $5. West Bloomfield JCC. RSVP: Haviva (248) 645-7860, ext. 375. Choral Concert Zamir Choral of Metropolitan Detroit presents "An American Kedushah," a program of Jewish, Hebrew, Ladino and English music by Jewish composers at 3:30 p.m...…
…Candy Canes or Potato Latkes? "Silent Night" or"Eight Bright Lights"? .0pse Beth 0 "" The a Lim Mazel Toy! What will your child be learning at Nursery School? At Temple Beth El, we believe it's never too early to teach children the joys of being Jewish. New Arrivals Dec. 1 Katie and Andrew Margolick are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Lauren Elizabeth. Two-year-old big brother Jake wel- comed his baby sister, along ...…
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