…30% OFF AND MORE!! On All In-Store Zeke Leikin And The Rise Of Militant Zionism tioned by the U.S. Army in New York City Egypt, where he dispatched he Detroit Jewish communi- ty recently mourned the pass- truckloads of weapons and sup- plies to Allied bases in the ing of veteran Zionist activist Middle East. Ezekiel "Zeke" Leikin. That gave him the opportu- To local friends and colleagues, Zeke nity to work covertly with both was known as ...…
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…INSIDE: Mazel Toy! 36 LOCAL GENEALOGISTS FIND EWISHGEN INVALUABLE AND URGE SUPPORT FOR THE FINANCIALLY STRAPPED WEB SITE. ESTHER ALLWEISS TSCHIRHART Special to the Jewish News n this computer age, members of the 18-year- old Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan . (JGSMI) agree that, for doing research, not much can beat JewishGen.org --the leading Internet site for Jewish genealogy. "It's wonderful," said JGSMI past president Marc M...…
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…Page Chairs Jewish Fund The board of trustees of the Jewish Fund named David Page the new chair and Robert Naftaly the vice chair. A senior partner in the Detroit law firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, having served as director of a number of pub- lic and private companies, Page is a longtime business and civic leader who brings a depth a executive expe- rience to his new position. In addition to chairing the David Page Jewish Fund, P...…
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…December to REMEMBE SAJE Hosts Jewish Educator International Jewish educator Dr. Daniel Gordis will kick off the Jewish Community Center's SAJE- Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment program at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Director of the Jerusalem Fellows program and a member of the senior staff of the Mandel Foundation Sector on Jewish Education and Continuity, Dr. Gordis writes and speaks...…
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…Community Anniversaries ROSNER 50TH Lots of Love from Your Children and Grandchildren C harlotte and Saul Rosner celebrated their 50th anniversary on Dec. 25 at a dinner hosted by their chil- dren, Karen and Jeff Cantor, Linda and Rick Valentine, Unise and Rob Rosner. Their grandchildren are Max, Steven and Zachary Cantor. Love your Kids MARC J. COHEN PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE ENJOYING LIFE 248-543-3637 656650 Control Your Closet DESIGN...…
…INSIDE Synagogue Listings 45 Torah Portion 47 New Shepherd, New Spirit At Young Israel of Southfield, Rabbi Morris seems a perfect fit. RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News T rading sunglasses for snow boots has its drawbacks, but for Rabbi Yechiel Morris of Young Israel of Southfield, the decision to move from sunny Florida to seasonal Michigan was an easy one. "There is a real sense of excite- ment amid the synagogue," said Rabb...…
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…A New Home Congregation Chaye Olam and its school move to Farmington Hills. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Stair Writer 4 I f the success of a synagogue can be measured by the knowl- edge and Jewish identity it provides its children, Rhonda Shink believes she has found a per- fect match for her daughters at Congregation Chaye Olam. "I want my girls to end up being very happy, self-assured Jewish women who will participate and practice their reli...…
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…You are invited to attend a Reception in honor of Rabbi Yeruchim Olshinwv5v Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha at the home of Rabbi & Mrs. Joseph Nusbaum 15041 Burton Oak Park, MI Monday, January 6, 2003 8:30 pm Dr. Phillips Dr. Daniel Phillips of Huntington Woods was recently elected and installed as 2002- 2003 president of the Metropolitan Detroit Optometric Society. He main- tains a private prac- tice in Southgate. Sarah G. Deson-F...…
…Akiva students celebrate teddy's birthday and help out with a great cause. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor t was a beary full day at Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield. In honor of-the 100th anniversary of the teddy bear — named, of course, for former President Teddy Roosevelt and created by a Jewish American businessman, Morris Michtom — students marched through the halls with their favorite bears. Some were huge, larger than the children th...…
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…Tell Me Why Zamenhof's Legacy What happened to the descendants of the man who started Esperanto? PHILLIP AND ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Q: I've always been fascinated by Esperanto, the international, artificial language. What makes Esperanto even more interesting is the fact that its inventor, Dr. Ludwig Zamenhof, was Jewish. How Jewish was Dr. Zamenhof, and did he have a family or any descendants? If so; are they still promoting Esperanto? A: Dr...…
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…INSIDE: A New Look At Sandy Koufax Art Entcrtment • •. • his craft at U-Nit E ERIN PODOLSKY Special zo the Jewish News , piphanies occur in the most unlikely 4. places — when the thousands of circumstances and elements that go into creating a moment of truth coalesce into clarity: For some it happens in the unexpected lull of a crowds roar. For others, realization comes in a hospital waiting room, or while sipping the world's best mar...…
…ere They Write The Dreams U-M film curriculum is a launching pad for aspiring screenwriters. ERIN PODOLSKY Special to the Jewish News B efore Jim Burnstein came on the scene in 1995, the University of Michigan's program in Film and Video Studies offered only one screenwriting course. Today, there are classes for both film and television writing and rewriting — with additional advanced offerings led by Burnstein and visiting screenwriters. ...…
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