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…Coming Home A Detroiter's Jewish journey brings him home to teach. exploring what was so backwards and anti-social that it needed to be Staff Writer replaced by something else. "17. my experience in the yeshiva for avid Shapero grew up in a many years, I found that I didn't Reform family in Detroit understand why it needed to be that was involved in Jewish changed at all." communal activities but Shapero went to Brandeis did little religious...…
…63® executive director of Ohr Somayach. His parents, Mary and Walter Shapero, still live in Detroit (she's the granddaughter of Rabbi Franklin). Shapero succeeds Rabbi Eric Krohner at Ohr Somavach and credits him with purring the Detroit branch on the map during his five years at the helm. "Rabbi Krohner really built it .up from scratch," Shapero said, adding that "when vou have some- thing going with a lot of momentum, it•s a pleasure ro jum...…
…SHABBAT SERVICES FOR SINGLES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 • 8 P.M. CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park Shifting Services will be followed by an Oneg Shabbat. SPECIAL SINGLES SERVICE Rabbi David and Alicia Nelson will conduct a program featuring interactive activities appropriate for Shabbat. The activities will focus on topics such as Jewish values, beliefs, traditions and observances. The program will be followed by a kosher wine...…
…4460 ' • If Phone: istorians and lawyers researching class-action lawsuits on behalf of for- mer prisoners of war have uncovered evidence showing that two of America's leading automakers col- laborated with Nazi Germany, the Washington Post reported on Monday. The companies deny the charges. Documents from German and American archives show that American managers of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. went along with the conversion of t...…
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…Strategic Thinking New committee on Jewish education is urged to be patient. JULIE WIENER aran-:n-- ina as well as fostering a sense of Staff Writer community and belonging. He theo- rized that the reason Jewish camps, day schools and Israel experiences have all been powerful remedies for assimilation is because they immerse youngsters in Jewish life and build community. Alliance members who spoke to The Jewish News after the meeting gave...…
…This at Temple support for gays; a comment on squabbling; Israel s Miss World; Nobel for Hussein? As a way of reaching out to gay members and their families, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays/Detroit (PFLAG) will hold support group sessions at Tem- ple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills, starting in January. Karen Fenwick, PFLAG's presi- dent, who has been working on this issue since 1991, called it "a break- through" in this area...…
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…Letters to the Editor are updated daily and archived on JN Online: vvvvw.detroitjewishnews.com The Meaning Of Gifts epending on the numbers in both your age and wallet, these are either exciting or dreaded days. Last week- end started the mad, final shopping frenzy of what's generically known as the "win- ter holidays." For many Jews, the crunch is even harsher; Chanukah starts this year at sundown, Sunday, Dec. 13. It would be too easy to r...…
…COMMUNITY V16WS The Election Fallout Affects The Democrats Democrats tasted the most delicious merica is changing. The of victories. last election dramatized What does this reality mean for that. The voters of Ameri- us as Americans and as Jews? ca are very different from It means that sexual morality in what they were 30 years ago. The America has changed. Thirty years Republican Party suffered the conse- ago, the Clinton scandal would have...…
…EDITOR'S WATCH Stirring The Winds Beneath JET's Wings wrong idea, the real force hough airborne for 10 behind JET is Evie. years, this JET is still cruis- Notwithstanding all that the ing along, with no sign of rest of us have done, it's running short on fuel. Evie's commitment, energy So I was pleased to be there when and talent that's made it Jewish Ensemble Theatre's founders, work." friends and fans gathered to celebrate In the afterglow...…
…OPINION Mixed Emotions Color Daughter's Sendoff To College MEMORY LOSS? SOLUTIONS FOR CAREGIVERS If your loved one is having memory problems, trouble with simple tasks or personality changes, you may benefit from our Orientation to Alzheimer's Disease, SHELLI DORFMAN Editorial Assistant a three-part workshop for caregivers. I Workshop Dates and Topics: •December 2 Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia • December 9 Communi...…
…over at the tears in my younger daugh- ter's eves and saw that she realized, as I did, that the time was 7:30, and Kim's plane was at that moment taking off from New York for Israel. The next day, Kim called on her new Israeli pe ephone," from her dorm in the Greek Colony neighbor- hood in Jerusalem. After her first Shabbat, she told me how she attend- ed a service at the Promenade at sun- set, overlooking the Old City. We talked when she regi...…
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…Lebanon Red The haunting quagmire known as Israel's Vietnam just got worse. ERIC SILVER Israel Col-respondent Jerusalem new coded message has entered the chillina b lexicon of Israeli anxiety. "Heavy fighting is taking place in Lebanon," intones the news reader. Hundreds of mothers and fathers with soldier sons serving across the north- ern border know immediately what that means. There are casualties, but the families have not yet been n...…
…Enforcing Order Studying Change Israel's police are under the magnifying glass as claims of beating residents increase. LARRY DERFNER Israel Correspondent school in Umm el-Fahm, police never set foot inside the school, Ben-Onn says. And the live bullet shells found on the ground? "Police used only rub- ber bullets," he insists. What about the blood on the walls and floor? "It was probably from a rioter who'd gotten hit with a rubber bullet ...…
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…Community Calendar Calendar Listings are updated daily on MT Online: vvww.detroitjewishnews.com SIIABBAT Friday, Dec. 4 Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel Moses family programming committee will spon- sor Shabbat dinner following services. Theme: "How-To" Shabbat seder. 6 p.m. Cost: $12 for adults, $8 for teens 13-18, $4 for children 5-12, free for younger children. (248) 851-6880. CWITUKAH 'Sunday, Dec. 6 Stars of David, an international su...…
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…Tommy Mandel A babynaming ceremony is marked by joy ... and sadness. Allie Mandel ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor A lexandra "Allie" Brenner Mandel returned to her Michigan roots last week to visit with aunts, uncles and cousins, and to be named for a grand- father she would never get to know. According to a letter written by Allie's father, Mark, of San Diego: "My daughter was born Aug. 21. Two weeks before Allie was born, my father Tommy ...…
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…Torah Portion Learning To Find The Peace Of Shabbat - Shabbat Vayishlach: Genesis 32:4-36:43; Hosea 11:742:12. ur Torah portion for this Shabbat is a familiar story. Jacob, having left his father- in-law's house, prepares for an encounter with his brother Esau, who had sworn to kill him. "Jacob was left alone," the narrative says, but we read of a "wrestling match" that lasted until the break of dawn. Jacob emerges from the experience with...…
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…Family aLbUm Here's a half dozen; we would gladly take another six if they're just like this! These lovely girls are the grandchildren of Elaine and Murray Brickman of West Bloomfield, who say, "The song, 'You Light Up My Life' certainly applies to this picture. Whenever we see one or all of these children, our lives are instantly illuminated." The girls are: Jaclyn Jasgur, 2-1 /2; Danielle Rubin, 2; Rachel Brickman, 3; Mia Rubin, 7 months; T...…
…The BiG Story et It Snow from page 61 A Chanukah Puppet Show Sunday, December 6 4:00 p.m. • JPM Jaffe Hall Join us for an exciting afternoon with Marilyn Price, a ration- ally known puppeteer and storyteller. Ms. Price uses hand-crafted puppets to convey her joy of Jewish living. In this Chanukah show, you will be introduced to the characters of breidel and Shammes. There will be a puppet making workshop at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The worksho...…
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