…Chicken Soup, Brisket, 7-Layer Cake and... The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archive Pass A Helping of Family History! NCJW/GDS President Suzanne Simon, co-chairs Eileen Hyman and Shayna Silverman, speaker Elizabeth Smart, honorees Sharon Lipton and Gail Katz, co-chair Barbara Rosenthal and Vice President Marlene Goodman Women Of Vision NCJW event featured talk by abduction survivor Elizabeth Smart. N All-New 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Cou...…
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…world The World Loses A Great Leader JTA N elson Mandela, the revolution- ary South African leader who forged close ties with his coun- try's Jews in his fight to dismantle the apartheid regime, has died. Mandela, South Africa's first black president, was 95. The current president, Jacob Zuma, announced his death on Thursday, Dec. 5. Throughout his struggle against apartheid, including 27 years imprison- ment, Mandela found allies among th...…
…A Man For All Families Local doctor remembers Mandela's impact on his family. N elson Mandela, or Madiba as he is affectionate- ly called by millions of his admiring country- men, exemplified an ideal of authentic leaders who listen to the "still small voice within" and devote their lives to the welfare of others. He dedicated his life to the struggle of the South African people, fighting against both white and black domination in a country...…
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…Point from page 36 Editorial ❑ Steven M. Cohen is research professor of Jewish social policy at Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion. Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky is executive director of Big Tent Judaism/Jewish Outreach Institute. Survivors Help Akiva Frame The Holocaust y eshivat Akiva teenager Jordan Well writes: "My grandfather faced the doors of death and with courageousness, beat back death on its home turf. I am proud that ...…
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