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…obituaries Obituaries from page 93 Holocaust Hero ADL honors Chinese diplomat who helped thousands of Austrian Jews escape. Ynet News T he Anti-Defamation League has posthumously honored Dr. Feng Shan Ho, a Chinese diplomat who issued thousands of visas to Jewish refu- gees during World War II. The ADL Jan Karski Courage to Care Award, established in 1987 to honor res- cuers of Jews during the Holocaust era, was presented posthumously to...…
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…Holy Land Sojourn Ethnic mosaic a major lure of Chaldean-Jewish trip to Israel. Robert Sklar I Jewish News Contributing Editor Alan Baum is Jewish and Sue Loussia Hickey is Chaldean — and it was the inter-ethnic aspect of the 2013 Chaldean/Jewish Mission to Israel that first caught their attention. Both are West Bloomfield residents. "My wife, Diane, and I have wanted to go to Israel for a long time Baum said, "and this trip offered ...…
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…Left: Aviva Feit of New York, Leora Leib of Southfield, and Mushky Nachlas and Penina Forta, both of Oak Park. Rifcah Krolikowski of Oak Park 0 Community auction benefits Akiva scholarship fund. Robert Sklar Contributing Editor T he informality of Akiva Hebrew Day School's annual auction belies the popular event's important intent: to generate badly needed dollars for tuition assistance. This year's 21st version of the strolling dinner...…
…Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit >> here's to 201 2 DoN"r BE IATE...NOMINNrE! Dr. Sheldon Kapen of West Bloomfield, a B'nai Israel Synagogue member, was honored on Nov. 14 by the Detroit Veterans Administration Hospital for his work Kapen in the sleep lab. A plaque in the sleep lab will be dedicated to Kapen, who is a pioneer in sleep research and was the founder of the lab and its director until last year. Ellen Yashinsky Chute...…
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