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…DETROIT JEWISH' NEWS $1.00 FEBRUARY 25, 2000/I ADAR 19, 5760 Inside: Family Camping With A Jewish Flair Feminism And Orthodoxy law detroitjewishnews.com •rw7 Reme Russian Jews in the former Soviet Union, Israel and Detroit are finding new directions for their lives. …

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…DEMON JEWISH NEWS www.cletrohjewishnews.com February 25, 2000 I Adar 19, 5760 Vol. CXVII, No. 1 A Michigan Press Association Newspaper of the Year The "Fosse" cast per forms "Bye, Bye Blackbird" Photo by Joan Marcus Arts 2' Entertainment Page 69 This 16 College Week Connection Green College Life Fund to endow Jewish experiences on campus. 19 Sarah's Daughters Orthodox women cite quiet but dramatic changes. Community 37 Family Experi...…

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…For Openers Yiddish Limericks Inside inside Edition' We know of a woman named White lilir bile most of Who's always bemoaning her plight. America watched It's not hard to figure. the special TV pro- I It's shvare far a shvigger. gram Who Wants to You're wrong even when you are right! Marry a Multimillionaire? last Martha Jo Fleischmann . • week on the Fox network, Carole and Dr. Larry Miller of Bloomfield Hills were on a * hard for a mother...…

…irk ■ Out Of The Shadows Russian Re :SSSS • ' • scs " ' S • • - • Signs: One of the clearest signs (?f '!/1c , . rebirth of a . strong Judaism witmn the states of the fiirnzer Soviet Union is the enthusiasm that has greeted the creation ofje ; 2 youth centers and yollfzi canzps. Hundre 4e .tg,,:ays clamored last sun 71 the canips, which 711e1/can Jewish philantliropf Lauden This camper is at .1ePonald S. lauder/JDC „hrternational ...…

…LEV KRI CHE,VS KY Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tula, Russia or decades, Faina and Anatoly Sanevich kept their Judaism private. Natives of Ukraine, where they both survived Nazi ghettos as small children, the couple spoke Yiddish to each other at home. But unwilling to complicate their children's lives, they spoke Russian with their two sons. Every Passover they would have matza on their table — they didn't hold a full seder — but kept this fact ...…

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…Out Of The Shadows Loyal But Divided Metro Detroit's Jewish Assisted Living Community Soviet youth in Israel feel a tug between two homelands. JUDITH SUDILOVSKY Special to the Jewish News Jerusalem he Soviet youth who arrived here some 10 years ago with their parents serve in Israel's army, use the latest Hebrew slang, listen to Israeli music and carry mobile phones just like other Israelis. But, they say, they still carry Russia in thei...…

…Custom window treatments as personal as your signatures Uzbekistan with her parents and younger sister. She has a long-time Russian immi- grant boyfriend, she said, and they share the same intellectual interests, cultural pursuits and personality traits. In theory, she said, she wouldn't rule out dating a non-Russian Israeli who shared those things — but, she indi- cated, that's just not likely. Curiously, her boyfriend, Daniel Zeitlin, who i...…

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…• ansing Lexus 2000 RX300 2000 E5300 Local Talent CAJE taps Temple Israel's Fran Pearlman to head its 25th annual forum. DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer F ran Pearlman, director of educa- tion at Temple Israel, will be at the helm when CAJE, the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education, holds its 25th annual con- ference this summer. The event is also called CAJE, which, in this case, stands for the Conference on Alternatives in...…

…This College Connection SEE FOR YOURSELF WHY EVERYONE IS SAYING Green College Life Fund to endow Jewish experiences on campus. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer A SILHOUETTE WINDOW SHADINGS There's only one 1 Silhouette, and there's -4 only one place to find it. Nothing comes close to the magical- beauty of Silhouette® window shadings. Sheer fabric facings filter light, soft fabric vanes adjust for privacy. All in an array of colo...…

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…W. We Learn • • The big dog himself leads students back to class after the program. her Avialla Weltman, 7, practices caricature artooning _skills with a c of President Bill Clinton. ....................................................... • Sixth grader Violeta Shuman, 11, adds her name to a huge ts card „ sent to cartoonist Charles Schulz by Yeshivat Akavastuden Cartoonist Mike Thompson shows young aricatures. artists from Akiva how t...…

…Sarah's Da ters Resisting a feminist label, Orthodox women cite quiet but dramatic changes. DEBRA NUSSBAUM COHEN Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York IV hat does it say about a conference on Orthodoxy and feminism when per- haps as many as half the participants insist they are not feminists? It says that it's an Orthodox conference. Feminism, described only half-jokingly by one keynote speaker as "the F-word" in Orthodoxy, is a loaded term,...…

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…Washington Watch BUY AMERICAN MADE QUALITY AND SAVER II SATURN THE LIMITED Slip To the Right South Carolina may have sealed Bush's fate with Jewish voters. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent T op Jewish Republicans continue to stand behind Texas Gov. George W. Bush — the on-again-off- again Republican presidential front- runner whose status took a big hit in Tuesday's Michigan primary. But a growing number of analysts say Bush's...…

…• This Week U.K. Galleries Admit Loot An Opening In The Ranks Women slowly gain acceptance in Israeli military combat posts. abbi Yuval Sherlo, a major in the reserves, runs a training course for future soldiers who combine yeshiva studies with military classes. He says he is extreme- ly distressed by the law that permits women to serve in combat units. "This measure," he declares, "reflects a world-view entirely at odds with the Jewish w...…

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…%Irearing Once "everybody's prime ministen" Ehud Barak is increasingly alone. Israelis still credit him with genuinely seeking peace and with a readiness to pay a heavy price for it. But Barak is starting to suffer from the Bibi syndrome. 0 The professional politicians, whom he treated with a_. ill-concealed contempt when he was forming his administration, are rubbing their hands. His junior coalition parties are flexing their muscles. The h...…

…• ......... , • s • •••,.?A' s • • , PrA AA i UV' A masked Palestinian student looks at a burning American flag while a Lebanese flag flutters during a demonstration against the Israeli occupation of South Lebanon, at the An-Najah University in the West Bank Feb. 22. times when he was serving in the Israel Defense Forces. Now he is trying to kill me by means of my own people. He is humiliating me and trying to coerce me into accepting...…

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…This Week alai Insight Ideas & Issaesfuture Taking Sides American rabbis join debate over future status offerusalem. MICHAEL SHAPIRO Jewish Telegraphic Agency Washington s Israel and the Palestinians continue to inch toward a final peace deal, American rabbis are debating one of the most explosive issues yet to be resolved — the status of Jerusalem. The debate wass parked by the Jewish Peace Lobby, which announced in late January that m...…

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…JNEditorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Validating Campus Outreach B irthright Israel — the popular, new national program that provides free trips to Israel for college students who have never been there — already has proven effective in strengthening Jewish identity on many campuses. The exu- berance of participants has exceeded even the most optimistic expectations...…

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…COMMUNITY VIEWS A Simple Blood Test For Ashkenazim Canavan disease. our story on familial dysau- I had never heard of it but it scared tonomia ("Slow Improve- me. I thought to myself, "We are both ment," Jan. 21) struck a Jewish and I haven't been tested for familiar chord. My husband this." Like Tay-Sachs, Canavan is fatal. and I had been planning for years to It is a degenerative neuro- have a baby. We were married logical disorder that ca...…

…SPECIAL COMMENTARY Jewish Vote Up For Grabs out his entire career; while former Washington, D.C. Sen. Bill Bradley, appearing at the . 0 ver the next few weeks, pres- Orthodox Union dinner here last idential candidates will be October, has been loudly pro-Israel as setting their sights on states well. with large Jewish popula- As for the GOP, Gov. George W. tions. Bush and Sen. John McCain both On March 7, primaries will be held have publicl...…

…Welcoming all adults of the Metropolitan Detroi March & April 2000 Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Aaron Bergman ewish Community to Learn General Judaica Family Values Bibliodrama with Rabbi Stephen Weiss Share an informal lunch and learn this week's parsha Wednesdays, noon - 1:30 p.m. Fee: $4/lunch. Through role playing & discussion we will step into the lives of key biblical figures. Congregation Beth Ahm. Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 28, April 4...…

…wimsafi. CV Arft *HE W 8' A ti • Passover University Walk through the Haggadah, featuring the artwork of our students guided by professional local artists. Make your own Haggadah, learn how to lead a Seder, get creative materials for your Seder. Crafts, music and more. Bring your chametz to be donated to Yad Ezra. Lunch is included. Sunday, April 9, 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Judaism and Vegetariani...…

…LETTERS LETTERS from page 33 Congregation Shaarey Zedek Eugene & Marcia Applebaum JEWISH PARENTING CENTER minority presence, of women on many Jewish communal group boards and in top professional leadership positions ("The Leadership Dance," Feb. 18). Fortunately, Jewish women in the United States have a long and rich his- tory of communal accomplishments without waiting to be invited to the "golden" table. Thanks in large part to Women's ...…

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…"The Power of & The Fusion of Design and Technology" Camp Discount Deadline March 3 Friday, March 3, will be the final day for discounted pricing for the Jewish Community Center's summer day camp programs. The JCC will offer two day camp sessions this summer: June 19 July 13 and July 17-Aug. 10. New this year will be the Imagitivity Camp. Offered at the JCC's Jimmy Prentis Morris Building in Oak Park, the one-week camp offers kids in kinderg...…

…08 you have a memory-tilled story suers or ph° ?last, wheth at home or wit a larger group, we'd Give to hear win you. par our edition °IT we re planning t c 'ocus on the seder, especially the inspiring and en/oyaNe times that being a part one evokes. Please send Or mail your pictures or written remembrances to: er Sy Manello Detroit Jewish News 27676 Franklin Road Southfield, MI 48034 by March 10. n We can't promise we'll run every pictur...…

…- particular camp; visiting policies; whether a camp is nonsectarian or reli- gion-based. Also, families should determine if the camp being considered belongs to the American Camping Association. "If the camp is a member of the ACA," Sturman said, "it has passed rigorous guidelines that should make parents more comfortable in sending their children." The Canip Fair will include incentives for children and activities. In previous years, there ...…

…Community Prices Start at 51,425 THE glERITAGE c9tAto,khrh Double Shabbat At Beth Shalom A double Shabbat celebration will take place March 31 and April 1 at Congregation Beth Shalom. The congregation will participate in Shabbat Across America on Friday, March 31, at 6 p.m. Children will lead Kabbalat Shabbat services as part of their Shabbaton. On Saturday, April 1, the chil- dren will conduct afternoon, evening and Havdala services; Hav...…

…Hillel Teacher Named Director Cindy Leff has been appointed director of admissions at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit. This is a newly created administrative posi- tion called for by the school's long- range plan. The Cindy Leff director is responsi- ble for overseeing the entire admissions process. Leff returns to Hillel after having taught sixth- and eighth-grade English and history from 1988- 1993. For prospective kindergarten a...…

…Here's To... Rabbi Michael Pont, son of Herb and Janet Pont, was recently ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Rabbi Pont resides in Greensboro, N.C., He has assumed a position at Congregation Beth David, where he directs the reli- gious school. Suits, Separates & Sports Wear For Immediate & Spring Wear Thur., March 2nd 10am - 8 pm Fri., March 3rd 10 am • 6 pm Sat., March 4th 10 am - 5 pm \‘' ■ \'`VN keasei Meet our ...…

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…Community Mazel Toy! And Blue Julie Citrin and - Jonathan Finkelstein: Hail to the victors. An unknowing odyssey leads back to Ann Arbor. CART WALDMAN Special to the Jewish News ulie Citrin and Jonathan Finkelstein's experiences can be described as two ships passing in the night. For six years, they traveled the same route across the country. But it wasn't until they both came back to Michigan that their ships finally docked. As Finkelst...…

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