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…Potential Lifesaver Defibrillators can make a life-or-death difference at local fitness centers. Judith Doner Berne Special to the Jewish News Z vi Kennet has no memory of suffering a heart attack as he was working out with a personal trainer Dec. 7 at the Jewish Community Center health club. But the incident is indelibly stamped in the minds of the people who saved his life. Quickly alerted by Kennet's trainer, Bill Check, membership ser...…
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…• Upinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . PALESTINIAN Dry Bones ;AIRY TALE [ GRANDMA' ABBAS ANO THE BIG SAO NAMAS WOLF Editorial Political Overdose T he anti-Semitism of Henry Ford is hardly a matter for seri- ous debate. The evidence in the yellowing pages of the Dearborn Independent and the history of his sup- port for various unsavory hate groups is all too clear. Still, the attack on Mitt Romney by the National J...…
…Opinio OTHER IE S Seeking Better Answers M uch has been written about U.S. policy regarding Iran pursuing nuclear weapons but little, very little, has been said or written even in the Jewish press about the impli- cations of a nuclear Iran as it relates to Israel. While Iran's nuclear intentions are of vital interest to the U.S. — and the West, indeed the world, in general — it is even more important to Israel. Never since its creation as ...…
…4.yie lines? Why would Carter, who knows all the nuances associated with Resolution 242, change the word- ing? Contextural explanations are illuminating: 1.The notion that Israel must withdraw from the territories it took in the 1967 war is an outcome he fervently believes must emerge from negotiations. This is a pre- scription, not an adherence to the accepted formula. In the appendix of his book, where Resolution 242 is found, the word must...…
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…To Life! SPIRITUALITY Staff photos by Angie Baan Co-chair Barbara Mandelbaum of Oak Park works at the bindery. A Binding Effort Beth El volunteers make reading easier for people who are blind. Robin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News i lene Goldman Sawyer of West Bloomfield knows what it's like to watch the snow fly during a February storm, see Shabbat candles glow or admire a friend's smile. She also knows- what it's like to live wit...…
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…Akiva Announces Dinner Honorees Yeshivat Akiva's 43rd annual ban- quet will be held on Sunday, March 18, at the Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood Boulevard. Honorees are Pastor Glenn R. Plummer, Dr. Kenneth and Marilyn Kohn and Dr. Donna Zwas. The Israel Humanitarian Peace Award will be presented to Pastor Plummer. Through his organiza- tion, the Fellowship of Israel and Black America (FIBA), launched in 2006, Pastor Plummer has reached out to black...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Act Of Friendship Long-term relationship with rabbi brings Peter, Paul & Mary to Temple Beth El. L Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News fight One Candle" — the single clearly Jewish song to be per- formed by Peter, Paul & Mary at their upcoming Michigan concert — has a direct connection to Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth El. Peter Yarrow, the only Jewish member of the long-popular folk trio, consulted the rabb...…
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