…Publisher's Notebook thej ewishnews .com Feb. 11-17, 2010 27 Shevat-3 Adar 5770 Vol. CXXXVII, No. 2 Arthur M. Horwitz explores why Metro Detroit is a great place to live Jewishly! Speak Loud, Speak Proud! 15 [ Metro Bringing our young people back home. Federation Revs Campaign 10 Community rallies around annual fundraiser. IN Contents Israeli Food At MSU Can Israeli tech attract the young to Michigan? Nicole Niss, Fort Lauderdale, ...…
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…HERE'S TO_ Heartfelt Honors Cardiology videos win peer acclaim. Harriet Rotter, former 12th-grade teacher at Berkley High School and an attorney, received a Crystal Apple Award from the Michigan State Rotter University College of Education in East Lansing. She was selected by members of the College of Education's Leadership Circle. Rotter taught government and current affairs at Berkley from 1959-67 and also taught at Oakland Community Coll...…
…Metro A Man With A Plan Will Israeli technology boost opportunities for young people in Michigan? Pho to by Jerry Zolyns David Sachs Senior Copy Editor L istening to Lt. Gov. John Cherry speak at length about water puri- fication technology seems — at best — a rather "dry" topic for a Sunday afternoon. But a larger, more ominous issue was troubling everyone's mind. The "elephant in the room" as Scott Kaufman, CEO of the Jewish Federation...…
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