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February 26, 2015 • Page Image 101

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…Seniors Here We dome Baby boomers still choosing to retire in the Sunshine State. By Robert Gluck { JNS.org "It is a different world. For s the age-old trend of Jews retiring to South Florida on the every 20-year-old today who decline? It depends how you cruises Ocean Drive, imagine an look at the numbers, according to 80-year-old then pulling a shop- demographer Dr. Ira Sheskin. ping cart up Washington Avenue. "Even though the percentage ...…

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…frontlines ❑ JN CONTENTS JEWISHNEWS Feb. 19-25, 2015 I 30 Shevat - 6 Adar 5775 I Vol. CXLVII, No. 3 Arts & Life 41 Calendar 26 Editor's Picks 44 Family Focus 31 Fashion 44 Israel 5, 6, 33, 37 jewish@edu 33 Letters 5 Lifecycles 47 Love Connection ... 50 Marketplace 50 Metro 8 NextGen Obituaries Points of View Sports Staff Box Synagogue List Torah Portion World Columnist Danny Raskin 27 54 29 40 6 38 39 24 9A `seu ols p eJ ol oo T Whi...…

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…frontlines >> letters }low to Send Letters We prefer letters relating to JN articles. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Letters of 225 words or less are considered first. Longer ones will be subject to trimming. Letter writers are limited in frequency of publication. Letters must be original and contain the name, address and title of the writer and a day phone number. Non-electronic copies must be hand signed. Send letters to t...…

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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz®renmedia.us Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor jheadapohl@renmedia.us Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor kcohen@renmedia.us Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor lkonstantin@renmedia.us David Sachs Senior Copy Editor dsachs@renmedia.us Deborah Schultz Corporate Creative Director dschultz®renmedia.us EDITORIAL Editorial Assistant Sy...…

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…metro >> on the cover Days Of Future Past Detroit seniors look to the city's past with an eye to the future. Josh EI'Chonen I JN Intern Above: At the ground breaking of the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, Sept. 23, 1973: Samuel Frankel, Alan Schwartz, Mandell "Bill" Berman, Max Fisher, Paul Zuckerman, Alfred L. Deutsch, Richard Kux. Top right: Dr. Guy Stern, director of the Institute of the Righteous at the Holocaust Memorial ...…

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…Dun Celebrate Purim with Temple Beth El! 11.• 41 Incredible Programs Offering Something For Everyone! All programs open to the community - Kid-ish Club's Purim Small Fri Shabbat Friday, February 27 Service: 5:30 pm Dinner: 6:00 pm A celebration for families with children, ages 0-6+. Enjoy a family service of singing and prayers followed by a kid-friendly dinner, and dessert! $36 per family. Reservations required. i T E E T ri H P L...…

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…High-Tech, High-Touch Exec Caring for families in Jewish Detroit. Vivian Henoch Special to the Jewish News D on't mistake her size for her stature in the Jewish Detroit community. Standing tall at 5-foot-1, Shaindle Braunstein loves shopping for shoes (the higher the heels, the better) along the career path she has taken to her role as chief administrative officer at Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Metropolitan Detroit. Self-described as "...…

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…ONGREGATION ZWA • ■ SH AA R EY ZEDEK C to help empower the children and provide them with a sense of power, peace and purpose. Martial arts classes, support during hospital and clinic procedures, uniforms and transportation to and from classes are provided to families at no cost. Goldberg is a clinical assistant professor in the department of pedi- atrics at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. He is a recipient of the R...…

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…A Community-Wide Celebration Purim Partners:41iSSSSjj DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JN `7N1W' 111Y Questions? tnering congregations Community Megillah Reading hosted at Beth Ahm Activities for kids & dinner available for purchase 5:30 pm Minchah 6 pm Megillah Reading & Festive Oneg 7 pm egillah reakfast 7 am - hosted at na srae Megillah Mania H am hosted at Adat Shalo a crazy-fun. kid-friendly Purim-tastic performance by hazer Lloyd "Israel...…

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…metro >> mentsh of the month Fifth-grader launches effort to bring smiles to other kids. 0 0 1.1 APY* Stacy Gittleman I Contributing Writer 15 Month Certificate of Deposit Special! ith an astute understanding of the power of delivering a smile, Lindsey Zousmer, a fifth-grader at West Hills Middle School, has got "magic" to do for disabled children receiving physical therapy at local hospitals. Last month, she started a community servic...…

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…COULD YOU BE SUFFERING FROM A THYROID DISORDER? Q & A Featuring: Michael Singer MD, FACS, Otolaryngologist and Shiri Levy, MD, Endocrinologist, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital What is the thyroid gland and what does it do? How can you tell if nodules are cancerous? The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped organ in your neck. It produces a hormone (thyroid) that controls the body's overall metabolism. After a physician discovers the p...…

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…world SCANPIX DENMARK/TIMES OF ISRAEL What's Next For Europe? David Harris Times of Israel On Feb.14, a 22-year-old Dane of Palestinian origin shot and killed filmmaker Finn Norgard, 55, at a free speech forum. Soon afterward, he attacked Copenhagen's main synagogue, murdering Dan Uzan, 37, a security guard there. The terrorist later was killed in a police shootout. David Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, offers...…

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…FARMINGTON HILLS INTERNISTS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR RELOCATION TO: often come into play. If you can't name the adversary, how can you effectively fight it? Of course, this problem is not unique to Europe. In the United States, we saw the massacre at Fort Hood ludicrously labeled "workplace violence" rather than the jihadist violence it so obvi- ously was, and our government's refusal to refer to "Islamist" or "jihadist" ter- rorism, even...…

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…calendar HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Much To Do! SATURDAY, FEB. 21 BIRMINGHAM #1 Kids Martial Arts Program Kids Karate NOW ENROLLING SALSA DANCE PARTY SENIORS' SING-ALONG 7:30 pm. Cong. Shaarey Zedek's Empty 1 pm. Music lovers can join Cong. Beth Ahm N...…

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…The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Thank You, Senator Gary Peters American Patriot/Staunch Friend of Israel Co-sponsor of the Kirk-Menendez Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act Please make your opinion known in these perilous times. A Nuclear Iran Threatens Both tht, United States and Israel. Contact your U.S. Senator or House Memb...…

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…oints of view >> Send letters to: Ietters®thejewishnews.com Editorial Fixing The JCC Demands A Teamwork Approach t's too early to gauge the success of a determined alliance of supporters of keeping the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's Oak Park facil- ity open in the wake of a spiraling budget shortfall. Overcoming an annual budget deficit of $800,000 to $1 million won't be easy for the JCC and its lead funder and adviser, ...…

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…family focus Mental Illness In Teens Is Event Focus Orley family hosts fundraiser to support U-M mental health student group efforts. Keri Guten Cohen gles, but only one in three continued that care. "I battle with depression and have for most of my life Dishell said. "First we turn to friends, so why not be able to get help from other students:' Orley said, "In the U.S., suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students;...…

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…for college students by college students February 19, 2015 / 30 Shevat 5775 VOLUME 6, NO. 1 Community Growth Conference helps Ahava leader align LGBTQ, Jewish activism. Gabrielle Kirsch } jewish@edu writer A s a leader of Ahava, the LGBTQ Jewish group at the University of Michigan, and with the support of U-M Hillel, I attended Nehirim's annual LGBTQ Jewish student leadership conference last semester at Brown University in Rhode Islan...…

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…Campus Learning K College students meet reporter to hear about Mideast reporting. Danielle Riffer-Reinert M jewish@edu writer ark Lavie, a reporter who has worked for NPR, NBC, CBC and the Middle East and how poorly navigating them leads to misunderstandings about the the Associated Press, visited the region in the West. Lavie spoke about those campus of Kalamazoo College Jan. 21 to give a lecture on issues facing reporters at Kalama...…

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