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…To Life! Zoe Lis, 10, and Audrey Elkus, 9, both of Bloomfield Hills, show off the frog seder plates they made. Mosaic seder plates to become heirlooms. Keri -Guten Cohen Story Development Editor ate last month, budding young Jewish artists were creating works of Judaica that would be in their fami- lies for generations. As part of a Shalom Street program, they were working with local professional artists Gail Kaplan and Dani Katsir to mak...…
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…To Life! FOOD Oly plc Feast The Winter Games are an opportunity for authentic Italian food specialties. I Annabel Cohen Special to.the Jewish News ith the Olympic Games underway, it's time to enjoy "cucina Italiana: I spent a month in Milan 10 years ago, teaching American- style cooking to an Italian American-style restaurant chain (in the country with arguably the best food in the world!). I could- n't get enough of the wonderful north...…
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…World g g 2 6 r r Renewal Amid The Jewish community returns and rebuilds along the Gulf Coast. Chabad on Campus National Relief Mission volunteer works amid the rubble of Congregation Beth Israel's education wing in New Orleans. Margie Fishman Special to the Jewish News Discolored waterlines show how high the water got at Congregation Beth Israel in New Orleans. s the resident gabbai for Orthodox Congregation Beth Israel in New...…
…I World ON THE COVER Renewal from page 27 News, a Federation newsletter measuring the pulse of the corn- . munity, has halted its regular mail distribution, communicat- ing only from cyberspace. Community Cooperation Still, Jewish•leaders in New Orleans remain optimistic they can resurrect their close-knit community. "We are confident that the character of the community will remain intact:' said Eric Stillman, executive director of the Ne...…
…ents were charter members. Her mother was sisterhood president.. Her father was house chairman. She worries there aren't enough younger members to take the reins. Other Institutions Meanwhile, Lachoff predicts that Metairie's Gates of Prayer and Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation will expand as more Jews resettle in the Jefferson Parish suburb, which did not see as much flooding as central New Orleans. Torah Academy, a Chabad day school i...…
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…World COMMENTARY Difference, covenant and community come together in Israel. Pride iN Jerusalem hat do 43 gay guys and two lesbians do on a national federa- tion mission to Israel? It may sound like the start of a bad joke, but it actually happened last summer. "Pride in Israel;' sponsored by the United Jewish Communities, was the first time a mission of American Jews was sent by the organized Jewish community to explore Israel, Judaism ...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Linda Piccoli, music coordinator and dance instructor at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, leads patrons in a group lesson. They fell in love on the dance floor then opened their own Fred Astaire Dance Studio. I Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News amed dancer Fred Astaire is making a comeback of sorts on a 1,600-square-foot dance floor in a small building at the corner of Telegraph and Square Lake roads in Bloomfield...…
…Make Dreams Come True! Someone is going to WIN a four-year scholarship of up to $50,000 on March II, 2006. Israeli from page 41 in movies. He died at 88 in 1987. The studio is based on his credo: "Some people seem to feel that good dancers are born. But all the good dancers I have known are taught or trained." Reschikova, also of Waterford, explained the method: "It empha- sizes feeling the music. We tell the dancer to not be afraid to go w...…
…I Arts& Entertainment Favorite Things Ann Arbor artist Adrienne Kaplan derives inspiration . from her surroundings. Tomatoes, in acrylics, features Kaplan's use of strong tones of yellow, red and blue, I Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor drienne Kaplan's latest exhibit, "Current Paintings in Acrylic and Watercolor," gives the impression that home is where her heart is. The-exhibit, which runs through March 12 at Ann ...…
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…To Do! t/r Check Arts & Culture Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Arnold Klein Gallery by browsing the exhibit Urban Views, which continues through March. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays at 32782 Woodward, Royal Oak. (248) 647-7709. See Current Paintings: In Acrylic and Watercolor by Adrienne Kaplan through March 12 at the Washington Street Gallery, 120 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays-...…
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…ynagogues Here's Your Chance We want to feature a photograph each week to accompany this Synagogue List. Your congregations are busy doing special things all the time. This is a great place to showcase them. We're looking for candid photographs featuring action — nothing posed. Please submit photos to us for considera- tion. We will share the wealth and rotate among the congregations. We prefer digital images sent by e-mail. High resolution....…
