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February 05, 1999 • Page Image 44

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…School Sponsors Blood Drive Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills will host an American Heart Association blood drive 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday Feb. 7, at the school. The event is coordinated with a Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart event, a national program encouraging students to be physically active as well as collect donations to help fight heart disease and stroke. For information, call (248) 851-3220. Honors Set For Teachers The Lyric Ch...…

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…REGENT PLUS A special prog ram for older adults with memor y impairments Calendar Calendar Listings are updated daily on JN Online: wvvw.detroitjewishnews.com SHABBAT SHALOM! FEB. 5-6 The Jewish Law Students Association of the University of Windsor and Machon L'Torah host "Judaism: All or Nothing?" a weekend of Jewish learning at Windsor's Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, 610 Giles Boulevard East. Events featur- ing Rabbi Avraham and Mrs. Bayla ...…

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…GREAT NEWS FOR COUPLES EXPERIENCING INFERTILITY ! FEB. 7 AND 8 Film Sing Along with Israel features 22 Israeli folk songs and encourages audi- ence participation with Hebrew subtitles and English transliteration, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and 12:45 p.m. Monday. The movie, part of the Yiddish Film Series, features Israeli scenery, folk dancing and documentary footage. The Center for Reproductive Medicine has Opened a Comprehensive New Center in Oa...…

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…Calenda Y.S.C.s<s :1" ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Musical Notes Water brings life to our people, to the earth of Israel, yielding the bounty of the land of milk and honey. Every drop counts. Israel is counting on us. Together, we can help keep Israel's water flowing in the next century. SATURDAY, FEB. 6 Temple Beth Emeth presents Peter Yarrow, of Pete); Paul and Maiy, performing with his daughter, Bethany, 8 p.m. Tribute: Steve and Kathy Rhode...…

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…and Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. (248) 424-9022 Our CDs Don't play Music, MONDAY, FEB. 8 Temple Israel Bus Tour of Local Art with visits to a gallery, a private collection and a studio, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Breakfast and lunch included. Cost: $23, members; $28, others. Nancy Bortman, (248) 553-8655 or the temple, (248) 661-5700. 5.09 One Year Certificate Author! Author! FRIDAY, FEB. 5 Elliot Wilhelm, Detroit Institute of Arts film curator, ...…

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…Mazel Toy! Met isa , Instant compatibility overcomes some healthy skepticism. DEBRA DARVICK Special to The Jewish News IIIVI bile Romeo and Juliet were star-crossed lovers, Jonah Siegel's and Lisa Stone's courtship has been graced by per- fect stellar alignment. Coincidence is the operative word here. Or beshert. And it all started with a 1996 phone call prompted by quirky tangents. Living in Detroit and working as assistant to the gener...…

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…Mazel Toy! Thanks to you, our family has grown, so we've moved to a new, larger home! NEW ADDRESS: NEW PHONE: (248) 356-6000 Births Jan. 21 Rochelle (Raben) and Anthony Brooks announce with joy the birth of their son, Maxwell Arron. Sharing in their joy is big sister Rachel, 11, and big brother Noah, 19 months. Proud grandparents are Sandy Raben of Commerce, David and Diane Raben of Livonia, Fred and Reina Brooks of Farmington Hills and P...…

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…Jer St Peterson. Mitzvah projects involved volunteer- ing at the Waterford Library, assisting at the Temple Israel picnic and donating to the Jewish National Fund. A student at Crary Middle School in Waterford, Michael is interested in video games, reading novels and comic books as well as alternative music and basketball. Peter Harris Eichenhorn will cele- brate his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel at Havdalah services on Saturday, Feb. 6. He ...…

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…Mazel Toy! Engagements Ochs-Primack NOW LOCATED ON THE BOARDWALK (248) 855-8818 SPECIALIZING IN INFANTS, BOYS AND GIRLS CLONING THROUGH SIZE 12 REGISTERED ELECTROLOGISTS Carole and Larry Ochs of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Farmington Hills, are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter Allyson Dana to Craig Barry Primack, son of Judi and Jordan Primack of Chicago. Allyson received her bachelor of arts degree in education...…

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…Jacqueline and Ronald Lorfel of Farmington Hills and Bobbie and Gary Miller of West Bloomfield are happy to announce the upcoming marriage of their children Elissa Kari and Jason Alan. Elissa is a graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in psy- chology. She is completing her certifi- cation in elementary education at Eastern Michigan University. Jason graduated with honors from James Madison College at Michigan State University wi...…

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…Mazel Tov_1 \ / Engagements Cook-Kahn Now through February 28, 1999, Take an Additional io% Off Our Already Discounted Prices on Home Accents. This Special Sale Includes Occasional Tables, Rugs and All Regularly Priced Bedding. Barbara and Gerald Cook of Farmington Hills and Rhoda and Theodore Kahn of West Bloomfield announce the engagement of their children Elizabeth Hilary Cook and Jeremy Philip Kahn. Elizabeth is finishing a degre...…

February 05, 1999 • Page Image 61

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…Synagogues . CODPCgOttOT) ctieth $hgtori) yoDers Gmtar $oinuet Qrcerkouin Join us for a freilach evening commemorating 25 years of music and mitzvot Loretta Blumenfeld, office manger at Young Israel of Oak Park, talks with Rabbi Steve Weil. CONSERVATIVE ADAT SHALOM 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Senior rabbi: Efry Spectre; Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Howard Glantz. Cantor emeritus: Larr...…

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…TEMPLE ISRAEL PRESENTS Introduction to Judaism Spring, 1999 SHAAR HASHOMAYIM 115 Giles Boulevard East, Windsor, Ontario, N9A 4C1, (519) 256-3123. Services: daily 7 a.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. SHAAREY SHOMAYIM 15110 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 542-4444. Rabbi: Leo Goldman. Gabbai: Michael Weiss. Services: Friday at candlelighting; Saturday 9 a.m.; weekdays 6:45 a.m.; Sunday 7:50 a.m.; daily Minchah- Ma'ariv at sunset. SHAAREY ZEDEK...…

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…Synagogues If you are a Jewish college student, let Pro-Detroit connect you to the internship that may begin your career. Pro-Detroit, a joint program of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and Jewish Vocational Service, has outstanding local internship opportunities in the following fields: • Computer info services • Hospitality • Human resources • Actuarial • Business • Engineering Rabbis: M. Robert Syme, Harold S. Loss, Paul M...…

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…Torah Portion We Are One People Bound By Covenant example, if the one blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah is not obligated to perform the mitzvah of hearing the sho- far blown, then he may not enable oth- ers to fulfill the obligation by hearing his blowing. The Talmud brings the opinion of Ahava, the son of Rav Zeira, who states n this week's Torah portion, we that even one who has already fulfilled read of the Jewish people accept- his own...…

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…**WM School's Out... TAKE A BREAK AT THE "J" February 15-19 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. • Extended Care Available JCC SUMMER CAMPS OPEN HOUSE Have fun with the whole family & find out what JCC Summer Camps are all about! Don't Forget! has a limited number of spaces available for children with The JCC special needs to participate in JCC's Summer Camp with an advocate. Spaces are filling up quickly! For more information, please call (248) 661-...…

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…• 4 4•••••••:',. From The Editor: Patience, Please . . . . page 72 • One Cricket With Fries, page 75 To Go `-• •v• For Your Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor Top: Joshua Karchin and Noah Gra- ham unload pennies. Bottom: Erica Stern helps her sister Sydney. Left: The Temple Beth El sanctuary was crowded with participants. inding a rhyme for a song about the Jewish Communi- ty Center might take time = something about winter, of c...…

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…The BiG Story lAKV M.W.OVMS`;‘,',WVMMVNIV.VA:VMMV:M% OMV.P.MV :MM IRM.K.W.M.M B'nai Moshe mem- bers Josh Rubin and Durina Shayne sing their pep song. Singing a song for Jew- ish Vocational Service are Sarah ,tackier and Rose Partrich. Sammy Wax assembles mate- rials at the Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition booth. ••••••••- .....,••■••■•■■■•■■ Experiencing life with one arm are Scott Lowen, Matthew Lester and Karen Lowen. Jake Segall can wo...…

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February 05, 1999 • Page Image 72

…EdItoR's NoTe a THE GREATEST INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE COUNTRY IS ONLY GETTING BETTER! (AND WERE RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARD) ST It ItAx rt Patience, A{4,411, 1: • N.: ■ . ARICIWIlt,1 ■ 4. 71 EVENT PRODUCTIONS a es es S a 11. S • • (From to left: MC Layne, Tarik, Jeff, TJ. Lutalo, Jamez, Emily & D. Brown/Not Pictured: Todd & 30 Beautiful and Talented Interactive Dancers) • (248) 263-6300 DETROIT • PITTSBURGH • WASHINGTO...…

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…#3) Opt For A Change Of Venue When I'm feeling so short-tem- pered I'm getting downright snap- py, I'll suggest to my children that we do something else that very moment. If we're in the house, we'll get out — even if it's just to go get a slurpee or ice cream. If we're in the store and everyone is fussy, I'll move to another area (like the toys). Change of place, however small and seemingly insignificant, can bring a change of attitude. And ...…

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…RevieWs EDITOR'S NOTE: Would you like to review a book for The AppleTree? If so, please send us your name and address, and tell us a little about you. We pay $25 for each review pub- lished. We reserve the right to edit or refuse any material. Please mail to: Make Me A Reviewer! c/a AppleTree, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, Ml 48034. The Way Meat Loves Salt by Nina Jaffe (Henry Holt). Reviewed by Shmulie Zytman 'Mireleh was different from ...…

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…TELL Me A StOrY pREmium icitcheite Ba."44 One Cricket With Fries, To Go A yummy collection of kosher insects. IS PROUD TO BE MICHIGAN'S EXCLUSIVE DEALER OF Kitchens SCAVOLINI Hearth Cabinets from Canada CABINETS FROM ITALY Come in and ask about our FREE GRANITE OFFER Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor Q: Tell Me Why, years ago I seem to remember reading a New York Times editorial praising ID. Salinger's Catcher In The Rye. Could yo...…

February 05, 1999 • Page Image 76

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…SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News S arah Weinstock comes from a liberal, secular Jewish fami- ly living on the Upper East Side of New York. Frustrated with her relatives' way of talking about the woes of the world without taking any action to confront them, the Barnard student turns herself into a make-love-not-war activist. Sarah's connection with non-fam- ily — often through anti-establish- ment rallies — moves her into young ad...…

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…• ' ":: ci. , ' ..",,, x : \-:' ::; • 13 .,, ,k %,-,,,.„ ‘..4, , . . , ,. b.; .%., \-k. \- etk. 3:1 ,,,. %: \,.- What To Do, What To Do ... Musical Notes Death, inspired by the poetry of Walt Whitman, 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at Rackham Auditorium in Ann Arbor. The program is one in a series of Beethoven the Contemporary concerts sponsored by the University Musical Society. $16-$30. (734) 764-2538. The Michigan Chamber Sympho- ny Orch...…

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…To Warm Your Heart, featuring 1940 and 1997, plus his films, books, and movement — into his painting. about an athlete/actor/singer/scholar more than 100 authentic Amish and poems and music, opens Feb. 7 at the Through Feb. 21. 2801 W Big Beaver who dedicated his life and art to fight- Mennonite quilts, comes to Franklin's museum, where it will run through Road, Troy. (248) 816-8372. ing oppression and racial intolerance. Village Barn Thursday...…

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…Luke Gray recent paintings FLOWER CHILDREN two American families, one white and one black, who are torn apart by polit- ical forces. "The '60s" producer Lynda Obst cherishes the times and the messages of the miniseries. "I identify most with Sarah (Jordana Brewster)," says Obst, 48, who began her film-journalism career as editor/author of The Roltipg Stone History of the Sixties. February 6 March 6, 1999 Reception to meet the artist Sa...…

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…Yaacov Agam NUNEffi @ff M@B] T he '60s" producer Lynda Obst thinks of Jewish singer- songwriter Bob Dylan as her inspiration — someone able to connect art, politics and poetry in the context of the pop culture. Here are some other Jewish newsmakers who grabbed headlines during the decade: • Allen Ginsberg, poet, anti-war demon- strator and drug advocate, writes Kaddish (1961). • Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, secures the Fab Four ...…

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…The Power Of Music 2 nd Anniversary Special Thank you for making our two years successful! OUR GIFT TO YOU DINNER FOR TWO $ 19" Includes: Your choice of soup or salad, 2 lamb chops, I skewer of Kabob (choice of chicken, beef or lamb), 2 skewers of Kafka, 2 glasses of house wine, and rice pudding or fresh fruit Available Mon. - Thurs. Open for Lunch ani) Dinner 7 -Days 4189 Orcbaro Coke Roue Orcbori) Cake 248 2/5 1999 82 Detroit Je...…

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…Tallahassee native wanted to pursue Highlighting music from renowned cantorial studies immediately after grad- composers, including Kurt Weill, Max uation, she was advised to get her bach- Janowski and Maurice Ravel, the elor's degree in music first and went to recording captures the tradition of Rice University. Her master's degree in American Reform synagogues. sacred music is from the Hebrew Union Featuring 16 compositions, the con- College...…

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…Sunday, February 14th, 1999 26000 American Dr. Southfield, MI 48034 248-357-1100 Hilton Inn h ield entitle Weekend February 12, 13, 14 - Course Chateaubriand Dinner For 2 And A Bottle of Choice Wine From Our Chef's Pre-Selected Wine List $ 75 00 Per Couple We've got two ways to add a little romance to your Valentine's weekend. (not including tax and gratuity) fer Good at Both Lelti's Locations Lellit Of 885 Opdyke (Across ifOrri ...…

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…school graduate and budding movie star, stopped off in Detroit to answer some questions about his life and career. JN: What is it about Max that allows him to take private fantasies and make them actually happen? JS: First of all, I think the movie is Max's fantasy. The movie is his mind, it's told through his eyes, so nothing is impossible, and everything that Max thinks, he does, because he's ambi- tious. He's got no other way of acting exc...…

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…Arthur Miller ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER Special to The Jewish News I t is February 1949, and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is about to open at the Morosco Theater on Broadway. Miller, 33, is concerned about how his brutally realistic drama of a family trying to capture the American dream will be received. Directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Lee J. Cobb as Willie Loman and Mildred Dunnock as his wife, Linda, the play's theme runs count...…

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…have kept the playwright in the news. Like all great playwrights, his life has been filled with disappointments as well as extraordinary accomplishments. Born in New York City in 1915, Miller's early childhood was spent in affluence. His father, Isidore, a Polish Jew who immigrated to the United States, became a prosperous coat man- ufacturer. The family, including his mother, Augusta Barnett, and two sib- lings, a sister, Joan, and a brother,...…

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…Arthur Miller °B T TIEG Nue @sQue he University of Michigan hopes by the end of this year it will be ready to unveil its Arthur Miller 'I heater. While final plans will not be ready until the spring, shortly after Death of a Salesman marks its 50th anniversary on Broadway, Lee Bollinger proposed the creation of the theater when he took the reins as U-M president in 1997. "When Lee Bollinger came here, one of his strong initiatives was to r...…

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…In the spring of 1936, Arthur next masterpiece, and it was the play Miller won his first Hopwood Award that catapulted him into international for that play, which he called No prominence. "He somehow was able Villain. He'd modeled its Jewish char- to put his finger on the pulse of the acters, the Simon family, after mem- nation and capture the cultural milieu bers of his own family, and it dealt in a way that had not been done with a strike in...…

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…Arthur Miller married movie actress Marilyn Monroe, which caused a national stir. "Arthur and Marilyn were a very unlikely couple," chuckles Brater, who notes that Monroe converted to Judaism when she married Miller. "Here was Marilyn, this kind of invent- ed sex goddess movie star, and here was Arthur Miller, this Jewish intellectual playwright from New York. Jewish American boy meets shiksa above all shiksas! It was insanity in that regard....…

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…Enoch Brater. U-M also plans a sym- posium in October, whose partici- pants will include critics, directors and Arthur Miller himself. It will be open to the public. Miller does not seem to be slowing down. "He always has projects going forward," says Laurence Goldstein, "The 1990s were one of his best decades for writing, in terms of the volume of publishing and produc- tions. They were shorter and less ambitious pieces than in the past, but ...…

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