…To Do! CALENDAR E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 New deadline: noon, Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. %4 Check It Out/ ARTS 6, CULTURE The West Bloomfield JCC's Henry & Delia Meyers Library hosts the Lunch & Literature Series Book Club noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, to discuss A Seat at th...…
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…WINNER! BEST PLAY 2008 TONY AWARD® • PULITZER PRIZE To D o CALENDAR "THE MOST EXCITING NEW AMERICAN PLAY BROADWAY HAS SEEN IN YEARS." -The New York 77m.: Calendar from page 39 Allergist And Wife See the Jewish Ensemble Theatre perform The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, a comedy about midlife malaise, Jan. 26-Feb. 21, at the West Bloomfield JCC. Stars Kate Willinger Manfredi, Phil Powers, Henrietta Hermelin Weinberg and Lynnae Lehfeldt....…
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…Mr. Dubin was the brother of the late Arlene (the late Sidney) Lerman; brother-in-law of the late Simson Sendler; nephew of the late Jack Schon. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit or to a char- ity of one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. THEODORE HARRY GORDON, 87, died Jan. 15, 2010, at his home in Ottawa Hills, Ohio. He was born Oct. 16, 1922, in Mo...…
…I Obituaries Obituaries from page 59 SHIRLEY GROSS, 78, of Livonia, died Jan. 26, 2010. She is survived by her husband, Saul Gross; daughters and sons-in-law, Rena and Marty Janower of West Bloomfield, Judy and Bruce Gorman of Livonia; sisters, Ethel Portner of Southfield, Estelle Dolinka of West Bloomfield; sister-in-law, Lee Stern; grandchildren, Andrea and Dan Monkman, Nicole Janower and fiance David Goldman, Adam Janower, Amanda Gorman, ...…
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…Obituaries Obituaries from page 61 CARL SCHRAM, 89, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 26, 2010. He was the founder and owner of Craft Steel and Supply in Detroit from 1950-1988. Mr. Schram is sur- Schram vived by his wife, Shirley Schram; sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Lynn Schram of Rochester Hills, Bradley and Judi Schram of West Bloomfield, Walter and Kim Schram of West Bloomfield; daughter and son- in-law, Debra and Shalom Friedman o...…
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…Metro AROUND TOWN Snow Bowl Young adults attend Hawaiian-themed bowling party in a snow storm. Justin Goodwin of Southfield, Zachary Goodwin of Farmington Hills and Darryl Goodwin of Commerce Jodi Beals, Brad Steel and Jamie !den, all of West Bloomfield n the midst of our latest winter storm, they threw on Hawaiian leis and retreated to a tropical oasis inside Langan's Northwest Lanes in Farmginton Hills. Several fresh inches of snow di...…
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…1 World Islam Issue Europe struggles with Muslim identity crisis. Dinah A. Spritzer Jewish Telegraphic Agency culture that does not really accept them:' he said. "This is true for all immigrants, but the key difference is that there is no ideology for Hindus, for instance, saying that the West is at war with your religion and that there are Zionists and crusaders who want to kill you." Neumann argues that until Europe embraces its Muslims...…
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…NEWS ANALYSIS Coalition Building Can Bibi draw Livni into his government? Leslie Susser Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem A fter winning the mandate to form a new government, Benjamin Netanyahu faces a seemingly intractable political paradox. Netanyahu owes his mandate to the sup- port of 65 right-wing Knesset members, but the last thing the Likud Party leader wants is a coalition of right-wing parties. He knows that a hard-line govern...…
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