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…INSIDE: THE AFTERMATH OF THE BOMBINGS IN ISRAEL DETROITERS AND ISRAELIS SPEAK OUT. wi..-"*- As it convenes its 40th national convention in Detroit, National Council of Jewish Women looks forivard to the challenges of the next century. …
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…75e DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 15 APAR H 5 755/MARCH 17. 1995 Study Continues Hillel Day School board requests extra time to examine task-force findings. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER he wait is not over at Hillel Day School. One week after a task force studying a potential move to the Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield presented its findings, the board requested until April 10 to study the issue. At a regularly scheduled board...…
…( 750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 8 ADAR II 5755/MARCH 10, 1995 Time To Study Hillel Day School's board of trustees prepares for vote next week on a potential move. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER or the board of trustees of Hillel Day School, the work has just begun. After a three-hour pre- sentation of a task force's findings Tuesday evening, the board members must decide whether to accept a gift of $5 million which carries a stipulation...…
…750 1 ADAR II 5755/MARCH 3 , 1995 Kindling Renewal Clo se UP 1 - Menorah House continues to evolve amid challenges, concerns and a lawsuit. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER 13 reeting residents by their first names, daily basis. The Medilodge Group invested many nursing-home administrator Dennis thousands of dollars in new meat and dairy uten- Hayes walks down the halls of Menorah sils. There also are new refrigerators, counters House. Smil...…
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…75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH \Ws 6 NISAN 5754/MARCH 18, 1994 Borman Hall Residents, Families Learn More About Transition The Home for Aged's census keeps declining in advance of the move. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER ing community spirit and commu- orman Hall nurs- nication. The concept is to have ing home resi- communication at a place where ev- dents and staff eryone can express their expecta- are preparing for tions," he said. Passover whil...…
…75.0 DETROIT C R 2:. JEWISH NEWS 27676 FRANKLIN RD SOUTHFIELD MI 48034 - 8203 . , l a a 4 UHS Buses Score Poorly Vehicles receive low grades on state inspections. RUTH LRTMANN STAFF WRITER nited Hebrew Schools Transportation—whose vehicles bring more than 500 Jewish children to school each day — is scoring low marks with the Michigan State Police Department. For the past three years, routine state inspections have reported defects w...…
…750 s r. THE IIENM ti N S DETROIT 12 ADAR Inside HEALTH Casket Question What does Judaism say about donating bodies? Page 44 HEBRON CRISIS The Aftermath One man's action affected people here and abroad. The mitzvot and the meshuga of Jewish police officers. Story on Page 62 5 7 5 4/MARCH 4, 1994 Borman Plan Approved De-Fusing Jewish Federation officials announce a plan for Borman Hall. Local Jews express sorrow. RUTH LITIMANN...…
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…7 50 -Towr- , 7.0 -Wr- 1SH NEB 4 NISAN 5753/MARCH 26, 1993 Teaching Hatred Four Jewish groups demand an explanation for the Detroit Public Schools' implied support of the Rev. Louis Farrakhan. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER laiming "de facto" support by the Detroit Public Schools of the Rev. Louis Farrakhan's upcoming vis- it, four Jewish organizations have linked together in protest. Nation of Islam leader, the Rev. Farrakhan is scheduled ...…
…750 Celebrating 50 years of growth with the Detroit Jewish Community THE JE SH 2 6 ADAR 5753/MARCH 19,1993 The Home Heals Amid Funding Debate Optimism abounds and non-institutional care for the aging is discussed as the community grapples with the fate of the Jewish Home for Aged. KIMBERLY LIFTON STAFF WRITER espite the past problems at the Jewish Home for Aged – serious health code viola- tions, exorbitant clean-up fees, con- tinually...…
…Celebrating 50 years of growth with the Detroit Jewish Community SH NEWS 19 ADAR5753/MARCH 12, 1993 New AJE Committees Get Mandate For Change AJE consortium and transition panels are empowered to implement major decisions on the future of Jewish education. PHIL JACOBS MANAGING EDITOR todgy, out of touch with the 1990s Jewish child, lethar- gic." That is how Howard Gelberd de- scribed the Agency for Jewish Education that knew well the chi...…
…- 10; 4, N c 7 ' 1,1 Celebrating 50 years of growth with the Detroit Jewish Community THE JEWISH NEWS 1 2 ADAR/MARCH 5, 1993 Bridging The Split A play is being brought in to serve as a catalyst for renewing the dialogue between blacks and Jews in the Detroit area. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER hat may seem like an end is often only a means. Nothing could be more true of Crossing The Broken Bridge, a play stopping in Detroit this month...…
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…SECOND CLASS 1 9 4 2 Celebrating 50 years of growth with the Detroit Jewish Community. SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS 1 9 9 2 MARCH 27, 1992 / 22 ADAR 2 5752 Holocaust Center Given $75,000 Michigan Grant KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer T he Michigan Depart- ment of Commerce last week announced it would award a $75,000 operating grant to the Holo- caust Memorial Center. The HMC, awarded the grant from the Outstate...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY MARCH 20, 1992 / 15 ADAR 2 5752 Food Stamp Policy Shift Angers Elderly Emigres Staff Writer ike the majority of Soviet Jewish immi- grants who live in senior housing, Tilya Polskaya, 73, anxiously awaits the monthly arrival of two envelopes: A $436 government subsidy and a $28 book of food stamps. Because of a policy change at the Jewish Family Ser- vice, Mrs. Polskaya...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY MARCH 13, 1992 / 8 ADAR 2 5752 Detroiters Recall The Life Of Israeli Leader M. Begin AMY J. MEHLER Staff Writer E zekiel Leikin came to Palestine in 1943 soon after Tel Aviv came under curfew. A building had been blasted by the Irgun Zvai Leumi, the underground guerrilla force that battled the British in the final years of the Palestine Mandate. Mr. Leikin was part o...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY Education Unit Meets, Teachers Ponder Future NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer I t has been a long and winding road. And there are still a few more twists and turns. The Jewish Federation's Jewish Education Planning Committee, chaired by Dr. Conrad Giles, took two years to come up with suggestions for making the community's main education agency more effective. But even ...…
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…THE JEWISH NEWS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY CLOSE-UP MARCH 22, 1991 / 7 NISAN 5751 Diplomatic Overtures Have A Very Familiar Ring SUSAN GRANT Staff Writer A COMING FULL CIRCLE Once the bastion of immigrants and socialism, the Workmen's Circle is reaching out to new, young members. PAGE 24 cease-fire has ended the hostilities in the Middle East. Sudden- ly, there is a flurry of diplo- matic activity in the ...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY MARCH 15, 1991 / 29 ADAR 5751 HMC Will Lose $115,000 In Engler's Budget Trimming KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer M ichigan Gov. John Engler's proposed 1991 - 92 state budget would slash the state's $115,000 contribution from the Holocaust Memorial Center's annual budget of $900,000. The HMC cuts, unveiled last week to the legislature, are part of Mr. Engler's plan to c...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS MARCH 8, 1991 / 22 ADAR 5751 SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS CLOSE-UP WHEN DIVORCE SPLITS THE FAMILY JWF To Hire Lansing Lobbyist KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer T he Jewish Welfare Federation is just weeks away from hir- ing its first community lobbyist, expected to assist agencies in securing funds in the midst of massive statewide budget cuts. The Federation, with the assistance of Jewish Com- ...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY Suburbs Attract Southfield Jews PHIL JACOBS Managing Editor F orty percent of the Jews in Southfield are planning to move. About half are moving elsewhere within Southfield, with the other half leaving the city. Fifty-two percent of the same population is ex- pecting a decline in the city's Jewish population. These were among the fin- dings of the 1989 Detroit area Je...…
…F trE oetr IN Q1JS N I iNNV.7.1 9L922 SMaN HS I Mar T Zt7E OIMVO 00000 T nt.4 iL SH THIS ISSUE 60(P SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY JNF Cancels Annual Dinner ALAN HITSKY T Associate Editor he Jewish National Fund has cancelled its spring fund-raising campaign and June dinner so that it will not conflict with the Jewish Welfare Federation's Operation Ex- odus drive for Soviet Jewry resettlement in Israel. The cancellation is belie...…
…SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY • • • • and it s to make Pe fL b ationc Cl tic ice done al . rr e manuf. edhfrom ha otlkndestine hn'Ad tchi lAV nib nurse( the erpi; 0 if v tC os .en;;- Tu I xl • Leon Uris describes his recent visit to Moscow and why he feels Jewish life there is doomed. …
…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 60 0 SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY Old Population Estimates Based On Rust Belt Model KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer T he Jewish community was shocked last week after preliminary results from the first demo- graphic study in nearly 30 years showed Detroit's Jew- ish population had been grossly underestimated since 1972. "Where did the lower number come from?" re- sponds Don Feldstein, a researcher with the ...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS THIS ISSUE 6O Population Study Finds 96,000 Detroit Area Jews Associate Editor R 10 8 4 L ■ ,7 4 Ot7 L.` 8 0 0 1-17 91- 2 OZ8 1 due to economic and neigh- borhood changes. Cohen said he, too, was surprised when he first learned the study revealed that 96,000 Jews lived in the suburban Detroit vicinity. He and Ukeles cross-checked their methods by using four additional demographic tests, which confirmed their resu...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY THIS ISSUE 60s MARCH 2, 1990 / 5 ADAR 5750 Operation Exodus Seeks $16 Million For Israel ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor T Mubarak Awad: Non-violence is "to empower people to choose what they want." Awad Pleased With Intifada ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Assistant Editor T wo years ago the man often touted as the Middle East's answer to Mahatma Gandhi was ex- pelled from Israel for allegedly ...…