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…From Torah To Television Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is everybody's favorite scholar • on ethics, humor and Jewish identity. He sa s he never lanned that. TODD LEOPOLD Special to the Jewish News Savannah 111 abbi Joseph Telushkin is trying to make a point. Several, actually. "How many people here can name all of the Ten Commandments?" he asks an audience at Agudath Achim. It's late Saturday after- noon at the Conservative synagogue here, where...…
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…This Week who wants to be a millionaire? We're On Your Side Shir Shalom students write letters in support of EMory University Professor Deborah Lipstadt. DIANA LIEBERMAN St4/T Writer Holocaust," Kideckel said. Irving, 62, the author of 30 books on World War II, has been denounced olocaust denier David throughout his career by watchdog Irving has very little credi- groups, including the Anti-Defamation bility among reputable League. He gai...…
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…Broad Strokes Fractures and unity competed this week at a national Jewish lobbyists convention. ALAN FEILER Special to the Jewish News Baltimore T endorsed the JCPA's two-year study of black-Jewish relations. The report reaf- firms the JCPA's support for equal opportunities and civil rights. The JCPA is no stranger to exchanges such as the one at the Mfume talk. Indeed, on Sunday, the group's longtime top professional announced he would ...…
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…Hammer Must Leave Nazi guard fads in appeal bid to the U.S. Supreme Court. HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer battalion as a corporal at the German , death camps at Auschwitz (Poland), Sachsenhausen and Flossenburg, both in" Germany. Prosecutors also showed how Hammer, a Romanian native, had obtained an entry visa to the United States and eventual citizenship by supplying erroneous information about his wartime activities. Since 1978, the OSI has...…
…• • • • • • BROAD STROKES • • • • • • • • from page 22 • "like a trade association, serving — or servicing — its member agencies." But, he added, JCPA should not back away from positions to seek universal support. "We are not Goodwrench," he said, "and the Torah, the U.S. Constitution, or even the JCPA Agenda for Public Affairs are not 'how to' manuals." At a Mideast peace process briefing, Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Dr. Ephraim Sn...…
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…Gore's New York campaign office. As for the potential problems a Sharpton-Gore relationship could cause among Jewish voters, Ragone said, "The vice president's record on issues of concern to the Jewish com- munity speaks for itself His relation- ship with the Jewish community is strong." Both campaigns have a number of well-known African-American leaders who serve in an advisory or supportive role. A number of New York minis- ters, as well as ...…
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…Throw down a challenge before Irwin Green, and he picks it right up. From Detroit to Israel, his name is linked with causes he believes in. Now, he, his wife Bethea and family have taken on the challenge of nurturing the next generation of Jewish leadership with the creation of the Irwin and Bethea Green College Life Fund. Their major gift to the Jewish Federation/United Jewish Foundation Millennium Campaign for Detroit's Jewish Future will...…
…Trolling For Assad Barak dangles the Golan, waits for Syria to grab it. What Israel Wants-- • A phased Israeli withdrawal from the Golan to the line. . • Extensive demilitarization and limitation of forces on the Syrian side of the line. • Other security arrangements, including an Israeli presence for a period of years at the Mount Hermon surveillance station, which would be oper- ated by the United States. • Diplomatic relations at an ear...…
…This Week VN:N tw A, were again suspended in January, when Syria demanded that Israel state in writing that it is willing to with- draw from the Golan. With the help of U.S. diplomats, there have been subsequent informal contacts. Washington is said to be press- ing for agreement on the most substan- tive issues before a formal resumption of the negotiations to ensure that the process does not run aground again. If this can be achieved, the ...…
…World Briefs "The Power of & The Fusion of Design and Technology" Canadian May Lose Citizenship 83 Years & Still Delivering The Model Year 2000 Toronto (JTA) — A Canadian judge ruled that a man obtained Canadian citizenship in 1954 by fraudulently concealing his wartime past. Helmut Oberlan served in a German unit during World War II that murdered more than 91,000 Jews. Canada's immigration minister can now recommend that Oberlan, a nativ...…
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…The 21st Annual Alicia Joy Techner Memorial Parenting Conference in conjunction with the Family Life Center PROUDLY PRESENTS MICHAEL MEDVED Feature Film Critic • Accomplished Author • Nationally Syndicated Radio Host Mr. Medved will speak about his new book "Saving Childhood: Protecting Our Children from the National Assault on Innocence" and the media's influence on today's youth TWO THUMBS UP!! "We Couldn't Get Enough. • - The Family ...…
…This Week Insight Remember When • Ideas & Issues Chain Brea DEBRA NUSSBAUM-COHEN Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York A group of influential Orthodox rabbis has thrown its weight behind prenuptial agreements in an effort to persuade more young couples to sign such documents before they marry. Eleven roshei yeshiva, or senior pro- fessors of Talmud, at the rabbinical school of Yeshiva University, have signed on to a statement urging great...…
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…Community Calendar Mazel ,„ Toy! • • '; e Sugar Cane Cuirt :staMW s Cuban Jews overcome barriers to sustain passion for Judaism. DAVID J. MAGIDSON Special to the Jewish News • MNaa yftz • a 0 a a 0 ▪ a a a M • w IN 0 Mg. arc go David J. Magidson, who took part in the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's "Jewish Cuba" trip Dec. 13-21, offers his o thoughts on what he saw and experienced. I n Havana, I went to five se...…
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…Etkin Family Endows Technion Young Leadership Award 4114 3/3 2000 48 19-month series of seminars provid- For nearly half a century, Alex J. and ing participants with an overview of Toby Etkin have been supporters of the ATS, Technion and the role the American Society for Technion- Technion plays in ensuring the eco- Israel Institute of Technology. One nomic development and security of of the Detroit ATS chapter's found- the State of Israel...…
…Life Cycling Program Continues The Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah will continue Life Cycling in 10 two-hour sessions, which explain the history; traditions and meanings of Jewish customs. Comprehensive materials, including a complete resource guide with explana- tions, articles, prayers, songs and recipes, accompany the program. Life Cycling will continue Tuesday, March 7, from 7-9 p.m., at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bl...…
…Front row: Otzma volunteers Sam and Jill Lulkin, with daughter Emily, 5 months, bf Farmington Hills. Back row: Noa Myers, 12, and her dad, community shaliach Mark Myers of Farmington Hills; Jon Marx ofWest Bloomfield; Sam Harwin of Farmington Hills; Jeff Aronoff of West Bloomfield; Sarah Walker of Troy; Tracy Roth of Royal Oak and Allison Rabinovitz of Farmington Hills. Serving Up Lunch Otzma volunteers help those in need at Pontiac soup kit...…
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…Community Calendar Calendar Listings are updated regularly on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com SHABBAT SHALOM! PROGRAMS AT THE SHUL Candle-lighting 6:05 p.m., kabalat Shabbat service and dinner 7 p.m. Friday, March 3. Youth program included. $15 adult/$25 couple/$36 family. Dinner and Havdala service 6 p.m. Saturday, March 4, followed by discussion, Chassidic stories and more with Rabbi Shemtov at the Shul in West Bloomfield. RSVP: (...…
