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…Civil War Set To Music -..--400111111111066,7 • . .• FORMER EST BLOOMFIELD RESIDENT HELPS 4 4 THE SOPRANOS" HIT THE HIGH NOTES STORY on page 60, …

…Arts Entertainment The Week's Best Bets Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Picnic. Directed by David Magidson, it opens Friday, March 9, and plays in rotat- The critically acclaimed Beaux Arts ing repertory through May 10, at Wayne Trio and the Prague Chamber Orchestra, State University's Hilberry Theatre. Call an ensemble of 36 superb musicians who for show times. (313) 577-2972. play without a conductor, perform 8 p.m. In celebration of De...…

…c (pea e646176-va-666 vat* idts!, My Private Jerusalem Documentary filmmaker _probes the holy city in search of personal meaning. Join us for Hamantashen at Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza You're invited! Come enjoy one of the many special occasions and Holiday celebrations that are a part of life at Jewish Home & Aging Services. At Fleischman Residence / Blumberg Plaza, we make every day a celebration of life, with family, friends an...…

…Rabe convinced Kessler that writing was in fact "something that one could actually pursue as a career," Kessler says. "Through his encouragement and guidance, the idea of becoming a writer or Todd Kessler, language is like music. became more real to me." When Kessler was a boy growing up in To continue honing his-writing skills, Kessler West Bloomfield, his parents made each of took a screenwriting seminar with director Spike their children le...…

…- S P lammor YLE NIAGAZI at the Jewish News 10 , * A P Artful Ketubot ns And Lace nd Beads .1Vr;. -Lb,slivrrity March 2001 pions …

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…The master bedroom, awash in powder blue walls and white linens, gets a dose of color from a Richard Lindner painting, and sparkle from antique Tiffany silver. :Ur New York AO' 41.2s ■ inda Weissman describes her bed- room as an example of "the ridiculous to the sublime." Let's just say the sublime dominates. Sure, there's the old, wooden bedside table she found in Royal Oak and refurbished, but it cozies up to an opulently dressed bed, f...…

…, V, AVAARIF ROpiPlife j*Wilti 1111111 -144o The Weissman living room centers around a turn-of- the-century fireplace mantel and mirror from an estate in Pennsylvania. Displayed atop the mantel are Tiffany Paris candelabra from the 1905 Paris Exhibition. A weathervane, circa 1855, dominates one corner, while a Tiffany tea service fills the coffee table. Pillows on the sofas are made from antique Aubusson tapestries. ; 4 - Pi * N...…

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…Saks saw them and now they all have them." Shopping at Ricki's is an experience. Glass bowls overflow Nvith bracelets, inviting customers to dig in and discover just the combination of color and stones that tickles their fancy. Her workshop, actually a countertop in the galley kitchen. brims with beads and string. fittings and jewelers' tools. The pantry is stocked, not \vith cereal boxes. but with plastic bins filled with beads. Strin...…

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…Arts A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Shul Rabbi explains the history behind the Jew as jokester, beginning with the parody in Purim. Rabbi Moshe Waldoks: "The idea of celebrating the absurdity of role switching really comes from the observance of Purim." SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News T hose who wonder how Purim turned into a holiday filled with funny business can find out by attending a free presentation by a rabbi, hu...…

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…Johnny Rebbes? A Charleston lawyer chronicles the story of Jewish Confederates. "Tops on my list... their Filet Mignon" John Tanasychuk, Detroit Free Press, January 8th, 1999 • Pasta Specialties • Pizza • Steaks* Chops • Poultry • Seafood • Cocktails DANA DRATCH Special to the Jewish News Larry Gatlin stars in "The Civil War" at Masonic Temple Theatre. good, and that's the thing that always excites me. It's not like Jekyll and Hyde or S...…

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…university musical society I University of Michigan • Ann Arbor "My own personal journey is why I paint. Sometimes it is through abstraction — letting my feelings flow in a generalized sort of way — but more often, I use figures or sym- bols to communicate some aspect of my spirit." Goodman, who spends summers working out of a studio in the Catskill Mountains, says that many people tell her that they find her work very emotional and personal...…

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…ANNABEL COHEN Special to the Jewish News I, urim is by far the most merry and wild of the Jewish holi- days. It commemorates not just the Jewish victory over a plan to destroy the entire Jewish popu- lation of ancient Persia, but a crucial historical victory which credits a woman, Esther, as a its principal hero. Purim falls on the 14th of Adar, or Friday, March 9, and on the 15th of Adar in cities surrounded by walls, such as Jerusalem. Whe...…

…with the chopped scallions and lime wedges. Makes 8 - 10 servings. 1 STEP CRANBERRY BRISKET WITH OLIVES This slightly sweet and salty brisket is better made a day before you serve it. 1 4-5 pound trimmed flat-cut brisket, most of the fat trimmed away 1 15-ounce can cranberry sauce (with berries) cups chopped onions 2 1 T. minced garlic 1 cup chopped green olives 1 cup tomato sauce 1 T. red hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco) 1 cup beef broth m...…