…Editorial NRA Is Now On The Fringe W hile our lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are beginning to discuss legislation aimed at reducing gun violence in our society, the National Rifle Association — once recog- nized as protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens but now widely recognized as mainly protecting the rights of firearms manufactur- ers — remains steadfast in its opposition to sensible and popular reforms, such as u...…
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….01 >> Torah portion LET ALL WHO ARE HUNGRY COMEW Yad Ezra AND EAT Feeding Hungry Jewish Families Help ensure that everyone in our community has a fulfilling Passover by feeding families in need. Yad Ezra and Moies Chetim will use your donation to purchase Passover food to distribute to local vulnerable families. The Wisdom Within Parshat Vayikra: Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Isaiah 43:21-44:23. R ecently, one of my friends, who is a Chr...…
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…iNg! From Tradition New creative Haggadahs: one from a well-known philanthropist, the other an interactive version for kids from a Detroit native. Penny Schwartz JTA F My Haggadah Made It Myself Made It Myself Books rancine Hermelin Levite and Edgar M. Bronfman have been using unique versions of the Passover Haggadah for years. Now, both have decided to publish their versions of the Exodus story. Hermelin Levite, 43, the Brooklyn, N.Y....…
…arts & entertainment MIA Children's Books For Passover Tilda Bois-ley 9 '-- Ake'jim'T':1-dibereez y ears ago, Nancy Steiner set out to make her family seder a bit more entertaining for her own young kids. She wrote a poem that became very popular among family and friends. On This Night: The Steps of the Seder in Rhyme, Steiner's first published children's book, is an updated version of that poem with large-format, brightly colored illus-...…
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…obituaries 'A Great Leader Of Our People' Lynne Meredith Golodner 1 Special to the Jewish News I t takes a special kind of person to assume a leadership role in a Jewish community as vibrant as Detroit. It takes an even more remarkable person to hold virtually every role available and take on the challenge of rescuing some of the community's cherished institutions. Irwin Alterman was that kind of guy. He was the kind of leader that change...…
…WITH GREAT SADNESS AND ADMIRATION, WE REMEMBER OUR FRIEND & COLLEAGUE IRWIN MICHAEL ALTERMAN Irwin Alterman's unquenchable thirst for knowledge, keen insights, quick wit and appreciation for de- tail made him one of America's top attorneys. He achieved highest honors, litigated landmark cases and influenced interpretation of the law. Yet, his many ac- complishments pale in comparison to the passion and personality with which he practiced law...…
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…LUCILLE BENDIX, 89, of Southfield, died March 4, 2013. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Michael Allen of Huntington Bay, Bendix N.Y., and Dr. Judi Thurswell Miller and Dr. Joel Miller of Bloomfield Hills; daughter-in-law, Lauren Bendix; grandchildren, Jeffrey and Courtney Allen, Jeremy Thurswell and his fiancee, Cassandra, David and Jaime Allen, Brooke Bendix, Lindsey Thurswell, Dr. Scott Bendix, Jason Bendix and Ma...…
…obituaries iv a iv Y During the coming week, the students of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah will study in memory of the following departed friends. In addition, Kaddish will be said during the daily minyan. esh n-rin , n>i navvy Obituaries from page 71 Metier, Kirk (Jessica) Cassidy, Kevin 6 Nisan March 17, 2013 11 Nisan March 22, 2013 Irene Glaedey Bessie Glazer Sam Levey Sylvia Esther Novetsky Frank Friedman Jeanette Greenstein Green Minnie ...…
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…obituaries Obituaries from page 73 SYLVIA (GLUKLICK) MARKEL, 101, died Feb. 8, 2013. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Dec. 8, 1911, to Samuel and Annie Gluklick and was one of Markel 10 children. The family immigrated to Detroit in 1920 and Sylvia lived the rest of her life in the Detroit met- ropolitan area. In her early teens, she became a sales- person, a career that she continued into her early 90s. For more than 40 years, s...…
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…frontlines How The Exodus Might Go Today p assover is fast approaching. The holiday com- mences on March 25, which on the Jewish calen- dar is the 14th day of the month of Nisan; not to be confused with Nissan, which was a major manufacturer of luxury chariots back in 1445 B.C.E. On to that defining moment when Moses came down As we celebrate our Exodus, we should be thankful that so from the mountain top, having just received the Ten much ...…
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…CENTENNIAL FUND SECURING OUR FUTURE Through the Centennial Fund, Doug and Barbara Bloom Offer An Act of Loving Kindness to the Community D ouglas and Barbara Bloom share a deep The Blooms' gift will impact the Acts of Loving awareness and concern for the welfare of older Kindness—Gemilut Chasadim—program for the adults in our community. Together, they were searching elderly living at Jewish Senior Life's Fleischman for a way to mak...…
…metro IDF soldiers Lital and Ari speak to MSU ROTC cadets about their military experiences. In Their Own Words IDF soldiers tour campuses with StandWithUs to share their experiences. s the StandWithUs (SWU) Emerson Fellow at Michigan State University, I was privi- leged to bring to campus two Israeli soldiers who are on tour as part of SWU's "Israeli Soldiers Stories" tour. The soldiers also spoke at the University of Michigan later that d...…
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…metro >> on the cover Israel Advocacy Local Jewish high schools have different approaches, different goals. Louis Finkelman I Special to the Jewish News CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Some Jewish educators offer Israel advo- cacy courses. They teach their students the hard facts and strong arguments the student needs to resist the arguments of glib anti- Zionists. These educators say our students need to know how to win debates for Israel. Other e...…
…Klugerman says that "Aldva's mis- sion demands not just educating about Israel, but connecting to Israel" In teaching history, he has the luxury of starting with "the assumption that each student has a desire to be connected to the Land" Students at Akiva also know young Israelis doing national service on staff at the school, role models who grew up in Israel and plan to return there. Akiva has a continual supply of assemblies, speakers, bulle...…
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…in the sun, even when it's not shining... O n Sunday, April 7, 2013, the Detroit metropolitan community will come together for the presentation of the World Premiere of I Believe — A Shoah Requiem, a cantata composed by Hazzan Daniel Gross. I Believe is an interfaith musical and spiritual acknowledgement of the darkness of the past, and our belief in the light of our future. 2013 DETROIT COMMUNITY-WIDE INTERFAITH YOM HASHOAH OBSERVAN...…
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