…SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY THIS ISSUE 60r Community Applauds Israel Achievements HEIDI PRESS News Editor Detroit Jewry will demonstrate its support for Israel and celebrate her achievements at three major events on Sunday in observance of the Jewish state's 40th anniversary. At 10 a.m. at the Maple/Drake Jewish Community Center, Jewish Festival '88 will begin. It is a free day- long event showcasing Jewish and Israeli foods and en...…
…410111111145/0A.Ktiatill. PURELY COMMENTARY Refuge And Wandering In A Century Of Tensions PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor Emeritus R efuge and wandering are in- separable in the Jewish ex- perience. They also relate to op- pression and suffering. They involve a multitude of pains and tears. They also have a measure of resistance, of courage confronting humiliations. Ronald Sanders has to his credit a variety of many important works. As former ed...…
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…itak.°40:444V4 fun for all ages balloons, clowns JEWISH FESTIVAL 88 exotic dances music of all nations AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION international Don't miss it for the world! food booths Come, join the party and enjoy the big, fun-packed family reunion and cultural arts festival in celebration of Israel's 40th Birthday in the Detroit area. You'll want to start early and stay late, savoring food, art and entertainment indoors and outdoors. ...…
…Riots Like Birth Of A Child For Israeli Lawyer Tsemel DAVID HOLZEL Staff Writer A Congregation Shaarey Zedek's Weisberg Concert last week drew nearly 3,000 persons to hear "Not So Wild A Dream" in celebration of Israel's 40th anniversary. Dr. Morton Gould directed Samuel Rosenbaum's oratorio for choirs and orchestra, which featured Cantor Chaim Najman as soloist and Rabbi Irwin Groner as narrator. Hebrew Free Loan Will Aid Detroit. Famili...…
…EDITORIAL Demjanjuk Justice After a trial that lasted more than a year and splintered much of Israel, the verdict was read by a judge on Monday: Death. Speaking in a Jerusalem courtroom, Judge Zvi Tal said that the "sheer brutality" of John Demjanjuk warranted the ultimate in judicial sentences. Known as "Ivan the Terrible;' Demjanjuk ran the gas chambers at Treblinka in 1942 and 1943. In just these two years, 800,000 Jews died at the death ...…
…I OPINION I CONTENTS CLOSE-UP — NEW BAR MITZVAH The New Celebrations 24 KAREN A. KATZ Adult parties for b'nai mitzvah have given way to something for the kids. Embarrassment Of Riches 28 HAROLD SCHULWEIS What better time to teach our children the uses and misuses of money? 35 Soviet 1Vvins ROBYN KLEEREKOPER Linking American teens with Soviet refuseniks has become a popular addition to the ceremony. Page 1 art by John Kachik Jewish ...…
…IN HONOR OF THE 40th ANNIVERSARY of the STATE OF ISRAEL Temple Beth El Birmingham, Michigan presents the 35th Annual Hebrew Music Festival FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1988 8:00 P.M. THE JEWISH NEWS Serving Detroit's Metropolitan Jewish Community with distinction for four decades. PUBLISHER: Charles A. Buerger ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Arthur M. Horwitz EDITOR EMERITUS: Philip Slomovitz EDITOR: Gary Rosenblatt ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Alan Hitsky NEW...…
…I NEWS I At JULIA KNIT STUDIO U.S. Jews Rally For Peace New York (JTA) — Sup- porters of Israel's left-wing and moderate political move- ments struggled to make themselves heard over the shouts of their right-wing counterparts at a peace rally Sunday. They succeeded, for the most part, because of an unexpectedly large turnout police estimated to total more than 2,000. The demonstra- tors packed a half block of 88th Street on the city's pol...…
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…GET INVOLVED Shamir and Rabin are emulating that language and it is time to muzzle them. If Israel has no choice — and it appears it does not — then its job is to explain to the world its dilemma and do so with gentility, diplomacy, understanding and humanity. Civility is not synonymous with weakness; firmness need not be coupled with insensitivity. Putting safety factors and the realm of the possible in politics aside, much could be gained b...…
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…The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai Brith In honor of its 75 years of service — and — In celebration of Israel's 40th Anniversary & Jerusalem Day Presents The Great Israeli Kumsitz (A Community Get-Together) PICNIC ON THE GRASS 508 poll Sunday, May 15 at Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Maple & Drake Roads I West Bloomfield FREE! • Storytelling • Music • Giant Birthday Cake • More!! • Balloons • Prizes Featuring: F...…
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…I CLOSE-UP THE NEW BAR MITZVAH The New Celebrations `Strictly adult' parties have given way to something special for the kids KAREN A. KATZ Special to The Jewish News ar/bat mitzvah parties em- phasizing the youngsters are gaining in popularity in the Detroit area. In- creasingly, families are commemorating their childrens' Jewish coming of age with separate par- ties for adults and young people, or by hosting a sin- gle celebration with...…
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…I CLOSE-UP THE NEW BAR MITZVAH An Embarrassment Of Riches Judaism encourages human initiative and the enjoyment of wealth — tempered by responsibility and charity. What better time than Bar/Bat Mitzvah to teach our children the uses and misuses of money? RABBI HAROLD SCHULWEIS Special to The Jewish News n the fall, Forbes magazine publishes a listing of the 400 richest Americans. But who is rich? George Bernard Shaw said, "A man with a t...…
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