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…obituaries » Obituaries from page 97 FRANK SHAENBOEN, 90, of West Bloomfield, died April 9, 2016. He was a longtime pharmacist. He is survived by his beloved wife, Sonia Shaenboen; son, Steve Shaenboen Shane of New York City; grandchild, Eric Shaenboen; daughter-in- law, Theresa Matzura; brothers and sister- in-law, Seymour and Jane Weiner; cousins, Lori (Kevin) Goldberg, Allen (Lisa) Weiner, Mark Weiner, Brian (Wendy Frankel) Rubin, Denise ...…
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…contents April 7-13, 2016 | 28 Adar II-5 Nisan 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 10 SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, April 8, 7:49 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, April 9, 8:52 p.m.* Shabbat: Friday, April 15, 7:57 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, April 16, 9:01 p.m.* * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, So...…
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…viewpoints » National Council of Jewish Women Greater Detroit Section For Openers Digging Up Indiscretions Making A Difference L ast month I suspended 2016 run for the White House has my Muskovitz for been the proverbial “truth-is-funni- President campaign, and er-than-fiction/you-can’t-make-this- I’d be less than honest if I said I stuff-up” campaign filled with plenty miss the rigors of the campaign of Jewish fodder. For instance … tra...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com editorial Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us In Desperation, Palestinians Blame Brussels On Israel F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us I n the throes of ISIS claiming responsi- bility for the March 22 terror attacks on Brussels, a Palestinian security official posited that Israel, and...…
…Securing Our Future A Letter to Our Children, from Harriet and Gregg Orley Dear Ryan and Emily, 7RGD\RXUIDPLO\SOHGJHVD&HQWHQQLDOJLIWWREHQHÀW the future of Hebrew Free Loan and the Detroit Jewish Federation. Like your grandparents and parents before you, we foresee that you too will identify within your own hearts the responsibility and rewards discovered from the inherent task to be ever-mindful of those in need and to advance the goals of...…
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…metro » Young Scholar Michael Yashinsky is bringing his love of Yiddish back to Detroit. Barbara Lewis | Contributing Writer H e’s been a Spanish teacher, a play- wright and opera director — and now he’s a Yiddish scholar as well. Michael Yashinsky, who grew up in Farmington Hills, is in the midst of a one- year stint as the first Applebaum Fellow at the national Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass. He will return to Detroit later this m...…
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…metro » o on n t the he cover Lure of Canada Favorable exchange rate is bringing Americans across the border. Shari Cohen | Contributing Writer R esidents of Detroit and Windsor, its Canadian neighbor to the south, have long enjoyed a close relation- ship on many levels — entertainment, shopping, dining out. Before the 9-11 terrorist attack, it was common for Downtown Detroit office workers to have lunch in Windsor and sub- urbanites ofte...…
…Lois Linden Nelson Wo m a n ’ s W o r l d congregation shaarey zedek Sisterhood presents AN AFTERNOON WITH Ari Freed with discounted china including dis- continued patterns, silverware, crystal, jewelry and other gift items. Melnick offers a special 5 percent discount to university students and stresses that all of her merchandise is new, which she said is important to those purchasing items for a kosher kitchen. Melnick considered clos...…
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…Photos by Brett Mountain metro » An EPIC Night For NEXTGen Detroit Becky Hurvitz | Special to the Jewish News Bob Saget had the EPIC crowd in stitches. W ith a change of scenery and the biggest headlining act to date, NEXTGen Detroit’s EPIC, sponsored by Sue and Alan Jay Kaufman and family, was about breaking the mold. “EPIC is a spectacular evening that reflects the spirit of a vibrant Jewish community throughout Metro Detroit,” said...…
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…metro » The Jewish Ensemble Theatre presents... D ancing L essons BY: continued from page 26 GLAZER INSTITUTE COMING TO BETH EL Clergy and other people of faith are wel- come at 74th Annual Rabbi B. Benedict & Ada S. Glazer Institute on Judaism 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14. At Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. Guest speaker is Amy-Jill Levine, professor of New Testament and Jewish studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville. An ...…
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…» to rah por tion STONE'S JEWELRY You Decide When We Will Meet T his Shabbat is Rosh Chodesh and the sun. It may be a calendar based on Nisan. The first mitzvah given the moon, but it adjusts itself to the sun, to the Jews as a nation was the too. mitzvah of sanctifying the month — in The sun and the moon symbolize the essence, to create the yearlong relationships between God Jewish calendar. and the Jewish nation. The sun Let’s take a l...…
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…arts & life b ooks Tradition! Lynne Konstantin | Arts & Life Editor Love the Yiddishe cooking but can do without the grains, dairy and sugar? This book will be your hero. Here, a sampling of Passover recipes from the authors. T he New Yiddish Kitchen is a labor of love born from complete des- peration,” write Jennifer Robins and Simone Miller. Although they admit that’s a little dramatic, it is true that their new cookbook, publi...…
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