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…c Worthuldod geWelerc5 4 THE BRIDAL STORE Alana Canvasser Alana Debra Canvasser will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Sat- urday, May 9, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Alana is the daughter of Marci and Charles Can- vasser and the sis- ter of Kayla Nicole. Proud grand- parents are Natal- ie and Donald Canvasser, Geral- dine Margolis and the late Dr. Jerry G. Margolis. Alana is the great-grand- daughter of Fay Margolis. Alana is an ...…
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…SUMMER Synagogues PLEASURES Summer is just around the corner and so is The Detroit jewis12 News Annual SUMMER PLEASURES Supplement, which will be published May 22, 1998. SUMMER PLEASURES is the summer guide for families looking to make their summer one to remember. From ideas for exciting adventures the whole family will enjoy to golf gear, theme parties, travel tips and hundreds of other warm weather activities. This special pull- ...…
…In Celebration of ISRAEL'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY and THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA * * * * daughter of Marci and Charles Canvasser; Meredith Cohen, daughter of Linda and Dr. Ronald Cohen. Baby naming of Leah • Gessner Weingarten, daughter of Lynn and Irwin Weingarten. SHAAREY ZEDEK B'NAI ISRAEL CENTER 4200 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 681-8247. Rabbi: Leonardo A. Bitran. Services: Saturday 9 a.m...…
…Synagogues Notice of ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT The United Jewish Foundation Annual Meeting will take place on Thursday, June 11, 1998, 4 p.m. at Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. The following business will be conducted at the meeting: In accordance with the bylaws of the United Jewish Foundation, the Nominating Committee has met and designated the following list of no...…
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…SPRING SPE cantly followed by the words "Ani Hashem — I am God." In the pres- ence of God we are essentially the same. We must recognize each human encounter as an encounter with God's image. This is the essential message of the spiritual center of the Torah. Kedushah is our challenge to remember our rela- tionship with God every moment of every day, beginning with the way we relate to other people. ❑ SZ Honors The Bakers Or. Congregation ...…
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…A Song of Peace j A Song of El)pe Temple Shir Shalom looks back on 10 successful years and ahead to a brighter future. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to The Jewish News o one was exactly sure when Temple Shir him on until June 30, 1988, with the provision that he Shalom's 10-year anniversary should be celebrat- would take a sabbatical for the last six months of the con- ed. tract. Should it be the date of a huge dinner held in The reasons for...…
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…"It had to be some place that they would call a home," Schwartz said. With a rabbi and a spiritual home, the group began to think about a name. "Temple Israel" was taken and "Temple Beth-anything" did not seem like a good idea. But "Shir Shalom" was showing some early favoritism. "There is a mystical root to the name. 'Sing a new song unto God,'" said Schwartz. "The concept is that we were singing a song of peace." After incorporation papers w...…
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…Michael Goldman turned his love for comic books into a career. His comic convention comes to Novi next weekend. - 1011% 14116 VIt Shalornan is a co mic-book series with Jewish characters. Michael Goldman: Crazy for comics. SUZANNE CHESSLER S D ecial to The Jewish News DIE who says the most valuable comics were pro- duced between 1935 and 1950. "At first, long before I got into the conven- tion business, the comics were just f w ichael ...…
…Father Of The Modern Comic Will Eisner is a giant in the field of sequential art. HANK BORDOWITZ Special to The Jewish News omic books are the Rodney Dangerfield of American lit- erature. They pull at their tie and complain about not get- ting respect, yet continue to clown around about it. So, when I ran into an older woman who used to live in my old neighborhood in the Bronx at a party not long ago, I recommended a won- derful book called...…
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…AUCTION He also helped codify the common language of comics. For years he taught a class in making comics at New York's School of Visual Arts. His book Comics and Sequential Art (1985) is required reading for anyone aspiring to draw comics. His 1996 addendum, Graphic Storytelling, deals with how to tell sto- ries in his favored medium. If he feels that comics do not get their share of respect, he also feels that many critics misunderstand som...…
…/lie Long toad s taisgi 44nd viii Was Linda McCartney a victim of the gene that increases the risk of breast cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish women? ERIC J. GREENBERG Special to The Jewish News IV hen it came to supporting causes she believed would make the world a better place — protecting ani- mals and the environment — Linda Eastman McCartney was quite vocal. But when it came to her own reli- gious and ethnic heritage, she was extremely priv...…
…By Ivan Menchell Chopped Liverpool Directed by Susan Arnold This endearing comedy is the most fun you'll ever have at a cemetery! Paul McCartney's encounter with noodle kugel. "Ahhh," says Paul, "it's been such a long time since we've had a nice noodle kugel. Would you be need- ing any help, mum?" he asks, con- siderately. Paul is Paul McCartney, and Elaine Sepal's She Loves You: A Curious Tale Concerning a Miraculous Intervention, drawin...…
…n ertamment SEIN-ing Off Nu, so are they Jewish, or aren't they? A last word from some of your favorite "Seinfeld" characters. MICHAEL ELKIN Special to The Jewish News T V's "Seinfeld" has offered multiple signs that the char- acters are Jewish — the per- vasive smell of kasha in Frank and Estelle's apartment, the Costanzas' rye-bread rip-off, Jerry's mention of Jerusalem in the "Yadda Yadda Yadda" episode. Certainly the mohel episode was...…
…Almost every ethnic and minority group has been the target of barbs — sometimes cruelly funny — on the show, unusual in such politically cor- rect times. And surprisingly, Jewish audiences, young and old, haven't seemed to take umbrage at the Jewish japes — with Jews as the brunt of the jokes — that made up some of the series' most sear- ing plot lines. Who could forget the man in black — the rabbi who hankers for Elaine, the forbidden shiksa,...…
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