…COMPENSATION page 3 ference together after spending hours and hours videotaping and interviewing survivors for Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. Rabbi Roth and the other sur- vivors will be able to get informa- tion from the two featured speakers, attorney William R. Marks, the founder and principal of the Marks Law Firm, P.C., whose practice is exclusively ded- icated to the claims of Holocaust survivors, and Greg Schneider, di- rector of...…
…SHOAH page 3 umph is that it returns the Holo- caust to the people who suffered most: ordinary Jews. Today, Hitler's Willing Execu- tioners is on 12 bestseller lists throughout the world. Over a half- million copies are in print in 14 different languages. In Germany, where Dr. Goldhagen recently re- ceived the prestigious Democracy Prize, 170,000 copies are on the shelves — at $40 apiece. During a 10-day book tour there last Sep- tember, thou...…
…7nZatttNN,'V. • • If You Are A Survivor, Collect What Is Owed You On Sunday, what could turn out to be arguably the most important conference held anywhere in Michigan is slated for Congregation Shaarey Zedek at 1 p.m. Holocaust survivors from around the region will be given an opportunity to hear presentations from compensation expert William R. Marks and Claims Conference official Greg Schneider. The event, planned and coordinated by Fra...…
…/-- /– Community Views Editor's Notebook A Song In Praise Of Volunteerism Got A Great Menu To Share With You MARTA ROSENTHAL SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHIL JACOBS EDITOR I grew up in a family of singers and servers. As far as I knew, everyone sang and everyone vol- unteered. Music and vol- unteerism have always been an integral part of who I am, and I can't help thinking of one as an analogy of the other. Volunteerism, like music, is ...…
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…Who has the cure for the traveller's SHOAH page 25 )tie discussion so frequently, by peo- ple who use it in an attempt to • deligitimize me. Some have said explicitly that Jews can't be ob- jective when writing about the Holocaust. This is simply non- sense. That is not the way we talk about scholarship. This is said so frequently in Germany. "At first in Germany, they said, `Oh, the Jew Goldhagen,' and it was accepted by so many as be- • i...…
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…Historical Society Hosts Cantor Dubov A premier performance by Cantor Stephen Dubov of Temple Beth El will highlight the Jewish Historical Society luncheon noon Sun- day, June 1, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Cantor Dubov will perform "An American Jubilee," a history of the Jews of America in song. For information regarding the luncheon, contact the Jewish Historical Society, (248) 661-1000, or Joan Braun at (248) 626- 8985. Cantor Dubov Rabbi ...…
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…ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE salutes our congregation's many outstanding high school graduates "There was no rabbi at the "You can't recreate someone's er Jewish classmates. "People see early experiences," she says. 'Tye me running around making all time, and Hillel was in a state of had some people tell me they these arrangements — taking flux. I really felt there was some- don't want to be Jewish anymore. some exams early and some late thing lacki...…
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…Aaron Weiss, a University of Michigan student who went to North Farmington, urges new students to ease into things. "Don't overwork yourself at first, let the academics come to you," he suggested, adding that "you, and only you, should choose your major." "Make sure," suggested Ms. Reinstein, "you know your professors and TAs (teaching assistants) and they know you. Visit them during office hours, participate in class, let them know that you c...…
…These graduating seniors have earned top marks at Michigan high schools. SARI AVIV Cranbrook AUDREY BAKER KATHRYN BECKER LISA DAWN BERKOWITZ Aviv is a member of Cum Laude Society and winner of the Evan Shapiro Award, Smith Book Award and Luella Houser Sportsmanship Award. She was captain of the tennis team, played varsity softball and was class president two years and vice-president one year. She plays violin in orchestra and string quart...…
…JORDAN BRACKETT CAREY CHICOREL West Bloomfield SAMANTHA COHEN W.L. Western ADAM DOCKS Brackett is co-valedictorian, OAA Scholar Athlete and Na- tional Merit commended stu- dent. He was a member of National Honor Society, Span- ish Honor Society and tennis team. He was co-founder and president of Oakland County Teen Democrats, an intern for Congressman Sander Levin, member of Student Leadership Academy and president of Marx AZA. He will att...…
…ERICA FREEMAN AMY LYNNE FRIEDMAN RACHAEL FRIEDMAN JENNA GOLDENBERG SARAH Y. GOLDFEIN tzkat• Freeman is a National Merit fi- nalist, Phi Beta Kappa, winner of Free Press and Weisberg writ- ing awards and Optimist Essay Contest. She is active in theater, vice-president of Ahava BBG, Botsford Hospital volunteer, and on newspaper staff, class board, National Honor Society and ADL Dream Dialogue. She won a U- M Regents-Alumni Scholarship and w...…
…MICHAEL HITSKY Groves JORDANA HOCHMAN Cranbrook EMILY HOLLENBERG Southfield-Lathrup JESSICA JACOBS Hitsky is co-president of Na- tional Honor Society, two-time Michigan Math Competition fi- nalist, Phi Beta Kappa, four-year varsity swimmer, two-time All- State, All-America and co-cap- tain of the water polo team. He is treasurer and former vice-pres- ident of L'Chaim AZA. He won a U-M Regents-Alumni Scholar- ship and will attend the Univer...…
…Lu LLJ H- w H- 68 ROBERT KOHN Andover AMY KOHN Berkley DEVORAH KOHN Beth Jacob LAURIE LINDEN Andover STACY LIPSONL Southfield-iathrup Kohn was hockey captain, two- year All-League and Academic All-American. He won the Chem- istry Leadership Award, was elected to Student Leadership Council and was Assembly Com- mittee chairman. He won a U-M Regents-Alumni Scholarship, was nominated for a Phi Beta Kappa scholarship, and will study pre...…
…4 11 JASON RIBACK SeahoIm NEIL ROSENBAUM North Farmington ■ 11111 ■■ 11111111 ■ 11111111111 JULIE ROSENTHAL Andover PHIL RUBIN North Farmington SHLOMO SAKS Akiva Riback is Phi Beta Kappa, member of National Honor So- ciety, was captain and All-Area honorable mention in wrestling. He plays piano, composes music and is a graduate of Hillel Day School. He will attend the Col- lege of Engineering at the Uni- versity of Michigan. Rosenba...…
…BRADLEY SEGELBAUM Akiva ALONA SHARON Akiva DAVID SHAPE Country Day PJ SHEMTOOB West Bloomfield ADAM SHERIVIAN Andover <, • Segelbaum has served two terms as class representative to Student Council, and is a mem- ber of the yearbook staff and Na- tional Honor Society. He is a B'nei Akiva leader and rosh sniff at Young Israel of Oak Park. He will study engineering at the University of Michigan-Dear- born. Sharon was co-editor of year- boo...…
…DIANA STEINBERG Berkley ,7 HILLARY TAYLOR Ann Arbor Huron AARON TRIONFI Steinberg is a member of Na- tional Honor Society, president of Drama Club and active in school productions, in MSVMA State Honors Choir, is a from mentor and will graduate from Temple Emanu-El religious school. She will attend the Uni- versity of Michigan. Taylor is captain of gymnastics, prose editor of Full Circle liter- ary magazine, member of the National Honor So...…
…The Tassels Were Worth The Hassles Rebecca Simi Morgan Law School Grad 1997 University of Detroit Mercy Justin Peretz Morgan High School Grad 1997 West Bloomfield High School MIRIAM WEISFELD REBECCA WIENER JORDAN WINOKUR Weisfeld acted with Paradigm Studio, Lathrup Youth Theatre, Lunch Bunch Players, Detroit Women's Shakespeare Compa- ny and Roeper Theatre Compa- ny. She coaches forensics and is a Princeton Book Award finalist, Wellesley...…
…"I Wanted To Be A Doctor. Hebrew Free Loan Gave Me The Shot I Needed." Dr Eric Groskind Extra Activities Are Important Just as socialization and educa- tion are an important part of your child's-development, so, too, are extracurricular activities. Whether it's participating in a sport, learning a musical in- strument, dabbling in art or do- ing volunteer work, kids need to participate in activities outside the classroom. Not only does it ma...…
