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…JN June 26, 1998 Vol. CXIII No. 18 Up Front 8 Pot Of Gold Will the JCC's $25 million goal be the miraculous cure-all? AppleTree 65 Close Up. page 102 Music, Mitzvah Men Everybody's favorite Uncle Moishy had children dancing in the aisles. The Scene 73 Hot Stuff Young-adult cooking depends on time, the audience and desire. Entertainment The Scene. page 73 78 80 Out & About A Jewish Bite The Big Apple will celebrate Israel's 50th ...…

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…Centers Of Attention Other cities have built up their JCCs with mixed results. -4 LONNY GOLDSMITH StaffWriter ulti-million dollar fund-raising cam- paigns produced state-of-the-art facilities for the Jewish Community Centers in New Haven, Conn., and Louisville, Ky. in recent years, but yielded very different membership results. New Haven's new building brought more members, but left no money for programs or opera- tional support. Louisvil...…

…According to Jewish Community Centers Association Assistant Executive Director Mitchell Jaffe, the program endowment is a smart move for Detroit because it can "underwrite the cost of maintenance, and protect their investment," he said. The plan to renovate Detroit's two facilities is hardly an original idea in centers across the United States and Canada. So far this decade, JCCs have spent between $450 million and $500 million in building and...…

…End Of An Era Adat Shalom merger will end a flourishing minyan at Beth Achim. HARRY KIRSBAUM StaffWriter I t is just after 7 on a recent Tuesday morning, and Joseph Baras is looking at the minyan at Congregation Beth Achim. "Take a long look," he said sadly, "because you won't see this again." Faced with declining membership, Beth Achim is merging this summer with Adat Shalom Synagogue. Its tight-knit, thriving minyan may or may not surviv...…

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…Photos by Bill. Ha nsen Left: Aharon Yedidya, Levi, Akiva and Shlomo Yaakov show off the shofars they made using their own rams. Below: Yehudis and Rabbi Brian Benjamin show their pitchforks. Bottom: Akiva shows the radishes he's picked. A Suburban Oasis Just down the street from Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, the Benjamin family cultivates a fully functioning farm. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer ruising down Lincoln Road, one could easily overlook...…

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…Jewry's Role in Human Events LEAVING THEIR IMPRINTS ON THE WORLD Our columns have often showcased Jewish men and women whose achievements have been honored by the world's most distinguished body of their peers: The Nobel Prize Committee. What is most astonishing is how many of our kinsmen were named to its rolls since the award program was implemented in 1901. The century has seen people of Jewish origin win more than twenty-percent of the p...…

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…43 ak :0- aX Beyond A Father's Footsteps A trio of brothers is being honored this weekend for their community activism. SUSAN TAWIL Special to The Jewish News A 4016 ***ftm ,,, , E STOCK REWIDE A Sale BUILDING SOLD • WALL-TO-WALL LIQUIDATION DELIVERY & FINANCING AVAILABLE! ALL SALES FINAL! Furniture Outlet & Clearance Center 24000 Telegraph Rd., Southfield 248-357-7774 SOUTHFIELD OPEN 6 DAYS SPECIAL SALE HOURS Mon.-Fri. 12-8 ...…

…1 GENERAL MOTORS LOYALTY FIRST REWARD At an NCSY seminar, Howard and Bruce met Rabbi Avi Weiss of Riverdale, N.Y., today an internation- ally known Jewish activist. "He was incredibly charismatic and positive. Many public school kids were very inspired by him," Howard said. Propelled by NCSY into Torah observance and pride in their Jewish identity, Howard and Bruce began wearing kippot to Oak Park High. Nervous at first, they were bolstered ...…

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…'64h • 1 6TH ANNUAL B'NAI l` i S v ot 10- with the Israel Defense Forces when he got "a taste of•what Israeli kids go through in the army." His somewhat hectic experiences did not sour Anchill's taste for the Jewish state; in fact, he is eager to return and was particularly enthusias- tic about the hiking. "All the places we went were so great," he said. Tenth-grader David Kaplan of Flint's Carman-Ainsworth High School enjoyed celebrating ...…

…THE JCC MACCABI GAMES WOULD LIKE 6/26 1998 24 Debbi and Jim Abramson Family Beth and Jeremy Abramson Family Jay and Joanna Abramson Family Doreen Ackner Family Marcie and Issac Aden Family Alan Adler Family Sue and Larry Adler Family Edward and Vicki Adler Family Connie and Guido Aidenbaum Family Anya and Brian Aisner Family Lynn and Jeff Aleman Family Martin Alpert Family Michael and Sharon Alterman Family Barbara and Harvey Altman Family ...…

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…Akiva and Beth Jacob celebrate their high school graduations. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer JOSHUA KRISTAL Photographer Above: Akiva's graduates toss their caps into the air. Right: Several Akiva students decorated their cars for the occasion. 6/26 1998 26 …

…Left: Beth Jacob graduates Bessy Fine and Rachel Leah Goldberg talk after the ceremony. Below: Proud fathers, brothers and other rela- tives transformed into papparazzi during the Beth Jacob graduation. kiva Hebrew Day School and the Sally Allan Alexander Beth Jacob School for Girls recently ushered their high school seniors into the big world. Beth Jacob, the girls' school of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, handed diplomas to 27 young women in the Be...…

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…A local Point of Light; make a date with the ADL. This That The United Way Com- munity Services has allocated $776,995 to Jewish Family Service, the same amount as last year. The United Way also gave Jewish Vocational Service $447,269, slated for career development and employ- ment services, services for the disabled and the school-to-work program, which develops employability skills in high school students. After searching three months for...…

…Michigan's First Congregation Continues Its Tradition of Responding to Community Need We welcome all in the community to High Holy Day Services free of charge As we stated last year and firmly continue to believe...EVERY Jew should have a home for the High Holy Days. And so, we invite you to our home, Temple Beth El. We invite you to meet our clergy and worship with us as we begin a New Year together. To all who need a place of safety and s...…

…Editorials Teen Mission Requires A Sensitive Followup Travel to Israel provides the potential for teenagers to build their Jewish identity, expand their Jewish friendships and enrich their Jewish heritage. But that potential can only be tapped through impassioned followup. Describing her first trip to the Holy Land, Adat Shalom Synagogue teenager Rachel Tur- bow told us: "You feel closer to your faith; to your ancestors and to everything you...…

…REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK Reporters Often Ask Tough Questions, Not To Sensationalize, But To Inform people cancel their subscriptions in recently returned from a three- protest when the paper delves into day conference on investigative controversy. Nonetheless, I think Jew- journalism. Thousands of peo- ish newspapers — including the ple attended, but I'm sad to say Detroit Jewish News — need to do I was the only person there investigative reporti...…

…I. EDITOR'S WATCH Tension Between Federation And Press Invigorates The Working Relationship At the same time, he said Federa- he natural tension between tion must become more relevant and Federation and the press is responsive to public demands if it's healthy, a high-ranking going to help sustain Jewish continu- Federation representative ity into the next century. told a group of Jewish journalists last Kraar believes Federation week. and t...…

…COMMUNITY VIEWS A New Generation Assumes Its Role N 271 West Maple Downtown Birmingham 248.258.0212 ow, more than any time in history, we stand on the threshold of a new world, a new way of being. With so many lives being destroyed by hatred and lack of respect for fellow humans, our generation holds the key to an uncertain future. A mishnah in Pirkei Avot, the Ethics of the Fathers, touches the key issues: Who is wise? The one who learns ...…

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…LITTERS NEGATIVITY from page 36 CASUAL FURNISHINGS GREAT SELECTION OF THE FINEST OUTDOOR AND INDOOR CASUAL FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES First, it is true that the merger was approved. What is not covered in the article is how the vote got to this point. The negotiating committee for Beth Achim did not present the con- gregation any choices but one: accept the merger or close up shop. The committee, in its voluminous report, did not provide evid...…

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…41111111111MINI ► Left Behind? flEfOr air 5: Ethiopian Exodus: A Timeline 1979: The first few hundred Jews manage to leave Ethiopia and get to Israel. 1980-83: A few thousand more Ethiopian Jews come out quietly through the Sudan. 1984: Huge numbers of Ethiopian Jews go to the Sudan trying to get to Israel. Dire conditions lead to the deaths of more than 4,000 en route or in refugee camps. December 1984: Operation Moses brings 6,000 ...…

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…1998 CUTLASS GL I tians in Ethiopia — even the coun- ,-) try's prime minister — could consid- er themselves to be direct descen- dants of Jews. Israel is concerned that if "Israel assists them, that millions of Ethiopians would turn to the Jewish state for refuge from their country's grinding poverty and escalating war with neighboring Eritrea. "Addis is proving to be a road to Jerusalem," said Granot. "Operation Solomon created a precedent t...…

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…Jewish Leader Criticizes Chirac PARIS (JTA) — The head of France's Jewish community criticized President Jacques Chirac for saying during a trip to Lebanon that Israel must with- draw from Lebanon and the Golan Heights without any conditions. Henri Hajdenberg said the remarks showed that France had proven itself to be too pro-Arab to act as a mediator in the Middle East peace process. Army Head Avoids Reunion New York (JTA) — Estonia's army...…

…Here's To... Four students from Michigan were among the members of the Class of 1998 receiving degrees at Yeshiva University. They are Chaya Kleinfeldt of Southfield, Elana Dena Weiss of Southfield, Ben David Beres of Southfield, Stacy Jill Morse of West Bloomfield. Sam Apple, a student at the And all your extra beds... To help create a meaningful experience for 4,000 Jewish Teens coming to Detroit for the University of Michigan, received...…

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